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This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: Justine Liddelow, Brand and Sales Leader North America, Stage and Screen Travel Services.
Wherever you plan to travel, Justine Liddelow can hook you up with a cheaper flight, a faster car, and a clean room at a reduced rate.
At the same time, she may repeat her oft-spoken mantra that travel is one area where you can take control, and cut tour costs.
Even you A-Listers with special requests.
The key, argues Liddelow, Brand and Sales Leader North America for Stage and Screen Travel Services in Los Angeles, ultimately lies in the experience of your travel management provider.
It comes down to the effectiveness of its supplier relationships, and how well its staff know your business.
These elements are all strong at Stage and Screen Travel Services, a full service boutique travel company dedicated to the creative industries, including film, music, sports, media, and fashion.
Established in Australia in 1995, and acquired by Flight Centre Limited in 1999, Stage and Screen has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Vancouver in North America; in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia; in New Zealand; and Mumbai in India.
Its L.A. office opened in 2007 under Liddelow.
Stage and Screen opened in New York in June, 2011 under former Melbourne-based team leader, Lyndal Hunt in order to service the growing film, television, fashion, theatre and music markets throughout the U.S. East Coast.
Among Stage and Screen's clients have been U2, Lady Gaga, Pink, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Celine Dion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rihanna, Cher, Good Charlotte, Scissor Sisters, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Duffy, Massive Attack and others.
Among its U.S. corporate clients have been Michael Coppel Presents, Bug Music, Pangea/A&R Worldwide, Musexpo, and Mad Mac Entertainment.
Liddelow joined Stage and Screen's parent company Flight Centre Limited in 1994. She went on to work in a variety of positions within Flight Centre's leisure, corporate and specialist divisions including positions in travel management, sales, human resources and business development.
Prior to stepping into the role of brand leader, Liddelow spent three years as Stage and Screen's U.S. director of sales, where she developed extensive knowledge of the U.S. business, its clientele and opportunities for growth.
Stage and Screen's comprehensive range of services include: a dedicated travel manager; negotiation of fares for domestic and international air travel; arranging for hotels, and car hires, coach and aircraft charters; overseeing group hotel bookings; finding rental properties; international air freight coordination, and customs clearance; handling last-minute airline and hotel bookings due to a disaster or an emergency; and providing 24/7 emergency assistance.
Some artist managers won't use specialized travel management services.
A lot of people still want to do their own thing. They think they are getting better discounts. They think an agent is going to cost them a lot of money. It's so not true. We can save them so much time, money and heartache.
Many artist managers work with established travel agencies.
A lot of travel agents will do corporate travel and then they dabble in entertainment. Stage and Screen is exclusively entertainment, and our business model is different because we really do understand the nuances of entertainment travel.
What is the scope of Stage and Screen?
We are a full service travel logistic provider, exclusive for the creative industries. We do music, film production, talent, sports, theatre and dance. We will even do advertising and fashion—all of the creative industries.
We have offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver; Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia; in New Zealand; and Mumbai in India. London will be the next on the list. We are missing London right now. Our parent company, Flight Centre Limited, has flights into 73 countries globally, so we can tap into the resources of our parent company.
With the entertainment business being international, you need to have affiliations globally.
Very much so. In Australia, we obviously have people on the ground there. But it is not only about the local knowledge, it is about having someone (locally) based to handle the logistics, to be able to get people to that country.
How long have you been the company?
I have been with the parent company (Flight Centre Limited) for 16 years. I started off in retail—in leisure travel—in Perth, booking holidays for people. Then I moved into the wholesale division. Wholesale is pretty much (holiday) packages—for example, packages to Mexico and Asia.—that kind of thing. Then I moved into retail again momentarily before I moved into recruitment. I was recruiting travel agents to work for the company, and then had some other management positions before I moved to Sydney to work in more of (the) HR (Human Resources) field exclusively for corporate. That entailed not only recruitment, but it also included HR and the training elements of the business.
You came to America from Australia in 2007 as Stage and Screen's U.S. director of sales.
I pretty well came here to open up the office in L.A. I had worked for Stage for four years before I moved here. I was the director of sales. There wasn't a need to have a brand leader (here) at that point. We had a team leader on the operations side, and I did all of the sales. Even as director of sales, I pretty much did everything, including setting up contracts, negotiating with hotels and, obviously, bringing in new business.
Why did Stage and Screen open up in L.A.?
It's a major hub in our business. It would be crazy not to have an office here as well as in New York. London is the next (city) in the cards.
Before opening in the U.S., you must have been working often in L.A. as well.
Absolutely. I used to come here a lot; more so on the film side of things, to promote filming down in Australia, but I also worked a bit on the music side. We used to do missions here with AusFilm (which represents the Australian film, television and commercial industry) so I was very familiar with L.A. before moving.
Stage and Screen recently opened up in New York.
New York, we opened in June. We would have opened New York sooner. It was always in the cards but, I guess, with the economy the way it was, we didn't. Things had to be right. You have to have the right staff there, and it has to be the right time of the year. This year the economy (for the travel industry) bounced back, so it was time.
With music clients, is it usually the manager that contacts you?
Most of the time, yes. It can be the promoter or the tour manager. It depends on what aspect (of services), and who is getting involved.
You and your team then sit down with the client and work out an estimate for the tour?
Totally. They give us an idea of where the tour is going; how many people are on the tour; what their needs are expected to be; what the excess baggage may be; all of the logistics of what they need to do the tour. Then we can come back and quote (the pricing) on it; and give them various options—give them various accommodation or transportation options. Whether it will be trucks, normal cars, SUVs or mini-vans or buses, whatever it is that they need. Anything travel-related, we can do. We're a full service agency.
Do you work on set fee?
Our fee is a flat fee structure. It is a $35 booking fee, and it's per airline ticket. We negotiate the hotels, and the transportation on the client's behalf and don't charge anything extra for doing that. Budgets will always have to be changed because, initially when we are quoting, airfares can change; the accommodation is normally set. However, we don't charge for (arranging) any changes. We don't charge for our 24/7 emergency service which is really important because the nature of our business is that people change (travel plans) a lot. It's a one-off per ticket fee.
Do you do handle full tours or parts of tours?
We are set up to do an entire tour. Sometimes, it will depend if the client is moving to a different country. Sometimes the promoter there will have their own setup. But we can definitely do everything from A-B everywhere around the globe.
In some markets, don't promoters oversee travel and accommodations for tours?
Yes and no. We can provide advice for our clients, especially if they are breaking into a market that they haven't been before. Sometimes smaller bands have budgetary requirements.
Is specialized travel management a competitive field?
It is definitely competitive but, I believe, that Stage and Screen does something different that the others don't. I think it comes down to relationships. There's a lot of competition here (in L.A.) and in New York—in fact, in any country with the travel market. But our business model is very different to a lot of the other business models here. Our service levels are different. Our price is different. We have also created a fresh new approach to the way we look at travel.
Give me some examples.
Our culture creates people of distinction. They are each experts in the creative field. They are motivated. They are forward-thinking in servicing the needs of the clients and they are inspired to achieve within our environment. We have a lot of performance recognition. We have business ownership. There is accountability, and continuous improvement of our staff as well. Our motto is, "Strength Behind The Scene." There are things like knowledge strengths, our services strengths, partnership strengths, corporate strengths, our cultural strengths, individual strengths, and trust and confidence.
So staffing is a key component?
They provide exceptional service, and they have to understand the needs of the client. (Our service) is all tailored to each client. We are thinking outside the box constantly because of the nature of entertainment. We have to. "No" is not an option for a lot of our clients. This is a cool and measured approach to managing their travel. I think (other components are) our attention to detail, and our client relations. So, for our travelers, it's a smooth journey instead of an unnecessary and costly distraction.
