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VimpelCom Continues To Deliver On Strategy With Profitable Organic Growth In 3Q12
By: PR Newswire
Nov. 14, 2012 01:00 AM
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KEY RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN 3Q12
"VimpelCom Ltd" ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group") (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today announces operating and financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
"We have made further good progress in the execution of our strategy, with strong organic growth in Group revenue and EBITDA. The EBITDA margin of 44% is the highest reported since completion of the Wind Telecom acquisition in April 2011. In our emerging markets (excluding Italy) we delivered 7% organic revenue growth and a 14% increase in EBITDA. In Russia, the positive trend seen in the first half continued, with year-on-year revenue growth of 7%, in part driven by strong mobile data revenue growth of 38%. EBITDA in Russia increased 16% year-on-year, with an improvement in the EBITDA margin to 43.2%. Our business in Italy has continued to outperform competition also showing strong mobile data revenue growth and CIS, Asia & Africa and Ukraine each delivered a solid set of figures in their respective markets. "We are delivering on our objectives and our focus will remain on delivering profitable growth leading to increased cash flows."
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS The pro forma information presented in this earnings release reflects what the Company's results of operations would have looked like had the Company's transaction with Wind Telecom occurred on January 1, 2011. For further details about the adjustments and assumptions of the pro forma results, please refer to VimpelCom's press releases issued on August 18, 2011 and May 14, 2012 both of which are available on the Company's website. VimpelCom results presented in this earnings release are based on IFRS. Certain amounts and percentages that appear in this earnings release have been subject to rounding adjustments. As a result, certain numerical figures shown as totals, including in tables, may not be exact arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede or follow them. The actual financial results in this earnings release have not been audited. On January 16th, 2013 VimpelCom will be hosting its STRATEGIC UPDATE AND MAIN EVENTS
In 3Q12 VimpelCom continued to deliver on its strategic priorities as defined by the Company's Value Agenda for 2012-2014, with profitable organic growth in almost all business units. Without the reduction of MTRs in Italy, Revenue growth would have been close to 5% organically YoY and EBITDA organic growth would have been approximately 9% YoY. In Russia, the Company continued to deliver on its turnaround strategy. As previously announced, in April and May, a Russian court issued injunctions in relation to the claims by the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service ("FAS") against Telenor East Holding II AS ("Telenor") and Weather Investments II S.a.r.l. ("Weather II"). The injunctions prohibited, among other things, the payment of dividends by VimpelCom's wholly owned Russian subsidiary OJSC "Vimpel-Communications". In May, VimpelCom announced that in light of these injunctions the Supervisory Board of the Company considered it prudent and in the best interests of VimpelCom to postpone the payment and cancel the June 1, 2012 record date of the previously announced final dividend relating to the Company's 2011 results. The Supervisory Board of the Company will make a decision whether to pay the final 2011 dividend at a later date and will set a new record date as appropriate. The Company has announced that its Supervisory Board has set the date for the Company's 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Shareholders Meeting") for December 21, 2012. The record date for the Shareholders Meeting has been set for November 20, 2012. In light of the injunctions issued by the Moscow Arbitration Court in relation to the claims by the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service ("FAS") against Telenor and Weather II, the Supervisory Board has determined that if the injunctions are not lifted prior to November 27, 2012 it would be prudent to postpone the Shareholders Meeting. In case the Shareholders Meeting is postponed, an announcement in that respect will be issued on or around November 27, 2012. Further details on the agenda, the slate of nominees to the Supervisory Board and procedural matters related to the Shareholders Meeting will be made available through an official notice to be distributed by VimpelCom to its shareholders prior to the Shareholders Meeting. The Company has also taken several important steps with respect to Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH). VimpelCom and OTH, of which VimpelCom is 51.9% shareholder, have entered into mutual service level agreements to create synergies and operational efficiencies. Additionally, in light of an agreement between VimpelCom and Weather II that required the cessation of the use of the "Orascom" name and brand by OTH and its subsidiaries by the end of 2012, Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. will be renamed to Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. Furthermore, following the change in Canada's foreign ownership laws earlier this year OTH will convert its non-voting shares into voting shares of Globalive Investment Holding Corp. (GIHC), the parent company of Wind Mobile Canada and Globalive Canada. As a result, the indirect voting stake of OTH in GIHC will increase from 32.02% to 65.08%. The required approval for the conversion from the Canadian investment authorities is expected by early 2013. Finally, OTH's shareholder loans to GIHC group will be restructured. In July, VimpelCom was awarded an LTE license in Russia, allowing the Company to provide services using radio-electronic devices in the territory of the Russian Federation via networks that use the LTE standard and its further modifications within the frequency band of 791-862 MHz. VimpelCom aims to launch its LTE services in Moscow and in 6 other Russian regions in 2013. The roll-out of the LTE network will need to occur with a phased approach based on a predefined schedule and must be fully completed by the end of 2019. A further condition of the license award is that VimpelCom will invest at least RUB 15 billion annually until its federal LTE network is built. VimpelCom announces today that it will hold its second Analyst & Investor Day on January 16, 2013 in London. An update of the Group strategy, the Value Agenda, will be presented both for the Group and for Business Units. VIMPELCOM GROUP – FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS 3Q12
OPERATING PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW The 3Q12 reported results in USD were significantly impacted by the appreciation of the USD against the local currencies in almost all of VimpelCom's operating businesses. The organic development is highlighted below. The total mobile subscriber base increased 7% YoY to 212 million at the end of the third quarter. The largest absolute contribution came from accelerated growth in subscribers in the Africa & Asia Business Unit and a large increase in subscribers in CIS resulting primarily from the temporary network closure of a competitor by the Uzbek authorities. In addition, the Company also achieved strong growth in fixed and mobile broadband subscribers in Russia, Italy and Ukraine. In Russia, the Company continued the positive trend witnessed in the first half of the year, delivering organic revenue growth of 7% YoY. Mobile data revenues increased 38% YoY. Mobile broadband subscribers in Russia increased 5% YoY to 2.5 million, while the fixed broadband subscriber base reached 2.3 million, up 25% YoY. The Company's Italian business continued to outperform the broader Italian telecom market in the third quarter. VimpelCom strengthened its market position in Italy in both the mobile and fixed-line segments. Fixed broadband revenues were up 7% YoY, while mobile internet revenues increased 40% YoY. In the Africa & Asia Business Unit, the Company exceeded the 86 million subscriber level through strong subscriber growth across all countries of operation, with Algeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh performing well in the period. However there was a slowdown in revenue growth in Pakistan and Algeria due to Ramadan. In addition, revenue growth in Pakistan was also negatively impacted by heavy rains in September and two government forced cellular network closures. The Ukraine Business Unit continued to invest in solidifying its market position in the mobile segment through the ongoing transition to bundled tariff plans. The transition is showing good results with flat mobile service revenues YoY and an improvement QoQ. Mobile subscribers increased by 2% YoY to 25.2 million. Fixed-line service revenues increased by 11% YoY, mainly due to a 60% increase in fixed residential broadband revenues. The CIS Business Unit delivered double digit organic revenue growth, partly supported by a temporary decrease in competition in Uzbekistan. Overall, CIS was able to maintain high quality subscriber growth despite an increasingly competitive environment. OPERATING FINANCIALS PER BUSINESS UNIT
* See definitions in Attachment E. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW Total operating revenues in the third quarter 2012 decreased by 6% YoY impacted by unfavorable currency movements. Overall organic revenue growth was 3%, with a strong performance across most business units. EBITDA decreased 2% YoY, impacted by unfavorable currency movements. Excluding these forex effects, EBITDA increased 8% compared to the same period last year. Double digit organic EBITDA growth YoY was seen in the Russia and CIS business units, up 16%, and 28%, respectively. EBITDA in CIS was supported by one-off adjustments totaling USD 12.5 million in Kazakhstan. Italy showed a YoY organic EBITDA decline of 5% in Italy mainly due to the MTR cut in July 2012 and Ukraine a 1% decline due to the ongoing transition to bundled tariff plans. EBIT grew by 17% YoY positively affected, as reported previously, by the declining amortization pattern applied to intangible assets associated with customer relationships as part of the Wind Telecom acquisition where amortization of later periods is lower than amortization in the year of acquisition. Profit before tax increased by 136% YoY due to higher EBIT, foreign exchange gains and a higher result from the investment in Euroset. The net foreign exchange gain was USD 36 million in 3Q12, while in 3Q11 there was a loss of USD 137 million. Net income nearly tripled as a result of higher Profit before tax and a lower effective tax rate this year compared to 3Q 2011 when certain net operating losses incurred were not recognized for tax purposes. Capex was USD 829 million with investments in the further roll out of the mobile networks in Russia, Bangladesh and the CIS. In Italy, Wind continued to invest in the roll-out of HSDPA and in backbone capacity to support the growth in data. The Company expects FY12 Capex to be approximately 19% of revenue.
