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"What is the difference between regular or plush mattress and the firmness."
Not too firm, not too soft, seems just about right. Put it in the guest bedroom, so far no complaints after several visitors. Good buy!
- Size: Queen
- Set includes: Mattress and foundation
- Construction: Euro top
- Support: Firm Support with Plush Comfort
- Memory foam gently conforms to your body and contours to your sleeping position to help provide pressure relieving comfort.
- Helps improve circulation and reduce the pressure points that can cause tossing and turning
- Combines our continuous coil design with our Head-to-Toe Coil Construction
- Certifications: The Official Mattress of the National Sleep Foundation, Consumer Digest Best Buy
- Materials: Cool Balance Fabric, Pillo-Fill fiber, Visco Memory Foam, Continuous Support Innerspring
- White Glove Delivery Service Included - Delivery, Set-up & Removal of old mattress set
- Mattress set: 20.5 inches high x 60 inches wide x 80 inches long
- Mattress: 11.5 inches high x 60 inches wide x 80 inches long
- Foundation: 9 inches high or low profile 6 inches high x 60 inches wide x 80 inches long
White glove home deliveries require a 4-hour window to complete delivery; this includes delivery of the mattress, set-up in the room of your choice, removal of all packaging and debris and removal of your old mattress upon request. Please note that there is no surcharge for additional flights of stairs. You will be contacted by the home delivery agent when the product is ready for delivery (typically 1 to 3 weeks), we recommend requesting product removal at the same time you schedule your home delivery appointment.
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Mattress Type | Hybrid, Innerspring, Memory Foam, Sets |
Thickness | 11 Inch |
Memory Foam Type | Foam, Memory Foam |
Support | Cushion Firm, Firm, Medium, Plush, Soft |
Mattress Top | Euro Top |
Size | Queen |
Dimensions | See Details |
Warranty | 10 year Limited Manufacturer |
Model Number | 362156850 |
Country of Origin | United States |
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Great Mattress, So-So Delivery Product: A week into its use, we're enjoying our queen Serta Perfect Sleeper Luminous Euro Top mattress and box springs set. We purchased this set with the low profile box springs to better complement the proportion of our new bed. We actually picked this type of mattress because we were pretty sure that the bed we were discarding was also a Euro top, and we enjoyed its relative overall firmness with slightly plush top layer. Hubby and I each have bad backs and achey joints, and neither of us cares for excessively cushy mattresses. I think this new mattress is about as soft as I'd ever want. But the most useful thing I learned while choosing a new bed set for online purchase was that you must research and should probably even try bed types out in person, because your comfort is individual to you. Once we narrowed down our preferred mattress type and budget, I went for Serta because of the white glove service and brand reputation. Glad we did. We're happy with our choice. Delivery: While our happiness with the mattress set is the most important thing, it's worth pointing out that the glove service was definitely...not. The freight carrier, Home Direct USA, had a few moments of less than stellar customer service (this company is separate from Overstock.com). For example, the day of delivery, a Home Direct rep called and left me a voice mail, saying they're on their way and that they would like me to call back and confirm that I'm home. When I returned the call ten minutes later, they sounded annoyed that I was calling: "Ma'am. Your delivery is on its way. It's coming. Okay?" as if I phoned to pester them. I didn't even need anything; I was just politely calling back because they asked me to. They took a similar tone in a prior conversation: they called to schedule the delivery, and I let them know that I also had an old mattress to discard (just to give them a heads up in case it was required). There's a female Home Direct rep who seems to be the giver of attitude in both of these cases. There's also a different rep, a male, who was very polite and helpful all along. So maybe they just have one snotty employee who could stand to be customer service trained. However, the deliverers themselves--the two guys who came with the truck--were also unimpressive. One of them stayed in the truck while I helped the other guy bring my giant old king sized mattress downstairs--me--a small girl--taking the brunt of the weight of a gigantic mattress, down the stairs, and out the front door, across the yard, to the truck--while the other worker sits inside of it until I'm done. I also hauled the box springs. One of the guys at least thanked me. Then the guys took the new bed parts upstairs. I let them know that I would set up the bed frame myself later (because it was still in boxes). But I did ask them to take the packaging for the new mattress/box springs. They seemed sort of annoyed about having to unwrap them, but I remembered that debris removal was supposed to be part of white glove service. They were polite guys in general, but I just got a real lazy vibe from them, if unwrapping a mattress is a big deal and having a customer do that much of the work is okay with them. It wasn't a really bad experience, but it was in NO way "white glove service." Total misnomer. Like I said, our happiness with the mattress is really the point. I recommend the set if you like a Euro Top.