Many travel firms can make similar claims. How specifically do you differ from others in the sector? Are you more boutique?
We are. We have the parent company behind us, but there is a maximum of six people per team; and there's a team leader in each team. We dedicate one person to each account. (A client) gets a dedicated travel person, but we do have the backing of the whole team when a big tour is going on. I will also have a couple of people working on the tour. So there is that backup whereas a lot of our competition it is just an individual person (handling the account).
Do you personally go out on tours?
When gigs are happening, we will sometimes send our travel manager if a tour requires it. Not necessarily a whole tour, but certainly parts of a tour. We can accommodate that.
In moving a group of people from one country to another, such things as travel, accommodations, transportation, and shipping all have to be covered off. Do you handle all of that?
We don't do freight ourselves, but we do have freight partners that can help out with that. Excess baggage is always an issue. Bands on tour take quite a few items with them other than their normal baggage. Obviously, all of their equipment. We have gotten many a waiver, and there are places where I can get bands free gear (shipping). I just did one recently with one of the airlines here. That saves (clients) so much money because the cost of an airfare is one thing but the cost of excess baggage can be a whole different story.
At one time, hotel chains didn't welcome musical artists, but with a tighter economy, times have changed. For national tours, are suppliers competitive for your business?
Absolutely. With the way the economy is, everybody is reaching out for business and especially group business like this. With the relationships that we have with our suppliers, I can get a lot of things done, and get upgrades for people more than in previous years.
It is all open doors these days.
(Suppliers) are willing to accommodate everything, and it comes down to relationships. We work with the preferred partners where we know that if we need something done it will get done. There are still times that there may be certain bands that may be banned from some hotel after leaving (rooms) in absolute shambles. I can't name anyone in particular, but that still happens today. But the majority of (hotels) have a welcome open door.
Touring generates a lot of money for hoteliers.
Absolutely. The income from group tours is great, That is also when we can negotiate harder as well because we are giving them so much business. We can ask for, maybe, some free rooms, or upgrades to suites, and that kind of thing.
Is there any flexibility with air fares?
The problem with flights these days is that (airlines) have cut back on scheduling in order to make sure that the flights going out are completely full. If flights are full, there's nothing that we can do. But there is flexibility. We can do things for our clients such as having advance purchase booking waivers, out of class booking waivers, and minimum stay waivers. So if anything is showing in our system as available, we can get that waivered from the airline. Let's just say that the band was booking only three weeks out because something had to be changed—a week out or something was being changed; but the 21 day advance is available—we can get that waivered.
You have had clients upgraded with airlines.
We have had a person upgraded which, during these days, unless you have frequent flyer miles, generally doesn't happen. Again with groups, we can sometimes negotiate because the market, depending where they are going, is pretty competitive. So we can negotiate. I have negotiated better contracts for a tour, so (airlines) are flexible. Not everyone will be as flexible as others but the partnerships that we have, we will definitely go over and above and try to work in what is going to be best.
Is there a sector of the service industry that is not flexible?
We have to deal with people that are flexible, from our car vendors to whatever. We have established relationships and some of them, believe me, have come and gone because they couldn't be flexible. But with it being a tough economy, most people in our industry are being a little bit more creative in what they can do.
How do you build new relationships in the service industry?
We have suppliers coming into our office constantly, so it's education for the staff. The hoteliers, airlines, and car rental companies will find us most of the time or sometimes we will find them, and we will invite them in. They meet with the team and we may start a relationship. Often (suppliers) will have events. Hoteliers, in particular, are very big on events at their hotel. It is kind of fun for the office (staff) (attending), but it's an educational process at the same time.
Are there any conferences to further network with suppliers?
There is Tour Connection held in L.A., New York and Nashville. Tour Connection is where all of the entertainment hotel suppliers get together for one day, and only (those) travel agents exclusive to the entertainment industry can go and meet with the vendors. That's the main conference we have.
[Tour Connection is the primary on-line and printed resource for entertainment travel agents in the world. It holds three events each year in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, where travel agents in the world meet Tour Connection members. Its final event of this year will be on Oct. 24, 2011 at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville.]
Does Stage and Screen check out hotels as well?
I am out in hotels all of the time. I travel a lot for work so I am always in hotels, but it is also part of what we do. If we are in any market, we go and do a site inspection of the hotel for everything from the rooms, to the gymnasium, to the restaurants, and (check out) other facilities there; if they have conference space because there might be a lot of press or something, or (clients) might want to have some meetings. We do everything.
What do you look for in a hotel for your clients?
I look for various different things. We have to have various range of services—depending on the needs of each band; and depending on the budget of each band. We have to have three through five star (accommodations), even two star sometimes in deciding on the hotel. Sometimes, we have to see if there is anywhere for a bus to pull up outside. That can be important sometimes. It's really about the service; and it's about the rooms, of course; the quality of the product. But the services' levels of the staff is essential in making sure that it is going to be a smooth transition for everyone.
Some bands might say, "We have to have a gym that is open 24 hours" or "We have to have a restaurant that is open 24 hours" or there are different needs such as "We have to have adjoining rooms." Whatever it may be, we have to be able to accommodate it. So each hotel can be quite unique, and different in that aspect.
Room service is important for artists and their staff on the road.
24/7 room service is a big (issue) because bands are obviously coming in late or in the early morning, and they want some food. There are still some places that still don't have 24/7 room service. There are all of these little factors that need to be taken into consideration as well. But it's about qualifying the clients; qualifying exactly what your client is going to need, and then finding something appropriate that will suit them.
What will turn you off a hotel?
Bad service, and a rep who isn't willing to accommodate the (client's) needs. I need to be able to call someone and change something or get something put into a room—whatever my client needs—and I need someone who is able to jump as quickly as we do. If they can't, we just won't work with them.
Paying for high speed internet at hotels can be costly for a band on the road.
Absolutely. Right now, a lot of hotels are including it, but there are still a lot who don't. WiFi is a big thing. Everyone travels with a laptop these days, so they all want some kind of WiFi. But some places are still charging for it, unfortunately.
Does Stage and Screen get involved in securing visas?
We have couple of visa experts—a couple of external companies—and they have relationships with all of the consulates. One of them, in particular, concentrates just on entertainment visas for the music industry. So they can get visas. They can process them a lot quicker because they have relationships. They can sometimes pull in a favor to get these things fast-tracked but, most definitely, we can advise (clients) on visas for sure.
Do travel needs differ for film and music celebrities?
Not really, because it's group movement for both. People are coming and going and doing all sorts of different things. There are a lot of changes; lots of special requests, especially when dealing with some of the A list talent. I have had people that didn't like a particular color, and didn't want to see that in their hotel room at all. That we can accommodate. As I said, qualifying the client, we can make anything happen. I think that film is very much the same as music.
Celebrity needs are different than others traveling.
Absolutely, and I really found that when I started working with Stage and Screen about eight years ago. A leisure traveler with a package deal is "I want to go to Bali, and I want to lie out by a pool for a week." Even a corporate traveler is very much point to point—"I have to be here for this business meeting." It's point to point. Whereas, in the music world, there is so much more that goes along with (the travel). There are so many more changes and last minute things cropping up. I found that in working at Stage that nothing is how it seems. Things can happen last minute. Gigs get canceled, and more tour dates get added on.
Other than the show, and the pickup for the airport, there is no schedule on the road for most music tours.
There is definitely no schedule. There are all sorts of different requests. You are not going to get from a corporate client that "I only want brown M&Ms in my limousine, please." But when you are dealing with A-list talent, especially in the music would, they can be very particular. We have had to put ballet bars in rooms because some artists warm up on a ballet bar. So we have accommodated that. Trying to get that in some hotels is very interesting I can tell you. They have to mount (the ballet bars) to things. Also there are certain lengths (of the bars) sometimes. Also we have had to put in poles and all sorts of things. Sometimes (an artist) won't even go up the lift (the elevator)—so we find ways around that. Again, it comes down to having relationships with our suppliers to be able to facilitate these things for the artists.
