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Last meeting: Bucs won 24-20 last season.
The skinny: Bucs have won five in row and seven of last nine games in series. Vikings last won at home in 2001, when Buccaneers were still in their division, former NFC Central. Last year, Vikings blew 17-0 halftime lead and lost when LeGarrette Blount's second TD run of game put Bucs up with 31 seconds left. ... Bucs 17-22 in night games, including 3-13 on road. Vikings 1-10 in last 11 prime-time kickoffs, but none were played at Metrodome, now Mall of America Field. They've won three of last four night games at dome. But they've lost 22 of last 31 night games overall, dating to Nov. 25, 2001. ... Bucs haven't recorded sack since September, with bye week and no QB takedowns behind line of scrimmage in last two games. ... Ronde Barber leads Bucs with three interceptions at age 37. Antoine Winfield leads Vikings with two interceptions at age 35. ... Bucs QB Josh Freeman has three TD passes in each of last two games after throwing only five over first four games. WR Vincent Jackson has 22 catches, three for TDs, and 282 yards over last two games. ... Bucs RB Doug Martin second among NFL rookies with 408 yards rushing, behind Washington's Alfred Morris. ... After going first four games without interception, Vikings QB Christian Ponder has been picked off six times in last three games. ... DE Jared Allen has six sacks in last five games, and Vikings have 15 in last four games.


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Understanding More About Financial Planning
Most of the businesses in various organizations or even in corporations depend on financial planning as one of the crucial activities to promote smooth operation of various activities. However, financial planning is also very important in various banks and other financial institutions that give out loan to the various people. Definitely not times when most of the people are given the actual amount of cash loan they ask for from various banks or financial institutions as there has to be the right planning of finance first to help allocate the amount of cash to lend to the various loan borrowers.
In any type of a business there has to be enough liquid assets to promote smooth running of various day to day activities and hence this can generally be promoted by ensuring the right financial planning in the business. One of the most important things in any kind of a learning institution or in a business organization is the various financial statements for various activities carried out in the various financial years. For an organization to have a smooth financial year free from the various financial challenges, financial planning is very crucial in ensuring that the various needed financial statements are properly prepared.
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For a business to grow in the right manner, there has to be proper tracking or monitoring of all the spending patterns in a business as well as the right business budgeting which all are promoted by the help of a good financial planning. Because of this, there results to an increase in cash flows in a business which helps to support the day to day business operations. By the having the right financial planning, you are generally able to promote availability of enough capital to your business which helps to ensure the right financial well-being or the right financial security. Financial planning generally gives you some nice investment ideas which helps you to improve your business.
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Three days of Yoga
The past few days have been pretty amazing. I got to meet a lot of cool people at three different yoga events. We went to Stone Harbor, Pitman and Mullica Hill, NJ.
Heathers mentor, Shannon, was doing a teacher training in Stone Harbor and Heather got to participate and say goodbye to some of her friends. To my surprise, Shannon wanted an aura reading. So, I got my space in the truck and went into the studio. I thought all of Shannons students would leave, but I quickly realized everyone was very curious and wanted to watch. All my sessions are usually private, so this was very different for me. Part of me felt like I was giving a performance. After finishing up the reading, I opened my eyes and her students were clapping and one girls jaw was halfway down. I had a lot of fun reading Shannon and meeting her students.
The next day we went to the Solstice Soul Fest in Pitman, NJ. That is the first outdoor yoga event that I've been to. I really enjoyed being apart of a large group. It's interesting because most people I meet, they don't like being in large crowds. Don't get me wrong, I love being alone and having time to create, but I really do enjoy being apart of big group. I think that is why I like big cities. There is something comforting to me knowing that a lot of people are around.
After the Solstice Soul Fest, we taught our first workshop at Blissful Yoga in Mullica Hill, NJ. It was a last minute event, so we didn't have many show up, but we still really enjoyed it. I opened with a meditation on grounding and Heather followed with a gentle warrior flow. After that I closed with a mediation on replenishing with your unique energy.
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It was a big week for Apple: the company's iPhone officially turned 10 years old.
On June 29 Apple celebrated the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone. The handset, which changed the world in meaningful ways and continues to be a dominant force in the mobile world, was first unveiled in January 2007. It delivered a new design concept, appealing software, and a touchscreen that made people forget about the physical keyboard. It also ushered in a new generation of smartphone and software design.
While Apple's (AAPL) iPhone anniversary controlled much of the week, it wasn't the only Apple story to make news. Apple and Hertz, for instance, signed a self-driving car pact. And Apple CEO Tim Cook again sounded off on the importance of India to his company's broader ambitions.
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- Apple's iPhone celebrated its 10th anniversary this week. And although the company didn't have a big celebration, the Internet was flooded with looks back at the original iPhone, what it offered, and what it meant to the mobile and technology industries as a whole. Fortune had several iPhone anniversary features, including a comparison between today's iPhone and the iPhone of 2007. There was also a look at the iPhone's best and worst predictions over the years, and an eye on which iPhone was "best for investors." And if you're wondering what the future might hold for the next iPhone, there's this look at some of the top rumors.
- Ever wondered whether buying an iPhone on June 29, 2007 or investing in Apple stock that day would have been a better investment? Fortune examined which move would have been best for your wallet.
- The week kicked off with a new look at Apple Park, the iPhone maker's new headquarters. Documentarian Duncan Sinfeld published a new video captured from his drone as it flew all over the campus. The video follows the installation of trees around the main building, as well as some enhancements to the Steve Jobs Theater. It's worth checking out.
- This week, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted his company's efforts in India, saying that it has helped create 740,000 jobs in the country through the so-called "app economy." Cook added that he plans to have Apple's Indian facilities operating with fully renewable energy in the next six months. The comments were part of a broader push by Cook to strengthen Apple's relationship with India as it looks to target the country's growing consumer base.
- Apple is partnering with Hertz to test its self-driving car technology, according to a report. Apple will install its autonomous car technology in six of Hertz's vehicles. However, Hertz (HTZ) and Apple are only testing the technology and won't allow the rental company's customers try out the vehicles on the open road.
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Politics & Other Mistakes: Mills the monster
Janet Mills is a liberal fiend.
The newly inaugurated Democratic governor is raising taxes, seizing guns, importing illegal immigrants, providing welfare to lazy slobs, and legalizing publicly funded abortions for the entire nine months of pregnancy and even afterwards for kids who play violent video games or have the audacity to return home to live with their parents following college.
I know all this is true because I read it in press releases and online comments from assorted Republican and fanatic conservatives, who'd have no reason to fabricate falsehoods about a political opponent, particularly one who's been in office for about 20 minutes and hasn't yet had time to locate the executive bathroom.
I'll forego the more obnoxious trolling, but GOP state chairwoman Dr. Demi Kouzounas had this critique of Mills' inaugural address – hours before she delivered it: "The so-called 'new direction' Janet Mills has promised will be a return to the [former Democratic Gov. John] Baldacci era, with budget and pension shortfalls, economic failures and piles of new debt if Janet Mills cannot resist the worst impulses of the special interest coalition that has fought for eight years to regain power."
At least the Maine Heritage Policy Center's Jacob Posik waited until after Mills gave her speech to condemn it: "Overall, Mills offered a big government vision that will include tens of millions in new spending and make Maine people more dependent on government and the welfare state."
