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The Learning Circles homepage , available on developerWorks, is the first stop to learn about IBM Rational products. From this collaborative community, you can gain basic competencies on some IBM offerings. It's simple and easy. Just like a "all you can eat buffet", educational material is placed in a public area, and you select what is appealing to you. Feed you appetite for learning with our "All You Can Eat Buffet". You are new to... [More]
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Release 2 of the IBM Rational Solution for Agile ALM is now available
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SAFe: Get on the (agile) train
For those of you who read this blog since I started it, you probably know that I am a huge proponent of architecture and design in software development. I am also convinced that agile methodologies help us build better products. A framework like Scrum is very good for managing software projects but it may not provide enough information for less experienced agile teams, or teams working in a complex environment (multiple Scrum teams, programs, agile initiatives at the enterprise level). And architecture and design are not really first... [More]
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Design on a diet for agile teams
Earlier this month, Dan Leroux and I delivered a session at the Innovate 2013 conference. Our objective was to cover two different aspects: How architecture & design fits in an agile environment (such as a team using Scrum) How one team in the IBM lab is applying light design principles to develop a product Back from Orlando, I created a prezi with some of the information that we presented during the conference .( Click the image to launch the presentation )
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Scrum or Maul: what is the best approach for agile teams?
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I am speaking at Innovate 2013
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IBM acquired UrbanCode to strengthen its DevOps offering
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December 14, 2013 7:21 PMJohn Sennott's last day at work at BNY Mellon was June 30. It may be the last day he ever works.
Mr. Sennott is now one of the missing workers of America.
Mr. Sennott, 67, of Regent Square handled computer accounts for BNY Mellon for the last 15 years.
He lost his job in a way too familiar with too many workers. BNY Mellon sold his division to a competitor in New Jersey. After the sale, he and his co-workers spent days doing what they had been hired to do, taking care of the programs that handled stock trades. Then at night and on weekends he worked overtime, being paid to put himself out of a job.
The bank gave him two weeks pay for each of the 15 years that he worked there, then closed his division.
Without that push out the door, he said he would have worked at least through the spring of 2014 when his daughter, a senior at American University, expects to graduate.
Mr. Sennott's wife, Lesa Rosamond, 57, said they never expected Mr. Sennott to stop working in his 60s.
"He doesn't have much of any pension," she said, because he had only been working for the bank for 15 years. They also had children later in life, so their youngest is still in college.
There are 550,000 men older than 55 who were expected to be in the labor force but, in the wake of the Great Recession, have stepped out.
In the years since the collapse of the economy, the measure of how many people older than 16 are either working or trying to find a job, known as the labor force participation rate, has fallen from 66 percent at the end of 2007, when the recession began, to 63 percent last month.
In November 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its projections for how the labor market would look in 2016, just a little more than two years from now. Those projections called for declining participation by young workers, ages 16 to 24, for a number of reasons: Young people are spending a greater amount of time in school, and previous recessions showed they were most vulnerable to economic downturns.
"They usually are the first group to be fired and the last to be rehired," according to the paper, written by Mitra Toossi, an economist at the bureau. The projection was published one month before the official start of the Great Recession.
By those projections, the labor department expected that 38.6 percent of teenage boys would be working or at least looking for work last month; instead 33.4 percent are. For teenage girls, 39.7 percent were expected to be in the labor force, but 34.7 percent are.
Only women in their early 20s are in the labor force at a slightly higher rate (68 percent) than the bureau projected (67.8 percent). More men than women in their early 20s are in the labor force (72.4 percent) but fewer than were projected (77.2 percent).
Workers older than 55 were expected to have a greater presence in the labor force as the number of people in that age group increases. The participation rate of older workers did grow but not by as much as expected.
Heidi Shierholz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., called those 2007 projections "the best guess" of what was supposed to happen in the economy -- and the best way to judge the damage inflicted by the Great Recession. From those projections, Ms. Shierholz has extrapolated how many "missing workers" there are in the U.S.
Measuring how big the labor force should be is not as simple as measuring the size of the working, noninstitutionalized population. There are always going to be people who are not in the labor force: People enroll in school, take time out to raise children, care for ailing family members, join the military or are incarcerated, for instance.
But now there is another level of the population that is not in the labor force -- those who have just given up on working for a host of reasons.
Mr. Sennott, for instance, retired earlier than he wanted to, in part, he said, because the process of working long hours to throw himself out of work burned him out.
Other people are burned out from trying to find work and continuously receiving rejections, or worse -- and more common -- not receiving acknowledgement that an application was even received.
Ms. Shierholz estimated that there are 5.66 million "missing workers" and if those workers were added to the Labor Department's count of unemployed workers, the unemployment rate would be 10.3 percent.
"What we know is there is a massive participation gap," she said. "You can see that incomes are down and poverty has risen.
"We don't have much of a social safety net."
The most recent unemployment report, which showed unemployment falling to 7 percent while 203,000 jobs were created, would be considered weak at any other point since 1948 when the Bureau started keeping its statistics.
"We keep thinking we will see some improvement in the labor market and that we must have hit bottom," Ms. Shierholz said, "but we just haven't hit that yet."
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KANSAS CITY (AP) - Hard as it might be to believe the Kansas City Chiefs who won just twice last season rattled off nine straight wins this year, it may have been even harder to digest what transpired at Washington.
The Chiefs team that had lost three straight dismantled the Redskins.
It wasn't just a blowout, either. It was 45-10, that rare lopsided outcome in the NFL in which a team can start playing its backups by the fourth quarter. It was the kind of game that can fill a team with confidence.
"Losing three straight, not really playing our style of football, it felt like this week we did that," Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. "Defense played great. It was great all the way around."
Just about the only thing that didn't go right for the Chiefs (10-3) on Sunday was they didn't wrap up a playoff berth, though it's a virtual certainty given the way the schedule sets up.
They can clinch it by winning at Oakland (4-9) on Sunday, or if the Dolphins lose at home to New England or the Ravens lose at Detroit on Monday night.
Perhaps even more tantalizing is the fact they're likely to land the fifth seed in the AFC, the best among non-division winners. That would send Kansas City in the first round to the weakest division champion - perhaps Indianapolis, which visits Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 22.
"We're still going to come out and try to play our best game next week," Chiefs Coach Andy Reid said, "so I'm not really into all that other stuff."
The win proved especially sweet for Reid, who became the 21st coach to win 150 games. Four of those this season came against the NFC East, where he coached for 14 years with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs won those by a combined score of 119-49.
"You know, I'm just proud," Reid said. "I'm proud of the coaches, the guys, just the way they handled things. I think they did a heck of a job."
He's not embellishing one bit.
Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe paced an offense that thrived on splendid field position. Dexter McCluster returned a punt for a touchdown, and Quintin Demps did the same with a kickoff. A once-fearsome defense that had been gutted by the Broncos' Peyton Manning and the Chargers' Phillip Rivers during that three-game slide nearly pitched a shutout against RG3 and Co.
The performance of the defense may have been what stood out the most.
Even after losing Pro Bowl pass rusher Justin Houston to a dislocated elbow a couple weeks ago, the Chiefs still managed to sack Robert Griffin III six times. Tamba Hali and Tyson Jackson each had two of them. And when they weren't wrapping him up, they were frustrating Griffin in other ways.
