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URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/answer/221720You're facing a-million-to-one odds. Apple has no incentive to talk to you because once it does, even if it was already working on the same thing, you can allege that Apple took it from you. And you can't do anything without Apple.
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I say take that inventive mind of yours and do something you can actually do without needing to piggyback on Apple, and build your own business.
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In October 2012, Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) spun off the organic milk products manufacturer WhiteWave Foods (NYSE: WWAV). Since then, Dean Foods' share price has increased from $9.50 per share to more than $18.80 per share, while WhiteWave has been fluctuating in the range of $14.60 - $16.75 per share. Should investors be bullish on either WhiteWave or Dean Foods at their current trading prices?
The Divesture and Spin-Off
Dean Foods is considered the leading supplier of branded plant-based food and beverages such as almond, coconut milk, and soy. Previously, it had three reportable business segments, including Fresh Dairy Direct, WhiteWave-Alpro, and Morningstar. The majority of Dean Foods' revenue, $9.6 billion, or 74% of the total sales, was generated from Fresh Dairy Direct in 2011. At the beginning of Jan 2013, the company announced that it completed the sale of Morningstar Foods division to Saputo for around $1.45 billion. Morningstar Foods is considered the leading provider of extended shelf life creams, beverages, and dairy products. In 2011, Morningstar generated $1.3 billion in revenue and $95.4 million in operating income, or 7% of the total sales. From the sale, Dean Foods expected to receive around $887 million in net proceeds.
As mentioned above, Dean Foods also spun off its WhiteWave Foods, which is the manufacturer of branded plant-based foods & beverages, coffee creamers, premium dairy products, under several brands including International Delight, Silk, Horizon Organic, Alpro and LAND O LAKES. In the last 3 years, WhiteWave has experienced a good growth in both the top line and the bottom line. The revenue increased from $1.45 billion in 2009 to $1.92 billion in 2011, while the operating income grew from $60.5 million to $114.3 million in the same period.
Much Lower Debt but Low Margin Business
After selling Morningstar and spinning off WhiteWave, Dean Foods is left with the low-margin Fresh Dairy Direct segment. While the operating margins of Morningstar and WhiteWave were 7% and 9.5%, respectively, the operating margin of Fresh Dairy Direct was only 3.6%. Dean Foods' total debt would be reduced from $3.2 billion to only around $1.2 billion. In 2011, the Fresh Dairy Direct segment generated around $510 million in EBITDA. At the current price of $18.80 per share, the total market cap is $3.5 billion. After adjusting the cash and debt, the total enterprise value would be nearly $4.63 billion. Thus, the market is valuing Dean Foods at around 9.1x EV/EBITDA.
Peers Comparison
Currently, WhiteWave is trading at around $16.70 per share, with a total market capitalization of nearly $2.9 billion. The market is valuing WhiteWave at 12.86x EV/EBITDA. One of its peers, General Mills (NYSE: GIS), is a much bigger company with a market cap of $27.55 billion. With the LTM EBITDA of $3.51 billion, the market is valuing General Mills a bit cheaper at 10x EV/EBITDA. The operating margin of General Mills, 17%, is much higher than the operating margin of WhiteWave at 8%. General Mills' high operating margin was due to a high operating margin of its US Retail segment, which was the biggest revenue contributor of the company. In fiscal 2012, US Retail generated nearly $10.5 billion in revenue and $2.3 billion in operating profit. Thus, the operating margin of the US Retail segment was 21.9%.
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Between Dean Foods and WhiteWave, Dean Foods seems to be the good pick at the current price with the cheapest valuation. However, it is left with only low margin milk business after selling Morningstar and spinning off WhiteWave. WhiteWave seems to be a much better business with a much higher margin, but it is a bit richly valued. I'd rather wait before initiating any positions in either WhiteWave or Dean Foods.
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Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez came back for a chance to chase a Super Bowl victory. After the Falcons made it all the way to the NFC Championship they seemed to have good odds. This season has gotten off to a disastrous start including a loss to the New York Jets to drop to 1-4.
That has some suspecting that the Falcons should trade Gonzalez to give him that opportunity. Gonzalez has said that he wants to finish his career up with the Atlanta Falcons.
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I've seen a lot of tweets w rumors that Falcons should trade Tony Gonzalez, just got off the phone w him he absolutely does NOT want that. Wants to finish up in ATL
There'd probably be a strong market for him. The New England Patriots would like to have a tight end as they await the return of Rob Gronkowski. Even when he returns they'd like two tight ends and used a two tight ends with Aaron Hernandez a lot.
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Broadway Bares has announced the theme for Broadway Bares XX is "Strip-opoly" which brings to mind an old
short man with a mustache, but that's not the logo they're going with. I wish
AfterElton.com would send me to New York City June 20. Tickets are currently
The Harmony
procedural drawing tool is a great time waster – make sure you change
the effects at the top to find the one you like.
E! Online has a ton of information about the storylines for the
Hawaiian episode of Modern Family,
and she's right – Mitchell vs.
pigeon does sound like it's the most interesting.
The MPAA says that 3D is the reason that in the middle of the
worst recession since the great depression, they grew box office receipts 7.6%
to $29.9 billion. And thus they can afford to remain hostile to their customers.