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Excellent Mattress and Excellent delivery service I've been sleeping on a 12 year old mattress and waking up every morning with a stiff back. Just one night on this Serta Perfect Sleeper Luminous Euro Top Queen Mattress and I had the best restful sleep in years. I don't think I even snored once. I woke up refreshed and pain free. It's just firm enough for me and the Euro Top adds to the comfort. As far as the White Glove Delivery. Top Notch. They called 30 minutes prior to delivery to let me know they were on their way. When they arrived one gentleman came to the door and greeted me while the other two gentlemen took my mattress and box spring off the truck. It was a drizzly day and the men asked if they should remove their shoes. WHO DOES THAT NOWADAYS?!? It was a pretty easy delivery for them as I just wanted them to drop the items off, there was no set up. They offered to remove the plastic and help me move furniture to get the mattress into the bedroom. I told them it wasn't necessary as I was going to build a new bed frame and was just storing the mattress until then. They thanked me and left. Excellent service.
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Decent Affordable Mattress Not too firm, not too soft, seems just about right. Put it in the guest bedroom, so far no complaints after several visitors. Good buy!
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Barbara The mattress is fine...I thought I ordered the same as I had tried at the store, but it was quite a bit more firm. As one with osteo arthritis, I do need firm support, but a little softer would be good! I am getting used to it!
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Super soft and sinks in the middle Bought this mattress based on the description provided and due to the positive reviews but was highly disappointed on receiving this mattress. I was looking for a cushion firm mattress which would be firm yet comfortable, but this turned out to be ultra soft. However that was not the main issue. The biggest issue with this mattress was that it started to sag in the middle within a week! To a point where rolling off the bed was not possible and took extra effort getting out of the sunken hole. The "Perfect Sleeper" is just marketing fluff and so I'm very disappointed by Serta. Luckily Overstock had excellent customer service and I was able to return it for a full refund.
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Hello yvonne1954, Plush is a softer mattress than a regular mattress. Please let us know if we can be of additional assistance.Thank you for shopping with us!
Hello mjrrsr, thank you for your inquiry! There is 3 ½ inches of foam, all have a different density as they are 2 different types. I hope this helps. Happy shopping!
"Is a Serta Perfect Sleeper Luminous Euro Top Queen Mattress a two sided product ?????"
Hello blindsay1, this is not a two sided mattress, you do not flip it. Thank you for shopping with us.
No. Its very hard nowadays to get a two sided mattress.
"Serta Perfect Sleeper Luminous Euro Top Queen Mattress and Foundation Set ? does this mean the wood frame and the Mattress set ? as in everything ?"
Hi wakemeup1970, this set includes the mattress and foundation. Thanks for shopping with us.
"what is the warranty on this mattress set?"
There a few different warrantees on this mattress at this time. First we at Overstock.com offer a 30 day no questions asked return to us, less the restocking fee, a 10 year limited manufacturer warrantee and a 10 year warrantee purchased and offered through Overstock.com to protect the buyer of this product. Thank you for shopping Overstock.com.
"How many coils in this mattress?"
Thank you for contacting us monfrye8. This has 520 coils in queen-size. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
"I only need a Mattress. How do I order a Mattress without the foundation?"
Thank you for your quesiton mrneutron111. We have a great selection of mattresses to choose from, here are two of our best sellers. The Beautyrest Classic Reece Plush Euro-top Queen-size Mattress Set, item 13054602 or the Spring Air Cascade Euro Top Value Back Supporter California King-size Mattress Set, item 13207037, check it out. Have a great day.
