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Published on January 23rd, 2013 | by Christian Cawley
Doctor Who and the NTAs [Updated]
Well, you could have knocked me down with a mighty small feather when Colin Morgan was voted for the Drama Performance Male winner at the National Television Awards – sure, Merlin is good, but I'd never considered the show or it lead as a realistic competitor.
Colin Morgan, of course, played Jethro in Russell T Davies' Midnight back in 2008, and since then the Irish-born actor has done remarkably well growing in stature in his own show.
But what of Doctor Who and Matt Smith? What of Steven Moffat? What of the blessed Karen?
Following a commercial break and a "live" vocal performance from Kimberley Walsh, Miranda Hart (Call the Midwife), Suranne Jones (Scott & Bailey), and Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs) were announced as the nominees alongside Karen Gillan, accompanied by a clip from The Angels Take Manhattan.
But who would win? Would the fact that all four have Doctor Who connections soften the blow?
Well, it was Miranda Hart. Sorry Karen…
Doctor Who vs Sherlock, Merlin and Downton Abbey still to come…
With the nominations read by Ben Miller (Primeval, Death in Paradise), Doctor Who fans gripped their seats. Great clips were used for all shows (the siege sequence from The Snowmen for us)- but who would win?
Downton flipping Abbey?
(Well done, etc, to Hugh Bonneville)
So, another year, another gong-free National Television Awards for Doctor Who. Beaten by Downton Abbey yet again, the Time Lord nevertheless lives to fight another day. Perhaps next year's awards will be more favourable, post 50th anniversary?
Just one last update to congratulate Joanna Lumley on her special lifetime achievement award. She made a rather spiffing lady Doctor in The Curse of the Fatal Death back in 1999, don't you think? In fact, she was so good it would be pointless anyone else ever trying to copy her…
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Don't worry, there will be another awards ceremony along shortly no doubt.
Really, they are a waste of time. Just the usual back slapping of mediocre talent .
I saw one episode of `Call The Midwife' and it was pretty dreadful TV , but there you go, it gets the viewers and they love Miranda.
I don't get it.
That Christmas episode of Downton Abbey was appalling. I feel like ITV owe me two hours of Christmas I can never get back.
Sure its a shame the DW didn't win any awards but is it really such a tragedy?
Its won many times in the past and the shows that did win (Downton, Call the Midwife etc..) are undeniably popular.
From what I have read on Twitter it seems like the attitude seems to be "Dr Who didnt win. Its a crime and the awards are crap anyway".
So if it had won would everyone have been saying "Good old NTA's I always loved them!!"?
So Miranda Heart is a finer actress than Surrane Jones as well….ha ha ha. Honestly, the great British public eh?
We're fans. We're going to think Doctor Who is the best. But the winners are all popular programmes and it's the votes that count. I don't think it's such a big deal. It's unlikely to change the opinions of the fans.
Know how you feel, Christian.
By the way – help me out, this is bugging me – you mention in the bit about Miranda Hart, that she has a Doctor Who connection. And in the back of my mind, I know you're right, but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is.
The only connection I can find is that she was rumored to be on the short list for the next companion when it was first announced that the ponds were leaving. I remember the list included Ms. Hart, Lily Cole and a woman from Downton Abbey whose name escapes me. Personally I only know her from "Hyperspace" (which was pretty dreadful!).
Obviously, the writer of this article hasn't been watching the final season of Merlin to see how all the actors have grown. Colin Morgan maintained great performances throughout the series with his comedic timing and poised dramatic ability as well. The entire last season was intense culminating with epic-like flavor two-part episodes which were moving and brilliantly performed. I may not have agreed with the writers on how they chose to end the series, but Colin was great. I like the actors from Doctor Who and Sherlock also, but this year, Colin deserved to win.


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The Big Idea is very nearly extinct. And almost impossible to see in the wild today, when Image – in our image obsessed society – is the new king. If anyone talks about having an idea nowadays, the idea is the execution (the idea is "fun") or "I have got a really big idea for this, let's get Ridley Scott to film it".
While this blog chiefly laments the death of the Big Idea in advertising, it has also disappeared from most areas. What was the last big idea in politics? Yes, David Cameron's "Big Society" – but actually not a very big idea at all, as it fails the Big Idea test.
A truly Big Idea is relevant, surprising, and persuasive. It is relevant, that is it resonates with its audience ("I like the sound of that"), it is surprising, so it captures their attention and gets remembered, and it is persuasive, in other words it gets them to do something about it. Well, Big Society fails on most of these, starting with the fact that most people, including Conservative canvassers on the door step, couldn't understand it, couldn't explain it, and nobody much cared about it, let alone knew what they were meant to do about it.