Remember that ten second teaser trailer for Twilight: Eclipse I showed yesterday? Our
own Brent Hartinger wrote a full-blown review of the clip over at his
fantasy site TheTorchOnline.com. If you're used to the more serious, analytical
side of Brent, you should totally check out his snark.
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Japan's KDDI cell giant is marketing a software suite for companies that is
downright spooky. Capable of tapping into the cool features of your phone like accelerometers,
it can relay that information to the boss and distinguish say, between the
motion you'd be making mopping the floor versus just walking across it.
My second favorite webcomic
(I read a lot of information on the web if you hadn't guessed) is Least I Could Do which chronicles Rayne, the most egotistical person on
the earth. His creator was hit hard when Battlestar
Galactica ended, and had avoided Caprica
to keep from getting hurt again. But now he's here to say Caprica is the greatest show in the history of shows, and you
should watch.
Jeffrey Katzenberg,
the "K" in Dreamworks SKG spoke to USAToday
about 3D, his favorite topic (see: record revenues). And someone asked about the hideous glasses. He swears they're
no big deal, lots of people wear glasses. Back when I used to wear glasses,
mine were not this dorky. How are couples going to ever make out and have
teenage pregnancies if they laugh when they look at their date?
Fast-ratings (which aren't as important for cable as
broadcast) are in for Tuesday night, and Southland fell 30% from the previous week. But that was against the
season finale of the Matt Bomer hit White Collar, so it's too soon to call
it a problem.
Marks & Spencer is marketing a candy in the U.K. where
the biodegradable wrapper is impregnated with seeds which grow into Candytuft plants if dropped as litter. They
do encourage you to actually shred and bury them, but that makes a duller
After the Andrew
Lloyd-Weber musical Love Never Dies
opened to pretty much terrible reviews in London, the question is being asked: Can bad reviews kill a musical before it even makes it
to Broadway? Opinion on the importance of opinion is decidedly mixed.
Fox has pushed the release of Wall Street 2 from April to September, but they swear it's not because it sucks. The thought
is if they can get Cannes to do a major rollout, the film will break huge.
Sure, like that's going to happen.
Out musician Matt
Morris has announced he is no longer a "Tennman (Justin Timberlake's label)
artist." He is now a Tennman/Interscope artist, meaning he has
full distribution for his album When
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It turns out one of the major canals on Mars we thought was carved by an ancient river was actually laid down
by molten lava, reducing the hope of finding water for future outposts, at
least in that location. The most interesting part of the story is that you can
actually submit a request to NASA about what part of Mars they look at next.
Budget cuts must be deeper than I thought.
I'm just going to go with the article title and let you react from there:
"Monkeys fly out of our butts: Wizard of Oz to be remade."
Karl Lagerfeld flew in icebergs for his Chanel fashion show. Also included in his fashion show? The Wookie look below.
Obviously a global warming denier.
They have a point.
I live in West Virginia, and I can attest that this is true.
It's something.
Remember the guy who threw the shoe at President Bush? Well, a Colombian detergent called Blancox has recycled the footage for a commercial.
These Video Game Bosses are just saying what we've all been thinking for years. Plus it's great to take a walk down memory lane.
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Radical Something Live - I got a chance to check them out live this weekend
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Google's Asimov-Compliant Cars
BBC News Technology reports here on an interesting feature of Google's self-driving cars: they are programmed to break the speed limit in certain circumstances. If surrounding cars are speeding, the Google car may deduce that driving below the limit would be unsafe and so accelerate by up to 10mph to match the other cars.
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I walk through our mountain house that hides from the rest of the world that lies beyond the woods. I stop as I enter the living room. I can see my four-year old son sitting on the floor. His castle is before him. Some of his men are laid out around the carpet, while others balance precariously on plastic turrets. In his imagination, a battle is going on between good and evil and I am about to trounce upon it and disturb his carefully planned strategies. Carefully, I take another step. But the room and floor are empty. The image that was so real to me, was just a shadow from long ago.
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We drove to Vermont last week for two days and checked out the amazing Quechee Gorge Village, and I found the most amazing thrift store by accident.
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The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. today:
ŌĆó FRANK FIERRO JR., 63, of 603 N.W. Fifth St., was arrested Monday on a charge of public intoxication.
ŌĆó MICHAEL WAYNE GOMEZ JR., 17, of 2703 Carol, was arrested Monday on a charge of public intoxication.
ŌĆó NATIVIDAD ZAMORA CEBALLOS, 32, of 2617 Fairchild, was arrested Monday on a charge of driving while license suspended/invalid with a previous conviction.
Thomas (Tommy) Weaver, 85, of Big Spring went to his final home in heaven Friday, March 4, 2011. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene with the Rev. Craig Wascom, of First Assembly of God Church, officiating.
Stormee Kay Nix, 31, of Big Spring died March 5, 2011, from a car accident. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Alan Wallace, pastor of Peoples Fellowship Church of the Nazarene, Lubbock, officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.
Ms. Opal Evelyn Mealer, 90, of Big Spring passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, in Big Spring. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. R.T. Havener, retired Assembly of God minister, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.
Maurice "Mo" Bennett, 70, of Big Spring died Monday March 7, 2011, in Midland. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
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CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is gearing up to train more volunteers. Training for the Howard County area will begin April 11 and continue through April 21.