Total assets increased by 2% in the quarter to USD 53.5 billion, primarily as a result of cash generation, investment in fixed assets and positive impact of currency translation in the third quarter. Gross debt was stable in the quarter at USD 26.6 billion, mainly due to foreign exchange movements and repayments of Ruble loans and Euro loans, including the repayment of the final part of the bridge loan in Italy. Net debt decreased to USD 22.7 billion, leading to a net debt to LTM EBITDA of 2.4x at the end of the third quarter. Net cash from operating activities of USD 2.0 billion at the Group level was positively impacted by the receipt of USD 190 million related to the monetization of an interest swap and working capital movement, partially offset by higher interest and tax payments compared to the same period last year. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities compared to 2Q12 was mainly impacted by lower investments in property, equipment and intangible assets in 2012. The increase in net cash used in financing activities in 3Q12 compared to 2Q12 was mainly the result of the net repayment of debt. Net cash from operating activities in the first 9 months of 2012 is USD 5.0 billion, or 17% higher than in 9M11. BUSINESS UNITS PERFORMANCE IN 3Q12
In 3Q12 the Russian Business Unit continued to demonstrate positive developments in operations and delivered on the Company´s strategy of profitable growth. Revenue for the quarter showed a solid growth of 7% YoY and EBITDA grew strongly by 16% YoY, continuing the trend in the first half of this year. EBITDA margin in 3Q12 reached 43.2%, an increase of 3.2 p.p. YoY, including the negative effect of forex changes in 3Q12 which impacted EBITDA margin by 0.4 p.p. during the quarter. Mobile revenues grew by 6% YoY, supported by continued uplift in mobile data usage during the quarter. Mobile data revenues increased by 38% YoY and VAS revenues were up by 29% YoY. VimpelCom´s initiatives aimed at stimulating data usage for small and medium screen users by promoting bundles has resulted in a strong increase in bundle subscribers since the start of the year. Mobile ARPU increased by 5% YoY following the growth of mobile data. Fixed line revenue grew by 10% YoY on the back of strong growth in wholesale voice and FTTB revenues. As part of the operational excellence program, the efficiency of the FTTB business has increased resulting in improved EBITDA margin. VimpelCom launched new initiatives during the third quarter as part of its ongoing operational excellence program. These initiatives are focused on process re-engineering to increase operational productivity and both the efficiency and effectiveness of all functions within the Russian headquarters. In addition, the Company continued its focus on network outsourcing by signing contracts for the Volga and Far East regions in the third quarter. VimpelCom expects to outsource network maintenance in more regions in the future. Churn was 15% in 3Q12, down from 16% in 3Q11, however stable QoQ. VimpelCom continues its activities focused on reducing churn rates. The transition to a revenue sharing model with the Company's distribution channels has helped reduce churn and the Company is taking further measures, such as offering competitive tariffs and improving the network quality. VimpelCom is on track to deliver continued improvement in network quality to support the growth of mobile data customers. In addition, the Company finalized its plans for the rollout of LTE. VimpelCom aims to launch its LTE services in Moscow and in 6 other regions in 2013. KEY DEVELOPMENTS 3Q12
In Italy the third quarter was characterized by significant regulatory and competitive headwinds, further impacted by the ongoing week economic environment. Despite this challenging context WIND was able to outperform the market further growing its market share in mobile and fixed line. Operating free cash flow generation also remained strong and was stable over 3Q11. Total revenues declined by 5% mainly driven by the reduction in service revenues, as a result of the 53% cut in mobile termination rates which came into effect on July 1, partially offset by other revenues and by a solid increase in handset sales. Excluding the impact from MTRs total revenues were flat YoY. Mobile service revenues declined 8% over the previous year but, excluding the MTR impact, were flat over 3Q11 driven by a strong performance in mobile data revenues. In fixed line the strategic shift towards higher margin LLU led to an expected slower total subscriber growth and a 4% decline in service revenues, but yielded a significant improvement in margin. In the core LLU segment the voice customer base grew a solid 6% while the LLU broadband customer base grew 9%. From a commercial perspective the third quarter was impressive with WIND achieving its highest ever number of gross additions in mobile in July and recording a strong performance in August and September. In the quarter WIND secured over 63% of MNO net additions driven by a solid inflow of MNP customers; market churn in the period however remained high at levels in excess of 30% driven by intense promotional activity on MNP. WIND's customers continued to increase their voice usage. Mobile broadband revenue grew 40% over the previous year, traditional messaging revenues were up 9% and fixed broadband revenues were up 3%. On October 10, 2012 WIND signed an agreement with the trade unions and employees of the company to adopt an innovative cost efficiency plan aimed at reducing network maintenance opex by approximately EUR 40-45 million per year from January 1, 2013 onwards through increased productivity of network maintenance personnel and a general reduction of HR costs. The project is expected to deliver the same savings as the previously announced managed services outsourcing plan, without outsourcing approximately 1,700 employees. KEY DEVELOPMENTS 3Q12
(1) Mobile broadband includes consumer customers that have performed at least one mobile Internet event in the previous month on 2.5G/3G/3.5G CANADA CANADA KEY INDICATORS
Revenues in the Africa & Asia business unit recorded an organic growth of 5%, but its actual results were adversely affected by the local currency devaluation against the US dollar in Algeria and Pakistan. Organic growth in revenues was driven by strong subscribers growth and an increase in data and Value-Added Services (VAS). EBITDA amounted to USD 424 million, an organic growth of 6%, mainly driven by strong EBITDA growth and healthy margins in Pakistan, as well as the ongoing operational excellence initiatives, a pillar to the Value Agenda. ALGERIA ("DJEZZY")
*Africa & Asia operations include operations in Algeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. For details per country unit please see Attachment B AFRICA & ASIA BUSINESS UNIT: COUNTRY DETAIL ALGERIA
During the third quarter, VimpelCom continued to invest in solidifying its market position in the mobile segment. The Company showed a QoQ improvement in revenues and EBITDA, driven by an ongoing migration of its customers to bundled offerings and strong dynamics in fixed line revenues. VimpelCom recorded an EBITDA margin of 51.2% in 3Q12.
