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From the vaults: John Galliano contact sheet 1991
Ahhh, it's amazing the things you unearth when rummaging through old school and college files. This contact sheet is from a 1991 John Galliano PR shoot. My friend had done work experience in the press office and had smuggled this out along with some stickers and labels. I think it was for a diffusion line called Galliano's Girl. Continue reading
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Top Ten Things to Do in Las VegasThings to Do — By thmeeks on October 31, 2011 at 12:27 am
At a loss for what to do while you're in Las Vegas? Try one of these ideas to round out your time in the city that truly never sleeps:
1. Walk the Strip
Walking is the best way to get around on the Strip. If you have mobility issues, this is obviously something you'll have to work around (valet parking is a good option). However, if you are able-bodied and the owner of good shoes, walking the Strip will enable you to get in and out of hotels, shops, and restaurants easily, as well as allow you to enjoy the non-stop free entertainment of people watching along the Strip.
2. Play 21 or video poker
The casino is full of games to play, but some of the best odds for the player are at the 21, or blackjack, table. Video poker's odds aren't as great, but it's one of the easiest games to play. If you can play solitaire on your computer, you can learn to play video poker.
3. See a Cirque du Soliel show
A whopping seven Cirque du Soleil shows are in Las Vegas: Mystere, O, Ka, Zumanity, Love, Viva Elvis, and Believe with Criss Angel. (Le Reve at Wynn, despite looking very Cirque-like and coming from a former Cirque producer, is not a Cirque show.) With so many Cirque productions Las Vegas, seeing one of these shows is fast approaching visiting a buffet as a Las Vegas must-do before you're allowed to leave.
4. Have your picture taken with a showgirl or Elvis
This can be accomplished while you're walking on the Strip (see #1) or Downtown, where there are so many costumed performers and impersonators that some Las Vegas officials are concerned that there are too many of them on the sidewalks. Do remember to tip the showgirl or Elvis—this is how many of these folks make a living.
We're not talking about your Dad's buffet. No rubbery eggs or mystery meats allowed. The typical new Vegas buffet has international dishes, a brunch with lots of champagne, and sushi. Seriously: all you can eat sushi. Isn't that reason enough to go?
6. Leap off the top of the Stratosphere
The existing thrill rides at the top of the Stratosphere (just "the Strat" to locals) just weren't enough. Now you can try the world's highest skyjump—you can fall for 108 stories. It's no wonder that one of their FAQs is whether or not there's a bar nearby.
7. Go to a nightclub
Pick a nightclub—any one, at any hotel—put on your very best, sexiest looking outfit, be prepared to stand in line for a while and pay a cover fee, and then have an incredible evening. Yes, the drinks are expensive, but your chances of a celebrity spotting are quite high at the trendier clubs like XS and Tao.
Flightlinez in Downtown Las Vegas will zip you under the Fremont Street canopy. Outside of Boulder City in Bootleg Canyon, you can zoom over the desert. It's a dare-devilish activity that's more fun than dangerous.
9. Take a helicopter tour
The lights of Las Vegas look best from way up high, and for sheer fun, you can't beat a helicopter ride.
10. Play a round of golf
Las Vegas is home to some wonderful golf courses designed by award-winning golfers and professionals. Ask at the front desk of your hotel about special deals to play a few rounds.
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A sequel to Robert Zemeckis' 1988 blend of live action and toon characters, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of those projects that often gets talked about, but never quite reaches the screen.
But now the man himself – that would be Zemeckis, not the rabbit – is chatting up the idea once more.
Talking to MTV, Zemeckis revealed that his love of all things digital is inspiring him to revisit the character. "I'll tell you what is buzzing around in my head now that we have the ability — the digital tools, performance capture — I'm starting to think about 'Roger Rabbit."
He wouldn't be drawn on any other specifics – probably because they don't exist outside his noggin yet, but it's certainly the most encouraging sign yet that he might just being us some fresh rabbit comedy.
Of course, the sequel has been mooted, rumoured and pondered for years, so this could just fall into that catch-all file once again, but we'd be interested to see what the director could do with his shiny digi-toys and a decent script.
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It's either that or the fact that a new friend can't even reach the full potential of their spec until 80 (reach bottom of tree at 69, get mastery at 80) where as previously they could (potentially at least - bottom of tree was reached at 60 and there were very few spec defining spells after that - key word "defining", not just rotation adjusting). Also DKs start at almost 60 and they were considered WotLK content so Blizz wanted that to remain slow. Blizz has really moved a lot of game mechanics (badges to points, talent trees, spell distribution, etc.) to being pre-cata content vs cataclysm instead of a game with 3 separate expansions. It's just really hard to justify any vanilla only or BC only guilds with the current game mechanics. I wouldn't be surprised if by 4.3 we see a condensation to get vanilla + BC + WotLK in one software package.
tl;dr - Lots of reason to raise to 80. Subscriber numbers are probably just one small part.
