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Given the city's existing and projected growth, real estate sector has flourished in Noida. Investors including end-users, second home buyers, portfolio managers, and NRIs have invested in group housing projects. Managing these properties at times can be too tedious and many of the investors, NRI, PIO find it extremely difficult to take care of their properties. NRIs, PIO, investors who are living far away from their properties can avail our tailor-made NRI Services property management package.
Noida has a total area of about 203 square kilometers. The 2011 population of 642381 is expected to reach 2500000 by 2031. The Noida Development Authority has prepared the master plan of the city keeping in mind the population and economic growth of the city. Proposed land use by 2031 is expected to be 15279.90 hectares.
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text: Theatre Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website.For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above JOGLARESA Using traditional vocal techniques of the Mediterranean accompanied by the refreshingly direct sound of medieval fidel, oud and tamborello Joglaresa will perform the songs of the laudesi – Italian brotherhoods who met to sing and worship. The programme features soaring Christmas carols from 14th century Italy, songs of mystic reverence and fear for the bright new star over the eastern desert, and glorious polyphonic seasonal Latin hymns, both from the 13th century. Pre-concert Talk - 7pm in Djanogly Recital Hall

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MARIUS CHWALEK "Penta Volta" C53 (Ana Ott) - "Penta Volta", Marius Chwalek's debut long-burner, comes on cold & clinical, a sparse, minimalist ambient glitch-meets-drone patchwork of rich timbres p...
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I listened to the entire album....twice. Stanky rocks! This was a great find.
How can a guy named Stanky do anything NOT GOOD?!?!?
Funny, I actually already had this album from my grandparents, and it's indeed great. The band uses a lead violin player- quite odd for a polka band, and gives them a really nice and unique sound. The pounding bass piano too... just great. The song "Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie" was a huge hit for them back in the 60s.
I have this record but my copy is in bad shape. Thanks for posting!
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These photos are from my brother Graham Roberts, son of Warwick, grandson of Warwick, 10 Cross street.
I think my dad was big mates with Edwin Thacker.
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You Shall Tell Your Children: An Evaluation Of The ICHEIC Service Corps
Publication Date: September 2006
Publisher(s): Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life; Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies
Author(s): Leonard Saxe; Nicole Samuel; Fern Chertok
Topic: Social conditions (Social research)
Keywords: Social Services; Holocaust; Education; Program Evaluation
Coverage: United States
The ICHEIC (International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims) Service Corps (ISC) was founded in Spring 2004 and was offered to students at the University of Miami and five New York City colleges, including both public and private.. By providing support to elderly Nazi victims through the use of college-age friendly visitors, the ISC sought to address two concerns of the Jewish community: providing companionship to Nazi victims as they age and engaging Jewish college students in an experience with the potential to strengthen their Jewish identity, their capacity to serve in leadership positions, and most importantly, their personal connection to and knowledge of the Holocaust. This report provides a summary of the findings of research conducted by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies (CMJS) on the 2005-06 ISC program. The purpose of the research was multifold: to understand the impact of the ISC on both students and survivors, to provide program administrators with feedback related to the continued development of the program, and to understand the potential to export the program to other sites in the U.S. and abroad.


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In any hockey game, the puck is always the focal point. Referees, players, and audience members watch this durable disc like so many hawks as it ricochets around the icy rink. After a hard-fought battle, the victors enjoy the spoils of their feat with exuberant jubilation. The puck is essential, and is also the focal point of the Break Away online video slot. The Break Away, in turn, is the centerpiece of the 3k '3-Day' Survivor Tournament.
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The Crucible
when rev. hale summons tituba how does abigal react?
He questions Abigail, who accuses Tituba of being a witch. Tituba, afraid of being hanged and threatened with beating, professes faith in God and accuses Goodwives Sarah Good and Osburn of witchcraft. Betty, now awake, claims to have been bewitched and also professes her faith in God. Betty and Abigail sing out a list of people whom they claim to have seen with the Devil.


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I've written a piece for the wonderful Enterprise Nation website: Tips for increasing productivity when working from home. I'd love to know what you think.
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The recent and continuing development of the Jasper County area is quite phenomenal. We have all experienced the impact of this in the form of changing demographics with changing needs.
Fortunately, the Jasper Community Fund can provide the mechanism for the fulfillment of these two critical needs. Gifts to this effort will provide both available dollars for use in the short term, and permanent dollars invested to provide an important source of long-term funding. In addition, the community leaders involved in the Advisory Council will be comprised of people with the skills and commitment to be strategic and sensible with these funds, and respond carefully to the ever-shifting needs within the Jasper County community area with comprehensive awareness, expertise and compassion.
What is the Jasper Community Fund?
It is a charitable fund created to support current and future community needs and opportunities in the Jasper County area.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
My New Painting Project
I've decided to paint my dining room table, chairs, and hutch. Today I only had time to do 2 chairs. I will do the table and other chairs over the next couple of weeks. The hutch will have to wait until Fall because it will take a little longer. It's to hot out right now . :-) I'd love to find some fabric to recover the seats of the chairs. Maybe a colonial pattern with some red in it or something like that. I like how the chairs turned out. I was a little nervous to do it, but I'm glad I did !
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Second-Generation Drug-Eluting StentsMoving the Field Forward
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- Published online June 28, 2011.
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Dr. Fernando Alfonso, Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular Institute, Clínico San Carlos University Hospital, Plaza de Cristo Rey, Madrid 28040, Spain
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have revolutionized interventional cardiology and have fueled vascular research. However, not all DES are created equal, and recently, second-generation DES became available (1–4). Some esteemed basic and clinical cardiovascular investigators openly argue that simply comparing stent "A" with stent "B" should not be considered as proper research. Although the value of this criticism should not be completely dismissed, the other side of the same coin is that clinical research should actually focus on improving patient care. In this regard, the potentially superior results of novel devices in the clinical arena should not be taken for granted, based on promising bench findings or surrogate endpoints, but rather carefully scrutinized and confirmed in rigorous clinical studies with robust methodology and long-term follow-up (1–4).
Interventional cardiology provides a tempting scenario for love at first sight with never-ending novel, highly attractive devices. Experience, however, consistently demonstrates that great expectations may soon vanish and also that improving patients' clinical prognosis tends to be much harder than initially anticipated. With a wide array of DES currently available, many scientific (and nonscientific) issues are considered in the catheterization laboratory during the decision-making-process involved in device selection. Quite recently we learned our lesson after embracing a rather liberal use of first-generation DES, pursuing their unprecedented late angiographic results (5). Therefore, we should avoid leaps of faith and stumbling over the same stone again. Critical skepticism on DES metamorphosis should temper the overriding enthusiasm generated by the newest devices.
