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Wilbur Ross, who has about $1 billion invested in Europe, praised the deal and said he was surprised that the countries moved this far as quickly as they did.
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While many praised the recent agreement among most EU members to pursue closer fiscal ties, some expressed concern that the accord seemed to speak only to the concerns of markets. What about the "real economy," they ask.
Thierry Jeantet, director-general of Euresa, a network of European insurance companies, called it only "a partial agreement" that fails to address "the fundamentals."
"Europe doesn't have any more industrial dynamism," he said. "Europe needs to relaunch its industries, to relaunch its small- and medium-sized businesses."
He advocates an investment fund — not just a rescue fund like Europe's €440 billion fund to support governments — that would pour money into public works and innovation, including encouraging new businesses and investing in technology.
Marina Niforos, managing director of the American Chamber of Commerce in France, echoes the need for more investment.
While individual countries are working to promote innovation — Italy's new budget has some growth-stimulating measures and French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for more support for small businesses — Niforos said Europe needs a more coordinated effort.
"Austerity that is not coupled on the other side with some kind of a program for job-creation is worrisome," she said. "You need the calm financial markets, you need to restore credibility, but, at the same time, it can sink us into a recession, unless we do have a thought-out plan on the other side to counteract that."
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Hilary Duff brightened the lives of some students in need at a Fort Wayne, Ind. elementary school Tuesday.
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This natural island of the Seine river is a part of the district Notre-Dame, one of the most know districts of Paris in the world.
The island can be crossed on both sides within 10 minutes walking.
There are several food stores nearby, coffee bars and restaurants.
The famous ice-cream maker "Berthillon", one of the best (ice-cream makers of Paris, is unless 1 minute walking from the apartment (located at 29 rue Saint-Louis en l'île).
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Do not go there! Mildew everywhere! Very dirty apartment. They need to clean it!
Sleeping there was disaster!!
I'd say for the price, i would have expected something more. Very small not at all clean apt. The kitchenette and (dirty) toilet in one room only with sliding doors isnt good. No iron board. And a horrible smell of rot in the kitchen!! But on the other hand a grand view of Sacre Ceur, surprisingly good bed, calm, great location and hot water. We only stayed 3 nights and were out most of the time. If we were to stay longer we would pick something else.
Disappointing standards in the flat, the shower and bath were leaky, broken and missing doors, blown light bulbs, dirty air vents, mould in the corners of the room.
Shower riser was broken, bath tap was broken, kitchen handles broken, cooker hood clogged with dust and filth, we have take photos and will send them to the owners when we get home as we are now in the UK for 4 weeks, not good value for money with all this maintenance needed, we will contact the owners soon. very poor standards not happy :-(
+ location is very nice.... explanations how to get there are also well done!!!
- not properly cleaned (((( check out is bit early... the internet access was not indicated in welcoming letter... took 2 or 3 days to arrange this...
we were 4 people (3 adults+child) was bit tiny... ideally for 2 people. max 3 people--
The apartment was perfectly located, with lovely restaurants, a mini supermarket and a Metro station within 3 minutes walking distance. It was clean and had enough space for four occupants, and was a nice place to return home to after a long day out. However, the lack of an oven did prove somewhat difficult, and (this may just be because we came from the quiet English countryside) the street was quite noisy, which was disturbing for the lighter sleepers in our party.
The area is wery nice, but the flat was so dirty everyvere. We had to clean the fridge before we could youse it, alt the things in the kitchen was dirty, the coffeymaschine, toaster, everything - and the kitchendoors. On the sofa was a very dirty sheet and all the doors in the appartment was dirty. We will not be able too recommand this appartment to anybody
It was a very nice place,in good location to everything.The street was noisy so it was difficult to fall asleep.The only thing we needed was a fan or air cond.
We hit a heat wave and property was really hot. There were fans which was very handy. Kitchen and bathroom very small and HOT. Anyone over 5 ft 6in would find it very hard to stand in the shower. Toilet seat broken. Plenty of room for 4 adults.