"What is the difference between regular and low profile set?"
Hello ramt, A regular box spring has a height of 9". A low profile box spring (also referred to as LP or LoPro) has a height of 5 3/4" and therefore will lower your new mattress set by approximately 3". Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
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Arthritis at the base of the thumb is one of the most common sites of osteoarthritis in the hand. Thumb arthritis is more commonly seen in women than in men, and typically occurs after age 40. Here is a closer look at the details of the condition, as well as its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
The thumb joint is formed as a saddle-shaped coupling between the trapezium (one of the wrist bones) and the first metacarpal (first bone of the thumb). This joint allows the thumb to move, pinch, and grip.
Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones begins to wear down. The exact cause of thumb arthritis is unknown, but genetics or previous trauma (including fractures or dislocations) may predispose individuals to the development of this type of arthritis. Without cartilage to act as a cushion, the bones become rough and grind over each other, which can cause further damage to the joint.
Pain is the most common symptom of thumb arthritis and typically occurs at the base of the thumb with gripping and pinching activities such as opening a jar or bottle, turning a door handle, twisting a key, or snapping the fingers. Other symptoms may include swelling, stiffness, or tenderness at the base of the thumb.
As symptoms worsen, pain may occur even while the thumb is at rest. The strength and range of motion of the thumb will often decrease as a result. In severe cases, misalignment of the thumb occurs with the presence of a bump over the joint. This may affect the joint above, causing a bent-back appearance (hyperextension).
A diagnosis is made after a thorough medical history is taken and a physical examination is completed. Specific movements and tests are then performed in an attempt to accurately reproduce the symptoms at the base of the thumb.
X-rays can confirm the diagnosis, typically revealing cartilage loss in the joint. However, for reasons that are not always clear, the severity of pain doesn't necessarily correlate with cartilage loss shown on x-rays.
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Hispanic | 3.1% |
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The only dorm on campus that has air conditioning is Tinker, the first-year's dorm. All the rest are just heating. You're at the mercy of the outside weather and your…
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Dorms are bigger than average sized dorms at other institutions. there is a lot of space and shelving available.…
The way I see it, there are two downsides to the dorms on campus: most of them aren't air-conditioned, and you aren't allowed to have microwaves in the rooms. Some…
I like the dorms. The place is usually clean, the Wi-Fi works fine. Almost everyone is friendly. People are willing to talk about issues instead of boiling over. …
Some people say the dining hall isn't up to par, but it's warm food on bad days. It may need seasoning, and pizza and pasta do get old quickly, but there's always something available.
Read MoreWhile I was there, we had Sodexo as our food service provider. While the staff where great and friendly, the food choices were usually lacking. However, they are moving to a new group for the 2014/15 school year.
Read MoreMoody sucks, be prepared to eat out a lot.
Read Morethree words - cant get enough
Read MoreI think the food options that Sodexo provides should be based on the opinions and comments of the students.
Read MoreThe food is pretty bad.
Read MoreThe cafeteria can be hit or miss on the quality, but Moody is not the only place a student can grab a bite to eat. The Rat and Jazzmen's are usually pretty good.
Read MoreMoody Dining Hall is average at best, but unfortunately has its sub-par days as well. If you are paying very close attention to what you're eating, you can eat healthily. Because we're in the South, some of the food is a little more fatty than necessary. There's also a sad lack of vegetarian variety, though if you're happy with beans, tofu, and salad, you can continue a veggie diet.
Read MoreI've only visited once but the food was a buffet style with little variety. The staff were very generous and even custom made my mom a dish of her creation. Don't let this get you down! There's other eateries nearby! Plus I'm a picky eater anyways.
Read MoreThe food at Hollins can either be hit or miss. The cafeteria serves its food buffet style so students can get as much food as they want. The bad thing about the food is that it is often not very healthy, and there isn't many vegetarian options available to those who don't eat meat. We also have a little restaurant located under the cafeteria, that serves exceptional fast food.
Read MoreThere is none.
Read MoreNone, the entire school is essentially one giant sorority.
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Read MoreThere is no greek life at Hollins.