The former Heisman Trophy winner was just 12-of-26 for 164 yards with an interception that Derrick Johnson returned 40 yards - more yardage than all but two of the Redskins' own wide receivers.
"In those prior games, teams came out and got rid of the ball a lot more. The different (against Washington) was just that we came out with the mindset that we have to get a win," Hali said. "Guys were focused all week. We had good practices, and that was our mindset."
Critics will still argue the Chiefs have polished their record with a bunch of also-rans, and they have a point. The Chiefs have played five teams that are last in their respective division, including all four AFC teams in consecutive weeks.
But they also beat the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles early in the season and the Dallas Cowboys - another team in the playoff hunt - the previous week. And with games still on deck against the Colts and Chargers, they have ample opportunity to impress their detractors.
If nothing else, it's all but certain they'll still have the playoffs to do it.
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After thinking about this and reading some more I agree that these charge offs need to be paid. I have the cash on hand to pay them and I just want to get this over with. How should I go about negotiating the pay offs? Obviously I want to "settle" but have them report that I have paid the account in full. Can the CA that Cap 1 has contracted remove the "charge off" status from my report? Keep in mind that this CA does NOT report on my account, ONLY Cap 1 reports. Moreover, with regard to my chase account. The CA that debt was sold to does report, but does not report monthly. Can they remove all trade lines from their reporting if I pay in full?
Go to the rebuilding section of the forum and read all about PFD's (Pay for deletes). That will be your best bet.
01-10-2013 07:59 PM - edited 01-10-2013 08:04 PM
ok so here you are
1 credit card
2 CO, no CA
is it right?
if yes.
you want to raise your score, all you need to do is:
open another 2 credit card( secured is fine. 3 credit cards and up to max your score.)
keep balance around 5-9%( 1 card report balace only )
like you said 1 more month for SOL expired
then when SOL has beed expired
Send Crap1 offer 80% and up to PFD( in writting) you search for PFD letter
Chase send them a GW and call to find out who holding a debt
wait for another 2 credit card reported to 3 CRA, you will see your score go up.With your credit report is much better than my credit report. But after 5 months i worked on my credit report. i got financed with BMW 8.4 % 0 down. i start with low 600s 11 CO+CA on each CRA
Thanks for the reply Trish.
A little update. I applied at Western Federal CU and was denied. They claimed the unpaid charge offs as the reason. Here is what is reporting on my CR.
CO 1 - Capital One. Cap 1 holds the debt and reports a new balance every month. They increase it by $18 each month.
Status as ofDate opened [?]Date of last activity [?]Largest past balance [?]Account Type [?]Account holder [?]Industry
Sep, 2012 |
May, 2008 |
Oct, 2009 |
$1,084 |
Revolving |
Individual |
All Banks |
CO 2 - Chase. Balance is reported as 0.
Status as ofDate opened [?]Date of last activity [?]Largest past balance [?]Account Type [?]Account holder [?]Industry
Mar, 2011 |
Jul, 2007 |
Mar, 2010 |
$1,055 |
Revolving |
Individual |
National Credit Card Cos. |
CA - Portfolio Recovery. This is who Chase has sold the debt to. They still call me daily, but do not increase the balance.
Status as ofDate opened [?]Date of last activity [?]Largest past balance [?]Account Type [?]Account holder [?]Industry
Aug, 2012 |
Mar, 2011 |
Mar, 2010 |
$1,055 |
Open Account |
Individual |
Factoring Companies |
Now if my understanding is correct the SOL starts from the Date of Last activity correct? If so then CAP 1 has reached the SOL and I have a few months left before the Chase balance reaches SOL.
All that being said, I just want to pay this off. When I call Portfolio I will ask them to remove the trade line and offer 50% of the balance. Should I offer more or less?
As for CAP 1, I doubt they will deal with me directly and will sent me to the CA they have contracted. Does a contracted CA have the authority to remove CAP 1 trade line? I doubt they do, but you never know. I figure I will offer the same 50%, but not for the current balance and rather the "highest reported balance".
I want to get this done quickly as I am now out of a vehicle. Worst comes to worst I can just pick up a cheap beater car to get me around until I can get this credit stuff sorted out.
Thank you all for the responses.
1 : SOL count From DOFD
2 : dont deal with CA or CO on the phone. you have to send them in writting and copy that contract. when you received letter from them. if they accecpted it, copy that letter and send them western union money oder( copy money oder) and send by certified mail and return received. keep in safe.
here sample PFD letter to CA
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is an offer to amicably settle the above account. It is not to be construed as an acknowledgment of my liability for this debt in any form.
I will pay your company the amount of $XXXX as full settlement of this account.
If you accept this agreement, I will send you a money order or certified cashiers check for the settlement amount of $XXXX in exchange for a full deletion of all references regarding this account from my credit profile andfull satisfaction of the debt. This agreement is binding and will be void should you not hold up to your end of the agreement. Furthermore the debt will be deleted from my credit profile at all three credit bureaus, or the bureaus your company regularly reports to in the course of doing business.
If you agree to the above,Agree to never discus this account with any party and never report nor cause to be reported this account to any reporting agency including but not limited to: Experian, Equifax and Trans Union please acknowledge with your signature and return a copy to me. Upon receipt of this signed acknowledgment, I will send you a money order or cashiers check in the amount stated above.
Notice: This agreement is restricted. This is not a renewed promise to pay, but rather a restricted settlement offer only. By not signing below, you agree that the debt has not been renewed nor have any concrete written agreements been exchanged.
Thank You. I look forward to resolving this matter in the best interest for both of our parties.
Creditor's Authorized Signature: _____________________
Name: ______________________
Title : _______________________
If you want do it fast. then give them 15 days on the contract for them to delete the account. If is me. i'll send Crap1 a PFD letter too. because crap 1 still hold the debt.
again COPY All letter and payment . PFD letter just send regular mail. if you want to deal with them faster, then is up to up send over night is fine.But payment have to send by CF mail and return received.
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You have mastered a style of fighting which involves both the rapier and the kukri.
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Prerequisite: Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (Rapier), Weapon Focus (Kukri)
Benefit: You can attempt to disarm an opponed with your rapier. Make a Dexterity Vs. reflex attack. If you suceed, the target drops a weapon of your choice that it was carrying. When you sucessfully disarm a foe in this way, you can make a basic attack against that foe with your kukri as a free action.
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After winning their first eight road games of the season, the WBS Penguins have now lost three straight on the road.
Benn Ferriero had two goals and Tyson Sexsmith made 34 saves as the Worcester Sharks cruised to an easy 3-1 win Sunday afternoon.
The Penguins faced a rough travel weekend that included two overtime games where they twice clawed back from one-goal deficits. The Sharks were home after having Saturday night off.
The results, then, were predictable.
Ferriero beat Brad Thiessen inside the left post twice in the first eight minutes of the game. Thiessen was pulled after stopping 5 of 7 shots. Scott Munroe stopped 20 of 21 the rest of the way.