Here's Jason Savage, executive director of the Republican Party: "I want to call the idea of Democrats spending money as fast as they can, or passing something without knowing what's in it unprecedented, but it's not. It's straight out of the liberal playbook."
Now for a bit of reality. With the exception of signing an order to expand Medicaid (something voters supported by a solid majority in a 2017 referendum), Mills hasn't actually done anything yet. She hasn't even proposed doing much, unless you count putting solar panels on the Blaine House and a "Welcome Home" sign at the entrance to the Maine Turnpike. Neither of those initiatives seem particularly provocative.
Mills has promised not to raise taxes during her first two years in office. She's nominated cabinet members that even GOP critics concede are highly qualified. She said she won't reignite the controversy that was started by her predecessor over the labor mural. She has yet to endorse any of the more radical pieces of legislation introduced by her Democratic colleagues. She seems intent on correcting the myriad problems plaguing the state Department of Health and Human Services (a sizable portion of which are the responsibility of the previous Republican administration). And she hasn't launched a single profanity-laced tirade against enemies, real or imagined (also a hallmark of the departed governor).
It's far too early to say if Mills will become bogged down in the bumbling incompetence that marked Baldacci's tenure as governor. But even Baldacci managed to blunder through his first few months in office without committing any disastrous mistakes. There's no reason to think Mills will do worse.
Nor is there any reason to believe she'll do better. But the possibility is out there, so we ought to be willing to wait until she does something – anything – before yielding to the currently fashionable trend of condemning her to political hell for what appear to be imaginary sins.
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Shouldn't Al change his column from Politics & Other Mistakes to Democrat talking points 101.
Why is Mr. Diamond allowed to say these things every week? Shouldn't someone else be allowed to?
@Not Quite Dead Yet.
About your comment: Do you really think limiting free speech in the "Opinion" section of an online paper is the way to go? If so we would have to shut down a lot of people from having an opinion, all opinions.
And: Do you actually think people don't say what they want (Within publishable Etiquette) in "Opinion Articles" and in the comment section?
Just curious what you consider allowable.
Dear Mr. Samo,
I don't understand. What to you want me to say?
Not Quite Dead Yet, I encourage you to write a weekly opinion piece and submit it to the DB for publication. I will read it and hopefully laugh as much as I do at Al's essays.
Obviously Al didn't listen to governor Mills inaugural address. She listed a myriad of ways she was going to spend money. Does he think the state has some secret way of making money? Does Al not understand the state gets money by taking it from the working people? All of her "well-intentioned" programs require funds. The way the state gets money is by taxation. Hello Al , that means raising taxes. And by the way, her Democrat cronies have proposed 12 new gun laws, taxpayer funded abortions and raising taxes. Elections have consequences and the duped Maine voters are on the verge of seeing the lunacy that is the Democrat party.
@Eddie. Al has tried to pertray the same attitude with Gov. Mills as he had with former Gov. LePage and failed miserably. He started out fine but by the end of his article he was just talking about good ole Gov. LePage. It's kind of funny how his man crush for the former Gov. shows.
Yes the new Gov. has in fact said some of the things he claims are fake news I've heard it on wabitv5 or is that fake news too Al ?
As far as her ideas go... yes our taxes will definitely be going up !!!!
Well we've had a good shot at seeing the kind of lunacy the Republican Party had on offer...
Dear T J Greaton,
I don't think I could do that. You have to be smart. But thank you for your suggestion. I'll think about it. Good Bye.
what Al is pointing out, in a humorous way, is the lack of critical thinking skills employed by the blatantly partisan.
yes you, and you, and you.
yes you, and you, and you.... and Al
I have known Janet for years. She is a good person who will do her best to improve the state of Maine. She won't use fowl language and she won't go against the will of the people when they vote for something and she won't raise taxes if there is any other alternative. If that bothers you then you most likely have been brainwashed so throughly that nothing will ever change you.
Dear Mr. Richy,
I think it should probably be foul language as I don't think it makes any sense the way you wrote it. Chickens and ducks and the like don't talk much and I don't think they know how to type either. Also I like the idea of having your brain washed. Mine gets so dirty sometimes. Do you know where I could go to have it done? Thank you. Good Bye.
NQDY, fowl would be permissible if one was taught using common core English...
If you have anything worth reading, sign your name!
So for now the D B doesn't allow any criticism of our new governor.No criticism here, just an observation.She says no tax increases until the surplus that former governor Lepage built has been spent.She predicts that will take two years.This may not pass D B admin..Many comments don't.
I'm sure Janet is a fine person and all that but, The Rule of the Dems is Tax and Spend.
But THANKS to Gov LePage savings, we get 2 years of no tax increase but only while the Dems give all that money away....
I say 2 years but something tells me they will find ways to spend it much faster than that. Their "constituents" are already lining up at their door with their idle hands out.
Then.... It's back to Tax and Spend, Tax and Spend.
If so, me and my savings are going bye bye.
Hurry back Paul... Before they run our state further into the poor house. Then there will be nothing left to tax.....
Tax and spend
The Republican party has done a very good job painting democrats as tax and spend liberals but if you look back in history instead of just repeating false statements put out by both parties you would find that public debt as a percentage of GDP reached it's lowest after ww-2 in 1973 white Richard Nixon, a Republican was president.
Debt as a share of GDP has consistently increased since then, except during the terms of presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton both Democrats.
Public debt rose sharply during the 1980s, as President Reagan cut tax rates and at the same time increased spending.
Public debt again rose sharply in the wake of the 2007–08 financial crisis caused which many believe was caused by relaxed regulation in the financial markets during the 2nd Bush administration and the resulting significant tax revenue declines and government spending in an effort to bail out banks, the auto industry and get the economy rolling again.
Which brings us to the current administration. You would think now that the economy is strong national debt would be going lower but it is continuing to rise at the same rate it did during the Obama era when we were trying to dig ourselves out of the recession.
So looking back at the history of Tax and Spend with the exception of the Obama administration when spending increased do to the recession the label Tax and Spend should be firmly stamped on the forehead of most Republican Presidents. Sorry but facts Don't lie, the same cannot be said about political parties and news outlets.
Absolutely correct that both parties generally have a spending problem. The difference being the taxing problem. Hence the label tax and spend. Democrats typically raise taxes. Here in Maine we had eight years of lower taxes AND lower spending. Politicians try to please everyone. Problem is that the number with their hands out grows every year. More of them need to be like governor lepage and learn to say no. Someone once said " if you want more of something subsidize it and if you want less of something tax it" we need a reversal. in a way we need to subsidize work and tax laziness. I'm just not sold on the idea that governor Mills is up to the task. Can she say no? I have my doubts. Hopefully she proves me wrong.
@not quite dead yet;because the DB thinks Mr. Diamond is a genius and anyone that might disagree with his wisdom may not get their opinion published.It has something to do with the first amendment i think.Maybe Mr. Diamond is part of DB admin.
What are you talking (ranting) about? Prayers to you.


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The paper below is an analysis of misreporting by media in general and EPW in particular on the subject of July 7, 2017 order of Supreme Court of India on Ganga and Yamuna.
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It is widely reported that Flybe is going to be selling off runway slots at London's Gatwick airport to raise funds. The potential sell-off of 25 take-off and landing times, could raise up to £20m. Shares in Flybe soared more than 20% on hopes a deal will be found. The airline said it was talking to various parties reported to include easyJet.
