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Sadia S.A. Company Profile
Sadia S.A. is distributing refrigerated and frozen protein products as well as processed products such as beef, pork, and poultry. The company's product portfolio contains over 700 items produced in 18 plants across 10 states in Brazil and several other countries including Russia and Netherlands. The distribution of its more than 1000 products is being handled by wholesale distribution and sales centers in almost every continent.
Sadia's products can be divided into four different segments: Poultry, Beef, Pork and processed products (frozen and refrigerated products and margarine). The company acquired Avicola Industrial Buriti Alegre Ltda. (Goiaves) on the 14th of February 2008 and Baumhardt Comercio e Participacoes Ltda (Baumhardt) on the 26th of June 2008.
Sadia S.A. signed a merger agreement with Perdigao S.A. in 2009.
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Perdigao S.A. Company Profile
Perdigao S.A. is engaged in the production of poultry and pork products through its wholly owned subsidiaries. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries included Perdigao Agroindustrial S.A., Perdigao Export Ltd.
Perdigao S.A. signed a merger agreement with Sadia S.A. on the 19th of May 2009.
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Paranapanema S.A. Company Profile
Paranapanema S.A. is a Brazil-based holding company that has interests in mining and processing non-ferrous metals, principally tin, copper and zinc, as well as the design, development and manufacture of metal products. The Company is comprised of four major divisions: Mamore, engaged in the extraction of tin and mineral ores; Cibrafertil, involved in the production of fertilizers and minerals; Caraiba, engaged in the extraction of copper and its by-products in Bahia state and Chile, and Eluma, manufacturing copper tubes and connections, as well as other related products. In addition, Caraiba produces a copper of 99.9% purity. Through its subsidiaries, the Company has activities across the Mercosul markets, in the United States, England, France, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Israel.
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Pao de Acucar S.A. Company Profile
Brasileira de Distribuicao Pao de Acucar is engaged in retailing of food, general merchandise, electronic goods, home appliances and other products from its supermarkets, hypermarkets and home appliance stores in Brazil. The Company operates 556 stores in 15 Brazilian states and 13 distribution centers. Brasileira de Distribuicao Pao de Acucar operates five principal store formats: Pao de Acucar (185 supermarkets), CompreBem Barateiro (176 supermarkets), Extra (79 hypermarkets) and Extra Eletro (50 home appliance stores) and Sendas (66 supermarkets). The Company has a broad structure formed by 12 distribution centers. Located in the cities of Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Recife, the Company totals 350 thousand square meters of warehousing space.
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OHL Brasil S.A. Company Profile
Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA's main activity lies in the exploration of federal roads, located in the states within Brazil. The Company is also associated with Latina Infrastructure S.A., OHL Brasil Participacoes, Autovias S.A., Centrovias Sistemas Rodoviarios S.A. and a concessionaire of Rodovias do Interior Paulista S.A. – Intervias.
Net S.A. Company Profile
Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A. and its subsidiaries (Net Servicos) is a cable television multiple system operator (MSO) in Brazil. The Company and its subsidiaries provide cable television services under the NET brand name in Brazil's major cities, including operations in the 4 largest cities: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre. The company has a subscriber base of 1,5 million connected people and its cabling network reaches more than 35 thousand kilometers, running through nearly 6.7 million homes. NET offers also Broadband Internet services through its NET VIRTUA brand name. The Company is also involved in the provision of pay television and open television services. As of December 31, 2009, the Company held shares in Net Rio Ltda, Net Recife Ltda, Net Sao Paulo Ltda, Reyc Comercio e Participacoes Ltda and 614 TVH Vale Ltda, among others.
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Natura S.A. Company Profile
Natura Comesticos SA is a Brazil-based company that, along with its subsidiaries, is an integrated developer, manufacturer, distributor and seller of cosmetics, fragrances and personal hygiene items. Natura Comesticos' products include products for the face and body, hair care and treatment products, make-up, fragrances, bath products, sun protection products, oral hygiene products and product lines for children. Products are distributed through direct sales by independent sales representatives (Natura Consultants). It operates in Argentina, Chile and Peru and products are distributed in Bolivia through an independent distributor. The company concentrates its production, logistics and research in Cajamar, State of Sao Paulo. In the Itapecerica da Serra unit, also in the State of Sao Paulo, the commercial and marketing activities are developed.
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Metal Leve S.A. Company Profile
Mahle Metal Leve SA is a Brazil-based company, which manufactures pistons, rings, bearings, connecting rods, valve train systems, automotive filters and engine components. The Company forms part of the international Mahle Group. Mahle Metal Leve has eight plants in the cities of Mogi Guacu, Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Maua and Itajuba. Its technology center is located in Sao Paulo and its distribution center is located in Limeira, to supply both national and overseas aftermarket, especially Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. The Company is a supplier to the major original equipment manufacturers: Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, John Deere, Porsche, Opel, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Fiat, Renault, Peugeot, MWM, Cummins, Scania, Volvo, International, Caterpillar and Perkins, among others, and 50% of its production is exported to assembly plants in the United States and Europe.