What is the biggest logistic nightmare you have faced?
The one that comes to mind was a film down in Australia. They wanted to film in an outback location and, basically, there was no (rental) accommodation there. So we had to get people to move out of their homes and re-accommodate them so the crew could get in there and film. We had (people) in caravan parks and in all kinds of different places. There were just no (rental) accommodations. That's the extreme of what we can do. Those were logistics we had to come up with because there was nothing else that we could do.
People tend to lose things on the road.
We have had people get to the airport, and they don't have their visa. One, just recently, didn't have a passport. "Really, how did you think you were going to fly (internationally) without a passport?" This is just another example of a service that we have out of New York. They didn't have their passport. They left it in a hotel safe. Had locked it in a safe. They got to the airport and went, "Uh-oh." We had to get a courier to go to the hotel, unlock the safe, and get the passport. There wasn't enough time for the courier to get to JFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport) so we helicoptered the passport to JFK to take to the artist flying out. Things happen all of the time, but when artists have to go, they have to go. And there is always a way you can find to accommodate their needs.
We had another artist that was stuck in Dallas, and the airport had been closed for the night. The airport had started to open up, but they weren't flying yet (to his destination) and they couldn't accommodate him on another flight. So we had to get him to fly to a nearby airport in order to then fly him out on a charter flight to the gig.
In recent times, we've seen situations like natural disasters, political turmoil, and extreme weather cast grey clouds over the plans of many travelers. So the 24/7 emergency service you provide could be important.
It is most important. Bands start (playing) in the evening. Our office hours are 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., Monday to Friday. But any of the creative industries, they start at that time of the night. If anything is going to happen with the different time zones, a client needs to have someone there to be able to take the call and look after them.
Your emergency service is not a call centre environment.
Clients are coming back to someone on the team that knows the tour; that knows the people; that can change anything that they need. Our staff give out their personal cell phones so they can be on call for a particular tour. They will look after (a client.) It is like they are an extension of the business; an extension of the tour.
So a client is reaching one of the six people on the team?
Absolutely. It is important to understand the nature of (the crisis or problem) and to have someone who can accommodate them. Many a time if they are booking through the airplane direct, they have to go back through the airlines. If they are booking online, they are going to have to again go through the airlines. If, due to weather or any instance that has happened in the world these days—there's been an earthquake or a natural disaster—with the airline, they pretty well have to line up like everyone else at the airline and wait their turn. Whereas, if they have someone that they call 24/7, someone on our team can get them on the next flight out, and can accommodate whatever is needed while, sometimes, people are still in that line trying to figure out what they are doing.
When will London open?
Probably within the next two years. We will wait for New York to grow a little bit more. I would say by 2014 it should be open.
Are there differences between the New York and L.A. offices?
L.A. is probably more focused on the production side of things because of Hollywood, but we do music and talent agency work as well, and we do some modeling agency work. Working with companies like Freemantle Media that do "(American) Idol," "Family Feud," and "The X-Factor," and "Shazam," we are doing with Freemantle Media. In New York, we will be working with the BBC very shortly.
You recently moved into a new office in Los Angeles.
We're expanding. We just moved in our new office space, and we will be opening a second office here in October.
Why have two offices in Los Angeles?
It is because we grow in teams of six people, and then we will open up another team. We never have multi offices. We want to keep it that boutique. We will keep it a separation because it creates competition between the two offices but also the team leader of each office also manages the portfolio of accounts. To manage more than that number of people, and give the service not only to the staff but to the clientele, we want to keep that boutique niche feel so the clients feels like they are getting a personalized service.
Does your background include being an entertainer?
No. I did a few dance performances back in the day. My background is very much sports and dance. I'm from Perth in West Australia. Travel was always a passion of mine. I've been able to travel the world with this division and have been able to combine travel with entertainment. I love my job. Why wouldn't I? It combines my two passions.
What have you discovered about entertainers?
The ones that we have dealt with are each completely different. A lot of them have worked very hard to get to where they are. Some of them can be extremely demanding. I think that they have been catered to be like that, but they are on their A game.
Larry LeBlanc is widely recognized as one of the leading music industry journalists in the world. Before joining CelebrityAccess in 2008 as senior editor, he was the Canadian bureau chief of Billboard from 1991-2007 and Canadian editor of Record World from 1970-89. He was also a co-founder of the late Canadian music trade, The Record. He has been quoted on music industry issues in hundreds of publications including Time, Forbes, and the London Times. He is co-author of the book "Music From Far And Wide."
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Hotel that gives you a good feeling May 12, 2011
The owners are Dutch, which gives it an advantage because the speak good English. It's nice that they work with orphans and give them a better life. It's just a great idea, and apparently it works.
they really appreciate it if you bring a small toy, or stuffed animal or such from your home country. Nothing to big, They give it to the kids for their birthday.
I had a Bert & Ernie watch and they said: Shit we have to think of a competition or something because the one who gets this is going to jump through the roof.
But back to the hotel, it's nice and clean. The people are nice so certainly a good value for your money.
When I'm going back to Peru I will certainly visit again.
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This Hotel was quite high end compared to a lot of the couch surfing I had done and wonderful hostels i had stayed in. There was a nice lobby area where i checked in. I was lead to my room and immediately took on the shimmering light on the side of my check that gave me a warmth about the place. I was standing in a Spanish Colonial style square with an beautiful water fountain in the middle. The rooms surounded the square. I looked the room and it basically to me looked like a nice European style quant room with proper amenities to live. This place definitely wasn't like an American five Star resort but comfortable. lol
I met some really eclectic people in the lounge area... Since the altitude is high in Cusco my aim was to keep warm. Luckily in the lounge area where they had a Fine dining area i found a fireplace to snuggle to for warmth. I was talking with a girl from San Francisco, CA and Ordered up a delicious Tuna Sandwich with fruit. It was so good i decided to get another. Made my mouth happy : ) I kept adding wood to the fireplace to keep it going and keep the heat up. I swear I was cold-blooded. LOL
The people in the kitchen knew how to make decent food and all of the staff was kind. My beds where made everyday i left to come back.
It was 20 dollars to stay per night. I would def come back again sometime when in Cusco, After all i LOVE this city. The staff was also friendly and help full when i wanted to know something about downtown. They even held my large back packing bag for me in the Safe keep area until i returned from my adventure to Manchu Pichu. Hope you enjoyed, and stay tuned for more from Travelingforlife! IF you have any questions feel free to add me or drop a mail. ~TFL~
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Los Ninos Hotel is founded by a Dutch woman with the intention to help streetchildren of Cuzco. All the profit of the hotel is allocated to helping streetchildren. Please see the website. Hotel is looking very nice in orginal colonial atmosphere. Clean and good service.


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Equities research analysts expect that Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) will announce earnings of $0.21 per share for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Seven analysts have issued estimates for Mattel's earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $0.13 and the highest is $0.26. Mattel posted earnings per share of $0.52 in the same quarter last year, which would suggest a negative year-over-year growth rate of 59.6%. The business is expected to issue its next earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Mattel will report full-year earnings of ($0.16) per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from ($0.24) to ($0.11). For the next year, analysts anticipate that the company will report earnings of $0.40 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.16 to $0.79. Zacks Investment Research's EPS averages are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that that provide coverage for Mattel.
Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 26th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.49). The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Mattel had a positive return on equity of 2.51% and a negative net margin of 11.73%. Mattel's quarterly revenue was down 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.70 earnings per share.
