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When each boy checks in their car, we give them a pit pass, we number it, the same number there car is, and we can use this number in the line up, instead of names, it makes it easier! The boys love these, I lamented all of them, punched a hole and put yarn through, they would where them around there neck!
No one is allowed in the "Pit" without their pit pass, it helps keep out unwanted fathers and kids!
There are blank pit passes (4x6) so you can just add your own text.
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Much comment has been made in the press since Pepsico announced their decision to dismantle their marcoms procurement function and hand responsibility for management of agency commercial matters on to their individual brand teams, supported by a 'procurement manual'.
Far be it for ISBA to comment on how individual advertisers structure their business but in this case, as the home of a large industry committee populated by marketing procurement professionals (COMPAG), we felt it was appropriate for us to provide a view.
Responses from ISBA's COMPAG group members, a UK marketing procurement community with 17 years depth history on this subject, indicated that many were 'shocked' at the old fashioned views being expressed in print since the announcement. The immediate return to an out of date stereotype of procurement being all about cost cutting and nothing more was surprising, not to mention contrary to the feedback procurement professionals are getting from their agencies (to their face at least!):
Throwing the baby out with the bath water? Marketing procurement teams differ…as do marketing departments and agencies and so its activities are entirely dependent on the quality of the team and what the companies/brands choose to use procurement for. A good procurement team adds value way beyond a cost perspective – in fact ISBA now meets many procurement professionals who do not have any savings targets as an objective whatsoever! Shouldn't organisations be assessing the effectiveness of their procurement teams, and choosing their goals based on business objectives rather than shutting them down completely?
What about all the good stuff? most 'good' marketing procurement professionals are more concerned with ensuring effective and ultimately productive relationships than they are with cutting costs – in fact, many actually fight for MORE revenue for the agencies when budgets are threatened, they can also:
Hidden benefits - the vast majority of Procurement teams report into the CFO, and as such Procurement also play a vital intermediary role between Marketing and Finance teams. We are aware many Marketing teams do not enjoy a healthy relationship with Finance as they find it difficult to demonstrate the ROI of their activities, procurement often help build those links, make sure the right language is spoken and build trust and communication.
The requirement for greater Agility is cited as one of the reasons for moving to the new model but progressive marcoms procurement professionals, who are truly working hand in hand with marketing teams, understand agile marketing and are putting in place new model contracts which allow greater flexibility; speed, and freedom of choice for marketers, they are also pioneering more agile pitch processes and new ways of working.
Our group is not surprised by the agency reaction to the PepsiCo move, some agencies have long held procurement up as the scape-goat for their all their woes! But let's not get too excited, this is one organisation experimenting with change, and it's Compag's supposition that this decision will be reversed in a few years once the organisation realises that the additional pressure on brand teams to also manage commercial relationships, may result in a lose - lose situation for all parties as formal contracts and fee negotiations slip down the marketing list of priorities!
Summary: Our depth of experience and knowledge reminds us of what went before the arrival of Marketing Procurement 20 years ago, when marketers were left to organise their own commercial terms (in a much simpler marcoms landscape!); where many deals were sealed over a handshake or lunch, with the only written evidence being a letter from the agency saying how much the client was going to pay them! Days when fewer than 50% of ISBA's members had contracts and fewer than 50% of those were signed!!; where most operated under a loose sets of terms and both parties were left exposed. Now the marcoms marketplace is much more complex and advertisers have many more agencies to manage, with smaller marketing teams – is removing the only commercial support marketers have to manage agency relationships really the best route forward?
We will watch with interest to see how this develops but we do not predict that many of ISBA's member organisations will be following suit! So is this a trend, we think not.
Let's talk! - Last time we checked, we were all in the communications business, so COMPAG would like to extend an invitation out to both clients and agencies, procurement and marketing to come together at our January 22nd meeting and debate some of the issues raised above. If you are interested in taking part in this debate, email email@example.com or if you can't make the meeting and would like to share your views please email these through.
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Sami Al-Jaber approaches his third World Cup tournament as one of the most popular players in his country.
He is a hero at leading Saudi club Al-Hilal, for whom he has played since 1987.
In 2000, he spent time on loan in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers but injuries limited his impact on the English game and he soon returned home.
At USA 94 he scored from the spot against Morocco and four years later he became the first Asian to score a goal in two consecutive World Cups when he was again on target with a penalty.
A key player when the 'Sons of the Desert' won the 1996 Asian Cup, Al-Jaber remains a consistent performer despite nearing his 30th birthday.


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LA LINDA — It was a beautiful morning. We started early. We saw the Adams Ranch and the restoration work being done by CEMEX. Then we tried to cross our last ridge. We ran into cliffs. We ran out of water. We retreated and took the long way around. James and Corky Kenyon of San Antonio gave us a ride to La Linda, where we met the very patient photographer John Davenport, six hours after we said we would.
(If you want the full story and photos, read the longer version below.)
It had all the promise of a lovely day. We were up before sunrise and walking out of Big Bend National Park. All we had to do was cross a ridge line that did not even have a name.
We left the national park and watched the sky change color from gray to pink to blue as we walked across the Adams Ranch, which is owned by CEMEX.
Among local biologists this cement company is highly regarded for its work in grassland restoration. The Big Bend National Park staff will soon be going over to Mexico to look at some of their projects and what Park wildlife biologist Raymond Skiles is most excited about is work to create a section of the Rio Grande where both sides are free of livestock.
That is something the Rio Grande has not been seen in a couple hundred years, and Skiles said he had no idea how the native river habitat will respond.
From what we saw of the ranch it looked like CEMEX was treating the property like a national park — the major exception being that the land is private and we had to arrange for permission to cross three weeks ago.
By 8 a.m. we were headed up the ridge.
The plan was simple. We would hike up the ridge's gradually inclined west side and then follow one of its canyons down the steeper east side. We would meet photographer John Davenport in La Linda at 11:30 in the morning, wash up in the Rio Grande and be home in San Antonio by 9 in the evening.
By the time we started our walk up hill we had less than three miles to cover as the crow flies. The first canyon ended in a cliff, as did the second. I threw a rock and watched it disappear before a splash erupted from the river a few hundred feet below.
The third canyon took us on a promising gentle down slope toward the river, only to end in a series of short cliffs. I found a way over the first. Jonathan did not like it and went along the side of the canyon to look for an alternative.
I found myself trapped on a ledge. Jonathan did not find any alternatives he liked.
We both got spooked.
The debate was loud — because we could not see each other and had to yell — but short. We had to find another route. Jonathan started the long climb back to the crest of the ridge.
For me the only way up was the way I had come down, but it took a while for my head to accept that. Then it took a while to convince my body that my feet and hands would stick to the rock despite the backpack pulling against my shoulders and hips.
Once back on top of the ridge we could see the town of La Linda and see John's
white jeep waiting for us. We were less than a mile from all the fresh water we could drink, a river bath and a ride home.
That was 11 a.m.
By 4 p.m. we had passed up three more canyons because of cliffs. We had walked almost the entire length and the ridge and were still on top. I was out of water. Jonathan had two cups left. The sun had been relentless since noon. We were moving slow. We slipped and stumbled into cactus. We started to sweat more. We used a barbwire fence to steady ourselves and followed the fence posts.
We gave up. We knew there was a road that went around the ridge and we started back down the west side of the ridge, in the opposite direction of John.
Unwilling to admit I had finished all my water and thus had started the day unprepared, I directed us into a steep gully in the hopes of finding water. We easily had another two hours of hiking ahead of us and without water it was going to be very unpleasant.
The first pocket of rock had just enough leaf-fermented brown water to fill a one liter water bottle. Jonathan used his camp towel to strain out the dead pollywogs. He treated the water with a double dose of iodine.
We got four liters out of the second pool.
By 4:30 p.m. we were on the road and it was happy hour. The iodine had killed everything it could in the water. We drank deep and reminisced about the different ways to die in the desert. We did not think of the miles we had left.
The rocks of the dirt road seemed to cut through our boots. It felt like we had been walking barefoot all day. We tried to make small talk without wincing. We hit the pavement. And along came the white pickup.
James and Corky Kenyon are from San Antonio and had read this blog. They were out to spend some time in Big Bend and decided to check out La Linda on Monday.
Corky had not even finished asking us if we wanted a ride before Jonathan said yes and I was climbing over the tailgate. In less than 15 minutes we were in La Linda.
The river never felt so good. From the spot we washed up we could see the cliffs of the first three canyons we had tried to come down. We could also see the ones we did not try that probably would have worked.
Next time, we'll know.