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MarcoPolo S.A. Company Profile
Marcopolo S.A. is a Brazilian producer of bodies for buses and coaches. The Company's production is carried out at four manufacturing units in Brazil, and factories in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa. The Company's product portfolio consists of bodies for intercity buses, which feature newly designed traffic signaling systems, rear-view mirrors and multiplex instrument panels with digital functions for the driver; bodies for city buses, which are designed to have harmonious interior forms and are handicapped-accessible; and bodies for midibuses, which are specifically developed for quick trips and feature greater width and height than standard buses (which results in more internal space for passenger accommodation and movement). The Company also offers bodies for minibuses. In addition, it produces seats. The Company's products are exported to over 60 countries worldwide, including the United States, France, England, Germany, Spain, Mexico and other countries.
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Magnesita S.A. Company Profile
Magnesita S.A. is a Brazilian company engaged in mining activities, as well as in the production and marketing of a wide range of refractory materials and the rendering of similar services in the different areas within its specialty. The Company owns mineral deposits in many regions of Brazil, but it is in Brumado (BA) where large reserves of magnesite and talc are found, and where its biggest mining activity takes place. Magnesita's sintering plant in Brumado feeds its refractory plants in Contagem (MG) and Sao Caetano do Sul (SP). In addition, the Company exports sintered magnesia through its own ocean terminal in Aratu, in the State of Bahia. At its Contagem plant, the Company manufactures several types of refractoriness' to meet the needs of the steel-making, cement and glass industries. Magnesita is headquartered in Montes Claros, Brazil.
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Lojas Renner S.A. Company Profile
Lojas Renner S.A. operates 64 retail stores in Brazil, mainly in the south, southeast, and mid-western regions. The Company designs, develops and sells women's, men's, teen and children's fashion apparel, footwear and intimate apparel under the eleven private brands of its Lifestyle concept, each of which targets a specific clothing style. The Company also sells accessories and cosmetics through two private brands and offers third-party branded merchandise in certain of its product categories. The Company issues its own credit card. Lojas Renner is controlled by JC Penney Brazil, Inc.
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Lojas Americanas S.A. Company Profile
Lojas Americanas S.A. operates a retail chain in Brazil. The Company has 159 stores in the principal cities and 3 distribution centers, in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Recife, and also operates in electronic commerce, represented by Americanas.com. The Company sells more than 80,000 items from 4,000 different companies, such as clothing, convenience foods, toys, lingerie, household goods, perfumes, cosmetics and compact discs. Lojas Americanas has two main subsidiaries: Facilita Servicos e Propaganda S.A. (wholly owned) offers personal loans, financing of consumer goods, the Facilita financing card, cellular telephony services and payment of accounts, and Americanas.com S.A. Comercio Eletronico (80.4% interest), catering for the on-line purchasing requirements of customers that visit Lojas Americanas.
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Localiza S.A. Company Profile
Localiza Rent a Car S.A. is a car rental company based in Brazil. Its core businesses are Localiza Brazil with 84 Company-owned outlets, Localiza Franchizing, a franchize business with 215 agencies and 7,140 cars operating in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador and Total fleet, a corporate rentals service in Brazil with a fleet of 9,489 vehicles.
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Light S.A. Company Profile
Light S.A. is an energy distribution company based in 31 municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Company covers 11,132 square kilometers and serves approximately 3.4 million customers per year. The Company's subsidiaries include Light Energia S.A., Light S.E.S.A., Light Esco Ltda., Lightger, Itaocara and others.
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Klabin S.A. Company Profile
Klabin S.A. is a Brazilian company engaged in the integrated production of market pulp, paper and paper products. The Company owns 17 mills in Brazil, spread in eight different states, and one mill in Argentina. Klabin operates in a variety of market segments related to forest products, market pulp, paper and paper products. Its line of products comprises paper, folding boxboard for packaging, corrugated cardboard boxes and industrial bags in addition to logs. In addition to supplying the raw material – wood – to the pulp and paper mills, Klabin's Forestry Unit is the major Brazilian supplier of logs for timber and lumber. The Forestry Unit supplies the company's mills with approximately 6 million tons of wood/year
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Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. Company Profile
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Itau), formerly Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA, is a Brazilian-based private bank. The Company offers services in underwriting, custody, equities brokerage, credit cards, consortiums, insurance, annuities and private pension plans, vehicle finance and financing to non-current account holders. Its customer portfolio include personal customers, micro, small , middle market companies, governmental bodies, institutional investors, high-income individuals and high net worth customers. As of December 31, 2009, Itau had a network of 3,948 full service branches throughout Brazil.
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Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. Company Profile
Itausa – Investimentos Itau S.A. is a Brazilian investment holding company. The Company's holding interests operate in such areas as the financial and real estate sectors, as well as the wood paneling, ceramic and metal sanitary goods, chemicals and electronic industries and covering the consumer goods, information technology, components, services and Internet sectors. The Company's major holdings include Banco Itau Holding Financiera, an investment bank in Latin America with a portfolio of international interests; Itautec Philco, which is engaged in technological development in the banking and commercial automation sectors, and in the micro information technology segment; Duratex, a wood processing company; Deca, a manufacturer of metal and ceramic sanitary goods, and Itausa Empreendimentos, a property developer. The Company also operates Elekeiroz, a chemical company. It has an international presence through offices located in Europe, the Cayman Islands and Latin America.