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The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 9 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. today:
ŌĆó DANIEL MONTEZ VIERA SR., 23, of 1907 S. Main St., was arrested Saturday on a charge of public intoxication.
ŌĆó JUAN ARNULFO CARDONA, 25, of 109 Algerita, was arrested Saturday on charges of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, driving while intoxicated ŌĆō open container, no driver's license ŌĆō when unlicensed and failure to appear (three counts).
ŌĆó AMANDA RENEE MCGREGOR, 22, of Lamesa, was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boden of Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Lester of Big Spring would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Elizabeth Lester, of Big Spring, to Hank Squiers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Squiers, of Eastland.
Hannah was part of the 2006 Sands High School graduating class and earned her bachelor of arts in psychology from McMurry University in 2009. She is currently employed by the Noah Project of Abilene as community education coordinator.
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Thermage CPT for Treatment of Facial and Neck Laxity
This study has been completed.
Solta Medical
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 31, 2013
Last updated: March 20, 2014
Last verified: March 2014
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The purpose of this study to evaluate treatment with the Thermage CPT system for facial and neck laxity.
Skin Aging
Device: Thermage CPT
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Clinical Comparison of the Thermage CPT™ System's Framed and Pattern Tips for Treatment of Facial and Neck Laxity
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MedlinePlus related topics: Skin AgingU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Improvement in Laxity [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Improvement in facial and neck laxity 6 months following treatment.
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Framed Tip
Treatment with Thermage CPT Framed Tip
Device: Thermage CPT
Treatment with Thermage pattern or framed tip
Experimental: Pattern Tip
Treatment with the Thermage CPT Pattern Tip
Device: Thermage CPT
Treatment with Thermage pattern or framed tip
Experimental: Pattern Tip Group 2
Treatment with the Thermage CPT Pattern tip
Device: Thermage CPT
Treatment with Thermage pattern or framed tip
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years to 65 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 25 - 65 years of age
- Moderate facial and neck laxity
- Subject has the ability to follow the study instructions, is willing to be available on the specific required study visit days, and is willing to complete all study visit procedures and assessments.
- Subject must understand the research nature of this study and sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent prior to the performance of any study specific procedure or assessment.
- Subject agrees not to undergo excluded procedures on the face and neck for the duration of study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is pregnant or breast feeding, or trying to become pregnant for three months prior to or during the study.
- Pacemaker, internal defibrillator, or other implanted electronic device
- Subject has an active localized infection in the treatment area(s) or an uncontrolled systemic infection.
- Subject has had prior cosmetic procedures on the treatment area(s) within six months of the baseline visit.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01783496
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01783496
|United States, California
|Solta Medical Aesthetic Center
|Hayward, California, United States, 94545
Sponsors and Collaborators
Solta Medical
|Principal Investigator:
|Ronald Wheeland, MD
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|March 20, 2014
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K, so you've replied to the last sentence of my post. Or rather, you replied to one three letter acronym in my post (for posting "WWE" instead of "NFL"). I never disputed that Lesnar was stronger than Ryback in the first place, I agreed that he was, so that point's been over already. It's in dead horse territory now.
What the rest of it? Such are your claim that Ryback isn't even close to as strong as Goldberg, yet I posted their stats and it's a 5% difference in favor of Ryback, or a mere 4.5% difference in favor of Goldberg if you take his word for it.
You can't just compare their strength via stats anyway (even though Lesnar and Goldberg both are stronger in the weight lifting department)... when it comes to lifting other human beings and in ring strength, you have to take into consideration all that functional strength.
Goldberg has trained in Mixed Martial Arts since the 90s, was also a football player.
Lesnar wrestled amateur for over 18 years, winning an NCAA championship.. claiming the title of best wrestler in the entire United States in 2000, and runner up in 1999.
Both Goldberg and Lesnar have far more functional strength and athleticism when it comes to lifting moving things like other humans, and throwing them around.. and also other humans who resist being picked up... whereas Ryback's strength just comes from pure lifting dead weight in the gym..
In other words, lets say a 290lb Ryback takes you down and puts his weight on you and tries to keep you from moving.... it will probably feel like theres 290lbs on you... whereas if a 290lb Brock put his weight on you and tried to keep you from moving, it will feel like theres 600lbs on top of you because of his functional strength. He knows how to use his weight... then have both of them pick you up and throw you, and resist as much as you can... Ryback will probably have a harder time picking up and throwing a person who is resisting and moving than Brock simply because he isnt as used to it.
in short: Ryback isn't used to picking up and throwing humans who are resisting whereas guys like Brock are due to their experience in MMA and amateur wrestling.
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What Does the Future Hold for Texas Instruments
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Texas instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) recently increased its revenue target from $2.69 - $2.91 billion to $2.80 - $2.91 billion, owing to better demand. Earlier, the company had complained of "weak demand" and tepid conditions in the Chinese and European economies. Furthermore, it exited the smartphone business and decided to wrap it up as early as Q2 2013.
Recently Texas Instruments left the mobile business, and its CEO had this to say: "It's that if you don't think the movie's going to end well, don't stick around, okay, because it's probably not if you've got that confidence." TI is mainly a semiconductor manufacturing company with a formidable presence in the analog market.