The CIS markets delivered double digit organic growth in revenue and EBITDA in 3Q12. Results were substantially impacted by the situation in Uzbekistan after the temporary network closure of a competitor by the Uzbek authorities. VimpelCom has been able to increase its mobile subscriber base by 23%, mainly driven by 62% growth in subscribers in Uzbekistan. The Company continues to face strong competition in its markets, especially in Kazakhstan, but also in other markets like Armenia and Tajikistan. Churn is showing an increasing trend in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, and VimpelCom launched a comprehensive churn reduction program in all of its CIS markets.
* CIS operations include operations in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Georgia. CIS BUSINESS UNIT: COUNTRY DETAIL KAZAKHSTAN
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION On November 14, 2012, the Company will host an analyst & investor conference call on its third quarter 2012 results. The call and slide presentation may be accessed at http://www.vimpelcom.com 2:00 pm CET investor and analyst conference call The conference calls replay and the slide presentation webcasts will be available until November 21, 2012. Investor and analyst call replay International replay: + 1 (404) 537-3406 DISCLAIMER This press release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to the Company's plans to hold its annual shareholder meeting, as well as the Company's network development and churn plans in Russia and planned capital expenditures in 2012. The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on management's best assessment of the Company's strategic and financial position and of future market conditions and trends. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of continued volatility in the economies in our markets, unforeseen developments from competition, governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries, general political uncertainties in our markets and/or litigation with third parties. There can be no assurance that such risks and uncertainties will not have a material adverse effect on the Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other public filings made by the Company with the SEC, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. The Company disclaims any obligation to update developments of these risk factors or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments. ABOUT VIMPELCOM LTD CONTENT OF THE ATTACHMENT TABLES
For more information on financial and operating data for specific countries, please refer to the supplementary file Factbook3Q2012.xls on our website at http://vimpelcom.com/ir/financials/results.wbp ATTACHMENT A: VIMPELCOM LTD INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VIMPELCOM LTD UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (ACTUAL)
* See also the supplementary file Factbook3Q2012.xls on our website at http://vimpelcom.com/ir/financials/results.wbp ATTACHMENT C: RECONCILIATION TABLES RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED EBITDA OF VIMPELCOM* (ACTUAL)
* See also the supplementary file Factbook3Q2012.xls on our website at http://vimpelcom.com/ir/financials/results.wbp ORGANIC GROWTH REVENUE AND EBITDA
* Functional currencies in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Cambodia are USD. ATTACHMENT D: WIND TELECOMUNICAZIONI GROUP CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
ATTACHMENT E: DEFINITIONS EBITDA and EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. VimpelCom calculates EBITDA as profit for the period before depreciation, amortization, impairment loss, finance costs, income tax expense and the other line items reflected in the reconciliation table above. Our Russia Business Unit excludes certain expenses from their EBITDA. EBITDA margin is calculated as EBITDA divided by total operating revenues. EBITDA and EBITDA margin should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of the results as reported under IFRS. Our management uses EBITDA and EBITDA margin as supplemental performance measures and believes that EBITDA and EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors because they are indicators of the strength and performance of the company's business operations, including its ability to fund discretionary spending, such as capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments, as well as indicating its ability to incur and service debt. In addition, the components of EBITDA and EBITDA margin include the key revenue and expense items for which the company's operating managers are responsible and upon which their performance is evaluated. EBITDA and EBITDA margin also assist management and investors by increasing the comparability of the company's performance against the performance of other telecommunications companies that provide EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) or OIBDA (operating income before depreciation and amortization) information. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially inconsistent effects between periods or companies of depreciation, amortization and impairment losses, which items may significantly affect operating profit between periods. However, our EBITDA results may not be directly comparable to other companies' reported EBITDA or OIBDA results due to variances and adjustments in the components of EBITDA (including our calculation of EBITDA) or calculation measures. Additionally, a limitation of EBITDA's or EBITDA's use as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues or the need to replace capital equipment over time. Reconciliation of EBITDA to profit for the period, the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in Attachment C. EBIT is a non-GAAP measure and is calculated as EBITDA plus depreciation, amortization, impairment loss and loss on disposals of non-current assets. Our management uses EBIT as a supplemental performance measure and believes that it provides useful information of earnings of the Company before making accruals for financial income and costs and Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others. Reconciliation of EBIT to profit for the period, the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in Attachment C. EBIT equals operating profit. Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others represents the sum of Net foreign exchange loss, Shares of loss/(profit) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method, and Other non-operating losses/(gains). Our management uses Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others as a supplemental performance measure and believes that it provides useful information about the impact of our debt denominated in foreign currencies on our results of operations due to fluctuations in exchange rates, the performance of our equity investees and other losses and gains the Company needs to manage to run the business. Net income equals profit for the period attributable to the owners of the parent. ARPU (Monthly Average Revenue per User) is calculated by dividing service revenue during the relevant period, including revenue from voice-, roaming-, interconnect-, and value added services (including mobile data, SMS, MMS), but excluding revenue from connection fees, sales of handsets and accessories and other non-service revenue, by the average number of subscribers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period. For business unit Africa & Asia (except SEA) visitors roaming revenue is excluded from service revenues. APPM (Average Price Per Minute) is a measure used by management to assess the average price our mobile subscribers pay for using our mobile services. MTR (Mobile Termination Rate) is a rate a mobile operator receives from other operators for terminating calls on its mobile network. MNP (Mobile Number Portability) is an option for mobile subscribers to retain their mobile phone number when switching from one mobile operator to another. Broadband subscribers are the customer contracts that served as a basis for revenue generating activity in the three months prior to the measurement date, as a result of activities including monthly internet access using FTTB and xDSL technologies as well as mobile internet access via WiFi and USB modems using 