As reasonable as that sounds, it's also something you hear just about every time Blizzard does any kind of promotion, giveaway, launch, perk, or special event. Blizzard is doing/changing/implementing/modifying/promoting X because subscriber numbers are going down the toilet and they're trying a cheap X to save the game.
Not only that, but didn't the instance servers max out last week (for the first time since what, 3.2?) with the new holiday boss? One would think that demonstrates an influx of players, not the opposite.


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The two British architects of Hong Kong's return to China are now dead. First it was Percy Cradock. Now, it's his boss Margaret Thatcher. Yet, the logic of their arguments for preserving Hong Kong's way of life by not confronting but by negotiating with Beijing and securing guarantees from it is still with us. It still very much underlies the thinking of the more intelligent and principled people from the pro-Beijing camp in Hong Kong.Thursday, 11 April, 2013, 3:03am 5 comments
Sir Richard Mark Evans, Britain's ambassador to China in 1984 who contributed to the negotiations that led to Hong Kong's handover to China, died on Friday at the age of 84.30 Aug 2012 - 5:41am
Hong Kong had handled the crises since the handover well, according to former British ambassador to China Sir Percy Cradock.
He told RTHK's Letter to Hong Kong that Beijing had honoured its handover pledges not to meddle in SAR affairs with 'remarkable sophistication and restraint'.13 Jul 1998 - 12:00am
Tony Galsworthy, one of Britain's foremost experts on Hong Kong and the former head of the Joint Liaison Group, will take over as Ambassador to Beijing in December.
The current ambassador, Sir Len Appleyard, will retire from the diplomatic service later this year.17 Jun 1997 - 12:00am
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Newspaper editorials joined the pro-Beijing press in attacking Mr Patten's speech as sowing the seeds of suspicion in the community.4 Oct 1996 - 12:00am
In his article of September 30, in the South China Morning Post, Sir Percy Cradock states that 'We would have dearly loved to retain British administration for Hong Kong. But we had to abandon that position . . . '.
Sir Percy does not define to whom 'we' in this context refers.4 Oct 1996 - 12:00am
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Union members voted 259-5 at the Teamsters Local 948 union hall Monday, Dec. 19, against proposed pay and benefits reductions, including a $2-per-hour pay cut for all workers.
"At this point (closure) is certainly an option," CEO Eric Schwartz said Wednesday, Dec. 21 by telephone. "We're not sure what we're going to do. I wish it were different, but its not."
Patterson Vegetable Co. released a statement by Schwartz Wednesday morning as well stating, "We have been in extensive discussions with our labor union since October 9, concerning operating cost reductions. Based on those discussions the company made a final proposal to the union on December 15. The decision on whether to move forward or not is in the hands of the employees but unfortunately, we understand that the final proposal to restructure wage and benefit costs was rejected. We are thoroughly disappointed but we respect this decision."
Three days earlier, the vegetable processor handed out 60-day layoff notices to employees.
The written statement said the company is now headed down a path to massive layoffs.
Company officials had notified the union that they hoped to renovate the plant and keep running, if employees would agree to the concessions, but workers made it clear Monday they were not interested.
"It's a bunch of garbage," said one 35-year employee, who would not give his name. "We're taking a substantial hit."
The employee said that after concessions on health insurance and pay, he would lose a third of his income.
Another man who also voted against the concessions said the company wanted to profit off the backs of its workers.
"They don't guarantee us we'll get extra money when they make money next year," he said.
A letter handed to workers with their paychecks Friday, Dec. 16, stated that Patterson Vegetable Co. was slated to close its entire operations at 100 W. Las Palmas Ave. and that layoffs would take place on or around Feb. 20.
Eric Schwartz, CEO of Patterson Vegetable Co., said the notices were mandated by federal law so workers would know that layoffs were imminent.
"We're still in discussions with the Teamsters Local (948)," Schwartz said Friday morning. "We're still hoping to find a way to resolve this, but we're also out of time."
Speaking of the age and design of the building, Schwartz said last week that the company needed to renovate the factory, and the only way to pay for the upgrades was through employee concessions. An employee has indicated to the Irrigator that the company has lost more than $10 million during the past three years.
"It's nothing anybody here did wrong," he said of the reasons for the planned layoffs. "They've been a great workforce. It is a tough decision to make at a tough time."
