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The Vine - March 2012 - 03-07-2012, 11:16 AM
What's New.
Well, the main thing is that Elanorea has stepped down from producing the newsletter full time and I've taken it over for the time being. However, if anyone wants to contribute, they are more than welcome. Even if all you want to do is the news, or contribute the Happy Birthday dolls, it will be gratefully received. Please send me a PM if you wish to do so, also to nominate someone for the Best Handdrawn/Dollmaker/Art categories. If you do this, please include a link so that I can check it out.
Welcomes to new user and RPer Shmiley! While she will be mostly posting in the RPG forum, which is in need of new players, I am hoping she will post a little more in other areas. By the way, if you want to RP, feel free to come and join one, or start your own. We do not bite and would love to see more people getting involved with RPing. The category rule has been relaxed for the moment and all you have to do is make an RP which fits the rules. I will be happy to help anyone who is having trouble doing so; all you have to do is ask.
Dolls Of The Month.
Best Handdrawn.
The award this month goes to LancasterPrincess for her gorgeous circus themed doll, the Flying Ladybird! So cute, and with a perfectly pixeled background to match! Baseless too, and I love her dress. Want to comment? Do so on her thread here.
Best Dollmaker.
Since very few people have posted up their dollmaker dolls this month, I'm going to do away with convention and give the award to myself. I'm far too modest to give comments to myself, tho I do think that this rock themed doll is one of the best I've done. To give comments, go to my thread here.
Best Art.
Again, not much to chose from, so I'm going to pick spirit_queen once more for her fantastic "mini me" chibi art. So cute. Give Queenie comments on her dA, here.
February: Happy Birthday to SkeleViolence, marshall2, oceanbreeze656, sentimental7, Paka, Fallen_Angel41 and alleypie99811 !
March: Happy Birthday to meroneyu, TinkerBell1995, princess_tiara_twinkle, lross, Dollmaker1103, iluvdolphin6, Rain538 and RAiiNBOWxKiiSSES !
Horrorscopes by Miranda.
You will spend all of your money on quack doctors and strange medical treatments. Have a nice life. Life is full of ups and downs and the only thing you can do is hold on tight and scream for help. You went, you saw, you were disappointed... and seagulls stole your lunch. Beware of the seagulls, they are out to get you this month and the only way to stop them is for you to wear a strange yellow hat and mismatched socks. You could do with a self-de-fuming and possibly a sleeping pill of notoriety. After blowing a gasket you will now be blocked on many phones and from many parties. Your Twitter account will be hacked on Tuesday and many people will believe that you have lost your marbles. Tip: Drink more tea.
Have you kept up to date with the human sacrifices? Hell I might even throw in a bag of potting compost and a box of assorted cuttings! However, don't slack off; you may mess things up more. You better get your drinking shoes on. It looks like Cinderella may get to go to the ball VIP style. Just dont get inappropriately hammered or you may lose a shoe and various other assets. The fairy godmother had it all worked out, so do as Cinderella did: leave the party early, then you will be missed. Otherwise, you will fall asleep at the bar and drool all over your favourite outfit. Oh, and I see good financial news in your future in about thirty or forty years, when you will be too old and grey to spend the money that you've made.
You're always putting things off. That's why you'll never make anything of yourself. You are going to be shot and live through the pain. You have an inventive mind and are inclined to be progressive. You lie a great deal. You also smell of damp sheep and sweat a lot. On Thursday you will receive a visit from a Jehovah's Witness. Due to your loneliness and boredom, you will keep him prisoner on the doorstep til he is forced to gnaw off his own leg in order to escape. What seemed like a good idea at the time will come back to bite you on the bum. Be wise in your disguise. You may be fooled but others are not. It may have seemed a good idea at the time to eat the mouldy cheese but I would beware of the consequences, if I were you. Warning: The penguins will one day destroy you if you do not leave a sardine on your doorstep every day this month.
Bull headed and thick skulled, you charge on in your merry way ignoring the possible obstructions that may come up. Such as sturdily built brick walls. Aspirin is generally good for sore heads but beware of taking it on an empty stomach. Your explosive personality isn't the only thing that can cause combustion! Stay away from anything that contains gasoline to ensure a hazard free week. You may not have a clue and you may not have style, but everything you lack, you make up with denial. Why are you broke again this month? Fiscal responsibility is just a rumor to Taureans, they think it's some sort of myth, like the Tooth Fairy, or something other people do that they are somehow exempt from. The IRS doesn't care what sign you are. It's probably too late to declare yourself the head of a church, as well.
Your two facedness will lead you into trouble this month, when you partake in a bar room brawl. Use cover up makeup to hide the worst of the bruises and vow to stay away from the booze. Owing to your dual personality, you have struggled mightily with a heart-wrenching decision. Frankly, the rest of us in your world are weary of listening to your angst. Either lock yourself in your room for a week, listening to Coldplay and Radiohead, or for god's sake pull yourself together. You are in danger of boring and driving away what friends you still hang on to. You need to protect your precious from solar activity. Jupiter is blocking Uranus causing a rift in time and space. The tides are high but you are holding on. You will find out on Monday that, due to a past life spent stealing that ended up in a one way ticket to the gallows, you are frightened of hemp. Tip: Try to chew with your mouth closed to attain a small shred of mystery.
For god's sake, leave that mirror alone and get to work. You may think that having a pretty face will shield you from most of life's problems, but you're wrong. For some reason, friends are always asking for your opinion. You are arrogant and oblivious of the dangerous nature of your own advice. You are indirectly responsible for several beatings and at least one arrest, but somehow karma has lost your address and you never get what you deserve back. Instead, the troubles times three are redirected to the nearest Virgo. Don't get smug too soon tho, as on Friday you will realise that you can't afford to buy that pair of new shoes and will slip into a depressive decline. Just snap out of it and stop being such a drama queen. The enfant terrible look was fine in your teenage years but now it's looking quite pathetic.