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Hostel Mercedes Mauri, colonial house located in the historical center of Trinidad, which architecture is kept intact "his high and majestic roofs, his floors, furniture and decoration".
It offers the opportunity to stay at a house that they are supported faithfully to the colonial epoch in which it was constructed, for which he has two wide and comfortable rooms.
This particular house offers the possibility of family tourism, since they exist 2 rooms with doors link teas, which favors the contact between the relatives, very favorably for children, bearing in mind that a room has 2 beds for a three-quarter bed and personal one, in other one a matrimonial bed, in addition to which both are provided with private baths and access to the garden for the babies. The rooms are spacious, wide one measure more than 7×4 meters, and almost 3 meters high. The house is provided with the safety adapted to lodge children.
Have a restaurant with 2 tables with capacity for 8 persons, and the services of a professional chef.
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KB Home and Build San Antonio Green (BSAG) have announced the start of their partnership by recognizing KB Home's first BSAG-Certified home, located in San Antonio, at an event at KB Home's La Fontana community. The first certified home, named ZeroHouse 2.0, is KB Home's first net-zero energy home and goes beyond the BSAG program's guidelines.
"KB Home is proud to be partnering with Build San Antonio Green to help area residents save money and energy by constructing homes that meet this organization's stringent guidelines," said Ken Langston, president of KB Home's Central Texas division. "Our new ZeroHouse 2.0 and all of our new Built to Order homes in San Antonio include high-performance products, and incorporate efficient construction techniques and technologies in order to deliver an attractive new home with proven value to our customers."
Beginning Dec. 1, all new homes built in KB Home's communities in San Antonio will be BSAG Certified, in addition to being Energy Star-qualified. Homes built to BSAG's Certification are at least 15% more energy efficient than standard municipal code requirements. BSAG's certification requirements include energy and water efficiency and indoor air quality standards.
With the introduction of ZeroHouse 2.0 to San Antonio, home buyers may be able to eliminate their monthly electricity charges entirely if they incorporate the ZeroHouse 2.0 energy efficiency options into their home at the KB Home Studio. The higher efficiency of the ZeroHouse 2.0 is the result of a whole-home approach, which includes increased insulation, upgraded HVAC systems and dual-pane, low-e windows and solar panels on the roof.
"Build San Antonio Green applauds KB Home for their commitment to sustainable construction practices and is pleased to welcome them to our team," said Anita Devora, executive director for BSAG. "Their commitment to our program shows home buyers and the marketplace that going 'green' makes good sense for not only the environment, but also for their business and for their customers."


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into the possible misuse of insulin pens at Griffin Hospital in Derby.
A spokesman says the cartridge must never be used for more than one person, even when the needle is changed.
Compared to using a syringe, an insulin pen is a more convenient way for patients to manage their diabetes. It also offers a more accurate delivery.
Griffin Hospital says at this time there is no evidence that there has been any disease transmissions and that needles were not used on more than one patient.
Still, they're saying it is a serious safety health issue and are asking patients to be tested as a precaution for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV — the virus that causes AIDS.
"It would be unlikely to happen but you are hooking up a needle to a reservoir of medication and you're putting it into the bloodstream," said Dr. Frank Mongillo, an internal medicine specialist. "So, conceivably blood could flow back into that cartridge, however unlikely."
Griffin said some 3,150 patients may have been affected. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the hospital at 203-732-1411 or 203-732-1340. There will be no charge for screening, testing or counseling.
The two largest health care systems in the state — Hartford Hospital and Yale-New Haven — say they do not use insulin pens at any of their associated hospitals.
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Ulinzi to tackle Gor Mahia in Wednesday KPL kick off
Mombasa,KENYA:Gor Mahia will face Ulinzi Stars at the Nyayo stadium today (Wednesday) with both teams expecting to emerge victorious.
Despite the ailing of the Ulinzi Stars head coach Robert Matano, his assistants Benjamin Nyangweso and Francis Onyiso have been doing a great job with four unbeaten matches.
The soldiers are eager to earn more points to reach the leaders on the table rankings Tusker whom are leading with eight more points; currently they are three points behind K'Ogalo.
Both teams registered identical 3-1 wins over the weekend, Gor thrashed Chemelil Sugar while Ulinzi outmatched Sofapaka.
A win for Ulinzi will see them come on level points with the second-placed Gor Mahia who have been keenly tracking leaders Tusker for over two months now.
Karim Nizigiyimana, who missed Kogallo's Sunday clash against Chemelil due to suspension, will return to the starting line-up ahead of June signing Wellington Ochieng who covered for him on Saturday.
Tusker is leading the table rankings with 45 points ahead of Gor Mahia who are at 40 points and in the third position Ulinzi Stars with 37 points.