The Big Idea here was, "If you vote Labour, you will pay much, much more in tax". It was based on costing out the promises made by Labour, and translating them into an average tax increase of £1,250 a year, which you could pay by forgoing a great holiday, not trading up your car, or knocking £20 a week off your grocery spending. It was relevant, surprising, and most important of all, persuasive. Even people who weren't in favour of a Conservative government (and told the pollsters this) preferred on voting day to keep their taxes down rather than vote Labour.
Sadly, there was no big idea for the next election and the Conservatives lost badly. Or, if you believe Jeremy Sinclair in a speech he made to the IPA, there was a Big Idea. The Conservative Cabinet met before the election, and decided to lose the election by the largest possible number of votes. And when you know this, Jeremy explained, you can understand everything they did subsequently.
Coming back to advertising examples, the Big Idea (or Unique Selling Proposition, or a host of other trademarked terms used by different agencies) was what everybody wanted for their campaigns right through the glory days of advertising. Few of course succeeded – the Holy Grail is an elusive target. But one of the most famous campaigns demonstrating that the Holy Grail can be found was Doyle Dane Bernbach's for Volkswagen in the States. People will usually quote the "Think Small" ad here – but the Big Idea wasn't "think small", the Big Idea that Helmut Krone's team had here was to take American automobile advertising, and turn it on its head. So when they were advertising cars that were even longer, wider, with even larger grilles and fins, DDB invited people to 'think small'. And continued their assault on preposterous US style cars with ads that did everything differently. Setting the VW Beetle up as a car for people who were prepared to buy something beautifully made, ultra reliable ("Have you ever wondered how the man who drives the snow plough, gets to the snow plough?"), and different enough to set you apart.
You could argue, and rightly so, that these ads were image ads – creating a legendary image for Volkswagens in which the legend lived on long past the facts (for years, VWs were regarded as much more reliable than other cars even when their reliability became average). OK, it's true that DDB's VW advertising was a brilliant image campaign – but it used a different Big Idea in every ad.
Did it get people to believe that Heineken was a more refreshing beer? Not at all. The fact that a policeman's toes rejoice after a Heineken has nothing much to do with images of a cold beer with drops of frost on the side of the glass. What is was about was capturing attention, being memorable, creating an image for the beer as being much more interesting than other lagers. This didn't necessarily translate into the sales that the brand hoped for, as you can take the consumer to a counter, but you can't always make them drink. But it did put Heineken on the map.
Or to take another famous CDP campaign, "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet." "Happiness" is like "Fun" as a brand idea – but like VW, the Hamlet campaign was built upon a series of brilliant ideas to execute the thought. In each of which, with a puff of smoke disasters were turned into happiness.
While on beer, what a Big Idea to make Stella Artois "reassuringly expensive" here – when, as very few people realise, it is the same price as other beers in its home country
I suggest two reasons. The first is that classical advertising no longer has the geniuses that led it in the last century. And one reason for that is that advertising can no longer attract or pay this kind of talent. The other reason is where we started. Big Ideas are very, very hard to arrive at. Much easier is to describe the image you want for your brand. "Fun", and you do something fun. Or "Contemporary" and you do something modern.
The execution may be (and often is) excellent. But next time you are looking at ads, ask what the idea is. You might be able to find it, but I am usually mystified.
A colleague of mine at Saatchi, Malcolm Taylor, who amassed a cupboardful of awards, feels that "Most advertising today seems to rely on piggybacking other people's originality – buy a popular song, nick a trope from a big box office movie, recycle someone else's success in another field, then sign it off with your name – wit and style in execution nowadays seems to me to be an ingredient sorely lacking, like bread baked without yeast. But then I guess parasitic creativity has always been big amongst creatives – I remember a heated argument in the Carpenter's Arms about who'd been first to annex a Woody Allen idea as the basis for a TV campaign ("I pinched that before you so I'm more creative than you") – but at least all the contributors knew what a Big Idea was.
Maybe my son was right, and we have used up all the best ideas. Like Paul Arden's separating Silk Cut into Silk and Cut. Jeremy Sinclair's 'The Pregnant Man' poster ("Would you be more careful if it was you who got pregnant?") Andrew Rutherford's long, long benefits queue "Labour isn't working". Jeff Stark's "Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?" Or "Manhattan Landing" which showed Manhattan, instead of a plane, travelling though the sky to demonstrate how many people BA, as the world's favourite airline, flew across the Atlantic every year.