Patterson Vegetable Co. has about 290 full-time, year-round employees, and its staff swells to nearly 600 during harvest season. It is the second largest employer in the Patterson area, according to figures released earlier this year by the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance.
The 4-year-old company, headed up by Fresno-based Woolf Farming Co., bought the aging frozen vegetable processing plant on First Street and West Las Palmas Avenue from Patterson Frozen Foods in June 2007, hiring on most of that company's employees.
In addition to pay cuts, the company had hoped to cap its contribution to each worker's health insurance at $300 a month, leaving the rest to be picked up by the individual. Company officials wanted to limit sick leave to a maximum of two weeks after two years' employment, too. Seasonal workers would have lost vacation time and holiday pay.
The company also sought to suspend all personal premiums, which were wages some longtime employees received above the wages written into their contracts.
Company officials have provided financial information to the union that shows Patterson Vegetable Co. is losing money, according to a letter sent to union members last week alerting them to Monday's vote.
Union officials this week refused to comment on the matter.
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Tomorrow the Fairbanks Rescue Mission will be partnering with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association to bring the 1st annual Poker Run for Shelter to the Interior.
The Poker Run will be a motorcycle event that will begin at 10:30am Saturday near the Outpost Parking Lot at the Harley Shop and make numerous stops in town to help support the homeless population of Fairbanks.
Last year, the Fairbanks Rescue Mission served over 73 thousand meals and approximately 42 thousand bed nights spread out to help more than 1 thousand homeless people here in Fairbanks alone.
This event not only will assist those in need but it will help to bring awareness to the problem.
Executive Director of the Fairbanks Rescue Mission, Rodney Gaskins said, "Homelessness is not our problem it's a community problem. So when the community comes together to support our citizens or the people who fell off the grid, it's really important to make them realize that the community hasn't forgotten them."
He continued about the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association saying, "Once the Veterans got together, it was just different generations of veterans coming together like they were old Army buddies or military buddies and it's the same thing with this group that's coming to support the rescue mission. Our veterans here they feel that they are a part of this community so the veterans are living out that creed that we never leave anyone behind."


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- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- 3 10-ounce packages fresh spinach leaves
- 4 6-ounce red snapper fillets
- 1/2 cup tapenade or olive paste
- Radish and Chive Salad
Stir 3/4 cup oil, vinegar, lemon juice, honey and Worcestershire sauce in small bowl until honey dissolves. Season with salt and pepper.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add half of spinach and sauté until wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer spinach to medium bowl. Cover. Repeat with remaining 2 tablespoons butter and spinach. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and cook just until opaque in center and golden, about 3 minutes per side.
Divide spinach among plates. Place fish atop spinach. Spread tapenade over fish. Top with salad. Spoon vinaigrette around fish.
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East Lyme - Dozens greeted Easter in the minutes before dawn on Sunday, clustered together in worship high on the upper level of McCook Point Park Beach.
An annual tradition, the ecumenical service - hosted by Niantic Community Church and attended by ministers and members of several other area churches - was followed by a new tradition this year of a seaside labyrinth walk, set up in stones along the water.
Worshippers began to make their way down to the labyrinth just as the sun's rays slowly began to peek over the horizon. Liz Buhler of Niantic paused to stand with her uncle, Bob Blodgett, and admire the sky.
Blodgett said he's been coming to the beach for 77 years - since he was a boy growing up in Niantic.
"I always think it's fabulous. I come every year," Buhler said. "It's a great way to start Easter morning."
Brian and Cynthia Tucker of Waterford sat with their two daughters - Ava, 5, and Aubrey, 2 - tucked between them on a bench overlooking the water.
"I thought it was beautiful," Brian Tucker said of the service. "A little challenging, with two kids, two young ones. They were wondering why we were getting up in the middle of the night. But it was worth it."
Cynthia Tucker said she used to attend Easter sunrise services when she was growing up, but this was the first occasion that they all went together.
"We don't see sunrises very often in our family," she said. "We're not early risers."
Down on the beach, the labyrinth - designed by Niantic Community Church labyrinth ministry members Joanne Moore and Susan Laurencot - was set up by a handful of volunteers in a couple of hours on Saturday.
Moore said Niantic Community Church's own labyrinth tradition originated 10 years ago at a women's retreat - an indoor version with canvas laid on the floor.
As a broader religious and spiritual tradition, Moore said, labyrinths exist all over the world as a tool for prayer and meditation. In the versions built into the floors of European cathedrals, she said, they could have been symbolic of an ancient pilgrimage to the Holy Land for those physically unable to make the actual journey.
