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This Stock Is Set To Skyrocket
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Editor's Note: The initial article stated Shaw was based in Canada. That was incorrect, this version has been corrected.
In a bid to arrest its widening trade deficit and support natural gas pricing, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently relaxed its norms for LNG exports. It has authorized Freeport's LNG terminal to export up to 1.4 bcf of natural gas/day for the next 20 years, to countries like India that do not have free trade agreements. But Freeport's LNG export terminal has to be expanded before it can process such large shipments. This presents a bullish case for Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (NYSE: CBI).
Why CB&I
Chicago Bridge is one of the leading energy-focused engineering and construction companies on the globe. It has been in business since 1889, and specializes in LNG exports along with petrochemical and natural resources industries.
It is due to its solid reputation that the expansion project (FEED contract) of the Freeport liquefaction plant has been jointly awarded to Chicago Bridge and Zachry Industrial. The overall project cost is estimated to be around $10 billion, and analysts at BB&T believe that Chicago Bridge could rake in between $3-$4 billion in revenues from it.
Since its order backlog currently stands at $25.5 billion, a project addition of this magnitude should fatten its order book by 1%2-16%, which will eventually add $126-$168 million to its annual net earnings (estimated). This is one of the reasons why the Street is bullish on the company.
A Strategic Acquisition
Another catalyst for Chicago Bridge is its recent acquisition of Shaw Group for $3 billion. It is a leading engineering and construction company based in Louisiana, which has added another vertical in Chicago Bridge's portfolio. Apart from opening up new markets, the acquisition has diversified its business and added stability to its revenues.
Furthermore, its order backlog of $10.9 billion in Q1 FY12 ballooned to $25.5 billion Q1 FY13 (post acquisition). But there has been an industry-wide stagnation of new orders. Fluor's (NYSE: FLR) order backlog of $42.5 billion in Q1 FY12 shrank to $37.5 billion in Q1 FY13. Even KBR's (NYSE: KBR) order backlog of $14.2 billion in Q1 FY13 shrank by $716 million YoY.
Hence Chicago Bridge's inorganic expansion and order book expansion, will most likely allow it to grow faster than its peers. This is corroborated by their respective EPS growth estimates.
Numbers game
From the table above it's evident that shares of Chicago Bridge are deeply undervalued, despite its recent rally. Furthermore its net profit margins are the highest amongst its mentioned peers, which eventually yields a high ROE ratio of 18.9%.
Additionally, management expects its margins to further improve in 2013, as 85% of its order backlog includes high margin projects But that seems to be an industry-wide advantage, as both Fluor Corporation and KBR Inc. have been recording margin expansions lately.
The management of Fluor Corp. explained that this is because the demand for energy projects is gradually picking up, which is apparently resulting in higher margins. Its margins may have improved of the short-term term, but the bottom-line remains that its gross margins have deteriorated by 31% over the last 5 years.
As of now, Fluor Corp. operates with a gross margin of 3.3%, which is expected to balloon up to 4% sometime this year. Owing to improving margins and rebounding energy industry, analysts at Deutsche bank estimate that the fair price of Fluor Corp. is $84 per share.
Meanwhile KBR has recorded a 150bps margin improvement over the last year, primarily due to its cost control measures. Apart from that, its order book witnessed only a slight deterioration because KBR had a strong 2012. However, its management expects an even better 2013, which suggests that KBR's order backlog could quickly balloon up in the coming quarters.
With improving margins and bullish guidance on order inflows, its not hard to justify why analysts Deutsche Bank have a price target of $44 per share (a 38% premium).
Final Words
I think that both KBR and Chicago Bridge offer lucrative returns, as their gross margins have improved by 70% and 51%, respectively, over the last 5 years. But the acquisition of Shaw Group, along with Freeport LNG development project, should propel Chicago Bridge's short to medium term returns. This is why analysts at Deutsche Bank are particularly bullish on Chicago Bridge with a price target of $87 per share (a 47% premium).
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A Dance to the Music of Time
- For the painting, see A Dance to the Music of Time (painting).
A Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve-volume cycle of novels by Anthony Powell, inspired by the painting of the same name by Nicolas Poussin. One of the longest works of fiction in literature, it was published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in English political, cultural and military life in the mid 20th century.
The sequence is narrated by Nick Jenkins in the form of his reminiscences. At the beginning of the first volume, Nick falls into a reverie while watching snow descending on a coal brazier. This reminds him of "the ancient world – legionaries (...) mountain altars (...) centaurs (....)". These classical projections introduce the account of his schooldays which opens A Question of Upbringing.
Over the course of the following volumes, he recalls the people he met over the previous half a century. Little is told of Jenkins's personal life beyond his encounters with the great and the bad. Events, such as his wife's miscarriage, are only related in conversation with the principal characters.
Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.[1] The editors of Modern Library ranked the work as 43rd greatest English-language novel of the twentieth century.[2]
Jenkins reflects on the Poussin painting in the first two pages of A Question of Upbringing:
- These classical projections, and something from the fire, suddenly suggested Poussin's scene in which the Seasons, hand in hand and facing outward, tread in rhythm to the notes of the lyre that the winged and naked greybeard plays. The image of Time brought thoughts of mortality: of human beings, facing outward like the Seasons, moving hand in hand in intricate measure, stepping slowly, methodically sometimes a trifle awkwardly, in evolutions that take recognisable shape: or breaking into seemingly meaningless gyrations, while partners disappear only to reappear again, once more giving pattern to the spectacle: unable to control the melody, unable, perhaps, to control the steps of the dance.
Poussin's painting is housed at the Wallace Collection in London.
- Powell's official biographer, Hilary Spurling, has published Invitation to the Dance – a Handbook to Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time. This annotates, in dictionary form, the characters, events, art, music, and other references. She has also calculated the timeline employed by the author: this is used in the synopses linked from the novels below.
- The various aspects of the novel-sequence are also analysed in "An Index to 'A Dance to the Music of Time'" by B.J.Moule.[3]
The novels[edit]
(dates are first UK publication dates)
- A Question of Upbringing – (1951)
- A Buyer's Market – (1952)
- The Acceptance World – (1955)
- At Lady Molly's – (1957)
- Casanova's Chinese Restaurant – (1960)
- The Kindly Ones – (1962)
- The Valley of Bones – (1964)
- The Soldier's Art – (1966)
- The Military Philosophers – (1968)
- Books Do Furnish a Room – (1971)
- Temporary Kings – (1973)
- Hearing Secret Harmonies – (1975)
Principal characters[edit]
|Historical inspirations[4]
|Nick Jenkins
|A cypher, everyman; Powell himself
|Isobel Tolland
|One of the Tolland sisters, whom Jenkins later marries
|Lady Violet Pakenham, third daughter of the 5th Earl of Longford.
|Kenneth Widmerpool
|A mediocre student whose rise seems unstoppable.
|Powell confirmed character inspired by Col. Denis Capel-Dunn, under whom he served in the Cabinet Office. Plus an element from Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller's schooldays. Soviet bloc connection may be intended to suggest Labour MP Denis Nowell Pritt.
|Charles Stringham
|Schoolfriend of Nick's. A romantic.
|Drawn from Hubert Duggan, whose glamorous mother married Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India. Not, as is often supposed, based on Powell's friend and fellow author Henry Green.
|Uncle Giles ("Captain Jenkins")
|Nick's uncle, unreliable and usually untraceable.
|Ne'er-do-well type adopting military persona familiar between the wars.
|Peter Templer
|Raffish schoolfellow of Nick's.
|based on John Spencer, friend of the author's.
|Jean Templer
|Peter's sister; Nick's lover
|Unpredictable and self-absorbed, unexpected tastes in men.
|Manipulative Oxford don
|Professor Sir Ernest Barker, and "Sligger" Urquhart. Not Sir Maurice Bowra as often suggested.
|Pamela Flitton
|Femme Fatale
|based on Barbara Skelton, tempestuous sometime wife of Cyril Connolly.
|Mark Members
|Promising poet
|Peter Quennell, all-purpose literary personage, poet, and cultural historian. The name and the conference-going suggest Stephen Spender.
|Edgar Deacon
|Disreputable painter and antique dealer
|Combination of Mr Bailey, an alcoholic antiques dealer, and eccentric bookseller Christopher Millard.
|Dr Trelawney
|Aleister Crowley, self-styled Great Beast 666
|The Field Marshal
|Leader of desert warfare
|Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
|X. Trapnel
|Novelist and parodist
|Julian Maclaren-Ross
|Hugh Moreland
|Constant Lambert
|St John Clarke
|Passé author
|John Galsworthy
|Max Pilgrim
|in the manner of Noël Coward inspired by Douglas Byng
|Sir Magnus Donners
|Magnate and government minister
|partly drawn from Lord Beaverbrook
|J G Quiggin
|Marxist writer
|Conflation of Powell's enemies, novelist CP Snow and critic F R Leavis.
|Erridge (Earl of Warminster)
|Socialist peer; Jenkins's brother-in-law
|The Earl of Longford, Powell's brother-in-law. Also Powell's friend George Orwell – lives as a tramp for a time, fights in Spanish Civil War, dies in his forties.