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It's been so much fun quilting along with you all this year, and it's been so inspiring seeing you conquer half-square triangles! So I had a good hard think about what we should conquer next, and decided upon foundation paper piecing. When you have foundation paper piecing up your sleeve, it opens a whole new world of quilting. So I'm very excited to announce that next year we'll be quilting our way through the Milky Way Sampler!
Milky Way is a paper pieced sampler, and just like with the half-square triangle blocks, we're starting with easy blocks, and working our way towards slightly more complicated blocks (but still not that complicated, I promise). They're 10″ finished blocks, although the magic of foundation paper piecing means that if you desired, you could make them smaller or larger… But that's a topic for another day.
Now, before you freak out at the idea of foundation paper piecing, let me tell you that you've got this. You truly do. If you can sew, you can do this. Why? Because you literally sew along a line on a piece of paper. It really is that simple. While I will be walking you through it step-by-step, if you're wanting to get a head start on the technique, I can very highly recommend Start Foundation Paper Piecing by Elizabeth Dackson. It's an online video class through Craftsy that I've watched myself, and even picked up a trick or two myself that's actually helped me to improve my paper pieced patterns too.
How it works
This quilt along is a little bit different from the past two years. For starters, there's 12 blocks this year (one block per month). That's a more manageable pace for us all! And clearly, the block patterns aren't a surprise. As for how to get the patterns…
On the first of each month, I'll be sharing that month's block right here on the blog, and sharing any particular tips or tricks to remember. The month's pattern will be available to download for free from Craftsy for that month. On the first of the next month it will still be available but for a small price, and the next month's block will then be available as a free download. So you will have a whole month to download the block before it becomes a paid pattern.
Note – this will all be in my Australian timezone, which means that those who aren't as close to the international dateline as us here Down Under will need to make sure they download it well before the end of their month. On the morning of the 1st of every month according to the time here in Melbourne, I'll be changing the patterns over.
Alternatively, if you would rather have all the patterns at once, you can purchase them as a bundle right now in my Craftsy store! The bundle includes a bonus 13th block – the rainbow star in the middle. This bundle will always be available and at $9.95 that's over 60% off what buying each one individually will cost. Plus it includes the finishing instructions for this quilt top! Chock full of value!
Structuring it like this simply allows me to keep running these quilt alongs. Doing a whole pattern every month (or fortnight, like this year!) is a lot of work, and this goes towards covering it. Thank you so much for your support!
Let's talk fabric
If it's not clear already, I'm planning on making mine in a rainbow, and pulling from my colour-ordered stash. Rainbow quilts aren't something I tend to make, so I'm excited to try something different! As for how much fabric you need for this quilt, well, it's tricky to say with paper piecing, as it depends on how you want to do this quilt. So I'll just say that you should have a think about how you want to approach the quilt in terms of colour (monochromatic? solids? scrappy? a line of fabric?), and make a pull of fabric that inspires you. The smallest amount fabric you'll need is a charm square, and you'll want at least 2-3 prints per block to show off your piecing. You'll also want at least 1 1/2 yards of background fabric, 2 1/2 yards if you're doing the bundle version.
Each block's pattern will include full cutting instructions. This means that I will provide the size of fabric you need to cut for each section of the pattern, and rest assured, they're a generous size so that you have some wriggle space when putting the block together.
Get involved with the community
Sharing your progress with other QALers is half the fun of doing a quilt along! If you're on Facebook, be sure to join the Blossom Heart Quilts group. On Instagram, we'll be using #MilkyWaySampler to collate all our posts, and feel free to tag me too – I'm @blossomheartquilts. And if you have a blog, then here's a button for you to use:
Who's excited? I know I am! First post will be going up January 1st, who's going to play along?! There is no official "sign up", you just need to be following along somewhere so that you don't miss the announcements. You can:
- sign up for my newsletter
- follow on Instagram – @blossomheartquilts
- join the BHQ Facebook group
- like my Facebook page
I'll be announcing each month in each of those places!
This post contains affiliate links. All that means is if you make a purchase via the link, I get a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!


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Lee Seung Gi buys pizza for the cast of 'Gu Family Book'
Actor Lee Seung Gi, who is currently playing the lead role of the half-beast, half-human Choi Kang Chi, bought Pizza Hut's Cheese pizza for everyone on the set of the MBC drama 'Gu Family Book'.
As current endorser of Pizza Hut, Lee Seung Gi sponsored a pizza party for the drama cast and staff members on May 11 to encourage them after the grueling filming sessions. In the released pictures, the actors are still dressed in their drama outfits while eating pizza slices in the middle of the forest.
A staff stated, "It's hard to eat sometimes when the shoot goes on too long. Thanks to the pizza, we were able to enjoy lunch for the first time in a while."


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Last Wednesday, a 21-month-old child in Bryan County was attacked and killed by her family's seven pit bulls.
This tragedy made... Read more
"She's been bit" is one of many phrases that dog owners would prefer not to hear at the dog park.
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"The plan I'm announcing focuses on rescuing families who've played by the rules and acted responsibly," President Obama said of his Home Affordable Modification Program in Mesa, Ariz., on February 18, 2009. "It will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin a chance to rebuild," he claimed. Over 40 months and millions of foreclosures later, we now know that HAMP was never really intended to help families stay in their homes.
Neil Barofsky, the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, has published a new book, "Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street." It presents a damning indictment of the Obama administration's execution of the TARP program generally, and of HAMP in particular.
Barofsky, a registered Democrat and Obama donor, had been an assistant U.S. attorney investigating mortgage fraud when he was appointed to be the top watchdog for the TARP program.
From the beginning, Barofsky had major objections to HAMP's design. Among its worst aspects was a system of giving banks $1,500 bonus payments and servicers $1,000 bonus payments for each loan modification they processed. This system encouraged mortgage servicers to approve temporary "trial" loan modifications, even as they continued the foreclosure process against borrowers. Ultimately, after collecting the bonuses, they would deny permanent mortgage modifications. Thus, HAMP helped drive thousands of already-distressed families into foreclosure after giving them nothing but a few months of false hope, and possibly causing them to cough up more in mortgage payments than they would have in a foreclosure without government interference.
Barofsky writes that "it seemed as though Treasury simply didn't care about the suffering of so many borrowers. Instead, Treasury officials seemed too busy congratulating themselves on the trial modifications the program was raking up ... Helping banks, not homeowners, did in fact seem to be Treasury's biggest concern."
By delaying millions of foreclosures, HAMP gave bailed-out banks more time to absorb housing-related losses while other parts of Obama's bailout plan repaired holes in the banks' balance sheets. According to Barofsky, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner even had a term for it. HAMP borrowers would "foam the runway" for the distressed banks looking for a safe landing. It is nice to know what Geithner really thinks of those Americans who were busy losing their homes in hard times.
The most disturbing parts of Barofsky's book are stories of Americans who were made worse off by Obama's bailouts. One California business owner who could have sold his house at a loss, but maintained some savings and his credit history, was enticed into a HAMP trial modification that was supposed to cut his payment in half. Instead, thanks to HAMP, he lost his house, his savings, his credit and his business.
Such stories serve as a warning that big government is quite often the handmaiden of big business and the foe of taxpayers, free markets and individual consumers. As for the argument that Obama's policies have made the economy worse, not better, HAMP could be example number one.