With its entry in the mobile processor market, TI had thought of tapping the booming smartphone space. But things did not turn out well. Two of the major mobile device manufacturers, Apple and Samsung have in-house chip designing facilities. Besides this, TI couldn't stand a chance against the likes of NVIDIA and the mobile chip king, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). And though it may have hurt margins, I'd say it was a rather good decision by TI.
So what's next for Texas?
Well, the Dallas-based company is going heavily into analog and embedded chips which highlights a shift towards industrial products with long gestation periods. This is the reason why TI has been investing money for a long time in the acquisition of National Semiconductor. This is, in a way, following Qualcomm, which, after its acquisition of Atheros Communications cemented a strong presence in the wireless segment.
But unlike TI, Qualcomm seems to be diving further into the smartphone arena with a rather interesting tie-up with one of Vietnam's largest multinational companies – The FTP Group. The venture aims at introducing the first indigenously manufactured smartphone in Vietnam, which would be available for as little as $50. Not exactly a thing that would drive margin growth, but that's Qualcomm's problem.
Texas Instruments is eyeing automotive as one of the major propellers of growth. The idea is to make smarter cars and make more cars smart. It is notable to mention STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) here, whose strategies are focused towards segments such as Sensors, Imaging, MCUs, standard logic, and display drivers, which again is a field with a growing market.
This company has made important innovations in the field of power management, imaging, and security. STMicroelectronics' efforts have now placed it amongst major wireless players in segments with growth projections of almost 17% over the next four years, according to market-research firm IHS iSuppli.
TI's acquisition of National Semiconductor will yield superior returns, along with product life cycles that are far longer than those in the incessantly competitive mobile market. This, in turn, will pave the way towards a strong future for the company with robust foreseeable demand.
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The company is returning cash in the form of buybacks and dividends. Strong free cash flow coming from the maturing Analog and Embedded Processing segments will offer returns with modest capital investment. Further, the company has judiciously invested in productive capacities in the past few years that can feed future growth easily without further outlay. It will be saving around $450 million annually from closure of the wireless business.
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Has Tom Cruise received a medical degree in his spare time? The megastar is openly questioning the treatment Brooke Shields received for her crippling postpartum depression, a struggle she details in her new memoir, "Down Came the Rain."
Tom, sticking close to Scientology's anti-psychiatry party line, believes Shields, despite experiencing what she has described as suicidal thoughts, should have avoided taking the anti-depressant drug Paxil following the birth of her daughter, Rowan, in 2003.
"These drugs are dangerous. I have actually helped people come off," Cruise proselytizes, er, says, in an interview with Access Hollywood set to air Thursday (via the New York Daily News). "When you talk about postpartum, you can take people today, women, and what you do is you use vitamins."
According to Dr. Tom, "There is a hormonal thing that is going on, scientifically, you can prove that. But when you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that. You can use vitamins to help a woman through those things."
(And somewhere, a "War of the Worlds" marketing exec smacks his forehead and tries to convince himself that moms really won't comprise too much of the movie's opening weekend audience.)
The actor, who made his film debut in the 1981 Shields' clunker "Endless Love," adds, "Here is a woman, and I care about Brooke Shields because I think she is an incredibly talented woman -- you look at, where has her career gone?"
When he's not dissing the "Suddenly Susan" star's B-list status and medical choices, Cruise, 42, has been out promoting his ardor for girlfriend-of-about-a-month Katie Holmes, 26, to major media outlets.
But was the actress, who has had a difficult few weeks, what with the tabloids gleefully analyzing her facial blemishes and allegedly bunion-filled feet, a runner-up for toothy Tom's affections?
According to the Daily News, the A-lister originally hoped to woo the once and possibly future flame of Orlando Bloom.
"Before Katie, he was interested in Kate Bosworth," a mole tattles to the paper. But it appears the 22-year-old actress, currently Down Under filming the blockbuster-to-be "Superman Returns," was able to resist the all-consuming Cruise charisma.
While Kate's rep is mum, Tom's sister-turned-mouthpiece LeeAnn Devett pooh-poohs the rumor, insisting to the Daily News, "That is completely and utterly false information."
Either way, he seems perfectly content in his current choice, with his admiration now bordering on hysteria.
"I love this woman," Cruise enthuses to Access. "I've got to tell you something, I'm not going to hide it. I am so happy and I am not going to pretend or hide it or be shy. This woman is magnificent ... I'm really, really happy and I can't contain it. I'm not going to pretend."
He's equally effusive on Monday's Oprah, pumping his fists and falling to one knee in excitement, and racing backstage in an attempt to bring out a skittish Holmes, who tries to scamper away (go with that feeling, sweetie).
"I've known Tom a long time, and he has always been so private," marvels Oprah. "I've never seen him like this before -- he's gone."
When MTV News asked him why he's going so public with his amour, he explains, "When I make a move like that, I'm saying, 'This is my woman.'" (No word on whether that statement was followed by a grunt and some chest-beating.)
Says the star, "People are going to do what they are going to do. Here's the thing: You can't think in terms of what are people going to do or say. [Stepping out with her publicly is] saying, 'I want to share my life with this woman; this woman is exceptional, she is special, she is extraordinary and I have great respect for her.' And it's saying, 'I got nothing to hide. I'm happy.' I'm happy, man ... she is something else."