Everolimus-eluting stents (EES) are second-generation DES that elute everolimus (rapamycin analog) from a thin biocompatible, durable fluoropolymer on very thin cobalt-chromium alloy struts. In this issue of the Journal (1,2), the long-term results of 2 pivotal randomized clinical trials comparing head-to-head EES with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) are presented. Both studies confirm the "clinical superiority" of EES over PES at 2 years. Notably, EES appear to be not only more effective (restenosis prevention), but also safer (thrombosis prevention) than their counterparts (1,2). In 1 study, additional benefits of EES were also demonstrated beyond the first year (2). Can we already consider second-generation DES qualitatively superior to first-generation DES? Is the attainable net benefit, clinically meaningful and cost effective? Is clinical follow-up important beyond the first year, or does it matter at all? Shall we just change our practice?
General Methodological Issues
Follow-up studies of patients treated with DES are plentiful. In many cases, however, major flaws in design are apparent. Retrospective follow-up strategies allow for uniquely long follow-up intervals but are vulnerable to missing data and inadequate quality of the retrieved information (6,7). Conversely, in prospective studies, data may be collected in optimized conditions to maximize their quality and completeness. Indeed, large, prospective, real-world registries provide valuable complementary data not obtainable from randomized studies. However, in registries, adjusting effect estimates for measured confounders—with data validation using propensity score calibration—may be reassuring, but results are never considered as definitive.
Randomized clinical trials remain the best tool to obtain unbiased estimates of treatment effect. Randomized trials minimize bias by controlling for potential confounders (known and unknown) that may affect outcome and distort the apparent treatment effect (8). Controlled clinical trials should be pragmatic enough to achieve a balance in the struggle between external and internal validity. Indeed, roaming through methodology and inclusion/exclusion criteria may disclose problems in generalizing results from selected patient cohorts to real-world clinical practice (8). Patients included in randomized trials tend to have favorable outcomes. Reasons for benefit include enrollment of lower-risk patients, use of highly standardized protocols with supportive care measures, and special efforts to prevent treatment hazards (8).
The most frequently used clinical indicator of stent efficacy is target lesion revascularization (9). Nevertheless, given the low rates of revascularization after DES, very large studies are required to demonstrate clinically relevant reductions in this event. Combined clinical endpoints are also frequently selected as a primary outcome measure. However, interpretation of composite outcome measures may be tarnished by uneven clinical relevance of individual events or divergent effects (10). Accordingly, the potential value of emerging devices is usually initially addressed by surrogate angiographic endpoints that guarantee efficacy (9). In a second phase, larger-scale studies, without systematic late angiography but with long-term clinical follow-up, are required to demonstrate noninferiority, or even better, superiority in safety endpoints.
Small randomized trials provide important mechanistic insights, but their clinical results may be difficult to interpret. In these trials, special randomization schemes (different from 1:1) may increase precision of estimates in the new device arm but may generate imbalances in baseline characteristics (8). Furthermore, devising clinical implications from small studies designed to assess surrogate angiographic endpoints may be misleading. Actually, some of these occurred in SPIRIT II, the first randomized study comparing EES with PES (11–13). This trial may be considered a clear example of unstable estimates from a trial not powered for clinical endpoints. Indeed, in this trial, the clinical superiority of EES detected at 1 year vanished at 2 years, but re-emerged at 3 years (yo-yo effect) (11–13). This was further complicated by the occurrence of a late angiographic and intravascular ultrasound catch-up phenomenon—in an even smaller patient subgroup—that obscured the interpretation of the 6-month angiographic primary endpoint favoring EES (12).
Currently, noninferiority trials are frequently selected to compare DES. In noninferiority trials, reference treatment's efficacy should be well established, and sample size requirements tend to be larger (14). However, given the low frequency of adverse events after DES, relatively large differences are allowed in the noninferiority design to enable realistic comparisons. This pays the price of degrading the confidence in demonstrating "equivalence" between devices. Often the noninferiority margin and assay consistency may be questionable, thus claims regarding efficacy of the new treatment require cautious interpretation (14). Although most of these trials are justified (economic reasons, placebo [bare-metal stent] considered unethical), others may be criticized for merely studying a new marketable product ("me too" device) (14). Actually, the DES selected as comparator is of upmost importance because randomized "play-the-winner" initiatives may be selected to increase the perception of superiority. In this regard, final publications of recent randomized studies comparing EES with sirolimus-eluting stents are eagerly awaited.
Finally, only very long-term clinical follow-up of large randomized studies allows identifying outcome differences not apparent in relatively short-term clinical trials (6–8). However, even in randomized studies, description of clinical course should document phenomena likely to induce outcome changes, as unbalanced concomitant medical treatment (6,8). Furthermore, quality of reporting harms in randomized studies remains a matter of concern because safety reporting is frequently neglected (15,16). This problem may be particularly relevant when very-long-term information is ascertained. Strict methodological guidelines have been issued to avoid these deficiencies (16). Assessing whether clinical results continuously diverge beyond 1 year may be particularly challenging.
Trial Similarities and Differences
The COMPARE and SPIRIT IV trials represent the largest and more recent efforts to compare EES with PES in clinical practice (1,2). Both were high-quality, large randomized clinical trials with a superiority design powered to detect differences in hard clinical endpoints and with a pre-specified, long-term clinical follow-up. The primary endpoint, set at 1 year, included a composite of safety and efficacy outcome measures. Routine follow-up angiography was not part of these protocols. By design, allocation concealment was preserved and ascertainment bias avoided, but, as occurs in most interventional studies, complete blinding was not possible. Although lack of masking might theoretically affect late revascularization indication, consistent results were found when total and "clinically driven" revascularization rates were compared. The population pools from which samples were drawn (patients not enrolled) remained poorly characterized. However, in both studies, the attrition rate over time of enrolled patients was minimal. Finally, SPIRIT IV started only 6 months earlier than COMPARE, so chronologic bias should not be an issue (1,2).
There are also important design differences between these trials. Basically, COMPARE was a single-center study that included complex, real-life patients, whereas SPIRIT IV was a larger multicenter trial that included relatively selected patients/lesions. Nevertheless, SPIRIT IV had less restrictive inclusion/exclusion criteria than those used in previous SPIRIT trials. Overall, COMPARE patients had worse clinical and angiographic baseline characteristics, although, surprisingly, the prevalence of diabetes was significantly higher in SPIRIT IV than in COMPARE (32% vs. 18%) (1,2). Of interest, SPIRIT III demonstrated diverging clinical results after 1 year, but this late diverging pattern was not detected in SPIRIT IV (1,17).
Despite differences in trial design, considerable perspective can be gained by lumping together the results of both trials with previous data in a new meta-analysis (Fig. 1) (1–4,12,17,18). Consistent and robust results emerge in favor of EES. Reasons for the reduced rate of myocardial infarction after EES remain poorly understood, and their precise appraisal would require patient-level data analyses. Periprocedural myocardial infarctions may be reduced by the thinner struts of EES, leading to superior side-branch patency. Alternatively, improved endothelization, as previously demonstrated "in vivo" (19), may reduce the thrombosis rate. In the combined analysis the risk of stent thrombosis was strikingly reduced by EES. According to the temporal patterns seen in the current reports, both mechanisms appear to explain the reduced rate of myocardial infarction. This meta-analysis further emphasizes the superior efficacy of EES over PES to reduce revascularization rates (Fig. 1).