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Things That Make No Sense:
- A team that needs to improve at center moving a good 23-year-old center for a less productive 26-year-old center.
- Converting a promising young puck-moving defenceman with top-4 ability to the less desirable wing position where he's never played a pro hockey game.
- Just about everything Darren Dreger says lately.
'Tis the season. All that craziness and more in the links below.
Thursday Links:
- The Sun: GM Dave Nonis talks draft, Bolland, trades, moving Gardiner to forward
- NHL Trade Rumours: Nick Kypreos floats a Nazem Kadri for Patrick Berglund rumour
- Pierre Lebrun: Garth Snow is now looking to flip Dan Boyle's rights having not reached a deal
- Joe Smith: Dan Boyle's agent says he would welcome a return to Tampa Bay
- Andy Strickland: Brian Campbell wants out of Florida
- TSN1050: Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger on TSN Drive
- Mirtle: Rebuild and San Jose Sharks don't belong in the same sentence
- Globe Hockey Podcast: Mirtle, Duhatschek and Darren Yourk talk about the off-season ahead
- PPP: In the SB Nation Mock Draft, the Leafs draft Nikolaj Ehlers at #8
- ICYMI: Q&A with Brock Otten of OHL Prospects on the 2014 draft with a focus on the Leafs' options


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Satyam: Sebi to probe buyback, M&As
Anindita Dey in Mumbai | January 12, 2009 10:12 IST
Acquisitions by a former group company Satyam [Get Quote] Infoway in 2000-01 and the promoters' announcement of a buyback in December last year are key issues that have caught the attention of the Securities and Exchange Board of India team that is inspecting financial irregularities in Satyam Computer Services.
Official sources said the 2000-01 acquisitions -- notably the high-profile purchase of web portal India World Communications from Rajesh Jain for Rs 499 crore (Rs 4.99 billion) -- by Satyam Infoway could mark the start of the company siphoning funds overseas under the guise of acquiring companies.
Satyam Infoway was merged with Satyam Computers in 2002.
Sources said the purchases coincided with the eight-year period for which the data has been fudged.
The inspection report by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office and Sebi will be handed over to the enforcement directorate under the finance ministry to investigate the parking of funds overseas.
Sebi will also investigate how the promoters announced a buyback when they knew there were no reserves to pay for it.
Sources said the announcement could have been a ruse to stabilise prices so that institutions could exit before former chairman Ramalinga Raju admitted financial irregularities January 7, a move that amounts to insider trading.
Also under the scanner are institutions that sold after the buyback was announced.
Bulk and block deal data from the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange show that the entities concerned are Infrastructure Financing and Leasing Service Trust Company Ltd and foreign institution investors like Swiss Finance Corporation (Mauritius) Ltd, Morgan Stanley Mauritius Ltd, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Aberdeen International Indian Opportunities Fund, Mauritius, Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd, the Boston Company Asset Management LLC and JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management.
The acquisition of India World Communications -- an all-cash deal for a portal that ran popular websites such as Khel.com, Khoj.com and Samachar.com -- has raised particular interest because of its valuation. India World at the time had a capital of Rs 20 lakhs (Rs 2 million), so at Rs 499 crore for the buyout, each Rs 10 share was valued at a
The certificate of fairness of valuation for the transaction was provided by Ernst & Young.
The deal was financed partly by the proceeds of the american depository receipts issue Satyam floated in 2000-01.
Around the same time Satyam Infoway acquired internet and e-commerce company FormsIndia.com to service its corporate clientele and interact with government agencies under its business-to-business initiative.The company also bought www.prizedjobs.com, a portal promoted by Headhunters, one of India's top executive search companies.
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Global economy starts to show some recovery from the lowest level in Mar 2009. As recovery emerged, the name of investment become increasingly popular lingo among street people. But before you get cheated in any kind of investment, educate yourself by reading this blog post very-very carefully.
Valuation is the Key
Shrewd investors have very fine-skill in valuing investment proposal come to them. They just don't look at the current price, but how much it can offer in the future. Of course you need to decide some critical economic assumption along the way.
Most of us might think that RM 1.3Mil for 2,500 sq.ft of 2-storey terrace in Mutiara Damansara is so expensive compared to 10,000 sq.ft of 3-storey bungalow in Ulu Yam that cost RM600k.
But the moment you look at 10% potential price appreciation together with 1-3% potential rental income, you will easily find terrace house in Mutiara Damansara possess higher value for money than the Ulu Yam bungalow; which can hardly get 1-2% price appreciation. Btw, asking price is not the same with it current value.
Buy When Others Don't
Shopping for investment asset in trying times is our expertise. We like it so much because it's like buying genuine Versace handbag in KLCC for only RM250 with cheque some more.
Other than buying in economic downturn, we also love buying a rundown property (e.g. so buruk that you won't live in it), depressed asset (e.g. when the owner have problems paying loans or want to move out asap) & seasoned blue-chip (e.g. house in long-time established address). The perfect investment asset would be any combo.
Only recently we managed to secure a property that is 20% cheaper than the transaction recorded in 2007. Moreover, our request for 30%-50% discount for S&P, loan agreement & valuer report was granted too. Very low interest rate is just an icing on the cake. Believe me you won't get these kinds of discounts in the bull run.
Avoid Free/Cheap Advice
It's not about you must pay to know something, but don't expect someone with RM300 per month salary can appreciate the value of condo near KLCC. It's just like you ask my opinion of paying thousands for Play Stations, I will definitely say 'membazir'. Unless you ask other game geeks, you'll certainly get frustrated with me.
Same goes to investment world, ask advice from experienced people only. Sure can get some feedbacks from other corridor talks wherever you want but make sure it doesn't affect your decision-making. Mass people love to talk about investment even when they know nothing (like me), but taking it seriously can bring damage to you.
Your ability to filter noise & critical info is very important. Do detailed research on your investment and stay firm on your decision. Don't be deterred with someone out of the league say some inconvenience words like "buat aper beli rumah teres sampai sejuta, membazir je nih" to you; especially your pakciks at kampungs.
Pity them they don't understand but life as investors has to go on…
I might be missing some more points. If you have one, just drop a comment and share with us LOL.


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|2005 New Jersey Randonneurs Results
All United States brevet results can be found RUSA website (www.rusa.org) listed by member's name - no time in listed. New Jersey Randonneurs chooses to post all participant names, photo and time primarily to help new randonneurs find another rider of his/her own pace.
Results for 2005 ...
4/10 ... 200K Princeton Brevet (NJ) - ACP (preliminary)
4/30 .... 115K Quakertown Populaire (PA) - RUSA
5/14 ... 200K Quakertown Brevet (PA) - ACP
5/21 .... 300K Princeton Brevet (NJ) - ACP
5/21 .... 200K Whitehouse Station Brevet (NJ) - ACP
6/4 .... 300K Quakertown Brevet (PA) - ACP
6/11 .... 400K Princeton Brevet (NJ) - ACP
6/26 .... 600K Princeton Brevet (NJ) - ACP
May 11 - ACP Results Processing Delayed
The ACP is being slow in returning many homologated brevet results to RUSA this season. For RUSA members needing proof of brevet completion for applications to ride 1200 km events this summer, this is causing obvious concerns. If you need help with your 1200k application, please contact RUSA President Bill Bryant, who will assist you. Please e-mail Bill with your name, RUSA membership number, the dates and locations of the completed qualifying brevet(s) you don't have brevet numbers for, and the 1200k event(s) you want to ride. Send it to:


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I've come back to this one more times than I can count, it's so easy to get swept away by the humour and the romance of it all. Moffat has revisited a number of the tropes seen here in his tenure as show-runner (the Doctor being a little girl's imaginary friend etc), but for me this is the best and most elegant use of them.