So what does Cruise look for in a woman, besides the ability to reciprocate his immediate and intense passion? "I'm concerned about whether or not someone can keep up with me," he tells MTV. "I got a fast life. I got a lot going on."
Including the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, which he seems to be introducing to Holmes. The couple, who recently enjoyed a Mexican holiday with Tom's two kids, reportedly visited a Scientology-affiliated school in Los Angeles two weeks ago.
And just in case you've been in a cave ... on Mars ... with your fingers in your ears, Cruise hits theaters in "War of the Worlds" on June 27, while Holmes plays second banana to Christian Bale's Caped Crusader in "Batman Begins" starting on June 15.
Newlywed Renée: 'I'm Very, Very Happy'
Renée Zellweger is so thrilled to be a bride she's finally decided to open up about her love life. The usually tight-lipped Oscar winner, who wed Kenny Chesney in a surprise sunset ceremony on St. John in the Virgin Islands on May 9, says she's still basking in the glow of becoming a missus.
"I haven't had time to really sit down and absorb it all, but I'm very, very happy," she tells the London Mirror. "I've met someone who understands me and my life, what makes me happy and what's important to me -- and that's invaluable."
For those who have wondered what, exactly, lies beneath the country crooner's ubiquitous cowboy hat, Renée helpfully adds, "And he is really cute."
The couple, whose head-spinning courtship began in January when they met at NBC's "Concert of Hope" tsunami benefit, exchanged vows and plain silver wedding bands in a barefoot, no-frills ceremony before friends and family.
"Now I'm a member of the club," gloats the "Bridget Jones" star of her no-longer-solo status.
Zellweger, currently out plugging the boxing drama "Cinderella Man" (for which Oscar buzz is already building), is certain she's found the love of her life, declaring, "I wouldn't be wearing this ring on my finger if I hadn't."
The future, however, remains a question mark. While there's talk the actress, 36, has asked Chesney, 37, who has homes in Nashville and on St. John, to move into her million-dollar Connecticut estate, she says they haven't yet figured out the geography of the relationship.
"I've never sat down and said, 'OK, this is the new plan,'" she explains, joking that given her constantly touring hubby's nomadic lifestyle, "I guess I'll be living from trailer to tour bus."
The baby issue is also up in the air, but Zellweger says she's "never been a girl who made a list of how many kids she wants." Echoing Doris Day, she figures, "Whatever will be, will be."
And given the major changes in her life of late, you can forgive the slimline star for being a little emotional. According to the paper, Renee became weepy as she described her commitment to Chesney.
"If you have faith, things will work out in terms of marriage and relationships," says the ex of Jack White, Jim Carrey, Damien Rice, etc., tissue in hand. "And if you have nothing but each other, then you have plenty."
Gwyn Stumps; Chris Grumps
Gwyneth Paltrow continues to make her way back into the public eye. The Oscar winner, whose adorable baby Apple celebrated her first birthday on May 14, has inked a multiyear deal to rent out her famous face to Estée Lauder.
"Years ago, endorsing a product was considered something a movie actress shouldn't do, but now having a contract is almost like a status symbol," Paltrow maintains to USA Today.
The actress, 32, who has previously shilled for liquor company Martini & Rossi and Italian jeweler Damiani, will appear first in ads for Pleasures perfume before posing for a cosmetics campaign.
"I don't tend to wear a lot of makeup in my daily life -- just lip gloss, sunscreen and maybe some mascara," she says.
Gwyn, who put her big screen career on hold after Apple's arrival save for a minor role in the upcoming drama "Running with Scissors," believes the easy modeling money is a smart move.
"It allows me to be with my daughter," she explains to the paper, "which is what I want to do until some fantastic movie role comes along and makes me change my mind."
By the by, don't believe those whispers that Gwyn and hubby Chris Martin may soon be adding another fruit-let to their brood. Her rep tells the New York Daily News that despite the baby talk, she's not pregnant.
Speaking of Martin, he raves to Newsweek that fatherhood "is [bleeping] amazing," and asserts he never had any worries about assuming the daddy role.
"Nobody's ready for anything," the Coldplay frontman tells the mag. "That's life. But we're talking about a thing in my life -- my daughter -- that is nothing but positive, that brings me nothing but happiness. I know I have to work hard. I know I can't quit the band now and become a crack addict. But there are bigger things to fear in life, you know? Going deaf. Having to sit through an Anthony Minghella film."
But when asked if any of the songs off the band's new album, "X&Y" (out June 7), are about Gwyn and Apple, Martin's well-known grumpy side begins to emerge. "No, not really. I mean, I don't know," he deflects. "I don't give a [bleep] what they're about. They're about what they're about."
Still, several critics are convinced the "OC"-featured torch song "Fix You," the album's second single, was inspired by the loss of Gwyneth's dad, Bruce Paltrow, who died of complications from throat cancer in 2002 (sample lyric: "Tears come streaming down your face/When you lose something you can't replace").
(In a recent interview with the London Evening Standard, Mrs. Martin admits she battled depression and feelings of guilt after her father's death. "I was in so much denial for so much of his illness," she tells the paper. "The thought of life without my father was totally unfathomable.")