Shares of Mattel (MAT) opened at $15.16 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5,197.19, a P/E ratio of -8.71, a PEG ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 1.01. Mattel has a 1 year low of $12.71 and a 1 year high of $31.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.89.
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Mattel by 2.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,329,879 shares of the company's stock valued at $739,123,000 after buying an additional 662,676 shares during the last quarter. Parnassus Investments CA raised its stake in Mattel by 92.5% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments CA now owns 16,064,364 shares of the company's stock valued at $248,676,000 after buying an additional 7,719,364 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Mattel by 20.6% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,201,338 shares of the company's stock valued at $204,357,000 after buying an additional 2,253,399 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in Mattel by 19,570.6% during the second quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,617,527 shares of the company's stock valued at $207,066,000 after buying an additional 9,568,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fairpointe Capital LLC raised its stake in Mattel by 24.3% during the second quarter. Fairpointe Capital LLC now owns 7,993,469 shares of the company's stock valued at $172,099,000 after buying an additional 1,560,624 shares during the last quarter.
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The bald eagle was adopted as America's national emblem in 1782 when it was incorporated into the Great Seal and has since made its perch upon the Presidential flag, assorted federal flags and innumerable government buildings. The "unhappy fowl" above the custom house was a wooden carving created by local artisan Joseph True in 1826. Hawthorne's description of its "bunch of intermingled thunderbolts and barbed arrows in each claw" does not entirely tally with the reality: like most of its kind, it carries the olive branch of peace along with the arrows of war. True's bird was replaced in 2004 by a fiberglass replica and is now exhibited as part of the custom house museum.
"Over the entrance hovers an enormous specimen of the American eagle"
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Uniqlo x Inès de la Fressange AW16
The collection launches at Uniqlo Fahrenheit 88 next month
Uniqlo has another collection with French fashion icon Inès de la Fressange launching next month. Like her previous collaborations with the Japanese retailer, Ines's new collection draws inspiration from her chic Parisian style. Sophisticated pieces and sleek silhouettes are made comfortable and versatile enough to be worn without cloaking your own style. This time, Ines also adds a rougher edge to her designs with a few pieces that look right at home in the 70's rock music culture.
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Off-Broadway, On Campus
Christy Blevins
Tunes from hit Broadway shows filled Bast Gym on Saturday, April 6, as the Oriana singers, and the Roanoke College Choir performed in Off-Broadway, On Campus.
Bast Gym was filled with students, future students of RC, friends and family. The Broadway tunes and theatrics fully entertained the audience members. Many members from Choir and Oriana performed solos or duets.
"[Off-Broadway] is fun [to perform in] because a lot of people get to have solos," said Roanoke Choir member Mackenzie Sullivan hoping that Off-Broadway will be continued in future years.
Directed by Jeffrey Sandborg with Cara Hubbard as the pianist, the Choir started the program with  a melody from The King and I. Coleen Weber introduced the piece, and then the Choir sang the medley which included "We Kiss in a Shadow," "I Have Dreamed," and "Something Wonderful."
Oriana singers took the stage in the middle of the program and captivated the audience with a medley from Les Miserables. This medley included the pieces "At the End of the Day," "I dreamed a Dream," "Castle on a Cloud," "Do You Hear the People Sing?" "On My Own," "Bring Him Home," and the finale. Finishing out the program was the Roanoke Choir once again, with a collection of songs from The Phantom of the Opera.
After their first performance, Roanoke Choir exited the stage in order for solos to perform. The first solo of the night was Bert Miller singing "When Your Mind's Made Up," from the Broadway show Once. Singing with an acoustic guitar, Miller set the stage for a night of captivating performances to come. Next was a duet of Ashley Nyitray and Hannah Godsey performing the popular song "All that Jazz" from Ragtime. The audience was enticed, their duet lead to a loud applause upon their finish.
Two more solos continued in this fashion. They were Greg Snyder performing "Make Them Hear You," also from Ragtime, and Jess Deleconio performing "Green Finch and Linnet Bird," from the popular Sweeny Todd. Â The second duet of the night was an entertaining rendition of "Anything You Can Do," from Annie Get Your Gun, and performed by Nathan Sliwa and Libba Cooper.
Oriana Singers split up the soloists and took the stage to perform their piece. After Oriana exited the stage, more solos and duets took place. Jennie Blaney and Liesl Stach were the next two soloists to perform. The solos were "Someone To Watch Over Me," from Oh,Kay!, and "What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line. The last two solos of the night were performed by Josh Ferrier doing "If I Can't Love Her," from Beauty and the Beast, and Rita Yoe with a funny rendition of "Show Off," from The Drowsy Chaperone. The last group performance was the entertaining "Getting Married Today" from Company and performed, and acted, by Kat Binney, Emily Leimbach, and Ted Ellis.
The Roanoke College Choir finished off the show with a rewarding round of applause from audience members. Off-Broadway on campus appeared to be highly entreating for audience members, and showcased the talents of singers at Roanoke College.


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Gresham, OR (March 25, 2013) – A group of local school bus drivers have won a federal settlement including back pay from a local union hierarchy after union officials illegally demanded they join the union or be fired.
The settlement stems from a federal charge six of the drivers filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Regional Office in Seattle with free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys.
Oregon School Employees Association, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 6732 union officials demanded that all drivers join the union and pay full union dues or face discharge.
Because Oregon does not have Right to Work protections making union affiliation completely voluntary, the bus drivers can still be forced to pay part of forced union dues to keep their jobs. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has long held that workers have the right to refrain from full-dues-paying union membership, and nonmember workers cannot be required to pay union dues or fees spent for union political activities and member-only events.
AFT Local 6732 union officials confiscated full union dues from the drivers' paychecks without informing the workers of their right to refrain from formal union membership. Union officials continued to confiscate full union dues from both drivers who refused to join the union and drivers who joined the union with objections because they thought they had no choice.
After the six drivers represented by Foundation attorneys filed the federal charge, union officials were forced to settle the case and also agreed to refund back pay to four other drivers.
"AFT Local 6732 union officials made a mockery of federal law in order to keep their forced dues gravy train going," said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. "This case underscores the need for Oregon to pass state Right to Work protections for its workers."
Twenty-four states have Right to Work protections for employees. Public polling shows that nearly 80 percent of Americans and union members support the principle of voluntary unionism.
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in more than 250 cases nationwide per year.


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Being told you have to stay in the hospital on bed rest until your baby is born is a nightmare situation, but unfortunately it happens and sometimes it feels like there's nothing you can do but follow your doctor's guidance. This comprehensive article featured at the Pregnant Chicken is full of helpful suggestions from a mother who's been through it all before!
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Mark B. McCracken, Democratic candidate for PA's 5th District, addressed the Jefferson County Democratic Committee last night. He discussed a major issue facing the 5th District: fiscal responsibility. He specifically addressed the upcoming stimulus plan.
His points were that while it may seem that the government is handing out free money, most Americans will use this money to pay down debt, not go on massive shopping sprees. He questioned where the money was coming from and how it would affect the massive debt the government is carrying. He stressed that simply printing money isn't the solution and will only deepen the hole.
Mark also connected this issue with our Middle East strategy, or lack thereof. He points out that we have now spent 3/4 of a TRILLION dollars on this war ($750,000,000,000). Yet we still find ways to give tax breaks to the rich and subsidies to the oil industry. People of the 5th District end up paying $100+ per barrel in oil and over $3.00 at the pump to give money to a business enjoying record profits.
On an additional note, Mark McCracken continues to rack up endorsements from elected officials. Keith Bierly, a former four term Centre County Commissioner, supports McCracken and states "Mark is making decisions every day that affect the lives of our citizens. He knows the people and the issues and realizes that health care, job opportunities, and alternative sources of energy are the three most important issues facing the citizens of this district.
