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corel corporation announced that microsoft has purchased $135 million worth of non-voting convertible preferred shares for $5.625 per share. the purchase also creates an alliance between the two companies that will involve projects related to microsoft's .net initiative.
read more in corel's press release.
joel's opinion
this one caught me off guard this morning. while it doesn't surprise me to see that microsoft would invest in a competitor, it did surprise me to see the amount of the investment. this isn't the first time that microsoft has invested in a competitor. in the past, microsoft bought a fairly decent piece of apple when it was ailing.
what does this alliance mean? basically that microsoft will work with corel to make sure that its products comply with microsoft's (even though that's not mentioned in the press release anywhere) and to work with corel to ensure that corel's products work with microsoft's .net strategy.
what i find most interesting about this investment is that corel is heavily into linux. there have been rumors floating around about how microsoft was hiring linux people but now microsoft just bought approximately 24 percent of a company that has recently been targeting the linux market in a big way. it looks like microsoft finally figured out a way to make money off of linux.
i'm curious to see what's going to happen to corel's product offerings. after all, unlike apple, corel has products that specifically compete with microsoft's on the same operating system. perhaps wordperfect will be put to death?
i wonder if a deal like this would have been possible if former ceo michael cowpland was still in control? my guess is no.
user comments 21 comment(s)
|make money off of linux? (9:59am est tue oct 03 2000)
ya, ok. linux doesn't make much money. – by stop .net
|darn (10:17am est tue oct 03 2000)
i always figures aol would purchase corel, since they have everything aol needs to have a complete software setup, including a linux that could be converted to aol.os, word perfect changed to aol.write, aol for internet utilities. just purchase the remains of cyrix and you can have an aol.cpu, and then everything on your computer can be aol – by charles
|mixed feelings (10:33am est tue oct 03 2000)
on one hand, i didn't want to see corel go under… imo, their office suite is *much* easier to use than word, and i can only think of a few features of word that wp doesn't have. i like wp suite and hope to use it for some time to come.
otoh, i can't help but wonder if an infusion of .net will poison the suite. will wp office become the same kind of feature bloated impractical morass that office is?
i think the best that we can hope for is that this is only an attempt for ms to prevent being seen as a monopoly. more likely, this is a means for ms to leverage a strategy that the rest of the software industry has been resisting (imo rightly). – by eeguy
|alternative 3… (10:42am est tue oct 03 2000)
perhaps this has something to do with this subscription based services model ms is contemplating. if corel goes under, someone else (inprise? ibm?) will pick up the wp line and it will continue to exist. if ms makes a subscription based word and cranks up the prices, people may scoff and start picking up wp office. but if both alternatives go subscription base, the model remains valid.
which means that staroffice may be our only salvation from software run under a cable-company model. sad but true. – by eeguy
|could someone please… (10:43am est tue oct 03 2000)
give an example of how you can do something much more easily in wordperfect than you can in msword? i often hear people say that one product is "so much better" than another, when truthfully i can't really tell a difference. so i was hoping that eeguy or someone who agrees with him would site specific operational examples that would lead them to the conclusion that wordperfect is better than msword, because i don't know that there is any meaningful difference. – by under-educated
|you asked for it… (11:23am est tue oct 03 2000)
okay, i can't tell you why anyone else but me likes wp office. but here are my most important reasons.
-wp seems better organized to me. fewer commands are stuffed away in sub-sub menus. in college, we were making a lab report. for reasons too lengthy to go into here, i needed the report to use odd pages only. due to word's insistence that it knew better, i couldn't change a page number without it affecting other page numbers. after hours we gave up, imported the project into wp and had it right in minutes. my wife tells me she learned how to make word do what we needed in one of her classes. that's very nice, if you have the class…
– table formatting. i use ms office at work. formatting tables is much cleaner and slicker in wp, again, because word makes too many assumptions about what you want to do.
– wp has a feature called reveal codes. formatting can go awry in either word processor… but reveal codes that makes it easier to troubleshoot formatting problems.
those are the biggies. both word and wp have pros and cons, e.g. word handles html conversion better and makes tocs easier. wp makes custom document switching and formatting easier and and handles xml. your mileage will depend highly on what your uses are, but for general ease of use, wp wins hands down.
my preferences for other apps is less strong. i don't do slide shows, so i can't speak on differences between presentations and power point. i find little difference between excel and quattropro, but i prefer the way copying works in qp. my wife likes that qp makes it easier to distinguish data from derived values in qp than in excel. some point out that it is easier to select a large block of data in qp… not a big issue for me.
the ms app i hate the most is outlook. it is an immense resource hog, worse than word if you can beleive it (look at the ms office specs.) i would rather use outlook express for email and corel central for pim functions. – by eeguy
|preventing a linux alternative? (11:57am est tue oct 03 2000)
alternative 3 has one side of the coin right – if wp office and mp office are both subscription based, there won't be many alternatives – but the other side of that coin is the other alternative to ms bloat is wp office on linux.
'non-voting' means they don't get to elect the board of directors of corel, but it sure buys them a lot of clout with whoever happens to be there. and if they can get corel to ship ms-only subscription ware (all under the rational explanation that it is the most profitable course for corel), then two choices are gone.
hmmm. is star office open source, or just sun free applications? 'cos if it's not open source, m$ is likely to make some changes to windows that will render it 'incompatible with the new experience of computing' – and then we're down to a single choice – star office on *x systems. not that this is that bad, but it's far from the best in class package at the moment. – by liquor
|staroffice will be gpl (5:01pm est tue oct 03 2000)
right now, staroffice is binary-only, but sun announced a couple of months ago (concurrent with the gnome foundation announcement) that the next release of so will be licensed under the gnu gpl. the source code will be hosted at collab.net's openoffice.org. unfortunately i don't know a timetable for all of this, but you can find out more at sun's .
