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Meek Mill Swagga Surfin' Lyrics
Last updated: 12/27/2010 11:00:00 AM
(feat. K. Smith)
cause the man up top got me
philly in this bitch
ok maybe its my swagga
everytime i come around these haters gettin madder
gangstas in the kitchen wit it whippin up the batter
when them hoes see me they like meek millz you gettin fatter
im eatin bitch, im eatin bitch
liver than ya week can get
dell a ric some beastin shit
now shut up ill eat this dick
call up ya friends and we can get
a minaj just like nikki
have a baby by me baby be
a millionaire like 50
10 thousand all on my wrist
louis vs all on my feet
louis v all on my belt
check up boy hold my t
check up im M.O.B.
im all about a benjamin
shorty say her pussy wet
guessin ima go swimmin then
splash! i laugh
get money, got cash
you hate it, you mad
i made it too bad
just say im too fast
i tell em im a freak
and if you ask about me around philly
they will tell you im the streets
im the man round where i be
they say who dat? we dat
cause i drop that china white and make her say ill be back
shorty off that crack pipe better make her relapse
put that in her mouth and make her suck that she believe dat
rest in peace to shawty
this 40 on my body
[?] this shit realer than Jumanji
and im strapped
shoot first
this verse dont make them act
[K. Smith:]
i said niggas hatin on me cause i buy the shit they wanted
and they bitches wanna fuck me cause they say i look like money
i just be swaggin on em, hoppin in my bag on em
i switch the lexus to the beamer and now im baggin on em
they call me big bank shorty, yeah I mr getter goin
ricky bobby on ya ho, stanky leg up in her tummy
i be flyer than a mug and i be leer jet stuntin
if it aint bout money than it aint bout nothing
meek milly in his bag so im pullin out the louis
just a filled up with cash and my gucci's filled with jewelry
and my life is like a movie got these bitches all chewy
who party at my crib and got ya girl in my jacuzzi
see i got so many cars that i dont even gotta drive
helicopter in the back all i gotta do is fly
call me maybach shorty when i hit them one on one
do a hundred thru a lanes like a nigga on the run

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Shareholder meeting is expected to be a roast of management, as shareholders bemoan stock plunge
New name, same old company; that's look of BlackBerry Ltd.'s (
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modern operating system makeover, BlackBerry 10 (BB10), has been largely met with customer apathy and CEO Thorsten Heins
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Shares of BB had peaked back in January 2013
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could reverse RIM/BB's slide. Stock prices hit a high of $18.49 USD, a three-fold increase from around $6 in late 2012. But since share prices have started to plummet back downward, hovering around $10 USD this week.
The flop may cost Mr. Heins his job, and at the least is expected to trigger big changes as investor rage quietly boils ahead of the annual shareholder meeting. John Goldsmith, the deputy head of equities at Montrusco Bolton (
), holds 1.5m shares of BB -- roughly $15M USD of total investment. He angrily commented to
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Investors like the Q10 (left) and Z10 (right), but fear they can't compete w/ Apple and Samsung
Mr. Goldsmith says he loves the BB10 devices and thinks they could in theory do great -- just not in the hands of BB. He says compared to Apple, Inc. (
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He comments, "The problem here is they are facing Goliaths like Apple and Samsung, forget about the other Android devices. With a research and development budget that is a fraction of that of those two companies, how on earth can they compete? I love fairy tale endings as much as the next person, but this is David versus two Goliaths, so good luck."
CEO Thorsten Heins admitted that BB will likely post another loss in Q3 2013, but insists that the gadget maker is "on the right track". He stated in the earnings call, "We stay the course. This is the course that management has created and it is course that the board has accepted."
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And he comments to
, "This is a year of investment. We have managed our cash carefully and prudently, and we now have the funds to invest, so this is the 'create the future' year."
II. Investors Maul Butchering BlackBerry, Selling Off Units Separately
Investors appear to be taking issue, though with his views of prudence, which include monetary losses.
Investors aren't quite united, though, in what they want to see done. Some want management change; others are renewing cries for a sale -- either as a whole entity or in parts. The latter plan could involve individual sales of RIM's device and
services units
, as well as
its patent portfolio
. But some aren't convinced there's much to recover from such a butchering of the BB carcass. Comments on top-20 RIM shareholder who spoke anonymously due to company policies, "I think the pieces were worth more than the whole a year or two ago, but that's becoming less of a convincing argument and I am not sure it is true."
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) -- which owns 5.8m shares (~$58M USD) -- is among those looking forward to the chance to press the issue at the annual general shareholder meeting.
The RIMdenberg can't seem to catch a break.
He warns, "It is the board's job to deal with this objectively, and we hope they would be objective enough to do the best thing for the shareholders."
"So far we have not seen a single Android device that does not infringe on our patents." -- Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith
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This is an advanced copy review of Waysun Johnny Tsai's Volume Two: Practical Tactical Impact and Edged Weapons DVD. The DVD is meant to complement Johnny Tsai's Practical Tactical Pen Street Defense.
Master Tsai holds an eighth degree black sash certification in Tsai Family Shaolin Chuan Fa Kung Fu, and Tai Kit Kuen Kung Fu. He's appeared in such publications as Inside Kung Fu magazine, Art of the Warrior magazine, and also has authored several books and has starred in several DVDs.
Volume two picks up where volume on left off — only this time Master Tsai covers the use of tactical flashlights, batons, and knives. As Tsai is quick to point out, the goal of this instructional DVD is not to make you a deadly knife or stick fighter. Rather, Mr. Tsai is attempting to teach you universal martial applications that can be applied to the tactical pen, flashlight, or knife in a self-defense setting.
All examples in this DVD start with an empty hand defense demonstration. Then Tsai shows you the same technique again with a tactical pen, flashlight, or knife. In addition, each example is demonstrated at a very slow training pace which is paramount if you are using the DVD as a learning tool. However, Tsai also demonstrates many of the techniques at a realistic combat speed.
As a martial arts enthusiast with some experience in security, several things in this DVD caught my critical eye. First, Tsai covers some simple empty hand techniques that can be used to escape from a front and rear bear hug. Much of the demonstrated material may seem elementary to you if you are a seasoned martial artist. However, it is necessary because not everyone who purchases this DVD will be martial arts masters. In addition, it is not realistic to expect that you will always have your tactical pen, baton, or knife at the ready and in your hand! So this basic lesson in bear hug escapes becomes very important if you ever are attacked. In addition to empty hand escapes Tsai also shows numerous bear hug escapes using various tactical weapons.