In both trials, dual antiplatelet therapy was mandated for only 12 months (1,2). However, an unexpected, yet relevant, management difference emerged during follow-up: namely, a drastic difference in the maintenance of the dual antiplatelet regimen (70% and 13% in COMPARE vs. 92% and 69% in SPIRIT IV, at 1 and 2 years, respectively) (1,2). This might favor SPIRIT IV clinical outcomes. Interestingly, at 2 years, COMPARE patients treated with EES received less frequently the combined antiplatelet regimen than those assigned to PES (11.4% vs. 15.4%, p = 0.02). If anything, this would favor PES outcomes unless the dual antiplatelet therapy would had been re-initiated following the occurrence of an event. On the other hand, equal (1:1) allocation during randomization—as performed in COMPARE—has the greatest power to detect differences in clinical outcome. Whether this may explain the differences beyond the first year that were detected in COMPARE despite its smaller size remains speculative. The more complex patient population included in COMPARE, coupled to the shorter dual antiplatelet regimen, might explain why minor—yet significant—differences in the clinical efficacy and safety outcome measures were detected after the first year. A complex clinical/anatomic scenario may be required to unravel subtle late clinical differences among DES. Furthermore, PES used in COMPARE were the newer generation of those used in SPIRIT IV (Taxus Liberté vs. Taxus Express) so that it is unlikely that this factor would explain the diverging late clinical outcomes. Further studies will be required to confirm the continuous divergence of event rates after 1 year between EES and PES.
Overall, SPIRIT IV might still be considered an efficacy trial (study under relatively ideal conditions), whereas the smaller COMPARE trial might be paradoxically labeled as a pragmatic or effectiveness trial (study under routine "real-world" circumstances). Although this classification might be too simplistic, the combined analysis of both trials (Fig. 1) would take the best of each world since efficacy trials maximize internal validity (true estimation of the association between the intervention and outcome), whereas effectiveness trials emphasize external validity (generalizability of results). Actually, sample characteristics may be more powerfully correlated with the long-term clinical course than the compared treatment interventions (6,8).
Finally, stratification (performed in both trials for diabetes) not only avoids potential imbalances caused by chance in carefully selected important variables, but also increases the validity of subsequent subgroup analyses (8). Indeed, stratification partially protects against type 1 and 2 errors. This is of interest, because diabetes presented a significant interaction with outcome results in both studies, further corroborating previous observations from earlier EES versus PES comparisons. If EES do not confer a distinct benefit over PES in diabetic patients, the higher prevalence of diabetics in SPIRIT IV could prevent the recognition of diverging outcomes beyond 1 year. Eventually, the way out of this conundrum would require a specific study in diabetic patients.
Final Remarks
Interventional cardiology is a rapidly evolving field, where new devices take the position of former generations still under evaluation. Indeed, the newer generations of EES (Xience Prime, Promus Element) and PES (Taxus Element), with advanced platform designs, have already replaced in the catheterization laboratory shelves the stents being compared herein. Again scientific prudence and genuine safety concerns should temper overriding enthusiasm. Clinical benefit from technical advancements should not be impeded, but short-cuts may lead to serious errors. The field and, above all, our patients, deserve that high methodological standards are kept in future studies to ensure a critical, comprehensive, and exhaustive appraisal of DES long-term results. We should be grateful to Stone et al. (1) and Smits et al. (2) for performing a systematic late clinical follow-up analysis of their patients. Their findings demonstrate that second-generation DES help the field to move beyond momentum.
Both authors have reported that they have no relationships to disclose.
↵⁎ Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.
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In upcoming Issue 175, TotalFilm.com has published some great aerial shots of Hobbiton in production. You can see a small preview image above and on their site by following this link. If you happen to get your hands on this issue and want to send us a scan, we won't refuse! 🙂 Please send it to email@example.com. [View Preview]Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Make the Hobbit Happen, Rumors Spy News, The Hobbit on November 27, 2010 by Celeborn Source: TotalFilm.com TotalFilm's Hobbiton Set Photos | Discuss


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Texas knows how to solve health care problems
In 2003, Texas health care was in full-blown crisis. There were not enough physicians, particularly in high risk, hospital-based specialties, such as obstetrics, neurosurgery and trauma. Pregnant women in 154 Texas counties had no local obstetrics care. The nearest doctor providing labor and delivery services was sometimes more than 100 miles away. In trauma situations, patients needing neurosurgery were being flown from Beaumont to Galveston or Houston, losing valuable time and lessening their chances of achieving a full recovery.
This shortage of physicians was partly due to an unrestrained health care liability system. All over the state, but particularly in rural areas, hospitals could not maintain traditionally high-risk services such as labor and delivery because physicians were leaving the state for other locales that weren't quite as litigious or were hanging up their stethoscopes altogether.
In response to this crisis, the Texas Legislature and voters acted decisively. They approved a set of landmark reforms in House Bill 4 and Proposition 12 to rein in the state's health care liability system.
The turnaround in physician workforce and improved access to care was almost immediate. The number of pediatric subspecialists – the doctors who care for children with complex and serious conditions – has increased more than 300 percent since 2003. The number of emergency doctors in rural areas has increased 64 percent, outpacing rural population growth by nearly a factor of 10. Thirty-five rural counties have added at least one obstetrician, including 16 counties that previously had none. All these numbers translate to better access to care for Texans.
In 2015, Texas again needs this kind of decisive action.
Hospitals are once again struggling to maintain certain services and, in some cases, struggling to stay open at all. Already this year, 10 rural hospitals have closed, leaving their communities without ready access to a hospital and the physicians who practiced there.
But this time the cause is not medical malpractice. It is unsustainable uncompensated care costs resulting from a growing number of uninsured Texans.
Several bills introduced in this legislative session would create a private health insurance option for more than 1 million uninsured, low-wage working Texans. Such a practical and fiscally responsible option would reduce the number of uninsured in Texas and reduce hospital uncompensated care. It would also engage consumers in their own health and wellness and require personal responsibility and accountability for health care choices.
Texas has an enviable medical malpractice environment and it attracts physicians from all over the country to practice in our communities. But, unless our state leaders act on increasing access to health insurance and reducing uncompensated care, the irony may be that there won't be hospitals for these physicians to practice in.
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"Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy."
After running out of time last weekend because I'd completely underestimated the length of the last two "Batman" films, it took me another four days before I got chance to see the final part of the trilogy. Although it was unfortunate that I couldn't watch them all back to back as I'd intended, at least the break allowed me some time to reflect on what I'd seen, what I'd hated, and what I hoped would improve in "The Dark Knight Rises".