The cycle was adapted by Frederick Bradnumas as a Classic Serial on BBC Radio 4. In order to fit the material in it was broadcast as four separate serials each based on a set of three books, the first three serials had six episodes, the last eight. The series were broadcast between 1979 and 1982.[5]
The cycle was adapted again as a six-part Classic Serial on BBC Radio 4 from 6 April to 11 May 2008, directed by John Taylor. The cast was:
- Narrator – Corin Redgrave
- Kenneth Widmerpool – Anthony Hoskyns / Mark Heap
- Nick Jenkins – Tom McHugh / Alex Jennings
- Charles Stringham – David Oakes / Timothy Watson
- Peter Templer – Jolyon Coy / Ronan Vibert
- Orn – Dag Soerlie
- Lindquist – Christian Rubeck
- Sillery – Paul Brooke
- JG Quiggin – Julian Kerridge
- Madame Leroy/Mrs Andriadis – Carolyn Pickles
- Jean Templer/Gypsy Jones – Emma Powell
- Suzette/Barbara – Abigail Hollick
- Erridge – Jonathan Keeble
- Mona – Abigail Cruttenden
- Molly – Heather Tracy
- Isobel – Zoe Waites
The cycle was adapted as a four-part TV-series by Anthony Powell and Hugh Whitemore for Channel 4 in 1997, directed by Christopher Morahan and Alvin Rakoff.[6] The cast was:
- Nicholas Jenkins – James Purefoy/John Standing
- Kenneth Widmerpool – Simon Russell Beale
- Charles Stringham – Paul Rhys
- JG Quiggin – Adrian Scarborough
- Peter Templer – Jonathan Cake
- Jean Templer – Claire Skinner
- Mark Members – Grant Thatcher
- Pamela Flitton – Miranda Richardson
- Sir Magnus Donners – Richard Pasco
- Bob Duport – Nicholas Jones
- Uncle Giles (Capt. Giles Jenkins) – Edward Fox
- Mona – Annabel Mullion
- Uncle Alfred (the Hon. Alfred Tolland) – Robin Bailey
- Mrs. Myra Erdleigh – Gillian Barge
- Hugh Moreland – James Fleet
- Lady Molly Jeavons – Sarah Badel
- Miss Tuffy Weedon – Carmen du Sautoy
- Erridge (Lord Warminster) – Osmund Bullock
- Lady Susan Tolland – Geraldine Alexander
- Prof. Sillery – Alan Bennett
- Betty – Barbara Durkin
- Lady Isobel Tolland – Emma Fielding
- Le Bas – Oliver Ford Davies
- Rosie Manasch – Carmen Gómez
- Lady Priscilla Tolland – Caroline Harker
- Sunny Farebrother – Andrew Havill
- Fiona Cutts – Laura Heath
- Matilda – Anastasia Hille
- Odo Stevens – Nigel Lindsay
- Judy – Rachel Lumberg
- Chuck – Danny Midwinter
- Colonel Flores – Tony Osoba
- Smith – Bryan Pringle
- David Pennistone – Nicholas Rowe
- Audrey Maclintick – Zoë Wanamaker
- Ted Jeavons – Michael Williams
- Maclintick – Paul Brooke
- St. John Clarke – Sir John Gielgud
- Russell Gwinnett – James Callis
- Chief Clerk - Martin Wimbush
- Canon Fenneau – Colin Baker
- Bill Truscott - Jeremy Brudenell
- ^ "The Complete List , TIME Magazine – ALL-TIME 100 Novels". TIME. 16 October 2005. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Search for a Title or Author. "The Modern Library , 100 Best , Novels". Randomhouse.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ The time-line of the novels, how the various episodes recur in the movement of the Dance and the career, character and relationships of Kenneth Widmerpool are analysed in extracts taken from "An Index to 'A Dance to the Music of Time'" by B.J.Moule (published by consent). The latter extract is accessible in standard format at Kenneth Widmerpool
- ^ "Anthony Powell Society – A Dance to the Music of Time Character Models". Anthonypowell.org.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Marshall, Keith (15 February 2005). "Dance on BBC Radio 4". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008.
- ^ A Dance to the Music of Time at the Internet Movie Database
External links[edit]
- A synopsis of each novel from Anthony Powell Society
- "Models for Characters in Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time"
- Poussin's painting


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It can be done, although it's not the best route for everyone.
This post comes from partner blog The Dough Roller.
It's a commonly accepted rule of personal finance that one should save three to six months' worth of expenses in an emergency fund. Conventional wisdom dictates that you stash your cash in a high-interest savings account or maybe a short-term high-yield CD. The key is to have ready access to the cash in a true emergency.
Confession time: I've never kept three to six months' worth of cash sitting in a bank account and don't plan to. In an emergency, I can tap investment accounts, a home-equity line of credit, or yes, even the dreaded credit card. The question for today is whether it's a smart money move to rely on credit cards as your financial backstop.
Fashion Week trends can be had on clearance -- if you know where to go.
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Are you surprised to hear that more than two-thirds of the shops changed their price quote when presented with the usual price for that job?
Bundle: The very rich actually are very different.
From "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" to "Cribs," there is something fascinating about the excesses of rich people. I will never in my life have a movie theater in my house, nor will I spend $1,000 for a night in a hotel suite, nor will I ever carry a Birkin bag. To me, the people who do these things might as well be aliens. And yet, when given the chance to look behind a Hollywood mogul's knit platinum curtains, I'll always peek.
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7 tips for cutting the cost of drinks when you go out.
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Want to grab a drink tonight? How about meeting at . . . my place.
In the tough economy, a night out drinking is looking like an indulgence. Liquor sales were flat at $18.7 billion in 2009, and volume shifted. While sales for home consumption rose 2.2%, sales for restaurants, bars, hotels and nightclubs fell 3%, according to the Distilled Spirits Council.
Another reason people are drinking less: Bars are pushing pricey premium liquors and complicated cocktails. "The best bars are charging a premium because the cocktails take awhile to make," says Noah Rothbaum, the founder of cocktail and spirits guide Liquor.com and author of "The Business of Spirits." Freshly squeezed juices, exotic ingredients, even special ice, all add up. The more expensive a drink gets, the more likely drinkers are to savor rather than slurp.
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees with oven rack in middle position. Place bread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl along with walnuts and dried cranberries; set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onion, celery, and shiitakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Add apple and continue to cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add parsley, sage, and thyme and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat; season with salt and pepper.
Add onion mixture to bowl with bread mixture; stir to combine. Add enough of the broth to thoroughly moisten the bread mixture without soaking it (there shouldn't be any excess broth in the bottom of the bowl). Spoon stuffing into a 2-quart casserole dish, cover with foil, and bake 20 minutes. Uncover, mist the top of the stuffing with olive-oil spray, if desired, and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes more
To cook in turkey: Moisten the bread mixture with only 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth and spoon half of the mixture into the turkey; cook turkey as preferred. For the rest of the bread mixture, add more of the broth to moisten, being careful not to soak (see above). Transfer the remaining stuffing to a 1-quart baking dish or 8-by-8-inch baking pan. Cover with foil and proceed as above.