Brian Harrod, the creative guru of Canadian advertising and inventor of the great and enduring line for Christie cookies "Mr Christie, you make good cookies", believes the only way to build a great brand is with a consistent, powerful, single minded idea, citing examples from North America. The Energiser Bunny that keeps going. Avis's great "We're No 2, so we try harder". Del Monte's "We have Mother Nature on our side" that has run and run and run. "Every single time we came up with an idea that resonated with consumers and we could persuade the client to stay with it, we just refreshed the idea every four or five years without changing it, and saw the Brand grow." Which is why he praises Maxwell House for bringing back their "Good to the last drop" idea and refreshing it by saying "make every day good to the last drop". And you can understand why he feels that Apple should have stayed with their great line, "Think Different". And that Coca Cola should stay with The Real Thing instead of leaving it, then coming back, then leaving again…
However, if we move out of the forlorn world of traditional advertising into the hot new areas of the persuasion industry where the real talent now is, they are having the excitement that old-timers like me had in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and are being rewarded accordingly.
However, as Russell Davies arugued in an article in Campaign in 2007, the Big Idea is too limited to serve here – great as it may have been for commercials, posters and ads. What is needed here is not Big Ideas in their simple one dimension, but Rich Ideas – ones that can be developed across a variety of very different media.
"Solutions for a Smarter Planet" did this for IBM. Think also of P&G's sponsorship of Mums for all their hard and underappreciated work. Dove's " Real Beauty" campaign. And the wildly successful Old Spice campaign that totally revitalised an ageing brand. What the Rich Idea does, in Russell's words, is to substitute continuous engagement for the quick hit of Big Idea. He argues that it requires unfolding over time to create the extended, immersive experience required in today's online world.
My daughter Beth, who is a Digital Marketing expert at Leo Burnet in Sydney, believes that the Big Idea and the Rich Idea share the same ingredients, but are executed differently. She says, "Now that ideas require interaction with the audience, it's more important than ever that they're relevant (as in this hyper targeted world they'll never reach your audience otherwise), surprising (as there is so much noise out there they stand very little chance of being remembered) and persuasive (although the call to action is less about responding to a singular message, and more about getting involved in the conversation)".
The examples she gives includes Red Bull's absolutely mind-blowing "Stratos". What could be a more powerful expression of the brand message "Red Bull Gives You Wings"" she asks, than launching a man from space while millions watch in awe over a live stream?
Beth's second example is "Batkid" for the Make a Wish Foundation, which turned San Francisco into Gotham City to make a five year old boy's wish come true. This, she argues is something anyone can relate to, is certainly novel and its emotive power not only led to 20,000 people turning up to cheer him on, but millions to talk about and share the story worldwide.
So the Big Idea isn't dead after all. More than ever in today's fragmented and hyper-busy media environment, you need an idea that's powerful enough to cut through the clutter, relevant enough to engage its audience, and motivating enough for them to get involved. In other words, we need a Big Idea that's Rich enough to multi-dimensionalise.
Which means the Holy Grail is now even more difficult to attain. So how do you do it?
The first is to hire very good strategists, and really expensive creatives. That's not a guarantee, but it does increase your chances. And the second is to do really expensive research. Not ordinary research which generally just gives a tiny tweak to what you already know, so isn't going to take you anywhere new. But innovative, brilliant research which takes you into the realm of breakthrough ideas.
Sense Worldwide do this, by doing groups involving clients' product people, their brand fanatics, and people who hate the brand. These are groups in which not only ideas fly around the room, but often the fur flies too. They do this mainly for product innovation, where the client is looking for market disruption, rather than trying to find out whether people would like an apricot version of the product. But, hey, why not do something like this to get a breakthrough Rich and Big .
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Testy Thursday. It's a day filled with testing things out so why not start it out with Eminem's daughter receiving royalty? Someone who needs to receive something is Coolio for pulling one of the most hilarious awkward moments in recent memory. Speaking of memories, it looks like one iconic hip-hop one is getting tore down? All this coming up in SOHH Whatcha Think.