Darn you, character limit - 03-07-2012, 12:19 PM
A Leo armed with a big ego is a dangerous creature indeed. A little poke at your ego and here we go again! Another cataclysmic meltdown! Do you really have to make a song and dance out of everything? You're not on Broadway, you know. You are too busy creating stories and blowing everything out of proportion. You dont have to invent a story about a meteor hitting the back of your head and contaminating you with a new virus that makes the tips of your hair hurt. Just take a painkiller and stop moaning. You finally get what you want this month; freedom. Sadly, that translates as your main squeeze ditching you for your best friend. Don't spend too many hours crying over it; just write their names on a mailing list for casual pickups and get over it. Speaking of pickups, that guy who tries to pick you up at the bar on Saturday is a serial killer. Do not go home with him, unless you wish to become on intimate terms with the inside of his chest freezer.
You have no idea what you want to say. You will give confusing disparate directions, and you will explain things poorly and be misunderstood. Your quiet voice will gather like dust in corners. Yes, this month will be just like all the ones before. In the vast landscape of the interior life, you are merely a dust spec. Whatever you do and whatever you say may be of some difference to the person in front of you. However, the rest of the world simply does not care. And you know what they do to dust? They wipe it off or suck it up. Hold on tight, the vacuum cleaner is pointing your way. Your dark secret is about to be exposed. It could be as obvious as someone booking an air balloon and flying over your village with your secret spelt out on the balloon. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about it; you may as well shrug your shoulders and wave at the balloon. Tip: Dye your hair and shave your legs. Do not get it the wrong way round like last time.
It is cold, very cold. There is a lot to display but it is probably best youre not exposing yourself, even if you are an exhibitionist. Keep your assets well covered and stay warm. Some women dream of marrying doctors. Some men think they are doctors of love. The only doctor in your future is a Dr. Pepper. Its either what you know that got you this far or what you dont know that didnt carry you where you should have been by now. Do not think on this too much or you might burn out what is left of your brain. You will go mad buying too many clothes for too much money this month and will wonder where all your cash went. You know, you could always try to budget rather than struggle making a budget for the first few days then give up and go to the mall. We don't hate you. We are just exhausted with your self-pitying ways. Get out of bed, grow up and get a life.
While you find it exhilarating to run naked in the woods behind your house, your neighbors are becoming alarmed at the sight of you butt naked with high top Converse sneakers on. Reign in your free spirit at least to the point where you don't end up with a public nudity arrest that lands in the local paper. You need to hook up with a Leo so no one will feel left out of the self-worshipping thing. Really, get over yourself. This will come as a horrible shock to you, but you are not always right. Quit fuming and accept it. Reconsider posting on Facebook those photographs you took of your last big night out. Being half naked, drooling and covered in vomit is never a good look for anyone, and you wouldn't want it reposted all over the internet forever after, now would you? Don't assume that your Facebook friends would never do such a thing; one of them is a Capricorn, for god's sake. Warning: Blue is not your colour.
Stop asking random people on the street if your butt looks big in your Levi jeans. Eventually, you will stop a Cancer who will tell you the truth; namely that there are double decker buses that look smaller than your bum in jeans. You will go home in tears and, in a fit of depressive mania, will eat all the dog's chocolate treats. Why is being a Sagittarius such a burden? Why is it so much about control? Try switching caffeine products in the morning. If you normally drink coffee, try some good hot tea instead. If you normally drink tea, try some Mountain Dew. It make not aid you in being a little less high strung, but it will certainly change something. Let me know how that works out for you. Quit being so organised and obsessively tidy; it is irritating everyone around you and making them long for the day when you will throw a towel on the floor instead of neatly folding it and hanging it on a rack. Be impulsive for once; it won't kill you.
Locate and destroy your envy before it kills you. If cupidity didn't get the best of you, stupidity will. March will be an entertaining month for us. We'll be watching you and we'll be laughing at you as you blindly struggle thru the month. Especially on Sunday when you trip over a stray cat and break your collar bone. Your indecision is driving everyone else crazy. Why can't you just make a plan and go with it? Spending twenty minutes pondering the advantages of the various combo meals available at McDonald's drive thru is rather counterproductive, don't you think? Not to mention the fact that you don't want to annoy the large lady standing behind you who is desperate to buy her daily helping of saturated fat and sugary drinks. Your constant cravings for attention prompt all of your friends to nudge each other and say, "No, YOU tell him/her to settle down!" You have the mentality of a five year old and the wit and sophistication of a donkey.
I'm a Scorpio. Holy cheeseburgers. o_o
I mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick. ~ Valkyrie Cain
Ill buy you a stick for Christmas. - Skulduggery Pleasant
^ I've broken my collar bone before. >.<
"You may not have a clue and you may not have style, but everything you lack, you make up with denial. Why are you broke again this month?"
*blinks* .....o.o.....
"My conscience is clear.
I have done nothing illegal, I have my rights.
And I intend to keep on biggering and biggering
and turning more Truffula trees into Thneeds!
And nothing is going to stop me!"
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Fans of Forsyth Barr Stadium could soon be
offered a new view of the venue from on top of the roof.
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd chief executive Darren Burden,
taking in the view yesterday, confirmed this week he was keen
to progress ''thrill-seeker'' opportunities at the stadium,
giving those with an interest a new perspective on the venue.
He planned to start by introducing a more extensive tour of
the venue in time for the 2013-14 financial year, beginning
on July 1.
He would also investigate whether the tour could include
allowing the public to walk across the gantry suspended from
the top of the venue's south stand, which offered a
bird's-eye view of the playing surface below.
However, to cater to the more adventurous, Mr Burden also
wanted to explore two more hair-raising options - a walk
across the top of the venue's plastic roof, and a flying fox
ride running diagonally above the playing surface, from one
corner of the venue to the other.
The roof walk would be ''a little bit more extreme'', but
would be similar to bridge walks on offer in Sydney and
Auckland, he said.
The flying fox might also be an option inside the venue,
stretching from one corner of the stadium to the other to
give the longest run, he said.
Some of the ideas, including the roof walk, were raised when
a council plea for suggestions on how best to improve the
stadium generated 487 responses.
Mr Burden said yesterday the more extreme options had yet to
be investigated in any detail, and might prove impossible to
implement, but he was keen to explore them.
''If you talk to people about it, sometimes their eyes light
up ... I think there would be a level of demand for those
types of things,'' he said.
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@GW_Scam: Ive been against the stadium from the start and
will not change my stance, ever. You be a hypocrite if you
wish. I will not be a turncoat and roll over now that it's
turned into the lemon we knew it would.