I like the healthiness and wholesomeness of this particular recipe; and especially like that this recipe substitutes for butter as well as makes use of natural sweet and savory ingredients not commonly added to traditional stuffing or dressing. I want to wish all associated with this web site, including all members of the site and Ms. Martha Stewart herself, a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving Day holiday for 2013. :-) :-) :-)Reply
Do any of these recipes show the calories errr whatttttttt?!
or am i going to have to do some hardcore figuring out for myself?
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do any of these recipes say the calories in it errr whaaaat?!
or am i going to have to do some hardcore figuring out for myself.
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I don't see a serving size anywhere, just that the whole recipe makes 8 cups. Should I assume 1 cup is the serving size for the nutritional info given?Reply
I like to use apple cider-organic, fresh-in place of the broth or water; it adds a crisp taste to the stuffingReply
I don't eat wheat, so I'd try by substituting spelt or rye bread, and a vegetable broth, as I'm also vegetarian.Reply


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You can quickly import and display data directly on your shapes, using Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007. The first step is to connect to the data source and import data into your drawing. The second step is to link the imported data to shapes.
For information on how to add data to your shapes without importing the data, see Add data to shapes.
Step 1: Import your data
Step 2: Link rows of data to shapes in your drawing
In this first step, you use the Data Selector Wizard to import your data into the External Data window.
The data that appears in the External Data window is a snapshot of your source data at the time of import. You can update the data in your drawing to match the changes in your source data. However, you cannot refresh your data source by changing the data in your drawing. See Refresh imported data.
Note If you choose an option other than an Excel workbook, Access database, or SharePoint list on the first page of the wizard, you may be temporarily diverted to the Data Connection Wizard in the course of completing the Data Selector Wizard.
Specific help is available for most wizard pages. To access Help, press F1 or click the Help button.
After you click Finish on the last page of the Data Connection Wizard, the External Data window appears with your imported data shown in a grid.
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There are three ways to link rows of data to shapes in your drawing: You can link rows to existing shapes one at a time, you can link the rows to shapes automatically, or you can create shapes from the data.
This approach is best for existing drawings with relatively few shapes.
Your data appears in the shape, and a link icon appears to the left of the row in the External Data window.
This approach is best for existing drawings with a large number of shapes. This works only if the shapes have data already in them that you can match to data in the data source.
Your data will appear in your shapes. To change or enhance the appearance of the shapes and data, see Enhance your data with data graphics.
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It's been a while since we last heard anything about AC Cars , but they just made quite a comeback with the unveiling of the 378 GT Zagato at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Their new super car will initially be offered in Europe only, but AC plans to go worldwide soon.
AC and Zagato joined forces for the first time back in 1957 when they created the AC Ace Bristol Zagato one-off. And now their latest creation is as impressive as the first one. If the exterior design looks familiar, it's because the AC 378 GT Zagato is based on the Zagato Perana Z-One - the concept unveiled at last year's Geneva Show.
The 378 GT Zagato is powered by a GM sourced 6.2-liter V8 engine tuned to deliver a total of 434 HP. With a total weight of 3230 lbs, the car will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in under 4 seconds and will be capable of hitting a top speed of 185 mph.
In Europe, the AC 378 GT Zagato will be priced at €109,990 - about $145,000 at the current exchange rates. The coupe version will be immediately followed by a roadster.
The AC 378 GT Zagato will be displayed at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours next to the classic AC Ace Bristol Zagato.


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The Edmonton Oilers have signed winger Ryan Stone to a 1-year, two-way contract for 2009-10. Capgeek reports the number for NHL time at $600,000.
Stone is in a good position to see some NHL action this season. Above him on the depth chart (LW) are Dustin Penner, Andrew Cogliano (apparently), Ethan Moreau and JF Jacques. Steve MacIntyre is the designated knuckle-dragger for the portside.
Stone's grit and ability (he's a solid AHL player) make him a nice callup option for injury. The Oilers forward group appears to be in flux as the team heads to training camp and it is possible he wins a job over some of the men above him on the depth chart.


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Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 2Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 2I had ot spend the night in the hospital. Not sleep, you're not SUPPOSED to sleep with a concussion. Oh well, I'm not tired anyway.I sat alone in the dim-lit hospital room, decorated with bright colored roses and some "get well soon, motherfucker." cards from my cousins that my mom had brought in. I had my eyes glued to the TV screen and my hands clutching the game controller as i played Battlestar Galactia. My 8-bit space jet shooting missiles at the 8-bit alien bug things. I never knew what they were, they look like wasps from Mars to me.I heard footsteps from the hallway. Even though visiting hours ended a while ago, 5 hours to be exact, people still came in and wandered in on the people they knew seeing as this was considered the "ghetto hospital" and the doctors didn't care if people came in to see us or not. They just wanted their shift over.I groaned angrily as I lost another life. Damn space wasps kept hitting me! The footsteps from the ha
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 4Chapter 4 - We got our nicknames.It was raining like crazy by the time I had left Ashley's house, making my still-warm shirt cold and wet again. I turned down Ashley's offer for an umbrella since Pete would probably break it if he decides to have a rage fit again.I kept my head down and my bag over my neck and head as I ran up the winding street. I stepped nimbly over all the dents and cracks in the sidewalk, since more then once I've mapped them out in my head when trying to run away. I was always caught though.So many times had Pete pissed me off to the point of packing what few valuables I had and climbing out during the night, running down the street in almost complete darkness and trying to find the shelter. In the process, usually the police found me or my mom did. I could never tell the police why I'd run away, my mom knew right away and just told me to get in the car. She'd sneak me in.My house was just in sight when I tripped on my shoelace and dived head-first into a pudd
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 7Chapter 7 - You Are My Sunshine.Ashley's POV. I was laying on top of Andy, our hips pressed together and I had one knee on each side of his body, crouched slightly over his slim figure. His slid his hands over the small lump of my ass, warmly trainilg them down to my thighs and the inside of my legs. I reached down and took his hands and gently pinning them above his head, leaning forward and kissing his neck, sucking a loose patch of skin till it left a small pink hickey then drew my tongue up from the spot and up to his plump, light pink lips. He kissed back in ecstasy, letting out a soft moan before slipping his tongue between my teeth. In return I opened my mouth further, letting him in."I love you so much." he murmured against my lips."I love you more." I replied... Suddenly I was just back to laying on my side, facing the wall. Next to me I felt Andy shift, he was still sound asleep. I sighed softly, rolling over and looking longingly at him."Why did I have to wake u
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 9Chapter 9 - Sleeping Beauty.I didn't want to go to school. I didn't want to wake up. I didn't want to move.I lay in my bed, wrapped up in my blanket and staring at the wall. The little bumps and ridges stared back at me. I cocooned myself in my blanket all night, wrapped around my skinny frame. It was hotter then hell but I didn't care. I was numb anyway, only the cuts on my arm provided feeling.I didn't sleep. I would close my eyes for a few minuets and see him again, then jerk awake screaming. I'll never forget that wicked smile he gave me, causing me to shudder or cry every time it flashed in my head. Luckily my blanket cocoon muffled it from anyone being woken up and questioning me...especially him.My blanket was one of those really fluffy ones, long enough to wrap around me twice but still hung over my bed slightly. It had a soft texture and was plaid black and grey, about 1 inches thick when ironed. I've had it since I was little.When the sun started rising I hid even deeper
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 6Chapter 6 - Night.A couple months later.(Andy's POV)"Get back here!"I ran blindly through my house, stumbling over rugs and other shit thrown throughout my house. Pete chased me, waving his belt over his head and screaming at me. Among the footsteps I could hear my mom screaming at Pete to leave me alone.I knocked over the kitchen chairs, blocking his path, only to be cornered between the table and the kitchen sink. I hopped from foot to foot, going one way then the other, trying to confuse him.In the back of my mind I remembered Ashley telling me to "haul ass" over to his house if Pete went after me again. I planned on doing that, I knew this neighborhood inside and out. Every crack in the sidewalk every path behind the houses every tree was carved into my memory like hieroglyphs. As I swayed I maped what passage I'd take to Ashley's.I dove sideways and Pete ran at me. I dropped under the table, crawling as fast as I can and ran to the door, unlatching it and swinging it open;
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 13Chapter 13 - Get AwayI looked over at the door to see mom standing there, a shotgun perched on her thin shoulder, the barrel aimed directly at Pete's balding head. He pulled out of me and yanked up his pants, raising his hands in the air in surrender. "Sweetheart you don't have to...""Shut up!" she yelled."Baby--""Don't 'baby' me you sick bastard!" she screeched.Pete stepped back farther, almost to the wall. The plastic beer bottle clattered under his fet, tripping him and making him fall. She bent slightly to aim at his forehead."Give me one reason why I shouldn't blow your brains out." she growled."I didn't do NUTHIN'!" he yelled."Bullshit!" she said "You were raping my son! He's bleeding Peter!"Too weak and scared to move, the best I could do is roll onto my side and watch the action. My ass still stung from him, as well as my back."You beat us every day, Peter. You call that nothing? I'l fucking show you nothing!"She raised her foot and kicked him in the head, a clacking
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 1Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter One.In a large middle school cafeteria many students chattered and laughed, being gleeful as any regular group of 12 and 13 year olds would be. On the far side of the room sat the sportsy boys, heavy built with red and white jock jackets, even through most of them were one the soccer team and their short hair was spiked up, giving a headgehog type look. Near them were the cheerleaders, which also mixed with the popular girl and girly-girl groups. They giggled and gossiped, occasionally gasping and play-hitting eachother, putting on more bubble gum pink lipstick every 10 minuets. There was the averages, who sat in the middle more part of the room. Some talked about TV, video games, their boyfriends or girlfriends. The nerds sat in a small table within the averages.Then there was the "Freak corner"; for the "freaks."Multi-colored hair, dark and/or black clothing, bandanas around their necks or sliced up gloves on their hands with rings in their lips.