As you may have seen in Airline Economics Issue 13, Flybe needs to act and getting out of Gatwick would be a great move for the regional but it should include Luton slots in the sale too and get the process over with. Flybe said: 'Discussions are ongoing and there can be no certainty as to whether any transaction will be forthcoming.'
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As much of a whirlwind Day 2 threw me into, even more adventure was in store for the next day.
I had a walking tour scheduled for later in the afternoon, and, unlike the day before, I wanted to make sure that I had plenty of time to get there. One great way I stay active when traveling is by walking anywhere I possibly can. By skipping the bus or taxi, I can burn calories, as well as stay at the top of the competition with my FitBit opponents. With these motivating factors in mind, it was a breeze walking the 30 minutes through throngs of tourists and the bustling Roman metropolis to arrive at my meeting point with time to spare.
After arriving and putting on our headsets, our group set out towards our first destination of many for the day, the Colloseum. I was quite interested in the history of this massive structure, learning such things as the various types of imported animals brought in to fight, as well as which seating was for the working class versus the Roman elite. I'll let the photos speak for the rest of this experience.
Next, we set out for the Roman Forum. The tour guide rattled off hundreds of facts as I immersed myself in the ruins of what used to be a hub of government buildings and a sprawling marketplace. Like the other tours I'd been on during my trip, I often lost my group while eyeing snapshots of these marvelous pieces of architecture. But I didn't care. Gaining access to a site whose existence I was only vaguely familiar with beforehand took all of my attention as my camera snapped away.
After leaving the forum, our group was led through the historic center streets, where we eventually arrived at the Trevi Fountain. The legend is that if you throw a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder with your back turned to the fountain, you're guaranteed another visit to Rome. It was a chaotic space, with people squeezing in and around others to get the perfect spot in front of the fountain to toss their coins and snag a perfect photo. In addition to this commotion, capturing the sheer majesty of the Trevi Fountain was overwhelming. The gleaming white limestone was sculpted so intricately that I could have been brought to tears (if I weren't being rushed out by other ambitious travelers.)
We then set out for the Pantheon. I'd already had the chance to visit this building during my second day, so imagine my amazement as I found even more angles to capture of the church than I had the day before.
We then walked a few meters over to the Piazza Navona. Some notable pieces in this piazza include:
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The Church Sant'Agnese in Agone
After sharing the history of each of these sites, our tour guide bid us farewell. I'd easily worked up an appetite and decided to patronize a restaurant in the Pantheon square at Ritorno al Passato.
I then explored as much of Rome and the Trastevere streets as I could since this would be my last day of wandering around Rome.
Dinner time soon came and I decided that, despite the many whole pizzas I'd consumed in my Italian travels, I'd visit a popular pizzeria nearby, Ai Marmi. After waiting to be seated for several minutes, a waiter asked me if I'd be willing to sit at the same table as two other men looking to get a slice. And I'm so glad to have been asked this! After sitting down, we quickly grew from strangers asking the typical probing questions, to good friends. One man, from Southern Italy, the other from the Netherlands, gave me tons of traveling, work, and relationship advice in our few hours together. I ended my night with a plethora of travel tips -- proof that traveling can bring about more unexpected encounters than planned. Did I mention they paid for my food and drinks?! Always a plus in my book.
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Young Adults Choose "Cool Cities" During Recession
The Occupy Wall Street crowd is seemingly ubiquitous across much of America. But it is not surprising that these groups, mostly made up of young adults, are congregating in cities known to be friendly to twenty- and thirtysomethings as confirmed by new Census data on migration.
The double whammy of the mortgage meltdown and unemployment surge changed all that. While young people are moving less than before, it is interesting to see where those who did move went. Heading the list are Denver, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Austin, Washington D.C., and Portland. The top three areas and our nation's capital, arguably, fared relatively well economically during the recession. But all seven are places where young people can feel connected and have attachments to colleges or universities among highly educated residents.
Public Workers Pay to Add Work Time, Costing State Pensions
Government workers in 21 states are using an obscure perk to retire early or to boost their annual pensions by thousands of dollars, which can cost taxpayers millions more in payments to retirement funds, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
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People who own what is considered the safest type of municipal bond may be in for a surprise. This safe debt, called a general-obligation bond, is said to be the next strongest thing to Treasuries because it is backed by a "full faith and credit" pledge. That means the government that issued it will pay it on time, no matter what.
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College Access Advocacy: the Bridge Builders Forum at John Jay College/
Partners for Change Coordinator Sophie Gray attended the Bridge Builders Forum at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to support the Partners for Change fellows in their College Access and Success advocacy event. Listening to the panelists of one workshop, "Envisioning my future: Panel of Professionals," Sophie saw the theme of the benefits of volunteering emerging as the panelists spoke about their career trajectories. The day was also a testimony to the College Access Fellows' upbeat attitude and the possibility of concrete solutions to the problems and root causes of a lack of equitable college access for all.Read More


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The evening of Saturday, April 13, 2013 the San Francisco Chapter of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo celebrated, at the Basque Cultural Center of South San Francisco, its twenty-seventh (27 th) annual Festa dei Fiori.
The event was emceed by the newly-elected President, Arlene Callegari. The 127 members and guests feasted on soup, salad and a choice of Filet Mignon, Rack of Lamb or Salmon, and crème caramel. The tables were gaily decorated by beautiful seasonal flowers donated by members Angelo and Irma Ferro of the San Francisco decorating emporium, Fantastico. The Ferros have donated the floral decorations for all the previous 27 events.
After dinner, the guests danced until the wee hours to the music of George Campi and his band. The event was organized by Arlene Callegari and Susan De Vincenzi with the able assistance of Peter Pessagno and Louise Oneto. Among the guests were Richard Cuneo, Pacific Coast Governor of the Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, Joseph Brignole, former President of the Associazione, Joseph Scodella, President of the Ligure Club of Oakland, and their respective spouses.
The Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, San Francisco Chapter has 250 members from mostly the San Francisco Bay Area, with some members in Southern California, Utah, Oregon, Missouri and Illinois. For further information about the Liguri nel Mondo, please see our website www.sfliguri.com or write to Associazione Liguri nel Mondo, P. O. Box 29358 San Francisco, CA 94129-0358.


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Hey there! I'm Robert. I manage the Instagram account @JustPrintmaking.
Ever since starting the account, I've had a goal to bring exposure to both emerging and established artists that focus on print.
I love Printmaking of all sorts. Relief, Intaglio, Lithography, Screenprinting, drypoint...if it prints, and looks amazing, I'm interested.
So, with the account approaching 1,000 followers, I wanted to expand this adventure of mine a bit. I'm doing that by starting a blog site!
Here, I plan to post about all things printmaking. I plan to feature emerging artists with focuses in print. I plan to introduce new and old techniques and styles to those interested. And, I plan to have fun while doing so!
To get things started, and help pay for site hosting, I want to introduce a T-shirt that I designed and plan to print! I'm open for pre-orders now, and will begin production when I get 20 shirts ordered, or by 3/1/17, whichever comes first. So, if you're interested in supporting this venture, and love printmaking, please order a shirt. (Sample Pictured below)
Thanks, all!