3G/HSDPA technologies (in Italy also includes EDGE). Italian subsidiary measures broadband subscribers based on the number of active contracts signed. Russian business unit includes IPTV activities. Capital expenditures (Capex), purchases of new equipment, new construction, upgrades, software, other long lived assets and related reasonable costs incurred prior to intended use of the non-current asset, accounted at the earliest event of advance payment or delivery. Long-lived assets acquired in business combinations are not included in capital expenditures. Households passed are households located within buildings, in which indoor installation of all the FTTB equipment necessary to install terminal residential equipment has been completed. Mobile subscribers are SIM-cards registered in the system as of a measurement date, users of which generated revenue at any time during the three months prior to the measurement date. This includes revenue coming from any incoming and outgoing calls, subscription fee accruals, debits related to service, outgoing SMS, Multimedia Messaging Service (referred to as MMS), data transmission and receipt sessions, but does not include incoming SMS and MMS sent by VimpelCom or abandoned calls. VimpelCom's total number of mobile subscribers also includes SIM-cards for use of mobile Internet service via USB modems and subscribers for WiFi. The number for Italy is based on SIM-cards, users of which generated revenue at any time during the twelve months prior to the measurement date. For the purpose of this earnings release, we include all subscribers of Zimbabwe, which is accounted for as investment at cost, into business unit Africa & Asia and subscribers of all our Canada equity investee into business unit Europe and North America, both of which are included into total subscribers of VimpelCom. MOU (Monthly Average Minutes of Use per User) is calculated by dividing the total number of minutes of usage for incoming and outgoing calls during the relevant period (excluding guest roamers) by the average number of mobile subscribers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period. Net debt is a non GAAP financial measure and is calculated as gross debt represented by principal amounts of interest bearing loans, bonds, equipment financing and loans from others minus cash and cash equivalents, as well as long-term and short-term deposits. The Company believes that net debt provides useful information to investors because it shows the amount of debt outstanding to be paid after using available cash and cash equivalent and long-term and short-term deposits. Net debt should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to other financial liabilities, or any other measure of the company financial position. Reconciliation of net debt to other financial liabilities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is presented in Attachment C. Reportable segments, the Company identified Russia, Europe and North America, Africa & Asia, CIS and Ukraine based on the business activities in different geographical areas. Although Georgia is no longer a member of the CIS, consistent with VimpelCom's historic reporting practice VimpelCom continues to include Georgia in its CIS reporting segment. Intersegment revenues are eliminated in consolidation. Organic growth Revenue and EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures that reflect changes in Revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as business under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. We believe investors should consider these measures as they are more indicative of our ongoing performance and management uses these measures to evaluate the Company's operational results and trends. Reconciliation of organic growth of revenue and EBITDA to reported growth of revenue and EBITDA is presented in Attachment C. SOURCE VimpelCom Ltd Latest AJAXWorld RIA Stories
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Simon Fraser started off their season last weekend with a solid win over PNCLL D2 squad Western Washington University on Sunday. Should be another great season for the Clan. Check out the Press Release below.
Clan test waters, open season with 15-5 win over Vikings
By William Howard, SFU Lacrosse Media Relations
Simon Fraser University Men's Lacrosse
Event: Men's Lacrosse
Site: Cunnings Field, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Score: Simon Fraser University 15, Western Washington (PNCLL Div. II) 5
Record: SFU (1-0, 0-0 PNCLL Div. I), WWU (0-4, 0-0 PNCLL Div. II)
Next SFU Game: Friday, February 25, 2011, 7:00pm MST – vs. University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT (Spence Eccles Field House)
BURNABY, BC (February 13, 2011) – Simon Fraser opened the 2011 regular season on Saturday, February 12 with a convincing 15-5 win over regional PNCLL Division II opponent Western Washington. Six different Clan players posted multi-point games, led by sophomore attack Colton Dow (Coquitlam, BC / Heritage Woods Secondary) and junior midfield Rick Bezuidenhout (Campbell, River, BC / Timberline Secondary) with 5 points each on 2 goals and 3 assists. Sophomore attack Stu Mills (Campbell River, BC / Timberline Secondary) and freshmen short stick midfield Tom Newton (Saskatoon, SK / Aden Bowmen Collegiate) and also had strong games offensively contributing 3 goals, 1 assist and 3 goals respectively. The victory, in front of approximately 150 fans who braved a wet and rainy afternoon at Cunnings Field in Coquitlam, British Columbia, marked SFU's seventh consecutive win, in seven season openers under current Co-Head Coaches Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins.
With fourteen of twenty-four players gone from last year's team that reached the MCLA Semi-Finals, a fresh-faced Clan exploded out of the gates to start that 2011 campaign with seven different players, including four underclassmen, scoring to ignite a 9-0 run to start the contest. Fraser led 7-0 after the first quarter, with Bezuidenhout (1g, 2a) and Dow (2g) leading the early charge.
SFU continued a fast scoring pace to start the second frame as Newton scored the first goals of his collegiate career back-to-back to extend the Clan lead to nine. A resilient Western Washington squad would finally find their rhythm offensively, scoring consecutively to close the game to 9-2 before senior short stick midfield Ben Johnson (Calgary, AB / Berkshire Preparatory) scored his second of the half to give the Clan a 10-2 advantage heading into the break.
The Vikings came out undeterred to start the third quarter and would be first on the board as attackman Stasi Dragseth (Lynnwood, WA / Meadowdale HS) scored his second of the game to make the score 10-3. Dow would then assist on two of Fraser's next three goals to stretch the Clan lead to ten and reset the score at 13-3 heading into the final quarter.
Senior attack Chris Tessarolo (New Westminster, BC / New Westminster Secondary) scored his second of the game to kick-off the remaining fifteen minutes of action but Western once again refused to go easily in the fourth as freshman attack Bjorn Ostenson (Bainbridge Island, WA / Bainbridge HS) scored his second of the game on the man-up and then completed the hat trick even strength to respond with another two-goal run for the Vikings. Newton and Mills would round out the scoring in the game's closing minutes as each capped-off a hat trick of their own for a final score of 15-5.
This is the second straight year that the Clan and Vikings have faced each other to start the season continuing a long standing rivalry between the regional foes. SFU opened the 2010 season with a 18-3 win over WWU, with both teams going on to qualify as an at-large bid for the MCLA Division I and II National Championships.
Fraser will have a week off before traveling to Utah to play the Utes on Friday, February 25 and Brigham Young Cougars on Saturday, February 26 for their first out-of-conference match-ups of the season. Western Washington will also now take a week off before visiting Western Oregon on Saturday, February 26 in a rematch of the 2010 PNCLL Div. II Conference Final.
For further information on Simon Fraser men's lacrosse please visit sfulacrosse.com or follow the Clan on Twitter at twitter.com/fraserlacrosse.