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1. Royalty Checker
It seems like it was just yesterday when Eminem rapped about his daughter Hailie and even featured her on one of his songs. It looks like she's growing up pretty fast or at least fast enough to win the honor of being called a homecoming queen. People is all over this:
She was immortalized in a song when she was just a baby, and now Eminem's daughter, Hailie, is famous at her high school. The rapper's daughter was crowned homecoming queen of Chippewa Valley High School on Friday during a football game in Clinton Township, Mich., the Macomb Daily reports. Students and faculty chose the 17-year-old – who's described by those who know her as a "smart, athletic and caring young woman" – as their queen after a vote. The teen's dad, Eminem, 40, (aka Marshall Mathers III), watched the coronation from a classroom at the school so as not to take the attention away from his daughter. "Hailie came out with her mother Kim [Scott] when she was introduced with all the other kids but her father watched from inside the school because he didn't want to cause a scene – he wanted Hailie to have her own moment," one parent, who asked not to be identified, tells the paper. (People)
Is there any chance Hailie won the honor because of her father is? Probably not because she seems like a very attractive young lady who will grow up to make her parents proud. Now the guy who was named homecoming king? #SOHHWhatchaThink?
2. College Kids' Paradise
If anyone ever felt bad for Coolio, they should just watch some new footage of him hanging out with college kids and see how much he is still respected for putting out one of the best 1990's tracks of all time in "Gangsta's Paradise." Old to new, people respect him and that's apparent in new footage. TMZ is all over it:
Coolio put on the ultimate acoustic performance last night … busting out "Gangsta's Paradise" while chillin' on a couch in a college kid's living room … while a student with a guitar strummed out a beat.
The rapper was in England to play a gig — and met a couple of University of Central Lancashire students in the V.I.P. area.
We spoke with one of the students, Lorcan, who posted his account of the night on Reddit … and he tells us Coolio liked the kids and offered to cook the gang dinner (he's a big-time chef nowadays).
After stopping by a grocery store to pick up the ingredients for a caprese salad, a peach crumble and something called "Chicken á la Daaaamn" … Coolio decided to treat the kids to a rendition of his biggest hit … and it was awesome. We're told Coolio paid for everything.
After the performance, the student said Coolio was a "great guy" … who "had some very deep and profound thoughts on life and his time in the business."
The whole thing is pretty awesome — check out the clip. (TMZ)
Is there any chance Coolio could have been paid for this type of appearance? It seems almost like a spoof but hopefully it was just him having a good time with some young kids that wanted him there. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
3. Never Can Say Good-Bye
Even though hip-hop has evolved vastly from what it was 20 years ago, the art of tagging or using graffiti will also be recognized as a core element to being a real emcee. Having skills like controlling a crowd and leaving tags throughout your neighborhood was always respected. It seems like one iconic tagging ground is going to the ground. LIC Post has the inside:
It's official: The 5 Pointz graffiti icon will be coming down.
The application put forward by G&M Realty to demolish the site and erect 1,000 apartment units–370 more units than what is permitted under current zoning rules—was approved by the New York City Council this afternoon.
The council's decision to approve the special zoning permit was influenced by an agreement struck between Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and the owners of G&M Realty, Jerry and David Wolkoff.
The Wolkoffs pledged to build and staff the buildings with union workers. Furthermore, they agreed to include 210 affordable apartment units—with a preference for local residents.
With the special zoning permit, the Wolkoffs are now able to develop two residential towers, one 47 stories high and the other 41 stories. They expect to demolish the graffiti mecca by the end of the year—and complete one of the towers by 2015. The developers have also agreed to offer the 5 Pointz graffiti group the opportunity to curate the nearly 10,000 square feet of art panels & walls in the building.
"The concessions provided under the compromise [with G&M Realty] will give Western Queens residents as well as artists a wide variety of interactive amenities future generations will benefit from," Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said in a statement.
The development will include a public park that is over 32,000 square feet, 50,000 square feet of retail space and a 250 space public parking garage. (LIC Post)
Time will only tell what types of memorable photographs and footage will be saved prior to the building being completely done over. Hopefully its historic story will live on even after the renovations take place. #SOHHWhatchaThink?
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This firm has bleeted on about Transparency for the last 18 months yet reading this news in the lawyer was the first that anyone knew about this, apart from the unfortunate people who are in consultation.
Maybe there will be announcement in the weekly blog!!!
Strange comment from the first post. The firm, as well as being transparent, which it now is, also needs to be commercial. The management have taken a sensible decision to reduce costs and they have gone about the process correctly by informing those in consultation. HK has an overstaffed support side and it is about time that it addressed this issue. I also hope that the combined firm, upon merger, trims some of its fee earner headcount - there will be some duplications and there certainly are some fee earners around the edges who are not producing. Again, commercial sense.