"It was a way to have a path to a holy place," she said. "Or some people think that's it's just a way to kind of start your life over again."
The beach labyrinth idea has been in the works for some time now, she said. Last year, poor weather got in the way. But this year, it all came together.
"It's a dream come true for me," Moore said.
Shaped in the sand like a giant mushroom cap, the labyrinth's seven narrow circuits were laid out in stones and some wispy bits of driftwood along the short stretch of beach, just a few yards from where the cold water lapped at the shore.
Around the labyrinth stood three small signs stapled to stakes parked in the sand: "Meditation labyrinth. Welcome. Enjoy. Please don't disturb the stones."
People wended their way delicately through the circuits, footsteps muffled in the sand. When they reached the middle, many paused in silent prayer or reflection, closing their eyes or tilting their heads downward or gazing pensively out over the pale horizon.
"You wait until you feel enlightenment or peace, forgiveness," Moore said. "And then you come back out, following the same path, to the same world, but as a new person.
Though the morning was frigid enough to see your breath - most people were tightly bundled, some with their hands wrapped around warm thermoses - the complaints were scarce. Around the labyrinth, those looking on - those who had already completed their journey - spoke in reverent whispers, careful not to disturb.
"On your way in, you're seeking or you're shedding," Moore said - seeking forgiveness, perhaps, or shedding guilt. "And there's only one path. You can't get lost. You will come to the center."
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NASHVILLE (BP) -- Attorneys are warning of dire legal ramifications resulting from a change in the Boy Scouts of America's membership policy as delegates prepare to consider the proposal at their national meeting Thursday, May 23.
Two attorneys' opinions were circulated to all 1,400 national BSA voting delegates May 17 in an email from Lee Beaman, president of the BSA Middle Tennessee Council Board.
The proposed membership change would leave in place the prohibition on homosexual Scout leaders but would allow youth who identify as gay to join. The Middle Tennessee Council said earlier in May it "will not vote to approve the resolution" but to retain the current membership policy.
"Because of the impact Scouting has had on my life, I am deeply committed to ensuring that the B.S.A. remains in a position to impact the lives of America's boys and mold them into young men," wrote James Bopp Jr., an attorney in Terre Haute, Ind., who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and has won four cases presented at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Among the legal concerns Bopp raised:
-- While the current membership policy is immune from constitutional challenge under the Supreme Court's decision in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a change in the BSA's official position on homosexual membership would open the organization to "a veritable Pandora's box of litigation whereby the B.S.A.'s opponents can argue that the new policy is not entitled to constitutional protection," Bopp wrote.
-- The proposed policy is vulnerable to attacks that it is internally inconsistent both morally and logically.
"From a constitutional perspective, the dual nature of the policy -- allowing homosexual boys as members but excluding homosexual adults as leaders -- would reopen the question of whether the B.S.A.'s expressed viewpoint that homosexuality is inconsistent with the values embodied in the Scout Oath and Law" is acceptable, Bopp wrote, adding that opponents would argue the Scouts have "abandoned the protections of Dale."
Bopp said it's difficult to assess whether the Scouts would prevail in the Supreme Court again if given a chance, but he predicted at least some lower courts would side with opponents and require the Scouts to admit all persons.
-- Because of a vagueness of language, the proposed policy could require the admission of transsexual girls into the Scouts. Rather than using the term "homosexual," the proposed policy refers only to "sexual orientation or preference."
"Whatever policy is ultimately decided," Bopp counseled, "the voting members should ensure that the language chosen accurately reflects their intentions."
-- Defending the proposed policy in court would be politically and financially damaging to the BSA. The proposed policy is not likely to be viewed any more favorably in the broader culture than the current policy, Bopp said, and litigation "will only reignite the controversy in the public arena and subject the Boy Scouts to even more pressure from opponents" calling for the Scouts to admit homosexual leaders.
Financially, the Scouts would be "forced to engage in full-blown litigation on all fronts," with the cost of litigating even a single constitutional case to the Supreme Court reaching into the millions of dollars.
Bopp predicted it would take several years and multiple cases before the issue would appear before the Supreme Court again, and the Scouts would be "forced to defend a multitude of lawsuits across the country and in numerous courts." The cost of such an effort, he said, could reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
"For these reasons and others, I urge the voting members to vote against the proposed resolution," Bopp wrote.
In a second letter sent to the voting delegates in the same email, Orlando attorney John Stemberger, also an Eagle Scout, offered 10 reasons to vote against the proposed membership policy. Some of his reasons were similar to those listed by Bopp.