Wherever Martin gets his inspiration, he's keeping his expectations in check for the group's musical future: "We're trying to get to the very highest level. We want to be better than Mozart. That doesn't mean we are, but that's what we're trying for. To me, there's no point in trying for anything less."
Ozzy and Sharon to Sell Beverly Hills 'Sewer'
If these walls could talk, they'd likely tell an expletive-filled tale about poorly housetrained dogs, harassed cats, flying baked hams and a slew of generally bad behavior.
But hey, if you've got an extra $11.9 million lying around and don't mind the lingering smell of dog poop, you could own the Beverly Hills mansion where Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly filmed four dysfunctional seasons of their MTV reality series, "The Osbournes."
"Our kids have moved out," Sharon tells People of the sale. "It's time for us to move on."
Their extensively remodeled estate, which Ozzy has referred to as "Beverly Hills' most expensive sewer," features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms in a cramped 12,000 square feet. It also comes with a gourmet kitchen (the site of many a family confrontation), a master suite with fireplace, two maid's rooms, a spa, guesthouse and pool.
The Los Angeles Times reports the veteran rock couple is close to sealing a deal on new 90210 digs, which will have more land for their menagerie of bowel-challenged animals.
Sharon tells People their Mediterranean-style manse has "so many memories -- from the show to my cancer ... So much drama there." A bubble-wrap-scarred Ozzy is less sentimental about the move: "Since we've been married, we've rented or bought 27 houses in 23 years. I always say, 'Can't we let the paint dry before we move on?'" Or, if not the paint, the doggie piddle?
Kelly, meanwhile, has decided to ditch LaLa Land for life in London. "I'm moving back at the end of the year," the cleavage-popping scion, 20, tells the London Mirror. "I've rented a house and we'll buy it soon."
Why the major change of scenery? "L.A.'s a fantasy dream world. It's so fake, though," she tells the paper. "People think the streets are paved with gold but they're actually paved with [expletive frequently found on the floor of the Osbourne home] and with [bleep-y] people."
Quickies: Angelina, Kylie and More
Angelina Jolie may be flying around the world to rendezvous with Brad Pitt, but she still has time for her ex. People reports the sultry siren reunited with first husband Jonny Lee Miller in London on Thursday, taking in his play "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" and joining him for dinner at the Ivy. Pitt, meanwhile, has been sporting an oddball piece of jewelry on his finger -- a silver ring with a big ol' hole where a jewel might go, reports In Touch, which says it's a gift from Angie. When quizzed by GQ, the actor said it was given to him by "a friend."
Did Kylie Minogue emerge from successful breast cancer surgery on Friday with a little something extra on her left hand? The British tabloids claim the pop star's French squeeze Olivier Martinez asked her to marry him shortly after her operation. But a Minogue rep tells Melbourne's Herald-Sun no question-popping took place and they currently have no plans to tie the knot.
Speaking of engagements, Tommy Lee is dismissing claims he's looking to get serious with Tara Reid. The ink-stained drummer's reps tell Extra the aisle-walk rumors are untrue. Still, the new Ick couple is happy to moon over one another, with the top-heavy actress eloquently remarking to the show, "He's a really, really fun person," and the hard-living Lee concurring, "Yeah, she's fun." Also fun: Tara's new gig as host of E!'s "Wild On!" series, for which she'll be paid to party around the globe. Talk about casting to type.
Naomi Campbell had a very unhappy 35th birthday -- and chances are her assistant didn't have all that much fun, either. The London Evening Standard reports a thief made off with nearly $50,000 worth of the temperamental supermodel's jewels and couture while she was in Cannes for the film festival. Several of the items were apparently due to be auctioned off last week in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a cause Campbell has promoted for several years.
And finally, in news that will have "tell me what you want what you really really want" running through your head for the rest of the day, the Spice Girls may be looking to get back together. The London Sun claims the onetime purveyors of bubblegum pop could pocket close to $20 million apiece if plans fall into place for a reunion tour. Mel B, AKA Scary Spice, tells Britain's GMTV that she hopes to hook up with Sporty, Posh, Ginger and Baby next year, "if we can get everything sorted and together." None of the girls has had much luck as solo acts, but we're hopeful things aren't so dire that someone will get the idea to do a sequel to "Spice World."
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My problem is I have no idea what to look at. It has been suggested to me that a sewing machine is a little like a car in that it has to feel right for you in use. I am not too worried by budget at this point, but I do want to get some thing that will last and is of good quality.
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My wife has been making clothes for 30 years and recently replaced her aged Singer with a Brother machine, which she rates very highly. Two good makes to start with...
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This Capitol Letter will give you some highlights of work going on in other committees in the House.
The Natural Resources and Energy Committee passed S.77, relating to the disposal of electronic waste. This bill addresses the fastest-growing and most hazardous portion of the waste stream makes it responsibility of the producer to dispose of recycled equipment. Effective January 2011, the bill would ban the disposal in landfills of all electronic devices, such as computers, monitors, TVs, printers and other debris of modern life.