The flat is good for young people without children
Located close to metro station and there are many cafes, bars, restaurants near
Good for sightseeing and easy to get them even by feet
There is a lift, however it is suitable only for slim people;)
If you're a single man, this place is for you! there are many nice girls outside:)
The sink in the bathroom was choked up and couldn't be used properly
Room planning is not convenient at all
The flat is much smaller than it seems in the pictures
Wi-fi worked only sometimes
The key is very difficult to be found even with the instruction
In overall, we liked the location of this apt but the flat is inconvenient and not suitable for long staying
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Khon Kaen Sugar Industries (KSL Group) is a well-established sugar manufacturer in Thailand. It is the fourth largest domestic producer and its market share of the industry stands at 7%. The company exports two-thirds of its sugar output to traders such as Cargill, Kerry, Tate & Lyle and Louis Dreyfus. It also sells sugar directly to food manufactures and counts Unilever, Dutch Mill and Kraft Foods among its customers. Other than sugar manufacturing, KSL Group is also involved in ethanol production, organic fertiliser and biomass electricity production. It operates a total of four sugar factories in three provinces: Khon Kaen, Kanchanaburi and Chonburi.
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Due to higher sugarcane crushing volumes and revenues from exporting operations out of Laos and Cambodia, KSL reported revenue of THB7.20bn in Q312 (May-July), up 15% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and 24% year-on-year (y-o-y). Net profits came in at THB840mn, up 26% q-o-q and 6% y-o-y. Although gross margins stood at 25.8% and profit margins at 11.7% in Q312, down 11.7% and 32.0% y-o-y respectively, KSL's margins are still close to its peers' average.
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The results were driven by crushing capacity expansion, due to the commencing of the Bo Ploy project and by better profitability from the ethanol and power plant businesses. Total sugar production rose 16.1% y-o-y to 281,170 tonnes. Ethanol production soared by 152.4% y-o-y to 23.7mn litres, compensating lower average prices. Meanwhile, electricity production rose 39.0% y-o-y to 62,060 Megawatt/hour (MW/hr) and Thai electricity prices climbed by 18.5% y-o-y in Q312 to THB3,340/MW.
Company Strategy
While there are many potential areas of growth for KSL in the medium term, coming from the expansion towards the downstream sector and the boom of sugar consumption in Asia, we believe that the company faces significant challenges to overcome in order to fully leverage on these opportunities. Thus, we hold a cautious outlook towards the company over the medium term.
|Surpluses Weighting On Prices
|Sugar - Global Production Balance, Mn Tonnes (LHS) & Front-Month Sugar, USc/lb
In the coming years, high crushing capacity due to the new sugar plants should partially offset lower sugar prices (we forecast ICE sugar prices to average USc21.50/lb in 2013 and USc20.00/lb in 2014, compared to USc22.00/lb in 2012) and support KSL's revenues. Given the new sugarcane production capacity from Bo Ploy of 4,000tonnes/day and Loei project of 16,000 tonnes/day, KSL's total production capacity in FY2013 would be 100,000 tonnes/day, up 25% from the current capacity. According to company guidance, KSL's sugar output is projected to increase by 9.5% y-o-y to 800,000 tonnes. This represents 7.3% of our forecast for Thailand's total production for 2012/13 of 11.0mn tonnes.
KSL's supply of sugarcane and production of sugar is likely to keep on increasing. In fact, we hold a positive view on Thailand's sugar sector, and see production rise by 31.8% to 13.4mn tonnes between 2011/12 and 2016/17. The Thai sugar industry's growth will endure in the coming years, as farmers increase acreage pushed by higher profitability, strong government support to the sector and good market prices. The sector will also benefit from Asia's ballooning sugar deficit. Various Asian countries, such as China, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia, have the potential to become major importers of sugar in the coming years, as production cannot keep up with soaring demand.
KSL's diversification towards the downstream industry should also help the company compensate for the volatility on its sugar business and increase its earnings in the coming years. The company announced in September 2012 plans to buy a beverage producer to expand its business line. Moreover, KSL will invest in order to expand its power plant's production capacity from 30 to 65MW capacity.
|Improving But Still Relatively High
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However, we also note that unstable operating income growth and poor hedging strategies add to the risks to KSL's medium-term earnings potential. Fluctuating operating income growth suggests that the company's core sugar business is volatile. Indeed, between FY2007 and FY2011, operating income growth oscillated between -10.6% to 168.3% y-o-y despite continuously increases revenues. Although KSL reported losses from derivatives at THB17.8mn in FY2011, recovering from the abysmal losses of THB993.9mn from derivatives in FY2010, we continue to remain cautious on the company's hedging strategies.
KSL is comparatively less liquid, as both its current and cash ratios are significantly below its peers'. Lastly, KSL's increasing debt burden due to the company's expansionary activities gives us reason for caution. Although the total debt/EBITDA ratio has been decreasing since FY10, it remains high compared to KSL's peers, standing at 3.5 in Q312. However, we are not that concerned about this level of debt as the interest coverage ratio is comparatively high and stable.