Second, Tsai expands upon the aforementioned volume one DVD by again demonstrating how you can take some basic empty hand techniques and apply them to the use of a tactical weapon. A prime example of this would be when Tsai demonstrates how you can use the tactical pen to enhance what I would describe as a flailing hammer fist strike. Is this particular lesson martial fancy like you'd see in a Hollywood movie or martial arts tournament? Probably not. However, having been in some use-of-force situations, I have to say that it probably would be martial effective if you are competent in your respective style's martial arts fundamentals.
Lastly, whether he realizes it or not, Tsai demonstrates a balance of gross and fine motor skills techniques. Simple blocks, simple strikes, and basic pressure point tactics that stress large targets are all part of the gross motor skill category. In fact, techniques of this nature can usually be learned faster and are not as quick to degrade under combat stress. Thus, most military styles of self-defense focus their training in this area because this concept has been battle-proven. One example here would be Tsai's demonstration of a scaled-down, two-person kung fu fighting set. What Tsai does is remove the excessive martial baggage and create a basic two-person drill that teaches blocking, arm checking, and offensive striking. The end result is a simple drill that can be expanded to include tactical weapons.
My only criticism of this DVD is not so much a criticism as it probably is my personal bias. A portion of the DVD focuses on using the tactical knife as an offensive self-defense weapon. Tsai reasons that by demonstrating how to use the knife offensively you also learn how to defend against it. Moreover, as I noted earlier, Tsai also cautions that this DVD is not intended to make you a knife fighting expert. Rather, he is trying to teach you a few knife fighting techniques that you can apply to a street self-defense setting.
Regarding that last point, I do think that Tsai succeeds. However I also have to caution that many of these knife techniques could result in the loss of a life; or, at the very least, a lawsuit if your attacker survives your defense. So if you do purchase this DVD and practice or teach some of Tsai's knife techniques I would encourage you to also become familiar with your country's laws concerning self-defense and the use of deadly force.
Criticism aside, this is another solid DVD offering by Master Tsai. As was the case with his last DVD, Tsai once again bridges the gap between classical martial arts and effective and efficient 21st century street defense. Given that some of the material covers edged weapons I would not recommend this DVD for the martial novice. I do recommend volumes one and two of this DVD series for security or law enforcement personnel who have had training in the martial arts. I would also recommend this DVD series to martial arts instructors who would like to add some new street self-defense material to their curriculum.
Practical Tactical Impact and Edged Weapons can be purchased at Master Tsai's website. In addition, if you are a fan of Master Tsai you might also want to pick up a copy of the February 2010 issue of Inside Kung-Fu magazine. Page 66 features a story on Master Tsai's expertise in use of the tactical pen.
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Toledo's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family, Aaron and Jackie Frisch, will share their experiences Thursday at Perrysburg High School's annual Humanities Night.
The Frisches, who adopted nine children including five from Haiti, will talk about Haiti, adoption, their struggles, and the hope that sustains them.
The theme for the night is "We Will Endure: Images of Hope" and will feature videos on Haiti and poverty both abroad and in this country by nationally acclaimed cinematographer Gerry Straub. Students also will be presenting their humanities projects. The event, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m., is open to the public and is appropriate for children 10 and older. It will be in the auditorium and commons at the high school, 13385 Roachton Rd.


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thinkzinc notes a story indicating that, according to a new study, men have a harder time putting down a controller than women do. Researchers at Stanford did brain imaging work on a group of young test subjects while they played a simple PC game. Besides the 'obvious' conclusion that men were more 'aggressive at gaining territory on the screen', the tests also indicated that male brains showed more activity in the reward and addiction components of the brain. "The lead author, Dr. Allan Reiss, noted that most of the video games that are popular with men are territory and aggression-type games. 'These gender differences in the brain may help explain why males are more attracted to, and more likely to become hooked on video games than females,' he said. Other recent surveys indicate that about 40 percent of Americans regularly play games on a computer or console, but young males are two or three times more likely than females to feel addicted to video games, Reiss said. "


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Manicure Monday: Deborah Lippmann Stronger
9:00 AMStronger is a deep blue-based polish with multi-chromal hexagonal glitter in red, gold-rainbow, blue, and silver. The shade was made in collaboration with Kelly Clarkson and is perfect for upcoming 4th of July fun.
Have I mentioned that Deborah Lippmann glitters are the best on the market because the glitter density is so high that you get full coverage in 3 coats? (If you are a glitter lover like me, you know that most glitters need a solid base coat or a million layers to get a full-on glitter look.)
Here I used OPI Nail Envy Base Coat, 3 layers of Stronger, and 2 Coats of Seche Vite to remove any bumpy feeling.
The only way I've found you can capture the true sense of the iridescence and living quality of Stronger in photos is with a partial blur. See how the far finger grabs onto the glints of rainbow magic? And how the closer ones look like marbles suspended in glass? Mind-meltingly awesome sparkly happiness!!! Thank you Kelly Clarkson for my ultimate happy nails!
If interested you can pick Stronger up for $18 in stores and from Sephora and Nordstrom online.
Readers, what do you look for in a glitter nail polish? Which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
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Wow, this is EVERYTHING a nail polish should be! Straight on my wish list~
~It looks great on you Jen but I dont think I can develop a liking for glitter polishes any time soon!
TheConscienceFundI love this nail polish! It is perfect for summer. Reminds me of a nail polish that I recently saw at fashion week actually! My favorite way to look at beauty and fashion trends from the runway is through purelyapp.com or Purely app for my iPhone. Its a great way to find inspiration from high end designer collections.
ReplyDeleteAhh! That looks frikken awesome! And yes, so perfect for the 4th of July. The glitter is soo intense and so festive.
www.kfclovesyou.comI adore this polish!