Brandon Mashinter scored in the second period to give Worcester a 3-0 lead. Eric Tangradi whacked in the rebound of a Niko Dimitrakos point shot on the power play with 25 seconds left to break up the shutout.
Robert Bortuzzo was a surprise scratch. Might have to do with a shot he took to the foot the night before in Manchester. I'll try to get some more info on that at practice Tuesday.
In the meantime, I hear there's big news about a player making his return to the NHL.
Kidding. Enjoy the Crosby show tomorrow night. It must be like Christmas Eve in the Burgh tonight.
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I am looking on doing a solid front axle swap with a 350. I was told if I do the axle swap first I will not need to get the special oil pan. Also I am going to be putting Ford axles under it so I will need the newer trans and transfer case am I right? For the motor mounts can I just weld the 350 mounts to the frame and use those? Right now it has a 2.8L. I would like to do this without having to buy all the extra special adapters.
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i am in the early stages of the same conversion myself on a 91. i have put a 350 into a 95 s-10 4x4 before and they fit almost like factory with little modifications to the chassis and body. first thing i would do is the solid axle swap, and if your going leaf springs it makes it that much easier. i bought the kit from sky offroad http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new...uct.php?id=197 which includes the front cross member and rear shackle mounts. as for swapping the engine in, it is made very easy by purchasing conversion mounts from here http://jagsthatrun.com/S-10_Order.html. since you already have a 2.8 those mounts will drop on the factory 2.8 mounting pads and allows you to have a rubber engine mount. i know you said you don't wanna buy adapters and stuff but the stuff i recommended makes the install way cleaner and much more simple then half assing it.
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My buddy told me for the leaf springs in the front. He welded a peice of square stock from frame rail to frame rail then welded brackets. He told me it was really easy. Wouldn't it be easier to weld in 350 mounts instead of putting the adapters in?
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check out Offroaddirect.com they have a conversion kit for that truck at a great price. mine is on the way. i am also putting ford axles under mine. as far as the 350 swap leave the stock trans and t case. the 350 should more then likely bolt right in. for the springs up front they use 73-87 chevy front springs. it seams harder then what it really is. good luck on the build.
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I am getting a 92 chevy truck for scrap price has a good 350 in it with a 350 turbo and transfer case. Was planning on putting the whole set in together. The leaf springs i am hoping to fit 35" tires. What kind of leafs should I look for that is going to give me plenty of clearance for those tires?
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ATHENS, Ga. -- A company engineer says production lines at Caterpillar's new Georgia plant will be rolling in time to meet the manufacturing firm's Nov. 1 goal.
Kevin Turner, a supply chain planning engineer, tells The Athens Banner-Herald that a new Caterpillar 308 mini-excavator will roll off the line that day.
Peoria-based Caterpillar is opening the 850,000-square-foot facility in Bogart, just west of Athens.
Workers will build tractors and excavators at the plant.
Officials have said they plan to ramp up to full production over a five-year period, company officials have said. The manufacturing facility is expected to directly employ 1,400 workers once it's fully operational.


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A low fat raw vegan diet can reverse illness and Robby Barbaro is a testament! There's no conclusion as to why Type 2 diabetes "occurs", but Robby and many others have seen the results of a healthy diet. In an interview at Raw Food Health, Robby Barbaro explains his experience growing up with Type 1 diabetes, including the different programs he experimented before finally settling on the 80/10/10 diet. In the following excerpt, Robby describes the difference he feels following a raw diet.
Robby Barbaro: The Raw Diet vs SAD
Andrew Perlot: What practical advantages does a low-fat raw vegan diet bring to life with type 1 diabetes that someone eating a standard American diet or ADA diet would lack? How is a low-fat raw diet better than low-fat cooked vegan diets?
Robby Barbaro:
First, a low fat raw vegan diet (LFRV) vs. the standard American diet (SAD): For objectivity and simplicity, let's define LFRV diet as the 80/10/10 diet, meaning that "low fat" is defined as having 10% or fewer calories coming from fat over the course of a year. At least 80 percent of calories should come from carbohydrates, and no more than 10 percent from protein.
The most relevant advantage for the diabetic in this case is the control of blood sugar. In my experience, a consistent low-fat diet leads to very predictable blood sugars, whereas the SAD diet is higher in fat, which leads to less predictability and more volatile blood sugars.
The benefits go far beyond better diabetes control. I am not overexaggerating when I say my choice to follow an LFRV diet has positively affected every area of my life. Physically, I stopped having yearly sinus infections; I stopped taking Claritin D; I reversed clinically diagnosed plantar fasciitis;, I stopped using expensive orthotics;my skin cleared up (I had such bad acne that I took Acutane, and had numerous skin dermabrasion and laser treatments); and I feel very energetic on a daily basis.
Words cannot describe what this lifestyle has done for my spiritual, mental, and social health. People constantly tell me that I have a permanent smile on my face. I am eternally optimistic, my friends are incredibly inspiring and supportive, I have the energy to pursue spiritual goals … I just flat-out feel great!
Second, low-fat raw vegan vs. low-fat cooked vegan (LFCV): I don't have any experience applying the LFCV diet to my life. Based on my studies of the work of T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D., Neal Barnard, M.D., John McDougall, M.D., Matt Lederman, M.D., and others, I believe that an LFCV diet is a very healthy diet.
In terms of objective diabetes management, I theorize that an LFCV diet would likely yield similar results to those of an LFRV diet, assuming all other variables were the same.
To be more specific, I think that people can easily reverse type 2 diabetes on any low-fat diet based on whole unprocessed plant foods. With reference to reversing type 1 diabetes, I theorize that an LFRV diet offers spiritual and physical advantages that an LFCV diet does not have. I follow an LFRV diet because I feel great and don't see how moving towards a diet that less resembles the way foods appear in nature could make me feel any better.
You can find the original article here.
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British rapper Aggro Santos is standing trial to face allegations he raped a woman in 2010 after she rejected his advances.
The 23-year-old, real name Yuri Santos, was arrested in Chichester as cops investigated claims a woman was assaulted in a hotel room. He was subsequently accused of involvement in another incident in Somerset the previous September.
The Candy hitmaker pleaded not guilty to two separate counts of rape in January and he returned to court on Monday for the start of his trial.
During the hearing at Chichester Crown court, a police video interview with the woman involved in the alleged 2010 incident was played.
The female, who is in her 20s, recalled how she had consensual sex with Santos' manager but later rejected the star.
She claims Santos then pushed her onto a bed and raped her.
The woman did not initially report the alleged attack, but went to police with her claims after hearing of the 2011 allegations.
She says: "It made me really think about what he did to me. I can't deny I felt guilty (not reporting it at the time)."
Santos' friend, Tyrelle Ritchie, 21, will also appear in court after pleading not guilty to one count of sexual assault.
The trial continues.
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S&P Cuts Toys "R" Us Below Investment Grade
On Jan. 8, 2004, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its ratings on Toys "R" Us (TOY ). The long-term corporate credit rating was lowered to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' and the short-term corporate credit rating was lowered to 'B' from 'A-3'. In addition, the long-term ratings on the company were placed on CreditWatch with negative implications.