Read Morenon existent.
Read MoreSince we're already like a giant sorority, we don't have any official sororities on campus. The closest would be ADA, but they aren't so much Greek as a secret society that raises awareness and excitement for events coming up on the horizon. Instead of togas, they wear purple.
Read MoreHollins prides itself for not having a Greek Life. We are such a small school it would be really hard to have one. Though we don't have a Greek Life, we have two secret societies.
Read MoreNo sororities at Hollins. We do have specialty dorms, which are dorms based on an interest, such as French, Spanish, anime, community service, outdoor activities, and more.
Read MoreThere's a Greek festival every year at a church, but that's all that I know about.
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The Kirtland's warbler tour begins at 7:30 am at the Mio Ranger District office at 107 McKinley Road. Please arrive at 7:15 am to check in and pay before the tour begins. The tour begins with a short video that highlights the natural history and management of the Kirtland's warbler. The tour participants then follow the tour guide in their own vehicle to a field site. At the field site, participants have an excellent chance of seeing a Kirtland's warbler, as well as other birds that live in the jack pine habitat. The tour participants visit a cowbird trap and learn about the jack pine ecosystem. The entire tour lasts approximately three hours.
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In a short time since the 1981 publication of her first book, The Expectations of Light, Rogers's name has become practically synonymous with poetry that gracefully appreciates the modern scientific view. For instance, in a 1994 review discussing a book in which "God's Grandeur" appeared, Publishers Weekly noted that her poems "strongarm us with poetic gymnastics, blending scientific theory with luscious poetic rhythms." More recently, Rose Marie Berger, an assistant editor at Sojourners, noted in a 2001 review that over the course of six poetry collections "Rogers builds a word-bridge between the highly specialized scientific mind and the human heart." Berger draws attention to the fact that "In the world of literary academia, Rogers is known for her vast knowledge of natural science and physics."
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PEORIA, Ariz. – The Dodgers broke camp in Arizona on Wednesday having accomplished the fundamental task every team sets out to accomplish every spring.
"I think our guys are ready," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "You look at a guy like Adrian Gonzalez – he's ready. A guy like Mark Ellis – he's ready. Clayton Kershaw? He's got his work in and he's ready.
"We're just ready to start playing games."
They might be ready – but they haven't really answered the most important questions they brought with them to Arizona six weeks ago:
The names have changed. But the question remains.
The Dodgers arrived in camp with seven players recovering from surgery – most notably, outfielders Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford and reliever Kenley Jansen – and a handful more with lingering health issues – topped by Chad Billingsley's elbow.
For the most part, those issues have been resolved. Crawford has recovered from Tommy John surgery sufficiently to be in the lineup opening day. Kemp has returned from shoulder surgery, though questions about his power remain. Jansen is moving with renewed energy after a procedure to address his irregular heartbeat.
But new issues have replaced those. Hanley Ramirez tore a thumb ligament and will be out until at least mid-May, further unsettling an uncertain left side of the infield. Zack Greinke seems to have bounced back from a bout with elbow inflammation earlier this month. Billingsley's elbow might be fine but a bruised index finger will likely push his season debut back a week.
The Dodgers arrived in Arizona with eight starting pitchers – and they left Arizona with eight starting pitchers.
The expected trade of a surplus starter – Ted Lilly, Chris Capuano or Aaron Harang – has been postponed as the Dodgers try to think of ways to configure their roster (and DL) and keep all of that depth – at least for a while. Scouts have hovered around each spring start by Capuano and Harang and a trade market might soon develop for one of the veterans. For now, teams are content to play the waiting game and see if the numbers force the Dodgers to make one of those starters available cheaply.
The Dodgers don't have a much better idea on this than they did when they opened spring training – and it won't matter for at least six weeks.
Ramirez spent little time in camp, working at shortstop, before leaving for the World Baseball Classic where he played third base and DH, then tore a ligament in his right thumb that will keep him out until mid-May. In the meantime, Luis Cruz will be the Dodgers' everyday shortstop with a combination of Nick Punto, Juan Uribe and Jerry Hairston Jr. holding down third base. It is far from an ideal situation on the left side of the infield for a team that has a record payroll and big expectations.