These products contain lead, mercury and other hazardous substances that pose a threat to human health and the environment if improperly discarded. Consumers often pay a big fee to recycle this equipment and it was found to be a major disincentive to properly recycle. Vermont will join 20 other states now which require the manufacturers of certain electronic devices to take responsibility for disposal according to their market share. Manufacturers would pay a fee to the Agency of Natural Resources, again according to their market share, to fund free, convenient collection sites around Vermont. We expect this legislation to have a major, positive environmental impact.
The Health Care Committee recently held a three-hour public hearing, listening to a myriad of concerns from the public. While one bill cannot address all the concerns expressed, the committee is working on ways to continue keeping Vermont one of the healthiest states in the nation and continue to make access to health care affordable. Enrollment in VHAP and Catamount Health continues to increase, but now the governor has asked the legislature to increase the premium, co-pays and deductibles for these programs.
For example, he calls for an increase in the deductible for Catamount to go from $250 to $1,250, which would make it totally unaffordable for most if not all those covered in these programs. The committee is studying how to keep the programs sustainable, yet affordable.
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Impacts of Greenhouse and Local Gases Mitigation Options on Air Pollution in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area: Valuation of Human Health Effects
AbstractThe objective of this work is to assess through the "avoided health cost method" what would be the economic benefits of undertaking greenhouse (and local) gases mitigation policies in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. To do so, we have developed six steps: Mitigation Scenarios (which policies to undertake), Emissions Inventory according to those, an Ambient Air Pollution Model to calculate the physical impacts, Health Effects Estimation to assess the health consequences of reducing air pollution, and Economic Valuation of those health impacts. The mitigation measures valued have to do with the transportation sector (greater penetration of compressed natural gas, consumption improvements, and some mode substitution) and the energy sector (the introduction of new dams and the rational use of energy by reducing energy consumption in residential, commercial and public buildings). There are three scenarios: a Baseline or Business-as-Usual scenario, a scenario that considers GHG mitigation options for Argentina with impacts in terms of local pollution, and an Integrated scenario which in addition to GHG mitigation includes policies related to local air quality and rational use of energy programs. All scenarios were built up to the year 2012. Particulate matter is the pollutant whose impact is valued.
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Fueling the IoT revolution is a combination of ubiquitous connectivity, low-cost sensors, and microelectronics that allow almost anything to be connected to the Internet. The greatest enabler of IoT applications for business may be the smartphone, with its ability to optically scan bar codes or RFID tags.
"Even simple phones support manual data entry of serialized identifiers such that an individual item can be tracked," says Stephen Miles, research affiliate and consultant at the Auto-ID Labs and Center for Biomedical Innovation at MIT, both of which are working on IoT projects.
The rise of mobile devices and steadily decreasing prices for components, such as Wi-Fi radios, GPS chips, and 8-bit controllers with flash memory, have Gartner predicting that nearly every industry will be affected by the IoT. The research firm cautions, however, that the IoT "will be widely adopted only if the technology is available to all [including consumers] in a way that is inexpensive and easy to use."
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For all its whiz-bang futuristic appeal, IoT presents compelling business benefits, especially for organizations prepared to make the most of the stream of real-time data that will come from networked physical systems.
"IoT technologies allow for real-time and accurate data sensing and wireless transmission of that data to Web applications and servers connected to the Internet," says Ronak Sutaria, lead researcher at technology consulting firm Mindtree. "This leads to a more precise and accurate monitoring and control of physical systems."
loT-related technologies are already being tapped in a variety of industries, Sutaria says. For example, agricultural companies are monitoring crops in real time to improve the yield quality of produce and to conserve the resources needed for farming, including pesticides, fertilizers, and water. Utility companies have implemented smart meters to monitor energy, gas, and water consumption, and municipalities are launching "smart city" projects to help ease traffic congestion, improve waste management, monitor energy radiation from cellphone towers, and control street lights.
Some of the more successful and instructive endeavors have come from the health care sector. Great River Medical Center is one health care organization that's connecting many of its medical devices into a network using Microsoft's Windows Embedded, a family of operating systems designed for use in embedded systems.
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Eye of the Needle: An Ayahuasca Journey (2012)
A visually striking exploration into the Peruvian Amazon and further into the depths of human consciousness. For thousands of years, the Ayahuasca brew has been used by indigenous tribes as a medicine, a therapy and a gateway beyond this world. The active ingredient is DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), which induces intense, occasionally nightmarish hallucinations lasting for up to 12 hours.
Guided by shamans, a person enters the eye of the needle – and faces visions of absolute truth, his demons, his fear, his loved ones – to emerge enlightened and reborn.
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This film confirms my own observation that hallucinogens can be valuable since they can offer a new perspective.
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I dropped acid in the 70's and stopped all drugs in 1988. I never took Ayahuasca, however I'm sure the experience was similiar. I mean to say I "got" the message, which was simply to love all life, animal, vegetable, and human. One thing I would say.
Psychedelics are certainly mind expanding, only there comes a time when one realizes (at least this was my take on it) that they can also get out of hand and cause more problems than they solve. Chanting, meditation, learning to astral-project, and various spiritual paths will also get you where these herbs do. Only...it takes time AND work AND consistency.