i think the goal for use corel as a front to sell office suites to the linux community — which would most likely avoid any suite with the microsoft label on it. it's important for ms to maintain their vendor lock-in of ms office file formats, especially if linux' enterprise market share grows. i think it's a shrewd move for a monopoly to make: offer 100% compatibility with ms office an all multiple platforms using a binary-only product. after all, almost all mac users i've seen — even if they seriously hate the man — use office 98. – by y2dre
|trend in ms crap (5:02pm est tue oct 03 2000)
eeguy wrote "due to word's insistence that it knew better" and it describes the situation perfectly. i hate it when i'm running a crappy ms prog and can't do what i want to do because the program thinks it knows what i want to do. i hate it. – by will
|i'm praying that ms leaves wp alone (9:30pm est tue oct 03 2000)
it has been sad to see corel dwindle in despair, but yesterday's announcement really scared the hell out of me. i have used both wp and word extensively for large complex, technical documents (including my thesis on wp) and i must say that wp is by far my favorite. i just about punched my fist through my monitor a few times when word thought that it knew a better way to format my document than i did. don't treat wp "reveal codes" ability as just another doo-dad neato feature – it is a major feature of wp that is extremely powerful and ms doesn't have anything that compares.
please, please, please let us all pray together that ms doesn't pollute or stifle wp. – by squeegee
|ask a judge…. (11:10pm est tue oct 03 2000)
i'm hoping that the appellate court judges are watching this one. with m$ ruled to already have a monopoly on the operating system software market, they make further investment in another software company that they compete with. they already own a chunk of apple. it's like playing chess with someone who says that besides playing their own pieces, they're going to play all of your big pieces as well. "but you can still move the pawns!".
dirty – filthy -rotten – monopolistic practices!! – by prfunky
|today corel… (11:59pm est tue oct 03 2000)
tomorrow redhat, caldera, suse,etc…. – by —
|corel (4:17am est wed oct 04 2000)
corel photopaint = ms paint hehehe – by rmcmillan
|microsoft (1:06pm est wed oct 04 2000)
regardless of what ms does with corel, it was a shrewd move for them to buy a semi controlling interest in the company, as they can dictate it's future direction to ms advantage. i'm always impressed by ms business acumen. is it any wonder they're number 1? – by 0311grunt
|praising ms for business acumen… (2:58pm est wed oct 04 2000)
… is like praising a schoolyard bully for "schoolyard acumen". – by winnotme
|something you can do more easily in wp than word… (4:06pm est wed oct 04 2000)
1. crash several times daily
2. take your printers away from you
3. crash your email
4. refuse to send email via mapi
5. quit without resolution causing a need to reformt hd to cure problem
6. adjust the margins to such a point that even wp can't read the file
7. etc… – by parkway patriot
|ms business acument (9:31pm est wed oct 04 2000)
hey whatever it takes to win. that is a real business attitude. if you can't compete get the hell out – don't go crying to the government like ms competitors did. – by —
|will ms stamp out linux? (2:04pm est fri jun 01 2001)
now that ms bought into yet another os competitor, and corel linux is pretty easy to use btw, will this be the path ms takes to deal with other os competitors? doesn't this smack of anti-trust???? who's next? redhat? suse? you? – by pete
|hopefully ms does away with wordperfect (1:00pm est thu mar 07 2002)
ok i have no love for microsoft. i've been a coreldraw user since version 1. but, i have had to switch from word to wordperfect in the new office i work in. i have seen so many problems with a word processor (and i go back to using a wang system). every day some new problem crops up – this has been going on for a year. every wp lover i talk to say the same thing: "but you can look at the code." well, i've until i used wp i never had a need to look at the code accept in the databases i constuct using vba. it's a word processor – you shouldn't have to look at the code. i found this board trying to fix the latest wp glitch! i decided to leave this message because i tired of hearing how great wp is. give me ms word anyday! – by dean
|microsoft and corel (1:34pm est tue sep 30 2003)
whats the difference between corel and microsoft – by tory
|microsoft and corel (1:34pm est tue sep 30 2003)
whats the difference between corel and microsoft – by andy


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I really wish that I kept a training diary. Often, I am encouraged to keep a record of my training, together with details of how I felt, and any physical problems or pain experienced before, during, or after the exercise session (Note: exercise does not need to be running!)
There are a few different ways to keep tabs on what you've done, where you've been and how you felt. These range from high-tech diaries where you can plan out your schedule in advance, then update with the actual activities that you performed, to custom spreadsheets, GPS run recording tools or good old fashioned pen and paper.
I've recently been suffering a bit of downtime, following an injury that was diagnosed as a broken fibula (leg), just above the ankle joint. One of the issues that I have had is working out exactly when the injury happened. This would have been far easier if I was using a training diary as everything would have been recorded.
The "pain" that I suffered in my ankle first made itself visible on Sunday 6th December, following the final rehearsal at NoFitState circus for their "Journeys" show on the following weekend. I felt a bit of pain, like a mild twisted ankle. I also had a pain in my back and a cut following a little slip-up which caused me to involuntarily bounce a hoop off the bridge of my nose.
I struggled at work the following day - my back hurt, ankle was a bit swollen but I also had some breathing issues - felt like I was coming down with a chest infection / cold. Desperate to be able to run the Pudding Race the following Sunday, I booked a sports massage and also called in to see my GP. My doctor examined my chest and pronounced me OK, she also checked my ankle and decided that it was probably just "soft tissue damage", the major pain being if prodded just above the ankle bone. I visited the physio (not my normal one), who sorted my back and done some work on my ankle, also believing it to be OK for running on the Sunday, strapping it up with Kinseology tape. We discussed the pain above the ankle, but again, dismissed it as "soft tissue".
All was fine for a few days - I rested, there wasn't a lot of swelling, while dealing with the aftermath of having "sold" my places for the Pudding Race at the onset of the injury, then needing the places back (I was to run with two of my sons). I was trying to ensure that no-one was let down and managed to find two places so that no-one was disappointed, just needed to ensure that I was ready myself.