@Anonymous | 23-Nov-2012 9:55 am
Presume this is a comment from Dembovsky. No matter what you may say, HK is clearly not transparent if people who work there did not know about the latest redundancy round.
are you mad? how can you tell the firm there's going to be a redundancy round without informing those directly implicated first?
The second comment was obviously not from Dembovsky who would certainly not hide behind a comment. The firm is more transparent whatever way you look at it. Perhaps the management thought it would be kinder to let those facing consultation find out first and digest the news rather than make a massive firm wide announcement to those it doesn't concern. These are people's livelihoods we are talking about not a bit of gossip to be shouted about
Absolutely amazed that only those 'In the know' were made aware of these redundancies, surely the staff (as a whole) should of been informed of this round of redundancies and the knock on effect this will have prior to merger rather than hear it from The Lawyer or office gossip. HK being 'Transparent' is laughable given the history of how they treat their staff, nothing will ever change merger or no merger with those in charge pulling the strings. Changes at that level clearly need to be made.
re. Are you mad? They have done it before, previous redundancy rounds were dealt with in exactly that way. Everyone informed in a room that there would be redundancies and if you were one of those up for redundancy you would have an email when you got back to your desk. Please do not give the impression that this is a caring firm, never has been and never will be merger or no merger.
@anon 11.59
In exactly what same way?! No one was taken to a room to wait for an email in front of everyone. It was done discreetly to obviously preserve people's feelings. At least this time round the management were present and not on a golf course! I suppose you think those affected should have been paraded in front of the firm in aid of transparency without a thought to how that may make them feel?
I think you have misread my post, previous redundancies were dealt with via email after meetings (as you know). Dealing with them the way that HK have done now has only led to office gossip of the 'Who is it' variety and for the majority of staff to find out via a publication is appalling. If it was made clear to all staff that redundancies were due to take place, basically a message mirroring Dembovsky's statement to 'The Lawyer' it would have stopped the idle gossip. As someone who is obviously in a position at HK maybe a message should be communicated to the remaining staff that are not aware of this rather than hearing it from Joe Bloggs from front office.
No surprise, the staff have always been an inconvenience for HK, one of the worst reputations for how they treat their employees. Management is beyond shocking, some of the goings on in the firm would make your toes curl.
It is correct that in a previous round of redundancies, everyone was put in a room and then when you got back to your desk, if you had an email you were up for redundancy. But then, in the last round of redundancies earlier this year, affecting partners and one senior associate, HK changed tack and decided that rather than just tell those involved, they would send a firmwide email naming all of those affected. So those poor individuals were indeed paraded in front of the firm - nice and discreet and caring.
nice to see the recruitment/head-hunting industry has time on its hands this afternoon to post disruptive comments. the disgusting way it goes around trying to dislodge people is the only thing that makes toes curl!
I'd be very worried if I was a fee earner at HK right now re the comment at 9.55am, obviously someone who knows the plan of action;
'I also hope that the combined firm, upon merger, trims some of its fee earner headcount - there will be some duplications and there certainly are some fee earners around the edges who are not producing. Again, commercial sense.'
True. So they learnt from being too transparent and still get kicked for trying to do the right thing? Is there any winning when it comes to the awful reality of redundancies? Of course not. Unless you have a better idea?
Unbiased point of view here as I don't work in this industry. Redundancies should be made aware to "ALL" employees first, they shouldn't have to read it in the press. It's not rocket science!!!
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This firm beggers belief. Hope they don't get rid of too many staff as I am in no doubt they will have trouble recruiting anybody to join them!
There are no 'recruitment/head-hunters posting disruptive comments' these comments are the truth and maybe are proving a bit hard to swallow, shambles.
Good luck FSI!
The reputation of this firm will always be in ruins due to appalling treatment of staff. Current management aren't getting it right. Good luck FSI!
They don't get it. The deadwood is the management not the poor devils who are and have already been made redundant. Think again FSI.
Interesting comments. Do HK have any compassion? Anyone would think they enjoy humiliating their staff. Treating staff badly is as silly a mistake as treating clients badly, both have the potential to damage the business. Perhaps FSI will bring a refreshing change of approach.
Dembovsky's door is always open. However he is guarded by 2 of his staff so good luck with that.
Do FSI want to be tarred with same brush as HK regarding treatment of staff? Wouldn't merge if I was them.