I'm the first to admit that I know nothing about Bane. I think he was a minor character in one of the Joel Schumacher "Batman" movies, but I have no idea which one (although it's likely to be the one I didn't review, "Batman & Robin"). All the fanboys were going wild over this character, but I wasn't all that impressed by some fat Scottish bloke in a mask. Wasn't he supposed to be a Mexican in the comic books who had some superpowers from a potion injected into him?
I also wasn't impressed by the amount of lag in "The Dark Knight Rises". The story really dragged, pacing was ludicrous, and, when something important happened, it was rushed. This is a bit spoilery, but, seriously, can a broken spine be cured by punching the vertebrae back in and hanging from a rope for a couple of minutes? Wasn't there enough time to do it properly in a film nearly three hours long?
Of course, I only wanted to see "The Dark Knight Rises" for the new Catwoman as played by Anne Hathaway. The Sunmaid Raisins girl was definitely pretty enough for the role, but she didn't exactly light up the screen with her presence. Selina Kyle wasn't even referred to as "Catwoman" and, more disappointingly, she had no cats either. Oh, but she was a "cat burglar" to make up for it. Big hairy deal.
I did like the few moments that Bruce Wayne shared with Selina, but there wasn't any chemistry there or the sexiness of Michelle Pfeiffer's equivalent even when she was at her most nerdy. This "catwoman" was just a little bit too cynical and misanthropic for her own good.
The guy who played Tosh in "Torchwood" (and was in one episode of "Eastenders" with Phil Daniels) was in this too but I barely recognised him. I didn't recognise Tom Conti at all as the prisoner who helped Bruce Wayne until I looked up the cast list. I suppose that's to their credit as both were cast slightly against type.
The casting has always sucked in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" movies though. For some reason, he loves Cillian Murphy almost as much as aerial photography and making Batman stand on the edge of really tall buildings for no reason. Why was Cillian Murphy even in this? Was it just so he could rework that 50 year old joke about "death by ungabunga" into what should have been a more serious moment? Pretty lame stuff.
With both Commissioner Gordon and Batman out of the main spectacles of SWAT teams and more police running around than were entirely necessary, this was all about the previously mentioned Bane and his antics. What was he meant to be? A hybrid of Darth Vader, the "Predator" alien and a Teletubby? I've seen fake wrestlers on Saturday afternoon TV in better shape.
A really ridiculous moment (which stood out even more than Alfred's 180 degree turn into character inconsistency) was when Batman and Bane were fighting and they were knocking lumps of concrete out of buildings with their punches. All it needed was some onscreen "Kapow!" and "Biff!" balloons.
I won't spoil the ending for you too much, but be prepared for it to come at you completely out of left field just like "Kill Bill" with an unhealthy dollop of "Armageddon" thrown in. There's a third film which the ending borrows even more from, but I won't name it.
Well, that's my review of "The Dark Knight Rises" over just like the franchise. I honestly wanted this to be the best "Batman" movie ever to make up for the other two and prove to me that Christopher Nolan wasn't just a hack, but it was very disappointing.
I don't particularly like superhero movies or reviewing anything outside of the horror genre, but I started doing this because everyone else was. No, I wouldn't jump off a bridge if they did, but I thought they had found some treasure which I hadn't. I was misled.
My genre of choice will always be horror, that's what I know most about, and that's what still interests me. As long as Christopher Nolan keeps away from my favourite genre, everything will be fine.


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L. T. Taylor Intermediate School is rated a "B" school by the state of Mississippi. We are located at 159 Mable Street in Lucedale, Mississippi. We have approximately 300 third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. LTTIS has a Schoolwide Title I Program. Our teachers have high expectations for all our students and strive to meet the individual needs of each student. LTTIS students receive instruction on their individual reading and math levels in small groups. Our teachers and assistants also provide small group and one-on-one help as needed. Students work in the computer lab each day to improve reading, language, math, and science skills. Our students participate in the Accelerated Reading program in an outstanding manner every year. We have several active student organizations: Student Council, Junior Beta Club, Chess Club, Sign Language, Drama and Book Club. All students participate in our annual Science Fair and LTTIS Science Fair winners compete in Mississippi Regional Science Fair.
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This is a story of the heart.
Edmond's is no longer strong. But it still beats with an independence which fights against the very idea of entering a retirement home, while at the same time refusing help from Rose, his home carer. Nonetheless she stands up to him. She knows the tumult that a heart undergoes when it is forced to accept the unacceptable. Hers hasn't yet healed.
One day however, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose's support…
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Since moving to New Mexico, Deborah has shared her passion for helping students explore who they are as humans and as new therapists. Part of that excitement led to the development of both of her books, Little Windows into Art Therapy: Small Openings for Beginning Therapists, and Exploring and Developing the Use of Art-Based Genograms in Family of Origin Therapy. She continues to be moved by using art to help people connect with the people and places that they have come from. She believes that by using symbols and metaphor, the intergenerational flow of family beliefs, family secrets, ancestral strengths and sometimes multigenerational trauma, can emerge visually, linking our current lived experience to important ancestral, familial stories.
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There are more than 30 U.S. citizens who are currently being held hostage or are being detained outside the United States, the White House said this week, following the announcement of new hostage policies that could make it easier for families to pay ransoms to help free their loved ones. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 80 Americans have been taken hostage by terrorist or pirate groups, the White House added. Here's a few of the U.S. citizens who are still being held overseas. Click on parts of the photograph to learn more:
Aban Elias
Aban Elias, of Denver, Colorado, was working as a civil engineer in Baghdad when he was taken hostage on May 3, 2004. A few days after his capture, he appeared on the Arabic television network Al-Arabiya saying: "I was kidnapped, and I call upon the Muslim Association to interfere, kindly."
Al-Arabiya said it received the video from a group calling itself the Islamic Anger Brigade, which claims to have taken Elias hostage, CNN reported at the time. His family and friends said he was near Fallujah working with a relative on road projects. Elias has a wife and three sons.
Following the news of his capture, his family begged for Elias's release. His mother said Elias a good Muslim and has nothing to do with politics, CNN reported. In 2011, his brother Kazwan Elias told the New York Times that they are still unaware of whether he is alive or dead.
"We don't know if they beheaded him or he's in a jail somewhere. We just don't know," Kazwan Elias said.
Amir Hekmati
Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati was arrested in Iran in 2011 after he traveled there to visit his ailing grandmother for two weeks. He was arrested by Iranian intelligence officials just days before he was to return to start school at the University of Michigan, according to the website FreeAmir.org.
In Jan. 2012, Hekmati was charged with espionage, waging war against God, and corrupting the earth, and was sentenced to death in January of 2012, FreeAmir.org said. His death sentence was later overturned by a higher court citing insufficient evidence and a new trial was ordered. Hekmati was then tried in a secret in Dec. 2013, neither Hekmati or his attorney were notified of the trial and were not allowed to present a defense. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on the charge of "cooperating with hostile governments," the website said.