Jeff Pisarcik, a current Jefferson County Commissioner, adds "I'm supporting Mark McCracken for Congressman of the 5th District because I believe that these positions should be earned and not given to people because of their name or because they have money and buy their position. Mark is a sitting commissioner in his second term and in the past has sat on other important boards. He is the only qualified person for the job. Mark understands what the 5th District needs and understands the aches and pains on those living in the 5th District because he lives with it everyday in his job."


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A clinical trial that pitted two cholesterol-lowering drugs against each other provided strong evidence last week that one worked much better than the other in curbing the volume of artery-clogging plaque. Whether that matters much in helping patients prevent heart attacks and strokes remains to be demonstrated. Even so, the test is a welcome sign that drug companies may be increasingly willing to compare their own products with competitive drugs head-to-head. Assuming such studies are objective and thorough, they can provide patients and doctors with information that has long been unavailable.
For the most part, drugs in this country are not tested against other drugs in the same class. Instead they are tested against a placebo, and if shown to be comparatively safe and effective are approved for marketing. That leaves both patients and their doctors uncertain which approved drugs are better than their competitors and whether high-priced drugs warrant their added cost compared with lower-cost alternatives.
The clinical trial reported last week involved a class of drugs known as statins, which reduce the level of cholesterol-carrying low-density lipoproteins. The trial was sponsored by Pfizer and pitted Pfizer's Lipitor, the best-selling drug in the class, against Pravachol, an earlier statin made by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Some 500 heart patients with L.D.L. levels averaging 150 milligrams per deciliter of blood, far above the recommended 100, were given one drug or the other randomly. Lipitor was known in advance to be more potent and was given in bigger doses, so it was no great surprise that Lipitor cut the average L.D.L. level to 79 while Pravachol cut it only to 110. The potentially important finding was that Lipitor stopped the buildup of plaque whereas Pravachol did not, suggesting that current guidelines might need to be lowered.
There are reasons to be cautious in interpreting these results. Pfizer's sponsorship of the trial inevitably raises the question of potential bias, but the researchers, from the respected Cleveland Clinic, say they had complete control of the study, data analysis and preparation of a scientific paper. Most important, there is no proof yet that Lipitor is any better than Pravachol at reducing heart attacks and strokes, the end result of greatest concern to patients and doctors. Bristol-Myers Squibb itself is sponsoring a study that could begin to answer that question, presumably in hopes that Pravachol will prove as good or better at reducing disease than its more potent rival. Such studies are welcome if they are performed by reputable researchers given complete independence. But in the long run it would be best if the Food and Drug Administration were given the power to require head-to-head comparisons before approving a drug for marketing.Continue reading the main story


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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. While I continue to be a huge supporter of what he's trying to accomplish (namely getting Americans to eat real food, made in their own kitchens, more often), I was less than impressed with his appearance on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Fit Nation show on CNN this weekend…
To begin, the two of them went to a grocery store where Jamie was supposed to outline his shopping recommendations for families, before returning to the studio for more Q&A. I was watching while I was on the elliptical machine – in fact, I extended my workout to catch this piece that CNN had plugged – and I was so disappointed in the whole thing.
Jamie has center stage in America right now on the topic of healthful eating, and he's earned it with a host of food-related credits to his name. He grew up in the restaurant business and had his own TV show (The Naked Chef) by the time he was 25. He's published a number of cookbooks, has his own magazine, owns multiple restaurants, and has become quite a food activist in recent years. All this to say he has EARNED the stage he's enjoying with his Ryan Seacrest-produced 6-episode show. Yet his answers to pretty easy questions from Dr. Gupta really missed the mark. I found myself thinking "How do I get my hands on that microphone?" And then I remembered my blog….
So here goes – should CNN ever decide to ask me any of the questions they asked Jamie, here's what I'd say!
Q – Cherylanne, if I'm in charge of grocery shopping for a busy family, what are the top 3 things you'd tell me to think about when I get into the store?
A – The first thing I'd say is to think BEFORE you get to the store! Having a plan and a list before you shop is absolutely critical to your success throughout the week. Second, I'd say to load up your cart with fresh foods by shopping the perimeter of the store, where all the produce, meat, dairy, and seafood is located. Most of the highly processed foods are housed in the aisles, so shopping mostly the perimeter is one easy way know you're getting the most wholesome ingredients for your family. Third, I'd plan for most dinners to include a protein, a high-fiber whole grain, and at least one vegetable or fruit. That way, if you keep your freezer stocked with good quality, lean proteins (chicken, fish, lean pork, lean beef, beans, tofu) that you buy in bulk, and your pantry stocked with high fiber whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, high fiber whole grain breads and crackers, sweet potatoes) then most of your "weekly" shopping trip can be focused on fruits, vegetables, and dairy. This makes shopping a breeze and you are never more than a few ingredients away from a healthy dinner!
Q – What about all that stuff in the middle aisles…don't we need some of it? I mean, it takes up about 90% of the store real estate!
A – I'm most concerned about the heavily processed "convenience foods" that fill the aisles. If you are a savvy label-reader, you can certainly incorporate some items from the center aisles into a healthful diet. For example, cold breakfast cereal is one thing most homes in America have on hand. But the range of nutritional density up and down that aisle is staggering. Read labels! Look for high fiber, low sugar cereals that will start your day with a boost of slow-burning energy. Many (okay MOST) cereals, even the ones labeled "Whole Grain" by food marketers, are just the opposite – high in sugar and low in fiber. Beyond that, frozen vegetables can be real time savers for busy families and as long as they are not prepared with sauces, they can be every bit as nutritious as fresh vegetables! Pasta, rice, spices, canned beans, and broths are all in the center aisles and make it into my family's cart nearly every week.
Q – Doesn't it take a lot of TIME to cook if you are doing it without convenience foods? Between work and my kids' activities, there is barely any time to put a meal on the table!
A – There are so many dinners that can be on the table in 15 minutes or less. As you plan your week, you'll see where your crunch points are and can choose the simplest meals (or leftovers!) for those nights, and save any meals that require more preparation time for the weekends or for nights with fewer activities. I think if you can grill a piece of meat, bake a potato in the microwave, and steam a vegetable or toss a salad, you are about 15 minutes away from dinner any night of the week.
Q – What's the biggest mistake people make when grocery shopping?
A – I think one of the biggest mistakes is believing the food marketing claims on the front of packages. Today, nearly EVERY food in the store that has a package is making a health claim – like "whole grain" or "zero trans fat" or "all natural". But the truth is actually revealed not on the front label, but in the ingredient list and nutrition label. For example, even if the front of the package says "whole grain", if there are less than 3 grams of fiber per serving, you really can't feel like there are enough whole grains in there to matter! I encourage people to become savvy label readers before they settle into routinely purchasing an item for their family. It really makes a difference!
So there you have it…a bit of my first mock interview with CNN…what other questions would you ask if YOU were the reporter? Maybe I'll do future Q&A posts here to practice!


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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Project 52 (39) + a little about my week
On Easter evening, I went out in hopes of seeing some beavers, but just saw a bunch of salamanders instead. There are lots of them at the edge of the lake. For some reason, I don't think I'd ever seen a salamander until a year or two ago. I'm sure they are in California, but I don't remember seeing any growing up. We were more likely to find pollywogs and crawdads.
For funzies, here's a bit about how the rest of my week went.
I took Monday off work (I really think it should be a holiday anyway), and used part of the time to go back to Deepwood Estate and try out one of the work cameras/lenses. I have become so used to bringing my own [Canon] camera for work purposes that I feel like I'm re-learning Nikon. It's worth it, though, because we now have some equipment that's better than mine (even if it is Nikon ;)). It's fun to use some fancier stuff, and I'm hoping to take it out for practice regularly over the next several months.