If the employment market was more stable there is no doubt that a vast majority of people within the firm would be looking for new jobs including myself but they seem to enjoy putting insurmountable pressure on their employees without any praise to achieve targets that are unrealistic. Morale is at an all time low and reading about OUR firm in the press before being told is basically a kick in the teeth and sums up our value.
A total epic fail on every level, publicity first, employees as always with HK an after thought. The following was taken from an interview with Mark Dembovsky on Law and More. Maybe practice what you preach Mark;
"I believe wholeheartedly in the value of transparency and openness amongst our staff"
Howard Kennedy do not communicate with their staff and never have done they just dictate to them and never listen.
Lets hope the merger changes this.
Try listening to your staff for once you might learn something.
The support staff at Howard Kennedy are good hard working decent people who do not desrve to be lied to by the CEO it was only 5 days ago he stated there is no need to move people on. I guess he already had the list in his back pocket when he made this annoucementl.
Perhaps the next lot of redundancies will be discovered in the Metro!!
Why did the Equity Partners not take a pay cut themselves or at least reject their bonus for just one year.
It is a terrible way to treat staff but this has always been the case. I would love to have my toes curled - do tell!!
Lets hope the market changes soon!!!
would not surprise me if those on the list found out themsleve via the lawyer before being consulted!!
Lets hope the merger helps HK to learn some well needed management skills and start to treat their staff right rather than dictating and start listening to their staff.
If the market was better i am sure staff would be well on their toes but HK really dont care as long as the pound note keeps rolling in for the equity partners they are happy.
The list was already drawn up proir to the CEO's comment 19 November about no need to move people on. How about some honesty towards your hard working staff.
FSI have a lot of work to do with HK's management skills.
Equity Partners did you not think to take a drop in money yourself!!!
To say that the redundancies are a standalone internal restructure and has nothing to do with the proposed merger is absolute tosh! What a half witted comment to make! Do HK think their staff are that stupid?
Unbelievable that some of the 10 people concerned were only informed today. Five days after the press release. So unprofessional.
'Unprofessional' is an understatement. From what I have been reading about Howard Kennedy over the last few days they have to be one of the worst firms ever to work. Some management team!
HK don't care about their staff at all. They treat them like robots, over working them and de-motivating them simultaneously. Apparently, some of the support staff up for redundancy have already gone. HK treated them exactly the same way last time it made redundancies, and it doesn't matter what their PR department say, it doesn't change the facts.
On the upside, when HK and FSI do merge, hopefully HK will move into the FSI offices or a new modern office, which has to be nicer and have better facilities than the HK's trench of an office.
It beggars belief that they make this sort of announcement just before christmas - if they waited just one month they would spare the staff a wretched christmas and would it break the bank - really bad timing and poor judgement all round - this merger is doomed
Fee earners your next at least you got to have turkey at xmas not like the poor hard workers who were made redundant before.
Do you think equity partners care whether they make people redundant before xmas i dont think they do.
Awful decision!!
How appalling. When the market picks up they'll have no staff left. They don't know where they are going or what they are doing and seem to lack the most basic management skills. Good luck FSI staff!


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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (September 29, 2012) – Rutgers field hockey (5-6, 0-3) kicked off weekend play with a conference matchup against Villanova (5-5, 1-2) at Bauer Track and Field Complex on Saturday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights fell to the Wildcats in a last minute goal, 2-1. Sophie Wright (Devizes, United Kingdom) scored RU's lone goal of the day.
The first half of action saw RU dominate the field, with 10 shots and five penalty corners. Villanova had just two shots and two penalty corners, and the teams ended the half with the score sitting at zero.
In the first five minutes of second half action, Wright capitalized on a corner opportunity after receiving a sharp pass from Danielle Freshnock (Middletown, N.J.). After gaining composure, the midfielder seared a shot from the top of the circle and through the Wildcats defense, putting RU up, 1-0. Wright's goal was her fourth, putting her at nine points on the season.
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The RU defense proved to be a strong line, allowing just six shots on goal and recording two defensive saves. Despite their efforts, VU sophomore Leah High managed to sneak a goal past the line late in the 68th minute to put Villanova up, 2-1. This is the second time in the 2012 season that Rutgers has dropped a game in the last bout of play.
Rutgers is back in action to face Bucknell on Sunday at 1 p.m. Bucknell enters the weekend on a three game skid, after losses last weekend to No. 17 Michigan and Temple. Senior Taylor Siegrist (Madison, N.J.) is leading the Bison in both goals (six) and points (sixteen). She notched two goals in Bucknell's 5-4 loss to Temple.