The downgrade reflects the continued deterioration in Toys' U.S. toy business and Standard & Poor's expectation that the company will not show the recovery in performance and credit ratios that was incorporated into the previous ratings. Toys' operations are being affected by intense competition from Wal-Mart (WMT ) and Target (TGT ). The company recently announced 2003 holiday sales in the U.S. toy division decreased 4.9%, and that margins were under significant pressure because it lowered prices to protect market share. However, it did not provide other specific financial information.
Although Toys is the largest specialty toy retailer in the U.S., discount department stores have been gaining share since the late 1990s, as price has proven to be a compelling driver of seasonal sales.
Although some benefits are coming from the growing Babies 'R' Us business and international operations, as well as from the decision to close Kids "R" Us and Imaginarium Stores, Standard & Poor's does not expect operating performance to meaningfully improve until the U.S. toy business turns.
Standard & Poor's believes that Toys will continue to gain share from a dwindling number of independents, but that it will continue to be challenged by Wal-Mart and Target. Discounters often use low prices on toys to generate traffic, offsetting the loss in gross margin with other categories. In addition, Toys is not expanding its store base, but Wal-Mart and Target are aggressively growing theirs. Wal-Mart's current share of the U.S. toy market is estimated to be about 20%, versus Toys' share of about 17%.0-17.5%.
Toys retains its important position in the toy industry, a geographically diverse store base, and good financial flexibility. However, the company has an inconsistent record of performance since 1995, and has not been able to reverse the negative trend in its U.S. toy business despite management's repositioning efforts.
Standard & Poor's assessment is that Toys' business and financial profiles are no longer consistent with an investment-grade rating. After 2003 results are evaluated, Standard & Poor's CreditWatch review will determine whether a 'BB+' or 'BB' corporate credit rating better reflects the company's business position and financial profile.
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Movie SummaryThe Last Supper (La ultima cena)
Description: As indicated by the title, the Cuban The Last Supper (La Ultima Cena) has pronounced religious overtones--but not necessarily reverent ones. Based on a purportedly true incident, the film stars Nelson Allegra as an 18th century Cuban landowner. Allegra sees nothing wrong or unusual about keeping slaves, but he does worry about his status in The Next World. To this end, Allegra begins instructing his slaves in the edicts of Christianity, inviting a dozen of them to restage the Last Supper. Not even at the end does the hypocrisy of religiosity combined with forced servitude become obvious to the well-meaning Allegra.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source
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The power of three.
Democratic ward leaders in the 7th Councilmanic District last week endorsed challenger Manny Morales over Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez.
City Councilman Brian O'Neill used the monthly meeting of the Somerton Civic Association to detail three Council bills that he recently introduced to amend the city's zoning code.
A roadway speed bump caused a sudden jolt in Somerton when it popped up unexpectedly near the neighborhood's SEPTA train station last month. But Streets Department Commissioner David Perri smoothed things over last week, announcing the removal of the bump.
Greater Bustleton Civic League members last week gave out cash and honors, certified the election of board members, learned about new city sanitation regulations, heard about how boring zoning could be because of the specialized language used in zoning cases, and then voted on a couple such cases.
The Parkwood Civic Association has a new president.
After two hard-fought losses to open the Catholic League baseball season, Father Judge head coach Tim Ginter opted for the Rocky movie analogy instead of Silver Linings Playbook.
Next month, Parkwood Civic Association members will do something they haven't done in about a decade: Hold an election. At their March 19 meeting at St. Anselm's R.C. Church, members nominated candidates for president, vice president, treasurer, recording secretary and zoning officer. The election will be conducted at the association's April 23 session.
With spring on the horizon, students tend to get a bit antsy while looking forward to the end of the school year. In Fox Chase, patience is also wearing thin among residents who don't like a church-based high school in the neighborhood.
The callers say they're from the government and they want to give you $9,000.
The Fox Chase United Methodist Church violated the city's zoning code by opening its doors to a private Christian secondary school last fall, according to the leader of a neighborhood civic association.
City Council last week made it more difficult to open up a methadone clinic in the Northeast.
A Bustleton man who wants to demolish an Evans Street house and replace it with two single-family homes last week didn't get the support of Greater Bustleton Civic League members.
In mid-October, the city announced it will help some homeowners who have fallen behind in paying their property taxes to get current and stay current. They can accept that help, or else face foreclosure.
More than 220,000 Philadelphia homeowners will get real estate tax breaks next year because they have been approved for the $30,000 Homestead Exemption.
Precisely, the power of triplets — Abigayle, Jordyn and Patrick Carey — saved a life, City Councilman Brian O'Neill told members of the Greater Bustleton Civic League last week.
O'Neill, a nine-term councilman, added that, "Having someone in Harrisburg who is 100-percent focused on the issues that affect the Northeast and refuses to play partisan games is vital to the future of our neighborhoods. I am sure Martina is that person."


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Gun-wielding man robs bank in downtown Boston
A Century Bank in downtown Boston was robbed at gunpoint this afternoon, police said.
The bank, located at 136 State St., sounded a "holdup alarm" at 1:15 p.m. A male suspect allegedly entered the bank with a gun, stole an unknown amount of money, and ran from the scene, police said.
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text: A Wonderful New Holiday Tradition: One-Handed Beer FootballBarry Petchesky12/02/11 11:10amFiled to: BeerFootballPbr bowlBoozeAlcoholVideoNewstweet25EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Remember the Bud Bowl? The PBR Bowl is kind of like that, only less aimed at convincing underage kids to drink.AdvertisementEvery year for the past nine years, a growing gathering of hardy souls has been meeting at a park outside of tiny Emerson, Iowa, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Their goal: play some goddamn football. That goal quickly deteriorates into just drinking as many Pabst Blue Ribbons as humanly possible.The rules are simple:Advertisement• 40 yard field, 20 yards for a first down • One-hand touch • All players must have a PBR in hand at all times • If you drop your beer, chug it and grab another • First to 70 points wins, unless the beer runs out or everyone gets too tired • Extra points for beards and mulletsPBR Bowl IX was held this past weekend, and as the above highlight video shows, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect. A sloppy game that gradually gets slower and sloppier and requires time outs to go puke-and-rally in the bushes. It's the heart of America.Reply25 repliesLeave a reply


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Right. Take pictures!
Now, since I'm such a positive person, I'm being totally optimistic about this whole FET thing even though the success rate is...well, not in my favor, or in anyone's favor really if you look at the numbers. But I have a lovely vagina, a beautiful cervix, and a uterus that could kick that ass of your uterus any day (if your uterus had an ass). So let's just assume that I'll fall in the 40% success rate, even though I have shitty luck and generally skew the numbers of suckage in everyone else's favor all of the time by taking one for the team in all horrible situations.
Basically? This Fed Ex package? Is my next baybee. See me gaze lovingly at my next baybee:
Oh, what, Fed Ex Baybee, is you hungee? Well, let me try to breast feed you! Breast is best, after all, if you haven't heard.
Could I be any more of an obvious titty quitter? Perhaps my nursing experience with Olivia was so piss poor because I was shoving her face into my side boob instead of my nipple?