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SECUNDERABAD: Vinod Kumar Yadav, General Manager, South Central Railway held a Press Conference at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad today i.e. 10th April, 2018 to brief the media on the Annual performance of South Central Railway during the last Financial year 2017-18. He highlighted the achievements of SCR in all areas viz., Infrastructural development, Safety & Security, Passenger & Freight Earnings, Water conservation, Green Initiatives, Digital Initiatives, HR initiatives etc.
SCR has registered a substantial growth in all areas of operation during the last fiscal, on the strength of various innovative measures. Priority has been accorded to Infrastructure development, maximizing rolling stock utilization, enhancing thrust on safety and focusing on HR initiatives, the General Manager stated.
This has earned recognition for South Central Railway, with the railway Board awarding the most coveted 'Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant sheild' for registering overall best performance on Indian Railways, during the year. Four departments viz., Commercial, Electrical Engineering, Environment & Cleanliness and Stores are receiving best efficiency shields at Indian Railways level for recording the sterling performance. Lallaguda Workshop is adjudged as Best Workshop (Rolling stock) and the Running room at Visakhapatnam being maintained by Vijayawada Division is selected for best running room shield at National level. In total, South Central Railway is going to receive seven efficiency shields.
During the Press meet General Manager elaborated the achievements of SCR and also said that on 10th April,2018, he met K.T.Rama Rao, Hon'ble Minister for IT, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Govt. of Telangana to discuss various Rail developmental issues. He informed that fruitful discussions were held with Hon'ble Minister about proposed construction of Road over Bridges (RoBs)/Road under Bridges (RuBs) in twin cities (Hyderabad and Secunderabad), developing of terminal stations in synchronisation with the Master plan of HMDA, land issues for the upcoming Railway terminals at Cherlapalli and Nagulapalli and for the proposed POH terminal at Kazipet. General Manager said that the cost enhancement proposal for the extension of MMTS phase – II project upto Raigir station was accepted in principle by the Hon'ble Minister. He expressed his happiness for the optimistic response from the Govt. of Telangana and it was decided to have another meeting shortly to sort out the issues.
John Thomas, Additional General Manager; N. Madhusudana Rao, Principal Chief Operations Manager; M.G.Sekharam, Principal Chief Commercial Manager were amongst the officials present. Earlier, M. UmaShankar Kumar, Chief Public Relations Officer, SCR welcomed the Media.
Achievements of SCR during the last Financial Year 2017-18
Traffic Volume and Earnings :
- During the last fiscal (2017-18), Gross Originating Earnings registered an amount of Rs.13673Cr, which is +12% more as compared with last financial year (Rs.12173Cr)
- SCR carried 379 Million originating passengers around 10.4 lakh passengers per day. The Passenger earnings are Rs. 3861Cr during this period registering a growth of +8.3%.
- In the freight segment, Zone has loaded 103.048 Million Tones, with an earnings of Rs.9260Cr, recorded an increase of +6.4% in loading and +16% in earnings as compared with previous financial year (96.823 Million Tones loading and Rs.7975Cr freight earnings).
Infrastructure Development
- 113 Kms of New Railway Line has been completed in the last fiscal. This includes
- 73 Kms of Humnabad–Gulbarga New Railway Line part of Bidar–Gulbarga New Railway Line project;
- 21 Kms of Kadapa–Pendlimarri New Railway Line part of Kadapa- Bengaluru New Railway Line;
- 19 Kms of Mathampalli–Raghavapuram New Railway Line as a part of Jaggayyapet–Janpahad – Vishnupuram New Railway Line.
- 17 Kms of Doubling completed between Parbhani–Mirkhel as a part of Parbhani–Mudhked Doubling Project.
- 09 Kms of Third Line completed between Mancherial–Peddampet Third Line Project including construction of major bridge on river Godavari.
- A record 600 Route Kms was electrified in the last fiscal.
- The sections completed are
- Guntakal – Chiksugur -137 RKms,
- Guntur – Guntakal – 325 RKms,
- Guntakal – Dhone – 97 RKms,
- Gooty –Pendekallu – 28 RKms and
- Secunderabad – Bollarm – 13 RKms.
- Electrification of Guntur–Guntakal and Wadi–Guntakal major sections facilitated to introduce electric traction engines for seamless running of trains.
- The prestigious Rail Bogie Karkhana at Yadgir has been completed in the record time and started functioning from last fiscal on wards.
- An innovative Bolster Spring changing Gadget for coaches has been developed by Vijayawada division. This will help in reducing the detention time to coaches for the activities like changing springs to coaches etc.,
Safety and Security:
- SCR accords top priority to safety and security. No major incident affecting passenger safety was reported in the last fiscal.
- To avoid any untoward incidents at Unmanned Level Crossing (UMLCs), SCR has taken up the task of elimination of UMLCs on war footing. Towards achieving 'No unmanned level crossing', 137 such crossings have been eliminated in the last fiscal. In addition, a total of 20 manned level crossings were removed. At present there are 131 UMLCs on the Zone excluding 20 UMLCs on Kakinada – Kotipalli section, which are planned to eliminate in the current fiscal.
- To strengthen safety at manned Level Crossing gates surveillance cameras were installed at 02 LC gates on trial basis and it is proposed to extend the same on phased manner.
- SCR Zone is taking active part in conducting the trials for the indigenously designed TCAS equipment to strengthen safety in train running.
- Construction of Foot Over Bridges is now brought under safety aspect and in the last fiscal a total of 03 FOBs was constructed for easy mobility of passengers from one platform to other and it is proposed to construct new / additional FOBs in a large scale.
- Security has been strengthened in trains by deploying RPF/GRP personnel on escort duty in all the important identified express trains on regular basis resulted in reduction theft cases in trains.
Passenger Services:
- SCR has introduced 04 new originating train services, which include 2 prestigious Humsafar Express and 09 Train services were extended, which include Machilipatnam Express up to Bidar and Kolhapur Express up to Manuguru. Recently, Goutami and Cocanada Express were extended up to Lingampalli.
- To cater to the ever increasing passenger rush, 93 coaches were permanently augmented by 45 train services during last FY.
- In the last year, a total of 1454 special trains were operated and 7237 extra coaches were attached by regular trains for the benefitting 19.21 lakh passengers
- At Lingampalli station recently 'Other End Maintenance' facility was inaugurated to ease the maintenance of extended trains to Lingampalli.
Energy Conservation and Green initiatives:
- All the stations and service buildings over the Zone are converted into 100% LED lit and SCR is the first Zone on Indian Railways to achieve this target. With this annual savings of 46.5 lakh units of electrical energy and an amount of Rs 393 lakhs per annum will be saved.
- During the last fiscal a total of 3.3 MWp solar panels, 125 day light pipes and 6700 LPD water heaters were installed. With this on the Zone a total of 5.4 MWp solar panels, 394 day light pipes and 207500 LPD water heaters are available. This results in savings of 91.4 lakh units of energy and an amount of Rs. 595 lakhs per annum.
- All these efforts are helping in reduction of carbon emission to a tune of 4919 tonnes.
- SCR has bagged 02 National Energy conservation awards from Ministry of Power in Office building sector, General category sector etc.,
- For the effort being done by the Zone towards Green environs, Green Co rating has been given to Workshops at Lallaguda, Rayanapadu and Tirupati. In addition, Rail Nilayam, Hyderabad Bhavan and Secunderabad station are also certified with Green Co rating.