GOALS: SFU: Mills-3, Newton-3, Bezuidenhout-2, Dow-2, Johnson-2, Tessarolo-2, Koesdibyo. WWU:Ostenson-3, Dragseth-2.
ASSISTS: SFU: Bezuidenhout-3, Dow-3, Mills, Tessarolo. WWU: Farahani, Harvey.
– The Clan's starting line-up for 2011 featured 3 freshmen, 3 sophomores and 4 seniors. 6 freshmen registered their first collegiate minutes.
– Fraser dressed 15 players consisting of 10 underclassmen and 5 upperclassmen. Not dressed were freshmen Calvin Craig (Coquitlam, BC / Glen Eagle Secondary) and Darren Zwack (Sherwood Park, AB / Archbishop Jordan High School) and sophomores Mitch Frank (Burnaby, BC / St. Thomas More Collegiate) and Eric Ransom (Sherwood Park, AB / Bev Facey High School).
– Sophomore Kyle Middleton (Nanaimo, BC / Woodlands Secondary) made his first collegiate start in goal, going the distance and making 10 saves with 5 goals against (.667 Save %).
– Clan freshmen Cory Koesdibyo – 1g (Nanaimo, BC / Dover Bay Secondary) and Newton (3g) scored their first collegiate points.
– SFU registered 60 ground balls. Seniors Nathan Clare (Ladner, BC / Vancouver College) and Johnson led the way for the Clan with 12 and 10 ground balls respectively, while freshmen Newton and Riley Wanzer (Mukilteo, WA / Kamiak High School) chipped in with 7 and 6 ground balls apiece.
– Fraser won 65% of the games face-offs. Johnson won 9 of 13 (69%), with freshman Max Weselowski (Maple Ridge, BC / Meadowridge School) finishing 4 of 7 (57%).
– The Clan extended their home winning streak to 4 games dating back to March 27, 2010 after going undefeated at home for a stretch of 15 games from April 1, 2006 to March 20, 2010.
– SFU has won its opening game of the season each year since the inception of the program in 1996, a stretch totaling 16 games.
SFU Co-Head Coach Brent Hoskins
On Western Washington: "With only two seniors listed on their 2011 roster, Western Washington has some solid young talent and is especially dangerous on attack. Despite being ineligible for the 2011 post-season, the Vikings should be tough to beat again this season and should continue their run as one of the top teams in PNCLL Div. II in the upcoming years. We were most impressed by Coach Feld's ability to keep his team calm on the sidelines and his team never gave up as a result which made for a competitive second half."
SFU Co-Head Coach Jeff Cathrea
On Simon Fraser: "With so many new faces in the line-up and guys stepping up into new roles this year we were very pleased with our ability to jump out to such a fast start and get some valuable experience early in the season. Overall this was a good first performance for us and one that we will look to keep building upon as we look forward to some challenging match-ups on the front-end of our schedule."
Simon Fraser University men's lacrosse is entering its sixteenth season in 2011 and competes in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The Clan have captured a record eight PNCLL Conference Titles (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008 and 2009) and are tied for fifth all-time with ten MCLA National Championship tournament appearances, placing 2nd in 1999 and most recently playing in the 2010 MCLA Semi-Finals after reaching the Quarterfinals in 2008 and 2009. The Clan are proudly sponsored by Harrow Sports and Onyx Lacrosse / Riddell Helmets.
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PRESS RELEASE: The James Beard Foundation and the Children's Museum of Manhattan Partner on Family Chef Series
11/11/11Renowned Chefs to Lead Healthy Cooking Programs for Families as Part of Museum's EatSleepPlay™ Health Initiative
NEW YORK, NY, November 11, 2011 – The James Beard Foundation, the world's foremost nonprofit culinary arts organization, announced today a partnership with the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), as part of the museum's EatSleepPlay™ health initiative. The James Beard Foundation Family Chef Series at CMOM will include healthy cooking demonstrations by renowned chefs, providing families with young children creative and fun ways to prepare simple recipes with fresh and affordable ingredients. Each program will include special tastings of the prepared recipes.
"I am thrilled about our new partnership with the James Beard Foundation. How amazing to have some of the best chefs show families how delicious food can be healthy, affordable and easy to prepare," said Andrew Ackerman, Executive Director of CMOM. "Families will walk away with some great new recipes that can become staples in their meals and an understanding of how simple, daily choices can have a big impact on your family's health. The partnership with The James Beard Foundation will help drive public awareness about the issue of childhood obesity and the work being done by both our organizations to reverse the trend."
The first program demonstration in the series will be on Saturday, November 12, the opening weekend of CMOM's new exhibition called EatSleepPlay™: Building Health Every Day. Award-winning chef, Bill Telepan, one of New York's biggest proponents of "Greenmarket" cooking, will conduct a healthy cooking demonstration, food tasting and question and answer session. He opened his critically acclaimed Upper West Side restaurant, Telepan, five years ago, where he creates special harvest menus to highlight their seasonal offerings. He has longstanding relationships with local farmers and purveyors and is involved in the movement to improve public school lunches in New York City, serving as executive chef of Wellness in the Schools (WITS).
"I'm excited to participate in the Family Chef Series, which is an inventive and fun way to teach kids about healthy eating, " said Bill Telepan. "This initiative is a strong step toward improving the overall health of our nation's youth -- a cause that I hold close to my heart, both as Executive Chef of Wellness in the Schools and as a father."
"Who better to grab the attention of children and their parents on how to eat better than well-known chefs? The James Beard Foundation is truly delighted to be able to help launch this series with four wonderful American chefs, Bill Telepan, Alex Guarneschelli, Michel Nischan and Michael Lomonaco," said Susan Ungaro, President of The James Beard Foundation. "These chefs are also parents, so they know first-hand the challenges of getting children to eat well."
The current schedule of programs in The James Beard Foundation Family Chef Series at CMOM includes:
• Saturday, November 12 – Bill Telepan, owner and executive chef, Telepan and executive chef for executive chef for Wellness in the Schools;
• Tuesday December 27 – Alexandra Guarneschelli, executive chef of Butter Restaurant and host of Food Network's Alex's Day Off;
• Saturday, February 25 – Michel Nischan, owner and founder of Dressing Room and CEO and president of Wholesome Wave;
• Wednesday, April 11 – Michael Lomonaco, executive chef and managing partner, Porter House
CMOM's EatSleepPlayTM health initiative is a first-of-its-kind national program that targets families with very young children to instill healthy habits at an early age. CMOM takes on the issue of children's health and obesity with comprehensive solutions, reaching children in homes, schools and communities to build lifelong learning and healthy habits that support a child's overall cognitive, emotional, social and physical development and wellbeing.
About the Children's Museum of Manhattan
Founded in 1973, the Children's Museum of Manhattan is New York City's leading cultural institution dedicated solely to kids and families. CMOM inspires children and their families to learn about themselves and a culturally diverse world through unique interactive exhibitions. CMOM presents a full range of activities, exhibits and special performances that stimulate children of all ages. Through multidimensional programs that reach deep into the community, the Museum serves New Yorkers from all backgrounds. For details on all of CMOM's programs, please visit www.cmom.org or call 212-721-1234.