I was happy that a male hummingbird was flying around and showing his nice coloring, but I wasn't super happy with my resulting images. I need some practice with that heavy lens.
Tuesday, I went out to do some practice shots for a work photo session I had the following day. Hollie helped me out with light tests, because she's very cooperative about stuff like that. (NOTE: I'm really looking forward to doing another portrait session with her soon--we'll take advantage of her old prom dresses!)
It was such a nice day, that on our way down the path we saw this little guy sunning himself. Hollie was not thrilled, but I count it a lucky day when I manage to get a snake photo at work. I think that's only happened about 4 times in the past 6.5 years of working there. Someday I'll actually get a decent photo.
Friday morning, I had a creepy dream and woke up early, so I headed back out to see if there were any beavers. Typically I watch beavers from my deck, but I'm more determined to get a photo of them up close. My ultimate goal is a good photo while they're fully out of the water.
I did end up seeing three beavers swimming around, and even getting slightly up on shore, but the photos aren't so hot. I love my camera (although, yes, I'd like to upgrade), but I'm not exactly set up to photograph distant moving objects in a darkish setting (R, you might be able to relate ;)). I'm going to use the work camera and try again soon. Fingers crossed!
Every spring I get the renewed urge to travel. I took a month-long road trip around the US when I was 19, and so often I wish I could repeat it now that I'm into photography. Back then we just had a few film point-and-shoots. My daydream is to travel around taking tons of pictures, blogging regularly, and also stopping to see friends around the country to do portraits of them. I have several friends all over, due to moving, friends moving, online interaction, and college. It would be so fun. How can I make that happen?
Well, this is probably the most I've typed here in awhile. How are you? What are your traveling daydreams? (PS I also want to travel more outside of the US, but that's another post.)
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Well you know I'm not much for traveling : ) We'll see what we can do about getting you that life though!ReplyDelete
Dan - Well, I don't mean I want to constantly be traveling for my life. I just meant I'd like to take another trip like that, and blog my way through it. You know I'm a homebody.ReplyDelete
I love your photos! :)ReplyDelete
A friend lent me her Canon DSLR yesterday, and it was so nice! I have camera envy now, but I'm also hesitant to commit to actually learning how to use such a camera to its full potential. Someday...
My travel daydreams mostly involve Australia. ;)
Thanks, Hannah! Yeah it's easy to get used to better and better equipment, which is what I'm feeling as I use the nicer lenses at work. There's always something better out there!ReplyDelete
Yes, it's nice that you have a place to stay for anytime you go out there. :) Too bad the plane ticket is so expensive.
I hope you can find a way to travel a bit! I know what you mean; I get wanderlust this time of year, too. I really would be up for going most anywhere, but within the US I'd like to go to westward--Arizona, California, the Pacific Northwest, etc. Outside the US...Italy, Greece, and the Middle East, and then the rest of the world.ReplyDelete
Where outside the US would you most want to go?
Rachael, yes, it's amazing how predictable I am.. spring just brings out my need for a change of scenery.ReplyDelete
Outside the US, I would definitely like to see New Zealand and Australia. I'd also love to visit a few places in Italy that seem very picturesque. It's hard to separate photography from my travel desires these days, so my top choices are often related to what sorts of photos I might be able to take. Greece would also be nice. And it would be so fun to do a safari in Africa somewhere, and a nature photo shoot in Costa Rica (or somewhere similar) where they have crazy-awesome birds.
My travel daydreams ... hmm ... sometimes when C has to travel for work, I think maybe I should get all brave and take the kids somewhere so we don't miss him as much. But somehow I think, nah ... then I'll just miss him more! They're hard enough on my own around regular life and home. On the road they're always harder -- even if he's with me. So then I do nothing. :/ReplyDelete
But one of these days, I'm gonna do it. And I'll blog about it. I've already made some good day trips -- five hour round-trip day trips without C. I think I might be able to do an overnight if I just really pray for courage! :) Or maybe when a couple kids move out first and then there are only like 2 or 3 instead of five to track.
Wow! With Dad and I camping on the weekend and my babysitting the last 2 days (Leave home at 4:00am returning 7:00pm) I haven't been able to keep up with your blogs. You have so many interesting and beautiful photos.ReplyDelete
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But if that is our contact with what is established and certain, then the rest of the Vancouver experience lives in the contrast. I recently conducted an informal Facebook poll on Vancouver that ended up proving this point. Citing Peter Ustinov's long-ago quip that Toronto was "New York run by the Swiss," I asked what parallel statement might be made about Vancouver.
Chaos ensued. There was precisely zero agreement. Comparison cities ranged from San Francisco to Singapore, Oslo to Dubai. Narnia was mentioned. As for who was running the show out here, nobody mentioned the Swiss. Clearly that made no sense. Someone suggested Tojo, the legendary chef at Tojo's sushi restaurant, though that might have been wishful thinking. Someone else floated "the daughter of a corrupt Chinese businesswoman," an unsubtle reference to the Chinese pop star Wanting Qu who is dating our mayor, and whose mother, Qu Zhang Mingjie, faced the death penalty last year in China after being arrested and charged with embezzlement and bribery. Who else? The proprietors of a medical marijuana shop. The Oompa-Loompas.
Which doesn't prove much except to say that the locals I know are not above acknowledging a flaky side to their hometown. And it's really hard to argue that point, given that Gregor Robertson, that same mayor, was said to have been financed by billionaire Americans who moved here and started a New Age retreat. That Vancouver would spawn the cultlike yoga empire Lululemon at roughly the same time seems almost obvious.
Still, for me, West Coast wackiness doesn't capture it entirely. Sure, Vancouver can be seen as culturally contiguous to other coastal urban zones that celebrate individual expression: the Castro district in San Francisco, Echo Park in Los Angeles, Portlandia, etc. But what really defines it is a relative lack of assumptions. I travel a lot and I love urban life generally. And what strikes me about where I live is that local residents cannot resort to a unifying cliché. Parisians and Romans, Shanghainese and Chicagoans seem always to know the essential civic myths. In Vancouver, ask a random citizen and you're liable to get anything.
That can be liberating, of course. My father clearly considered that feature more of an opportunity than a weakness. You can see this in the remarkable mid-20th-century Kodachrome color photography of Fred Herzog, whose work hangs at the Equinox Gallery, and without reference to which the city arguably cannot really be understood. In shots of crowded downtown streets, overflowing store windows and a teeming waterfront, Mr. Herzog — who was a young German immigrant at that time — shows a city energetically inventing itself, building itself, consuming itself. We're taught to view consumerism and advertisements with skepticism today. But Mr. Herzog's photos of a man leafing through magazines at a newsstand and of the dense forests of commercial neon that used to line Granville Street are not ironic. He's gazing with newcomer admiration at Terminal City becoming Vancouver, enthusiastically embracing the freedom to be whatever it chooses.
We've continued to do that, having come too late in the city-building game to have much in the way of traditions. We have the polar bear swim. We have a steam-powered clock in Gastown that tourists like to photograph. We have a sprinkling of old office buildings and hotels through our downtown core — which is, for purposes of comparison, about the size of Manhattan from Houston Street south to Battery Park — but the fact is we have a few buildings from every architectural era the city has seen. The local novelist and artist Douglas Coupland described Vancouver as the City of Glass, which says a lot about the new city. But at street level the architecture might be better read like the rings of the city's great trees. Deco, Chateauesque, International Modernism, Brutalism, postmodernism and on it goes, up through the ages.
It reads like no planning, although that's not quite true either. We have had no Haussmann in Vancouver, no L'Enfant Plan. But there is Vancouverism, a clustering of planning principles that gives rise to tall residential towers, view corridors, lots of parks. The city is friendly to immigrants and our streets reflect that. Only a little over half of us are Caucasian. Visit Gastown and count the languages you hear as you walk up Hastings Street, past the downtown campus of Simon Fraser University to Victory Square — Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish.