Among Stemberger's concerns:
-- The proposed policy "will inevitably create an increase of boy-on-boy sexual contact which will result in further public scandal to the BSA, not to mention the tragedy of countless boys who will experience sexual, physical and psychological abuse."
"The leaders setting forth the proposed policy clearly did not have the safety and security of the boys in the BSA as their paramount concern," Stemberger wrote.
-- The proposal "forces and requires every chartered Scouting unit, regardless of religious convictions, to accept 'open and avowed homosexual' boys in their program." This is much worse than the original idea for a local option, Stemberger said, because it fails to respect the religious beliefs of the churches that charter more than 70 percent of all Scouting units.
-- A mass exodus of parents, Scouts and other supporters can be expected if the proposal is adopted, leading to a severe financial crisis. "Camps will close, executives will be let go and properties will be sold off as a result of the vast loss of finances from major donors, private foundations and declining membership," Stemberger wrote.
-- The proposed policy "robs parents of the sole authority to raise issues of sex and sexuality with their kids" by injecting a "sensitive and highly-charged political issue into the heart of the BSA, against the wishes of the vast majority of parents."
-- The proposal stands in direct contradiction to the BSA's 2010-12 study which determined that the current membership standards prohibiting "open and avowed homosexuality" was "the absolute best policy" for the Scouts. A handful of top BSA officials, Stemberger said, "caved from the pressure and criticism they received from their own adult peers."
"What kind of message are we sending to young people when the adults trying to teach them to be 'brave' cannot muster up the courage to stand up for the values that are clearly best for the BSA?" Stemberger wrote.
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We've been in our little home for a year and a half now, and we have done loads of improvements. There's been the double glazing, which helps keep heat in AND stops us hearing our irritating neighbours so much as they party hard into the wee hours. There's been the venetian blinds put in, and hand rails put on the stairs. Privacy and safety!
But the one things I really really really wanted was custom shelving and cupboards. I hated the crummy old bookcases we had that were continually overflowing due to lack of storage space. I felt like screaming every time I looked at them, because no matter how hard I tried to keep them tidy they always looked like this:
Awful, isn't it? It's ok, you can say so! So messy! So slobby! So exposed! I loathed it. So the Galumph and I sat down and figured out our bookcase strategy. Many, many months and lotsa lotsa lots of fabric-cutting wages later, here they are!
I LOVE THEM! They are so neat, and bright, and white! I love that everything is now put nicely away, and not piled ramrod onto something else. As Mrs Beeton said, there's a place for everything and everything is in it's place. Where once there was chaos, there is now well organised order.
Silly fool me, though, thought it would only take a few hours on Saturday after the carpenters had left to put all the books and things away. Erm, not quite. Try 4pm on Sunday before we finally put our cleaning cloths down and said "Phew, job done!" There was so much stuff to sort, and to figure out if it were to be kept, chucked or op-shopped. And then we had to figure what would go there, plus clean all the saw dust that had gone seemingly everywhere in the house.
But it's all done, and everything looks great. Galumph keeps talking to me and then after waiting too long for a response will say "Oi! Pay attention to me, and stop gazing lovingly at the new bookshelves!" But I can't help it - I'm just so very happy with them! I've always wanted to live in a house with gorgeous bookshelves, and now my dream has finally come true. It really feels like my own little home, now.


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--Suntory Beverage & Food sets tentative IPO price at Y3,000-Y3,800 range vs Y3,800 indicative price
--Tentative price gives IPO value of up to $5 billion
--Price range takes into account recent market volatility
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By Hiroyuki Kachi
TOKYO--On the heels of recent turbulence in Japan's equity markets, Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. on Monday struck a cautious tone for the country's biggest initial public offering this year by setting a tentative price range at or below its earlier suggested price.
The up-to-$5 billion share offering for the unit of Suntory Holdings Ltd., due to list July 3, will be a test of confidence for the nation's IPO market. Suntory made plans for the offering while Japan's stock markets were booming late last year, only to see investors exit in mass in recent weeks as the yen strengthened and questions emerged about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ability to deliver on economic revitalization pledges.
Suntory Beverage & Food set a book-building price range of Y3,000 to Y3,800 compared with a previously set indicative price of Y3,800 per share.
"The deal is coming at a bad time as the underlying market is in flux, and that undoubtedly led to some trepidation over not being too aggressive in seeking a high price for the issue," said Naoki Fujiwara, fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management. He noted that most of the year's IPOs through mid-May enjoyed healthy price rises after listing.
A total of 17 companies have debuted on the Japan's stock exchanges this year, with all of their opening prices exceeding premarket fixed prices. But these were all much smaller than Suntory Beverage in value, and it remains to be seen how the market will respond to a bigger IPO.