The Scarlet Knights last faced the Bison on Sept. 25, 2011, which resulted in a 3-1 victory for RU. This game will be featured on Rutgers RVision, available on http://www.ScarletKnights.com.
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In 1996 the Arctic Council was established as a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States (Canada, Finland, Denmark with Greenland and the Faroes, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, USA), with the involvement of different Arctic indigenous communities, on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic region (www.arctic-council.org).
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The Arctic Council established six working groups focusing on contaminant action and monitoring and assessment programmes, emergency prevention, sustainable development, marine protection and the conservation of flora and fauna. Ramsar signed a Resolution of Cooperation during COP11 in Bucharest with the latter programme on the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF).
CAFF addresses the conservation of Arctic biodiversity and communicates its findings to the governments and residents of the Arctic. A small secretariat in Iceland coordinates substantial monitoring and assessment programmes and focused research (www.caff.is). On 11-14 February 2013, CAFF held its biennial meeting in Yakutsk on the shores of the frozen Lena river in Siberia. The meeting was opened, and generously hosted, by Egor Borisov, president of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It took place in the well-heated government hall, with outside temperatures oscillating between minus 45 and 35°C. The cornerstone of CAFF's activities is the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) focusing on terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity. Later this spring, it will publish the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment, a major effort to provide a much needed description of the current status and a suite of policy recommendations (watch this space for further news).
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The meeting served also to explore best ways of cooperation between CAFF and Ramsar in a terrestrial area of which more than 60% is wetland, with currently 68 designated Ramsar Sites. Working together, CAFF and Ramsar will be able to better understand changes in the fragile and unique Arctic ecosystems and their services. Direct links between the Arctic and the rest of the world are highlighted through the work of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership, one of Ramsar's regional initiatives, that focuses on waterbird migration from the nesting grounds in the Arctic to faraway places around the globe. Further opportunities for cooperation will be addressed during the forthcoming meeting of Ramsar's Nordic-Baltic regional initiative on 3-5 September 2013 at Ilulissat in Greenland. This will be an occasion to discuss work for an assessment of Arctic wetlands, their diversity and distribution, to start a programme with a view to reducing negative effects of mining activities on Arctic wetlands, river basins and coastal areas, and to work on ecosystem services pilot projects. With global warming, Arctic wetlands will come more and more into the limelight. We will continue to keep you informed.
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Turnarounds in the mortgage market
Speculators can play a rebound in housing via these stocks.
One interesting way to play a rebound in the housing market is through the mortgage insurance stocks. These companies provide insurance against defaults by borrowers who take out mortgages to buy homes.
When defaults and foreclosures skyrocketed, beginning around 2006, these companies suffered huge losses and some of them went out of business. The surviving mortgage insurers have been much more conservative since 2008, with the result that the new business they are writing is very profitable.
The problem, however, is that they are still trying to get out from under the poor risks that they took on prior to the meltdown in 2008. Rising home prices help the insurers get out from under these legacy problems.
As home prices begin to recover, fewer homeowners are likely to default because they can now hope to rebuild their equity in their homes. In addition, the losses on defaulted mortgages should be smaller as the homes fetch higher prices in foreclosure sales.
MGIC Investment (MTG) and Radian (RDN) are the two purest plays in this sector. Both still have risks from their legacy business, especially MGIC, which could have problems with regulators if results do not improve.
As is often the case, the stocks with the highest risks also have the highest return potential. Either stock, particularly MGIC, could end up worthless or could be worth several times its current trading level.
Mortgage insurance only represents about 22% of revenues at Genworth Financial (GNW), with the balance coming from other types of insurance and wealth management services.
Even so, the mortgage insurance has been a substantial drag on Genworth's performance, and it could turn into a positive force when the sector really turns.
Old Republic (ORI) has been trying to get out of the mortgage insurance business to focus more on its other types of insurance. Nonetheless, a rebound in the mortgage sector should help Old Republic's stock price.
Also, the company has a title insurance business and other lines that would benefit from a more active housing market.
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The graphic below illustrates the relationships between and among the different Oral Health data systems.
The Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) also provides biennial data to the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) and the Synopses. The Synopses provide data to NOHSS through a real-time link. WFRS also provides data in real-time to two systems—My Water's Fluoride (MWF) and the Oral Health Maps.
Although most of the data in the Synopses are updated annually, contact information for state and territorial dental directors is updated as soon as CDC is notified of changes.