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It is very important to burp your baybee. Even if it isn't a Fed Ex Baybee. But what's nice about a Fed Ex Baybee is that it can't vomit on your shoulder. I mean, you still run the risk of being stabbed with a needle, but you will not smell like vomit so at the end of the day? You win. You just might be wearing a band-aid is all.
I would like to take the opportunity to point out that the Fed Ex Baybee is very happy, despite having two different sized ears and a pubic hair on its head. What can I say? I make happy baybees!
(Also? I did not pick out that picture on the office wall. Just saying.)
We've all heard of the EASY method, right? Eat, Activity, Sleep, You Time! Now that the Fed Ex baybee has a nice full belly, it's time to play! Goochie Goochie Goo, Fed Ex Baybee!
And now it's time for sleep. For the baybee. Not for me. I should probably do some work. But make sure you swaddle your baybee tight! It's a girl, but only because I had a pink shirt in my gym bag. But maybe we'll have another girl, and Mark will be destined to deal with PMS times three? You have to admit, you're waiting anxiously for the blog fodder from that situation.
Big shout out to my coworker, Melissa. She took the photos (she's my main photographer, remember this shot?) and is also forced to Deal With Me daily. Last week, she broke her front tooth on an orange, and I offered to make her famous by posting a picture on my blog. But she declined, not sure why.
-- <-----My segue, since I'm such an excellent writer.
And I can't go without saying Happy Mother's Day, to everyone who considers themselves to be a mom, and to everyone who wants to be a mom, and...ya know. Mother's Day is hard for people, and so I think we should all just eat a big ass cookie and enjoy this Sunday. Happy Cookie Sunday? Does that work for everyone?
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – With healthier bodies and refreshed minds, the New England Patriots returned to work Tuesday after a few days away from the field.
They were back at practice after a bye week that followed a cross-ocean trip to London two weeks after a cross-country journey to Seattle.
The burden of those travels made the time off welcome, even if the break might stifle any momentum the Patriots gained by routing the St. Louis Rams 45-7 in England for their second consecutive win.
"Your body doesn't mind hitting pause for a little bit," special teams captain Matthew Slater said Tuesday. "We understand the things that we were doing well and the things that we need to improve upon, but I think rest is equally important and we were able to get that this past week."
The Patriots lead the AFC East with a 5-3 record and the remaining schedule shouldn't be as draining.
Only three of the eight games are on the road, and all three on the East Coast — at the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars. Their two toughest opponents, the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers, have to travel the farthest of the five visitors.
"That will be huge," Slater said. "It will be nice not to have to travel halfway across the world. Obviously that kind of travel takes a toll on your body."
Those bodies are feeling better after not being pounded Sunday. The mental break also was welcome.
"There definitely was a sense of relief from all of us, coaches and players, of just not having to game plan last week," Coach Bill Belichick said, "not having the whole mental pressure of coming up with a game plan of each day, thinking of game plans and adjustments and red-area game plans and adjustments and third-down and two-minute and goal-line (plays) and just the weight of studying for a final exam, if you will.
"This week we're back into it and hopefully we have a little bit of a freshness or a better approach to it."
The Patriots are fairly healthy heading into their next game against the Buffalo Bills.
Four starters were sidelined against the Rams — tight end Aaron Hernandez, left guard Logan Mankins, and safeties Patrick Chung and Steve Gregory. Hernandez, with a sprained ankle, and Gregory, with an injured hip, have missed four games. Mankins sat out three with calf and hip injuries, and Chung missed the last two with a shoulder injury.
But the secondary has improved with cornerback Devin McCourty switching over to safety to start alongside rookie Tavon Wilson. Donald Thomas has filled in well for Mankins and the Patriots have plenty of offense to make up for the loss of Hernandez. Tight end Rob Gronkowski, despite battling his own hip problem, hasn't missed a game and scored two touchdowns against St. Louis.
While the week off certainly helped, it wasn't enough for some players.
"That's just according to the individual," wide receiver Deion Branch said. "I think we all do a great job of trying to stay healthy, take care of our bodies, and I think that's what's important. But as far as how much time an individual needs, it's according to the injury."
Linebacker Rob Ninkovich tried not to think much about football. He even climbed on his roof to clear leaves from his gutters, then called his landlord when he realized how high it was.
"I just said, 'Hey, I'm going to take two days off, three days off, don't even think about football, just hang around the house,"' he said. "We're back to football now, so now it's back to work. This is like halftime. You're coming back from halftime. You get a little break and now you're ready for the second half.
The development of young players, particularly on defense, could help avoid any late-season fatigue. At one point against the Rams, five defensive rookies were on the field at the same time.
"Getting some of those guys out there for experience, obviously, is going to help," Ninkovich said.
"The more plays you're out there (for), the more comfortable you get in every situation. So it helps the whole team as the season rolls on."
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Every Steelers fan has a golden story
February 2, 2009 5:00 AMTAMPA, Fla. -- In a humongous bar called Splitsville in Tampa's Channelside entertainment district, the "Here we go, Steelers!" chant regularly burst forth Saturday night from a near shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, but once I noticed a slight twist.
"Hair we go, Steelers."
That was the slogan on a banner with a likeness of Troy Polamalu, the Steelers safety with the quick feet and seven-year curls. Mary Joyce Burger of Ross and her friends were holding the banner up and people were snapping photos.
Her father, Chuck Crawford, who just turned 80 in December, is the artist. Mr. Crawford made the drawing because he not only likes the way Polamalu plays, he seems "like a people person."
Evidently, the entire Polamalu family is. Mrs. Burger pointed to Polamalu's autograph on the banner and told me this story:
On Tuesday night, Fred and Mary Joyce Burger had dinner at Don Shula's Steak House at the Intercontinental Hotel in Tampa, where the Steelers were staying. After dinner, they were outside the hotel waiting for the valet to return with their car when Polamalu pulled up with his wife, Theodora, and their infant son.
The Steeler was getting his son from the car seat when Mrs. Burger asked to show him something her dad had made for this Tampa trip. She unfurled the banner and, when Mrs. Polamalu saw it, she told her husband, "Oh, Troy, that's so nice. You have to sign that."
So Polamalu signed with his free hand and held their boy with the other.
"Thank you so much," he told Mrs. Burger as he signed. "That's so nice of your dad."
Mrs. Burger has been to every Steelers Super Bowl but the first one. Her husband had been only to the one in Detroit three years ago, so she wanted him to experience the hoopla in sunshine. They met at a Steelers game, wouldn't you know.
When I called Mr. Crawford at his home in Brighton Heights yesterday morning, he said, "I never met the man but knowing what I saw of him, and heard of him, I thought he would sign it. He's that kind of people person."
But then Mr. Crawford might be getting used to the city's celebrities doing him favors. He can't do the winter chores he once did and so he reports that his neighbor -- Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, his wife, Shelly, and son, Danny -- have been taking turns shoveling his driveway.
Oh, and when Mr. Crawford, a retired field engineer for Verizon, took night art classes at Carnegie Tech after coming out of the Army in 1948, he took at least one class with Andy Warhol (when he was still Warhola).
Only in Pittsburgh, folks.
Sometimes you go to the game, and sometimes the game goes to you.