KSL enjoys rather high efficiency, given its relatively high and increasing inventory turnover, and profitability, as both its operating and profits margins are high relative to its peers'. Moreover, the company has had positive and steadily growing cash flows from operations in the past six years as well as higher free cash flow/revenue ratios than its peers.
|Khon Kaen Sugar & SET Index, Rebased
KSL's price to EBITDA (P/EBITDA) is relatively cheap, currently standing at 4.8x, and on a downtrend, as it was at 6.3x as of the beginning of January. São Martinho, Cosan and Shree Renuka's average is currently coming in at 3.8x, while the Bloomberg World Food Index's P/EBITDA is at 8.1x.
Technical Analysis
Khon Kaen share price is likely to continue trading in its wedge pattern. We expect the share price to bounce back in the coming weeks as we see strong support around the THB12.5 level. However, should it break through this multi-year support, the company's share price is likely to come to next support coming in at THB11.3.
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|Khon Kaen Sugar Share Price (THB) & RSI (Below)
Risks To Outlook
The risks to our outlook are weighted to the downside. Khon Kaen is highly exposed to Asian markets, where demand for sugar is more elastic than in developed countries. Further macroeconomic headwinds, as seen for example in China in 2012, could keep a lid on the company's performance and share price.
Moreover, CPF's share price could be dragged down by broader weakness on the Stock Exchange of Thailand Index (SETI) in the coming months. In fact, we see major downside potential for the SETI in the short term ( see 'SETI: The Hallmarks Of A Top', October 25, 2012, BMO Online).
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Richard Arlen Ford, 65, a native of Plaquemine and a resident of Baton Rouge, entered his eternal life Wednesday, July 28, 2010, from advanced prostate cancer, with his family by his side at St. Joseph's Hospice in Baton Rouge.
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He is survived by his wife, Lisa Cannella Ford of Plaquemine; one brother, Thomas John Ford and wife, Terelyn; one son, Christopher Windham Ford and wife, Becky, all of Baton Rouge; three daughters, Amanda Jane Ford Ellis and husband, John of Laurel, Miss., Melinda Ford Atkins and husband, Ryan of Opelousas, and Madeline Alexandria Ford of Baton Rouge; and blessed with seven loving grandchildren, Cole Ellis, Connor Ellis, C.J. Ford, Holly Ford, Carson Ellis, Jackson James Atkins and Monica McDowell.
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What didn't matter
Big money. A slow but steady economic recovery. Voter turnout. Better data. We all know the things that made a political difference. I'm more surprised at the things that didn't.
Besides Herb Kohl, I mean.
Here, in no particular order, are the things that - despite the prognostications of the pundits and hopes and fears of the political operatives - never really mattered:
- Mitt Romney's religion: At a town hall meeting in Howard last April, a young Wisconsin man told Romney he was concerned about the candidate's Mormon faith, tried to quote Mormon verse that some suggest is racist and went on to ask Romney if he was against interracial marriage. Romney said, "No," but also made it clear, "We're just not going to have a discussion about religion." Turned out no one else in America wanted to, either. Romney lost for lots of reasons, but not because of his faith.
- Tammy Baldwin's sexual orientation: The Thompson campaign erred badly when it tried, at one point, to suggest that the fact Baldwin is gay means she lacks "heartland values." Voters didn't agree. Baldwin is the first openly gay person to be elected to the U.S. Senate, proving mainstream Wisconsinites are a lot more interested in candidates' political bedfellows than their literal ones.
- President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage: Voters in two states, Maine and Maryland, cast ballots Tuesday agreeing with him, and there's no evidence it hurt him anywhere else.
- Scott Walker crying: The governor was captured on camera with a tear running down his cheek during Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention in August. I'm surprised some of these guys - especially during grueling campaigns when they don't get a lot of sleep - don't show emotion more often. But even the youngest pols likely know the story of Edmund Muskie, who appeared to cry during a speech defending his wife in front of the New Hampshire Union Leader in 1972. Men didn't cry back then, and many believe it cost Muskie the Democratic nomination for president. It wouldn't nowadays. Nowadays, even Republicans cry. Especially after last Tuesday.
- The "historic" protests and recalls: For all the chanting and singing and shouting and marching in Madison last year, we're right back where we were in this state. The Republicans control the governor's mansion and both the Senate and the Assembly. The Democrats still control the vuvuzelas, but it's not clear why they'd want to ever use them again.