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Uninvited canine guest disrupts musical performance
Published 12:11 pm, Monday, March 12, 2012
To bring outside resources to your students almost always is a coup for everyone.
There was the Auschwitz survivor whose stories inspired courage and a strong crying out to the passionate side of humankind. The balloon-tying clown's creations commanded laughter and awe from the most young and even created space for the eldest individual present to float away in fantasy.
The South African chapel speaker's personal stories and insights brought tears and compassion to the perceptions of even the most stoic of Midland-based certitudes and constructed ideas of the "way life is." The paper-folding septuagenarian had origami skills that prompted a lower school class to augment the power of a selected reading by folding 1,000 cranes.
But sometimes the best-laid plans fall apart. To wit: the kindergartners' exposure to a women's church group's bell-ringing performance.
Back in the day when I was first hired as an elementary teacher at Trinity, there were dogs on campus. Dippy, a constant companion to our headmaster, was a fine Dalmatian of noble but somewhat cowed presence. The headmaster's secretary, Ann, was accompanied by Wart, an aptly named creature whose protruding growth in the vicinity of his third eye gave substance to his name. When I arrived, it seemed only natural to me that Straggles, my hormone-pumped male "Lady and the Tramp"-type mutt, would fit right in. And so was the case for years. Dog friendships were created, territories acknowledged and students' affections for their favorites were discovered.
The bell ringers' arrival on campus was heralded by Vina -- our spiritual, social and educational guru for decades -- as a momentous event. To better see and to hear the melodies of instruments handled most daintily by this cadre of women -- wearing white gloves and navy-colored suits and whose very appearance inspired religious-like reverence and overtones of massive care-giving abilities -- the children carried their little chairs to the front of the chapel and lined up their seats in front of the musicians. Straggles and I, along with Mr. R, our most revered custodian, and Mr. L, our 6-foot-4 music teacher, assisted with the gangly parade of excited chair-toting kids as they clanked, banged and dropped their way toward the ringers.
The energy of anticipation swelled. When all was in place, the kindergartners stood up to receive Vina's declaration of appreciation to and introduction of our guests. History will record that the moment was not opportune for a large stray dog to wander through the gate.
My first sensation of an event on the brink was Straggles' sudden stiffening to alert and the flaring of his nostrils sucking in air attempting to determine the location and gender of the intruder. At precisely that same moment, the uninvited guest spied Straggles and in obvious violation of most initial canine sniffing rites, growled, bared his teeth and made a more than menacing advance at Straggles. Straggles responded with the conviction of a defender under attack and the two dogs met in a mutual airborne leap of vicious snarling and gnashing of teeth. Hair was flying. Droplets of blood began appearing on the sidewalk. The tinkling of overturned bells echoed under the overhang. The screams of the ringers, kids and teachers filled the chapel's entranceway. The ringers grabbed their bells in haste and sped toward the sanctuary of the unlocked chapel doors.
As the fight intensified, chairs overturned, small children scrambled on their knees away from the fracas, and teachers spun around in confusion. Vina, always the unflappable, sped into action. She dashed about gathering up children from the whirlwind of chaos and plopped them, standing upright like the Nutcracker, on the safety of unturned chairs.
The dogs sparred on in fury. Feeling a huge sense of duty and acting in total stupidity, I grabbed Straggles' hind legs and Mr. L, by leveraging his size 14 boots on both animals, grabbed the stray by his hind legs. The dogs were locked together jaw to jaw. We lifted them above ground and pulled. Thinking that such a simple gesture as suspending the two pugilists like a hammock and violently shaking them would result in a quick if not snarling release, the theory was proved wrong. With that established, Mr. R began whacking the co-joined dogs repeatedly with a folding chair. More screams from the assembled as our swinging and whacking crashed the animals into the headmaster's plate glass window. A profusion of blood resulted, the dogs fell apart, and the stray whimpered mournfully as he scatted away with a missing ear.
Later after PE, Andy D. was tardy in returning to class. Ten minutes passed before he appeared at the door. His cupped hands concealed some object. Running excitedly to my desk, he slowly unfolded his prize exclaiming, "Look what I found in the ivy, Mr. Hickman!"
Even though Andy's father was a doctor, the hopes of sewing on that retrieved ear never were fulfilled.