If we know anything, we know that Steelers fans dot the globe. We know they'll sometimes travel ridiculous distances for a big game. But yesterday afternoon, with the help of Pittsburgher Nick Nery's knowledge of 72 Steelers fan clubs around the country, I made contact with a Floridian of a different kind of who spoke of the sometimes agonizing wait for this mountain of a game to come her way.
Lisa Keser was born in DuBois 42 years and five or six months ago, and says she's been a Steelers fan for roughly, oh, 42 years and five or six months. As she drew her first breaths, her mother, Paula, probably "wrapped me in a Terrible Towel."
Now she lives in Orlando, maybe an hour from Tampa, but she didn't want to jinx the Steelers by buying Super Bowl tickets too early. Her mom remembered how they were let down when the Steelers didn't quite make it to New Orleans in 2002 and Jacksonville in 2005.
So she waited until the two-minute warning in the final quarter of the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens before booking her mom's round-trip flight to Orlando.
We were talking about 90 minutes before the game by cell phone, so I asked where she and her mom were sitting so I might visit them. Oh, they didn't have tickets yet, Ms. Keser said. But they'd found "the most awesome tailgate party."
Some guy from Chicago was throwing it in a parking lot a block from Raymond James Stadium. There were televisions, seven kegs of beer -- "we kicked all the kegs" -- and 11 cases of Iron City and IC Light. She didn't sound too worried about finding two tickets.
"If we don't, we'll just go back to the tailgate party. I'll be among fans, so who cares?"
I reached her again with about four minutes to go in the second quarter and she hadn't gotten a ticket. She and her mother were back at the tailgate with about 300 others, with a good view of a TV and "having a blast."
Steelers fans -- what can you say? Nobody could count all the Terrible Towels waving in the stadium last night, and one sure couldn't count all the ones at tailgate parties and in living rooms, but there's a tale beneath every tattered cloth.
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With all things early '90s being re-released these days, it's not too much of a surprise to see the first album from Damon & Naomi getting the deluxe-reissue treatment. Originally released in 1992, More Sad Hits was the rhythm section of Galaxie 500's musical response to the dissolution of that seminal shoegazer band's demise. As with all of Galaxie 500's work, it was recorded by Kramer and released on his imprint, Shimmy Disc. This reissue, which features new artwork and liner notes, is being released by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang's label, 20/20/20. Since this debut, the duo has continued to release albums full of, well, if not more sad hits, then more gorgeous indie rock.
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Monet's Garden Poetry Walk: Monet to Mallarmé
May 19-October 21The Garden Anthology
Have you been inspired to write a poem by a trip to the NYBG, an amazing experience in nature, or by your own garden? Submit a poem on the spot by tweeting us; use #nybgpoem. Need more time? Read what your fellow Garden visitors have been inspired by or record your own NYBG-inspired prose.
Monet to Mallarmé
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Saturdays, September 8, & October 20; 4 p.m.
Hear American poets--full list here--reading their favorite French Symbolist poets including Stephane Mallarmé, Arthur Rimbaud, and Paul Verlaine and discussing the poet's influence on their own work in this series part of Monet's Garden. Co-presented by the Poetry Society of America. These programs are made possible by a gift from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.
About the Poetry Walk
The spirit of the Impressionist movement permeated all forms of culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Along with many of his peers in the art world, Claude Monet was part of an active circle of creative people in Paris that included artists, musicians, and poets.
Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-98), a leading figure of the French Symbolist movement in poetry, hosted Tuesday evening salons at his home in Paris. Poets including Paul Verlaine (1844-96), writers Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, and Monet and his artist friend Eduoard Manet were regular attendees. The group called themselves "Les Mardistes," which was derived from the French word for Tuesday.
Les Mardistes were stimulated by one another's work. Eduoard Manet illustrated Mallarmé's poetry, and the composer Claude Debussy was inspired by Mallarmé's poems.
Throughout the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden and Leon Levy Visitor Center, poems by Mallarmé, Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891), and Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) have been placed within the Garden landscape. Gain insight into the artistry of Monet's contemporaries in the literary realm, and revel in the unconventional, sometimes playful use of metaphors and symbolism in some of these poets' most beloved writings.
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Langley City IGA store to close
In what is certain to be a huge blow to the hundreds of seniors living in the vicinity, the IGA in Langley Mall is to close.
Store owner Robert Lee confirmed on Friday, May 25 that he will not renew his lease and will close the store on Aug. 31.
"Although our customers have been very supportive, we cannot continue to operate a viable business within this particular market area," he said.
Lee promised that it will be "business as usual" at his Langley Mall store, and all coupons and promotions will be honoured until Aug. 31.
The IGA opened at the Langley Mall location, which had previously been occupied by Super Valu, on March 5, 1996. For a while the store made home deliveries, but the service was abandoned when it became not viable financially.
Lee said that his staff were advised of the plans in a meeting, and in a personal letter from him on May 18. He said he can give no guarantees that they will be able to find work at the company's other stores: in Murrayville, Fernridge, Fort Langley and Walnut Grove.
The closure of the Langley Mall IGA is the second blow to both the owners and customers: The Fort Langley IGA was destroyed by fire on Jan. 4, 2011. A new store is expected to be finished by the autumn.
The Langley Mall store is convenient for seniors in nearby apartments to reach on foot or on their scooters, but for many the closest grocery, stores, Price Smart on Fraser Highway at 201A Street, and Safeway at Fraser Highway and 208 Street, will be too far to reach.
The IGA had also become a gathering place for seniors but that social activity in Langley Mall suffered when the mall owners decided several years ago to build an open air shopping centre. The mall concourse east of Army and Navy, and the main entrance, have no roof, deterring socializing when the weather is cold and wet.
Mayor Peter Fassbender indicated on Monday that the wait for an IGA replacement may not be long.