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Refinaria de Petroleo Ipiranga S.A. Company Profile
Companhia Brasileira de Petróleo Ipiranga keeps South America well oiled. The company supplies petrochemicals and chemicals for the Central and South American markets. The refining an marketing company (which has about a quarter of the Brazilian fuel distribution market) operates a network of more than 3,290 Ipiranga branded gas stations. Its chemical products include polymers, process oils, resins, and solvents used by the adhesive, paint, and rubber industries. Companhia Brasileira de Petróleo Ipiranga also distribututes fuels/lubricants and related products in the South and Southeastern regions of Brazil. The company was acquired by Brazilian energy giant Ultrapar in 2007.
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Petrobras S.A. Company Profile
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras) is a mixed-capital enterprise of which a majority of voting capital must be owned by the Brazilian Government. The Company is engaged in a range of oil and gas activities, which include segments such as exploration and production, refining, transportation and marketing, distribution, natural gas and power, international, and corporate. The Company operates 95 platforms for production (72 fixed and 23 floating), 16 refineries, 30.318 kilometers of pipeline and 6,154 filling stations spread across the national territory. In addition to its position in Brazil, Petrobras is present in 15 countries, such as Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Tanzania, Uruguay and Venezuela, in addition to the back-up support of offices in New York, Tokyo, China and Singapore. During 2008, it increased its stake in the Sierra Chata and Parva Negra blocks to 45.55% and 100%, respectively, and acquired a 13.72% stake in the El Tordillo and La Tapera-Puesto Quiroga blocks. In November 2009, it acquired Chevron Chile SAC.
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BRF Brasil Foods SA Company Profile
BRF – Brasil Foods S.A. (BRF) is a food company with a focus on the production and sale of poultry, pork, beef cuts, milk, dairy products and processed food products. Read more: BRF Brasil Foods SA Company Profile
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Contact the ESU Admissions Office at 1-877-GO-TO-ESU (1-877-468-6378) or firstname.lastname@example.com to talk with an admissions counselor. If you have unofficial transcripts, fax them to 620-341-5599 so we can discuss transfer credits with you. |
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I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING A SITUATION WITH A LONG TIME FRIEND. WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE MY ACTION SHOULD BE IF YOU WERE IN MY PLACE. I HAVE BEEN A GOOD AND CLOSE FRIEND OF BONNIE FOR 35 YEARS. WE ARE BOTH IN OUR EARLY 60'S AND YOUTHFUL...BUT NOT IMATURE. RECENTLY BONNIE NEEDS SOME WORK DONE AT HER HOME SOME MILES FROM WHERE I HAVE MY HOME. BONNIE IS IN SOMEWHAT FRAIL HEALTH. THREE YEARS AGO WE DID A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AT A HOSPITAL NEAR HER HOME THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. I LOVE BONNIE AND AM OVERJOYED THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS.) HER HEALTH PROBLEMS HAVE TAKEN A TOLL BUT I VERY HEALTY AND STRONG...SO I TOLD HER MY SON AND I WOULD COME DOWN AND DO THE WORK SHE NEEDED DONE ...MY SON AND I AGREED ON THIS. (HE HAS KNOWN BONNIE SINCE A CHILD) THE WORK SHE NEEDED DONE WAS PHYICALLY DIFFICULT, A LITTLE DANGEROUS AND REQUIRED SPECIAL TOOLS AND SKILLS WHICH WE HAVE (SHE NEEDS SOME VERY LARGE TREES REMOVED AND/OR TRIMMED ON HER RIVER PROPERTY AND A OLD GARAGE JACKED UP) MY SON BELIEVED WE would need another person for this project and contacted Jim...yes Bonnie knows Jim. He is experienced and skilled. We planned a schdule. My son and I live in the same town but Jim and Bonnie live in other states so a travel plan is necessary. A few days ago Bonnie objects to Jim coming with us No logical reason other than she "just doesn't care for him". objections...on the phone..she has become very mean spirited but persistant about. Jim has a very unintrusive personality, a very kind man. He was supportive and helpful during a very difficult time of my live some years ago. He and I are very close friends but not "intimate" in the physical sense ( any longer).We would be staying at her home but are not askng for any recompense for the 300 mile trip or the work and are taking time out and off to do this. My son is astonished and will not do the job without Jim's help and suggest we cancel the trip. Jim has a very unintrusive personality, a kind man. He has been very supportive and helpful through a period of troubeled times for me. Bonnie can be manipulative and controlling and rather bossy. Not much of a sense of humor ..never much of a comfort and will complicate the most simple sitiation. I am still suffering ( not a very good word) from unnecessary complications and consequenses during the year I was preparing and testing for the kidney donor operation. I value both of these relationships. I am stunned by Bonnies actions. She just called and left of a message for me to call and I don't want to hear any more of it. What can I say...what should I do? I would like to treat this with a little bit of humor...it seems so foolish to be acting like this...and spending time argueing this point. I know my response is needed and I don't want a negative effect on our friendship.
Your suggestion?
Please reread the original script.
This answer does not address the question and is not satisfactory.
I am not so sure how "hard" this situation is. I believe it is more "sensitive" then it is "hard". I think the whole issue is ridiculous. I admit to being a little insensitive and hot headed...impulsive. I want to settle this issue not skip around and I would like to settle it with good humor, if possible. I think her objections are silly, unreasonable, unexplained, unbelievable and just plain stupid. It is a relationship problem with someone I love... Bonnie who often is manipulating and likes to think she is in control of a situation when all she is doing is making problems...that make it very difficult to give her the help she asks for.