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MAN STRUCK BY 3 VEHICLES, INCLUDING 2 PATROL CARS: GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by three vehicles on U.S. Highway 395 south of Gardnerville, including two Douglas County sheriff's patrol cars.
Trooper Dave Gibson said in a statement the man was reported to be standing in the southbound travel lane near Spring Valley Drive when he first was struck by a pickup truck about 11 p.m. Sunday.
He said the man was thrown into the northbound lanes where two on-duty deputies driving patrol cars didn't see him, and also struck him. All three drivers stopped to assist him, but he died at the scene.
Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected to have been involved. Gibson said there is no roadway lighting on the stretch of highway, where the speed limit is 55 mph.
DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH AT FARMERS MARKET: HAWTHORNE, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey man was charged Monday with vehicular homicide for a weekend crash at a farmers market that left one woman dead and two people injured.
James Woetzel of Hawthorne also was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident that resulted in death. His bail was set at $200,000. It wasn't immediately known if he had an attorney. Both offenses carry maximum 10-year sentences upon conviction.
The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday in Hawthorne. Authorities said the 48-year-old Woetzel drove his Dodge Ram pickup truck through a barricade and hit three people, including 58-year-old Hawthorne resident Donna Wine, who was dragged for three blocks.
WOMAN ATTACKED AT PARTY FOR TOO-SHORT SHORTS: EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 25-year-old Washington state woman attacked another woman at a barbecue because she thought her shorts were too short.
Papers filed in Snohomish County Superior Court say the woman attending the June 22 party confronted the other woman, telling her that her shorts were too short. Several minutes later the suspect attacked the victim, knocking her to the ground.
The victim suffered broken facial bones and bleeding in the left eye.
OTTER THAT ATTACKED SWIMMERS NEAR SEATTLE IS DEAD: SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have tracked and killed the otter that attacked a boy and his grandmother as they were swimming in a river near Seattle, state wildlife officials said Monday.
Federal officials shot the male otter near the place on the Pilchuck River where the attack took place at the end of July, about 30 miles northeast of Seattle, according to Capt. Alan Myers of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's police force.
Officials said they're nearly certain they got the right otter because of his unusually aggressive behavior. Otters are more likely to avoid people than to attack them.
The investigation aided by otter experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service was originally focused on female otters, because they suspected a mother protecting her pups may have attacked someone she perceived as coming too close.
LEAGUE CITY, Texas (AP) — A family of four were among six people killed Sunday when a motorist seen driving erratically southeast of Houston fled from police and drove through a stop sign before striking another vehicle, police said.
The police pursuit began Sunday night in nearby Dickinson when a Dodge Durango was seen operating erratically and without its headlights on, according to Dickinson police Capt. Jay Jaekel. Officer Daniel Banda pursued the Durango but had trouble keeping up, Jaekel said. At one point the SUV clipped a vehicle as it sped through an intersection. Shortly after the Durango drove through the stop sign in League City, entered another intersection and struck a Honda Accord.
Jaekel said the pursuit lasted about a minute and a half. A preliminary investigation indicated Banda followed department policy while engaged in the pursuit, Jaekel said Monday.
PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court has resurrected a lawsuit by an Arizona death-row inmate who alleged a prison officer violated his constitutional rights by reading a letter he wrote to his lawyer.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday in prisoner Scott D. Nordstrom's appeal that the Constitution doesn't let prison officers read outgoing letters between inmates and their lawyers.
The ruling revives Nordstrom's legal claims and sends his lawsuit back to a lower court, but it makes no changes to his convictions or death sentence.
Nordstrom, 46, was convicted of killing six people in two robberies in 1996 in Tucson. Two people were killed at a smoke shop in one robbery, while four others were killed during a holdup 14 days later at a social club. Nordstrom was sentenced to death. One of his accomplices was executed last year.
Nordstrom alleged a jail officer read his two-page letter in May 2011, refused his requests to stop viewing it and claimed he had the power to search mail for contraband and scan the contents to ensure they concerned legal matters. The prisoner claimed the experience forced him to stop relaying sensitive information about his case to his lawyer.
The appeals court ruled prison officials can inspect inmates' outgoing mail in their presence to ensure there are no escape plans, maps of prison yards and other suspicion features. But the court said the Constitution doesn't let prison officers read outgoing letters between inmates and their lawyers.


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History and Mission
History Theatre entertains, educates, and engages through creating, developing, and producing new and existing works that explore Minnesota's past and the diverse American experience. Its work provides a unique lens which links our past to the present, explores our common heritage, and illuminates our understanding of what it means to be American.
The Company
History Theatre is a three-time IVEY Award-winning theater, and is recognized nationally as a leader in producing historical work. For more than 35 years History Theatre has produced brave, entertaining explorations of all the histories that make up our diverse community. Each year History Theatre produces a season filled with excellent plays and musicals while developing new scripts through workshops and staged readings.
The Work
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After the 2012 presidential election failed to go their way, Republicans were reminded ad nauseam that Barack Obama had built a winning collection of supporters and that the GOP had not. The Democratic coalition, insisted partisans both inside and outside the media, spelled potential death for the GOP and for the conservative ideology that generally underpins it. The Republican party was just too old, too white, and too male — three terrible things to be, naturally — and it was destined to be buried by demographics. As the year came to a close, and everyone tried his hand at a postmortem, ham-fisted comparisons to the "Whigs" became the norm. The GOP, we were told, was dead.
The progressive blogger Markos Moulitsas, in a rare moment of total honesty, put this case most bluntly, writing in July of this year that progressives in Texas would have to be patient before they would see their state turn blue. By 2014, Moulitsas conceded in anguish, not "enough time will have passed to be bailed out by demographics." But the future was bright nonetheless: Young people being increasingly less white, and expansive immigration reform being all but rendered inevitable by Mitt Romney's loss, all the Democratic party needed to do was to sit back and wait. Eventually, the GOP would become a rump, regional party, and its antediluvian voters would be relegated to howling impotently at the moon.
#ad#As ever, there were kernels of truth in the criticism: If Republicans are to capture the White House again, they will certainly need to expand their base. But the case was typically hysterical, the product of a general and insidious tendency to overstate the importance of the presidency in national life and to see the last election as a fail-safe indicator of the future. This instinct is not new. In 1936, after FDR had won 46 of the 48 states, it was widely predicted that the Republican party was headed for the grave. Two years later, it won 82 new seats in the House.
In late 2013, the GOP is not only still around, it is ascendant. The magical Obama coalition, thought by many to be composed of mere automatons who would follow the Democratic party wherever it went, is starting to fracture. This is not to say that its members are lining up to re-register as Republicans and subscribe to National Review, of course. But they are expressing dissatisfaction — and, crucially, not just with this president but with the central ideological achievement of his tenure. Obamacare, not time, is dragging the man down. Who would have thought that government policies could lead to political change?
African-American support for the president remains at incredible highs — so strong, in fact, that even Saturday Night Live was moved recently to joke about the almost unanimous support among blacks that has marked his five years. The Obamacare rollout has had a "troubling" effect on the president, the gag went, forcing his approval rating down "to a startling 93.6 percent." As it happens, this was overstated for comic effect. But only slightly. In December of last year, 92 percent of blacks thought Obama was doing a good job. This month, it is 83 percent.
The rest of the coalition, however, has proven less abidingly loyal. Hispanics, young people, and women — all crucial to Obama's successes in '08 and '12 — have started to peel away. Obama's approval rating with Hispanic voters has dropped 23 percentage points in the last year, down from 75 percent in December of last year to 52 percent this November. Meanwhile, a Harvard University Institute of Politics poll shows that 54 percent of Millennials disapprove of Obama's performance, with 18- to 29-year-olds now viewing the president as unfavorably as they ever have. A startling 47 percent of young people said they would vote "Yes" if the president were to be "recalled."
In and of itself, this doesn't mean that they would necessarily vote for a Republican. But the study looked deeper than at mere dissatisfaction and found that if the 2013 election were held today, Obama's support among all young voters would drop 9 percentage points, from 55 to 46 percent. In other words: He's underwater even with the cool set.
Worse still, given that Millennials' enthusiasm is the key to Obamacare's success, Harvard's team also discovered that 56 percent of that cohort object to the ACA, while only 39 percent approve. I have long been nervous that Mother Jones's Kevin Drum was right to float the possibility that Americans might hate the law when it is called "Obamacare" but demonstrate greater enthusiasm when it is referred to with a less politically charged sobriquet. Alas, for Millennials at least, Obamacare by another name does not smell any sweeter. Harvard's team noted that the disapproval rate was almost identical whatever you called the initiative. The youngsters know about it — they just don't like it. Neither, apparently, do they believe the central Obamacare lie: that premiums and the quality of care would remain the same after implementation. Five times as many young Americans believe that their costs will increase, while 66 percent expect that the "quality" of their health care will decrease.
White women, too, appear to be peeling away. Obama won 46 percent of college-educated white women in 2012. Now, 50 percent of those voters view his central achievement either "very unfavorably" or "somewhat unfavorably," up ten points in a single month. Less-educated white women dislike it even more, with 63 percent of them reporting a "very unfavorable" or "somewhat unfavorable" view of the measure. A minuscule 16 percent of blue-collar white women have a favorable view of Obamacare. National Journal's Alex Roarty put this into context rather bluntly yesterday, explaining that "Obamacare is costing Democrats the white women they'll need at the ballot box."
That less-educated, poorer white women so intensely dislike the president's health-care initiative might look odd at first. And yet this demographic-associated disapproval seems to be the trend overall. More often than not, Obamacare is sold as a compassionate program, and its opponents are frequently accused of exhibiting an ugly "I've got mine" mentality. But this conceit is not supported by the numbers. Among Americans earning less than $50,000, only 32 percent support the law, with 67 percent opposing. This rises slightly for Americans earning between $50,000 and $100,000 per year, to 43–57, and then drops again among those earning $100,000 and more, to 39–60. Somewhere, Marx's brow is furrowed.
Often lost in the analysis of the 2012 election is that the Republican party needs to win only small slivers of each traditionally Democratic bloc in order to again win a national election. Judging by recent trends, the GOP does not do particularly well with Hispanics. But at the moment it doesn't need to; it just needs to do a little better. The same goes for the young and for women. As for a long-term strategy, the challenge will be to build an effective coalition that stands strong of its own accord and that is successful in its own right, not merely when the opposition screws up. Republicans by no means have that coalition yet. But if the trend that Obamacare has started continues at this rate, the Democrats won't have one either.
— Charles C. W. Cooke is a staff writer at National Review.