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 5Chapter 5 - Hair Dye, My Pretty Kitty.You're sure about this?"Andy and I stood in front of the mirror in my tiny bathroom area, his hair completely clean and surprisingly waver then the ocean. A box of black hair dye sat on the sink, its contents out and in Andy's gloved hands. He ran a free hand through his dirty blonde hair. He turned his head left then right, studying his natural color as he'd been doing for the past 5 minuets."Yeah..." he said, poking at the jawline-long blonde hair.I was only here to help him with the back of his head. Otherwise he could do this all himself.In the few months we'd known eachother Andy and I had become best friends. We liked the same music, style, our sense of humor clashed but we still laughed our asses off at eachother. Andy still had that sad puppy twinge to him, just as he had when I first met him. I've been trying my best to make him happy.Once when I found him crying near the Git-N-Go gas station. He just sat at the back of the building
Our Razorblade Symphony chapter 10zxChapter 10 - In The Midnight Hour.(Andy's POV)I gave the remains of my pizza slice to Ashley. I couldn't choak down anymore.Night had fallen and the moon was high up, full and streaming through the windows in Ashley's room where we sat, playing Uno and eating."Andy you need to eat it." he said "You didn't eat at all today."Yes kiddies. On top of everything else that was screwed up with me, I'm anorexic. Plus I just hated pizza. The texture didn't feel right, all slimey and soft, the taste was weird and it just didn't feel right. I shook my head and pushed the half eaten slice back at him. "I don't want it."Ashley sighed and put it on the bedside table, having to reach around me to get there. His elbow brushed against my thighs, making me jump inside."Color change blue." he said, laying down a Wild card."You suck." I said, grabbing a card out of the pile. "Pass."He grinned and put down a switch card. It seems pretty pointless when you only have two people but that gives you a
Country Treatment Chapter 1 - AndleyThe rural country air was warm, but not overbearingly so, and a light breeze ruffled the leaves of the few trees that scattered the hills. A squirrel scarpered up the trunk of a large tree, and horses grazed peacefully on the grass. It was almost-silent, away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life, though there was a small town nearby, the residents weren't incredibly noisy.The town nearby was relatively small, and in it resided a couple-hundred people. Most houses were large, came with a couple of acres of land, and a stable. They dotted the countryside just outside the town, and created a homey, picturesque image.In the town, there was only three shops, a restaurant/ cafe, a bank, and a town hall. There was also a school which took all grades. However, everyone knew each other, there was no crime, and there was an aura of peace and tranquility. Cruising along the dry, cracked road, there came a pickup truck. It was almost vintage, but in good condition, and the dark bl
Little Wonders - AndleyLet it go, let it roll right off your shoulder.Don't you know? The hardest part is over.Six year old Andy Biersack trudged towards his house from school, a plastic lunchbox clutched in one white hand, a bag on his back. It was Summer in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the sun shone high in the sky.Andy sniffled, looking dejectedly down at his knees where his pants had been torn and ripped, revealling scuffed, red skin. It hurt really badly, and he brought his small fists up, dragging them over his eyes to get rid of the tears."Hey, kid, you OK?" Andy started, before looking up through his thick, blonde locks at the person perched on the garden wall of a large house, who'd addressed him."N-not really," he said, softly, his voice thick. "My k-knees h-hurt."The kid jumped down from his place on the bars, and came over, head tilted to the side slightly. "Where's your mommy?"Andy sniffed again. "I have to walk home alone today, mommy and daddy are working late."The kid bit his lip. "My
This Is Our Sweet Blasphemy 034My thumb ran across the smooth back of the sand stone that I held in my hand. I studied it a moment longer before tossing it with a flick across the water. It skipped three times before being consumed by the waves. The pale moon light made the water sparkle and the sand turn a dull gray.It was a quiet night, the waves being the only sound my ears picked up. I hugged my knees to my chest and looked out at the ocean, watching it. It'd been three days since the incident at school. The hang over sucked, and I vowed never to do drugs ever again. I'd learned my lesson.Ashley hadn't been at school since, I'd heard rumors that he hadn't even contacted his coach. Everyone was talking, whispering among each other. Kina hadn't been at school either, most people passed it off due to her "pregnancy".Had he confronted her? What had happened? All these questions swarmed my head, but I didn't try to find the answers to any of them. I'd chosen to just let things be, to try and go back to the way I w
A Little Bit Of Heaven: 1 - AndleyThe owner of the appartment building, named Jacob Pitts, opened his front door that morning and smiled brightly at the sunlight streaming through the roomy stair-well's window. He stepped outside into the close, and walked leisurely down the hall, until he reached the only other pent-house appartment, which took up the half of the floor his didn't.Knocking on the door, Jake balanced on his heels, whistling a little tune. Not hearing anything, he shook his head softly, shaking his head of long, black hair, and took out a key. Pushing the brass key into the lock, he jiggled it and opened the door. Stepping into the thresh-hold, Jake gently closed the door behind him and stepped into the spaceous appartment.It was a beautiful living space, the walls painted a soft cream and all the colors neutral, giving the place a nice, homey feel. Seeing a figure swaddled in blankets lying on the plush, fabric sofa, he smiled fondly, walking over. The figure emitted soft snores, curled up in the foet
Homework - Andley'Soooooooooooo liek last nite me n ma bf went 2 my place & watched moofies n shit 4 hours & weee drunk bt not 2 much cus i didnt wanaa hangovur lolz xDi got tired so we went nite nite in ma bed but i got...an erekshunn!1!!1!! & ashleee felt it & wuz awl liek 'wutz dat andy??//??' n i was all liek 'i gotta bananana in muh undies' LIEEESSSS111111!!!!1111!!.he said...i can make it go away & i was liek lolwhut :/ & he...grabedd it!!! n wuz awl liek lol andeee dats a bonur not a bananananan i cn make dat go awwaaayy 22222 & it felt awsum! & i organismed 10 mins l8r cuz he srtd blowin me and it wuz nicceee.then he wuz awl liek 'nooooeeesss now i has a bonur!!!1!!1!111 & SO I BLUUUU HIMMM it flttt wieeerd but i lieked it lolthen he put his thingyyyy in my uuu no wuttt & we haaadddd.....................................seeeeeeeeex!111!1111 & it hurrrtttt bt i tok it liek a bus!!!!111!11!& thn it gut goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood n we wur scremin alot lol n ma momme
Make The Clock Reverse... -Andley"Andy!"Ashley called, desperately, his warm, caramel eyes searching the tower for any signs of movement. Maximum the stallion pawed at the ground, the same desperation in his eyes. Ashley cupped his hands over his mouth and called again. "Andy, let down your hair!" He ran over to the stone walls of the tower, searching for hand and foot holds, already beginning to pull himself up. It was getting dark, storm clouds covering the sky, and he struggled to see what he was doing.A strange creaking noise sounded from within the tower, and moments later, a long rope of beautiful, blonde hair dropped down. Ashley smiled widely in relief, gripping onto it. He started pulling himself up, eager to see the boy. He had to sort everything...Scrampling onto the brightly painted, flower-adorned ledge, Ashley was already speaking. "Andy, I thought I'd never see you ag-" his eyes widened at the sight in front of him.Andy was crouched there, in the centre of the room, his hands bound -which he appeare
Savior - Andley - RequestI was on ledge outside the window of my apartment, six stories high. It was cold, but not too cold, more like a light breeze that ruffled my hair and tickled my skin.Below me, people had swarmed, and several police cars and ambulances were on standby. They'd only just arrived, and everyone was watching me -a small figure from their view- shouting out things like "Holy shit?" and "Don't jump!" Ha, like I'd listen to them.I dragged the back of my hand roughly over my eyes, wiping away tears. I couldn't do this any more; this...facade. It was too much.Everyone saw me as Andy Biersack, the one that had it all- in their opinions. I was popular. I had looks- I'd been a model for several years, now. Straight A student. Was on the track team. I was tall. I could sing. I was ultra-skinny. Almost everyone in the school, male or female, wanted in my panys. I was dating quarter-back, Matt Good, alpha-male of the school.Yep, I was gay, but no-one cared, despite the fact that one of the things e