They do – but it is Crawford, who never warmed to the role in the past. Gonzalez was the Dodgers' target in last summer's blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox. Crawford's contract was just part of what the Dodgers had to take on in order to get the first baseman of their dreams. Now, they are putting an awful lot of eggs in Crawford's basket. They need him to rebound physically well enough to play left field on an everyday basis and, more important, they need him to rebound offensively after two seasons as a major bust in Boston. Last year, Dodgers' leadoff hitters batted a collective .226 with a .281 on-base percentage, both 29th in the majors. Without a significant upgrade provided by Crawford, the lack of a catalyst at the top of the lineup could be a real drag on the Dodgers' offense again this season.
It was disruptive all right. The left side of the infield – already the largest question mark in their everyday lineup – took a big hit because of Ramirez's injury.
Mattingly called it "a little bit of a punch in the gut but something I think we can sustain."
Ramirez's injury will force Mattingly to shuffle things around between short and third. More costly might be the loss of Ramirez's right-handed bat in the lineup. Andre Ethier will move up to fifth in the order with Ramirez out, shortening the lineup and creating the possibility of a severe dropoff in the bottom half of the order (Cruz, A.J. Ellis and the third-base platoon), particularly if Cruz can't replicate his breakout partial season from last year.
Outfielder Yasiel Puig is on the travel roster to play for the Dodgers in their split-squad game at Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday. He will likely join the Dodgers for Freeway Series games Friday and Saturday before returning to the minor league camp in Arizona. Also scheduled to play in Rancho Cucamonga rather than Anaheim are Gonzalez, Cruz, Crawford and Jerry Hairston Jr. ...
Left-hander Ted Lilly (returning from shoulder surgery) is likely to open the season on the DL after being roughed up by the Seattle Mariners in 21/3 innings Wednesday. "I don't think we feel like he's ready to start the season," Mattingly said. ...
Dodgers left-hander Scott Elbert re-started his throwing program after receiving a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection in his elbow Monday. Elbert has had two surgeries on his pitching elbow in the past seven months and is a candidate to open the season on the 60-day DL. That would clear a 40-man roster spot for one of the non-roster veterans in camp. Both reliever Kevin Gregg and utilityman Alfredo Amezaga have played well enough that the Dodgers might like to keep them on their season-opening roster. ...
Forbes released its 16th annual report on the value of MLB franchises. The Yankees are baseball's most valuable team for the 16th consecutive season, valued by Forbes at $2.3 billion. The Dodgers are second, valued at $1.6 billion even before their anticipated $7 billion (or more) TV deal has been submitted to MLB for approval.
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Steve Austin has a new blog entry available on his website. Here are some highlights.
As I have talked about on Twitter (@steveaustinBSR), I recently finished signing 35,000 autographs for THQ's new video game WWE 13. The picture cards I signed will go in select Austin 3:16 Editions of the game. I had originally agreed to sign 25,000 cards. Then THQ wanted an additional 10,000. Since I am recovering from knee surgery I certainly have the time. I agreed to the extra 10k cards. I let the boxes of cards sit in the garage for a while and figured "I'll get em done later"…I should have started signing them immediately…I finally got around to opening one of the boxes and at that time it dawned on me. 35,000 is a shit pile of signatures.
On another note, yesterday we shot the PR stuff for Redneck Island. Last season was damn good. Deep thinking, far reaching, philosophical television that changed the lives of literally millions across the globe…Alright, BS! Redneck Island was a damn good time last season. Great cast and a cool host. Season 2 will be BIGGER, BADDER, AND REDDER THAN EVER.
I leave for Mexico in a few days. Couple days to settle in and then we roll cameras and start filming the brutality, calamity, and hilarity, that is Redneck Island. I am going to push these people to be there bestest,(invented word) and reddest, in an all out endeavor for one person to walk off the island with $100,000 dollars.


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short throw projectors for video wall?