The company said it set its price after hearing from institutional investors who said the company offers solid global operations, strong brands, and the capacity for product development and marketing that can lead to future growth.
Suntory said in a statement it determined the price range was "reasonable" after comprehensively examining prevailing market conditions, the recent reception of other IPOs, and price-volatility risk in the period leading up to the listing day.
Mr. Fujiwara said the list of brokerages that will distribute the shares indicates some of the shares will likely be widely sold to retail investors. While this could lead to some volatility, the effort to diversify the investor base is "laudable," he said. "We will be interested in picking up shares at the right price. It's definitely going to be an issue worth watching."
The listing will provide Suntory with funds for outbound mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia and other growth markets, enhancing the company's opportunities for growth.
Suntory is well-known in Japan for brands such as Iemon green tea and Boss canned coffee. But with the home market population shrinking, the company has developed a voracious appetite for M&As in line with a broad trend in the Japanese food and beverage sector to seek growth through overseas expansion.
In 2009 Suntory completed a $3.3 billion purchase of European soft drinks company Orangina Schweppes Group.
And feeling the heat from much bigger global rivals such as Nestle (NESN.VX) and Groupe Danone SA (DA), Suntory has recently focused on Southeast Asia, which it sees as a key growth region because of its growing population and economies.
Based on the latest price guidance, the size of the IPO will be between Y375.60 billion and Y475.76 billion. The price range will also give the issue a market capitalization of up to Y1.174 trillion.
That compares with Japanese rivals such as Kirin Holdings Co.'s (2503.TO) Y1.525 trillion market value and Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.'s (2502.TO) Y1.172 trillion as of Monday.
At the top of the price range, the company's shares will have a price/earnings ratio of 26.5 to 33.5 times the company's projected earnings per share for the fiscal year ending December. That compares with Kirin's 16.9 times and Asahi's 17.9 times.
The company will hold the book-building from June 18 to June 21. The fixed offering price will be announced June 24.
Book-building is a process through which the offer price of an IPO is finalized based on actual demand for shares among institutional investors. Underwriters build a book by accepting orders from fund managers, who indicate the number of shares desired and the price they are willing to pay.
Brad Frischkorn contributed to this article.
Write to Hiroyuki Kachi at email@example.com
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The Championship is one of the most anticipated amateur competitions of the season, attracting some of the most talented golfers in Ireland. This year promises to be no exception with the organisers once again planning to cater for over 300 players, with a handicap of 2.5 or lower, battling it out over five days to win one of the top amateur titles in Irish …
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The Cathedral Eye Clinic operates a 'total care' policy. This means that unlike others in the marketplace, the surgeon meets with the patient on a number of occasions pre and post op laser surgery.
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After that I could legally drive - I could see everything and each day my precise vision got better and better.
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THIS IS the 71-year-old retired nurse who is back playing badminton without her glasses after being treated for a series of eye complications at a top Northern Ireland clinic.
Co Down woman Daphne Aldworth had given up on saving her eyesight after being told that nothing could be done for her. But her doctor son had heard that she might be able to find a solution at the private Cathedral Eye Clinic, based at the University of Ulster in Belfast.
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Well known Donegal rally driver will compete next week – for the first time without glasses!
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Now the 58-year-old has revealed that he has ditched his glasses after undergoing an "incredible" new eye operation at Belfast's Cathedral Eye Clinic.
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Creative, out-of-the-box thinking and collaborative problem-solving are concepts synonymous with Silicon Valley. They are attributes that power our industry, motivate our work ethic and define our can-do spirit. Ironically, these skills are often missing when it comes to educational policies and mandates imposed on our local public schools. The result: It is not perceived as a priority for the future workforce of America.
We hear time and again from our local business and community leaders that local jobs go unfilled by local talent because they can't find people with the required education and skills to perform these duties. These jobs run across the spectrum: from technicians with a trade school certificate to engineers with a master's degree.
That is why we've been pushing an agenda based on teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.
We believe that students in our local schools, who have been exposed to a rich diet of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, will have the foundational knowledge and skills to flourish in the classroom and beyond.
Here's an overview of the problem: If a school district focuses only on performing well on a high-stakes California state test, an opportunity to experience and make applications in science, engineering design and computer science is lost. Rote memorization of facts and figures is over-valued. Our students' school experience, consequently, becomes a test prep factory, a setting devoid of meaningful human interaction and richer curricular connection. A child's spirit of wonder and intrigue becomes a sterile test score result.