- Newspaper endorsements. The Journal Sentinel was wise to drop political endorsements that never told anyone anything they didn't already know. And rarely changed a mind. Witness The Wisconsin State Journal's decision to endorse Romney this year after going for Obama four years ago. Back in 2008, Obama took 73% of the vote in Dane County, where the paper circulates, while carrying Wisconsin by almost 14 points. This year, the president's margin of victory in Wisconsin was much smaller, seven points. But - despite the paper's change of heart - he still took Dane by nearly as much of a margin as last time, 71%.
- Billions of dollars. Yes, big money helped win a lot of races. But it's mind-boggling to think how much was also spent on losing ones. Tommy Thompson's campaign and outside groups who supported his bid spent tens of millions in their losing battle. The National Journal estimates that the Romney campaign and outside interests that supported him spent over $30 million on advertising in Wisconsin alone. Nationwide, candidates and outside interests spent about $6 billion on the U.S. House, Senate and presidential races this fall, according to an estimate by the Center for Responsive Politics. And half of the candidates lost.
Just thinking about all that wasted cash brings a tear to my eye - not that it matters.
Mike Nichols is an author and a senior fellow with the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, a nonpartisan conservative think tank. This column reflects his personal perspective. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Police say go before you go or cop a fine
- From: Quest Newspapers
- December 20, 2012
Local police and publicans are calling for revellers to stay safe and be sensible this festive season.
Originally published as Go before you go or cop a fine
Redcliffe police crime prevention officer Jo Broughton said using commonsense was the easiest way to stay out of trouble. And she warned partygoers not to relieve themselves in public.
``We just encourage people to use the facilities and go before they go,'' Sergeant Broughton said.
``You can receive a ticket and on the spot fine.''
Redcliffe Liquor Industry Action Group president and Ambassador Hotel manager Jim Muggeridge said he would be keeping an eye on patrons this silly season to ensure it was a safe environment for all.
``Follow the guidelines hotels and pubs put out,'' Mr Muggeridge said.
``All of our staff are RSA licensed and we have security on during the weekends.''
Mr Muggeridge said an extra level of care had been applied throughout Redcliffe, with the Liquor Industry Action Group participants offering designated drivers softdrinks to keep them away from alcohol.
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Acting is not my favourite thing
Victoria Wood - comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director - has passed away at 62 on 20 April 2016, after a short battle with cancer. [more inside]
Walking on Tigers' Tails
"The distance between the station and the train was accurately measured ... I was not nervous as it approached and I leaped without hesitation," she recalled. She landed safely, but the rocking motion of the train rolled her straight toward the end of the car. Just before being pitched off, "I caught hold of an air vent and hung on." Then, with a sense of the dramatic, silent film actress Helen Gibson let her body "dangle over the edge to increase the effect on the screen." [more inside]
It was like "Wow, we're getting away with this!"
An oral history of Wet Hot American Summer. (And, hey, First Day of Camp premieres on Netflix today.)
Songs We Love
NPR Music has put together a massive playlist of their best of 2014, Songs We Love.
That link above launches the groovy in-browser app, which lets you listen on shuffle, choose a genre, and gives you artist info, as well as other functionality. You can view the entire list here if you are more eye-curious than ear-curious.
That link above launches the groovy in-browser app, which lets you listen on shuffle, choose a genre, and gives you artist info, as well as other functionality. You can view the entire list here if you are more eye-curious than ear-curious.
No Wawa in the Hood
No Wawa in the Hood by Donuts n' Puddin', a new online variety show. A short, catchy song about the superiority of Wawa over corner stores and 7-11.
"It's called intimate, fuck-face!"
NPR and Vulture talk to Sarah Silverman about her HBO special 'We Are Miracles', and why women run comedy. Though according to Variety she shouldn't be so dirty... or maybe Variety should shut up.
Film Nerds, Rejoice!
Lantern--a search platform for the collections of the Media History Digital Library that enables access to over 800,000 pages of digitized texts from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound (from 1904 to 1963)--has gone live. (Previously.)
Sunnier Than Sonny And Cher!