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Food review: Enjoy Sichuan-styled cuisine at latest Chinese eatery in Phoenix Marketcity
The newly-opened Sichuan House in a Kurla mall scores on most counts if you're looking for Sichuan-styled fare
If you have been to Phoenix Marketcity in Kurla earlier, you will know that space isn't an issue. The mall is big enough for someone to lose their way. When we visited its new Chinese restaurant, Sichuan House, we were happy to see the spacious seating and not have the next table right over our shoulder.
We could not taste the beer in the Drunken Chicken, but we liked the taste
Most of the dishes, we were told, were inspired by the Sichuan region of China. The high ceilings, bamboo-clad walls, white washed brickwork and minimalist Chinese elements, including an artistically cut out branch and a serene looking Buddha, give the place a quiet sense of space and calm. The menu has ample choice for vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Chili Prawn Sichuan Style
We ordered Steamed Dumplings with Pokchoy and Black Mushroom (Rs 295), which were very flavourful. We recommend the Red Chilli Prawn Sichuan Style (Rs 475) for its finely balanced, moderately spicy gravy and the crunchy prawns. This one is not too hot, though you will spot a spicy icon next to its name in the menu.
Steamed Dumplings with Pokchoy and Black Mushroom; The Litchi and Date Wonton. Pics/Atul Kamble
The Drunken Chicken (Rs 350) comes in a brown gravy and claims to have beer in it. We seemed to miss that alcohol influence, but liked the taste nevertheless. The Golden Egg Fried Rice (Rs 325) had corn in it. Order it only if you really like American corn, otherwise you can skip this one.
The Litchi and Date Wonton, served with vanilla icecream (Rs 225) was perfect. It wasn't too sweet and had a thin, crunchy coating which allowed one to taste the sweet date filling. Sichuan House is not spectacular but worth a visit for your Chinese food cravings. Tip: The mall has ample parking, so don't let that worry you.
Time: 12.30 pm to 3 pm (lunch); 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm (dinner)
At: Sichuan House, ground floor, Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla
Call: 60508081
Log on to: facebook.com/SichuanHouse
Sichuan House didn't know we were there. the guide reviews anonymously and pays for its meals.
Other Chinese eateries that are worth a try...
Mr. Chow's
Where: Shop no. 5, Mukesh House, Hatishkar Marg, Prabhadevi. Call: 24334551. Time: 11.30 am to 3 pm and 6.30 pm to 11 pm
Lowdown: Mr. Chow's is a relatively lesser-known eatery with three branches across the city — Colaba, Prabhadevi and Bandra. They promise healthy Chinese delicacies without the infamous taste enhancer, Ajinomoto, and their fare is cooked in sunflower oil. (Read more)
The Wok
Where: P 11, Raghuvanshi Mills, Lower Parel. Call: 7045351560. Time: 10 am to 10 pm
Lowdown: The Wok offers Asian food on-the-run, just as we like it, spicy and pocket-friendly. All you have to do is select your vegetables, protein (egg, chicken, chicken sausages, paneer or tofu, they don't offer sea food as yet) noodles or rice and sauces. This preparation is called the Veg Box (Rs 150) or the Non Veg Box (Rs 180). They can create even a stir-fry version, sans the carbs (Rs 200 for veg, Rs 220 for non-veg). (Read more)