Thursday night, I thought I would be good for the Bodypump class at the gym (yes, I know). On the whole, I was, although there was a severe pain just above my ankle while doing squats with a bar on my shoulders. I completed the class then done a final rehearsal for Saturday's show. This hurt, a lot. I decided that it was probably the tape holding my foot, so I removed it when I got home. Friday was painful - very painful to walk anywhere. This made me feel a bit upset, and I started taking Ibuprofen to try to reduce the swelling. Saturday was the day of the performance, and a final tester for Sunday's pudding race. It was still pretty painful to walk, and I should have guessed that my ankle was still bad based on the pain during the warm-up. Performance went OK - the rest of the Troupe were just brilliant, I was more focussed on not hurting too much and not injuring any of the audience with a loose hoop. Our routine was to end with a Conga, actively taking the audience from one end of the building to the other. Boy, I never knew that a Conga could be so painful! I hopped from side to side, wincing as I went, sat to watch the next act, then went home. No Pudding Race for me. In the end, having sourced two race tickets for others (not making any money), I gave mine away at the last minute.
I'm glad that I still took my boys down to run over the sand dunes, looked absolutely amazing - I can see how it sells out in 20 minutes. The only issue that I have is that it's a bit more than half a mile to walk from the car park to the start. I hobbled down, hung around for an hour or so, then hobbled back with my little girl finding each and every puddle on the way (I blame Peppa Pig). That didn't do my ankle any good. Had a week of ankle swelling up and down, painful walking but no painkillers (my normal policy and sense returned - let the swelling do the fixing).
A week later, I felt a bit torn on whether to go and have it checked or not - my wife thought it'd be OK, a friend had been pushing me all week to get it xray-ed. Saturday night, almost OK, Sunday morning, hurt a lot more following extended "congress" the previous night (try writing that down in your Training Log!). I got up, went to the Minor Injuries unit at Ystrad Mynach only to be XRAY'd and told that I had fractured my Fibula. The nurse put me in a Air Cast boot, seeing no point in plaster, but (interestingly), she said that the fracture was older than two weeks.
Thinking on it, I went to the Mary Bijou Cabaret on the Friday before the "initial Sunday". We avoided any chance of "audience participation" by sitting second row up, directly in line with the Stage, central to the pole actually, always a good spot. When getting down for drinks during the interval, I stepped over the seats in front instead of walking past the others on our row - perhaps that was it? But then, we danced for the best part of an hour after the show (including being invited to dance on the stage), and no pain (no alcohol either). This theory was discounted by the fact that I done some DIY around the house the following day with no pain.
After a week of hobbling around in the Boot (lovely noise), I was thinking again. During early November, I was working at a desk with my legs crossed. I got up for lunch, uncrossed my legs, but the blood had drained out of my foot so when I stood up, it rolled and the full weight of my body went through it. The pain was incredible for a few minutes, then settled down fairly quickly, with no swelling. At the time, I thought it was rather ironic since the same afternoon, I purchased a pair of new Cross Country trainers (Salomon FellCross, very nice). Since then, I'd run parkrun twice with these trainers, as well as the GCLC at Pontllanfraith. This was a new possibility - the only time I recall experiencing major pain, but surely I couldn't have been running with a broken bone? The "incident" would certainly have made it into my Training Log though. This thought was confirmed when I watched the following (animated) video of a fibula break (about 15 seconds in):
I had my first visit to the Fractures clinic on Thursday. After a few questions, and a play of the "does this hurt?" game where the Consultant twists the foot and ankle into different positions in an attempt to identify pain, I was signed off. The Air Cast boot was certainly not required, and the small ridge on my leg was evidence of the bone healing nicely. I had taken a list of questions, but the main one concerned the origin of the break. The Consultant confirmed that the incident from November was most likely the cause of the break - the bone probably broke but remained stable. I de-stabilised it during early December, which was the source of the pain and the swelling. I pointed out that I had run Cross Country the week after and the response was "you should give it six weeks before you do that again". Weeks, not Months.
I questioned the possibility of brittle bone, but he wasn't convinced - suggesting that I speak with my GP to order a scan. It's more common in hips and wrists and normally requires two breaks before they send you for tests (thanks!). I also asked about over-compensation injuries (which I learned about when I needed to have my second knee operation), so he sent me for a further XRay of the broken leg, together with the other one. He reported back that all was fine, the gap between the bones on each leg is identical and the healing process is doing well.
As for exercise, I will be taking it easy for a bit, and will return to running gradually. I am allowed to use an exercise cycle, walk on the treadmill and do ankle mobilisation exercises. Physio appointments are booked and as for running… suggestion was to wait a week or two then run half a mile to see how I feel.
I hope that this might help anyone else finding themselves in such a position. By keeping a log of training, exercise and "life events", it can be a lot easier to identify where problems come from. I will write a separate version with more about Training Logs, but I'm a bit tired now. Something that really suprised me was that the less exercise I performed, the more I wanted to sleep.
Oh, and don't cross your legs when sat at a desk. I'd heard this for years based on it being bad for your circulation. Had people said "because you might stand up and break your leg" then I might have listened.
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For the second straight year, a former BYU football star has earned the recognition of being one of the finalists on the ballot for induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.
This year it is ex-Cougar running back/returner Vai Sikahema. Sikahema played for BYU in 1980-81 and 1983-85. He had success as a running back but was well-known for his quickness and evasive ability in returning kicks and punts.


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The Two Main Processes Of Latex Mattress Production Explained; Dunlop vs TalalayThursday, February 28th, 2008
When it comes to the production of latex mattresses, two main processes are used. The Dunlop process, which is the oldest form of latex production still used today, and the Talalay process, which is a newer process. Both processes offer advantages, and in many cases, the production method is simply a matter of personal preference for consumers.