I could tell her just that ...because it is the truth...and it would hurt and probably be the end of one of my longest friendships over something sooo old habit and silly. I would like a solution using a bit of levity but with some sensitivity. I would also like the solution to be a permanent one so that the next time she starts this kind of drama..she might think about it and maybe have a little laugh.
I need a "relationship" expert with a sense of humor that will re read my original script and understand the question or problem and it is not about Jim or getting the job done also you should understand that Bonnie is the one with the bad health ..I GAVE HER THE KIDNEY...I have always enjoyed great health so I cannot plead that excuse. We wouldn't have accepted the work if we couldn't get it done. The job is large and involves special skills and equipment that requires more than a handyman and is very costly. My sons and I own a company that does just these type of jobs. We taking the small crane with us and Jim...who used to work for the sons company. We also need a strong swimmer (in a wet suit and in the water)working the lead ropes (that would be me....wooo hooo see identity) and have arranged to have another diver from the area to stay in the water with me.I figure we will be 24 hrs in the water...and yes This is not a little favor involving pruning shears. This is a professional job done for someone I love because I can.
My question isn't about how to get the job done...or who we chose to do the job with. She is hot on the phone and I have my ideas how to respong but your;e the expert and I would like to hear your solution. Always good to have professional input.
The mermaid
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Time Inc. Said to Ask Howard Stringer to Join Board
Edmund Lee and Andy FixmerTime Inc., the magazine publisher that will be spun off as a separate company by the end of June, asked Howard Stringer to become a board member, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Stringer, who retired as chief executive officer of Sony Corp. in 2012, is still deciding whether to accept the post, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are confidential.
Teri Everett, a spokeswoman for Time Inc., said the company doesn't comment on speculation. Stringer, 72, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Joe Ripp, who will be CEO of the publicly traded company, is working to assemble Time Inc.'s executive ranks and organize its capital structure ahead of the split from Time Warner Inc. Ripp has reached out to a number of executives to sit on the company's board, the people said, as the largest U.S. magazine publisher confronts industrywide advertising declines.
Time Inc.'s quarterly sales have fallen in 22 of the last 24 periods and revenue dropped 2.4 percent to $3.35 billion last year. The publisher of Time, People and Sports Illustrated will start with $1.4 billion in debt, a little more than $100 million in cash and a junk-level credit rating.
Stringer would bring a well-recognized name to the new company with four decades of experience in the media industry. He started his career as a journalist at CBS News in the 1970s before eventually becoming president of the network in 1988.
Letterman Coup
One of Stringer's biggest accomplishments at the network was convincing David Letterman to host the late night show, then an untested timeslot for CBS Corp. Last week, Letterman announced that he will retire next year, ending a 33-year run on TV, the longest ever for a late-night talk show host.
In 2005, Stringer was named head of Sony, its first foreign CEO, after more than half a decade managing the company's U.S. operations where he expanded the film and TV business. Stringer already sits on the boards of TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc, a London-based telecommunications company, and Teach For America, the nonprofit group that places college graduates in teaching positions at low-performing schools.
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is spinning off the magazine unit to focus the company's growth strategy on its cable networks, which account for more than 70 percent of operating income. He split off AOL Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. after becoming CEO in 2008, and he announced plans to do the same with Time Inc. after talks to merge the unit with Ladies' Home Journal publisher Meredith Corp. broke down last year.


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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY BUREAU — We don't know all the details of the NBA's proposal, but we know that the players have a decision to make early next week. And if they choose to accept the deal, we'll have a 72-game schedule beginning on Dec. 15.
In the league's news conference on Thursday night, Adam Silver said that the playoffs would be pushed back "roughly a week." The original schedule ends on April 18, so the revised one would end on or about April 25. That gives the league 132 days to play 1,080 games.
Last week, we noted that a 72-game schedule that started on Dec. 1 and ended on April 30 would have the same pace as a standard, 82-game schedule that begins around Nov. 1. But when you remove 19 calendar days from that hypothetical 72-game schedule, you get a pace about equal to the 50-game, post-lockout schedule that was played in 1999.
And when you take away four days for All-Star Weekend (which was canceled in '99), you have teams playing slightly more games per week than they did in '99, when they played some back-to-back-to-backs.
Schedule pace
Season | G/Team | Total G | Days | G/Day | Team G/Week |
Normal | 82 | 1,230 | *166 | 7.4 | 3.46 |
1998-99 | 50 | 725 | 90 | 8.1 | 3.89 |
2011-12 | 72 | 1,080 | *128 | 8.4 | 3.94 |
* Subtracting four days for All-Star Weekend.
As we laid it out last week, a 72-game schedule allows every team to play in every arena at least once. Each team would play the 15 teams in the other conference two times and the 14 teams in their own conference three times.
There are obvious reasons for maximizing the number of games played in the available timeframe. With 72 games, the players would only be losing out on 12 percent (10/82) of their salary, and owners would only be losing five home games of revenue.
But if the players approve this deal, get ready for a schedule with very little time for practice or recovery from aches and pains.