To fix this problem, we both have STEM initiatives that continue the push to provide excellent STEM programming into our schools. At the local and regional level, Silicon Valley Education Foundation has two innovative school programs: one is called Stepping Up to Algebra and the other is Stepping Up to Science. These two programs prepare local students to find success in eighth-grade algebra the "gateway" math course and their first college-track science course in the ninth grade.
More than 4,000 Silicon Valley youths have participated in our program. Mastering eighth-grade algebra has long been acknowledged as the single best predictor of success in college. Despite this factor, California has abandoned its longtime policy urging schools to place eighth-graders in Algebra I. We believe that Silicon Valley Education Foundation programs have helped children find success in mathematics with the help of educators.
At the national policy level, Stepping Up to STEM and the Elementary Educator STEM Content Coach are the latest legislative efforts by Rep. Michael Honda, D-San Jose. The first bill establishes an Office of STEM Education, which will serve a vital role in promoting excellence in education and securing American competitiveness in the workplace.
By providing support to states, the bill helps STEM Networks take the lead in shaping best practices, with input from local teachers, businesses, institutions of higher education and other stakeholders. The bill also provides grant funding to outside entities to develop educational technology innovations, including data analytic tools that will help school districts with reporting requirements under federal accountability mandates.
The second bill creates a cohort of elementary teachers in our local schools who are steeped in STEM content knowledge and skilled in integrating the STEM disciplines into other curricular areas and real-life situations. Building a firm STEM foundation in the earliest grades will have an impact on a child's future learning trajectory especially now, when schools are abandoning science and other "nonessential" topics in order to prepare for state tests.
California offers a successful example of how a state STEM network, the California STEM Learning Network, leverages public and private partnerships to increase STEM resources within the public schools. By working collaboratively together, the California network partners with various organizations, both public and private, to bring enhanced science programming to the school communities. In addition, the networks develop strategies to increase participation of underrepresented populations in STEM disciplines.
Silicon Valley should lead the state in excellent school programming. Innovation and out-of-the-box thinking are the economic engines that drive our business community. Yet, we find it ironic that what is seen as exemplary in the business community is undervalued in school policy.
In the collaborative, innovative spirit of our Silicon Valley, we invite you to share our vision of creating educational opportunities for each and every student in American public schools. Silicon Valley offers a prime example to the nation of how a community's vision, regional philanthropic giving, state STEM networks, and coordinated federal policies can push forward excellent school programming.
It's time to step up to STEM: the competitiveness of our economy demands it and the children within our community deserve it.
Rep. Michael Honda, D-San Jose, a former educator, represents Silicon Valley and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. Muhammed Chaudhry is president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation in San Jose.


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Attraction of the week: Knott's Berry Farm's Mystery Lodge
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Let's head back to the United States for this week's Attraction of the Week: Mystery Lodge at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif.Tweet
Knott's has been pursuing thrill seekers in recent years, with its chain-wide "Ride Warriors" ad campaign. But Mystery Lodge calls back to the park Knott's once was, before the Cedar Fair buyout, when the park offered rich themes - and a dash of education - along with its thrills.
Mystery Lodge opened in 1994, one of the last attractions added to Knott's Berry Farm before its sale to Cedar Fair. Created by Bob Rogers' BRC Imagination Arts, Mystery Lodge shares both a setting and a visual effects trick that Rogers had used in a similar show for the General Motors pavilion at Vancouver's Expo 86 world's fair.
So what's the trick? We'll get to that in a minute. But let's set the scene first, shall we? Mystery Lodge offers what might be Knott's best themed and decorated queue, a walk past rockwork and water features inspired by the Pacific Northwest, where the story you'll soon experience is set. Once inside the show building, you enter an "outdoor" scene, designed to look like the entrance to a Native America longhouse, at the magic hour of twilight.
After a short introduction by your host, you'll enter a plain theater, facing a glass wall. Behind it, you see into the longhouse, where an elderly Native America storyteller greets you. A fire burns in the middle of the room. As smoke from the fire twists into shapes, the storyteller believes he sees an owl in the smoke, which he tells us is a symbol of death. That prompts the man to share stories and reflect upon his past, which collectively help illustrate the Pacific Northwest Native American experience.
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And then, the end of the show happens. I won't spoil it here, but even after watching Mystery Lodge countless times, I still consider its ending one of the neatest effects in the theme park business. Friends with stagecraft experience say it's a Pepper's Ghost trick, from the same family of visual effects that enabled the Tupac "hologram" that went viral after this year's Coachella festival. (Take a look back at the Mystery Lodge building from the outside sometime. Doesn't it look a lot bigger than the size of the interior theater would suggest? Is that a clue that something tricky's happening?)