At Rocky Mountain Mattress, we strive to make sure our customers have access to all of the high-quality products they seek. That's why we offer latex mattress products made via the Dunlop process and those made using the Talalay process.
Overview of the Dunlop Process
The Dunlop process is the most common method of producing mattresses and other products made from natural latex. In this process, the serum is collected from rubber trees, then frothed in a centrifuge. The material is then poured into a mold and baked at a low temperature. As the latex bakes and begins to firm, particles and sediments tend to fall and settle at the bottom of the mold. Because of this, products made through the Dunlop process often have one side – the bottom – which is somewhat firmer.
Around the world, the Dunlop process is the most common method of latex production. Latex products made using the Dunlop process are typically more dense than those made using the Talalay process.
Overview of the Talalay Process
The Talalay process of latex production is a somewhat more modern means of production, though with the advanced method comes a higher cost of production. Once extracted and prepared, the latex compound is ready to be poured into the mold. Once the latex material has been poured into the mold, the mold is sealed off. Air is then vacuumed from the mold, which is designed to evenly distribute the foamy latex material inside the mold. This leads to an open-cell, consistent end product.
Once the air has been drawn from the material, the mold is flash frozen for stabilization and the lock the latex product in place.


text: This seems to be a pretty small incremental change if the rumors are to be believed. We'll see a slight performance bump, the camera support (which, with facetime might be the biggest deal) and some other slight improvements. Nothing game changing, IMHO... do you think it will be a big deal? Also... iPad2 or iPad 2? Not sure how I like to even see it named.


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Siberian Helicopter Maker Has Eyes On India
The helicopter should soon join the Indian military's fleet, with a contract under discussion for a long time, including at recent meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
As a helicopter buzzes in circles despite a blizzard, thousands are busy working in the huge hangars of a Siberia-based aircraft maker, eager to win a contract with India that would be a major coup for Russia's defence industry.
"It can drop to minus 40 degrees in winter or soar to plus 40 (40-104 Fahrenheit) in summer here, allowing us to test the machines in extreme conditions," chief engineer Sergei Solomin said as he walked on the frozen tarmac, a fur hat keeping him warm.
Launched in 1939 in the main city of Russia's Buryatia region that lies on Lake Baikal and the border with Mongolia, the factory belonging to the Russian Helicopters holding company once churned out thousands of Mi-8 helicopters popular in many different countries -- but also washing machines.
Today the facility is focusing on the Ka-266T, a model which instead of a tail rotor uses two top-mounted rotors that turn in opposite directions.
Russian Helicopters says this makes the light helicopter more manoeuvrable and better able to hover, which makes it suitable for a number of civilian uses including for search and rescue operations and medical transport.
The Ka-266T has engines manufactured by France's Safran that allow the helicopter to land safely if one fails.
The helicopter could soon join the Indian military's fleet, with long-running contract discussions, including at recent meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The deal is of key importance for Russia, which has invested in modernising its army and defence industry in recent years. As the world's top importer of military equipment, India is a key partner of Russia, the second-largest arms exporter.
Moscow has carved itself a niche as a weapons supplier to developing countries, with sales unfettered by Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
"We are finalising the contract with the Indian defence ministry," Russian Helicopters chief executive Andrei Boginsky told journalists visiting the site recently.
He said he hoped the deal would be signed "at the beginning of 2018" and production launched later this year, but did not give any financial details.
Over the following nine years, 60 Ka-266Ts would be built in Russia and 140 more in India, as part of a joint venture, with the possibility of export to third countries.
Russian Helicopters sees China and Iran as potential markets for the Ka-266T.
The Ulan-Ude factory has a rich history.
Built in the middle of the country to be out of reach of potential enemies, it has produced space rockets and aircraft, and even household appliances.
"After the war, the Soviet Union lacked everything, so the factory started to produce household items: cutlery, appliances... We made washing machines up until 2000," said factory administrator Andrei Chirkov, showing off the plant's museum.
He praised the "indestructible" machines called "Belka" (Squirrel) still washing Russian laundry to this day.
These days the factory just produces civilian and military helicopters. Only about 50 are made annually, down from 300 during the facility's Soviet heyday. The oil industry has been a leading customer of the civilian models.
"This one was nicknamed Terminator," Chirkov says motioning at a massive Mi-8 that was launched into production in the 1960s and since then has been exported around the globe.
Although Russian Helicopters boasts about the Ka-226T's potential in civilian roles, the potential deal with New Delhi would see the helicopter mainly used by the Indian military, which wants to replace its ageing fleet.
Kamov Ka-26 Hoodlum
The Russian military also flies an earlier versions of the Ka-26, dubbed the Hoodlum by NATO.
Russian Technologies, or ROSTEC a giant military-industrial conglomerate uniting Russian factories, has announced its intention to increase production of civilian products to 50 percent by 2025, focusing on exports.
ROSTEC, a state corporation, and its chief executive Sergei Chemezov, are both currently under Western sanctions. It hopes to concentrate on the Asian market, given its difficulties with European sales.
In November, the organisers of the Farnborough air show in Britain announced they would not include Russian military aircraft in the 2018 show.
Russian Helicopters' CEO shrugged this off.
"The exhibition attracts mostly neighbouring countries, and northern Europe is not a very important area for us," said Boginsky. "There are other shows."


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How has been your journey with GAS in India?
The growth of GAS in India has been beyond our expectation. We are present in every channel of sales. We have seen double digit like for like same store sales growth for two years in a row. For a premium segment, it is a good growth. Since Gas Jeans is a wholesale company, at wholesale price this year we would cross Rs 100 crore turnover, which means at retail prices we are nearly a Rs 200-crore brand.
What's the potential you see for a brand like GAS in the Indian market?
In times to come GAS is looking at India to be among its top three markets in the world after Italy and Japan.
Where do you plan to open exclusive GAS stores?