Water Conservation
- Zone has taken up the water conservation measures in a big way, in this direction several initiatives were taken up such as construction of 37 wells, water harvesting pits at 389stations, roof top water harvesting at 885 buildings, rejuvenation of 39 old water ponds and rejuvenation of 17 heritage wells etc.
- Water recycling plants are made operational at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Kacheguda and Tirupati.
- Water auditing has been taken up at all the major stations.
- The average yielding is 15 Lakh Liters per day with annual savings of around 10 Cr.
Digital India initiatives
- Wi-Fi facility has been introduced at 28 important A-1 and A category stations and 45 Railway stations with rural background in the last fiscal. With this, a total of 82 stations over the Zone are being provided with high speed Wi-Fi facility offering world class experience to the passengers.
- An innovative mobile app 'NavRas' (Navigation for Railway Station) for navigating the facilities available at station and 'Rail Station Info' app has been developed at Kacheguda station.
- Guntakal Division has developed a QR code on its paintings at Dharmavarm and Anantapur stations. The passengers alighting at these stations will be able to know the tourist important places in and around these stations by capturing the QR code in their mobile.
- Kacheguda station has been declared as first DigiPay station on Indian Railways, and 11 more stations are also declared as digipay stations.
HR initiatives
- First of its kind, a mega passport mela (Mee Kosam) has been organized at Rail Nilayam in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs for the benefit of Railway employees and their family members to get passport easily.
- Zone has organized International tour to Singapore and Malaysia for Group C and D employees at highly subsidized rates.
- For the convenience of unemployed Railway employees' children, a mega job mela (Mana Kosam) has been conducted at Secunderabad in association with several private firms, for which enormous response has been received and around 5000 applicants were offered a job by the participating companies.
- To resolve all the service related issues of railway employees Mana Kosam facilitation hub has been inaugurated at Rail Nilayam
- All the Group C and D staff working in all the departments over the Zone are being nominated for Project 'Saksham', a comprehensive training programme at various training centers to upgrade their skills.
- For the first time, a MOU has been signed with Indian School of Business (ISB) to impart training to Officers of SCR. First workshop on leadership development for 3 days was attended by 51 officers. It is proposed to continue the same for the remaining officers.
- Women empowerment is the key for the equality in the society. To encourage the women employees talent and to boost the morale and self confidence among themselves all the train related operations at important stations like Begumpet, Vidyanagar, Chandragiri, Ramavarappadu and Phirangipuram are declared as total women employees working stations.
Passenger Amenities
- To enhance the passenger comforts and facilities at station and in trains, an amount of Rs. 63 Crs has been spent in the last fiscal for provision of various amenities and facilities to the passengers.
- 07 of our stations take a place in the identified 90 stations over Indian Railways for redevelopment. Out of the seven identified stations Tirupati and Nellore stations will be developed by NBCC and the remaining five stations Warangal, Vijayawada, Guntur, Kurnool and Guntakal will be developed by the Zonal Railway. The works for redevelopment includes improvements to station facades reflecting the local culture and history, development of circulating areas and augmenting the additional amenities etc., it is targeted to complete all these works by the end of next financial year.
- For the benefit of 'Divyangjan' Passengers Guntur Division has developed a foldable, movable ramp and wheel chair to board and alight the train. It is proposed to extend the same in all the trains.
- Zone is providing Lifts and Escalators in a big way, for the convenience of senior citizens and sick passengers. In the last fiscal, a total of 13 lifts at 09 stations and 05 escalators at 04 stations were provided. With this now on the Zone a total of 53 lifts are available at 23 stations and 43 escalators are available at 16 stations.
- To enhance cleanliness, On Board Housekeeping Service (OBHS) is provided in 67 pairs of express trains and proposals are under process for bringing 07 more trains under OBHS. 'Clean My Coach' SMS service for travelling passengers has been implemented for trains under OBHS.
- To keep Station premises clean and hygienic and also towards environmental protection, fitment of bio-toilets is on track to achieve 100% implementation by the end of 2018.
- During the last fiscal two mechanized laundries were commissioned at Tirupati and Kakinada under BOOT model to meet the additional requirement and to ensure supply of quality linen to passengers
- Beautification of railway stations took the aesthetically pleasing route. A host of railway stations including Secunderabad, Kacheguda, Rajahmundry, Anantapur and Dharmavaram have been beautified with exemplary beautiful art, paintings and murals conveying the local culture.
- A total of 02 stations were developed as Adarsh stations in the last fiscal, with this a total of 65 stations were developed as Adarsh stations on the Zone.


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Wreaths for Decorations
PART 2 - A fascinating look into how to create wreaths, whether for wrapping a pillar or hanging from a frame it gives us an idea of how the Victorians created wreaths and…
PART 1 - A fascinating look into how to create wreaths esp for gracing the hair or frame. A lot of thought went into what was used for the wreath.
Apple Seed Comb
Wearing nature was never a problem for the Victorians. Here the humble little apple seed was turned into a sweet Victorian comb from 1868.
Ring Holder
This open pocket is intended to be hung on the toilet glass — rather a novelty in its way. The cardboard shape is covered with peacock blue plush, on which a branch of…
Braided Rug
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Winter Wedding >> Edinburgh | Alternative Wedding Photography
Why Have an Edinburgh Wedding?
Whether you're planning an elopement or a larger affair, Edinburgh's not short of unique venues. From evocative castles to modern blank canvas space, there's plenty of fantastic options. Harper Scott's Definitive Guide to Scotland's Unique Wedding Venues is a great place to start. Incredibly venues aside, the city itself is beautiful. Not only Scotland's capital, it also hosts the Fringe which is the world's largest arts festival. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There's plenty of transport links for you and any guests travelling there, wonderful accommodation options as well as superb places to eat and things to do.
Real Life Wedding: Emma + Oli's Winter Castle Wedding
This Edinburgh wedding was all sorts of wintry wonderfulness. Dundas Castle provided the backdrop of dramatic stateliness for London based Emma + Oli who celebrated their marriage amidst falling leaves and frost covered grounds. It was a perfect late November day: there was frost on the ground, crisp, clean air + brilliant blue skies. It was utterly delightful. We were also gifted incredible sunset afternoon light + stole away to the historic Keep to grab some relaxed, candid photographs.
The couple emanated style in the most tasteful of ways. Emma + Oli's attention to detail filtered through the day in a variety of ways. Emma wore a stunning long sleeved laced dress by Pronovias Atilier. Oli wore his own morning suit before changing into a velvet dinner jacket and trousers handed down from his father before the evening reception. They also paid homage to Oli's tartan throughout the day on cake, around the flower posie, on napkins as well as on their dinner tables.
Following on from dinner and speeches, the dance floor was filled from the opening chord following the first dance. 6 piece band Soul Inferno blasted out feet stomping tunes into the small hours of the morning.
Supplier A Team
Venue: Dundas Castle
Dress: Pronovias Atilier
Flowers: Planet Flowers
Hair: City Brides
MUA: Karen Bowen
Oli's Outfits: Oli wore his own morning suit and changed into his one velvet dinner jacket and tartan trousers handed down from his father before the evening reception
Cake: Liggy's Cake
Music: Soul Inferno | Claire Campbell played fiddle and harp during canapés
Piper: Iain Grant


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Studio in a School's mission is to foster the creative…
Philosophy of Educating Children:
Recognition of the importance of the early years in the life of a child is not new. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, a deep concern for the educational welfare of young children has been formost in the thoughts of philosophers and educators.