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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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"spit back" with Fluval 305 canister water change Hey all, so I just did a water change and cleaned the canister too. The unique part of the fluval is there's a stop valve that allows you to keep water in the connected hoses for an easier transition (my explanation may be off). Problem is, when I cleaned the canister I drained the water obviously. To fill it I need to prime it. When I started priming it, it spit back all sorts of crud that was probably stuck in the hoses :( So my water looks dirtier right after a water change LOL. Anyone familiar with this type of canister or have any tips/tricks in doing water changes with canisters? |
I use a net positioned at the outflow to catch the crud when I first start up the filter. You are correct in your assumption that it's crud from the tubes. Every couple water changes you may want to disconnect those and give them a rinse out. |
Mine does that too, i do the net thing for the big chunks, and other times, after the disconnect, i put a bucket underneath the tubes and run the water so i drain a buckets worth of water from the tubes and it washes out some of the crud in the tubes in the process. |
I don't have a canister filter, but it seems to me once you know this happens, restart the filter for a bit with the outlet tube into a bucket instead of the tank...maybe even turn the filter on and off a couple of times, then hook back to the tank and turn on - (just a thought). Then as mentioned, on some periodic basis, you might want to remove both tubes and pull a brush through them to clean them well...? |
Well one of the main issues with the fluval canister is that they use the ribbed tubing which is prime location for gunk to accumulate. The gunk is held in place when the filter is continually running but once the flow stops, it loosens so when the the filter is turned back on, the loosened stuff shoots into your tank. It is very annoying to clean with a pipe cleaner, even after spending hours on it, there will still be gunk flying out of the outflow. This is one of the major design flaws with the fluval '05 systems. However, the benefits of the tubing allow it to avoid kinks and the flow through it is smoother than with normal tubing. Restarting the filter with the outflow in a bucket is an idea, but then you would be trying to fit a bucket into your tank and then having to life it out, or detaching the tubing from the tank, in which you might as well just do a full clean on it. |
Thanks for all the suggestions. When I disconnect both tubes while keeping the water "stopped" in them, I might just release that valve and let it flow down into the bucket. Then just begin the priming. |
also my can primes itself when i reconnect the tubes, do you ahve to do that whole prime pump thing when you reconnect? mine just fills itself with water and pushes air out one of the tubes after i reconnect and release the "stop" valve. |
It's not recommended that you run the filter when the canister is empty. I prime it as best I can. If I hear the occasional "hiss" of extra air, I tap on the canister or lightly bump it back and forth and prime some more. |
No, i mean when i connect the filter to the pipes, BEFORE power, the valve fills my canister without priming and pushes the air out. I have not had to prime my filter since the first time i set it up. Then after the bubbles stop, i plug in the filter and it just runs.. |
If you fill the canister with water after cleaning it and before you connect the head and hoses, it lessens the priming/air/whatnot. I use yodapoolman's trick to get out most of the air, which gets trapped in the various rock/ceramic disk media baskets. I like jeaninel's idea of a fishnet over the filter return, never thought of that. Super idea.:-) |
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Downloading Their Dream Cars
When Rhona Pearl wanted to buy a new car in December, she did what a growing number of savvy shoppers are doing--she turned to the Internet. Looking to bargain up from the dealers' invoice instead of bargaining down from the sticker price, Pearl, a Manhattan Beach, Calif., marketing specialist for Nestle, used the World Wide Web to pin down dealers' wholesale costs. Then she asked for bids from online car-buying services Microsoft CarPoint and Auto-By-Tel. Their dealers got back to her the following day, and Pearl drove off in the car of her dreams, a sporty jet-black 1998 Honda Prelude that was only $500 above the invoice price. "It was very, very simple, a pleasurable experience," she says. "It took all the game-playing out of buying a car."
Whether it's to look up information, get a dealer referral, or actually make a purchase, more consumers are using the Net to take the shock out of sticker prices. Market researcher J.D. Power & Associates Inc. says 16% of new-car buyers used the Web for shopping last year, up from 10% the year before, and 4% went so far as to try out an online buying service. Industry experts figure that 2% of the 15 million new cars sold last year were a direct result of purchase requests funneled to dealers by such services as Auto-By-Tel, Autoweb.com, and CarPoint. That's roughly $6 billion in business.
And that's just a smidge compared to what's ahead. A January survey by dealer consultant Dohring Co. in Glendale, Calif., found that 10% of consumers said they would be willing to buy a car online, and without a test drive, up from 4% a year earlier. "Realistically, we think two years from now half of all new-car buyers will use the Internet in the shopping process," says Thomas G. Libby, a director at J.D. Power in Agoura Hills, Calif.
That could have a profound impact on car dealerships and auto makers. Armed with information from the Web, buyers are already beginning to exercise more bargaining power than ever before. That's bound to force selling prices down, slicing into the dealers' already thin margins. New cars, for example, gross dealers an average of $1,440, or 6.4%. With cybershoppers saving a couple hundred bucks each purchase, that could shave the margin by nearly a point. The result: Further consolidation among dealers that don't have enough volume to weather lower margins.
Secretly, carmakers couldn't be happier. With distribution costs making up nearly a third of a car's costs, many auto makers have been trying for years to reduce the number of dealers to make the system more cost-effective. Four or five large dealerships in a metropolitan area could cover the territory at a lower cost and higher profit than a dozen or more do now. "The Internet is helping accelerate the trend toward consolidation," says Matthew J. Ericksen, vice-president of Boston Consulting Group's Chicago office.
CUSTOMER CONTROL. It's also helping carmakers get Net-savvy. Today, Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. are taking a Web page from online upstarts. Both are experimenting with their own Net sites that link online shoppers to dealers in a handful of regions. Now Chrysler is hatching a plan to go nationwide. "For the first time, the customer is going to control the retail system," Chrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton told dealers at the National Automobile Dealers Assn. meeting in late January.
Chrysler's Web site has a "Get a Quote" feature that allows buyers in Maryland and California to specify the car they want, search out a dealer, and get a price. That's led to 600 car sales in its first six months. GM offers something similar in the West. More than 400 of its 700 dealers in four Western states have gone online with GM's BuyPower site, which lets shoppers search dealers' inventories for cars. GM BuyPower has had 240,000 visitors since its September launch. The company is considering taking the system national.
Other carmakers, including Ford and the Japanese outfits, are less aggressive with their Web sites. They offer little more than electronic brochures with prices, specs, and local dealers. "For most manufacturers, the Internet is still something of a blind spot," says Jeremy P. Anwyl, a Santa Ana, Calif., auto-retailing consultant.
Indeed, the carmakers are in a bind. As much as they'd like to use the Net to direct sales to high-volume dealers and get rid of the weaker ones, they don't want a dealer backlash caused by telling consumers where to get the best price. And, because of state franchise laws, carmakers find it difficult to deny dealers access to their sites. "They're looking for ways around the laws, like letting only dealers with the highest customer-service ratings get at their Internet customers," Ericksen says.
AMMUNITION. So how does it work? Typically, shoppers log on to the buying services or information sites like Edmunds and Kelley Blue Books to learn the invoice price of a car, options, and to figure out how much their trade-in is worth. Some stop there. "It looks like 60% to 70% of people coming to our site never want a referral," says Alex Simons, product manager for Microsoft Corp.'s CarPoint. "Basically, they're arming themselves for a trip to the dealer."
That's how Pearl started, by taking her newfound ammunition to a local Honda salesman. "I came in with everything on a spreadsheet. It kinda blew him away," she says. "He kept leaving to `check with his manager,' but every offer he came back with had some kind of spin on it." So Pearl went back to her computer and submitted purchase requests to CarPoint and Auto-By-Tel.
Those services sign up dealers who pay a fee to receive online referrals. Auto-By-Tel, for example, charges dealers from $500 to $2,500 per month, depending on the brand or franchise, location, and territory size. In return, they get the right to all the referrals from a group of ZIP codes. Others, including CarPoint and Autoweb.com, aren't as exclusive. They'll sign up competing dealers and let the shopper pick from them. The dealers agree to contact the shopper by phone with a best-price deal.
Still, the electronic car-buying services are far from perfect. For one, there's no guarantee that the service will send the request to a dealer. Autoweb.com can't deliver fully half the requests it gets simply because it doesn't have a dealer close enough to the buyer, admits co-founder Payam Zamani.
Some dealers even welch on the deal. Ask Alison Ross, who runs a small business in Atherton, Calif. Ross put in a bid to Auto-By-Tel last summer, but after they didn't respond, she called them. They gave her the number of a dealer in her area, who didn't call her back. So Ross calculated the price from information on Auto-By-Tel's site. But she was able to find the car cheaper in a local dealer's showroom.