We will shortly be opening GAS stores in Pacific Mall in Delhi, DLF mall in Noida and one in the new terminal coming up at Mumbai airport. Down south, Gas India is looking for a spot in Lulu Mall in Kochi and in the east, we are looking to open a store in Kolkata.
What is the marketing association GAS has with Honda in India?
We would be launching the shop-in-shop format GAS stores in top 14 flagship stores of Honda, selling the limited edition Honda-GAS biking capsule collection. Globally, the association of GAS with Honda dates back more than 15 years where GAS has been the exclusive fashion sponsor of the Honda MotoGP team.
What do you think about the ecommerce boom in India?
As far as fashion is concerned, I think the first phase of ecommerce channel is coming to an end. By first phase I mean the habit formation. Now, there are at least five million customers all over India who are routine online shoppers. And this pool is growing very rapidly. I think we are now entering the second phase. This is more of a development and a maturity phase of ecommerce that is going to come now. In phase one we have the early entrepreneurs like the Bansals and Bahls in the ecommerce space. In phase two, you would see the Tatas, Birlas, Arvind and more established players join in the ecommerce race. Also, phase two starts when you start getting serious capital joining the industry.
What's your ecommerce strategy for GAS?
We are already in double digits in terms percentage of sales on ecommerce platforms. Currently we do business through Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Myntra and Jabong. Tomorrow we will do business with the Tatas and the Birlas or whoever gets into multibrand ecommerce space. As a foreign brand, we are not allowed to do mono brand ecommerce retailing. Virtual departmental stores would become more significant in India than the brick and mortar store.
Doesn't high discounting model of ecommerce companies worry you?
Our secondary average discount is 10% lower than some of the other popular brands. We do wholesale business with the ecommerce companies. We sell the product to them. It is 100% buy and sale and zero returns. This is one of the reason which limits them to discount our products because they have to take care of the discounts from their pockets. The surround sound around this deep discounting will taper off. All across the world the ecommerce business started like this. At some point of time the investors in these companies will realise that it is important to make money.
Are Indian customers in sync with the global fashion?
I don't think there is a concept of Indian audience. There is a global citizen now. We are living in a flat world. Everyone talks about India's 1.3 billion population but the addressable audience in India is just 15 million. Those people are in sync with the world fashion and trends.


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The Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism is Over
2011年10月09日 - スラヴォイ・ジジェク
We are called losers. But the true losers are down there on Wall Street. They were bailed out by billions of our money. We are called socialists. But here there is already socialism for the rich. They say we don't respect private property, but in the 2008 financial crash-down more hard-earned private property was destroyed, than if all of us here were to be destroying it night and day for weeks.
They tell you we are dreamers. The true dreamers are those who think things can go on indefinitely the way they are. We are not dreamers. We are the awakening from a dream which is turning into a nightmare. We are not destroying anything. We are only witnessing how the system is destroying itself.
We all know the classic scene from cartoons. The cat reaches a precipice. But it goes on walking, ignoring the fact that there is nothing beneath its ground. Only when it looks down and notices it, it falls down. This is what we are doing here. We are telling the guys there on Wall Street, "Hey, look down!"
In mid-April 2011, the Chinese government prohibited on TV, in films, and in novels all stories that contain alternate reality or time travel. This is a good sign for China. It means people still dream about alternatives, so you have to prohibit this dreaming. Here, we don't need a prohibition. Because the ruling history[system?] has even oppressed our capacity to dream. Look at the movies that we see all the time. It's easy to imagine the end of the world. An asteroid destroying all life and so on. But you cannot imagine the end of Capitalism.
So what are we doing here? Let me tell you a wonderful old joke from Communist times. A guy was sent from East Germany to work in Siberia. He knew his mail would be read by censors, so he told his friends: "Let's establish a code. If a letter you get from me is written in blue ink, it is true what I say. If it is written in red ink, it is false."
After a month, his friends get the first letter. Everything is issued in blue. It says, this letter: "Everything is wonderful here. Stores are full of good food. Movie theatres show good films from the west. Apartments are large and luxurious. The only thing you cannot buy is red ink."
This is how we live. We have all the freedoms we want. But what we are missing is red ink: the language to articulate our non-freedom. The way we are taught to speak about freedom -- war on terror and so on -- falsifies freedom. And this is what you are doing here: You are giving all of us red ink.
There is a danger. Don't fall in love with yourselves. We have a nice time here. But remember. Carnivals come cheap. What matters is the day after, when we will have to return to normal lives. Will there be any changes then? I don't want you to remember these days, you know, like "Oh, we were young and it was beautiful."
Remember that our basic message is: We are allowed to think about alternatives. The taboo is broken, we do not live in the best possible world. But there is a long road ahead. There are truly difficult questions that confront us. We know what we do not want. But what do we want? What social organization can replace Capitalism? What type of new leaders do we want?
Remember. The problem is not corruption or greed. The problem is the system which pushes you to be corrupt. Beware not only of the enemies, but also of false friends who are already working to dilute this process. In the same way you get coffee without caffeine, beer without alcohol, ice cream without fat, they will try to make this into a harmless, moral protest -- a decaffienated protest.
But the reason we are here is that we have had enough of a world where, to recycle Coke cans, to give a couple of dollars for charity, or to buy a Starbucks cappuccino where 1% goes to third world starving children is enough to make us feel good. After outsourcing work and torture, after marriage agencies are now outsourcing even our love life, we can see that for a long time we allowed our political engagement also to be outsourced. We want it back.
We are not Communists, if Communism means a system which collapsed in 1990. Remember that today those Communists are the most efficient ruthless Capitalists. In China today, we have Capitalism which is even more dynamic than your American Capitalism, but doesn't mean democracy. Which means when you criticize Capitalism, don't allow yourself to be blackmailed that you are against democracy. The marriage between democracy and Capitalism is over.