Hi all,
Brand new here and Im investigaging the possibilities to make a video wall using several projectors... The wall is 3.5m high and 50 meters long... The idea is to use short throw projectors and possibly the necessary HW & SW to connect all images projected along the wall. ie start something on the left hand side of the wall and project it all the way down to the right the image quality does not have to be perfect because most of the content will animaton created for this pupose. Can anyone tell me what i need to accomplish this, and if you know the best products (projectors) for th job...? Hope someone can help me... Thanks legepe |
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Re: short throw projectors for video wall?
In order for the question to be answered the throw distance needs to be known as well. Also would the projectors need to be mounted in a cluster or can they be spread out over the distance.
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Re: short throw projectors for video wall?
They need to be spred evenly across the wall to hopfully get the effect..
Regarding the throw distance.. i just need the image projected to roughly three meters (in depth) and then join (merge) the next image with it... to the right.. I don't know what i am trying to accomplish is possible - for example I want to display a ball on the left and have is shoot all the way down to the right (final projector)??? |
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Re: short throw projectors for video wall?
How far will the projector be away from the wall?
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Re: short throw projectors for video wall?
Hi there and thanks so far for your replies...
I am not completely sure how far it should be.. I just need to get an image with at least a 3 meter depth to cover most of the wall.. at a guess though I would say around 3ft to 4 ft but the closer the better. |
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Re: short throw projectors for video wall?
That will take a special lens to get a 9ft high image with a 3-4 ft throw distance. Your best bet is going to seek out a projector provider that specializes in that. There could be some information for you at www.projectorcentral.com. They have throw vs image size calculators. It may take two at each location to get that height.
After you decide on how many projectors it will require then you will need a video wall controller like this: Video Wall Controller. You can google "video wall controller" for more ideas. If you have a good A/V supplier in your area, I would seek them out. Good luck. |
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In vitro susceptibilities of shigella flexneri and streptococcus pyrogenes to inner gel of aloe barbadensis miller
Stimson, W.H. (2003) In vitro susceptibilities of shigella flexneri and streptococcus pyrogenes to inner gel of aloe barbadensis miller. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 47 (3). pp. 1137-1139. ISSN 0066-4804
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Aloe barbadensis Miller (or Aloe vera) has widespread use in health products, and despite numerous reports on the whole plant, little work has been performed on the inner gel, which has been used extensively in these products. This report describes the in vitro susceptibilities of two bacteria to this component.
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Department: | Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences |
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More seriously, it looks like, BC 10 - RH 0, so far.
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Maybe finance managers just enjoy living on the edge. What else would explain their weakness for using the internal rate of return (IRR) to assess capital projects? For decades, finance textbooks and academics have warned that typical IRR calculations build in reinvestment assumptions that make bad projects look better and good ones look great. Yet as recently as 1999, academic research found that three-quarters of CFOs always or almost always use IRR when evaluating capital projects. (John Robert Graham and Campbell R. Harvey, "The Theory and Practice of Corporate Finance: Evidence from the Field," Duke University working paper presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the American Finance Association, New Orleans.)
Our own research underlined this proclivity to risky behavior. In an informal survey of 30 executives at corporations, hedge funds, and venture capital firms, we found only 6 who were fully aware of IRR's most critical deficiencies. Our next surprise came when we reanalyzed some two dozen actual investments that one company made on the basis of attractive internal rates of return. If the IRR calculated to justify these investment decisions had been corrected for the measure's natural flaws, management's prioritization of its projects, as well as its view of their overall attractiveness, would have changed considerably.
So why do finance pros continue to do what they know they shouldn't? IRR does have its allure, offering what seems to be a straightforward comparison of, say, the 30 percent annual return of a specific project with the 8 or 18 percent rate that most people pay on their car loans or credit cards. That ease of comparison seems to outweigh what most managers view as largely technical deficiencies that create immaterial distortions in relatively isolated circumstances.