Andley - Merman love Part 1Andy twirled gracefully through the water, the black scales that adorned his tail shining in the late afternoon light. He gathered up all his energy, and powered upwards through the water, breaking the surface and flying up in the air. He circled in the air, before landing back in the huge sea with a splash. He continued to play like this, unaware that he was being watched by a local fisherman, Ashley. Although Ashley was quite high up and well known in his village, being the mayors son, he liked to help out and pull his weight around, working to help bring in food. And thats when he'd spotted Andy. He was enchanted by the beautiful merman. His pearly white skin, his skinny frame, his long, raven black hair. Not to mention his perfect face. But Ashley's favourite thing about him was his eyes. Although Andy was a creature of the sea, his eyes were the colour of a clear sky, so blue, so pure. Ashley dearly wanted to get to know the boy, to love him. But It was against the law for a
Andley: Who are You? 9Ashley POVI sighed in happiness as Andy rolled over, making room for me on the couch. Climbing on, I laid down and slipped my arms around him. As my body pressed against him, I expected him to flinch away, but instead he pressed himself into me more. I smiled into his back. Maybe things would go back to normal, quicker than I thought... ***A weird sensation on my neck brought me slowly out of my slumber. It felt like someone was...kissing my neck. Another tingling kiss was planted on my neck. I moaned involuntary, and snapped my eyes up to see what it was. Andy was faced towards me, his eyes wide. He'd obviously just pulled away from my neck, and was panting. I stretched out an arm t
Our Razorblade Symphony - Chapter 3Our Razorblade Symphony chapter 3When I got back to school I was glad to see that Andy was there, still freakish and not a jock yet. He was sitting on the stairs outside the school, his head buried in his backpack as he sat against the redbrick school building, the wind blowing his hair slightly.I was nervous weather or not to go get him, but he looked cold. Everyone had sweat shirts or jackets or long sleeves on while the poor kid only had a black tank and elbow-length gloves, white ripped up jeans too. I took a deep breath and started towards him, unzipping my over-sized jacket to give to him. As I got closer I saw a bruise on his shoulder, dark purple with some yellow around the edges."Hey Andy." I said quickly.His head snapped up, his blue eyes looked fearfully up at me for a split second before relaxing. His ruby-red lips pulled into a smile. Even in cloudy weather his pale face lit up like an angel."You're back!" he said happily."Yeah." I put my bag down and rested my jacke
Life is but a DreamWe are just unnourished frail bodies,overfed with white lies and short-lived-euphorias.Books filled with black letters,etching lurid images into our utmost dreams.Veering us from the big picture...the one we fail to paint ourselves.Our fists much too busy with fights,that we are bound to lose.Too occupied in line waiting,for creativity to be let loose like a stray dog.As if we will find home in this pursuit of happiness...but we only enclose each other in small roomswith nothing but old laptops.Missing keys,Oh!How many times I've guessed which letter could it be...Which letter could it be?To free us from havoc-stricken-thoughts?They come and go, unending like 24 hour subway stations.There's no break for this lonely man,heaving every breathe of stale airinto my overused lungs...Living in confined walls of fleshheld up with brittle paper-mache bones.Which day is it that I will burst out from this cage of a life?And hover with the Gods found in carefully binded bo
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The WMU Student Ambassador Program employs over 100 current WMU students who work to give prospective students and their families a taste of college life at WMU. A student ambassador provides facts, knowledge, and advice that prospective students need while making one of the most important decisions of their lives.
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Company owned Ford Seirra's, grey suits hanging in the back, charging along motorways while their drivers, one hand on the steering wheel, navigate another service station smoked salmon sandwich. Travel Lodges and Holiday Inns near bypasses in places like Exeter, Guildford and Milton Keynes. Stuffy halls in concrete prefabs, free from that pesky natural light that can render an OHP's best efforts void. Business management techniques, water dispersal planning, road traffic management. When I was a lad, it was the worst C word I knew.
As a child, the trappings of the businessman held a mysterious appeal to me. My own desk, decorated with my stationary. A brief case, segmented to conceal its secrets, protected by two three-digit locks, my own piece of Bond. And business cards. Oh, the business cards. I wanted my own business cards almost as much as I wanted a Jazz model that didn't break. The life of the businessman was it, in my eyes. But I never liked the idea of conferences. You couldn't have paid me enough to go to one. These days the idea of wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase can induce in me a cold sweat. But these days I would consider selling that unbroken, in box, original, Jazz just to get my hands on a ticket to certain conferences.
Man I've changed.
Well of course I have. I'm reminiscing about 25-30 years ago. If I hadn't changed I'd still be collecting Transformers and watching Star Wars on a Saturday afternoon.
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Conferences, like me (yes really), have grown up. They've matured. In fact, they've positively mutated. Sure, workflow optimisation (where your time goes), logistics (where your letters go) and waste management (where your poo goes) are still conferences that businessmen (OK, and women, pedants) in middle management have to pay their dues. But a new, fun, trendy conference has emerged.
As the geeks inherit the Earth, so shall they mold it in their image. And their image isn't what you thought it was when they were first labelled geek. Those business mavericks who once earned the title entrepreneur, rather than seeing entrepreneurship as a career option, who opted out of climbing the corporate ladder in favour of creating corporations that were a little different from the norm, started disrupting industries before the business press had managed to overly-define the term "disruption" into meaninglessness. They were part of that first internet boom. Some thrown by the wayside as the bubble burst bounced back in newer and more exciting ways. And that's when the real disruption began.
The grand daddy of the modern conference is TED. Technology, Entertainment, Design. It's annual conferences started in the 90s and over the years have expanded nationally and internationally. The premise of a TED talk is simple, you have 18 minutes. Be interesting. Begin. An industry secret and occasional magazine article, TED came of age when they started releasing the TED Talks online for free. Making this original thinking available to all changed the conference game completely. And boy can they get the big names at TED. The website is a video library to lose yourself in for days, weeks. Once you begin you will find yourself interested in things you never knew were interesting. It's possible they weren't until someone at TED explained them and opened your eyes. Personal favourites include Bill Gates' Mosquitos, malaria and education, and Malcom Gladwell's Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce. Just off the top of my head. Neither of which appear in the top twenty most viewed TED Talks, which would probably be a good place to start watching them.
As well as it's own travelling offspring, the TEDx events, TED has inspired imitators and aspiring competitors. In the UK, the future focused Wired conference, having just completed it's second annual event, is probably the closest we have to TED. And like TED, but a way behind in terms of content, Wired puts videos of the talks online.
While the talks being online is a wonderful, almost philanthropic, decision on behalf of the event organisers, they're not exactly going to be out of pocket. A ticket to TED 2013 is $7500. It's already sold out. Wired 2012 was £1400+, depending on when you bought your ticket. The added discount I was offered as a Wired subscriber didn't make it any more affordable. Turns out that selling Jazz wouldn't help get me into either of these conferences (about £100, if you must know).