What is Pink Lady? In Japan they are remembered for a string of pop hits in the 70s, but Americans might remember them either from their disco single "Kiss In The Dark" or from an attempt to sell them to the US market in 1980 via a short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady & Jeff (TVParty summary) with comedian Jeff Altman. (Opening). The show featured their Japanese hits, UFO, MONSTER (a bit more rock and roll), and SOS along with US hits like Boogie Wonderland, McArthur Park and the occasional guest star. (with encore) Also, Roy Orbison. Sadly, the show failed to break out and the two returned to Japan for a series of farewell concerts and retrospectives. Much, much more available at this charmingly retro, utterly exhaustive fan site devoted to them. Or just read the recaps. [more inside]
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Calling your personal online radio station the best of everything seems designed to provoke controversy. But in this case it's just one "mature consumer" taking a stand against big media and youth oriented marketing. Be sure to read the about page. [more inside]
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The Black and White Minstrel Show was a (very cheesy) British variety series that ran Saturday nights on the BBC for twenty years. Hard to believe that it was still on the air as late as 1978. A live show, "Memories of the Minstrels ," toured the UK to packed houses in 2004 and 2005. The show was performed white-faced and featured the stars, medley's and costumes from the original TV series. Previously. [more inside]
Plans are afoot for a US version of Spaced the seminal British zeitgeisty eve-of-the-Millennium sitcom that packed in huge numbers of film homages while turning the traditional man-and-woman-in-flatshare sitcom scenario on its head. The makers went on to make Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. [more inside]
A variety of talent both well known and forgotten.
Harlem Variety Revue. Pre-rock & roll TV show featuring swing from Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, and Sarah Vaughan. Rhythm & blues from Amos Milburn, Ruth Brown, Joe Turner, Martha Davis and Larry Darnell. Jazz & calypso from Nat Cole. Ballad by Dinah Washington. Doo wop from The Clovers. Harmony from the Larks and the Delta Rhythm Boys (complete with exciting choreography). Comedy provided by Nipsey Russell & Mantan Moreland, tapdancing by Coles & Atkins and Bill Bailey (check out that 1955 Moonwalk at the end!) Hosted by Willie Bryant.
The Mighty Mannequin
Joan Rhodes, strong woman. Born ca. 1920 in England, as Josie Terena, 'Joan Rhodes became famous in the 1950s and 60s as a strong woman,' sometimes billed as The Mighty Mannequin. 'She performed in cabaret, variety and vaudeville, stunning audiences with her amazing feats of strength. She could bend heavy steel bars that no man in the audience could even dent, she could break six-inch nails with her hands, and she could tear the 1000 page London phone book not merely in half, but into quarters.'
The Room: Best/Worst/Best Vanity Project Ever
The Room: The Movie. Triple-threat (actor/writer/director) Tommy Wiseau made his cinematic debut in 2003 with the The Room (see trailer and various scenes), "a blend between a softcore porn flick and a Tennessee Williams stageplay." Wiseau ("who's not just one of the most unusual looking and sounding-with an unidentifiable Eastern European accent-leading men ever to grace the screen, but a narcissist nonpareil whose movie makes Vincent Gallo's "The Brown Bunny" seem the apotheosis of cinematic self-restraint...may be something of a first: A movie that prompts most of its viewers to ask for their money back-before even 30 minutes have passed." - Variety), allegedly raised $6 million outside Hollywood to cover production and marketing costs of the self-described "black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies" (see various rough dress rehersals). Audience members, including comedian David Cross, have been "marveling at the bizarre editing, bad bluescreen, uncomfortably explicit sex scenes and, of course, the enigma of Wiseau himself" as the film played monthly for years in Los Angeles. Available on DVD, diehard "roomies" swear by the theatrical experience, shout out their own commentary, hurl spoons at the screen and singalong to the soundtrack. Some call it "The Rocky Horror of the New Millenium" and stage "Room" parties. If you look at the marketing campaign or survived a screening you might see The Room as "a seminar on how NOT to make a movie." [Inspired by Boing Boing]
French horns, wee?
This (windows media) movie taken from a French variety show is pretty cool/kooky/amazing. It's a guy wearing a suit covered in small horns, all honking different keys, and he can play the classics by jumping around and hiting the right notes.
Boycott France?
Boycott France? An American Jewish Congress trade ad placed in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter compares anti-Semitic violence to that experienced during WWII. Some groups are also calling for a boycott of the Cannes Film Festival. Woody Allen doesn't agree. Can the actions of an idiotic minority really justify a boycott?
Variety reports
Variety reports (subscription temporarily not required due to the attacks) on changes in upcoming television programming due to perceived (and probably real) audience sensitivity. While we've seen some of this before (like concern over the plane exploding in the premiere of "24"), I see at least one change I'd feared: "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson," (episode 4F22, originally aired four years ago today as the season premiere) where Homer's car is booted at One World Trade Plaza and Homer climbs both towers looking for a bathroom, has been pulled from syndication and, unless Twentieth Television changes its mind, will not be aired again.
Also, Showtime has indefinitely postponed its airing of the well-received indie film "The Believer," about a "self-hating Jew who becomes an anti-semitic skinhead." Overly-senstive reactions or justified changes for a mourning nation?