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Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation is dedicated to celebrating, nurturing, and preserving America's diverse culinary heritage and future. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. Today, the Beard Foundation continues in the same spirit by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships to culinary schools, and publications, and by maintaining the historic James Beard House in New York City's Greenwich Village as a "performance space" for visiting chefs. For more information, please visit www.jamesbeard.org.


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well ive been taking a kickboxing class were we learn how to box basicly but we only hit heavy bags no one hits back. i know it totaly different when someone hits back.
well they told us to kick were we hit with the shin. i guess im probally just not used to it. but there is a pain in my mid shin down to bottom of my shin when i kick the bag with my front foot. my back foot which i kick with even harder is fine.
the teacher told me my nerves were dieing and are going to grow back stronger or something like that. i was just wondering if this was correct. and if i should just keep kicking away or rest. maby ice?
i full on trust my instructor but just a little curious
i dont wanna be a fighter but its a good workout and it beats the hell out of running
The process of "shin conditioning" is a long and painful process. Sorry, but I don't know any other way to put it. Basically by putting your shins through repeated stress and trauma (via kicking solid objects like heavy bags), you end up deadening the nerve endings on your shin. Again, it's a long and painful process. If you just started, it's going to hurt A LOT.
Also, when conditioning your shins you end up creating small fractures along the surface of the shin bone that heal over with greater amounts of calcium. Most people think that the bone is a solid object, when it is actually more built like a set of interleaving meshes of hardened tissue (like a sponge). When a fracture occures, your body throws another layer of bone tissue over the fracture, making the mesh tighter and thicker and your shin bone becomes denser and stronger by result.
Now if you are going through pain, yes icing your shins after working out will help. You can also invest in some shin/instep guards and use those if you are doing some intense workouts (if you spar, some places require that you have those). It will help with the initial shock/trauma to you shins. Later you can gradually spend more time working out without the gaurds as you shins become more adapted to the activity.
If it becomes much worst, listen to your body and rest. Get it checked out. There isn't anything anyone on a forum can reliably diagnose for you online, so keep that in mind.
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Didn't log yesterday but resisted doughnuts calling my name all day. However, to avoid those, I ate too much sugar free chocolate, so probably went over in sat fat. Calories, carbs, cholesterol would have been ok.
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Goals either side of the break from Scott Hogan and Ian Henderson saw Dale claim a 2-0 victory and put themselves into the draw for the fourth round.
Hill's men started the day 44 places below their opponents in the Football League structure but they dominated the game from start to finish against the Championship team who struggled to break out of second gear.
"It was superb to actually get our chance to pit our wits against Leeds at Spotland - but to win the game, that's something special," said Hill.
"It's a huge result for the club. We are not a cash-rich club but we are very honest. We are one of very few, like Arsenal, who don't spend money they haven't got and don't have debts."
Dale bossed the game throughout against a lethargic looking Leeds who barely tested home goalkeeper Josh Lillis, the closest they came to scoring being a first-half header from Matt Smith which Matt Lund cleared off the line.
Hogan netted his 11th goal of the season when he headed home Peter Vincenti's cross in first-half stoppage time and, after Vincenti had spurned a great chance to wrap up the result, Henderson volleyed home Graham Cummins' cross in the 83rd minute.
"It's a tremendous win," added Hill. "There was a bit of doom and gloom when we drew Torquay away in the first round and there was an expectancy that we'd go out of the competition and get no reward for a game that would cost the club a fortune. But today we got our reward.
"Progressively we got better and better and the way the players executed the gameplan against Leeds was superb.
"I don't think anyone could argue that we deserved to win the game on that performance.
"Our first goal was worthy of winning the game - it was a superb cross and header.
"Our second goal was a superb passage of play. Prior to Ian Henderson scoring, we'd missed three gilt-edged chances and I was thinking we'd missed our chance to put Leeds to bed. But eventually we did that."
Disappointed Leeds boss Brian McDermott admitted Rochdale deserved to win the tie.
"We haven't lost any points today, which is something, but it doesn't mean a lot at this moment in time," he said.
"Rochdale played some really good football - I knew what this was going to be about today and they deserved to win the game.
"You always respect the opposition and we showed a lot of respect today because we had to. Keith Hill is a very good manager with a great track record and his teams play great football - when I saw the draw I knew how tough it was going to be.
"They were good, we didn't perform - but I will use that as a driver going forward."
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text: Watch the world's smallest periodic table being etched onto a human hair!Alasdair Wilkins12/21/10 1:22pmFiled to: This is awesomemad scienceNanotechnologyNanowritingPeriodic Tableperiodic table of elementsScience68EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkUsing focused ion beams, nanoscientists wrote the entire periodic table of elements onto a single human hair, and filmed the whole thing for your edification. As a bonus, watch them etch a Christmas greeting onto a snowflake!AdvertisementThe experts at the University of Nottingham's Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre were able to fit the entire periodic table - including all known actinides and lanthanides! - onto a professor's single curly hair. That's so small that the same table could have been copied onto a post-it note well over a million times with room to spare. They believe this is the smallest periodic table ever written. Here's how they did it: And, because 'tis the season, here's another video from the University of Nottingham in which they write "Merry Christmas" onto some newly fallen snow: [The Periodic Table of Videos and Sixty Symbols]


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Yesterday Deception had the pleasure of playing at the annual Abbotsford Berrybeat Festival. Thank you to the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association for inviting us to perform again this year. The applause and cheers from the crowd seemed to indicate that they liked what we had to offer up. But as I've so often said before: we couldn't have done it without the efforts of a great sound crew.
This year's sound was once again done through the combined efforts of Tom Lee Music and A&D Music. A special thanks goes to Dave Lopez from Tom Lee, who always goes out of his way to make sure that the performing artists' needs are looked after.
After an exhausting 40 minute set in nearly 30° C, plus a bit of humidity, I was pretty much worn out and ready to crash. I don't tolerate heat well anymore, and playing sax on outdoor stages in the summertime just wipes me out for days afterwards.
The following are some of the photos that were taken during our performance yesterday.
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Maple Leafs Announce the Recall of Ryan Hamilton from the Marlies
Ryan Hamilton has five goals in his last three games.Toronto Maple Leafs
March 21, 2013
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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday that defenceman Mike Komisarek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). Forward Ryan Hamilton has been recalled to the Maple Leafs. Komisarek will join the Marlies on the road in Chicago in time to play the Wolves Friday night at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern). The Maple Leafs will play in Buffalo this evening at 7 p.m.
Komisarek, 31, appeared in four games for the Maple Leafs in 2012-13. Hamilton, 27 played in one game for the Maple Leafs earlier this season (March 31 versus Washington) and two games in 2011-12. In 56 AHL games this season, the Marlies captain leads the club in goals (30), points (48), powerplay goals (7), shorthanded goals (3), shots (116), and shooting percentage (25.9%).