The only way we will get to the truth of this mess and
receive any form of accountability is for it to fail, so
here's hoping it does
Since well before the Stadium was built, there has been a
huge number of letters written on-line, street protest
marches, Councill and Mayoral comments, all either for or
against the project, but no independent un-biased analysis of
what was potentially possible versus what we have now. Nearly
all comments take a strong stance either for or against the
whole project but nowhere is there a dispassionate review of
Even the expected whole project cost has been deliberately
obscured by Council so it is near impossible to see what the
true total cost will be. What would be really informative
would be a post-project review by the same independent
consultants who wrote the pre-construction reports that
covered the possible alternatives including rebuilding
Carisbrook. I am heartily sick of reading the current weird
on-line comments either for or against the stadium with no
actual facts.
Speed, you may be surprised to know that I was not for the
stadium. Though I can say I was 'wowed' by the idea in
principle, it wasn't hard to work out only spending half the
amount the stadium cost on fixing up Carisbrook would have
been the better option.
You also seem to think because you were 'right' about the
stadium being a, shall we say - 'difficult' asset to live
with, means you can now belittle any attempt to help ease the
burden. Wrong again, it just shows stubborness and
arrogance really.
I don't really see the point in debating these points any
more. It is obvious to anyone unbiased that the only
hope we have is for every citizen in Dunedin to get behind
pushing the stadium, and doing anything different is just
cutting your nose off despite your face.
Oh and as for me coming up with ideas, I could guarantee I
could come up with ten ideas that would turn the stadium
finances around within 18 months - but you honestly think the
council or 'whinging parade' is willing to go with 'ideas', I
don't think so.
GW_Scam says, "How about changing from a mindset of 'the
stadium will never make a profit', to one of 'let's all do
what we can to get the stadium making a profit'." A
nice idea that has been frequently expressed, always alas
lacking in specifics so I hope this time an answer to my
questions will be forthcoming from GW_Scam.
"Let's all do what we can" sounds like that means everyone in
Dunedin but maybe it means the management of the stadium.
If the latter, what are their failings, what more
should they be doing to attract money-earning events where
the income is greater than the costs? If the former,
what should all of us actually do? What actions could
we perform that would result in the stadium making a profit,
given that some of us can seldom afford to go to
entertainment, even a movie being a treat. But even
those who are well-off, should they go to events in the
stadium, paying full price for admission, when the events do
not appeal to them? This, if it is what is meant, is
weird, even from a stadium supporter.
'Antiitus' willl be in the DSM then. Wonder away, but don't
speculate people are depressed because they do'nt share your
opinion. Those fellas use satire, litotes, bathos to support
their argument: they are vicious. I am not entirely opposed
to the creative flights of the Stadium bod. At least he's an
It gives me purpose to remind you all of the realities of
this mess that was imposed on the people of Dunedin by the
few that wanted fame and naming rights. I am a realist and my
views reflect that. Your so called negative results are now
being reflected in the operating results of the stadium.
All those that were initially opposed to the stadium have
been resoundingly proven right and now those of you that
wanted it for whatever reason, now expect us to roll over and
help out? Changing our mindset will make no difference , it
will still never make a profit. That's the reality of it. If
you wish to call it defeatist and negative to make you feel
better, tha'ts your choice. To the rest of us, we knew
better, right from the onset
Speed - I like being realistic, but I also always try and set
my goals as positive ones, rather than always be a defeatest
and only ever be happy when my negativity proves to reap
negative results.
How about changing from a mindset of 'the stadium will never
make a profit', to one of 'let's all do what we can to get
the stadium making a profit'.
I have to wonder about the day to day lives of some of those
who comment on here who almost only ever make negative
remarks, must be sort of depressing I am guessing?
@gwscam: "Stadium starts making a good profit" That
will never happen until it's been paid for and even then,
it's unlikely.
Carisbrook had been paid for. Was it running at a profit? I
think not.
Keep living in ya dream.
Not that I care but roof walking and a flying fox, really?
Sounds like Burden is making his position look busy.
In the end if the marketing research data is positive about
these activities and the projected cashflow meets the RvR
return and does not breach their risk management structure
then good on him.
In the end it's all about the math.
Great to see those with positivity and business sense
ignoring the 'let's just curl up and die' crowd, as can be
seen with the usual commenters already on this article.
Every citizen in this city should be all for any ideas that
will make the stadium more financially stable.
Roof walks, extended tours, etc are all great stuff if
profitable. I say bring it on, plus a lot more - just
imagine the faces of the whingeing brigade once the stadium
starts making a good profit, they will be heart broken they
have to find something else to complain about. I know -
maybe a successful new hotel can be their next project to try
and bring down?
We played this movie game on top of the Millard Stand, based
on 'Vertigo' (1958). A man would be Scotty, an accrophobic
cop, and his companion had to be Madeleine for a while. It's
worth a crack, Nigel.
I assumed from the headline that Mr Burden had accepted that
other suggestion from the community for the use of the
stadium ....
Waiting.... waiting.... and here we go!
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Glitch in Vitamin A Metabolism May Be Linked to Breast Cancer
March 14, 2000 (Atlanta) -- Nearly a fourth of all breast cancer tumors lack a protein that is involved in vitamin A metabolism, a new study has found. Women with a deficiency of this protein, called CRBP (cellular retinol binding protein), may be at increased risk for cancer because their cells are unable to use protective vitamin A from their diets, researcher Rafael Mira-y-Lopez, MD, PhD, tells WebMD.
The study, which appears in the March 15 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that CRBP was lacking in about 24% of human breast cancers, says Mira-y-Lopez, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology, department of medicine, at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Earlier research, he tells WebMD, "implicated CRBP in vitamin A uptake and metabolism." If this is true, breast cancers without this protein would not be able to use vitamin A, he says. Vitamin A is directly involved in cellular formation -- the process that goes awry in cancer. It has also been shown to have strong anticancer effects in both animals and humans.
The researchers compared samples of normal breast tissue obtained from women having breast-reduction surgery to tissue samples from women with breast cancer (some of which included healthy surrounding tissue). They found CRBP in all 15 of the samples from breast-reduction patients. In addition, 33 of 35 of the samples of normal breast tissue surrounding the breast cancers had CRBP. But the protein was not seen in 12 of the 49 actual tumors.