Hekmati was born in Arizona and grew up in Nebraska and Michigan. He joined the Marines in 2001 and served as an infantry rifleman where he served honorably in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His father is currently battling brain cancer in the United States, and fears that he will never see his son again, FreeAmir.org said.
Armando Torres, III
U.S. Marine reservist Armando Torres III was kidnapped on May 14, 2013, along with his father and uncle by armed men in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the FBI said.
Torres III is a U.S. Marine in the Individual Ready Reserve and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His father Armando Torres II and his uncle Salvador Torres, are Mexican citizens. The FBI said Torres, III drove across the international port of entry bridge in Progresso, Texas to visit his father. Shortly after he arrived at his father's ranch, armed gunmen entered and took the three family members by force.
They have not been seen or heard from since.
A month after his disappearance, his sister Cristina Torres told The Monitor newspaper that her family has not given up hope he will be found alive.
"We are doing all we can to get my brother back," Cristina Torres said. "We will continue to do all we can."
Austin Tice
Journalist Austin Tice was kidnapped in Syria in August 2012. Born and raised in Texas, Tice traveled to Syria as a freelancer hoping to tell the story of the ongoing conflict there, his family's website said. He was to attend his final year at Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. in that fall.
"He filed his last story and planned to leave to Lebanon Aug 14, [2012] three days after his 31st birthday. We believe he got into a car but never made it to the border," the website said.
Weeks later, a video emerged showing Tice being held by apparent jihadists, with a title that read: "Austin Tice is Alive," the website said.
"This is the only information we have received from his captors," the family website said. "No one has contacted us to claim responsibility, because of this, we cannot say for certain who is holding him."
Tice's parents have applauded Obama's new ransom policy. In an interview with CBS this week, they said they would have coped better with the kidnapping of their son had a policy been in place when he was taken. The family is still working to get him released, but that they believe he is alive.
Caitlin Coleman
American Caitlin Coleman was kidnapped in Afghanistan with her Canadian husband on Oct. 13, 2012 while traveling in Afghanistan. At the time of the kidnapping she was pregnant and it's believed she gave birth while in captivity.
The couple were seen on two videos in 2014 and said they were being held by the Taliban and plead for their governments to help them, the Daily Beast reported.
The videos reportedly were first emailed to Coleman's father by an Afghan man who claimed to have connections to the Taliban, the Daily Beast said.
"I would ask that my family and my government do everything they can to bring my husband, my child and I to safety and freedom," Coleman said in the video, ABC News reported.
The family has been held ever since and efforts to win their release have so far failed, U.S. officials told the Daily Beast.
Dean Sadek
Dean Sadek was kidnapped on Nov. 2004. The Charlotte, North Carolina resident was serving as a contractor in Iraq at the time of his abduction. A video released after his kidnapping shows him in front of a green wall carrying a U.S. passport and identification card for Dean Sadek.
The kidnapping was claimed to be in the name of the 1920 Revolution Brigade, a known insurgent group, Al-Jazeera reported at the time.
Neighbors said they often saw his wife and young child playing outside their home, WSOC TV reported.
Someone who said Sadek was her former brother in law wrote on The Jawa Report that he was a kind and giving individual "who loves his two sons dearly."
"If he loses his life he would be one more of the heroes to win freedom for others. I am totally devasted everyday not knowing what will happen to him besides his immediate family and children," she wrote.
Jason Rezaian
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian authorities on July 22, 2014, and has been held ever since for alleged spying. He was serving as the Post's bureau chief in Tehran when he was arrested.
In January, Iran's official news agency quoted a prosecutor saying Rezaian was indicted and will stand trial.
In Sept. 2014, CCTV America's Asieh Namdar interviewed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and asked him when Rezaian would be released.
At the time, Zarif said he knew Rezaian and that he had tried to help expedite the process of investigation in this case, but cautioned that the Iranian judiciary is "totally independent" from the executive branch of the government.
He said the prosecutor's office was currently investigating him for allegations that Zarif was not privy to.
"I hope that he can be cleared of all the charges and he can be released soon," Zarif told CCTV America.
Jeffrey Ake
Jeffrey Akem of LaPorte, Indiana, was kidnapped in Iraq on April 11, 2005. He was in Iraq to assist in the reconstruction effort as a private citizen, the website Jeffake.com said.
Ake and his wife, Lilly, ran a packaging equipment company and Ake was installing his company's equipment in an Iraqi water bottling plant when armed gunmen kidnapped him. A day later, a video was released showing Ake held by hooded and armed captors, the website said.
In spite of work by the FBI, military intelligence, and other groups, there is no information about Jeff's current status. He is the father of four children.
In April, in response to a query from CBS Chicago, the State Department said that out of concern for the safety of hostages and the privacy of their families, it doesn't comment on ongoing cases.
Robert Levinson
Retired FBI agent Robert Levinson was working as a private investigator when he traveled to Kish Island, Iran on March 8, 2007. He has not been seen or heard from publicly since he disappeared the following day. In 2010, a video showing him in captivity was sent to the Levinson family by his captors.
Despite a lengthy investigation, the U.S. government has no evidence of who is holding him, the Associated Press reported.
In 2012, the FBI announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his safe recovery and return.
"We are committed to bringing Bob home safely to his family. We hope this reward will encourage anyone with information — no matter how insignificant they may think it is — to come forward," said James W. McJunkin, assistant director at the FBI Washington Field Office.
Levinson has a wife of 37 years and is the father of seven.
Saeed Abedini
Saeed Abedini, a pastor and father of two, was arrested on Sept. 25, 2012 in Iran and later sentenced to eight years for threatening the national security of Iran through his leadership in Christian house churches, the American Center for Law and Justice said.
"This is a real travesty – a mockery of justice… Iran has not only abused its own laws, it has trampled on the fundamentals of human rights." Jordan Sekulow, Executive Director of the ACLJ, who represents Pastor Saeed's wife and children living in the U.S., said in a statement, FOX News reported.
The U.S. State Department condemned the sentence saying Abedini's attorney had only one day to present his defense, Reuters reported.
Story compiled with information from the Associated Press and Reuters.


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Foot-elevated pushup: If you're looking to upgrade your go-to moves, why not try simply lifting a leg? By taking one foot out of the equation, you're adding more weight onto your core, chest, and arms. This easy change will increase both your strength and stability.
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Google is always watching.
Filmmaker and graphic designer Jan Pineda, on a trip to Hong Kong, noticed several tin structures similar to those all over Salcedo and Legaspi, Makati—AKA Jollijeeps—and thought to look them up via Google Street View. What started as a general fascination with square objects turned into a somewhat Marxist idea. "I felt like the project is sort of an inventory," he shares. "Google Street View is a documentation of the city, and somehow you can see/observe the classes that support/thrive/live in a city. Metaphorically, these Jollijeeps look like the pillars that support the system."