The more fiscally restricted among us must therefore look to the young upstarts and hope that Bond was wrong and that youth is indeed a guarantee of innovation. And if not innovation, then perhaps interest. Luckily there are far more interesting people out there than there are running multinational coorporations and making more money while reaching for a dropped note than the note's actual value. And events like The Lost Lectures (less than a score a ticket! Can't say fairer than that) try to give these people the stage and microphone they need to enlighten, illuminate and entertain us. The Lost Lectures USP (for there must be a unique selling point) is that the location and subject matter are secret until as late as is feasibly possible. And true to form, those Lost Lectures can be found online, for your viewing pleasure, for free. Sixth Form Poet's A complete joke and Moose Allain's The hive mind of twitter are both great examples of speakers and speeches.
If twenty quid, the aforementioned "score," is still too rich for your wallet and you have the dedication to grab a ticket during the tiny window in which they are available, then Ignite is the conference for you. Ignite is a concept that started in Seattle 7 years ago and its USP is it's restriction of talks lasting only 5 minutes, driven by the twenty 15 second slides, automatically and relentlessly pushing on behind the speakers. Speakers who are volunteers, rather than invitees, which means topics can be more diverse than even The Lost Lectures. The Ignite attitude being that if you aren't interested, it's only five minutes that you have to wait until the next person that interests you could come along.
Ignite London 7 happened on 15th November and was an utter triumph. This time becoming part of Internet Week Europe, topics covered ranged from the digital restoration and preservation of steam engines to password protection to badgers. The audience were entertained, for 5 minutes and 5 minutes only, by Olympic drummers and scientists. The speakers included a girl who couldn't speak. But she could smile. Man could she smile. Ignite has events across the UK, so keep an eye out for one near you. And go. A more enlightening, mind-opening evening is unlikely to be available to you anywhere.
So conferences went and got interesting. Desirable. Aspirational. They have taken the speeches and speakers who once moved in the elite world of after dinner speaking and American college commencement speeches (try Steve Jobs or Conan O'Brian's efforts for starters) and put them on your laptop. Whether you want to gain insight or just be entertained you should get yourself along to the conference best suited to your budget. Try turning off Corrie of an evening and watch a TED Talk. Your brain and your soul will thank you for it. And most importantly, and I really can't stress this enough, if you ever get the chance to witness Hannah Levy's Smile talk, take it.
UPDATE: While these talks can be incredibly entertaining, there is a sense that they can occasionally become a little "worthy." So it's probably no surprise that The Onion have put together a satirical alternative, Onion Talks. For the sake of balance, and light relief, they should probably get a little attention too.


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Friday, February 21, 1986 KL U VoL 46 N'33 Faculty requests holiday change If'., v . . - . ,v -x.rrrrn: v "u If $ V v Wbu- .... s, s f - ' 1 i Signpost photoScott Miller i .-i--' J Oh nor not again! The flood season is upon Utah again. The warm weather and seasonal rains have triggered flooding in many parts of Morgan and Weber counties. These photos, taken on Tuesday in the Sii;ntisl pholoScon Miller Morgan Valley, depict damage done by the heavy flooding. Some areas of Weber and Morgan counties were declared disaster areas by Gov. Bangerter. by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs The faculty senate passed a resolution yesterday asking the WSC administration to establish a new holiday policy. The resolution, sponsored by Dr. Rondo N. Jeffery, physics associate professor, requests that holidays be scheduled so that no one day of the week shall be cancelled more than once during the quarter. The administration has a great deal of leeway in scheduling holidays, according to Dr. Robert B. Smith, WSC vice president for academic affairs. They do not have to schedule holidays according to what the state or federal holidays are. The winter quarter will be affected most by this policy because of President's Day and Martin Luther King Day; both are scheduled on Monday. Some of the faculty expressed concern about students who have children in the public education system. "We need to look at this policy carefully, because there could be serious implications for our students," said Dr. Gordon B. James, associate professor of physical education. Students with spouses andor children who have the day off would probably not come to class, he said. Dr. Inge H. Adams, German associate professor said, "There is no articulation between the public education system and higher education in scheduling holidays." There are several departments that schedule lectures and lab courses on Monday only and Monday and Tuesday. With two Mondays scheduled as a holiday, these courses lose 10-20 percent of their time, according to Dr. Jeffery. Students and faculty carry an extra load trying to catch up because of the holidays, said one faculty member. "It doesn't say much to the taxpayers when we agree to two Mondays as a holiday. It gives them a negative message when we take two days off in a ten-week quarter," said Dr. Jeffery. An all-faculty meeting is scheduled for March 10 at 3 p.m. in the Smith Lecture Hall in the Wattis building. Faculty members need to be there if they want to vote for next year's senate members, according to Dr. Rosemary Conover, chair of the faculty senate. Combating terrorism baffles world by Chris J. Miller Managing Editor The participants of the open hour panel discussion agreed that terrorism is not right and must be combated. But their views on how to combat it were varied. Close to 100 students and faculty members listened to the panel discuss the issue Is it right to fight terrorism by any means. Ron Holt, anthropology department; Ogden Police Chief Joe Ritchie; and Dr. Ralph Telford, political science department, spent the hour debating the merits and disadvantages the United States faces in combating terrorist actions. Moderated by Jock Glidden of the philosophy department, the panel shared its individual perspectives on what America's role should be in fighting terrorism. (see STANCE on page 6)
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Revealed in 2007 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance , the Aston Martin DBS is by far one of the most beautiful cars out there. With an unique design and pure performance, the supercar was designed to fill the gap between road and track.
According to Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, said: "The DBS is the ultimate expression of Aston Martin's engineering and technical ability. It offers pure performance without compromise.
Featuring flowing curves, complex surfaces and an unrivaled sculptural beauty, the DBS is a classic Aston Martin in its every inch, but in the same time its aerodynamic excellence and impressive performances are the characteristics of a modern sports car.
When creating the DBS, Aston Martin focused on achieving the right balance between strength and mass, reason why, like DB9 and the DBR9 and DBRS9 race cars it is built on the VH (Vertical Horizontal) architecture. Thanks to this structure, the weight is being kept to a minimum, and with the front-mid mounted engine and rear-mid mounted transaxle the company obtained a near perfect weight distribution: 85%.
Under the hood there is a hand-built V12 engine producing a total of 510 hp at 6500 rpm. The 3.71:1 final-drive ratio ensures that the additional power is usable, enhancing in-gear acceleration in particular. The car's performance figures are more than impressive: a top speed of 191mph (302km/h) and a 0-62mph (0-100km/h) time of 4.3 seconds.
A combination of elegant design, innovative manufacturing processes, race-derived materials and components and Aston Martin's unrivaled hand-build expertise makes the DBS a luxury sports car without equal. The price for the DBS starts at $269,000, but it remains a car with no competitor.
The need for high-performance stability, handling ability and low kerb weight defined the DBS's form and construction. Accordingly, the DBS becomes the first production Aston Martin to make extensive use of ultra-light carbon-fibre body panels. High levels of performance and control are delivered by the combination of inherent light weight, near-perfect weight distribution, a supremely powerful and flexible V12 engine, and a performance-honed six-speed transmission, together with new carbon ceramic brakes and an adaptive damper controlled suspension system.
At the heart of the DBS is a 6.0-litre V12 engine. The DBR9 and DBRS9 race cars are powered by an enhanced version of this same V12, tuned to produce in excess of 600bhp. The shared powerplant continues the strong link between Aston Martin's road and race cars, just as the six-cylinder engine used in the DBR1 inspired a generation of engines in the DB4, DB5 and DB6 in the 1950s and 60s.
As with all current Aston Martins, the engine is hand-assembled at Aston Martin's dedicated engine facility in Cologne, Germany. The classic 6.0-litre V12 features a number of power-increasing enhancements. These include a 'by-pass' engine air intake port that opens above 5500rpm to allow more air into the engine, and re-profiled air inlet ports that further improve airflow into the combustion chamber. Combined with a compression ratio of 10.9:1, the result of these enhancements is prodigious power and torque: the DBS delivers 380 kW (510 bhp/517 PS) at 6500 rpm. The 3.71:1 final-drive ratio ensures that the additional power is usable, enhancing in-gear acceleration in particular.