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The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about 2,550 kilometres (1,580 mi) long but has an average width of only 69 kilometres (43 mi). It reaches a maximum-known depth of 10.911 km (10,911 ± 40 m) or 6.831 mi (36,069 ± 131 ft) at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped valley in its floor, at its southern end, although some unrepeated measurements place the deepest portion at 11.03 kilometres (6.85 mi).August 29, 2014 - [ 1 part ]
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Peninsula Valdes is one of the priorities for naturalists visiting the South American continent, and it is perhaps beacuse this is the place where the observation of the great whales is easyer. Every year during the month of July, the whales arrive to these shores of Patagonia to give birth and raise their calves. His gentle nature makes approaching to them possible to enjoying the wonderful spectacle of his jumps in the sea. Approaching the austral summer, in the month of November, these giants leave the coast of Peninsula Valdes to head south in search of more water rich in krill, their main food. We will also witness the activities of large elephant seals during the breeding of their babies. This is the only continental enclave in the world where this happens. Much of the Patagonian fauna is well represented in Peninsula Valdes. We also approach the guanaco and interesting Patagonian Hare or mara.December 6, 2013 - [ 1 part ]
Genesis - Final Point
Periodically an ocean current brings death to the Galapagos Islands. Climatic phenomena such as 'El Niño' warm waters of the Pacific coast and causes a dreadful mortality among animal species. But Galapagos does not die. The arrival of 'El Niño' is only part of its ancient cycle of death and resurrection. A reminder of its origins and a repeat infinitely smaller scale of how life colonized these islands to turn them into a paradise on earth.November 30, 2013 - [ 1 part ]
We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film. HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet.October 7, 2013 - [ 1 part ]
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By the year 2050, the world's population will reach nine billion. The demand on the world's resources - energy, first and foremost - will be severe. But the road from now to then doesn't need be bleak. There is a path to a future filled with opportunities, with amazing individuals and extraordinary projects leading the way.May 15, 2013 - [ 1 part ]
Future Earth
What will happen to the Earth? We tend to worry about issues like climate change that can have an impact over periods of time comparable to an average human lifetime. For the Earth, however, the biggest changes generally happen over hundreds of millions or billions of years. Supercontinents come and go, mass extinctions wipe out almost all life, and changes in the surrounding Solar System have an impact. It is ultimately the Sun that will decide Earth's fate. Billions of years from now, as our aging star begins to runs out of hydrogen fuel, it will change into a red giant and expand out into the inner Solar System as far out as the Earth's orbit.April 19, 2013 - [ 1 part ]
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Thank you for your kind comments about my book about my dad. I've really enjoyed looking at your book too- there are some fantastic photos in there, and you've really captured the characters of some of the statues!
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Thanks for taking the time to look at my Alphabitty Moments book!
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The highs and lows of following Everton have been well documented in this blog throughout the course of the season.
No supporter though can claim to have suffered more than one of our players. The man who will surely be named as our player of the season. I truly believed our injury curse had finally been lifted. No Premier League team has experienced the number of serious long term casualties that Everton have.
For Phil Jagielka it is the worst possible blow imaginable. From the wonderful experience of scoring the winning penalty at Wembley to the heartache of not being able to play in the Cup final. All in the space of a week. Cruel beyond belief. Yet one that footballers know they must live with. For Phil Jagielka, read Yakubu, Mikel Arteta and Victor Anichebe. Three others who definitely won't take part in the Cup final. However, when you were as close as Jags was, the pain must obviously be more intense.
Every Evertonian inside Goodison on Saturday immediately feared the worst and it didn't take long for that fear to be confirmed. We can only wish him all the best on his long road to recovery. Can we win the Cup without him?? You bet we can!
There's real evidence to prove we can perform even minus our top players. Yakubu was injured at the end of November. Where would our goals come from was the question asked. We've subsequently lost only four times in 25 matches without him. Mikel Arteta was struck down in February at Newcastle. This time our season really was crumbling said our critics, our midfield general, our creative influence would be too big a blow to recover from. Not so, 10 games now without him and two defeats (including a rather tired one at home to Manchester City). Along the way a place in the Cup final won too.
We've coped with high profile players being absent for prolonged periods all season. Tim Cahill most notably. The Everton spirit has been enough to not only "see us through" but to move us forward and progress further as a Football Club.
Joseph Yobo is a more than capable defender in the absence of Phil Jagielka. Many have questioned his ability and defensive know how. Yet since he returned from injury we have only lost one of the six games he's started (and that was Saturday's against City!). We've not exactly been shipping goals either. David Moyes has rightly stated that these are international footballers we're dealing with here, vastly experienced players who've performed on the big stage for a considerable time. Didier Drogba can be a handful on his day for any defender but Yobo more than played his part in keeping him relatively quiet at Stamford Bridge recently. That will have given the Nigerian confidence that he can repeat that performance at Wembley come the end of May.
Onto Sunday and a tricky tie at Sunderland who are battling for survival. Their 3-0 drubbing at West Brom last week won't have done anything for their confidence and they've been on the slide of late, only winning one of their last nine. They're never easy to beat up there but we have done so by a solitary goal on each of our last three visits. It will be tight again but I'm confident we can once more record a one goal win and keep a clean sheet................sticking my neck out even further I reckon Jo could just find his first goal for us away from Goodison Park!!! (Now that is confidence for you!!)
However, I think I'd be happy for us to just return home unscathed with a clean bill of health!! Injury wise we've suffered enough!!!
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