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Santos is fairly comfortable about getting to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. Tigres is less so.
Santos goes into Wednesday night's Group 1 finale against Toronto FC in Torreon, Mexico, with a three-point lead over the Canadian side and a 3-1 victory in their first encounter at BMO Field.
For Toronto to reach the quarterfinals for a second straight year, it has to beat Santos Laguna by at least three goals or two goals - so long as it scores four.
It is a daunting task made even more difficult by Toronto FC's injury woes.
The Canadians could be without defenders Logan Emory and Darren O'Dea, as well as striker Eric Hassli. All three are listed as questionable. Emory left Saturday's 0-0 draw with the Montreal Impact with a lingering shoulder injury.
O'Dea returned from World Cup qualifying with Ireland with a thigh injury and while Hassli returned from a sprained ankle on Saturday, he could miss the trip to Mexico because his wife was expecting to give birth.
"We'll just take a deep breath and assess it," Toronto coach Paul Mariner told MLSSoccer.com.
Santos , which leads Group 1 with nine points, is hoping for a repeat of last season's semifinals second leg in Torreon, when Santos won 6-2. It enters the match coming off a 4-1 loss to Toluca in the Mexican Apertura.
"Los Guerreros" are looking to add to Mexico's dominance in the Champions League since its inception. Tigres UNAL would too, but its position is more precarious.
It trails Group 6 leader Alajuelense by two points entering Wednesday night's match at Estadio Universitario, and needs a victory to avoid becoming the first Mexican team to fail to get to the quarterfinals.
The teams played to a 2-2 draw in the first Group Stage meeting on August 22 at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto as Luis Miguel Valle struck the dramatic equalizer in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
Tigres is hoping to ride the momentum from a 5-0 victory over Pumas UNAM in the Mexican Apertura on Saturday. Alberto Acosta scored three goals in the victory that snapped a three-game losing streak and a six-game winless skid.
"I hope the team comes out with this confidence in their teammates and what worked," Tigres coach Ricardo Ferreti said. "Advancing to the next round is one of the goals we set, seeking qualification in both tournaments."
Alajuelense, though, is not entering with the idea of merely playing for a draw.
"The team can spring a surprise, because we're going with the mentality to win," Alajuelense coach Oscar Ramirez told Nacion.com. "What happens is that we still do not know what we are going to face.
"If they (Tigres) will focus on the domestic season, or if CONCACAF interests them more. Those are the circumstances which with we have worked."
While Group 1 and Group 6 are undecided, Seattle already has clinched the top spot in Group 4 and will work for better quarterfinal seeding when it hosts Marathon Wednesday at CenturyLink Field.
The Sounders enter the match having clinched a top three berth in Major League Soccer's Western Conference with a 3-1 win over FC Dallas Saturday.
"I think we are hungry, more than anything," Seattle midfielder Brad Evans told the Seattle Times. "We can compete with anybody and we have shown that throughout the year. For us, I think we are confident, but we aren't overconfident."
Despite having being mathematically eliminated from reaching knockout stage, Marathon, which lost to Seattle, 3-2, in San Pedro Sula on September 19, is looking to end its Champions League campaign strong.
"We will take this match with the same responsibility to represent the country and we hope to do it in the best way," captain Mario Berrios told Diez.hn.
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Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman takes his personality to the ESPN airwaves this week. Newman will appear on NFL Live Thursday and Friday. He will be making the rounds while at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn. as a guest on various shows and ESPN Radio. He will also do a live chat on ESPN.com Thursday. Any chance he will get to talk about anything besides Adam Jones and Pacman Jones?
Note to producer: No Roy Williams questions for Newman.
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Work of the World began as JamSideDown in March, 2004. The first post was a reaction to the train bombings by al-Qaeda in Madrid. A few entries were written in 2004 ("The Money Campaign: A Diary of the Alibris IPO") but published in 2006. The site went quiet from roughly 2013-2016 when I ran a business school campus with students from 120+ countries and the odds of being misunderstood approached certainty.
I rebranded the site Work of the World in 2016. I restyled it in 2017 are retained only ten percent of the original content. I had blogged heavily around the invasion of Iraq, which I generally supported at the time it happened, wrote about the 2008 election almost daily, covered the financial crisis in 2008-9 and the first Obama term in fair depth. These posts did not age especially well. In 2009 I began to use Twitter to share useful articles, to get something momentary off of my chest, or to engage in brief conversations. For these things, and for therapy generally, I favor Twitter over blogging.
Going forward, I intend to focus more heavily on the politics, economics, and technology of work and income, but there will be a mix of many things. To those who wish that I would enable comments, please use Twitter. My experience to date is that blog comments create a lot of janitorial work. I mean no offense to janitors, but it is not my preferred way to spend time.
As some have noticed, the name of the blog comes from a poem by Marge Piercy that I have always liked. I hope the blog does it justice. Here it is.
To be of use
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of that element,
the black sleek heads of seals
bouncing like half-submerged balls.
I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart,
who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience,
who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward,
who do what has to be done, again and again.
I want to be with people who submerge
in the task, who go into the fields to harvest
and work in a row and pass the bags along,
who are not parlor generals and field deserters
but move in a common rhythm
when the food must come in or the fire be put out.
The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
Greek amphoras for wine or oil,
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made to be used.
The pitcher cries for water to carry
and a person for work that is real.
Marge Piercy, "To be of use" from Circles on the Water. Copyright © 1982 by Marge Piercy. Source: Circles on the Water: Selected Poems of Marge Piercy (Alfred A. Knopf, 1982)


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Gary Howell
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Former Commissioner/Chairman Mosquito Control - 1996-2004 . Republican Executive Committeeman, First Vice Chair of Greater St. Augustine Republican Club, Board Member of Executive Committee / Republican Party of St. Johns County. Retired Army National Guard / 26 years. Member of Turning Point at Calvary Church. Noble Grand of Palmetto Lodge # 25. Member Elks Lodge #829. Reserve Deputy Sheriff St. Johns Co. 32 years. Past Member-Sertoma Club, Vocational Association, Boy Scouts of America
The Mosquito Control District owns land off State Road 16 by Interstate 95 that was purchased to be a site for a central facility. What would you favor the district do with that land?
I would like to look into the option of putting a small satellite station here. We could possibly put a warehouse here and not have a major base station. One of the big problems with the current building is that it's in a flood zone. If we could move all of the chemicals to the satellite station on State Road 16, we'd be out of the floodplain.
What other issue do you see as one of the biggest issues in your district and how would you propose to solve it?
We've got to run Mosquito Control just like you'd run a business. Our money's not being spent appropriately. We have a lot of vehicles. We need to take a look and dig into the issue of why do we have so many vehicles when we only have a certain amount of personnel that can spray. We have more administrative people now than ever before. Our salaries are going way out of line and we may want to take a look at going more to part-time personnel and just have a skeleton crew. There is a five-year plan, but I don't think they've really looked at it in five years. This is something we need to address and start working toward. Everything is "business as usual" right now, but we need to be moving forward. The Mosquito Control District belongs to us, to St. Johns County, and we need to be aware of what's going on and how we're spending our money.


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educated guess(noun)An estimate, a guess value based on experience or theoretical knowledge.
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OSI Group is an American company, which is a world leader in providing quality products and custom solutions for the food industry.
It is a top 100 Food Company in America and is so because of its commitment to quality, safety, health, the environment, and the sustainability of its own operations in cooperation with the communities it serves and our greater planet, at large.
Concerned with the impact their business has on the world, OSI Group strives to work responsibly and is constantly exploring innovative new ways to make a smaller footprint on the planet we all share. Recently awarded with the 2016 Globe of Honour by the British Safety Council for the highest of safety standards, attention to health measures, and its small impact on the environment, OSI Group is a stand-out in its industry.
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Those employed by OSI Group know that they are working for a company they can believe in. The atmosphere their is one of enthusiasm and pride for the work they are doing. OSI actively encourages its team members to become part of its family and seeks people who want to make a difference in the world and better serve the communities they are a part of. Being an equal opportunity employer, OSI does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Every employee feels valued and helps to deliver unparalleled service by paying attention to the many details that other food service companies ignore.
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A light colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
a town in Glamorgan, South Wales
Origin: Named after the town of Caerphilly, Wales.
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley. As of the 2001 Census the town has a population of 30,388. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively. It is separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly mountain. It is traditionally within the county of Glamorgan, on the border with Monmouthshire and it is the largest town in the county borough of Caerphilly, which since 2003 has formed part of the lieutenancy area of Gwent. The town gives its name to Caerphilly cheese, which originated in the area.
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The numerical value of caerphilly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of caerphilly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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The Welsh Labour campaign that I am running in Caerphilly is about the bread and butter issues of health, education and social services, if people want to vote to get out of Europe they can do that on June 23. This is the Assembly campaign and I think they should be separate ... I'm not thinking past May 5.
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