A lightweight, rigid structure is the design engineer's ultimate goal, and achieving the right balance between strength and mass is crucial. Like the DB9 and its sibling DBR9 and DBRS9 race cars, the DBS uses Aston Martin's class-leading all-alloy VH (Vertical Horizontal) architecture, a lightweight bonded aluminium structure that provides outstanding strength and rigidity. Aston Martin's engineers have also employed advanced materials and processes to further reduce weight and increase the DBS's performance and dynamics.
Carbon-fibre panels are used for the boot enclosure, boot lid, door opening surrounds, front wings and bonnet, giving a saving of some 30kg over more conventional materials without any reduction in strength. "There are no restrictions on form or shape in using carbon-fibre," says Marek Reichman, Aston Martin's Design Director, "and the material allowed us to wrap bodywork around the 20" wheels and maintain the precise relationship between the wheel and the bodywork."
Each panel has been carefully sculpted to direct the airflow around the car, into the engine and to help cool the braking system. The carbon-fibre elements are produced using advanced manufacturing techniques developed from the aerospace and motorsport industries.
The new panel-making procedure also delivers an industry-best surface finish, thanks to a patented 'Surface Veil' process. The application of a 200 micron layer of epoxy and glass to the panel delivers a class-A surface that is in line with Aston Martin's tradition of high-quality finishes. Inside the car, the weave patterns on the exposed carbon-fibre elements have been carefully selected to present the most harmonious surfaces.
As with the DB9 and DBR race cars, the Aston Martin DBS benefits from the inherent characteristics of the VH architecture. The VH underframe consists of pressed, extruded and cast aluminium components, bonded together to create an immensely strong underlying structure.
This structure means that weight is kept to a minimum, with the front-mid mounted engine and rear-mid mounted transaxle ensuring a near perfect weight distribution: 85% of the car's weight is positioned within its wheelbase. The DBS's polar moment of inertia is therefore very low, producing a car with natural agility, a strong, stable platform for the V12's high power output and an exhilarating driving experience.
To take full advantage of its extremely precise and rigid platform, the DBS employs a new and sophisticated Adaptive Damping System (ADS) which uses two separate valves to set the dampers to five different positions, allowing instant adjustment of the car's ride and handling characteristics. The ADS automatically alters the suspension settings to ensure the driver has high levels of control at all times, with the ability to respond instantly to different driving conditions. The dampers can be 'softer', with a corresponding improvement in ride quality, or 'firm', providing improved body control for more spirited driving.
The damper settings are determined by an electronic control unit which takes sensor readings from the car's systems, including throttle position, brake position, steering wheel rotation and vehicle speed. This data establishes the prevailing driving conditions and the demands the driver is making on the car.
The DBS's Adaptive Damping System perfectly captures the car's sporting character, ensuring that stiffer dampers are available for better handling and control when the car is being driven enthusiastically, without compromising ride comfort during 'normal' driving conditions. A designated 'Track' mode automatically sets all dampers to their firmest positions, making it ideal for circuit driving. The DBS is fitted with Pirelli P-Zero tyres that have been developed especially for the car, along with new 20" lightweight alloy wheels.
The DBS also has a revised Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) system, designed to help maintain maximum traction in challenging driving conditions. In default operation, the DSC is automatically on. Select and press the button for two seconds and DSC 'Track' mode is engaged, raising the threshold at which the system intervenes to allow the experienced driver to explore the car's limits. Hold the button for four seconds and DSC is disengaged entirely.
The car's braking system features another innovation, the first time Carbon Ceramic Matrix (CCM) brakes have been used on a road-going Aston Martin. The end result is shorter stopping distances with excellent resistance to fade in even the most demanding driving conditions. CCM brakes are also some 12.5kg lighter than a conventional system, reducing the weight of the car overall and, in particular, the unsprung weight and rotational masses, further enhancing the performance of the suspension.
The DBS is manufactured using the finest materials, with a combination of hand-finishing and pioneering high-technology processes. From the exceptional quality of the design and finish to the advanced production techniques employed to save weight and create strength, the DBS is both a technological masterpiece and a powerful visual and tactile experience, inside and out.
The DBS is the culmination of the DB bloodline, a synthesis of race-bred technology and road-going practicality that can be traced back to the iconic DB2, DB3S and DB4GT, and is continued today with the DBR9 and DBRS9 race cars. The DBS's powerful, flowing form fuses the visual language of the DBR9 GT1 race car with the innate elegance of the DB series. Lower and tauter than other Aston Martin production models, the DBS has subtly flared wheel arches accommodating standard 20" diameter wheels and tyres. These provide excellent stability and grip, while giving the car a muscular and athletic stance that evokes the DBR9 and DBRS9. The design process involved continuous revision and honing of the DBS's surfaces, ensuring that the shapes and forms represent perfectly the car's inherent power, while never diluting the fundamental proportions that are the essence of every Aston Martin.
The external detailing reflects the power and dynamic abilities of the DBS, with revised inlets and enlarged grilles that deliver more air into the engine and increase its cooling capacity. Subtle design details include a new five-bar design for the polished alloy main grille, as well as two additional vents in the enlarged power bulge on the carbon-fibre bonnet. These vents are entirely functional, improving engine performance and efficiency, yet also communicating the increased power output of the uprated V12 engine.
The DBS's aerodynamic enhancements are shaped by Aston Martin's racing experience. A carbon-fibre splitter and a new front bumper design help channel airflow around the car's wider bodywork. The aerodynamics team worked hand in hand with the modelling team to ensure that the forms and surfaces of DBS were sculpted for inherent stability at high speeds.
The widened front and rear track improve handling and give the car a more muscular character. To accommodate this additional width, the surfaces of the wings have been sculpted and re-shaped with harder lines, which also serve to emphasise the car's strength and power. The lowered ride height is accentuated by the enhanced side sills, carefully profiled to improve aerodynamic performance and reduce drag along the flanks. The iconic Aston Martin side strake, a design feature of every DB car since the DB4, has been redesigned for the DBS, incorporating a side repeater formed by a bank of LEDs.
Improved aerodynamics shape the rear of the DBS, where the more prominent boot spoiler is carefully incorporated into the carbon-fibre boot lid. A horizontal chrome finisher is set into the lid to accentuate the wide track of the new car. The car's flat undertray helps to improve the aerodynamics of the underbody surface and culminates in a new carbon-fibre rear diffuser, another feature carried over from the race cars. This device creates an area of low pressure beneath the rear of the car, reducing lift and improving high-speed stability without the need for large, unsightly external spoilers. The new one-piece diffuser also incorporates the DBS's large and distinctive twin exhaust tailpipes.
The interior of the DBS represents the epitome of Aston Martin's commitment to using materials honestly, without disguise or embellishment. Lightweight materials are used throughout to save weight; door pulls are made from carbon-fibre, for example, and the carpet has been woven with lighter fibres to save valuable kilograms. Special semi-aniline leather is used throughout the cabin, saving weight as well as giving a soft feel and distinctive aroma.
The DBS features unique primary controls, including a new steering wheel profile with a twin-stitched detail marker that indicates the 'on-centre' position. The gear knob is fashioned from polished alloy to echo the metallic finishes on the new centre console. The instrument cluster is designed with white numerals on a dark graphite background for excellent legibility. The twin-stitch pattern runs through the interior as a signature device; the alignment of both stitch lines is testament to Aston Martin's ongoing tradition of exceptional craftsmanship.
The DBS start sequence blends tradition with high technology and a touch of theatre. The ignition ECU (Emotion Control Unit) has evolved into a machined and highly tactile polished glass ECU, incorporating a stainless steel inner case. Resembling a fine wristwatch or a piece of contemporary sculptural jewellery, this glass ECU epitomises the spirit of the DBS.
To operate the car, the glass ECU is inserted into a special docking station in Aston Martin's signature dashboard-mounted glass starter button, and glows red to indicate when the car is ready to start. The engine is fired by pressing the ECU flush with the surface of the starter button. After pressing to stop the engine, the ECU automatically motors out of the dashboard for removal.