The findings suggest that even for some women who have normal dietary intake of vitamin A, their bodies' use of these vitamins may be compromised by the absence of CRBP, Mira-y-Lopez says. For these women, eating extra carrots or taking supplements may be useless.
In truth, says Mira-y-Lopez, the exact function of this protein is not clear, and the study's findings may mean nothing. For now, though, all that's really known is that this protein is not found in some breast cancers, and the simplest interpretation is that "cancer cells turn it off."


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Schumer plans to announce Sunday that he is contacting the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There is less concern the lead would easily rub off on food when the bags are new, but there is a concern that as bags wear down, lead could accumulate in landfills, creating a potential environmental hazard.
Last week, the Tampa Tribune found some bags had lead levels that concerned health officials.
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This is a book about how individuals in organizations can turn data and information into insights that decision makers cannot and will not ignore. This book provides its readers with 24 commonly applied methods for helping generate actionable recommendations for decision makers, as well as a handful of detailed chapters that address the process of competitive analysis itself.
Given the priority of competitiveness in firms today, business managers need to have a benchmark about what business and competitive analysis is and how it works. More importantly, they need to be able to convert the wealth of available data and information into a valuable form for decision-making and subsequent actions. Collected data must be converted into intelligence. This is accomplished through analysis.
Business and Competitive Analysis (BCA) is a book about analysis. Analysis is one of the more difficult and critical roles a manager, consultant, functional specialist, strategist, or intelligence provider is called upon to perform. Although great strides have been made in recent years in terms of planning strategy and intelligence projects and collecting data, the same cannot be said for analysis.
Much of the background research we performed in developing this book was derived from practice and research in the larger field of competitive intelligence (CI). This field is not one most of our readers will have encountered during their formal education, and their current employers may not have anybody with that discipline in their job titles. Nevertheless, nearly every firm performs some of the CI functions, and most of them perform it on a regular basis in advance of making key decisions. Analysis is one of the key roles performed by individuals in the CI field, and it is the one that arguably generates the highest value for executives. In our view, business and competitive analysis can and should be a key weapon in the firm's arsenal for achieving competitive advantage.
Despite many advances and steady growth in the CI field, some areas of this growing field have received more or less attention than others. The growth of digital communication and information technology and especially the Internet has led to much attention being given to processes and techniques of data collection, as well as information and knowledge management. Planning competitive intelligence projects has also received a boost from the ever-present attention given more broadly to strategic planning and strategy development. Despite these areas of popular interest, two areas that have received disproportionately less attention are analysis and its communication. In fact, our own observations, experiences, and several studies underlie the authors' contention that many practitioners have limited understanding of the breadth and depth of the challenge underlying these areas.
We seek to remedy this situation by offering this needed book that is devoted entirely to the process, tools, and techniques for conducting business and competitive analysis. This is our second book in this subject matter area, with our first, called Strategic and Competitive Analysis: Methods and Techniques for Analyzing Business Competition, having been published several years ago and subsequently translated into half a dozen different languages. We received a lot of constructive feedback on that effort, particularly from managers and analysts who were using the techniques described in that book. Based on the feedback and reviews, readers typically found it to be an excellent, one-stop source for reminding and guiding them on the key steps of a particular tool to address a particular problem they were facing, as well as providing them with an enhanced idea of what was supposed to be accomplished by applying the tool. That book was used in many well-known enterprises to help train newly hired analysts and consultants. Finally, the book was used in business school courses in scores of countries to help students learn and apply these techniques to decision-oriented case studies and "real-world" projects.
We took the feedback we received and incorporated it into this book in the form of a wider range of proven techniques and a better background on the process and context of business and competitive analysis. This book is absolutely not a second edition and contains completely new content. Between the two books, we provide lengthy coverage of nearly 50 different techniques, which is surely the most detailed coverage of business and competitive analysis methods ever produced.
We recognize that there are literally hundreds of business and competitive analysis techniques that we could have included in this book. It was not our intention to offer an exhaustive list and detailed description of all these techniques. Instead, we have extensively reviewed the literature in the field, considered survey research and our own experiences in determining those techniques we view as potentially being the most applicable across a broad range of decision making contexts supported by the business and competitive analysis process.
Although we have tried to include both "classic" and evolving techniques, we recognize that some techniques that are being used in consulting and industry may not be included here. One reason for this is that some of these tools are and remain proprietary to the consultancies employing them. Another part of the reason we may not have included a useful tool here is that analysis is a process that requires both technical knowledge and creativity. We recognize and hope that managers and analysts will creatively develop techniques not included in this book that provide for better outcomes in their specific contexts.
The reader should also be alert to the fact that any listing of techniques is bound to run into a variety of problems of semantics and definitional confusion. Some of the techniques included in this book are known by multiple names. This may have occurred because the technique came to be associated with a particular originating organization or particular company's use (e.g., McKinsey 7S), a particular author (e.g., Porter's Five Forces Model), or has retained a generic name (e.g., benchmarking analysis). We recognize that some of the techniques included in this book have seen modifications in use over the years or are derivatives of other closely related techniques. In all cases, we have tried to include and describe the most popularly utilized versions of the techniques, as opposed to all of a technique's possible derivatives. Throughout our methods chapters, we have tried to alert the reader to where there is overlap between techniques by suggesting that the reader refer to the overlapping constructs elsewhere in the text.
Many of the techniques included in this book were created by leading economists, financial and cost accountants, futurists, sociologists, anthropologists, intelligence agencies, business professors, consultants, and other insightful practitioners or theoreticians. They often developed their ideas in an effort to solve pressing analytical problems that they faced. We are grateful to these individuals for enlightening our understanding of business and competitive analysis. We make a sincere attempt to acknowledge the originators of these techniques in the book.
We must also note to our readers that it was not our primary intention to "invent a new wheel" when it comes to analytical techniques. The techniques we have included all have a history, with some having been applied for several decades or longer. This book's techniques have been and are in use in real organizations and do not exist just in theory. However, we have included several techniques that are likely to be unfamiliar or novel to many readers, even those who have gone through graduate business, management, or marketing courses, as well as individuals who have been performing analysis in their enterprises for many years. We believe strongly that unfamiliarity is a particularly bad indicator of a method's value. We believe our readers will find that even some of the new techniques (to them at least) will be of high potential value in helping them make sense of their firm's business and competitive contexts.