But you don't need to be a theme park design geek and know how Rogers and his team made the effect to appreciate it, because the effect only adds to the warm and wonderful script that truly animates this show.
Under new Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, the former president of Disneyland, Knott's seems to be taking steps to change its recent course toward becoming an iron park aimed solely at thrill seekers. Knott's is revamping its food selections and bringing back theme-appropriate background music to Ghost Town. If Ouimet really wants to make a play for the theme park fans who are pushing the Disneyland Resort to record attendance (even after its recent price increases), I hope he finds some inspiration in Mystery Lodge. While I think this show alone merits a visit to Knott's by dedicated theme park fans, adding an attraction or two with the same level of theming and storytelling would help elevate Knott's back to elite theme park status.
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From Steve Alcorn on September 24, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Best theme park show ever. Note that at Expo 86 the ending effect was similar, but less elaborate and much easier to pull off.
From Anon Mouse on September 24, 2012 at 1:22 PM
I seen it a few times many years ago. The Native American story bores me. I prefer they change it to something more in line with Halloween Haunt to make up for the lost Haunted Shack attraction.
Despite them wanting to make it a Theme Park, the future plans to replace the Plunge ride is more of the same, spinners and coasters. They need to add more dark rides.
From Tim Chatlos on September 24, 2012 at 3:55 PM
The park has been making strides to return some of its lost spirit. They still seem hesitant to fully embrace the older ways though, it took quite a bit of prompting from fans to get the Ghost Town music to something some theme-appropriate. Also, as good of a ride Silver Bullet might be as a coaster, its placement in the park was one of the more significant hits to the character and theme of Knott's during the Cedar Fair years.
From 188.8.131.52 on September 24, 2012 at 11:01 PM
This is an excellent show, and as the author says merits a visit to the park just to see it. I think it's great when the parks actually infuse a little history and culture into the parks, especially for children(and uneducated adults) they can have fun learning important things and they don't even know it! That's one of the things I admire so much about disneyland, and it's what Walt wanted. It's really tragic that Disney's America was never built, but hey there's still land in orlando for that and maybe even Anaheim. Now if only they'd revamp the wild west stunt show into something not so silly, that'd be great too. I miss universal's wild west show too, they actually had real horses in the show it was great. But ya this show is a must see if you haven't already and the visual effects are impressive!
From Rob P on September 25, 2012 at 5:56 AM
Anyone suggesting a change of theme for the Mystery Lodge is missing the point by a country mile.
This has to be one of the best Theme Park shows and has a fine message and excellent theme into the bargain.
It bothers me when some of today's , possibly younger, audience fail to appreciate attractions like this one and would readily introduce themes of no real substance or history in it's place.
It demonstrates a disturbing trend toward having only contemporary themes regardless of whether they are any good or not.
From AJ Hummel on September 25, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Mystery Lodge is a show most people I know either really like or really don't care for. I consider it one of those things that you need to do once, but once you've seen it you don't need to see it again. Although it's a good show, it's not the greatest fit for Knott's anymore as the park has shifted toward attracting thrillseekers who don't care for that sort of thing. I hope it stays, but I'd understand if Knott's decided to close it for something else.
Also, I don't agree with Mystery Lodge having the best queue at the park. The entrance is nice, but then you're led into a relatively plain cattle pen. Calico Mine Ride, Timber Mountain Log Ride, and Jaguar all have queues that are themed throughout, and I'd say all three of them are better than Mystery Lodge's.
From M. Ryan Traylor on September 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I first Mystery Lodge in 2011. Being a hobbyist magician I knew the main effect of the show to be Pepper's Ghost.
Pepper's Ghost was originally discovered by science before being applied to the theater. Jim Steinmeyer has a great lecture on the subject. It's an effect that is still used widely today throughout stage and themepark attractions (Haunted Mansion, Blue Fairy in Pinocchio dark ride).
And as Robert mentioned there is another astonishing effect in the show. I won't talk about it here so as not to spoil the show and effect, but it's something to see. It's classic and well done and yet a powerful effect.
From Ted Heumann on September 25, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I agree 110%, this is a GREAT attraction and one I wish Knott's had more of. This is an example of an attraction that fits well into Knott's theme and budget.
Knott's has the opportunity to be the middle ground between the highly themed Disneyland and the iron park Six Flags Magic Mountain. They also have a GREAT opportunity to appeal more to families, now that DL is priced too high for most families. Knott's price is right, but they still have too little for families (and NO Camp Snoopy is NOT for families, it is for VERY small children).
I WANT to love Knott's again (and to buy an annual pass), but I'm waiting for Knott's to give me a reason. They have made great strides in that direction, but I'm still on the fence.
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