The services are beginning to crack down. "Some dealers bought in to secure the territory, but then they don't service it," says Peter R. Ellis, a former car dealer who founded Auto-By-Tel Corp. in Irvine, Calif. Auto-By-Tel replaced 150 of its 2,700 locations last year, he says, "and we'll drop 400 or 500 more over the next couple of years."
For dealers who get it, the system works. Don-A-Vee Auto Group in Placentia, Calif., the state's largest Jeep dealer, now does nearly 25% of its new-car business through the Web, up from less than 5% a year ago. It converts about 50% of its referrals into sales, well above the 18% to 20% closing ratio that the buying services say is usual. "It didn't work until I set up a separate sales force to handle the Internet," says Clive Skilton, the company's owner.
The difference: Inquiries now get an immediate E-mail response, and the sales team works on salaries instead of commissions. Skilton can offer deeper discounts to consumers because he eliminated commissions, and Web referrals cost less than advertising, which can run as much as $450 per car.
For those that have computers, that's good news. They'll get the best prices, and without having to fight with a salesman until they're red in the face. For the others--well, all you have to do is outmaneuver that guy in the goofy tie.


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ECHO Recalls Backpack Blowers Due to Fire Hazard
Feb 23, 2012, 13:00 ET from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
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Name of product: Gas Powered Backpack Blower
Units: About 16,000
Manufacturer: ECHO Inc., of Lake Zurich, Ill.
Hazard: The fuel line between the fuel tank and carburetor could have been damaged during assembly leading to fuel leakage, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Description: This recall involves two models of the ECHO 2-cycle gas powered backpack blowers. The 25.4 cc blowers are orange and black in color and "ECHO" is printed on the pull starter housing and blower tube. Model numbers are on a label near the pull starter handle. Serial numbers are on a label near the gas filler cap. Models and corresponding serial numbers included in this recall:
Model Serial Numbers
PB-265L P093121 35519 through P093121 50152
PB-265L P078110 20732 through P078110 22309
Sold at: Home Depot and authorized ECHO dealers from August 2011 through January 2012 for about $270.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the backpack blowers and return them to an authorized ECHO servicing dealer for a free repair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact ECHO toll-free at (800) 432-3246 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.echo-usa.com.
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12118.html
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 432-3246
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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H.VIR Comet(R) Infrared Window From Square D Allows for Safe Inspection Without Downtime
Infrared Scanning Can Identify Maintenance Problems Before They Occur
Oct 24, 2001, 01:00 ET from Schneider Electric
PALATINE, Ill., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- New infrared windows can be installed in electrical equipment to help locate faulty components before they cause costly downtime problems. With the H.VIR COMET(R) Infrared Inspection Window from Square D, electrical inspections can be performed at any time without the typical shutdowns or the danger of electric shock. "Abnormal heat produced by electrical systems may indicate potential electrical problems from a variety of causes," said Joy Sonn, product marketing manager at Square D. "Our unaided eyes can only see the discoloration of components - but infrared testing can detect heat build-up to quickly identify problem areas." The H.VIR Comet Infrared Window is a patented transparent window that enables permanent visible access for a safe and simple inspection of electrical components without interrupting production. When potential problem areas are identified through the infrared inspections, engineers can take corrective action before costly maintenance is required. The complete unit is permanently fitted to the electrical equipment, such as medium and low voltage switchboards, transformers and generator control panels, to allow immediate and permanent access for infrared inspections. The window lets maintenance engineers record the internal temperatures of equipment while it is energized, without exposure to the live components. Specially developed for infrared inspections, the window is made of a glass- like material that transmits infrared rays, which are registered by a thermographic camera. It allows wavelength transmissions for all infrared cameras including Agema, Amber, FLIR, Inframetrics, LAND, Mitsubishi, I.S.I. and others. Various viewing area diameters are available up to 4 inches and in short wave or long wave lengths. The window, which is ideal for retrofits and upgrades of existing electrical equipment, is a UL approved component. For large and/or complex electrical line-ups, Power System Engineers from Square D can help determine the optimum configuration and provide installation drawings, which can then be installed by Square D Services' nationwide network of technicians. Infrared Inspection Services are also available. "We recommend infrared scanning in conjunction with a standard periodic maintenance and testing program to improve equipment reliability," Sonn said. "Regular infrared inspections may even qualify some sites for reduced insurance premiums." For more information about the H.VIR COMET Infrared Window or the complete line of products and services from Square D, contact Square D at 1-800-392- 8781. Or, visit the Square D web site at www.SquareD.com. SQUARE D is a market-leading brand of electrical distribution, industrial control and automation products, systems and services, and is the flagship brand in the U.S. for the North American Division of Schneider Electric. SQUARE D products are found in all types of residential, commercial and industrial construction, in a wide range of manufacturing and processing facilities, and in or on the products of other manufacturers. Schneider Electric, headquartered in Paris, France, is a global electrical industry leader with 2000 sales of approximately $9.7 billion. This release is submitted for consideration in both print and Web publications. Contact: Bradford Muller of pricemcnabb, +1-704-916-6164, or fax, +1-704-916-6076, or email@example.com, for Schneider Electric MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X35558856
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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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Dwarf honey gourami and betta Will a Dwarf honey gourami and a Betta do fine together? I have no intention of housing them, this is purely for curiousity sake. |
Probably not, depending on tank size. |
I'm with Pasfur...they're both territorial fish (even with dwarfs being more peaceful than others), and I can only see it ending up with one or the other being hurt or killed. |
Well, are you thinking of a male or female betta? I keep a female betta with two male honey gourami and they do just fine. On the other hand, the tank is 6ft long and heavily planted, including floating plants, so they have a lot of space to do their own thing. But, it has been done successfully! |
I tried it once. I put my male crowntail in my community tank (which housed two male dwarf gouramis at the time) and it didn't go too well. The gouramis chased the betta around the tank. The betta's extensive finnage made him a weaker swimmer, and he didn't like the increased current. Had I left him in there for more than the 20 or so seconds he was in the tank, the gouramis would have probably caught him and might have done some damage. |
The Honey Dwarf Gourami or Honey Sunset Gourami, I've read, is a much more peaceful docile fish that's only territorial when spawning. |
I attempted to house a crowntail male with a dwarf powder blue and a dwarf flame gourami (both male). This was in a 20 gallon with no other fish and plenty of hiding areas for them (fake plants and decor/caves), and the betta had been living in the tank for about 2 weeks prior to adding the gouramis. At first, he betta was doing a lot of flaring, showing off, and the gouramis just ignored him. When he saw he wasn't getting any attention, he got a little de-spirited and went and sulked for a bit. However, about an hour or so later, he came around for round two and started terrorizing the powder blue gourami, and the first time he fin bit him, he was promptly removed and put into his own tank. |
I had two dwarf powder blue gouramis a while back, they were raging jerk offs to everything else i put in the tank. if they were alone in the tank they were jerks to each other. I didnt keep them long. If I got them again they would be going in their own tank. |
My flame gourami is the peaceful one in my tank, though he does get pretty defensive of "his" piece of zucchini. :-D |
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