The change is possible. So, what do we consider today possible? Just follow the media: On the one hand, in technology and sexuality everything seems to be possible. You can travel to the moon. You can become immortal by biogenetics. You can have sex with animals or whatever. But look at the field of society and economy. There almost everything is considered impossible. You want to raise taxes a little bit for the rich. They tell you "it's impossible. We lose competitivity." You want more money for health care. They tell you, "Impossible, this means a totalitarian state." Isn't it something wrong in the world, where you are promised to be immortal but cannot spend a little bit more for healthcare.
Maybe we need to set our priorities straight here. We don't want higher standard of living. We want better standard of living. The only sense in which we are Communists is that we care for the commons. The commons of nature, the commons of privatized by intellectual property, the commons of biogenetics. For this and only for this we should fight.
Communism failed absolutely. But the problems of the commons are here. They are telling you we are non-Americans here. But the conservative fundamentalists who claim they really are American have to be reminded of something. What is Christianity? It's the Holy Spirit. What is the Holy Spirit? It's an egalitarian community of believers who are linked by love for each other. And who only have their own freedom and responsibility to do it.
In this sense, the Holy Spirit is here now. And down there on Wall Street, there are pagans who are worshipping blasphemous idols. So all we need is patience. The only thing I'm afraid of is that we will someday just go home and then we will meet once a year, drinking beer, and nostaligically remembering "What a nice time we had here." Promise ourselves that this will not be the case.
We know that people often desire something but do not really want it. Don't be afraid to really want what you desire.
Thank you very much!
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Economic growth continues to accelerate and stocks still remain the strongest asset class from a relative strength perspective. However, the average of multiple valuation indicators suggests that the US stock market is in a bubble whereby buying and holding at these levels may generate a return close to 0%. It will be interesting to monitor these trends for potential reversals and to see the possible role it may play in altering pivotal intermarket relationships.


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CONTROVERSY surrounding the erection of oversized and ostentatious gravestones or memorials in Limerick's municipal cemeteries could be dealt with through a proposed new byelaw that would allow "outsized monumental headstones or larger sized graves" in designated areas - and subject to an annual maintenance fee payable to the City Council
Meanwhile, the gardai will be asked to mount regular patrols of city graveyards at designated times amid anxiety over attacks and robberies.
During a discussion on the draft cemetery byelaws at the environment committee, Cllr Maurice Quinlivan said oversized graves needed to be "regulated much better than they have been in the past" as there were some which encroached on to neighbouring plots.
Cllr John Gilligan said that births, deaths and marriages were accorded huge significance by "some sections of society" but it was "totally inappropriate" for them to erect monuments of the likes seen "in the Valley of the Kings".
"If they want to spend tens of thousands putting up huge monuments that is for them but the Council should not have to spend a fortune maintaining them," he added.
Director of service Caroline Curley said there were "cultural differences where some people do want bigger graves" and there had "been issues with people abusing that".
The current proposal was to designate areas within the cemeteries for outsized graves, for which relatives would be charged a maintenance fee.


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The Folk School is excited to announce "One2Tree", a partnership between The Folk School and OneTree Alaska, a program of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In the summer of 2009, both organizations collaborated on the original "OneTree" program; selecting and felling a birch for use by community artists, makers, teachers, and scientists. "One2Tree" seeks to involve community members in drawing inspiration from and utilizing every bit of a birch tree, located on The Folk School's property. A year of creative pursuits centered around this tree will culminate in a First Friday event at Trax Outdoor Center, on March 2nd, 2018.
The Folk School is looking for participants to be part of "One2Tree" in whatever medium they choose. Come draw, paint, write poetry, compose music, craft a piece from wood or bark, or pose a scientific question about the tree! Please write or call The Folk School to discuss what material you will need from the tree.
Stay tuned for updates about One2Tree events that will be held at The Folk School over the next year:
May 5th, 2017 – a day of making birch syrup from OneTree sap
May 15th, 2017 – a demonstration of how to top the limbs of the OneTree
June 15th, 2017 – a bark harvesting class
August 19th, 2017 – felling the OneTree
March 2nd, 2018 – First Friday event at Trax Outdoor Center


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Israel's Role in the Struggle over the Iranian Nuclear Project
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 114
In this comprehensive review from someone who has been intimately involved in global diplomacy regarding the Iranian nuclear program, Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser details Israel's role in the struggle over the Iranian nuclear project. This is a unique account from someone who has been intimately involved in tracking the Iranian nuclear program since its inception 27 years ago.
General Kuperwasser was chief of the research division in IDF Military Intelligence, and until recently, director general of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs – where he played a key role in global diplomacy regarding Iran. His paper is the most detailed, even revelatory, account yet published of how it has come to pass that the U.S. and Israel have taken different paths with regard to the campaign to block Iran's nuclear advance.
Put succinctly, Washington now seeks to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, while Jerusalem seeks to prevent it from having the capability to produce nuclear weapons.
Kuperwasser angrily rejects claims made that Iran's success in proceeding towards the attainment of nuclear weapons represents an Israeli failure. "This is worthy of ridicule. Without Israel's actions, Iran would have obtained nuclear weapons several years ago."
What to do now? Kuperwasser is of the opinion that Israel should keep doing everything it can to prevent a bad deal with Iran, up to the very last second. But if in spite of Israel's efforts a bad deal is signed, then Israel should multiply its intelligence attempts to know what is happening in Iran, so that it may sound the alarm; it should accelerate its efforts to develop the military capability to defend itself if necessary; and it should find ways to form a regional alliance to block Iranian attempts to translate its achievements in the nuclear realm into greater regional influence.