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Los Fabulocos
This CaliMex band, featuring Kid Ramos, is unlike most covered in this space. Its not indie rock performed by shaggy-haired twentysomethings, for one. As you can see from the photo above, theyre not, you know, young. Its also a lot more earnest than that kind of stuff, with straight-faced lyrics such as Never went to college, never went to school, when it comes to lovin, Im an educated fool residing in opener Educated Fool. The fact that theyre not our usual thing is exactly why they should be discussed, to say nothing of any lingering guilt I may feel for being a quarter Spanish and growing up two hours north of the border but for some reason taking French in high school. But lets look at Los Fabulocos for what they are, not what they arent: The band was formed by Anaheims Kid Ramos, who played guitar with California blues staple Jim Harman in the 80s and was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds for seven years. Their eponymous debut record, released late last summer, picks up after Educated Fool (though You Aint Nothin But Fine is similarly nursery rhyme-y), showing their roots-rock leanings in such songs as Crazy Baby. As the title suggests, Lonesome Tears In My Eyes is a lovely and sad country song, and not only does Ramos provide colorful guitar, but its the only number on the record on which he sings lead vocals (earning the distinction of having his name displayed prominently on the album cover and all official materials).
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What do you do when a big East Coast storm's coming, and you own two franchise chains with most of their units in New York and New Jersey? That's the situation Eric Casaburi faced recently, as Superstorm Sandy bore down.
Based in Colt's Neck, NJ, Casaburi is the founder and franchisor for two chains -- 87-unit Retro Fitness gyms and Let's Yo! frozen-yogurt shops, which has 19 stores. In retrospect, Casaburi thinks the organization did well with pre-disaster planning activities, but has learned some lessons that will affect future operations.
On the plus side, emails to franchisees went out well before the storm hit, advising them to power down and unplug everything. Gym owners got instructions to disconnect every piece of workout equipment from the wall to prevent damage during power surges. Computers and even the gym sound system were disconnected.
Frozen-yogurt franchisees were advised to empty, sterilize and unplug all their yogurt machines, and cautioned not to use toxic dry ice to try to preserve any food. The machines can run $16,000 apiece, so it was important to prevent power-surge damage here, too.
Just last month, Casaburi had gotten a generator for the corporate office, so it was operational throughout the storm aftermath, when power was out in the area.
The toll? Nearly 40 Retro Fitness units lost power, and all of Let's Yo! was down. Let's Yo! incorporates social media in its concept, so the power loss was doubly frustrating. Most of the yogurt stores were able to reopen quickly, but to date four Retro gyms are still out of commission. The roof blew off one gym, and others have power or water-damage problems.
What will Casaburi do different next time? Here's his to-do list:
- Add generators. The Retro Fitness gyms cost nearly $1 million to build and equip, and a generator that would keep them going would only cost $5,000-$10,000. That's a small relative cost to add that would get gyms up and running again much more quickly. Casaburi says he'll add generators to the budget for new gyms and look at adding generators to existing units.
- Redesign gyms. In the past, cardio rooms were often build up a few steps on a platform, but in recent years that trend died out. Seeing gyms with several inches of water inside them, for future units Casaburi is revisiting the idea of putting expensive treadmills and elliptical trainers in an elevated area to prevent water damage.
- More flood insurance. As franchisees go over their insurance policies, Casaburi is discovering coverage isn't uniform. "Some franchisees with units located inland didn't check the box for flood insurance," he notes. He'll be working more closely with franchise owners in future to make sure they have this coverage.
- Better business interruption insurance. Windstorm loss and power outages may or may not be covered by various franchisees, depending on what level of business interruption coverage various franchisees elected. Some franchisees' policies have a $30,000-per-incidence cap on reimbursement, too. "You couldn't rebuild the weight room for that," he notes.
- More facilities coverage. Casaburi is combing the fine print on some franchisee policies, and discovering that in at least one case, contents of gyms are covered, but leasehold improvements aren't. "We have more than $200,000 of improvements in these gyms," he says.
The two chains' franchisees face yards of red tape ahead and in some cases uncertainty as they try to figure out whether they will be able to get the money to rebuild. Biggest lesson for Casaburi?
"If you don't have the right insurance coverage, it could cost you your business," he says.


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Problem with first trans cycle
Problem with first trans cycle
I recently started a transdermal cycle of 1T and 4ad (200mg/400mg respectively, split morning and night) however I had to give up after just 3 applications. About 10-20 minutes after each application I started feeling like crap, really light headed, spaced out and a little nauseous. Had to lie down for a couple of hours after the third application.
Since it occurred so quickly after application I assumed it must be a reaction to the transport matrix rather than the PHs themselves, does this sound right? Any ideas what it could be?
If I can't take them transdermally will there be any disadvantages to taking them orally, other than being less efficient?
Thanks for your advice - 04-30-2007, 02:45 PM
Wish I could be of some comfort, but I have no idea. I get a rush whenever I apply 4AD to my clavical area, but nothing that makes me dizzy or lightheaded. Are they mixed together or seperate? If you have them seperate, try nixing the 1-T or vice versa. I do get sides from 1-T, but nothing like that.
Yeah, they were mixed together. I'll try giving them shot seperately. Will try some of the transport matrix with nothing in it as well. So is it possible it could be a reaction to the PH's? I didn't think they could have such an immediate effect.