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To assist our readers, the majority of this book is self-contained, with the array of analytical techniques being supported by references for further reading for those individuals who want lengthier treatments. The book is organized into two main sections, with the first providing the reader with an understanding of what the evolving body of knowledge in the field has revealed about analysis in its real-world context and how analysis processes actually are supposed to work.
This book includes five detailed chapters that describe, define, and discuss the basic facts about analysis, how analysis can ideally be performed, avoiding analytical pitfalls, and communicating analysis results. The last chapter in the opening section describes our unique FAROUT method for understanding the application of the various tools. We strongly recommend that readers thoroughly review that particular chapter before progressing into the remaining sections of the book that contain coverage of the analytical techniques themselves.
We have tried to make the book easy for the reader to use. The basic structure of the chapters containing the analytical techniques is common throughout the second part of the book and contains the following format:
- Short DescriptionA brief definition of the purpose and objective of the analytical model to provide an analyst with a quick and handy reference guide.
- BackgroundTo place the model in context of management, this section outlines a broad description of the history behind the development of the analytical technique.
- Strategic Rationale and ImplicationsUnderstanding the strategic thinking and implications associated with a particular analytical technique is important in order to evaluate the appropriateness of a particular tool. This section reviews the strategic issues inherent in each technique.
- Strengths and AdvantagesEach model has its own strengths and advantages that need to be weighed in light of the purpose of the analysis. This section briefly reviews those strengths and advantages.
- Weaknesses and LimitationsLikewise, each model has its own inherent weaknesses and limitations. The weaknesses/limitations identified in this section need to be taken into account when performing the analysis.
- Process for Applying the TechniqueThis is the "how to" of the analytical technique and identifies the necessary steps required to use this tool. Case studies, figures, and tables are also provided to guide the analyst through the strategic thinking required for each model.
- FAROUT SummaryUnique to this book, the FAROUT Summary allows analysts, at a quick glance, to identify the ease of use, practicality, and usefulness of each model.
- Related Tools and TechniquesEach model of analysis is related to or supported by a number of other techniques that may aid or enhance the analyst's task. This section provides a useful guide of related tools and techniques that support the objective and purpose of each analytical model.
- ReferencesFor those analysts wanting to delve further into a particular technique, references for additional readings are provided at the end of each chapter.
Readers will benefit by becoming familiar with this template. This book was not designed to be read in one sittingif nothing else, its length would probably make that an extremely tiring task and practically impossible for most individuals. Instead, we have designed it as a handy comparison and reference source. In this respect, it can be most effectively applied in a "just in time" fashion so as to proactively or concurrently meet an organization's analytical needs as they arise.
The book features conceptual ideas about business and competitive analysis, along with a strong bias toward practical application. Among the unique aspects of this book that readers should find valuable are the following:
- It provides in one easy location two-dozen of the most common and popular models of analysis used in business. Normally, executives and students would have to go to multiple sources to locate each model. Here, for the first time, the most commonly used models are defined and explained in one book.
- Every model is also uniquely evaluated using FAROUTan evaluation process for identifying the ease of use, practicality, and usefulness of each model. FAROUT allows analysts or decision-makers to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques.
- An easy-to-use, consistent format (i.e., template) is utilized to provide the reader with a faster understanding of how to apply the techniques.
- The book covers both the so-called "classic" strategy techniques, such as industry analysis, along with some of the newer popular techniques, such as business model analysis. Several of these models, such as win/loss analysis, strategic relationship analysis, driving forces analysis, and event and timeline analysis, among others, have never been treated this comprehensively in any other publication.
- It provides external techniques addressing the environments and industry that the organization competes in, along with the techniques for focusing internally on the organization.
- It provides references to more comprehensive treatments of the techniques for those who want to investigate them in greater depth.
We expect to stimulate others to begin closing some of the knowledge gaps in business and competitive analysis that we have explicitly and implicitly identified throughout this book's chapters. We also hope that this book encourages practitioners to further share their experiences and observations with researchers and teachers like us in the field. We anticipate that the book will compel our readers to question some, if not a large number, of their current analysis practices and understanding. Our ultimate aim is that this book be viewed as a valuable contribution to the knowledge and practice of business and competitive analysis. Whether or not we achieve our aim is left in your hands, our readers, as it should be. Please feel free to contact either of us if you would care to share your views.
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This paper develops a procedure for quantifying movement sequences in terms of move length and turning angle probability distributions. By assuming that movement is a correlated random walk, we derive a formula that relates expected square displacements to the number of consecutive moves. We show this displacement formula can be used to highlight the consequences of different searching behaviors (i.e. different probability distributions of turning angles or move lengths). Observations of Pieris rapae (cabbage white butterfly) flight and Battus philenor (pipe-vine swallowtail) crawling are analyzed as a correlated random walk. The formula that we derive aptly predicts that net displacements of ovipositing cabbage white butterflies. In other circumstances, however, net displacements are not well-described by our correlated random walk formula; in these examples movement must represent a more complicated process than a simple correlated random walk. We suggest that progress might be made by analyzing these more complicated cases in terms of higher order markov processes.
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Don't be too gleeful, Denver has set up mini prisons for the Democratic Convention for next week as well.
Bars should be open till 4 am if not all night anyway.
And allow go cups.
But if anyone sop much as pees in the street, is loud, then they should be arrested and fined.
Have you ever been to downtown St. Paul? It turns into a ghost town at 6 PM. I'm not sure what they're worried about.
Any way we can hack into the bathroom video cams to out some of them?
Also, call girls have been instructed by their pimps to "dress more like Cindy McCain", so they'll blend in easier coming-and-going from GOP hotel rooms.
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what is the most advanced c or c++ book you ever read? i am asking this because i already read lots and lots of books on c and c++ on a lot of topics including (object oriented programming-data structures and algorithms-network programming-parallel programming (MPI-PThreads-OpenMP-Cilk-Cuda)-boost library....). So whats next. I still want to advance.. especially in c.
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The C++ Standard. You cannot get any more advanced than this.
Similarly for C, there must be a book on the C99 standard, perhaps this page will help: http://careferencemanual.com/
Modern C++ Design by Andrei Alexandrescu.
Explains a few design patterns in detail, and explains how powerful C++ can be.