In evaluating the effects of early childhood programs, the crucial element among many studies is the quality of learning. Facilitating learning as a process should be emphasized. All areas of development: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, should be included to accommodate the interests and needs in a child's diverse society.
Education: M.S. Early Childhood Education: Nursery- 6th Grade (1981)
Testimony and Biography:
"Where your passion glows, is where your purpose is".
As an early childhood teacher with more than 33 years experience, at Stagg Street Day Care, I have gained a passionate mission to create a positive learning foundation for the children, parents, and community. Prior to joining Stagg Street Day Care, I have taught for 2 years with 4 year olds at Parkway Private School of the Bronx, New York.
Originally from Queens, New York, I am a graduate of Queens College, where I studied Early Childhood Education and Art Education. In addition to teaching, I am on the Board of Directors of the Flushing Soap Box Derby as well as a soccer mom. Caring for my 90 year old mother, 16 year old son and supporting various community events occupies my extended time. I am a good listener with an exceptional sense of humor and I am most inspired when working with young students.


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So many years have gone by now from episode 4 to 3, kind of like wrapping around the high score in a video game, and it was worth the wait. The set of 1-2-3 may not compare to 4-5-6, but the expected tie-ins between trilogies are more entertaining than pandering.
For those who are saying this one is dark I say yeah, but what are you comparing to? Epsides 1 and 2 are both bubble-gum lite. Empire is the closest comparison, and you could argue it both ways there, but just being dark isn't enough, as that was really expected, given what had to happen in the storyline.
Still though there's some hope that a new 7-8-9 trilogy could be worthwhile. I'd skip it if we end up in episode 1 territory again, but a reasonable story following the fall of the empire would be worth the time too.
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Meg and Shane's Greenhouse Engagement Session | Boston Wedding Photographer
Each engagement session is special, but it's extra sweet when I get to document an engagement for friends of mine. Shane and I met nearly two years ago serving on the Kids Ministry team for Reality Boston, and while Meg and I met a little more recently, she's a woman I greatly admire and am lucky to call my friend. (And not just because we can talk about all things Royals and Fixer Upper while playing with her fluffy doodle puppy, Pippa!)
Meg and Shane are kind, goofy, playful, and caring. Every part of our day together was fun, from our mini-road trip to North Attleboro, to sprinting through negative wind chill to get the perfect sunset shot. Our adventure around Boston was bittersweet, as they'll be moving to Texas (where Shane is currently stationed in the air force) after their wedding this September. But it's days like this, too, that remind me how important my job is. I imagine them years from now, looking back at these photos and reminiscing on the city where they fell in love and it makes my heart so full.
Meg and Shane, I already miss you two, but am SO excited for what's to come and thankful that I got to document this special time for you two!!


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A man goes into a library and asks for a book on suicide.The librarian says, "Fuck off, you won't bring it back."
A man was walking his dog through the graveyard when he saw another man crouching behind a gravestone."Morning!" he said.The other man replies, "No, just having a shit."
This morning on the way to work I drove into the back of a car, at some lights, whilst not really paying attention.The driver got out and he was a dwarf.He said, "I'm not happy."I replied, "Well, which one are you then?"
An elderly British gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane.At the French immigration desk, the man took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry-on bag. "You have been to France before, Monsieur?" the Immigration officer asked, sarcastically.The elderly gentleman admitted he had been to France previously."Then you should know well enough to have your passport ready."The British gentleman says, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it.""Impossible. The British always have to show their passports on arrival in France!"The elderly gentleman gave the French Immigration Officer a long hard look.Then he quietly explained:"Well, the last time I was here, I came ashore on Juno Beach on D-Day in June 1944, and funny enoughI couldn't find any f**king Frenchmen to show it to."


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We are a family of grace-based interdependent local churches throughout Minnesota.
What we are called to do?
We exist to help as many people as we can cross the line of faith and follow Jesus.
What is our story?
We launched our first local church through the help and blessing of Converge North Central (Baptist General Conference) in October of 2004. Since that time we have grown into 10 interdependent local expressions of worship throughout MN:
Becker, Elk River, Milaca, Minneapolis, St Cloud AM, St Cloud PM, St Michael/Albertville, St Paul, Zimmerman, and Online.
What is our goal? To Bless the World and Build Jesus's Church.
Our goal is to grow our family to 20 churches in 20 years and 100 churches in 40 years.
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Dell is offering servers, storage systems, software and services tailored for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 customers who want to upgrade before a looming deadline after which Microsoft will curtail most technical support. The computer maker is selling servers loaded with the newer Exchange 2003 and paired with storage systems from EMC and services to help customers migrate to the new systems.
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-Yes, yes, yes my Style Mongers. Get involved with berets as mood altering addition to any stance. Berets equate to instant attitude and entertainment quotient, and waterproof your hair do, too. Am bang on board despite treading on toes of esteemed Beret Merchants Tolera and Sulivan. 'Xcuse me men but they're just too compelling. Gone mainly Basque from Lock&Co, but Lyall Hakarai's also made me an acutely angled black suede number; Tres Renaissance painter&decorator chic. Meanwhile, think radical militant, outré artiste or faye poseur but wear them just how you like. Unblock a hat-jam and beret-up.
NB. Beret's are a bit bloody fashionable at the moment, too, so beware of double, triple and more beret-overkill at fashions bashes, Roger?
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Last night, my beau and I drove out to Ashbourne Farms for the Original Makers Club Summer Supper + Shoot.
It was a perfect summer night, the farm was unbelievably beautiful, and, as always, the Original Makers Club made sure that every detail was perfect.
From the Alumninous Airstream Trailer appointed with Kentucky Flags (both Official and Kick-Ass)
to locally-brewed Gents Ginger Ale, local brands were well-represented.
Lexington-based equestrian clothier Bob Mickler's even had my Christmas wishlist on display! (Ha! But seriously, Santa, I do love Barbour!)
I'm pretty sure that the Kentucky Statutes require all outdoor gatherings to include a cornhole board!
It was a gorgeous night, and the OMC did it up right with cocktails, music,
a farm-to-table dinner...
And did I mention that there was skeet shooting? Seriously, so. much. fun!!
Thanks so much to Original Makers Club for a charming Sunday night fête! (And thanks to my beau, Bob Fleu, for the fun photos of me!)


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We have pumped up production for the opening of the new store. Why so much you ask? Well on one hand thinking positive on needing enough stock, then...if I am making a batch... a big batch is just as easy as a small batch. Lastly...this frees me up to be able to work my own store. I have a full time job which I love and want to keep, so weekends are where I make my goodies. Working through March making enough stock will let me be able to work my store when we open in April. Yes I am crazy, but I love it!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Pumping up Production!
3 comments:
- madebymum said...
Congratulations on the shop I know you will do great.
- March 1, 2011 at 1:27 AM
- Anne-Marie said...
Yay! I bet you are so excited to be opening up your own shop! I can't wait to see it when you're ready to open!
- March 1, 2011 at 5:35 PM
- Luster Canyon said...