Hamilton was named Marlies captain October 8, 2011 and he earned Most Valuable Player honours by collecting a hat-trick for the Western Conference team in the 2013 American Hockey League All-Star Game on January 28.


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Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Eldercare : A candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare. In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. Life is a succession of pokes and prods, medications, TV, bingo, and, possibly, talking to Ira Rosofsky. With a compassionate eye but mordant wit, Rosofsky, a psychologist charged with gauging the mental health of his elders, reveals a culture based not in the empathy of caretaking, but rather in the coolly detached bureaucracy of Medicare and Medicaid. A portrayal of what is increasingly becoming the last slice of life for many, Nasty, Brutish, and Long is also a baby boomer's poignant meditation on mortality, a reflection on his caregiving for his parents' final days, and an examination of the choices that we, as a society, have made about health care for the elderly who are no longer of sound mind and body.
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WASHINGTON, June 12, 2006 – The Pentagon Memorial will be an important way to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, and will be a place for their family members and others to gain solace and inspiration, a top Defense Department official said here today.
"This is a very important event here at the Pentagon because this was the first time the Pentagon had been targeted in a serious attack by terrorists, and it hit home for everybody that works here on a daily basis," said Michael Donley, director of administration and management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. "So it's very appropriate that we should be remembering the events of that day by establishing a memorial on the Pentagon reservation for those who died here."
The start of construction on the Pentagon Memorial site will be marked by a June 15 ceremony at the site. The ceremony will be important because it represents the work of the Pentagon Memorial Fund, which so far has raised more than half of the $22 million needed for the memorial, Donley said.
"It represents the accomplishment of three years' worth of work, and it really shows that the memorial is going to be built," he said. "So it's a really important day for the families and for the Pentagon community."
The Pentagon Memorial Fund is made up largely of family members of Sept. 11 victims, Donley said. These same family members were involved in the design selection for the memorial, which was a competition sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers that drew more than 1,100 entries, he said.
The design of the memorial centers around 184 benches, each bearing the name of one of the people killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, Donley said. The benches will be arranged by the victims' ages, and will be separated into two groups for those who died in the Pentagon and those who died aboard American Airlines Flight 77, he said.
"There's a lot of thought that went into the design of the memorial, and it's very oriented around the victims of that tragedy," Donley said. "I think it will provide a space for remembrance of those victims and for their families to perhaps gain some solace and perhaps some renewal and inspiration from their lives."
The memorial should be finished in summer or early fall 2008, Donley said. The memorial will be open to the public, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency will develop a security plan to isolate it from the rest of the Pentagon reservation, he said.
The memorial will not only provide honor to the victims of Sept. 11, but will send an important message to the rest of the world, Donley said. "It sends the message that we will not forget the events of Sept. 11, and any terrorist organization or foreign power that rises up against the United States will meet a very, very determined country," he said.
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The Human Development Report Office was delighted to see six outstanding human development reports receive awards for excellence on 4 March. The ceremony, at the global management meeting in New York, saw Helen Clark and Khalid Malik present trophies for the winning reports in front of several hundred senior UNDP staff.
The awards publicly recognize the contributions of Regional, National local Human Development Reports in stimulating development dialogue and policy formulation influenced by the Human Development approach. These latest awards, announced late last year, covered the best reports released between late 2009 and 2012. Helen Clark, in her speech, praised UNDP's work in human development reporting and noted the many excellent regional and national reports that had been released in recent years. Reports which, she said, made a real contribution to national debate and policy making and to taking UNDP work forward around the world.
The Awardees were: Africa 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future; Asia and the Pacific 2012: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate; Somalia 2012: Empowering Youth for Peace and Development; Egypt 2010: Youth in Egypt - Build our Future; Nicaragua 2011: Las juventudes construyendo Nicaragua; and El Salvador 2010: Lineaminentos para un nuevo modelo de desarrollo.
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Georgia Judge Hears Arguments on Immigration Debate
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wouldn't worry about the state, i would be worried about the city you live in. i would ask a leo for info on this, then follow up in the library and a district atterny. that would be the proper way.
the leo is the one that would arrest you the d.a. would be the one to convict you.
as far as i remember the government (fed) writes a law, the state can add to that law, the county can add to that law, then the city can add to that law. none of them may take away from that law.
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We'll be cleaning up the Livingston preserve as we usually do a few times a year. come help out!
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Muslim Husband
Regretfully, most my fellow-men are causing great harm to themselves, spouses and children as well.. Their harsh and abusive attitude and wrongly guided habits are damaging the Muslim societies and nation as well.. Husbands by default are the leaders and guardians of their families.. They are accountable for the success or failure of their families.. They cause both sorrow and happiness of their wives and children.. They are the ones to stand on the Day of Judgment to defend their actions and extended implications..
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Let me cut it short..
A Husband should be: Bread-earner, Mature, Well-behaved and Have fair true knowledge of Islam
A Husband should NOT be: Irreligious, Abusive (physically or verbally), Immature and Sourceless
5 Secrets Of A Successful Muslim Husband
A successful Muslim husband isn't:
1. A Muslim husband is not stingy when it comes to money and he spends freely on his wife and children. "The best charity is that which comes from one when he is wealthy and begins with those whom you are responsible to support." (Bukhari).
A Successful Muslim Husband is:
2. A good Muslim husband helps his wife out around the house with the household chores.
Many husbands believe that housework is only for women and think that it's beneath them to help their wives with the household chores. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, when a wife sees that her husband takes the responsibility to help her with the housework, she grows in admiration and respect for him and can't help but want to do as much as she can to please him. This doesn't mean that a husband should be expected to work all day long and then come home and cook and clean and do the laundry while his wife has been home all day doing nothing. However, there is nothing wrong with him giving a helping hand to his wife whenever it is needed or in him taking care of his own needs –such as mending his own clothes, especially and particularly, if his wife is busy with the children or with other tasks, or is sick, pregnant or just needs a break from the work in the house. "He (Muhammad) used to tend to the work of his family." (Bukhari).
3. A Muslim husband accepts his wife's inconsistencies and her faults and he doesn't try to make her personality like his, because to do so would break her spirit.
Too often, men try to mold women's personalities into their own image. This is a mistake that often leads to resentment and anger on the woman's part. It is also dangerous because it erodes her self- esteem and destroys her individuality. Instead, he should be tolerant and respect her unique feminine nature. If there is an element of her personality that he dislikes, it is on him to change himself or his outlook but he should not try to change her personality. This, however, does not apply to religious issues such as hijab, salat, obedience to the husband or other issues that have been made incumbent on her by the Shariah.
"No male believer is to hate a female believer. If he hates a trait in her then let him be pleased with another trait." (Muslim).
"Woman is like a rib: If you try to straighten it out you will break it." (Al-Bukhari/Muslim).