My favourite "difficult" C++ book is this Template Metaprogramming one: C++ Template Metaprogramming: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques from Boost and Beyond.
It seems to me there aren't half as many books about C programming as there are about C++. The language just isn't that complex.
One interesting read might be P. J. Plauger The Standard C Library. It is supposed to contain some masterful code. It's on my to-read list.
The ubiquitous Stevens "Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment".
Depending on your definition of advanced, and whether you are focused on the languages themselves or topics is / using those languages (C / C++).
Of course a Zen style answer would be to study non-C/C++ languages to learn more about C/C++. Smalltalk, Lisp, Scheme, Haskell, Python, Prolog, or Forth for example of languages from a different programming paradigm, which could expand your approach for development in general.
Alexander Stepanov and Paul McJones, "Elements of Programming".
Large Scale C++ Design by John Lakos.
Practical advice on managing the complexity of compiling/linking and executing large C++ programs. Talks a lot about decoupling and how to avoid the many kinds of dependencies that arise in C++.
(This is something most C#/Java developers, and sadly some C++-devs too, rarely understand. IMO, it's a pain they need to. I wish we had modules in C++ already.)
The Design and Evolution of C++ by Bjarne.
It's nice to know the history of some features. Makes it much easier to understand why and how stuff works, and thus also easier to remember and explain to others why some things are the way they are.
I am not sure if you would consider these advanced, but I would surely put them in the category of must have references:
The C++ Programming Language Special Edition (3rd) by Bjarne Stroustrup
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference by Nicolai M. Josuttis
The other books I would recommend have already been listed by others.
You really want to test your mental limits? Then try these:
Alexandrescu: Modern C++ Design
Abrahams&Gurtovoy: C++ Template Metaprogramming
These books look deceiptively thin, but they stretch the limits of template programming, your C++ compiler, and your brain.
Hey nobody mentioned about Bruce Eckel's Thinking in C++ Volume 1 And Volume 2. When I read it as the first book it went straight way above my head. However as now I have good experience and have read books like Effective/Exceptional C++ so Eckel's book is now an ordinary stuff. However no doubt its a very popular book (4.5 stars on Amazon - 84 customer reviews).


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Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to see a number of spectacular cars in person – cars I've seen in books as a kid, or in photo archives on the web, but never expected to see in person. Rarities, one-offs, concepts, and coach built cars are much of what make Concours shows so special; they often represent a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see some of automotive history's most unique, impressive, or sometimes gaudy cars, ever.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown's long-shot Republican challenger blasted him for failing to do enough to land a Tesla battery plant Thursday during the only scheduled debate of this year's governor's race, a testy, hour-long exchange that also featured clashes over teacher tenure and the costs of combating climate change.
The debate came the same day that Tesla and Nevada's governor announced that the California-born electric car maker would build its factory near Reno. California was one of five states trying to lure the plant and its 6,500 manufacturing jobs.
GOP candidate Neel Kashkari cited it as an example of the Brown administration's failure to improve California's business climate, which is routinely cited as among the worst in the nation.
"Governor Brown hasn't done the work," Kashkari said.
Brown responded by saying that Tesla wanted a huge cash payment up front that would have been unfair to California taxpayers. And the price to Nevada for apparently winning the Tesla lottery was indeed steep _ up to $1.3 billion in tax breaks over 20 years that includes waving sales and uses taxes, property and payroll taxes.
Thursday's debate is the only time the two are scheduled to meet during the fall campaign and provided the best chance for the little known and under-funded Kashkari to introduce himself to a famously fickle California electorate. The debate in a cramped television studio across from the state Capitol took place on the opening night of the NFL season, a scheduling conflict that likely did not work in Kashkari's favor.
The former U.S. Treasury official nevertheless made the most of the opportunity, hitting the Democratic incumbent on a wide range of issues, from Brown's support to a ban on plastic shopping bags to his refusal to stop what is expected to be a steep rise in gasoline prices next year because of the state's global warming law.
Brown compared the oil companies' threat to boost gas prices next to their fight decades ago against California's fuel-efficiency standards, which are now the national norm. In supporting the state's efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Brown warned of the dangers from climate change, including rising sea levels and more devastating wildfires.
"We have to do something," he said.
Yet Kashkari said the expected price hikes on utility bills and at the gas pump are not fair to average Californians and promised to stop the rules that will increase prices at the pump if he is elected.
He also said Brown is using the revenue from the climate change law to fund his $68 billion high-speed rail project, which Kashkari opposes.
Make no mistake, Kashkari said, "He's raising your gas prices to fund his vanity project."
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|This deviation held the title of being the most favourited deviation in my gallery for a good 5 years.
Song: Battle! Friend (Pokemon X and Y)
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Please do not thank me for llamas.
Current Residence: Florida, US
Ethnicity: Irish/German (American-born)
About me:
I'm a 21-year old artist with Aspergers Syndrome. My Sonic/Chao FC Zipo the Chao is my account's mascot. Fan Art is my specialty, though I do sometimes on occasion draw more original stuff (though I don't typically upload it here). I'm a huge fan of the Sonic and Pokemon series, so expect mostly fan art of those franchises
Please note that I am anti-social around most people, therefore I will not always respond to comments.
Older Step-Bro's account: PsychoSilver-X99
Real Life Friend's account: Togekiss-boi
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ZipoTheCh…
Tumblr (for WIPs/Sketches and Small Doodles): zipocxg.tumblr.com/
Art Status:
Hey I like your art! Can you draw me something?
If you're asking for a regular request, then no. Please note that I WILL NOT bend this rule for friends, and if you pester me about finishing any kind of drawing, I have every right to cancel it, and possibly block you if your actions persist.
Can I draw fan art of your characters?
Of course! You don't need permission to want to do gift art. Just be sure to send me the pic in a note when you finish it.
Do you draw anything original?
On occasion I will do original art with original characters. But were generally done for school assignments, and I don't generally submit them here.
You draw too much chao/pokemon/keronians/ponies, will you EVER draw something else?
I do draw other things too, just not as often. Also if you've got a problem with the stuff I draw, then I suggest you stop watching me. I draw what I like, not what others like.
How long have you been drawing for?
This isn't the easiest question to answer since I can't remember my life in full detail. But family photos and personal memories suggest that I first started "drawing" as early as 1 and a half years old.