It reminds me of confetti and parties!
xo Holly xo
HollyDolly. This is so gorgeous Jen but I have such a love hate relationship with them! Love how they look..hate taking them off. I stick to using them just for the accent nail now. This really is friggin gorgeous though! HowDoesDeeDoit
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Dr. Zhang is Associate Professor in the Community and Regional Planning Program in the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining UT Austin, Dr. Zhang held several academic and professional positions, including tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Texas A&M University, Research Scientist at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, New York, and Lecturer and licensed Planner/Architect at the Huazhong (Central China) University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
Dr. Zhang's research and teaching interests include urban transportation planning, transportation impacts on land use, urban form and travel behavior, GIS applications in urban and transportation planning, and land use/transportation issues in developing countries. His recent research has focused on the influence of the built environment on travel mode choice for work and non-work purposes, development of metrics of urban form, Transit-Oriented Development and high-speed rail and urban spatial development. Dr. Zhang has published (in both English and Chinese) over 50 journal articles and book chapters. His recent publications include "Can Transit-Oriented Development Reduce Peak Hour Congestion?" in Transportation Research Record and "Travel Choice with No Alternatives: Can Land Use Reduce Automobile Dependence?" in Journal of Planning Education and Research.
Dr. Zhang is member of AICP.
- B.E. (Arch.), Tsinghua University, 1985
- M.E. (C.P.&U.D.), Tsinghua University, 1988M.R.P., State University of New York at Albany, 1995
- M.S.T., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
- Urban transportation planning
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Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis Named Sexiest Stars
The people have spoken, and they've named Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis as Hollywood's Sexiest Man and Woman.
The poll was conducted by movie website Fandango, who asked thousands of fans who they thought were the hottest stars on screen. Tatum took the top spot over Hugh Jackman and Ryan Gosling, while Kunis beat out Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and Zoe Saldana.
Neither star is a stranger to the summit of sexy: Tatum was named People's Sexiest Man Alive last year, while Kunis scored the title of Esquire magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive.


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Are Hybrid Drives the Next Big Thing?
There's another alternative in hybrid drives, which combine the best of both worlds -- the capacity of a hard drive and some of the speed of an SSD. According to a new report by market research firm Objective Analysis, hybrid drives are primed to dominate the market.
"We expect the hybrid drive market to nearly double every year for the five years following its initial adoption, reaching 600 million units by 2016," said analyst Jim Handy, who authored the report, in a statement. "This blazing growth will result from hybrid drives replacing standard HDDs in mainstream PCs."
Hybrid drives add a nominal amount of flash memory to a conventional mechanical hard drive, which acts as a speedy buffer for frequently accessed data. In time, some analysts believe the amount of flash memory in hybrid drives will ramp to 16GB and beyond. The end result is a hybrid drive that's a little more expensive than traditional hard drives, but much faster than an HDD and far less expensive than an SSD.
For more on how these work and what performance gains you can expect, read our analysis of Seagate's Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid.


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Acting police Chief Regina McDonald placed a Pittsburgh police officer on administrative leave after he was arrested late Friday night for driving drunk to work, the second time in two years he's faced criminal charges.
Officer Vernon Gibson, 38, of Mount Washington will be charged by summons with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence, and driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of about 0.10. The six-year veteran was charged two years ago with felony insurance fraud and was sentenced to a first-time offender's program that required him to complete community service.
Chief McDonald said he worked in support services at the Pittsburgh Municipal Courthouse, Downtown. She declined to say if his leave from his job was paid or unpaid.
Sgt. Sean Duffy wrote in a criminal complaint that he met Officer Gibson at his workplace late Friday because he planned to take the officer to UPMC Mercy for a mandatory drug and alcohol test. Shortly after 11 p.m., Officer Gibson drove into the parking lot and got into the sergeant's car.
When he climbed in, Sgt. Duffy "immediately noticed his eyes were bloodshot, glassy and watery" and that he smelled of alcohol, according to the criminal complaint.
At UPMC Mercy, Officer Gibson underwent a breath test that indicated his blood-alcohol content was 0.128. The legal limit for driving in Pennsylvania is 0.08. The sergeant then took away Officer Gibson's duty weapon and pocket knife.
Officer Gibson was later driven to the Zone 6 station, where he underwent a sobriety test and another breath test, which again indicated his blood-alcohol content was 0.128. He was then driven home.
Officer Gibson was charged with insurance fraud in late 2011 after he admitted to lying to an insurance appraiser, saying that his car was struck when he had actually damaged it while parking. As a result, the bureau transferred him from the bureau's North Side station to the warrant office pending an internal investigation.
In July of last year, a Common Pleas judge sentenced him to complete 200 hours of community service and fined him $200 under the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, which is for first-time offenders who can fulfill certain requirements with the hopes their charges will be withdrawn. Court records indicated he had not yet completed the program.
Mike Manko, a spokesman for the Allegheny County district attorney's office, said the officer's arrest could "absolutely" impact his status with the ARD program. He said further details would not be available until Monday.
Chief McDonald said she was awaiting copies of Officer Gibson's disciplinary and arrest reports.
Sgt. Mike LaPorte, president of the union that represents rank-and-file city police officers, said Officer Gibson faced disciplinary action as a result of the insurance fraud charge, but he declined to go into detail. He spoke to the officer Saturday, but did not know what the bureau planned to do.
"Obviously we'd like to retain every officer that we have, but it remains to be seen," he said.
Officer Gibson is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 12 for a preliminary hearing. He could not be reached for comment, and no attorney was listed in online court records.
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Foxx, this is an interesting watch, but clearly misses "dress watch" status on a number of points: (a) it's much too large at 45.5 mm. case diameter; (b) it has a black face (the ideal dress watch has a light-colored face), (c) it has a functional bezel with numbers on it, clearly indicating that it's not a dress watch, (d) it has a functional knob on the 9 o'clock side, and (e) it lacks the leather strap that is absolutely mandatory for a true dress watch.
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안녕하세요! This is the Sentence Building Drill (문장 만들기 연습) lesson! In this series, we will look at how you can expand your Korean sentence building skills by adding or replacing certain words in given sentences. All the "key" sentences that are used in these lessons are composed of grammar points that have previously been introduced through our lessons. This series will be a good opportunity for you to review what you have learned in the past and also to learn some new vocabulary! Have fun studying! Read more


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New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh represented the government at the funeral of the 23-year-old woman who died of injuries after her brutal gang-rape here Dec 16.
"I was there as representative of the government" Singh told IANS.