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A team of British researchers is raising new and serious questions about the health risks posed by nanoparticles.
The infinitesimal particles are at the core of a burgeoning new industry that has scores of businesses lining up outside laboratory doors, eager to apply nanotechnology to commercial projects, from cosmetics to antibacterial clothing to targeted delivery of pharmaceuticals.
But many scientists have raised serious questions about the health and environmental dangers posed by nanoparticles and the British study could elevate those concerns to a new plane. However, other researchers insist the conclusions are off-base an dnot relevant when assessing human health risks.
Vital organs and systems in the human body are protected by specialized barriers. The blood-brain barrier, for example, blocks the release of large molecules and other substances from the blood stream into cerebrospinal fluid.
The British scientists – Patrick Case and 15 other researchers from the University of Bristol – studied the ability of nanoparticles to penetrate past such barriers.
What they found was that nanoparticles used medically to target the delivery of drugs against cancer and other diseases can damage the DNA of cells without actually crossing the cellular barriers in the body.
This opens a very wide door to new safety concerns.
The study, conducted on cells grown in culture, suggests that the indirect effects of nanoparticles on cells should be weighed when evaluating their safety.
In an abstract of the study published online this week in Nature Nanotechnology, the researchers reported that the nanoparticles did not pass through the barrier to cause the DNA damage, but in fact generated molecules within the barrier cells that were then transmitted to the cells behind the barrier.
The amount of DNA damage in the cells behind the protective barrier was similar to the DNA damage caused by direct exposure to the nanoparticles.
Almost two decades ago, when French cosmetic designers were the first to use nanosized material in face powers and creams, some skeptics raised concerns about the nanomaterial entering the blood system and eventually passing into the brain.
Scientists for the cosmetic said the brain-blood barrier would prevent such contamination. Perhaps, based on Case's work, that issue deserves another look.
It didn't take long for Case's study to draw criticism from other scientists that faulted its conclusions and side the word of the British team had little relevance to human exposure risk. .
Here is a link to a critical article in Science Now.


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What Are Worms?
Worms are descended from viruses and are even nastier. Just as ever stronger doses of pesticide breed ever more resilient locusts, better and better anti-spyware software bred ever more devious viruses.
Finally, some virus designers stopped having their creations infect and take over files the way real viruses infect and take over cells. Instead, they created programs that could stand on their own and cause plenty of trouble without the help of any other software applications. Just worms are independent organisms that can infect a host directly, so do computer worms infect computers directly.
What Do Worms Do?
Worm designers are often even more sinister than virus designers, since worm designers are not just vandals. Worm designers often use their creations to achieve specific goals:
• Backdoor creation. Worms often try to set up another kind of malware, a backdoor. A backdoor is a hidden opening in your network connection that lets the worm send data out and take data in. Practically speaking, the data it's sending out are often spam emails, and the data it takes in are instructions on spam emails to send.
• Denial of service attack. Some worm designers really are vandals rather than profit-hungry con artists sending spam. But their vandalism can be more targeted. They use worms to send out numerous requests to remote computers, such as web servers, in order to overwhelm them and therefore shut them down. This is called a denial of service attack.
• Spyware, Trojan, adware, and virus installation. Worms are often used simply to unleash other forms of malware on a computer that might otherwise block them.
• Information theft and fraud.Worms can multitask in order to set up spyware that gathers sensitive information--often financial information--and then set up backdoors, Trojans, viruses, or dialers to disseminate the stolen data.
How Do Worms End Up on a PC?
Worms enter PCs just as viruses, spyware and other malware do: any way they can! Some favorite points of entry for worms:
• Websites can actually download software to your computer without you realizing it. This software includes not only worms, but also spyware, adware, viruses, and other malware. These malware programs find their way into websites either by the deliberate design of the site owner or because hackers have installed the software on the website's server.
• Peer-to-peer file-sharing networkscontain many nice-enough-looking files that are really worms. One of the sneakiest disguises is a filename that indicates the spyware is really a video of a beautiful actress.
• Email, the favored route of viruses, can still be exploited by Spyware. But since new email programs usually block the automatic opening of file attachments, this is less of a problem than it used to be.
• Any internet connection inevitably lets data flow both in and out, and so is vulnerable to attacks by worms.
How Do You Get Rid of Worms?
There's really only one good way to make sure your computer is rid of worms: scan it with multiple antivirus and anti-spyware programs using a full-system scan. Worms are tricky, so anything less than a full-system scan might let them escape. Worse, with new worms coming out all the time, some antivirus and anti-spyware packages may not even know about a new worm until after its wreaking havoc on your machine. That's why you should try using more than one antivirus program and more than one anti-spyware program to increase your odds of successfully detecting the malware.
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- 2 tablespoons of olive oil or softened butter (optional)
- 4 teaspoons of sugar
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- For sponge combine 1 cup water and 1 cup flour and allow to sit for 3 days, feeding every 24 hours with equal parts flour and water. To the sponge, add the sugar, salt, and oil). Mix well, then knead in the flour a half-cup at a time. Knead in enough flour to make a good, flexible bread dough. Keep in mind that flour amounts are approximate; flour varies in absorbency, and your sponge can vary in wetness. Use your judgment; treat it like ordinary white or french bread dough. Trust your hands and eyes more than the recipe. Let the dough rise in a warm place, in a bowl covered loosely with a towel. Let the dough double in bulk. Punch the dough down and knead it a little more. Make a loaf and place it on a baking sheet (lightly greased or sprinkled with cornmeal). Slit the top if you like, and cover the loaf with a paper towel and place it in a warm place to rise again, until doubled in bulk. Place the pan with the loaf in your oven, and then turn your oven to 350F and bake the bread for 30-45 minutes. Do not preheat the oven. The loaf is done when the crust is brown and the bottom sounds hollow when thumped with a wooden spoon. Turn the loaf out onto a cooling rack or a towel and let it cool for an hour before slicing.


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When it's time to say goodbye, "What Will Matter."
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Discussion in 'Rugby League Forum' started by anthonyb1965, Jun 11, 2011.
Heard on the radio he has gone into Origin Camp?
Unless a blue is already injured, the original plan was that he joined the squad tomorrow. After playing for Manly, just as cover along with Dean Young. Can you expand on what you heard?
Dean Young and Jason King are 18th and 19th men now for Origin..........very short story on the radio.[hr] http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/jason-king-and-dean-young-return-to-blues-camp-as-18th-and-19th-men/story-e6frexv9-1226073269697
Well if that's it, he'll be playing for us. This was always the plan. The 18th & 19th always go into camp after club duties.
he will play for us
@Manlyseaeagles: Pretty sure it's ok for him to play. Any change we'll let you know RT @ckJonesy: @manlyseaeagles does that mean King can't play tonight?
Heard a couple days ago that he will be released for the game and then he will reenter camp tomorrow


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Shoes are among the essentials of the wardrobe and they complement in true sense to your whole demeanor what you are wearing. The selection of right shoes in accordance with the outfit is very important and it also describe your sense of judgment how much ability you have to choose the right shoes suitable to your dress. At present time many glittered shoes have been introduced and you can select those shoes if your outfit is fancy and you cannot go with the simple one.
Try these glitter shoes because shoes give you always the opportunity to just slip your foot in and try them how they look upon the dress you are wearing. These glittered shoes will look adorable and glamorous and these are available in multiple shades and designs. Here we will discuss what kind of different designs you may have and how you can rock wearing these glittered shoes.
Glittered shoes with pencil heel;
These glittered shoes with pencil heel will make you look glamorous and these would add elegance to your overall appearance. Three shaded colors are looking commendable and you can wear these shoes at the time of going to see wrestling or matches. Moreover you can wear these shoes at Christmas party functions. With denim, jeans and long or short frocks, must consider these shoes as these shoes will add more grace to your walk and to your demeanor.