Thank you Madebymum and Anne Marie...I am very excited!!
Tonight is strategy planning on the "extras" to carry. So much fun!!
- March 1, 2011 at 6:51 PM
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What's on everyone's minds? Is it Vin Diesel getting his highly deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Not so much, although that is cool. What's on everyone's minds is Miley Cyrus' twerktastic performance over the weekend. How do I know? Well, despite the fact that this is a Vin Diesel Caption Contest, more than a few submissions somehow managed to relate back to Miley's Big Moment. Pop culture has been overtaken. All that's left are today's winning captions:
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of U.S. financial companies notched gains Monday after the sector was boosted by better-than-expected housing data.
American International Group Inc. AIG, -1.14% was a top performer, its shares closing up 5.3% after rising as high as 7%.
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Cathy Seifert, an analyst at Standard & Poor's, said the insurance giant's upswing in share price says little about the company itself, and is instead due to the high sensitivity of AIG's stock to overall moves in the market and macroeconomic news.
"The previous earnings results and positive macroeconomic indications this morning set the market up," which then sent AIG's stock surging, she said. "We've seen this happen a number of times in the past couple months."
Regions Financial Corp.'s RF, +0.55% stock jumped 6.6% ahead of its earnings due Tuesday.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR XLF, -0.35%, an exchange-traded fund that tracks financials in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, -0.31%, rose 1.4%.
The upturn follows mild gains seen last week after the release of European banks' stress-test results.
The June report on new-home sales announced Monday morning showed a strong rebound after May's steep decline. The rise in new-home sales to an adjusted annual rate of 330,000 was well above the 316,000 pace expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. Read more about the housing report.
The positive sentiment buoyed shares of financial companies that are expected to report their earnings later in the week.
Legg Mason Inc. LM, -0.86% gained 3.4% to $30.08 ahead of the release of its first-quarter earnings report.
After the bell Monday, Legg Mason posted a 4% drop in fiscal first-quarter net income. Profit was $47.9 million, or 30 cents a share, down from $50.1 million, or 35 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $674.2 million from $613.1 million last year. Profit was roughly in line with analyst expectations; an analyst poll by Thomson Reuters yielded an estimate of 31 cents a share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet Research estimated profit of 29 cents a share.
Shares of Aflac Inc. AFL, +0.27% closed up 1.1%. The company's earnings report is scheduled for release Tuesday. Lincoln National Corp. LNC, -0.68% added 0.7%, with its earnings due Wednesday.
CME Group Inc. CME, +0.58%, which is due to release earnings Thursday, fell 1%. IntercontinentalExchange Inc. ICE, +1.16% slipped 0.3% while Ameriprise Financial Inc. AMP, +0.00% lost 0.4%. Ameriprise is scheduled to release earnings Wednesday.
After European markets closed Friday, regulators released a positive outcome of the stress tests, with seven out of 91 banks failing to have adequate reserves in the wake of a hypothetical recession and sovereign-debt crisis. Financial shares showed little reaction but posted mild gains Friday. Read more about the stress-test results.


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The Sharing Economy set to take over the sea and skies.
Fractional ownership is a new concept, allowing partners the ideals of luxury travel without the burdening time and monetary commitments often associated with them. Sail away lazy Summers in the haven of your own private yacht, or hop on a private plane and jet around the globe at your own convenience. Sounds good, doesn't it?
The sharing economy is rapidly taking over the way we travel, from where we stay to how we get there and the world of luxury is no exception. Offering luxury travel options, whilst decreasing their often limiting commitments, sharing is the perfect solution for those who want a piece of the fantastic experiences on offer.
SeaNet, established in Europe in 2014 by Matty Zadnikar, offers fractional ownership schemes in luxury yachts situated in a range of idyllic locations across Europe. Partnering with Benetti Yachts to provide the very best in luxury sailing, Zadnikar took advantage of a gap in the market and created SeaNet to offer a solution to the problems associated with sole ownership, without compromising on experience. While SeaNet has the seas covered, NetJet offers the very same fractional ownership solution for the skies.
NetJets, a private jet sharing scheme, was founded in Europe in 1996 by Warren Buffet to offer luxurious and convenient travel options. With 85 aircrafts and access to 5,000 airports across the world, NetJets allows you to jet off to some of the busiest cities in the world, or conversely to remotest most tranquil island locations. Personalising your travel experience to accommodate your every possible need, NetJets planes are available at all times to clients. At the same time arranging everything from airport travel transfers with a private chauffeur to four course gastro-meals on board.
Together the schemes provide contemporary solutions, whilst maintaining excellent quality services, and add to the emerging market of fractional ownership schemes. Not limited to the seas and skies, the concept of a 'sharing economy' includes holiday homes. Most schemes offer clients a select number of weeks, during key holiday periods across the year, accommodating for school holidays and peak Summer weather season. Depending on your shares, clients can expect a predetermined number of weeks to enjoy their exclusive holiday experience without a care in the world.
Not only do the benefits of fractional ownership include the exclusive, luxury holidays in breathtaking locations across the world, investment in the scheme acts under the same principal of sole ownership; any monetary benefits experienced are equally experienced by their respective owners.
Proving a success in the US, the concept of a sharing economy is transferring to European waters broadening the possibilities for spectacular Summer experiences closer to home.


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London: A treasure trove of family treasures, including hundreds of passionate, rueful and philosophical letters written by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats will go on public display for the first time, before being sold in an auction here, the media reported.
The lot will go on display first att the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin from September 14 to 16, and at London's Sotheby's from September 22 to 26, before the sale on September 27.
The display includes books, paintings, furniture and personal possessions belonging to all the members of the extraordinarily artistic family, whose lives and work were also woven into the history of 20th century Ireland, reports the Guardian.
The material includes not just the letters from the Nobel laureate poet but also his hair brushes, many works by his painter brother Jack.B. Yeats, an important group by their artist father, John.B. Yeats, including family portraits and his last self-portrait, and original artworks and embroidery designs by the poet's sisters, Lolly and Lily.
Among the highlights are more than 130 handwritten letters to W.B. Yeats's first lover, Olivia Shakespear.
The letters survived in the collection because, after Shakespear's death, her son-in-law, the poet Ezra Pound, returned all the originals, the Guardian reported.
The letters are estimated to sell for up to 350,000 pounds ($451,000), according to Sotheby's.
This is likely to be the last sale of such a large and intimate Yeats collection.
It follows the death in 2007 of the poet's son Michael, who became an Irish senator and MEP, and also the sale of his home in Dalkey, on the outskirts of Dublin.
In a statement, the Yeats family said: "Our family has enjoyed these items for many years. We are delighted that they will now be exhibited and available for everyone to see in Dublin and in London and for collectors to have the opportunity to acquire their own piece of Irish history." (IANS)


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- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Southwest Airlines CEO interview.
- IPO investing is about caution and homework.
- Cyber-security and organic food are the 2 hottest trends.
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Thursday, May 28.
Cramer started the show by mentioning that companies are at war with one another. They have two choices; either kill competition and gain customers, or be held hostage by negative overseas events. The overseas negatives like the Greek situation and China slowdown can bring the market down and they have been around for quite some time now. The other bullish force that is impacting the market positively is the mergers and takeovers. Avago's $37B acquisition of Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) and Charter's (NASDAQ:CHTR) $56B purchase of Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) are lifting stocks to new levels. "Takeovers plow money, often borrowed money, into the market, which has the derivative effect of creating more demand for stocks when you ring the register on targets, which I am now urging you to do," said Cramer.