The body was brought for the funeral near Dwarka, southwest Delhi, at around 6.26 a.m., said Singh. A small ceremony was performed, according to Hindu rites, where the body was bathed and the clothes were changed, before the funeral pyre was lit at 7.25 a.m, the minister said.
The funeral was held under secrecy "as we wanted to respect the privacy of the family", claimed Singh.
The minister was at the funeral site for about an hour, he said. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was also present.
The woman's body was brought to the capital from Singapore at 3.30 a.m. and the funeral was held just after sunrise, in accordance with the wishes of her family.
Sunrise on Sunday was at 7.13 a.m., an India Meteorological Department official told IANS.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi were at the airport when the body arrived and consoled the family of the woman.
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Ok guys, here is my problem and I am totally out of ideas. In 1 department in our plant our prima donna design people all have macs. 3 running OSX 10.8, 1 running 10.6 and 1 legacy machine running 10.4. We have another mac workstation that is our 'server' and it is running 10.4. I use server loosely as it is just the 10.4 OS and nothing else. I am/was using sharepoints to assign permissions. All users login to the 'server' using the same credentials which is an admin. In this department we also have several windows machines that we use in our workflow to create printing plates. Now the problem. When user A creates a file, they do 1 of 2 things. Either upload it directly to the server, or send it to 1 of our workflow windows stations which converts it to a pdf of high resolution to print which is then moved from the mac workstation onto the server. Either way, end result is the same. File permissions are screwed up. Owner is usually set to unknown and noone has permissions to edit delete or even view the file. I then need go to the 'server' and change the file properties to RWX for anyone to have access to it. This has been an irritant for the last 2 months, but has become more common as time goes by. Now it is almost every file. I have tried everything I know. Need to get this problem corrected ASAP. Have tried FTPing files to the server, and that wont work either. Only manually changing permissions has an effect. Now for the printer, I guess I used the wrong term. We have a virtual printer mapped on each mac machine. The printer resides on the windows workflow station. It takes a postscript file and converts it to a pdf, outputs the pdf file to a shared folder which is mapped on the mac's desktop. So when they move the file from the printer queue (shared folder) to the mac server permission are jacked. If they take the file from the queue, move to their desktop, then to the server permissions are jacked. If they export directly out of the program they are working with to the desktop, then move to the server, jacked. If they export directly from the program to the server, it is jacked as well. If I was to move from the machine the queue resides on to the server, permissions are screwed up as well, but diferent users and group. Only thing remaining the same is no permissions.
Its too long - I don't remember how to set permissions with sharepoints. Look for ACLs instead of posix rights... A workaround may be setting up a cron job to correct permissions or an appleScript with folder actions...
o the mac really need permissions to be set via share points. I work in a printing enviroment ad need to move files betwen macs PC and Linux. No permissions problems but all the mac log in locally.
As a quick fix and if the machine is in a secure environment, you can set the drive to "Ignore permissions". See this: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20020925051644480 This effectively turns off ALL permissions on the drive. Everyone has R/W access to all the contents. If this works for you, then in the meantime, I would highly suggest upgrading the machine to at least 10.6 server and use either local groups or Open Directory groups and give the group the appropriate permissions on the sharepoint. 10.6 server was only $29.00 if I remember correctly. Lion and Mountain Lion are even less and all your client should be able to connect with no trouble. I think this would solve both issues. rlk
ACL's or the cobbled together solution. Best to upgrade to 10.8 for pennies and do it right. A server set up properly would take 10 minutes. Once done, forget about it.


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Sandwiched between the Namib desert on one side and the rough Atlantic sea on the other, the fact Lüderitz exists at all is surprising in itself. The gateway to the Sperrgebiet (Forbidden Area), Lüderitz is quaintly Teutonic, boasting surreal German Art Deco architecture, and thoroughly Bavarian style cafes and pubs. The nearby Lüderitz peninsula is also worth a visit thanks to its enormous flocks of flamingos.
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One of Africa's top 10 birdwatching destinations, the Caprivi Strip is a place of tropical rainforest, green hills and slow-flowing rivers. As a result, its avian population comprises more than 339 species, including some unique to the region. Along with birds, the region is home to hippos, crocodiles, lions, giraffes, waterbuck, and antelopes.
Leave early to climb giant Dune 61 before sunrise for a truly once-in-a-lifetime view. As the sun climbs, the colossal dunes seem to shift shape and colour. It's mindbendingly beautiful. Visit the nearby Dead Vlei to see a bizarre landscape that's more Dr. Seuss than Mother Africa.
This non-profit rehabilitation centre (www.africat.org) cares for cheetahs, leopards, lions and endangered wild dogs on a rescue-and-release basis. There's a luxury lodge for overnight visitors, and activities include tracking rehabilitated cheetahs, spotting hyenas on foot, and leopard safaris in a game-viewing vehicle.
Founded by the Germans, Swakopmund doesn't just look like Dusseldorf in the desert – it makes food like it too. As a result, the city is one of the best places to eat in Africa, heavy on the meat and potatoes, but no less delicious for that. If you want to see how it's grown, take a trip to a desert asparagus farm.
Take a game drive in Etosha National Park, the third largest game reserve in Africa, which is home to vast herds of elephants, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest and antelopes, as well as hyenas and big cats. The mammoth Etosha salt pan is surrounded by over 22,000sq km (8,500 sq miles) of grasslands and low bush which is brilliant game-viewing territory.
This is one of the last great wildness treks, an impressive three-day endurance test strictly for the fit and hardy. Hikers need to join an organised trip with an experienced guide, and be self-sufficient throughout the trek. Due to the risk of flooding and the high summer temperatures the hiking trail is only open from 1 May to 31 August. Whilst in the area, you can also visit the Quiver Tree (Kokerboom) Forest to see these bizarrely elegant giant aloes, once used by the San people to make quivers for their arrows and now protected.
Despite the ominous (and well deserved) name, the Skeleton Coast is strikingly beautiful. Take a three-day nature trail along the Ugab riverbed and gravel plains of the forbidding wind-whipped Skeleton Coast Park, where you'll find desert-adapted plant species such as welwitschia, lithops and delicate lichens. Get an eerie close up look at the shipwrecks scattered along the coast, most of which have become seaweed-coated Cape Cormorant colonies.