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6 Metre sailing at Clapham on the 21st April.April 22, 2013 at 10:08 am | Posted in News | Leave a comment
A fine day at Clapham. Sunny, but with little wind. I arrived early at 10.15 for my first outing after my winter hibernation and wondered whether I had got the wrong day as no-one else turned up till 10.45, to be joined in dribs and drabs by the remaining members and it was not until nearly midday that we got the fleet on the water. As it happened we got a good turnout with nine members in all. Hugh got the buoys out and started us off and kept us going at a fair old pace, one race following another without pause. In all we got 8 races in before we broke for lunch at about 1pm, thereafter there did not seem a willingness to start again and racing was abandoned for the day. Results as follows-;
Race 1. Leslie, Fred, Derek
Race 2. Jim, Leslie, Derek
Race 3. Jim, Hugh, Fred
Race 4. Jim, Derek, Leslie
Race 5. Jim, Derek, Fred
Race 6. Jim, Leslie, John
Race 7. Leslie, Derek, Ted
Race 8. Hugh, Derek, Ted
We had some good racing, but the wind was light and races did drag on a bit at times. Nevertheless, we had a good turnout and a variety of winners but we do seem to be starting later and later, and we get less and less races in before we break for lunch and interest wanes in starting again after lunch. Perhaps as the weather improves members will feel like getting up earlier. It was good to be at the pond and see all of you again but I am getting to old for this and I arrived back home absolutely worn out, dropped into a chair and fell asleep!
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Telugu is the official language of Kapra. Since it is closer to Secunderabad and Hyderabad, Urdu is also widely spoken and understood.
Some important festivals like Ugadi (April), Ganesh Chaturthi (August) Muharram (October-November), and Diwali (October-November) are celebrated with great pomp in Kapra.
Places of Interest
Apart from Kapra Lake, Moula Ali Hills is another place worth visiting here. Other points of interests in the nearby areas include Ameenpur Lake (32 Km), Osman Sagar (38km) and Yadagirigutta Temple (55 km).
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad, which is 43km away from Kapra, is the nearest airport from here.
Secunderabad Railway Station, located at a distance of 12 Km, connects Kapra with its neighboring towns and cities.
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In 2006 we started our programs in partnership with the Sheriff's Activity League of Watsonville, CA. We began with month long camps that met every Saturday from 10-3. Kids were selected by the SAL and varied in ages and background. We currently host children that are referred from CASA and area social workers every Friday afternoon and Saturday during the spring, summer and fall. Adult volunteers care for the horses daily and have opportunities to ride as they desire. A dedicated group of children, teens and their parents and adult mentors participate in our programs, mentor their peers and enjoy the horses every weekend throughout the seasons.
The primary objectives and purposes of our non-profit organization are to provide a facility and maintain horses so that natural horsemanship and equine programs can be implemented in the community. By fostering in children and adults a love for and understanding of horses the numbers of unwanted horses in the community will be decreased in future.
We rely on volunteers tremendously. There is no cost to any child who comes to ride with us. We understand the encouraging effects horses can have on lives and well-being and we want nothing more than to further that in the lives of others. To keep that philosophy we are always looking for people to help supervise on Saturdays or in any other way they feel they can assist us. We are forever thankful for their generosity.
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To see the smile on a child's face and experience their excitement when they catch a fish is priceless. Each spring there are many local fishing derbies in the PA Great Outdoors region. These events are a great way to introduce kids to fishing, have some family fun, and make lasting memories. With a little luck they could even win some really cool prizes too. So go pick some worms, grab your fishing rods, and load the gang in the car and have some fun. Here are some of the upcoming fishing derbies in the region:
- Clear Creek Fishing Derby (Clear Creek State Park) May 7
- Cad Emery Fish for Fun (Walter Dick Memorial Park-Brookville) May 14
- St. Leo's Trout Derby & Geocaching 'Fish' Run (Ridgway) May 21-22
- Family Day (Bennetts Valley Senior Center-Weedville) May 29
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There are also two statewide Fish-for-Free Days were adults are not required to have a fishing licenses on May 29th and July 4th. Find more information on fishing in the PA Great Outdoors at VisitPAGO.com or call (814) 849-5197.


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For a little while now I have wanted to write this post, I just had no idea where to start.
With my parents moving and leaving our hometown behind, it feels as though this is the right time to do it.
The past 2 years of my life have been a whirlwind. I left school earlier than I should have, I moved away from home and I started my career, all whilst battling a mental illness. These things are everything I have ever wanted to do. I remember being a little girl and pretending my bedroom was my own studio flat, and going to school wishing I was doing my dream job; I was so elated when I finally had the real thing. But because everything happened so quickly, I never really gave myself chance to realise what I had left behind.
Over the 18 years I lived in Kenilworth, I met people who will stay in my heart forever – no matter how little we talk or how far apart we are. I had the most wonderful friends growing up. People that shaped my life and made me the person I am today. The memories I have made playing on the street with my neighbours, pretending to be sick with my best friend so we could stay home together, going on holidays – those memories I will keep forever.
Unfortunately I lost a lot of those friends because of my own personal anguish, arrogance and absent-mindedness.
I've never been one to text, I'm still not now to my boyfriend and mother's despair. But when I left school, I neglected a lot of my friends by rejecting their calls and ignoring their texts… (if I have ever ignored your text, I can honestly say this is nothing personal, I am just a huge pain in the ass). I'll read a message, intend on responding, think of a message back then get distracted. Sometimes I will get distracted for an hour, sometimes a month. It's one of my worst qualities and I can't even begin to justify it. I'm not going to preach that it's because I have been busy or I want to spend less time on my phone – it takes 2 seconds to send a quick message to someone and I know I could have tried harder.
I also never want to blame my mental health for the way I treat other people. I have been pretty shit to the people who have been so wonderful to me and now I am coping with my illness better, I realise that. Again, I can't justify not seeing my friends for months on end and avoiding any contact with them solely on depression. But it did play a big part.