Investors often think of all the merger activity as a sign of a market top. Cramer understands that these transactions are happening due to the low Fed rate and said, "When you examine these transactions, you find that they are both necessary and brilliant. Necessary because these companies need to grow and consolidate or else, and brilliant because these deals actually drive up the stocks of the acquirers."
For instance, an iPhone, an iWatch or a Samsung Phone have components of different manufacturers built into one single unit. Many companies are competing with each other to be a part of the ecosystem, for which they are spending a lot in R&D to invent smaller and more powerful chips. Their other option is to merge and offer a one-stop shop alternative. "In the end, these deals are all driven by a simple fact; there are too many companies fighting for customers, and those customers are finicky, tough and demanding. The more mergers, the more the power goes to the suppliers," said Cramer.
CEO interview – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ:PLKI)
Cramer is wondering what has stalled the stock of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. The stock gained tremendously over the years before peaking at $66 in January. In the recent quarter, the company reported in-line revenues and a $0.04 earnings beat. The company also raised its outlook for 2015, but the stock did not react. Cramer attributed the rising price of gasoline and higher chicken prices due to bird flu, for the stock's performance. He sat down with CEO Cheryl Bachelder to find out where the company is heading.
Bachelder said that the company has 20 quarters of domestic same-store sales growth and 21 quarters for international. "We are about long-term, steady, consistent, reliable performance, and I believe the market will reward us over time," she added. She also explained that there is no avian flu for the broiler flock, which is what they use, and hence it has not affected the supply of poultry.
She mentioned that the company has new products in the pipeline. On returning money to shareholders, she spoke about the $50M stock buyback. The company has a lot more room to grow internationally and the franchise model is working well.
Caution investing in IPOs
Cramer reiterated the fact that investors need to exercise caution while investing in IPOs. "Many IPOs can generate some serious cash flow out of the gate, but that doesn't mean the gains will last," said Cramer. He cited the example of Castlight Health (NYSE:CSLT), which went public a year ago. Castlight is a cloud-based provider of healthcare related software, which is combination of the two hottest trends. But there were red flags from the beginning.
For starters, it IPO'd at $16, which is higher than the anticipated price. The stock roared to $39, and since then it has been downhill and is about $8.85 now. It was valued at 31 times 2014 numbers, which made it more expensive than both Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Workday (NYSE:WDAY). The company was losing money when it went public and is losing money even today.
There was already much competition from other providers who were offering similar services for free. It was always tough for Castlight to make a profit in such a scenario. The numbers deteriorated consistently and stock kept getting hammered. The stock got downgraded eventually.
This is a clear case of what not to buy.
CEO interview – Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)
After the American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) CEO interview, the group plummeted the next day and has been crushed in the last week. The airlines are adding more capacity, which means there will be more competition. On the same day of the interview, Southwest Airlines CFO Tammy Romo confirmed that they are increasing the capacity by 7-8%. Should investors be worried about this or are they overreacting? To find out, Cramer interviewed Southwest CEO Gary Kelly.
"Our competitors are always complaining about Southwest, and we are just going to continue to focus on running a great airline, and offering great customer service. So our plans have not changed," said Kelly. They are in process of adding more seats. He added that over the long-term, the industry has matured. They cannot grow faster than GDP, and they do not plan to either.
They are going to grow the seat-miles by 7% and they will manage that for the rest of the year. Their fleet-growth over the last four years has been flat. On the $1.5B stock buyback program, he said that the company is trying to return value to shareholders. He also said that most of the expansion is by making use of idle capacity which is bringing down the unit cost.
Kelly mentioned that there has been some weakness in the economy and the traffic in the second quarter has not been as strong as expected, but they are satisfied with the second quarter progress and they expect the business to pick up in the second half.
Investing trends
If a theme is strong, the money will flood into it. Cyber-security and organic foods are 2 powerful trends which are attracting a lot of money.
Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) reported a strong quarter on Wednesday. Many think the stock is expensive and Cramer is of the opinion that it deserves to be expensive. "As the premier best-in-breed of cyber-security companies, it stunned investors with 55% revenue growth and 8% higher sales from the previous quarter," said Cramer. "This may be the single hottest stock I follow," he added.
Palo Alto's CEO Mark McLaughlin mentioned in his interview, that cyber-security has become a board of director-level issue. This means that more attention is being given to cyber-security and it is a growing trend. Cramer likes the stock along with CyberArk (NASDAQ:CYBR), FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE), Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO). "When you have got a shortage of stocks to play a particular theme, the pure plays can levitate for a very long time," said Cramer.
The same thing is happening with natural and organic food. There is a shortage of pure plays and hence Cramer is watching Hain Clestial (NASDAQ:HAIN) and WhiteWave (NYSE:WWAV).
"High growth and cyber security equals scarcity value, and when you have scarcity in any business, demand will always overwhelm supply and thus the price of merchandise goes higher."
Viewer calls taken by Cramer
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR): "I think Twitter thinks it's doing well and maybe that's the problem."
Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI): "Sirius has a lot of issues outstanding. It's ok and I would hold on to it."
SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE): "The company is doing very well. But you should take some off the table and let the house's money run.
Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA): "Every time GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) does something right, people buy Ambarella. It's time to take some profits off the table."
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LOOK: USA Today graphic shows how assistant salaries have ballooned over past decade
As salaries for college head coaches have shot up over the last decade, what their assistants earn has experienced a similar — if not greater — increase.
USA Today rolled out its annual tracker of assistant coach salaries this week, with three SEC defensive coordinators — LSU's Dave Aranda, Auburn's Kevin Steele and Texas A&M's Mike Elko — among the top four highest-paid staff members.
While their paychecks are massive, USA Today's Steve Berkowitz tweeted the graphic below showing just how staggering the explosion of assistant salaries has been since 2009, when the outlet began tracking the numbers.
There are plenty of ways to break down USA Today's numbers. Perhaps the most eye-popping statistic is that only five coaches made $600,000 or more in 2009, whereas this season that number has skyrocketed to 93. You could also compare those five assistants from 2009 to the 15 this season who earn at least $1.2 million — that's three times as many coaches pulling in double the salary.
None of this should be terribly surprising, though. Modern college football has become something of an arms race when it comes to facilities and coaching staffs, so programs must keep up or get left in the dust.
For top-tier assistants, that means some big paydays.


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Our Functional Oncology team works on a highly personalized program for our patients and our philosophy of using the best techniques possible holds true here.
Bio-immune cellular therapy is the most advanced system of its kind. It involves extraction and manipulation immune system cells (white blood cells), and provides a high concentration of a specific cell line, such as NK cells, dendritic cells or CD34. These cells occur naturally in the human body but increasing them improves, enhances, reinforces and balances the immune response of our patients. An adequate immune response causes the swift elimination of diseases, including cancer. This therapy is also used for chronic infections, autoimmune disorders and HIV.
It has been proven that cell based immune-therapies are effective for cancer. During treatment immune cells such as dendritic cells, lymphocytes, macrophages, natural killer cells (NK Cell) and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), work together to defend the body against cancer and external attacks from bacteria and viruses.
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