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GRAND RAPIDS — For John Taratuta, the wheels of education are always turning.
"We can teach just about anything on wheels," he says.
The owner of Taratuta Driving School and Taratuta Truck Driving School is taking a synergistic approach to his latest foray into career-oriented education when he opens the doors to the Diesel Mechanics School this fall.
"I don't claim to be a diesel mechanic, but everyone has a need for them at times," Taratuta said. "Everything you touch has been delivered by a truck, but you also need a guy back there to keep the trucks running."
Taratuta enlisted the help of Tom Settle as the lead instructor of the Diesel Mechanics School. Settle has 11 years experience as a professional instructor of diesel technologies in the U.S. Navy.
"What we're interested in is not so much specific applications, but we want our graduates to think like a mechanic or think like a truck driver by changing how they perceive things pertaining to the industry," Taratuta said. "We'll teach them problem-solving with an approach of how a driver or mechanic would view it.
"We want them to think like a driver or a mechanic so their license is not just a license, but something they take pride in."
Taratuta said that the Diesel Mechanics School is filling a void in West Michigan.
"It's necessary," Taratuta said. "There are dozens of dealerships and thousands of mechanics, but no place to get the training.
"The diesel is the engine of the future. One-third of the cars in Europe are diesel-powered and some of them can get 100 miles per gallon. Historically, the diesel engine is more efficient than gas. With long-term fuel prices increasing, it is definitely the wave of the future, and with it there will be a need for people to service those engines.
"The big rigs are only about 20 percent of diesel market," Taratuta added. "There are a lot of other applications behind the scenes. Most hospitals have a diesel generator in the back which may never run, which is good. But it is there and must be serviced and able to be kicked on at the flip of a switch. With micro electronics and the difficulties they are having in California nowadays, it makes it even more important."
Taratuta said he discovered a need for qualified mechanics based on personal experience.
"We've had our vehicles from our truck driving school serviced by the dealership several times and have not been satisfied with the service that was offered," he said.
"The things that they were doing incorrectly, as far as service goes, is almost the equivalent of driving on the wrong side of the road.
"There is a need for proper training in the area."
Taratuta said the average mechanic spends approximately $30,000 on tools. The investment into training should be commensurate. The Diesel Mechanics program, which lasts six months, will cost students approximately $5,000.
"It's a good investment into a career," he said.
Taratuta has run the Taratuta Truck Driving School for the past three years. The Diesel Mechanics School will open its doors this fall.
"The two are very compatible," he said. "The same people who need truck drivers need diesel mechanics. There are also marine applications, mechanical, agricultural and other power applications."
The Taratuta Truck Driving School and Diesel Mechanics School are located in the same building at 1517 10 Mile NW near the corner of 10 Mile and Alpine.
"What we're trying to do is achieve a synergy where one supports the other. This will enable us to create more value," Taratuta said.
"We're making use of the space in a way that provides value. This is a good value not only to the Grand Rapids community but all of West Michigan.
"Our costs are about 20 percent lower than competitors with training fees, and that reflects on the costs of sharing prices."
Classes, which emphasize the basics of diesel engine technology, will be comprised of approximately 75 percent hands-on application and 25 percent theory, according to Taratuta. The six-month certification program covers 1,000 hours of training.
"It's for someone looking for a career change and (who enjoys) doing that type of work," Taratuta said. "That's a key for success.
"There are more and more ads for mechanics, because it runs kind of recession contrary."
The diesel mechanics school is classified as proprietary and falls within federal guidelines for students to qualify for federal aid.


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Ambassador Araud on Bloomberg TV
PETER COOK (BLOOMBERG TV) : Let me ask you first of all about a big story, an issue in France right now, a tragedy, the death of the Total CEO Christophe de Margerie. I wanted to get a sense from you, first of all how this might impact French-Russian relations going forward. We already have the tensions over Ukraine. Is there a chance that this could also add to those tensions or do you see this simply as a tragedy on its own?
AMB. GERARD ARAUD: No, I think this is a tragedy on its own. I think Christophe de Margerie was a charismatic "wider than nature" CEO for Total and so his death is a personal tragedy. As you know, Total has chosen a new President immediately who actually was the previous CEO. So now Total is in a transition period to adjust to this new reality.
PC: Mr. de Margerie made a lot of headlines in the United States as well because he was among those CEOs who questioned sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. Does France at this point see any reasons to ease up on the sanctions against Russia?
GA: No. It's very, very clear we have said that we will accept easing sanctions against Russia only if Russia takes significant steps on the ground in Ukraine. And for the moment, unfortunately we are not seeing them. Weapons are still flowing to Ukraine. There are still bloody incidents between separatists and the Ukrainian forces, so we are still far from it.
PC: What is the sanctions impact on business in France right now? We've had so much attention paid to the helicopter carriers, the mistrial carriers, the sale not so far going through to the Russians and what's going to happen with that deal?
GA: The French President has said, again, it will depend on the situation on the ground. We have put the delivery of the mistral system on hold for the moment. So we are looking at the situation. As we have said there is no reason to ease the sanctions so for the moment, right now, there is no reason to deliver the mistrial.
PC: There's a number of issues that you're dealing with in the United States right now including the fight with the Islamic State, France is part of the coalition taking on the Islamic State ISIL in Iraq, but not in Syria. What's the distinction in France? Why is France not part of the coalition when it comes to Syria?
GA: Because we considered that it's not possible to strike in Syria without having a Syrian strategy. You can't think that striking, conducting a military operation in Syria doesn't have a consequence on the Civil War, and especially in the situation of Assad. So we want to know what is down the road. Are we going to, at the end of the slippery slope, become de facto allies of Assad? No, its not possible. What are the roots of the ISIL? Actually ISIL is the son or the daughter of the civil war in Syria. So if you want to defeat ISIL, first we are convinced you have to solve the civil war in Syria, which means you have to get rid of Assad.
PC: Are the airstrikes the United States is conducting in Syria counterproductive, do you think?
GA: No, they are not counterproductive, but the problem is, you know, it's necessary to disrupt, to weaken the ISIL. But again, these strikes are going to be conducted on the long term, it has been announced by the American authorities, so it will have consequences on the civil war sooner or later, so we want to have a strategy, we want to be clear about what it means.
PC: President Hollande and President Obama spoke recently not only about the fight against the Islamic State but also about the situation, the Ebola crisis, in West Africa. I wondered if you could give us perspective: how is the Ebola crisis being received in France versus the United States? You have the unique vantage point, you've been there, you've seen the reaction here, some question of panic in places like Texas, what's your assessment?
GA: So again, maybe because we don't have cases in France, we only have one worker that we have repatriated from Africa. So there is no panic in France. We are serious about it, we have put in place an organization to face it, we will have a national exercise about Ebola, but for the moment there is no panic. But again, maybe because we have not faced the epidemic on our territory.