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Jason Chance is without doubt one of the scene�s fast-rising young stars. To say that Jason lives and breathes music would be a definite understatement; over 12 years of experience DJing in some of the finest clubs across Europe, the development of his own night (�Licked�) and his extensive production discography, are all testaments to his talents and dedication.
Jason�s unique, driving and infectious sound initially caught the attention of London�s clubland, following his debut set at Turnmills � a venue where he subsequently held a long-standing residency � before being invited been invited to play at a number of the UK�s leading clubs (Ministry Of Sound, The Cross, Pacha (London), SE One and Matter) and breakthrough onto the international touring circuit. It is over the past three years, as Jason�s production talent has caught the industry�s attention, that his profile has been in real ascendency.
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Shawangunk Runners Summer XC SeriesPosted by: adamw in Events
What: Lou's Run (4+ miles)
When: Monday, July 13, 2009
Where: Start at Spring Farm trail head, Mountain Rest Road.
Contact: Beth (days): 212-434-2717; Anne (eves) 845-331-4801.
Registration starts at 6 pm each evening. Fees for Series: Family $20.00 Individual Adult $15.00; kid's $6.00. Fee per night: adult $5.00; kids, $2.00. Make checks payable to Shawangunk Runners mail to Beth Glace at 501 Swartekill Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561
This famous series of Monday-night races that takes us through the heat of July.
All races start with kid's events at 7pm; adult races follow immediately afterwards. The end-of-series awards and fun run/relay will be on August 3.
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Continental Inspirations
Natural Transition
Understated Elegance
Rustic Refinement
Serving Up Style
Fulfilling Needs
Simple & Stunning
Worlds Collided
A Formal Touch
Savvy Entertainer
High Impact
Glass Half Full
Family Friendly
Nature's Balance
Seaside Happiness
Timeless Harmony
A Fun Facelift
Enjoying the View
Pretty Practicality
Tuscan Flavor
Perfect Harmony
French Flavor
Joining Old & New
Finding Family Time
Room to Mingle
A Shining Solution
Happy to Serve
Subdued Statement
Sun Soaked
An English Classic
Modern Throwback
Easy to be Green
Dinner by the Sea
Vintage Meets Modern
A Successful Balance
Gourmet Artistry
Step Back in Time
The Perfect Blend
Vintage Makeover
Rustic Tuscan Flavor
A Spice of Variety
Sleek Style
Watery Serenity
Elegant Bliss
Five-Star Luxury
Modern Materials
A Bright Spot
Creative Character
Updated Traditional
A Tranquil Retreat
Extravagant Escape
Vintage Elegance
Pretty & Proper
Bold Oasis
Primped & Ready
Craftsman Simplicity
Double Duty
Retro Flair
Pretty Paradise
A Place for Pampering
Soft & Pretty
Purposed Beauty
Inherited Features
A Good Option
A Complete Retreat
Smart Design
Dual Occupancy
A Perfect Fit
Built-In Appeal
Old-World Elegance
Color Punch
Art Deco Tendencies
French Expression
Timeless Grandeur
Bringing Nature In
A Personal Oasis
A Grand Statement
Classic Beauty
Cottage Appeal
Small Comforts
Retro Charm
Blended Styles
Shapely Design
An Easy Facelift
Cool Transformation
Making Space
Fitting In
Restful Retreat
Elegantly Appointed
Architectural Inspiration
Savvy Storage
Small-Space Solutions
Inspired by Yesterday
Nature's Inspiration
Chic Retreat
Hotel Luxury
Grand Elegance
Inspired by the Past
Soaking Up the Sun
Glamorous Getaway
Drenched in Delight
All the Amenities
Lazy Days at the Lake
Winning Combination
5-Star Luxury
Upscale Update
Design Ingenuity
Soaking in Luxury
Personal Posh Spa
Nothing Standard
Simplistic Style
Cool Comfort
Contemporary Color
Controlling the Clutter
Living in Luxury
Seaworthy Inspiration
Posh Pampering
Spectacular Serenity
Creating Character
Farmhouse Flavor
Top Brands
Carnation Home Fashions
George Kovacs
United Stationers
San Pacific International
One Direction
Greendale Home Fashions
Hot Wheels
Trish McEvoy
Top Shopping Searches
chrome bathroom lights
landscaping led lights
glass for cabinets
tv swivel stands
Canon Printers
skirted dining chairs
Garnet Hill Sale
Heritage Lace Halloween
hanging baskets for storage
patterned bath towels
sofa covers
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