Also, Showtime has indefinitely postponed its airing of the well-received indie film "The Believer," about a "self-hating Jew who becomes an anti-semitic skinhead." Overly-senstive reactions or justified changes for a mourning nation?
Variety praises 'suspense-filled, seesaw race'.
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The 2012 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game is set with the Kent State Golden Flashes facing the Northern Illinois Huskies. The game will be held on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan (ESPN2).
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first off howdy was not a big dog. he was 70 lbs. Howdy was a very intelligent dog, almost to a fault. He was a very loyal and protective dog. I feel the only reason he didn't have as much success as...
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first off howdy was not a big dog. he was 70 lbs. Howdy was a very intelligent dog, almost to a fault. He was a very loyal and protective dog. I feel the only reason he didn't have as much success as...
I cant remember the names but there was a crew at one time at the cattle ranch that yes even I couldn't hang with. One I think was "Big Mac". He was throwing the flyer, back when Mr Free was running...
I was training with Jason a few weeks ago and we had this same discussion. Jason looks at "D" and says " tell Kippy who the king is around here". D told me Jason just had a good day. lol
When Paul and Ray worked for Andy they would frequent my place to train. At least once a year they had to test the old man, me. Ray was stronger than Paul. Sorry Paul.
He cant arm wrestle either.
Ray aint sh!!!!t
Wow!!!! I didn't now I was so wealthy.
Well you guys train with me sometimes. I havent made a video but If i did was hoping to be under the vivid label😄
will do!! the hand shake.
he is truly one of a kind, he is a brother for sure, tomorrow afternoon we are off after the coyotes with his special varmit gun, but only after prenational training.
billy is sitting next to me at my camp as I type this, he hasn't changed to........much
does anyone know a reputable breeder?
what should be said is ammo has the owners in 20 lifetimes!!! when you look at the number of trials that dog has run is purely amazing. that is called total dedication towards a goal. congrats to the...
Congrats rita!!!!!
We did both at the same time with faith, It worked out great for us but you have to be willing to stay constant with the rehab.
Dave the dog I ran this past weekend that took third in your derby had both done at 9 months, she moved pretty good don't you think?
Congrats to all, great test great people. Thanks to all the Nashville club members for a great weekend.
Congrats tim!!!!!!!!
All I heard is the last series of the derby was an tight inline triple. I heard this from someone there, not sure if it is true.
Congrats Rita on your placement!
As a judge they are a waste of time. the more you emphasis handlers to stay on them the more they don't.
WOW!!! that's big. Congrats.
With all due respect to everyone that reads this and participates on this forum to harm ment. No one has ever won the Kentucky derby on a mule. In the field trial world their are two groups, those...
oh come on and lighten up. but there is some truth to what I said.
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My very 1st video-game!By Trinity Wheeler Score:
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This was the very first video-game I ever played/seen/or had, before Luigi's Mansion, I didn't know what video-games were, what the heck they were until one Christmas, I got a GameCube and one game -- Luigi's Mansion, at-first it was hard for me (being my first game), but it was fun, charming, cute and it had appeal! I love the story (Instead of Princess Peach being kidnapped it's ironicly Mario) and that Luigi stars in his own game!
It's short...But fun! It's kidish but appealing! It's wack but unique! I would say you should at-least give it one play-through!!! Really--If you give it a chance to sink it, It is really a great game!
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UPDATE: Urban Studies CFP
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Arizona State Downs Dartmouth 61-42 - Match Report
Arizona State earned a 61-42 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday, getting 18 points from Jahii Carson at Wells Fargo Arena.
Arizona State was a favorite by 15.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Carrick Felix had 13 points for Arizona State and Jordan Bachynski chipped in with 9 points. Jonathan Gilling had 6 assists for them, while Carrick Felix was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 14 boards.
Dartmouth got a 12-point performance from Gabas Maldunas, who was supported by 10 points from John Golden. John Golden had 4 assists in a losing cause for Dartmouth, while Connor Boehm grabbed 10 rebounds.
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Einstein's 2014 Spring Formal took place on Saturday, March 1 at Beckwith Pointe in New Rochelle, overlooking a beautiful view of the Long Island Sound. More than 350 students enjoyed the break from studies, decked out in their finest formal wear.
Champagne and hors d'oeuvres were followed by an elaborate dinner. Among the fun diversions, students competed at foosball and pop-up basketball, and danced to the tunes spun by Double Image Entertainment.
Upon arrival, and compliments of the formal's social committee, a professional photographer shot photos of the students decked out in top hats, fake moustaches, and eyeglasses.
Overall, the night was a huge success!