During the 1980s, most of the 3000 desert elephants that lived in Namibia's Kunene were killed by hunters and poachers. Thanks to the efforts of dedicated local conservationists, their population currently stands at around 600. Several volunteer programmes are available, including Elephant Human Relations Aid (www.desertelephant.org) which allows elephant enthusiasts to lend a hand.
Learn about tribal customs and desert survival techniques by visiting the kraal (homestead) of the Himba, an indigenous semi-nomadic community in the Kaokoland region of northern Namibia. You'll find a real warmth and playfulness about the Himba, who live in unusual beehive mud huts.
With its rolling red dunes, rocky escarpments and flat, dusty savannah, Namib Naukluft National Park is a great place to indulge in a safari. The Namib Naukluft is part of the Namib Desert, believed to be the world's oldest desert. Here, oryx, hyena and gemsbok stroll over the burnt orange dunes tufted with grasses that stretch into the horizon.
Surviving in Damaraland's bizarre lunar landscape of scrubby veld and basalt rocks might look like a tough call but people have done for millenia. Early inhabitants left behind fascinating rock engravings, of which the White Lady of the Brandberg is best known. The fantastical Petrified Forest, a collection of around 50 fossilised trees is nearby, as is Burnt Mountain, Namibia's highest peak.
The attractive Namibian capital features German colonial architecture including the iconic Christuskirche. A tour of the Windhoek lager brewery is recommended, and the National Museum, housed within the Alte Feste fortress is worthwhile. In the centre of Post St Mall, there's a quirky display of the meteorites that hit Namibia during the Gibeon meteor shower.
One of the planet's most endangered species, black rhinos are well-protected in Namibia thanks to excellent conservation work and fearful penalties for poachers. Rugged Damaraland is home to a desert-adapted variety, which you can track as part of an ongoing initiative to monitor and protect the animals from poachers.
This isolated stretch of rocky shore near Walvis Bay is home to a huge, malodorous Cape fur seal colony. Around November, plenty of young pups can be seen huddled next to their mothers. Organised tours can be arranged from Swakopmund – just prepare for a nose-wrenching experience.
Waterberg Plateau Park is a mountain reserve with striking red sandstone cliffs and natural springs as well as rare animal species, including Namibia's only colony of Cape vultures. The park is home to black and white rhino, sable antelope and blue wildebeest. Self-guided bush walks are well signposted and four to eight day loops are available.
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The UXU Ranch is an historic dude ranch occupying lands leased from the Shoshone National Forest along U.S. Highway 14-16-20 in Park County, Wyoming. The 18 buildings and structures (10 buildings and one structure of which are contributing to its significance) are laid out in typical rustic dude ranch style: a centrally-located grand lodge surrounded by guest cabins and support buildings. The buildings evolved over a period of years from the late 1800s through the 1930s. The ranch was originally a sawmill, in operation by at least 1898. It was known as the Freeman Sawmill by May of 1927. In February 1929 Bronson Case ''Bob'' Rumsey secured the first permit from the Shoshone National Forest for the UXU to operate as a dude ranch. The only two buildings on the site at this time were the old sawmill headquarters and the original main lodge. The rest of the dude ranch was made up of small tent cabins. Many of the guest cabins and the current grand lodge were built during the late 1920s and 1930s from lumber processed on the site. The UXU Ranch remains one of the most intact examples of historic dude ranches along the Yellowstone Highway (U.S. Highway 14-16-20) within the Shoshone National Forest. During its period of significance between 1929 and 1950, it reflected the growing mobility and affluence of the American public, in its quest for new recreational opportunities and experiences.
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By Mitch Stephens
The NFL has a two-minute warning.
Here's my two-week shakeout prior to the CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games.
The incessant chatter you hear on talk radio about the BCS and who'll be picked to play for the national collegiate championship game is much the same language and conjecture you hear on the California stage for its prep teams.
The difference is it won't be a computer selecting the squads, but 10 CIF commissioners who will pick six teams: two Section champions, one from the North and one from the South, in three separate divisions - large (Division I), medium (D-II) and small (D-III).
The selections will be picked and announced after all of the 10 sections have completed their championships, on Sunday Dec. 9 at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
It's the same location the games will be played on Dec. 15.
Mark Tennis at Cal-Hi Sports has done and does a masterful job laying it out week-to-week, as does Ned Freeman with his computer rankings at calpreps.com.
Here's a third opinion with a caveat.
I'm laying odds, not for gambling purposes please, but rather to offer a concrete number to this obviously un-exact quagmire of a system.
This is what I think will happen on the field the next two weeks and then speculate how the commissioners will pick.
Remember, no section title, no invitation.
With only three sections having completed their championships and many just at the semifinal stage, much needs to be unraveled.
I've seen many of the top teams throughout the state and been to games involving teams from nine of the 10 sections. I'm listing just those teams that have the very best chances to be considered and what must to happen for them to be selected.
Marquee wins: Crespi-Encino (41-20), Clovis West (31-24).
Blemishes: Mater Dei-Santa Ana (51-37).
National ranking: MaxPreps No. 2, USA Today No. 19, Rivals No. 23
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 1, Cal-Hi Sports No. 2.
What has to happen: If the Huskies win out and take the Southern Section's Southern Inland playoffs, it will likely come down to them and Birmingham-Lake Balboa. The one common opponent between the two is Crespi. Centennial beat Crespi while Birmingham lost 20-6.
Odds: 3-2
Marquee wins: Long Beach Poly (20-7), Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (28-21).
Blemishes: Crespi (20-6)
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 39, USA Today No. 21, Rivals No. 28, Prep Nation No. 16.
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 5, Cal-Hi Sports No. 3.
What has to happen: Simply, if the Patriots win out and take the Los Angeles Section crown, which they're heavily favored to do, and Centennial falters, their in. The win over Poly in week 2 may prove decisive.
Odds: 2-1
Marquee wins: Miller (28-27), Murrieta Valley (60-53).
Blemishes: None.
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 42
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 6, Cal-Hi Sports No. 6.
What has to happen: They must beat Centennial in section final and hopes Birmingham loses. With 14-0 record and high powered offense (502 points to date), the Wildcats could still sneak in even if Birmingham wins city title.
Odds: 3-1
Marquee wins: Glenville-Cleveland-Ohio (21-13), Compton (42-14), Santa Margarita (39-7).
Blemishes: Birmingham (20-7).