PC: What about the President's call here in the United States for the International community's should do more to stop Ebola at the source in West Africa.
GA: What the American President told my President, but also the other members, the British, the German, the Italian leaders is that we have to break the exponential curve of infections, which means isolating the infected persons. So the US is doing it in Liberia, the British are doing it in Sierra Leone, and so France is doing it in Guinea. So that was in a sense the advice, the request of President Obama and we are doing it in Guinea.
PC: Let me end really quickly on the economy. There are questions about a slowdown in Europe, questions about whether there can be steps taken in France and in Germany to boost economic growth. The United States is even delivering that message. Is that helpful for the United States to be offering that advice at this point?
GA: Yes, it's very helpful because you are not the only one. The IMF is also delivering this same message. And there is as you know a dialogue between the German and the French government, the new French government. The French government which has announced significant reforms in the labor market, but also telling the Germans to do their part of the job in terms of expenditures, in terms of investments. We need to boost the demand in Europe.
PC: Will we see a trade deal between the United States and the European Union in 2015?
GA: I hope so. Actually the French are committed to it.
PC: Alright, Mr. Ambassador, welcome again to Washington, thank you for joining us.
GA: Thank you very much.


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Accidentally biting your tongue while enjoying a snack or eating a meal rarely a causes significant trauma. However, there are other times when a blow to the face or other oral accident can seriously injure your tongue. In these situations, your dentist, Dr. Stephanie S. Karlin & Justin S. Petracek, offers these first-aid tips.
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Stepniewski, W.Z. (Wieslaw Zenon), 1909-
Rotary-wing aerodynamics.
New York : Dover Publications, 1984
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|Basic theories of rotor aerodynamics
Performance prediction of helicopters
|by W.Z. Stepniewski [and] C.N. Keys ; edited by W.Z. Stepniewski.
Recent literature related to rotary-wing aerodynamics has increased geometrically; yet, the field has long been without the benefit of a solid, practical basic text. To fill that void in technical data, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) commissioned the highly respected practicing engineers and authors to write one. The result: Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics, a clear, concise introduction, highly recommended by U.S. Army experts, that provides students of helicopter and aeronautical engineering with an understanding of the aerodynamic phenomena of the rotor. In addition, it furnishes the tools for quantitative evaluation of both rotor performance and the helicopter as a whole. --
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Supermarket chain Asda was transformed during the 1990s from one of the UK's drabbest retailers into a real powerhouse, nibbling at the heels of top dogs Tesco and Sainsbury. That process was capped by its acquisition in 1999 by US goliath Walmart. It is now that group's biggest international subsidiary, and the UK's third largest supermarket business. It overtook the then-ailing Sainsbury in 2003, and retained that lead for more than a decade, successfully widening its offering with enormously successful clothing brand George. However, top-ranked retailer Tesco remained beyond Asda's reach, though the acquisition of smaller rival Netto in 2010 helped to close the gap a little. The brutal competition on prices against discounters Aldi and Lidl took its toll on Asda more even than on its competitors in 2015, and towards the end of the year it finally surrendered the #2 position back to a resurgent Sainsbury. Asda spent the next few years trying unsuccessfully to regain the #2 position from Sainsbury's, before finally accepting a deal in 2018 to be acquired by the rival chain. After a full year of review, the merger was blocked by competition regulators in April 2019.
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Adbrands Daily Update 7th Jan 2020: American marketer Andy Murray, parachuted in by Walmart to take charge of Asda's marketing after it was displaced as the UK's #2 supermarket by Sainsbury's, is to return stateside. His mission remains unaccomplished: Asda still sits in 3rd place. Murray's successor as chief customer officer is Anna-Maree Shaw. It's one of several changes announced by CEO Roger Burnley in a complete overhaul of the UK management team. Asda also has a new COO in Anthony Hemmerdinger, as well as new CFO, supply chain officer and chief merchandising officer.
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Adbrands Daily Update 25th Apr 2019: As had looked increasingly likely over the past two months, the Competition & Markets Authority blocked the proposed merger of Sainsbury's and Asda, saying "We have concluded that there is no effective way of addressing our concerns, other than to block the merger." Both retailers accepted the decision with regret.
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Adbrands Daily Update 20th Feb 2019: The UK's Competition & Markets Authority, which has been investigating the proposed merger of Sainsbury's and Asda, expressed "extensive concerns" over the planned deal. It said the combination of the two businesses was likely to result in "higher prices, reduced quality and choice, and a poorer overall shopping experience across the UK". Any offer to divest large numbers of stores was unlikely, it said, to answer those concerns. Sainsbury's and Asda both expressed dismay at those findings, saying that the CMA's findings "fundamentally misunderstand how people shop". They have until mid-March to respond to the initial report, and a final decision will be handed down in April. However most analysts expect that the merger will be abandoned.
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Free for all users | see full profile for current activities: Associated Dairies was originally established in the late 1940s from the amalgamation of various regional British dairy farmers, and provided a direct outlet for their milk, butter and other farm products through various counter-service shops operating under the Craven and Farm Stores banners. In 1965, Associated Dairies was approached by Peter and Fred Asquith, who had acquired an old cinema in Castleford, West Yorkshire with the intention of substantially enlarging their family butchers' business. The result was the first self-service Asda supermarket, under the joint control of the Asquiths and Associated Dairies' Noel Stockdale. In keeping with both families' cost-conscious Yorkshire mindset, Asda set out from inception to offer the lowest possible prices. Several other outlets followed, including two huge refurbished warehouses acquired from American retailer GEM. But as other supermarkets moved upmarket during the 1970s and 1980s, Asda stores remained cheap, and also drab and charmless.
Meanwhile Associated Dairies diversified, buying Allied Carpets, and then furniture retailer MFI in 1985. The company changed its name to Asda-MFI, but the new business never really fitted in. Two years later, MFI managers bought that business out in what was then the biggest ever British MBO, and the dairy manufacturing business was spun off as Associated Fresh Foods (later becoming what is now Arla Foods), leaving Asda to stand alone. But the supermarket business was decidedly shaky. The group tried to widen its product offering - first step was an exclusive deal with George Davies to distribute his new George clothing line. Davies had himself been ousted from his clothing company Next when the chain, formerly the retail miracle store of the 1980s, fell on hard times. But the new line, introduced in 1990, got off to a slow start.
The purchase of 60 Gateway supermarket stores in 1989 left Asda with crippling debts of almost £1bn, and as the recession began to bite in 1991, Asda struggled on the brink of collapse. The appointment of Archie Norman as chief executive in 1991 changed all that. Formerly a finance director of rival retailer Kingfisher as well as partner at McKinsey, he introduced an unconventional sleeves-rolled-up management style, combined with extremely aggressive marketing tactics to back up the store's pledge of "low prices forever". With the support of commercial director Allan Leighton, Norman's hands-on approach to company procedures and to the quality of goods effectively reinvented the business. At the same time, the George clothing line finally began to find its market. In 1993, Asda sold Allied Carpets to Carpetland, and bought control of the George line two years later. Asda repeatedly went head-to-head with manufacturers and other retailers over a series of price-cutting exercises, which began in 1995 with vitamins, and were later extended to products as varied as painkillers, books, petrol, make-up and Levi's jeans. Sometimes, Asda got away with its price-cutting; at other times it was stopped by injunction.