I dont know if the PH's can be active that quick but I know transdermals are faster then ingesting a compound. I used the nicotine patch to quit smoking and those things used to hit me right away, instantly. The only thing I can think that you could do is check your blood pressure soon after applying the dermal. Usually lightheadedness is in some way related to a change in blood pressure. From my experience that is.
hey man, this sounds alot like your body was reacting to the fumes from the bottle maybe?
Try to not breathe in so much of the fumes after you spray it on and see what happens? -
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you can also have a special ritual in the lake in Pushlkar which is said to be holy, it is to do with the Hindu religion, they do special ritual, very hoily, if you believe in that thing!!
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- 1. Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion in the drippings until tender. Add shrimp; cook and stir until no longer pink.
- 2. Return bacon to the skillet. Add barbecue sauce; cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Drain linguine; top with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 cup: 663 calories, 31g fat (11g saturated fat), 174mg cholesterol, 1004mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 32g protein.
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81. aquak9
6:31 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2011
we actually dropped 3 cents over the past weekend- running $3.74 to $3.78 locally. |
By: GetReal , 7:12 PM GMT en Abril 04, 2011
U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices
Well prices leveled off for a couple of weeks, but have now resumed an upward spike!!! On top of that I bet that many of you have also observed the predicted inflation coming into play. I have been doing the grocery shopping with my wife the past several weeks, and have been amazed at how fast food prices are RISING, especially vegetables and red meat...
So please let us all know what you are currently paying for regular unleaded gasoline.
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we actually dropped 3 cents over the past weekend- running $3.74 to $3.78 locally. |
Just a new update from Broward County Florida. In Weston regular gas is now $3.95/gal. In Sunrise I filled up for $3.87/gal. going up everywhere by leaps and bounds. |
Don't Like a Weak Dollar? Might as Well Get Used to It Weakness in the US dollar, which is causing everything to go up—including gas prices, food and stocks—is unlikely to go away soon as a selling frenzy hits the currency market. The greenback is approaching pre-financial crisis lows and threatening to smash through its all-time low when measured against the world's predominant national currencies. A combination of factors accounts for the weakness, with the Federal Reserve's easy-money policies, huge national debts and deficits and the consequential possibility of a debt downgrade because of the financial mess in Washington leading the way. |
Gas Prices Top $1-a-Gallon Higher than Year Ago; Media Don't Blame Obama Networks have refused to connect administration to steadily rising gas prices. |
Hello GR, Most of our stations are still at $3.85 a gal. Hope the trend of going up slows down a bit! Wishing you and your family a lovely and Blessed Easter Sunday! Easter Christian Graphics |
$6 Gas? Could Happen if Dollar Keeps Getting Weaker With the greenback coming under increased pressure from Federal Reserve policies and investor appetite for more risk, there seems little direction but up for commodity prices, in particular energy and metals. Weakness in the US currency feeds upward pressure on commodities, which are priced in dollars and thus come at a discount on the foreign markets. One result has been a surge higher in gasoline prices to nearly $4 a gallon before the summer driving season even starts, a trend that economists say will be aggravated as demand increases and the summer storm season threatens to disrupt oil supplies. |
Does anyone remember the words of our current Energy Secretary? Remember the %'s and electricity too folks ! What did he say? We should learn from our friends across the pond. Austerity and all. Just look and see for yourselves. Nearly 35 years since we built a new refinery, and yet our government lends 2.8 and up to 5 billion for one in Columbia,,,,,(borrowed money from China may I add) above and beyond the 2 billion for deep water drilling in S. America? What is really going on ? |
Quoting NumberWise: Yes I agree.... and when the U.S. dollar finally collapses, and the U.S. defaults (even though many experts on CNBC said it could never happen), it will be reported in the MSM as UNEXPECTEDLY!!! |
Good Morning {{GR}}! Gas price was 3.75 Friday, yesterday it was down to 3.69. It's bad when you hurry to top off your tank at that price. Have a Great Day!! :-) |
Yeah, I read about S&P. Yeah, I'm scared. 3.999 for regular here in NY. Unfortunately, my MX-5 uses premium at 4.1999. I used to drive to the next town for milk and eggs, just for the fun of driving with the top down. Now I can hardly afford the milk and eggs, never mind the gas to get there. Yup, scary stuff. But what's really scary is that so many people are so oblivious to what is going on. |
Does anyone realize the impact of what the S&P did today? Just look at what happened globally and you will see. Scary stuff folks, scary stuff! I know many love to hate him, but he is on it ..... Check that CPI number that was just released ...... |
Quoting Ossqss: Oss, Venezuela doesn't like to sell their fuel to American flagged ships, better off going to Trinidad. |
20 Signs That A Horrific Global Food Crisis Is Coming #3 Due to U.S. ethanol subsidies, almost a third of all corn grown in the United States is now used for fuel. This is putting a lot of stress on the price of corn. #8 The tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis in Japan have rendered vast agricultural areas in that nation unusable. In fact, there are many that believe that eventually a significant portion of northern Japan will be considered to be uninhabitable. Not only that, many are now convinced that the Japanese economy, the third largest economy in the world, is likely to totally collapse as a result of all this. #9 The price of oil may be the biggest factor on this list. The way that we produce our food is very heavily dependent on oil. The way that we transport our food is very heavily dependent on oil. When you have skyrocketing oil prices, our entire food production system becomes much more expensive. If the price of oil continues to stay high, we are going to see much higher food prices and some forms of food production will no longer make economic sense at all. #11 Food inflation is already devastating many economies around the globe. For example, India is dealing with an annual food inflation rate of 18 percent. #12 According to the United Nations, the global price of food reached a new all-time high in February. #13 According to the World Bank, the global price of food has risen 36% over the past 12 months. #14 The commodity price of wheat has approximately doubled since last summer. #15 The commodity price of corn has also about doubled since last summer. #16 The commodity price of soybeans is up about 50% since last June. #17 The commodity price of orange juice has doubled since 2009. World Bank president: 'One shock away from crisis' For all those that believe Glenn Beck was a crazed loon, it is appearing more, and more likely that he will be right on in his predictions of a global economic collapse. |