"Treat women kindly, for woman was created from a rib. The part of it that is most bent is the top. If you try to straighten it you will break it, and if you leave it alone it will remain bent. So treat women kindly." (Bukhari/Muslim).
4. A good Muslim husband doesn't tell his bedroom secrets. "The most evil of people in the sight of Allah on the Day of Judgment will be a man who was intimate with his wife and then went and told others about her secrets." (Muslim).
5. A good Muslim husband doesn't neglect his appearance and he keeps himself physically fit.
It is not only an obligation on the Muslim woman to keep herself looking and smelling good for her husband, but it is also an obligation on the husband as well to set the example and keep himself looking good for his wife. In fact, I believe that in most cases it is the husband who sets the tone in the house in this area because if his wife sees that her husband is going to a lot of extra trouble to keep himself looking good, then more than likely she will also try to keep herself looking good for him. In this way both of them are complementing each other and this helps to keep their marriage fresh and alive. He should also exercise regularly and not allow himself to become over-weight and out of shape. At home, he should dress neatly, make sure that his hair is combed and that his general appearance is clean.
"Whoever has hair let him look after it properly." (Abu Dawud – Allaahu 'alam of the authenticity of this hadith)
"If it were not for the fact that I did not want to overburden my Ummah, I would have ordered them to use the siwak before every prayer." (Bukhari/Muslim).
"O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place…." (Quran 7: 31-32).
Salaam we been married 16 years e hubby is from back home.
basically the abuse started when he came to england he would be ok infront of my family but behind close doors it would be a different story .he always tells me im useless that i cant do anything and that i should just go my fathers house and that the only reason he married me for visa. He dosent spend on me or our children im responsible for all the expendisure ps I don't work I only get government money
He sends all his money abroad hes abused me mentely physical emotionly and verbally yet family say I have to endure it for the sake of my children also hubby says if I leave him noone else would want meLikeLike
Salaam alkiam , we have been married 5 years now, in the two years time he came to uk, my husband was fine the 1st year, I have two kids, he said to that they like is kids, in the second year we started having fights all time, he used help me sometimes with work, it was difficult he could not find work where we lived, now he has found work else where, but contact to me.
I want more kids….I have 2 already
My wifw doesn't ….even she dont like sex muchLikeLike
as salam-o-alikum!
i have a question.my husband and i am born muslim.now when ever i m performing any islamic duty even like namaz he gets angry and when i complain that its our duty to do than he says he is not getting angry bcoz of this….he never offers his prayers.he stops me from fasting,from Hijab etc.he once does say divorce also….what should i do???when its matter of maritial offairs than he brings islam that you cant say no according to islam.i have 2 kids with major operation and i dont have more kids but he says women are made just for males pleasure,they dont have the right to say no for anything….please some1 help me.LikeLike


text: LucasArts Confirms Layoffs, Ex-Staffers Speak OutMichael McWhertor9/01/10 5:40pmFiled to: RumorLucasartsStar wars: the force unleashed 2Star WarsDisturbance in the workforceOriginalTop2961EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Star Wars game developer LucasArts has confirmed to Kotaku that it's making cutbacks at its internal studios today. Word from those affected by LucasArts layoffs indicating deep cuts. One former LucasArts developer, let go from the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II team, called today's round of layoffs a "massacre," with an estimated 60 people let go from development and 25 from external production and QA getting the employment vibro-ax. The Force Unleashed II was said to have "gone gold" last Friday in time for its mid-September release date. Advertisement Advertisement LucasArts wouldn't specify current headcount at the studio or how many developers were let go today, but did offer confirmation on the reduction."LucasArts is reorganizing its teams to better address the needs of the internal studio. Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing," reads a statement from the company. "LucasArts continues to be committed to creating a first-class internal studio – and to fostering relationships with trusted external partners – in order to deliver quality games that amaze and inspire fans."Today's layoffs at LucasArts aren't much of a surprise. Word from the studio indicated weeks ago that new LucasArts president Paul Meegan was making serious cuts to projects and people. One of the projects rumored to have been cut was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III. Have more details? Get in touch.


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Nominate a stellar library worker!
What is National Library Workers Day?
NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
On January 25, 2003, a resolution was proposed:
That in order to recognize the hard work, dedication, and expertise of library support staff and librarians that the Tuesday of National Library Week be designated National Library Workers Day; and, that on that day, interested library workers, library groups, and libraries should advocate for better compensation for all library workers and, if the day coincides with National Pay Equity Day, these individuals, groups, and libraries should recognize both days together.
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text: Everyone Is Faking It But Madonna and Paris HiltonMegan Carpentier10/08/08 6:40pmFiled to: news roundupParis HiltonMartin SheenCharlie SheenJeb bartlettJosh lymanMadonnafoo fightersJohn McCainprisonersBarack ObamaPlanetariumEarmarkGeneral PetraeusAfghanistanPakistanNovay sonarwhalessarah palinSaturday Night LiveSeth MeyersHoaxes67EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkParis Hilton has another video in support of her nascent Presidential campaign and, this time, she's got Jeb Bartlett giving her advice. It's not as good as the first, but it just goes to show that President Bartlett was nothing without Josh. [Funny or Die]In other really important news, Madonna really doesn't want "Sarah Fucking Palin" at her party and doesn't appreciate the winking. [Huffington Post]And the Foo Fighters want McCain to stop using their song "My Hero." Man, does anyone listen to lyrics anymore?[WWLTV]McCain thinks we're all his "fellow prisoners." So do we, old man, so do we. [Think Progress]Even General Petraeus agrees with Obama about Afghanistan and Pakistan now. Who's naive now? [Washington Independent]Oh, and Obama's harped-upon planetarium earmark? Failed, and it was (as I thought) for one of those projectors that makes the stars at planetariums and helps with, you know, science education and shit. It was not one of those things your high school teachers put transparencies on. [Huffington Post]Speaking of science education, the Supreme Court is going to hear arguments about when Navy sonar is harming whales. I'm betting they rule in favor of the navy, just because.[Washington Post]Yes, yes, rumors continue to swirl about Sarah Palin supposedly appearing on Saturday Night Live this weekend despite the fact that the campaign has floated this every week for the last three weeks in order to soften her appearance. Even Seth Meyers is saying its not true. Just because they want us to think she has a sense of humor doesn't mean she does. [Newsday]Reply67 repliesLeave a reply


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The organizer of a World War II party that included Nazi flags and men in SS uniforms is apologizing after a photo of the event in Minneapolis provoked outrage on the Internet.
Scott Steben had said earlier that the January dinner was a Christmas party and an exercise for period actors.
But in an apology reported by the Star Tribune, Steben says his group understands that some items displayed at the dinner "have made people feel uncomfortable." He says "That was not our intent."
The dinner featured men in SS and German Army uniforms, as well as Nazi banners hung on the walls of a German restaurant booked for the event.
A photo from the party was first posted online by the alternative weekly City Pages.
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