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 33, Rivals No. 30, Prep Nation No. 17.
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 3, Cal-Hi Sports No. 4.
What has to happen: A championship in the Southern Section's top division, the Pac-5 is a tall hurdle. First the Jackrabbits must beat Orange Lutheran today then beat the winner of Servite-Crespi. Even if Birmingham loses, either Centennial or Redlands East Valley won't, making it a tough road. Then again, some believe winning Pac-5 should guarantee a spot. Hard to disagree.
Odds: 5-1.
Centennial takes care of business, wins section title and is fairly easy/objective selection based on that one common opponent.
Marquee wins: Serra (40-22), Mission Viejo (35-7).
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 8, USA Today No. 3, Rivals No. 7, Prep Nation No. 3.
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 2, Cal-Hi Sports No. 1.
What has to happen: The sun needs to rise from the east and set in the west. Simply, nature's course. The Spartans haven't lost to a North Coast Section opponent since 1991 and it's not going to happen this year. This is one of De La Salle's best teams and with an absolute nails defense and a new passing wrinkle - 80 of 112 for 1,743 yards, 27 touchdowns as a team - that streak isn't ending this year.
Odds: 1-4.
Marquee wins: James Logan (27-9)
Blemishes: San Ramon Valley (10-9)
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 35.
What has to happen: If the Grizzlies, enjoying a landmark year, beat De La Salle in the Dec. 8 NCS 4A finals, they deserve a state berth. Simple as that.
Odds: 80-1.
Though we could bring up fine teams from Napa, Elk Grove and Oak Grove-San Jose, to name a few, there's no real discussion. The sun sets in the west. It's Duh! La Salle.
Marquee wins: Mater Dei (31-12), Edison (28-16).
Blemish: Servite (28-13).
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 45, Rivals No. 34.
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 7, Cal-Hi Sports No. 5.
What has to happen: If Lancers win the amazingly rugged Pac-5 tournament for a second straight year, they deserve the nod.
Marquee wins: Birmingham (20-6), St. Bonaventure-Ventura (25-9), Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (23-3), Mater Dei-Santa Ana (48-26).
Blemishes: Centennial (41-20), Canyon (17-14).
National rankings: MaxPreps No. 35.
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 4, Cal-Hi Sports No. 7.
What has to happen: See Orange Lutheran. Just take the Pac-5 and the treasure is the Celts. Judging from some of the juggernauts they've defeated already, this would be no long shot.
Odds: 3-1.
Marquee wins: Edison (6-0), Orange Lutheran (28-13).
Blemishes: Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks (17-9), Mater Dei (38-13).
National ranking: MaxPreps No. 94.
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 10, Cal-Hi Sports No. 10.
What has to happen: See Orange Lutheran and Crespi. The Friars, with two of the country's top recruits, D.J. Shoemate and Matt Jakubiec, and one of the state's best young coaches Troy Thomas, are capable.
Odds: 4-1.
Marquee wins: Carlsbad (31-7).
Blemish: Helix (28-20).
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 9, Cal-Hi Sports No. 12.
What has to happen: The Pirates simply need to avenge their loss to Helix in the San Diego Section Division II finals, then have Long Beach Poly win the Pac-5 Division which would eliminate all of the above in this division.
The long shot gets in. as Poly is peaking, will win the Pac-5 and Oceanside, with a great tradition (eight section titles), a terrific tailback Armani Taylor, a high-powered offense and a fast swarming hard-hitting defense, wins its section to earn the spot.
Marquee wins: Central Catholic (45-41), St. Francis-Mountain View (20-13), Merced (41-28).
Blemishes: Jesuit-Carmichael (24-13).
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 30, Cal-Hi Sports No. 15.
What has to happen: The Rams control their destiny but it won't be easy. They have to win two more tough Sac-Joaquin Section Division I games, including a tough rematch with Lincoln-Stockton on Friday. The other SJS semifinal game is Napa versus Elk Grove.
Odds: 2-1.
Marquee wins: Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa (48-28), Nevada Union (33-21).
Blemishes: Granite Bay (21-14).
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 60, Cal-Hi Sports No. 18.
What has to happen: A win over Granite Bay in tonight's SJS D-II title game would put the Golden Eagles in excellent position not only because it would secure the title but also avenge its only loss. Then they'd just hope for a St. Mary's defeat.
Marquee wins: None.
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 24.
What has to happen: As Tennis put it, the Cougars are the leaders in the clubhouse. They've already won the Northern Section, which unfortunately for Foothill, gets about as much respect as the WAC by the BCS. According to our own Kevin Askeland, the Cougars have a pair of Division I athletes on defense and are considered one of the top 10 teams ever from the Northern Section. Calpreps.com has them ranked No. 1 among NorCal teams in the division. Losses by St. Mary's and Del Oro would sure help.
Marquee wins: Foothill-Pleasanton (25-22), Deer Valley-Antioch (36-20).
State ranking: MaxPreps. No. 95.
What has to happen: All this team does is win big and stay quiet about it. The Hornets have outscored foes 397-117, won 22 straight and last year outscored opponents 548-45. Last year they were edged by Palo Alto for the state berth so if they go 13-0 and beat undefeated Las Lomas-Walnut in the finals, Novato coach Travis Brackett will have to wonder what else he or his team can do.
Marquee wins: none.
Blemishes: none.
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 76.
What has to happen: If they win the NCS 2A the Knights will be 14-0 and knocked off one heck of a Novato team. With all the uncertainty above, it's possible.
Odds: 6-1.
This is as tough as it gets. I'm thinking St. Mary's, though beat up from a tough win over Merced last week, wins the top SJS division and gets the nod.
Marquee wins: Santa Margarita (15-14), Canyon (28-17), Oaks Christian (41-33).
Blemish: Crespi (25-9).
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 15, Cal-Hi Sports No. 8.
What has to happen: It's pretty simple. The Seraphs win the Northern Division of the Southern Section and they're a lock. But first beating Saugus and then the winner of Hart-Newhall versus Newbury Park is nothing close to a sure thing. Saugus and Hart are D-I schools (by CIF bowl definition) and Newbury Park is D-II.
Marquee wins: Muir-Pasadena (36-20)
Blemishes: St. Bonaventure (41-33), Venice (41-35), Oak Park (25-20).
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 56.