Hello GR and all, I did not have to "fill up" today but saw another sign for $3.85 gallon... Hope you are enjoying your weekend! |
g'morning GR and everyone here in jacksonville, we're hanging tight around $3.78, give or take a few cents. I have not seen anything over $3.79, well not yet anyways. Our prices have not gone up this week. But then again, WTI is not jumping up $3 a day, like it did last Friday. we'll see how the weekend goes. Sorry to hear about others. (shakes head sadly) I gotta go to Wallymart today; I'll pop a coupla pre-emptive valiums and get thru it somehow. |
Study: Gas prices will be 40% higher than last summer Funny thing that this is suppose to be a study of gasoline prices for this summer.... However, judging from the observations posted here, and elsewhere, pricers have ALREADY surpassed this forecast!!! |
I just paid $3.83 gal and most places were closer to $3.89 and $3.98... regular is now about to cross into the $4/gal mark here in Broward County. |
Gas $3.81 today. As much as the gas prices aggravates me (because it is unnecessary!), the food prices are really what is scary. |
Chew on this FACT: Inflation Actually Near 10% Using Older Measure After former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was appointed in 1979, the consumer price index surged into the double digits, causing the now revered Fed Chief to double the benchmark interest rate in order to break the back of inflation. Using the methodology in place at that time puts the CPI back near those levels. Inflation, using the reporting methodologies in place before 1980, hit an annual rate of 9.6 percent in February, according to the Shadow Government Statistics newsletter. So if you have money in a CD, earning 2% interest a year, congratulations you are LOSING over 7.5% value on your savings a year!!! |
Chain reactions ? Not many think of the impact on the price of everything when gas goes up. Think of the farming industry just to start, then transportation and on and on. This is not going to be fun. I found this good enough to share also :) How many boats can travel to Venezuela to fill up and save money? Hummmm, anyone want to pitch in on a tanker of gas from that country to resell in the US :) http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/wh y-are-gas-prices-so-high%3F We just have to keep on smiling through the rain...... |
Quoting GetReal: Yes, comm's up is bad.....thats why I bought them! Really I bought a little bit of silver at 16-18, its around 40 today....12 months! |
Quoting auburn: Agreed |
Quoting spathy: Sales Tax here is 7.5%I believe...gas is 3.59...milk is 3.70...bread is 1.89...rent runs 550/a month...home prices for a new home are in the low 100s for new...70s for used...in the AVERAGE hoods....land will run ya 12-18k per acer developed...or 6-10 undeveloped ...more you buy the cheaper it is...all this is in the county,,,not in town. |
Published: March 25, 2011 Lee County's unemployment rate dropped nearly half a percentage point in February, while the statewide jobless rate remained unchanged, according to data released Friday. The area's unemployment rate decreased from 8.3 percent in January to 7.9 percent in February. Lee County has the fifth-lowest jobless rate of Alabama's 67 counties. Neighboring counties Chambers, Macon, Russell and Tallapoosa all had double-digit unemployment rates in February. Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate remained static at 9.3 percent after enjoying modest decreases over much of 2010. "Our unemployment rate for February remained stable and did not increase, which is something we're always glad to be able to say," said Tom Surtees, director of Alabama's Department of Industrial Relations |
3.56 here today for the low...3.81 for the high |
Yea not a pretty picture!! |
Quoting unclemush: Darn is that $.20 in three days Mush???? |
Quoting auburn: So is it better to eat with the government funding or work ? The pay scale is declining as we type. Where is the motivation ? Somebody has to pay your bill in the end..... Is it you, or me? Just sayin~~~~~~~~~` |
Quoting GetReal: Not down my way..if you dont have a job here..its cause you dont want to work..yea I said it again...and its Fact! |
Quoting Ossqss: Just simply amazing, interesting, and scary prognosis Oss.... Once again you have doe wonders for my ability to get a good night's sleep!!! |
I saw a RaceTrak at 3.63, but that's one of those stations that don't offer good gas. Don't wanna think what tomorrow will bring. |
As of late this evening, name brand regular unleaded here in NOLA area was averaging around $3.75 a gallon... If you search around you still could find unbranded unleaded for $3.59 to $3.67 a gallon... |
Up two cents in three days - now 3.97. |
Interesting, reads.... http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/04/inflating_ our_way_to_a_governm.html Pick your poison, sector and or time. Scary stuff..... http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity= commodity-price-index |
I was speaking to two gasoline station owners today, and they both told me that there suppliers have informed them to expect regular unleaded to average around $4.00 to $4.10 a gallon by EASTER WEEKEND here in the NOLA area... They also were not joking when they both indicated to me that the national average for regular unleaded would be near, or at $5.00 a gallon by July 4!!! That will just do wonders for the general economy, especially areas relying on tourism... |
Quoting aquak9: I hope you are correct! |
I don't think we'll see $4.75 here by June 1st, GR. That's a lot. But by the end of summer? Depends on gulf activity- in my area, we seem to respond quicker to gulf storms than we do per-barrel costs. BUT, I can only speak for the Jacksonville area, of course. Other areas will probably see that price, I don't doubt it. |
Quoting aquak9: June will most likely be closer to 4.75 US average IMO. |
Even tho prices fell a tiny bit (WTI) I still saw $3.77 to $3.87 on the way home from work. (had been $3.72 over the weekend) I told co-workers, probably $4.00 by June 1st. I wonder if I will be right. |
Trump: Obama Is to Blame For High Oil Prices Real estate developer Donald Trump blames President Obama for the rising price of oil, warning, "this country can never, ever recover" if oil prices continue to go up. |
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Usually the "'Til death do us part" doesn't happen until the actual wedding, but for one surprised young woman, it felt like it was happening thousands of feet in the air.