Do you have a specific style you try to aim for?
It depends on what I'm drawing. My style is usually heavily inspired by official styles in the series I draw fan art of. With enough time, I generally end up developing my own style.
Will you watch me?
If you're straight up ASKING me to, then no. Also don't watch me for the sake of trying to get me to watch you, I don't do watch backs unless I like the other artist's works.
Can we be friends?
Whether or not you consider ME a friend is up to you. Due to past negative experiences with certain former friends and being socially awkward, it is very hard for me to accept someone as an actual friend. If I do consider you one, consider yourself lucky!
Why don't you like anime?
It's not anime itself that I dislike, it's the fanbase that has driven me away. Anime that I DO like I have chosen to watch for reasons besides the fact they're anime. Being a Japanese cartoon is not important to whether or not I like a show. Also the content in a lot of anime I don't exactly care for, sorry. Don't flame me.
How often do you come onto dA?
Well I never hit the log out button (unless I'm on someone else's computer), so I guess I'm always on? In reality though, I usually come on several times a day to check my messages and clear my inbox.
Can we add each other on Skype?
Who I add to my contacts list on Skype is my decision. You can add me if you want, but there'll be no guarentees that I'll add you back, especially if I don't know you that well.
Can I have your 3DS Friend Code?
Again, who I choose to exchange Friend Codes with is my decision. I don't want random people adding me to theirs, which is why I keep mine private.
How do you feel about your own art?
Personally I don't feel that strongly about it. It's rare that I finish a drawing and am satisfied with it, and even more rare that I actually consider myself proud of a drawing. I don't see my art as being that special, but maybe I'm just blind to my own talent, that's usually how it works right?
What's your real name?
My real name has been leaked online, but I refuse to disclose it here to those who don't know yet. If you know what my actual name is, PLEASE do NOT go advertising it to others you know or random strangers, I will disown you if you do >:I
If I know your real name, can I call you by it?
Only people who I know in real life are allowed to call me by my actual name (though honestly I wish they wouldn't online). If you only know me by the internet, then you do not have permission to do so.
Is there a nickname I can call you?
CXG and Zipz work good enough for me.
You do realize that "Zipo" is spelt with two "p's" right?
Yes I am aware of the lighter brand "Zippo". I originally used the name "Zipo" as a name for an old FC, and have always spelt it with just one "p", and was previously unaware of the lighter's name. It's still pronounced the same just FYI.
Can I use your art for something?
Generally I don't like people using my art unless I specify otherwise. However if you give credit, then I'm usually okay with it. Also it helps to know what you want to use it for.
Can I use your art as a referance?
For character referencing or color-palatte purposes you are allowed to use my art as a reference. You are NOT however allowed to trace my art or edit it in any way (aside from crops and resizing for avatars, as long as credit is given).
Can I ask one more question?
Sorry, my hands are getting tired from typing all of this, so no, that WAS your last question. Good bye!


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When writing out a zoo object to a CSV file using write.zoo(), I would actually like to drop decimal precision from the default of 14 to just 3. However, even with setting scipen & digits in options(), I have not been able to drop the precision in output.
Here is a sample code to illustrate the issue.
blah <- zoo(cbind(c(1.590833333333335, NA), c(NA, 21.590833333333337)))
index(blah) <- c("Dec 1985", "Dec 1986")
colnames(blah) <- c("FooHeader", "BarHeader")
options(scipen = 3, digits = 3)
write.zoo(blah, file = "blah.csv", sep = ",")
If I open the
blah.csv file, I see
"Dec 1985",1.59083333333334,NA
"Dec 1986",NA,21.5908333333333
But what I would really want to see is
"Dec 1985",1.591,NA
"Dec 1986",NA,21.591
How do I go about making this happen? Thanks a bunch in advance!
Note: I am aware that by dropping the precision, if I read the data into the R again, I would still lose the precision. That's fine. I can live with that.


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Korean Bean Sprout
16 Jun 2009
Korean Bean Sprout is also known as Sukjunamul. Korean Bean Sprout is one of the most loved comfort food of all time. This easy to follow Bean Sprout recipe video shows you how to prepare this delicious side dish by yourself. Give it a try!!
|Bean sprouts
|1 Bag (1 kg)
|Green onions
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Sesame oil
|1 Teaspoon
|Sesame seeds
|1 Teaspoon
|Garlic powder
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
- Parboil the bean sprouts for 4 minutes.
- Rinse bean sprouts in cold water.
- Squeeze out some of the excess water.
- Add the ingredients.
- Mix together.
- Serve as a side dish.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Course:Side Dish
Restriction:Vegetarian, Pregnancy, High Fiber, High Protein, Low Cholesterol
Fast or fancy, beans sprout makes for an easy to make, delicious dish. Healthy and inexpensive, this Korean dish has a nice, light, refreshing flavor and makes for a very satisfying side dish. Just soak some beans overnight and let it sprout and then use it to prepare this delish bean dish.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 40
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5 g7.2%
Saturated Fat 0.76 g3.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 273.2 mg11.4%
Total Carbohydrates 31 g10.5%
Dietary Fiber 9.8 g39.1%
Sugars 21.1 g
Protein 16 g31.9%
Vitamin A 11.7% Vitamin C 119.3%
Calcium 9.7% Iron 28.7%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
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07/07/2009 - 02:03
hi, would to check if u could also post how to make : 1. spinach salad (non-spicy) and 2. raddish salad (spicy kind) Thank you.
07/14/2009 - 04:15
Hey Fairrene, though not from the same chef there are two radish salad recipes that you can try.. http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/white_radish_salad http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/radish_salad And i am sure you will find what you want amongst the Spinach Salad recipes on this page http://www.ifood.tv/network/spinach_salad/recipes Enjoy
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Austrian Banks' Bad Debt Eroded 65% of Profit Since 2008
Austrian banks must reconsider a business model that forced them to use 44 billion euros ($60 billion), or almost two-thirds of their profit since 2008, to provision for bad debts, the central bank said.
Austria's largest banks, the biggest lenders in eastern Europe, must strengthen capital to catch up with competitors, cut costs and remain wary of the next bubble, Deputy Governor Andreas Ittner told reporters in Vienna today. If they do, the former communist part of Europe still offers more growth than their home market, he said.