What has to happen: The defending state champions in this division have a much easier road to a section title than St. Bonaventure, a team it lost to earlier. In today's Southern Northwest semifinals, the Lions host Oak Park, which beat Oaks Christian earlier and then get the winner of St. Bernard-Playa del Rey versus Nordhoff-Ojai. If St. Bonny falters, the door is wide open for the defending champs.
What has to happen: As long as the Knights take care of business in the SD Section D-V playoffs, they appear a good pick if St. Bonaventure and Oaks Christian both falter. In fact, they could get the nod over Oaks Christian if the commissioners don't consider strength of schedule. The Knights have outscored opponents 448-59.
Darrell Scott, the nation's top running back recruit according to CSTV's Tom Lemming, transferred from Moorpark to St. Bonaventure for a reason. As long as fields aren't a muddy mess, Scott should be able to carry the Seraphs to the state title game.
Marquee wins: Patterson (35-10).
Blemishes: St. Mary's-Stockton (45-41); Cardinal Newman (35-35).
State rankings: MaxPreps No. 42.
What has to happen: Other than its blemishes, Central Catholic has outscored everyone else 542-90 and scored 49 or more in nine of the 10. The team they face in the SJS D-V finals is Patterson, a team it already beat. A win there and it should be home free.
Odds: 3-2.
Marquee wins: Oakdale (42-29), Rancho Cotate (29-10).
Blemishes: Central Catholic (35-35), Del Oro (48-28).
State ranking: MaxPreps No. 80.
What has to happen: Other than the tie to Central Catholic, the Cardinals other blemish is to Del Oro. You can bet Newman is looking for a Del Oro title and St. Mary's defeat in the next two weeks. Of course, Newman has potentially two very tough foes in Rancho Cotate on Friday and potentially San Ramon Valley-Danville in the NCS 3A title game. No matter what, Newman's Paul Cronin should be up for state coach of the year considering all he had to replace.
Marquee wins: Ferndale (27-21).
What has to happen: If the two teams above lose, then St. Patrick just needs to beat a worthy and always tough Ferndale squad to have a good shot. I think a better one than Northern Section champion Sutter, which finished 12-0.
My hunch, though they'd never say it, is that the Section commissioners want to spread the wealth. Translation: if two teams are close, a potential repeat participant - like Cardinal Newman - is out. With that said, Central Catholic will win Saturday making whatever Newman does obsolete.
Have an opinion? What do you think? E-mail Mitch Stephens at email@example.com.
Look for live reports from Mitch Stephens tonight in the Pac-5 semifinals at the Home Depot Center in Carson. Also catch updates from all the section semifinals and championship football games all weekend at MaxPreps.com.


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They've bombed Amman. Where will the Iraqi insurgents strike next?
Judged by the casualties, the terrorist attack Wednesday in Amman belongs in the middling range: With 59 dead, the carnage is more like London (56 dead) than Madrid (191), more like Bali II (26) than Bali I (202). The significance of the attack, however, will likely be more than a matter of statistics. Nov. 9 (9/11 as most of the world writes it) could soon be remembered as the day that the spillover of violence from Iraq became a major affliction for the Middle East.
That prediction hinges on responsibility for the attack being laid at the doorstep of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the jihadist leader in Iraq whose organization, al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, has already claimed authorship of the atrocity. Though it is possible that homegrown terrorists acting without direct guidance carried out these bombings, it seems overwhelmingly likely that Zarqawi was behind the explosions at the Amman Radisson, Grand Hyatt, and Days Inn.
After all, the Jordanian-born terrorist has spent much of his adult life trying to bring the jihad to Jordan. A near-veteran of the Afghan jihad of the 1980s—he missed most of the fighting against the Soviets but was around in the early 1990s for some of the intramural slaughter among Afghan forces—he returned to Jordan eager to bring the jihad home. He was arrested in 1994 with a large cache of weapons in his house and spent the rest of the decade in prison. After King Hussein died in 1999, he was released in an amnesty, relocated to Pakistan, and soon worked on the millennium plot to blow up the Amman Radisson and kill visiting American Christians and Israelis at tourist sites. He made a point of staging one of his early Iraq bombings at the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad in 2003.
Zarqawi has been implicated in a number of other failed plots in his homeland, including some that would have been spectacular. (His biggest "achievement" in Jordan was planning the assassination of American diplomat Lawrence Foley in Amman in 2002.) As this week showed, he seems to have overcome the difficulties that plagued his past work in Jordan.
More important, the Amman bombings make real the predictions about spillover or blowback from Iraq. It has been predicted that veterans from the Iraqi insurgency will return to their home countries and form the core of an energized global jihad, much as the veterans of the Afghan fighting two decades ago established the core of al-Qaida. Most concern has focused on Europe, which has seen several hundred young men head for Iraq, where, if they are not killed in suicide attacks, they are acquiring proficiency in urban warfare. European law enforcement and intelligence services are deeply worried about this and are watching closely the tiny number who have returned so far and anxiously waiting for more.
However justified European fears are, the blowback is likely to be felt first in Iraq's immediate neighborhood. A number of near misses and small attacks have occurred already: The best-known was in August, when three missiles believed to have been smuggled out of Iraq were unsuccessfully fired at American warships moored in Jordan's port city of Aqaba.
The Iraqi insurgency is inspiring jihadists all over the region. So, for example, earlier this year in Kuwait, a country with little history of jihadist activity, government forces fought five gunbattles with radicals who were planning attacks. Eight suspected terrorists were killed, and 30 were arrested. More ominously, in another crackdown, eight members of the Kuwaiti military were arrested for planning attacks on U.S. forces in the country. In March, the small Persian Gulf country of Qatar had its first vehicle bombing outside a theater where expatriates were watching Twelfth Night.
Syria's radical Islamists, who were slaughtered wholesale by the regime of the Hafez al-Assad in 1982, have clearly been emboldened by events next door. Islamist preachers have been more active and critical of the regime than at any time in 20 years, and last year, a new online magazine appeared, Message of the Mujahedeen, which is dedicated to promoting an extreme brand of Islamism and opposition to the "Christian Baathist" government of Hafez's son Bashar al-Assad.