Round shape pumps;
Girls who do not feel comfortable with high heel can opt for these pumps. And if you have to walk around a lot and you think that high heels will make you tired then opt for these pumps as these will make your walk easy and comfortable. These glittered pumps will go with even fancy suits and on wedding functions too you can choose them to wear. The glitter in multiple shades gives you the opportunity to match these pumps with many of the different colorful dresses.
Navy blue peep toe glittered shoes;
Girls and women would love to have these shoes in their possession. Here we have peep toe shoes adorned with sequins fabric and these are looking commendable on navy blue color. Bow style on the top of the shoes is looking sufficient to make it look stylish and another striking feature is the kitten style heel of the shoes that is further making the shoes worth-buying and eye-catching.
Red glittered shoes;
Red is the color that exudes passion and this color always look very thrilling. If you are wearing a red color dress to flaunt then these stillottes heel shoes in red glitter color will add more beauty to your dress. Brides and bridesmaid can wear these red color shoes and for valentine days girls can opt for these shoes.
Silver glittered shoes;
These silver glittered shoes are more often worn by celebrities on red carpet and on many other events. The sling back heel shoes in silver glittered patron are looking outstanding and these can be paired with red or black color velvet suit to add more glamour to your personality. Peep toe style of the shoes will let you show your nail paint that you can match to your attire and can make your foot look attractive.
Nude is the color that goes with most of the different colors of the outfit. Here the nude color shoes are looking very stylish with strappy patron and on the front part the arrangement of rhinestone is giving it shimmery look. You can opt these shoes for wedding dresses. Zipper back is looking very witty to make these shoes easy to wear.
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Jessica Hatch of the WWE Diva search has opened a web site at www.jessicadhatch.com.
Chris Nowinski will be appearing on "Off the Record" on TSN in Canada this Thursday.
Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler will be appearing on ABC's October Road this fall.
Chris Jericho is slated to promote his autobiography on the Eddie Trunk radio show on WNEW FM in New York City on 11/2. The book will be officially released on 10/25.
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S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established in 2005 by 4-time Grammy® nominated producer Steve "Silk" Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon "DJ Skip" Syas. Silk and Skip merged Hurley's worldwide commercial success and Syas' strong global following to form S&S Records. S&S Records has accumulated a catalog of over 500 records and album projects from artists such as: Syleena Johnson, CeCe Peniston, Ann Nesby, DJ Skip, Paul Johnson, Kym Sims, Chantay Savage, J.M Silk, Jamie Principle & Steve "Silk" Hurley, just to name a few.
Nick Ahren is a DJ / Producer / Remixer from Bridgetown, Barbados who's at the top of his game and known for remixing smash hit records on S&S featuring Malik Yusef, Kanye West, Common, JV, Syleena Johnson, Cece Peniston, Robbie Rivera, DJ Skip & Steve Silk Hurley just to name a few.
S&S Brings you Nicks debut single featuring multi talented songstress Jameisha Trice. Jameisha is an American Recording Artist and Songwriter. In addition to being a singer, she is also an actress.
Jameisha has graced many stages with acts such as Usher, Kanye West, and Robin Thicke, and has written songs for Pop stars 3LW( Cheeta Girls), JoJo, and a countless list of others.
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Microsoft's "Meet Your Match" is the follow-up to "Smoked by Windows Phone"
0. phoneArena posted on 19 Nov 2012, 14:01
Microsoft has finally launched the follow-up to "Smoked by Windows Phone" and this time, Meet Your Match isn't so much concerned with being quicker than your phone, but why a Nokia Lumia 920 matches up to your needs better than your current phone...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
28. shaz.mrd (Posts: 3; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
It nothing about windows 8 but about the hardware
29. shaz.mrd (Posts: 3; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
They could have saved $754 million if the had gone with android
37. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
and from where does this number comes from? not bashing or something, but interested to kno if u read it somewhere or u did the math? or just came up with a number and posted on PA?
38. shaz.mrd (Posts: 3; Member since: 23 Feb 2009)
Nokia reports $754 million quarterly loss as Lumia approaches one year anniversary
From Verge.com
39. asseek (Posts: 164; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
thx for the info, but Nokia won't make the sales u all saying it will, because Android is a crowded market (Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorolla, Acer....etc) and only Samsung is making profit, and some people when u say Android, they think only Samsung.
Nokia might have a chance, but it will need a lot of work to distinguish their Android UI from others, and a lot of money.
30. MC1123 (Posts: 1256; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
if i will be challenge by windows phone, i'll let myself loose and get that free WP (hoping if they will ever challenge me, they'll give me lumia 920, not s**tty HTC) than $100...
33. xfire99 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 14 Mar 2012)
What does it matter? They did with Smoked by windows phone for Lumia 820 or whatever and it never been a hit. It gonna be the same with Lumia 920.
35. akishakoi (Posts: 65; Member since: 06 Dec 2011)
these are "feel good" videos. I like the soundtrack too.
40. Stuntman (Posts: 841; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
For the photo vid, I figured the flash should go off when he is taking pictures. From the results, it seems like the flash was off and the lighting was quite dark. Also, I can't tell whether or not he turned up the brightness all the way on the Windows Phone compared to the brightness setting on the iPhone.
With regard to taking videos, if in fact it is comparing a new phone to a 2 year old phone, then it is definitely an unfair comparison. I do feel that the antishaking technology on the Lumina is well represented and in a more honest way than the commercial a few months back.
As for the texting comparison, the WP had some prep on the home screen ahead of time. I'm not familiar with the iPhone messaging. On my Android phone, I can set up groups. As I normally don't send messages to the same group of people on a regular basis, I wouldn't set this up. The video does highlight the WP feature of groups and how you can place them on the home screen. If you do organise your contacts in groups and want to check group specific messages and updates, I can see how that is very useful.


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If you want to recover data from Android device on PC or Mac by Andrid Data Recovery;transfer your Android data to another device by Phone Transfer; import music/video from computer to Android by Android Transfer; manage your Andriod files on computer by Android Desktop Manager or you hope to let your phone detected by your third-party tools on your computer,etc.First of all,you need to enable your USB debugging mode. So here we will show you how to enable USB debugging on Android with simple steps.
1.Android 4.2 or later: Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge/S6 Edge/S6/S5, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge/Note 5/Note 4/Note 3/Note 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab S/Pro, LG G4/3/2, HTC M10/9/8, Google Nexus 10/9/7/6/5/4, Google Pixel/Galaxy Nexus/Nexus S, Xperia Z3/Z2/T3/M2/Z1, Huawei Mate 9/9/P10/P9/P8, etc.
2.Android 3.0 - 4.1: HTC ONE M7, HTC EVO 4G LTE, etc.
3.Android 2.3 or earlier: Samsung Galaxy S2, Google Nexus One, etc.
| Part 1. Enable USB Debugging on Android 4.2 or later
Part 2. Enable USB Debugging on Android 3.0 - 4.1
Part 3. Enable USB Debugging on Android 2.3 or earlier
Step 1 Go to "Settings" > "About phone".
Step 2 Tap "Build number" for 7 times till "You are now a developer" pops up.
Step 3 Back to "Settings".
Step 4 Click "Developer options" > "USB debugging".
Go to "Settings" > "Developer options", and then choose "USB debugging".
Enter "Settings", and tap "Applications" > "Development", and click "USB debugging".
To transfer contacts, SMS, photos, videos and other files between Android and computer by third-party software,or recover deleted photos on Android by Android data recovery software,you may need to enable USB debugging on Android phones. After enabling your USB mode, you can easily do what you want with third-party software.