Einstein Is Apt Venue for Off-Broadway Show
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The Turkish government is sending the wrong signal at home and abroad with its reaction to protests, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Wednesday, describing pictures from Istanbul's central Taksim square as "disturbing".
Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight, clearing the square, which has been at the center of nearly two weeks of protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
"We expect Prime Minister Erdogan to deescalate the situation, in the spirit of European values, and to seek a constructive exchange and peaceful dialogue," Westerwelle said in a statement.
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Tritrophic interactions between plants, herbivores, and their natural enemies play an important role in regulating herbivore densities (Terborgh et al. 2001; Walker and Jones 2001; Kos et al. 2011). In agricultural settings the natural balance between herbivores and their natural enemies is often shifted in favor of the herbivore, because large monocultures release herbivores from bottom-up control through unlimited and locally concentrated availability of plant food, allowing them to build up large populations. At the same time, herbivores are also released from top-down control because agricultural fields are usually devoid of flowering plants and noncrop structures which would naturally serve as food sources and habitats for many parasitoids and predators (Wäckers et al. 2005; Bianchi et al. 2006; Winkler et al. 2006, 2009) or their alternative hosts and prey (Settle et al. 1996). Consequently, herbivores become "pests," decreasing agricultural yields by an estimated 18% worldwide and compromising food security (Oerke 2006). Moreover, modern crop varieties have been mainly selected for yield and are therefore often more susceptible to herbivory than their better protected wild ancestors and land races (Gols et al. 2008; Tamiru et al. 2011).
In conventional farming, pests are primarily controlled by synthetic pesticides, which have considerable drawbacks for the environment and humans, notably negative effects on biodiversity and biological control potential (Geiger et al. 2010), the unspecific killing of a broad range of nontarget species (McLaughlin and Mineau 1995), and chemical run-off and leaching into water bodies (van der Werf 1996). In contrast, there are more sustainable farming practices, which rely on indirect mitigating methods and biological control to manage pests (Zehnder et al. 2007) either by releasing natural enemies ("augmentative biological control") or by enhancing those already present in the system ("conservation biological control") (Hajek 2004).
Even in impoverished agricultural systems there are complex interactions between the crop, its pests, their natural enemies, and other species. Noncrop plants are usually removed to minimize competition with the crop and maximize yields, negatively affecting natural enemies (Bianchi et al. 2006). Adding back specifically chosen noncrop plants to counteract these effects and boost natural enemy populations is therefore a promising alternative or complement to pesticide application (Landis et al. 2000; Pfiffner and Wyss 2004). Companion plants, that is, noncrop plants that are planted into a crop field (as opposed to along the field edge), are especially promising, as they are spatially closest to the herbivores on the crop, but they are virtually unstudied in the field (Wäckers et al. 2005; Bianchi et al. 2006). Additionally, many parasitoids locate their hosts and food plants by odor cues (Lewis and Tumlinson 1988; Lewis and Takasu 1990; Huigens et al. 2009; Belz et al. 2013). Certain wild flowers species may therefore be attractive in themselves and contribute to attracting natural enemies into the field, bringing them closer to the herbivores. On the other hand, natural enemies may also attack other natural enemies (e.g., Snyder and Ives 2001; Rosenheim 1998; Traugott et al. 2012), compromising the outcomes of habitat manipulations. Therefore, to improve predictability, a better systemic understanding of the effects of habitat manipulations on community interactions on multiple trophic levels is needed. Trophic interactions are especially important in this context, as they link the species within a food web and govern both species dynamics and densities (Memmott 2009). Field studies on plant–herbivore–natural enemy trophic interactions have rarely measured predation and parasitation events for each natural enemy species because of methodological challenges tracking feeding interactions. Molecular techniques provide a means to overcome these hurdles and to examine the complex feeding interactions between pests, their parasitoids, and predators (Symondson 2012).
Here, we examined how herbivores, parasitoids, and predators are affected by provision of noncrop vegetation within and adjoining agricultural fields, using white cabbage as an example. We measured predation and parasitism of eggs and larvae of the three main European lepidopteran cabbage pests – the cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), and the cabbage white Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) – to get a comprehensive understanding of the trophic interactions among the key species in the investigated system. As our previous studies have shown that the multispecies wildflower strips designed for general biodiversity enhancement do not have a substantial impact on lepidopteran pest control (Pfiffner et al. 2009), we developed a plant mixture tailored to the needs of specific natural enemies. Along the fields wildflower strips with cornflower Centaurea cyanus L. (Asteraceae) and buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (Polygonaceae) were established because both attract parasitoids of cabbage pests (Belz et al. 2013) and increase survival and fecundity of the parasitoids and parasitism of the pest but do not benefit the pests (Pfiffner and Wyss 2004; Géneau et al. 2012). However, the effects of wildflower strips likely decrease with distance from the strip (Tylianakis et al. 2004; Lavandero et al. 2005). Therefore, we additionally planted cornflowers as companion plants into the field between the cabbage plants. We hypothesized that wildflower strips would build up parasitoid and generalist epigeic predator populations and that companion plants would then draw these natural enemies from the strip into the field. The addition of flowering plants would thus make the crop fields attractive habitats for natural enemies and reconstitute the entire food web thereby maximizing natural pest control. Additionally, egg parasitoids were released to combine augmentative with conservation biological control.