Saudi volunteers comprise the largest group of foreign jihadists in Iraq, a fact that has officials in Saudi Arabia worried about returnees. The kingdom's jihadists already appear to be learning from the insurgency in Iraq. According to Roger Davies, the former head bomb technician for the British army in Northern Ireland, Saudi jihadists traditionally relied on bombs using ammonium nitrate and aluminum. However, in an early 2004 car bombing at the Interior Ministry, home of the kingdom's counterterrorism operations, the terrorists used artillery shells as the core of the bomb, just as is typical in Iraq. According to Davies, "A lot of incidents in Saudi Arabia—and there have been more than are reported—are being blamed on terrorists who gained experience in Iraq." (There have also been reports of Iraqi-style bombs being found in Kuwait.)
For the near term, though, Jordan will probably remain the region's most endangered state. Although its intelligence service is among the best around and has long experience with terrorism, the country is still seen by jihadists as the low-hanging fruit of the Muslim world. The government doesn't have the cash to buy off potential foes the way Saudi Arabia or Kuwait can.
Jordan is also a juicy target because Amman has a relationship with Washington that is probably closer than that of any other Arab country, and, compounding its "apostasy" in the eyes of its opponents, it has signed a peace treaty with Israel. Bin Laden is extremely popular, and Islamism has plenty of adherents. The ability to operate within Jordan would also enhance the possibility of orchestrating attacks against Israel, which jihadists have found increasingly attractive because it would give them a role in the conflict that commands the most interest in the Muslim world. An additional draw for Iraqi-trained terrorists is that Amman has become Iraq's effective offshore capital. Numerous international institutions and nongovernmental organizations have based their Iraqi operations there because of the dangers of locating in Baghdad.
After Wednesday's bombings, Taher Masri, a former Jordanian prime minister, told the Los Angeles Times that the attacks demonstrated that the U.S. invasion of Iraq had begun to seriously destabilize the Middle East. "Iraq was not the source of terrorism [before the invasion]," Masri said, "but now it has become exactly that."


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12th Annual general meeting of Zermatt Bergbahnen AG
Pleasing annual result for Zermatt Bergbahnen AG
The 12th annual general meeting of Zermatt Bergbahnen AG took place on 27 September 2013 in the ICE Restaurant on Trockener Steg. Despite the generally difficult economic environment, Chairman of the Board Hans-Peter Julen was able to present shareholders with a positive business result.
Upswing in summer business
Zermatt Bergbahnen AG's summer business showed an upward trend in the 2012/13 business year. The number of first entries in summer 2012 rose by 19.5%, not least thanks to the popular Raiffeisen Bank promotion. The summer skiing area also did brisk business, with demand for training pistes outstripping availability during some summer weeks. However, according to CEO Markus Hasler there is "still potential for growth" in the summer season. The plan is to tap this potential even more effectively through improvements in the offering and more specific target-group marketing.
Winter 2012/13 failed to meet expectations
Although the cable car sector benefited from an ideal spread of public holidays and vacation times in the 2012/13 winter season, Zermatt Bergbahnen only managed a somewhat disappointing 1% increase in revenues from winter traffic. The impact of the unsettled weather was clearly evident in the exchange of visitors with Cervinia/Valtournenche, with 6.4% fewer visitors from Italy. However, no significant changes were registered in the overall level of first entries per day.
A pleasing business year
Despite unchanged prices and visitor numbers in the winter season, revenue from passenger traffic increased by CHF 1.01 million. Overall operating income was up 2.25% to CHF 62.48 million thanks to a rise in secondary income and lower revenue reduction on credit card business. Material costs were reduced from 22.4% to 19.9% thanks to an optimized procurement system and improved purchasing conditions, coupled with responsible usage of materials and machinery.
There was no let-up in the level of investment: in the 2012/13 business year, Zermatt Bergbahnen AG invested CHF 17.7 million in the cableway installations, pistes, the artificial snow-making system, buildings and machinery. The biggest single item of expenditure was the renewal of the Sunnegga funicular.
Thanks to improved revenues, lower operating and capital costs, and reduced leasing payments, Zermatt Bergbahnen AG increased EBITDA from 44.2% to 47.4%, while operating cash flow was up to CHF 24.3 million, rising from 35.1% to 38.9% of operating income.
"A thoroughly satisfactory result from an efficient operation," was the joint verdict of Board Chairman Peter Julen and CEO Markus Hasler.
Zermatt Bergbahnen AG was created in February 2002 through the merger of Matterhornbahnen AG, Zermatter Rothornbahn AG and Standseilbahn Zermatt-Sunnegga AG, with the sport area of the Gornergrat railway as a contribution in kind, plus the takeover of the Findeln chairlift. This created Switzerland's largest cable car company, with 240 employees. Together with its partners in Cervinia, the company maintains and operates 360 km of slopes and 56 transport facilities.
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Social Interactions, Ethnic Minorities and Urban Unemployment
We develop a model in which blacks' ethnic preferences can lead to adverse labor-market outcomes. Because of these preferences, we show that multiple equilibria emerge: they correspond to different urban structures observed in the US. By incorporating in this spatial structure a simple search model, we show that distance to jobs is crucial to the labor-market outcomes of ethnic minorities whereas it matters less for whites because of their strong inherited advantage in terms of history.
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XTC began life as post-punks, as edgy and angular as anything this side of Wire, but in the mid-'80s they indulged their interest in the sounds of the '60s by recording an EP and LP in the guise of their psychedelic alter-ego, The Dukes of Stratosphear. It seems likely that these excursions had an influence on two of XTC's finest latter-day albums, Skylarking and Oranges and Lemons, and now these pieces of pop history will have their day in the sun once more.
Former XTC mastermind Andy Partridge is set to reissue both the Dukes EP, 25 O'Clock, and the album, Psonic Psunspot, on his own Ape House label in the late spring. As you'd expect from such an assiduous archivist as Partridge, both discs will come fully loaded with bonus material, including demos, videos, previously unreleased tunes, and more.
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Oh boy, that sounds exciting. XTC's throwaways are often terrific...the Rag & Bone Buffet rarities comp had some fantastic songs on it.
Gee thats wonderbar, the most colorful, bright, extraordinary, obscure, sugarsweet, daring and darling little pieces of music, 25 O´CLOCK and PSONIC PSUNSPOT reloaded!!!!. I hope this package comes in thick heavy vinyl and makes its way even to the far far Austrian archipelago!!!
The Dukes are the only Band better than XTC.