The start sequence of the DBS is augmented by an all-new centre console design with a cast metal surround, crisp typography and new graphics. The new console has a traditional dial-face clock at the centre, flanked by two rotary controls for the heating and air-conditioning system, fashioned from solid, turned aluminium.
These controls are also used to navigate the audio system, Bluetooth telephone preparation and satellite navigation functions. The Aston Martin 700 W Audio System, with Dolby® Pro Logic II® has been exclusively developed for Aston Martin to provide outstanding sound quality. A slot for the six-CD autochanger is located at the top of the console, while within the centre armrest cubby box there is inbuilt connectivity for MP3 players. Bluetooth telephone preparation is standard on the DBS, enabling you to synchronise your mobile telephone directory through the car's display screens. It can also display the last 10 calls received, made and missed.
Introduced as an alternative to the standard six-speed manual gearbox, DBS customers will now be afforded the option of the 'Touchtronic 2' six-speed automatic transmission. Derived from the same ZF transaxle unit that was developed for the DB9, the system has been substantially re-engineered to accommodate the power and performance characteristics of the DBS.
The DBS Touchtronic transmission features a final drive ratio shortened from 3.15:1 to 3.46:1, aiding quicker acceleration times and an improved performance feel. Additionally, changes to the gearbox calibration aid more aggressive gear shifts and greater usability, while retaining the performance potential of the manual gear box – matching the 0-60mph (0-100km/h) time of 4.3 seconds. System functionality is consistent with that on the DB9, with 'Park', 'Reverse', 'Neutral' and 'Drive' modes selected via facia mounted controls.
When in 'Drive' mode, pulling either of the leather-trimmed magnesium alloy paddles mounted on the steering column will activate Touchtronic mode, enabling the driver to control gear shifts via the paddles. Touchtronic mode is also accessible directly on engine start-up. Alternatively, the 'Drive' mode can be selected at any time by pressing the 'D' control on the centre console, engaging a fully automatic mode which will select the most appropriate gear for the speed and driving conditions automatically.
The system also includes a 'Sport' mode - activated by a button on the centre console – which engages a more aggressive gear shift strategy as gear changes feel sharper and more forceful, engine speed matching on downshifts is more aggressive and in full automatic mode, upshifts occur at higher speeds. The Sport setting also incorporates a more responsive throttle map to match the high-performance characteristics of the DBS.
Bang & Olufsen Audio
The DBS will now also benefit from the installation of a new Bang & Olufsen BeoSound system – developed specifically for the DBS – as standard equipment. The BeoSound DBS system produces a total power output of 1000w, delivering the sound image through a total of 13 channels across 10 speaker locations. Adopting new speaker grille designs throughout the car and acoustic lenses which rise out of the facia, the system offers customers an unrivalled audio experience.
Enhanced Option Range
After evaluating customer feedback the DBS will now also be offered with an optional 2+2 seating configuration, where the rear storage areas are replaced with two seats. A 2+0 arrangement – where two storage areas populate the rear environment – remains standard.
Also introduced to the DBS is the option of a new ten-spoke 20'' forged aluminium wheel with diamond-turned surface – available in either silver or graphite finishes. The optional wheel delivers a total unsprung mass reduction of 8kg versus the standard cast wheel, aiding enhanced handling and improved acceleration and braking performance.
- Two-door coupe body style with 2+0 seating
- Bonded aluminium VH structure
- Aluminium, magnesium alloy and carbon fibre composite body
- Extruded aluminium door side-impact beams
- High Intensity Discharge headlamps (dipped beam)
- Halogen projector headlamps (main beam)
- LED rear lamps and side repeaters
- All alloy quad overhead cam 48 valve 5935cc V12
- Compression ratio 10.9:1
- Front mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive
- Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves
- Rear mid-mounted six-speed manual gearbox
- Rear mid-mounted 'Touchtronic 2' six-speed gearbox with electronic shift-by-wire control system
- Alloy torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft
- Limited-slip differential
- Final drive ratio - manual: 3.71:1
- Final drive ratio - automatic 3.46:1
- Rack and pinion, Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering, 3.0 turns lock to lock
- Column tilt and reach adjustment
Wheels and Tyres
- Front: 8.5'' x 20'' Pirelli P Zero 245/35
- Rear: 11'' x 20'' Pirelli P Zero 295/30
- Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Track mode
- Front: Independent double wishbones incorporating anti-dive geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers
- Rear: Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry, coil springs, anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with Track mode
- Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
- Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
- Traction Control
- Front: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 398mm diameter with six-piston calipers
- Rear: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 360mm diameter with four-piston calipers
- Semi-aniline leather and Alcantara interior
- Matrix alloy facia trim and Iridium Silver centre console finish
- Carbon fibre door trims and door pulls
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror with garage door opener (USA & Canada only)
- Electrically adjustable seats
- Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions)
- Dual-stage driver/passenger front airbags
- Side airbags (sports seats only)
- Heated seats (sports seats only)
- Heated rear screen
- Automatic temperature control
- Organic electroluminescent (OEL) displays
- Trip computer
- LED map lights
- Cruise control
- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system*1,2
- Bluetooth® telephone preparation*1
- Powerfold exterior mirrors
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Tyre pressure monitoring system*1
- Alarm and immobiliser
- Remote-control central door locking and boot release
- Umbrella and holder
- Battery Disconnect Switch (BDS)
- Battery conditioner
- Tracking device (UK only)*3
- Boot-mounted umbrella
In-Car Entertainment
- Bang & Olufsen BeoSound DBS sound system
- Integrated Apple iPod® connector*4
- USB connector with Waveform Audio Format (WAF), Windows Media Player (WMA) and MPEG (MP3) audio file compatibility
- 3.5mm auxiliary socket
- 20" alloy wheels with Graphite finish
- 20" 10-spoke diamond turned alloy wheels
- 20" 10-spoke diamond turned graphite painted alloy wheels
- 2+2 Seating
- Satellite radio system (USA only)
- Piano Black facia trim and centre console finish
- Leather storage saddle
- Personalised sill plaques
- Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror*1
- Auto dimming interior rear view mirror with garage door opener (Europe only)
- Alarm upgrade (volumetric & tilt sensors)
- Tracking device*1/3
- First aid kit
- Ashtray and cigar lighter
- Length: 4721mm (185.9'')
- Wheelbase: 2740mm (107.9'')
- Width: 1905mm (75'') exc. Mirrors 2060mm (81.1'') inc. Mirrors
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 78 litres (17.2 Imp gall, 20.5 US gall)
- Height: 1280mm (50.4'')
- Weight: 1695kg (3737 lb)
- Max speed: 191mph (307km/h)
- Max power: 380kW (510bhp/517 PS) @ 6500 rpm
- Acceleration: 0-100km/h (62mph) 4.3 seconds
- Max torque: 570 Nm (420 lb.ft) @ 5750 rpm
Fuel consumption – manual
- Litres/100 km (mpg)
- • Urban 24.3 (11.6)
- • Extra-urban 11.7 (24.1)
- • Combined 16.4 (17.3)
CO2 emissions
- 388 g/km - manual
Touchtronic 2 Option Specs
- Urban: 11.7mpg
- Extra Urban: 26.8mpg
- Combined: 18.2mpg
- Combined CO2: 367g/km
- 0-62mpg: 4.3s
- Max speed: 191mph
- Kerb weight: 1,740kg
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|Satellite Radio
|Delete Model Badging
|Garage Door Opener
|Smokers Pack
|First Aid Kit
|Fascia Trim Piano Black
|Alarm Upgrade
|Carpet Color - Contemporany
|Contrast Carpet Binding
|Fine Stitching
|Headlining Color - Contemporany
|Leather COlor-Out of range/ match to Samp
|Leather Color Contemporany
|Paint - Contemporany
|Personalized Sill Plaques
|Polished Alloy Treadplates
|Steering Wheel - 12 O'clock Stitch
|Paint - Other Manufacturer's Color
|Paint - Other Manufacturer's Special Color
|Paint - Previous AML Color
|Paint - Special AML COlor/Match to Sampl
|2+2 Seating arrangement
|20" 10-Spoke Graphite Diamond Turned Wheels
|20" 10-Spoke Silver Diamond Turned Wheels
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