These tactics annoyed manufacturers but worked with consumers. Sales and profits boomed and Asda had become the UK's #3 supermarket group by 1995. Unlike other chains which expanded their operations beyond the UK, Asda stayed at home and concentrated instead on building its range. Its George clothing competed directly with Marks & Spencer, and the Group gradually became the UK's fourth largest music retailer, as well as one of the biggest non-traditional book and news sellers.
In 1997, Norman moved from chief executive to chairman of Asda in order to allow time for a political career. He became Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells in Kent, and was later appointed chief executive of the Conservative party. His right-hand man Allan Leighton took over as CEO, maintaining the group's aggressive expansion. The following year, Asda announced it would launch a chain of 60 fast-food restaurants inside existing stores, selling own-brand curries, fish and chips and pizzas. The group also announced an internet and cable TV-based home shopping service in the South East targeting areas not currently served by Asda stores, and also selling foods and entertainment products. Asda's financial results for 1999 demonstrated the group's continuing strength. Profits grew to £423m on sales up to £8.2bn. The company promised further development of the George clothing brand, which saw its own sales climb some 15% over the year.
Since the mid-1990s, the group had been repeatedly involved in talks to take over other retailers. During 1997, Asda looked at a bid for newsagent WH Smith and tried to buy Granada's chain of Welcome Break motorway service stations. But in April 1999, after merger talks that had rumbled on and off for more than a year, the supermarket chain agreed plans to join forces with Kingfisher to create what would have been the UK's largest retail group by value. But it was not to be. Days before that merger was due to be approved by Asda's board, the company received an even better offer. Talks with Walmart had already rumbled on and off for several years, reaching an apparent high point in October 1998 before stalling. The Kingfisher merger plan renewed the American company's interest. Just as the all-British deal seemed to have been finalised, Walmart made a cash offer to acquire Asda outright for £6.7bn, a significant premium over the £5.6bn all-share offer from Kingfisher.
It was an undeniably neat fit, especially since much of Asda's management style and keen pricing policy had already been inspired by the US giant. The arrival of Walmart in the UK sent shockwaves through the sector as rival retailers shuddered at the thought of the US company's phenomenal buying power being brought to bear in the UK. Post-deal, Asda wasted little time in putting the squeeze on its rivals, mounting a series of aggressive price cuts during the summer of 1999.
Towards the end of the year Archie Norman announced his resignation as chairman to concentrate on other interests. At the same time, the company unveiled plans for a line of non-food hypermarkets in the UK, selling goods ranging from books to tableware. Asda said it would use Walmart's massive buying power to attack four main segments: books, newsagents, kitchenware/homeware and home entertainment. Meanwhile the company announced plans to start selling its George clothing line through selected Walmart stores in the US.
In 2000, an Asda hypermarket near Bristol was refurbished to become the UK's first jointly branded Asda Walmart superstore. However at the end of the year, chief executive Allan Leighton announced his resignation to take on other projects. He was followed a few months later by George Davies, whose clothing lines had done much to build the store's UK presence, and a string of other senior executives. The company attempted to win back some ground by claiming it had overtaken Sainsbury's to become the UK's #2 supermarket; however these claims were based on packs sold rather than by revenues. Asda's sales growth began to slow during 2000 and 2001, but an even sharper decline at Sainsbury's allowed Asda to overtake its rival for the first time in summer 2003. All 134,000 employees were given a day off with full pay in celebration. See full profile for current activities
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Daisy has developed a nasty cough and the vet gave us some cough suppressant, which she warned might have the side effect of making Daisy drowsy. Well, it has the side effect of making her stoned, is what it does; after I gave it to her, she sat one of her beds, head wobbling, and just, like, really looked at her paws, man. For hours.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Weeknight Dinner: Chicken Tagine with Two Kinds of Lemon
These are the types of foods I love to cook (and eat). If you close your eyes and just taste, you literally feel like you are somewhere else. But then you open your eyes and you're back at the kitchen table. Close your eyes and you're in the souk market. Open your eyes and...you're back at the kitchen table. You get it, I'm sure.
Morocco has long been one of the places on my list we "must see" but since the list is long, it always languished to the bottom. After tasting this dish, Morocco is moving up on the must-see list. And, since John and I can yet agree on a place to vacation this year, it might end up being "the destination" of 2014. I'm trying to convince John we can afford 2 vacations this year but so far I have gotten nowhere. My normally budget-busting boyfriend has become the tightwad - but not on all things mind you. Just ask him when we're getting that big screen TV and he'll tell you this weekend!
Lunch in Paris)
Serves: 4
1/4 cup olive oil
2 onions, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
2 chicken breasts, halved
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 cup white wine
1 cup water
2 tablespoons ginger, grated
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
2 small preserved lemons, chopped
Note: you can substitute the tagine with a large skillet, that has a lid.
In the tagine, slowly head up the olive oil. Add the onions and cinnamon stick, stirring to coat in the oil. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 3-5 minutes and push them to one side of the pan, stirring occasionally. Brown the chicken, in 2 batches, sprinkling with salt and pepper.
When all the chicken has been browned, return all the chicken to the pot. By this time the onions should be caramelized. Add the wine and water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and add ginger and cilantro. Put the lid of the tagine on and let the mixture simmer for 20 minutes. Add the fresh lemon juice and preserved lemons. Cook another 10-15 minutes with the lid on, until the lemons are heated through . Serve the dish sprinkled with additional chopped cilantro, if desired.
Until the next time my oven is on...
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I was intrigued by two kinds of lemon-sounds so deliciousReplyDelete
I have always wanted a tagine but just never plopped down the credit card at Williams Sonoma. You and my friend John and Kitchen Riffs both have Moroccan recipes on your blogs right now and you have really given me the bug. Now I might have to put Morocco and a tagine on my bucket list.ReplyDelete
Wow! This sounds delicious. I haven't eaten tagine in a long time - it might be time to try it again.ReplyDelete
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Some Stock Jocks Still Really, Really Want FiOS To Fail
Sanford Bernstein: Building New Networks 'A Losing Proposition' (Broadband Reports)
I've never seen anyone publically present numbers that would give a good sense of what FiOS' actual or potential IRR to Verizon might be. Its really not a straightforward issue, since the numbers can be viewed from different perspectives, and it probably engenders considerable debate both within the company and externally. Also, the Telcos have traditionally relied on strict historical P&L accounting while the cable industry focused more on cash flow, another factor that
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