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BOSTON – Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s and was credited with putting it on a path to prosperity, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82.
White, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, died peacefully at his Boston home surrounded by his family, spokesman and friend George Regan said.
"He was a man who built Boston into the world-class city it is today," said Regan, who called his loss "devastating."
White, a white Irish Catholic from a family of politicians, is credited with revitalizing Boston's downtown and seeing the city through court-ordered busing, but he ended his four-term tenure in 1983 under a cloud of ethics suspicions.
White, a Democrat, was elected Massachusetts secretary of state three times before running for mayor for the first time in 1967 against antibusing activist Louise Day Hicks. He defeated her with support from the black community and liberals.
After losing a 1970 bid for governor, White was re-elected mayor in 1971, again defeating Hicks. He won again narrowly in 1975 and 1979.
White was considered as a vice presidential running mate to U.S. Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota in 1972 but was passed over for U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri, who was later shunted aside for R. Sargent Shriver Jr.
After U.S. District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity ordered busing to desegregate public schools in 1974, White protected schoolchildren from violence with federal and state assistance during the period of crisis and in 1976 led a march of 30,000 to protest racial violence.
White was never totally comfortable with busing, however, and called Garrity's plan "too severe."
"I wish I knew a way to have taught Garrity or convinced Garrity to be more generous ... or softer in his implementation of that order," White said after his time as mayor.
U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, a fellow Democrat, said White "knew how to wisely wield the power of the mayor's office for the public good."
"For 16 years," Kerry said in a statement, "the mayor shepherded the city through the turbulence of the late '60s and mid-'70s and in the process ushered in the remarkable city we know today."
Current Mayor Thomas Menino, also a Democrat, praised White for his contributions to the city.
"Mayor Kevin White was a great friend and a great leader who left a lasting mark of hope and inspiration on the City of Boston," he said in a statement. "He will be sorely missed."
White's first two terms were known for his Little City Halls in the city's far-flung neighborhoods that gave power to ethnic and racial minorities, but he consolidated his power in his final two terms.
White closed the Little City Halls and instead used a network of ward lieutenants who rewarded the mayor's supporters with city jobs and contracts.
Seven mayoral aides were eventually indicted on fraud and extortion charges. His one-time budget director and an official of the Boston Redevelopment Authority were convicted of fraudulently obtaining city pensions. A deputy commissioner was convicted of tax evasion for failing to report money that prosecutors said he gained from bribes.
White was never implicated. The State Ethics Commission, however, conducted a 10-month investigation that found "reasonable cause" that White had violated conflict-of-interest laws.
The city also wallowed in a financial crisis in the later years of his tenure that led to layoffs of police officers and firefighters and the shutdown of some stations.
The crises were exploited by his critics, who called him King Kevin, and he dropped out of the 1983 mayoral race, eventually won by Raymond Flynn.
"It's no secret that Kevin and I were rivals for many years," Flynn said. "But underneath that sometimes heated rivalry, rooted in different priorities, was a mutual respect. Kevin and I shared a deep love for this complex, fascinating city of Boston."
A liberal reformer, White appealed to a cross-section of society, including the young.
Once, when the Rolling Stones were arrested on the way to Boston, the mayor released them into his own custody.
"The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!" he told an audience at Boston Garden.
While the busing crisis brought a stain to the city, White was also credited with revitalizing the city's downtown, especially the shops and restaurants of Quincy Market, which remains one of the city's top tourist attractions. He thought the downtown renaissance would make Boston a "world-class city."
A statue of White was unveiled near Quincy Market in 2006.
Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, said White's stewardship created "a path to prosperity for the city."
White's father and maternal grandfather had been Boston City Council presidents. In 1956, he married Kathryn Galvin, the daughter of another City Council president. He was educated at Tabor Academy, Williams College, Boston College Law School and the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration.
After handing over the office to Flynn in 1984, White accepted a position at Boston University as a professor of communications and public management.
While mayor in 1970, White had major surgery to remove two-thirds of his stomach. He suffered a heart attack in 2001 while at a Florida restaurant and spent several days in a hospital when he had a pacemaker implanted.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Kathyrn Galvin White, five children and several grandchildren.
Associated Press Writer Sylvia Wingfield contributed to this report.