During both the peak of what I was going through and the recovery process, I spent a lot of time alone. I felt most content with my own thoughts. I even neglected my parents by spending every waking hour in my room rewatching the same TV show, sleeping in until ungodly hours and eating in isolation. By being on my own, I didn't have to put up a front and I could be completely myself. When on my way to feeling better, I tried my best to rebuild the relationship with my family that I lost when I was so distant. When I did manage to get out of the house, I just wanted to be with them. They knew me best at that time and I felt safe in their company knowing they would be there if I broke down. As awful as it sounds, I had some of my best times on my route to recovery, being with my parents doing my favourite things; they just wanted to make me happy so we would go to new places and have a lot of afternoon tea.
Once I finally got to a place where I was ready to face the world and the people who once knew me, I felt (through only my own fault) like a burden. Everyone was doing just fine without me, they didn't need my fluctuating moods and unreliability ruining what was one of the best years of their lives. I was also a significantly different person at this time in comparison to how I was beforehand. I had learnt a lot about myself and I felt like the first months of taking my medication stripped back a lot of my personality. I wanted my friends to remember me as the girl I used to be – fun, bubbly and alive – not sad and dead behind the eyes. It felt best to move on. If I knew what I know now, I would most definitely have made a different decision.
I'm sorry it took so long to give an explanation. And I am sorry I couldn't do it directly. I am most sorry that I lost you in the first place.
I miss my friends with all my heart. And I would do anything for things to go back to the way they were. Right now, I think it is important we all grow at our own speeds, in our own directions. I hope that one day we will come together again and rekindle the friendships I used to love so dearly. Until then, I will laugh and cry about, love, and cherish the moments we had.
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What Are the Causes of No LH Surge?
In a normal menstrual cycle, a woman releases a mature egg from a follicle that develops in the ovary. Luteinizing hormone (LH) matures the egg inside the follicle and causes the follicle to burst, releasing the egg. The rise in LH, called an LH surge, is triggered in response to rising estradiol (a form of estrogen) levels, and normally precedes ovulation, the release of the egg, by 24 to 48 hours, the American Pregnancy Association explains 1. If no LH surge occurs, ovulation won't take place. Several factors prevent an LH surge.
No Follicular Development
Sometimes, no follicular development takes place during a given month. Because the LH surge is caused by rising estradiol levels, and rising estradiol levels come from developing follicles, lack of follicular development means that estradiol remains low and LH isn't triggered. Typical causes for no follicular development include elevated follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, which occur in peri-menopause or menopause and often prevent an egg from developing.
Diana Hamilton-Fairley and Alison Taylor report in an article entitled "Anovulation", published in the September 2003 edition of the British Medical Journal, that polycystic ovary syndrome, where abnormally high levels of male hormones may prevent follicle recruitment, accounts for as many as 70 percent of cases of anovulation 2. Women who are severely overweight or underweight often do not ovulate because their hormone levels are out of balance. Stress, illness or weight changes can also interfere with follicle development in a given month.
Poor Follicle Growth
Sometimes, a follicle will begin to grow normally and then stop. Estrogen is produced but not in sufficient quantities to trigger the LH surge, and the egg is not released.
LH Suppression with Medication
Several medications are used in assisted reproductive technology to suppress the release of LH, which can prematurely release follicles before an egg retrieval in in vitro fertilization. These medications, which include Leuprolide acetate, Ganirelix and Cetrotide, are called Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) antagonists or agonists, the Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago states. These medications are given subcutaneously, under the skin, until approximately 36 hours before a scheduled egg retrieval to prevent early ovulation and loss of the follicles.
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There are some things that even horrible people should know not to say in public, as a matter of self-preservation. But lucky for us, the internet transgresses the bounds of common sense.
A recent Facebook post made by a St. Louis police officer is a telling lesson. Lieutenant Jerry Foster made a post poking fun at the fact that Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was killed by police in the nearby city of Ferguson in 2014, would be speaking at the Democratic National Convention.
"It is the Democratic Criminal Convention. How fitting," Foster wrote, citing her ongoing legal troubles, according to screenshots that were sent to the St. Louis American. Getting warm, but the replies to the post soon grew outright racist and troubling.
At one point, a reporter for the St. Louis Fox affiliate weighed in, using an astoundingly unsympathetic string of hateful words.
"She's going to talk about the new lead diet she's endorsed," wrote reporter and photographer Bobby Hughes. "Five servings and you can lose 200 pounds in two years."
Michael Brown was shot at least six times by officer Darren Wilson just about two years ago; Wilson was cleared of any wrongdoing. The post is an obvious allusion to his killing, which set off widespread protests in the region.
In response to the post, the Ethical Society of Police, an organization that represents 200 minority police officers in the region, put out a statement calling for an apology.
"The trivial manner in which Mr. Hughes refers to the brutal death of Michael Brown is disheartening. We should all seek to behave in a manner that's humane to others, especially when someone has experienced such a loss as Mrs. McSpadden and the Brown family," the statement read.
Hughes removed the post after the Ethical Society contacted the Fox affiliate. On Twitter, St. Louis journalist Charles Jaco said that sources told him that Hughes has been suspended with pay, but the organization has not issued any comment about the incident.
After this played out online, Hughes offered an apology for the incident:
I would like to apologize for the hurtful posts I recently made on my Facebook page. I specifically want to tell Michael Brown's family how very sorry I am. As a parent, I can't imagine losing a child and what I wrote was incredibly insensitive considering all that Mrs. Lezley McSpadden has been through. My two inappropriate posts are by no means a reflection of the views at KTVI/KPLR. They are a news organization that prides itself on being fair. I on the other hand was anything but fair – and for that I am deeply sorry.
Across social media, people started calling for a boycott of the station until Hughes steps down. Sgt. Heather Taylor, president of the Ethical Society, echoed that sentiment, telling the American that it would be the right thing to do.
"Fox 2 has an obligation to be fair," Taylor said, "and the fair thing is for him to step down."
Daniel Rivero is a producer/reporter for Fusion who focuses on police and justice issues. He also skateboards, does a bunch of arts related things on his off time, and likes Cuban coffee.