We addressed the following questions: (1) do companion plants, in combination with wildflower strips, enhance predation and parasitism rates on herbivore eggs and larvae? (2) do companion plants increase pest control of released egg parasitoids? (3) how frequently do predators feed on pests and their parasitoids?, and (4) how are diversity and community composition of generalist predators affected by companion plants and wildflower strips?


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Caroline Kennedy: I Didn't Drop Out Because of Kids
The former contender to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate says it wasn't an intervention by her kids that led her to step out of the race.
Denying a Vanity Fair report that her kids' protests led her to withdraw from consideration for Hillary Clinton's open Senate seat, Caroline Kennedy told Matt Lauer this morning on the Today show that it was merely "the right decision." Calling the VF story "absolute nonsense," she said that the whole affair was "a great experience." "I know you may find that hard to believe," she joked. "When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks." [MSNBC]


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Nathan Shedroff has just written what is likely to become the sustainability manual for designers. Design Is The Problem is a thorough and informative survey of just about every aspect of sustainable design. It covers important frameworks, schools of thought and specific tools. It's interspersed with good examples and case studies that reveal the complexity of the issue and that force the reader to engage with the topic rather than assume simple answers, which of course don't exist. Design Is The Problem does not go into significant depth on each topic but it will give you a place to start on pretty much anything related to sustainability. Definitely an important book to have in your library.
Design Is The Problem
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I'm really enjoying this book so far. Thankfully Nathan's writing is conversational and concise. Secondly it's objective and doesn't philosophically wax on. I've only previously read about 3 of the sustainability frameworks, in addition to having some generalist notions of LCA.
This truly belongs on the desk of every product designer and brand manager.
Great, thanks for the tip. I'm going to pick this up.
In the spirit of sustainability I really welcome the idea of offering a PDF version.
Just bought it. Now I have something to read for tonight
I have not read the book, but intend to.
However, I do not agree with the title.
I took a course on international development and I came away with one conclusion. The problem is very much still definition of the problem not designation to the problem. The two must be treated separately.
As Einstein said, spend ninety percent of the effort defining the problem and ten percent solving it.
We are always jumping to initiate a solution before we understand the fundamentals of what we are trying to solve.
Is sustainability the problem? Then why does the author say the problem is design?
Sheel Damani May 4, 2009 at 11:51 am
I haven't read the book..but would like to
however, i think when the author says that design is the problem i think he means the "design process" followed is the real problem. It is alarming to read a title of this sort, which works to get the book and read it!
I dare transcribe a paragraph from the introduction of the book (fair use I'd say), to state that the title of the book is just a catch, a marketing gimmick, and what's inside is, instead, an interesting framework to innitiate discussion, as in this very same post, about the responsability design has on processes, experiencies, and sustainability:
This isn't a book about sustainable design. Instead, it's a book about how the design industry can approach the world in a more sustainable way. Design is interconnected—to engineering, management, production, customer experiences, and to the planet. Discussing and comprehending the relationship between design and sustainability requires a systems perspective to see these relationships clearly.


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Of the many verbal morsels that titillate the taste of the medical writer, one of the juiciest is "parameter." It has the ring of fundamental science, not just biological or medical science. It imparts an air of erudition to a paper and, quite incidentally, to the author. Furthermore, it is wholly Greek, a fact which, when he learns of it, will delight the amateur purist who, nevertheless, knowing neither Greek nor Latin, habitually and innocently uses all manner of hybrid terms derived from both.
All in all, "parameter" is quite a word. The trouble is, it does not mean at all what most writers think it means. Webster's new (1959) International Dictionary defines it thus:
"1. Astron.... 2. Cryst.....3. Math. a) An arbitrary constant characterizing by each of its particular values some particular member of a system of expressions, curves, surfaces, functions, etc. b) an independent variable through functions
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