"It's not the time to pull out of eastern Europe," said Ittner, who heads banking supervision at the central bank. "On the contrary, growth rates are still higher there than in western Europe, but it needs to be sustainable growth."
Erste Group Bank AG, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and UniCredit Bank Austria AG expanded in former parts of the Hapsburg empire after the Iron Curtain fell. Rapid credit growth fueled bank earnings and economic growth until 2008 as clients borrowed to buy homes, cars and consumer goods. When economic growth contracted, bad loans and writedowns soared.
Erste continued its plunge today after it warned last week it will have a record loss from writedowns at its Romanian unit and set aside an additional 700 million euros for loan losses in Romania and Hungary. Bank Austria wrote off 2 billion euros of goodwill in March, and Raiffeisen warned of rising bad loan provisions in May, due to its Ukraine and Russia units.
'Not Anymore'
Ittner, presenting his department's semi-annual financial stability report, urged lenders to re-evaluate strategies prone to inflate bubbles and lead to an accumulation of bad debt. That includes providing subsidiaries with abundant funding from headquarters, often in foreign currency such as Swiss francs or U.S. dollars, instead of using local deposits and liquidity.
"What you can't do anymore is like before the crisis, sell cheap bonds in the west and just pass this through toward eastern Europe," Ittner said. "It was one of the mistakes, that by way of lending in foreign currencies they simulated interest rates that weren't adequate for the local risk. Another issue was the pace of growth."
While Austrian banks raised their aggregate Tier 1 ratio to 11.9 percent from 11 percent in 2013 as lenders including Erste and Raiffeisen sold new shares and bolstered their capital, they still lag European peers and the gap is widening, according to the central bank report. Meanwhile, Austrian banks' cost-to-income ratio, a gauge of bank efficiency, is the highest in Europe after German banks.
"We continue to recommend a further improvement of the capitalization, which has become more and more a factor for banks' competitiveness," Ittner said. "And they need to do more about costs as well as about income and margins."
Erste shares were down 2.3 percent at 19.04 euros at 5:13 p.m. in Vienna, the lowest in more than a year on an intraday level, after plunging 16 percent on July 4. The stock is down 25 percent this year, the biggest decline in the 30-company Euro Stoxx Banks Index.


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I would like to suggest rsync and some scripting as a solution.
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MOC: Ralph Lauren™ store
Posted 13 February 2011 - 08:49 PM
Hi all, I would like to present to you the latest installment to my Rodeo Drive style buildings, Ralph Lauren™ store. The exterior of the store was built in eight days and thus I didn't choose a style that is as extravagant as its predecessors, but I think I did a fair job making it look as much like a real flagship as possible (e.g. the blue awnings, the greening everywhere, but sorry, I don't have the Polo logo). To compensate for the lack of exterior details, I added more to the interior than usual in hope of gaining back marks , I hope you guys will like it!
Disclaimer: I remember someone did a chandelier with the wheel piece before, but I can't remember where I saw it, so this bit isn't entirely original.
Posted 13 February 2011 - 08:58 PM
BTW, do you keep all of your buildings assembled? If so, mind taking a pic of all of them together?
Posted 13 February 2011 - 09:01 PM
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Posted 13 February 2011 - 09:08 PM
Captain Becker
Thank you Jebediahs
Currently playing as: Captain Charles J. Becker, Oleon in BOBS
Posted 13 February 2011 - 09:19 PM
prateek, on 13 February 2011 - 08:58 PM, said:
BTW, do you keep all of your buildings assembled? If so, mind taking a pic of all of them together?
All 6 branded stores are still intact, but I am afraid I can't take a picture of them all as I have limited space at home. However, I do have a photo of 7 stores, the seventh one being built by Andybear (LEGO Ambassador HK), during Bricks Adventure 2011:
I am sorry that I need to go right now, will reply the other guys tomorrow, thanks!
Edited by jaredchan, 13 February 2011 - 09:20 PM.
Posted 13 February 2011 - 09:23 PM
jaredchan, on 13 February 2011 - 09:19 PM, said:
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Posted 13 February 2011 - 09:54 PM
The exterior looks good with those colors. And the interior is brilliant.
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Posted 13 February 2011 - 10:05 PM
Great work - as always!
Posted 13 February 2011 - 10:07 PM
The colours are perfect and the window/store dressing are just fantastic !
I can't wait until your next creation and Brick On !
Posted 13 February 2011 - 10:28 PM
Posted 13 February 2011 - 11:20 PM
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Posted 14 February 2011 - 01:38 AM
It's funny, earlier this morning I was looking at google streetview on Rodeo Drive and getting thoughts in my head that it would be neat to see the entire street built out of LEGO. Someone should definitely do that.
The studs not on top technique for the stairwell is great, and the display cabinet work as well.
Posted 14 February 2011 - 01:49 AM
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Posted 14 February 2011 - 09:17 AM
The SNOT stairs are also well done!
That's for me a very nice moc, congrat'
I prefer this model than Emporio Armani, most finished !
Edited by lego-maniac, 14 February 2011 - 04:16 PM.
Posted 15 February 2011 - 05:02 PM
For the horn thing on the wall, I want to do it in brown but I am not sure if all the pieces used come in any sort of brown, does any one have any idea?
Once again, thanks guys!
Posted 15 February 2011 - 05:16 PM
Edited by LegoFan03, 15 February 2011 - 05:18 PM.
Posted 17 February 2011 - 01:44 PM
But still I like this style, though Classic Town is still my favorite.
Posted 19 February 2011 - 06:07 PM
I love that luxury, this is the exlusive kind of place I would like to shop in
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Very interesting interior designs.
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More on William Blair's downgrade of EMC (EMC -2.2%): Analyst Jason Ader says checks indicate EMC had trouble closing deals with large companies in Q4, something that will likely lead results to be in-line or below consensus. He's also worried about the threat posed by newer, more efficient technologies - many Internet/cloud companies have been eschewing traditional storage gear in favor of flash storage and commodity hardware. Oppenheimer and Craig-Hallum expressed concerns about EMC last week. NTAP -3.9%. BRCD -2%. ELX -1.8%. QLGC -1.7%.
More on William Blair's downgrade of EMC (EMC -2.2%): Analyst Jason Ader says checks indicate...
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