Admittedly, some of the measure's deficiencies are technical, even arcane, but the most dangerous problems with IRR are neither isolated nor immaterial, and they can have serious implications for capital budget managers. When managers decide to finance only the projects with the highest IRRs, they may be looking at the most distorted calculations — and thereby destroying shareholder value by selecting the wrong projects altogether. Companies also risk creating unrealistic expectations for themselves and for shareholders, potentially confusing investor communications and inflating managerial rewards. (As a result of an arcane mathematical problem, IRR can generate two very different values for the same project when future cash flows switch from negative to positive (or positive to negative). Also, since IRR is expressed as a percentage, it can make small projects appear more attractive than large ones, even though large projects with lower IRRs can be more attractive on an NPV basis than smaller projects with higher IRRs.)
We believe that managers must either avoid using IRR entirely or at least make adjustments for the measure's most dangerous assumption: that interim cash flows will be reinvested at the same high rates of return.
The Trouble with IRR
Practitioners often interpret internal rate of return as the annual equivalent return on a given investment; this easy analogy is the source of its intuitive appeal. But in fact, IRR is a true indication of a project's annual return on investment only when the project generates no interim cash flows — or when those interim cash flows really can be invested at the actual IRR.
When the calculated IRR is higher than the true reinvestment rate for interim cash flows, the measure will overestimate — sometimes very significantly — the annual equivalent return from the project. The formula assumes that the company has additional projects, with equally attractive prospects, in which to invest the interim cash flows. In this case, the calculation implicitly takes credit for these additional projects. Calculations of net present value (NPV), by contrast, generally assume only that a company can earn its cost of capital on interim cash flows, leaving any future incremental project value with those future projects.
IRR's assumptions about reinvestment can lead to major capital budget distortions. Consider a hypothetical assessment of two different, mutually exclusive projects, A and B, with identical cash flows, risk levels, and durations — as well as identical IRR values of 41 percent. Using IRR as the decision yardstick, an executive would feel confidence in being indifferent toward choosing between the two projects. However, it would be a mistake to select either project without examining the relevant reinvestment rate for interim cash flows. Suppose that Project B's interim cash flows could be redeployed only at a typical 8 percent cost of capital, while Project A's cash flows could be invested in an attractive follow-on project expected to generate a 41 percent annual return. In that case, Project A is unambiguously preferable.
Even if the interim cash flows really could be reinvested at the IRR, very few practitioners would argue that the value of future investments should be commingled with the value of the project being evaluated. Most practitioners would agree that a company's cost of capital — by definition, the return available elsewhere to its shareholders on a similarly risky investment — is a clearer and more logical rate to assume for reinvestments of interim project cash flows.
When the cost of capital is used, a project's true annual equivalent yield can fall significantly — again, especially so with projects that posted high initial IRRs. Of course, when executives review projects with IRRs that are close to a company's cost of capital, the IRR is less distorted by the reinvestment-rate assumption. But when they evaluate projects that claim IRRs of 10 percent or more above their company's cost of capital, these may well be significantly distorted. Ironically, unadjusted IRRs are particularly treacherous because the reinvestment-rate distortion is most egregious precisely when managers tend to think their projects are most attractive. And since this amplification is not felt evenly across all projects, managers can't simply correct for it by adjusting every IRR by a standard amount. (The amplification effect grows as a project's fundamental health improves, as measured by NPV, and it varies depending on the unique timing of a project's cash flows.)
How large is the potential impact of a flawed reinvestment-rate assumption? Managers at one large industrial company approved 23 major capital projects over five years on the basis of IRRs that averaged 77 percent. Recently, however, when we conducted an analysis with the reinvestment rate adjusted to the company's cost of capital, the true average return fell to just 16 percent. The order of the most attractive projects also changed considerably. The top-ranked project based on IRR dropped to the tenth-most-attractive project. Most striking, the company's highest-rated projects — showing IRRs of 800, 150, and 130 percent — dropped to just 15, 23, and 22 percent, respectively, once a realistic reinvestment rate was considered. Unfortunately, these investment decisions had already been made. Of course, IRRs this extreme are somewhat unusual. Yet even if a project's IRR drops from 25 percent to 15 percent, the impact is considerable.
What to Do?
The most straightforward way to avoid problems with IRR is to avoid it altogether. Yet given its widespread use, it is unlikely to be replaced easily. Executives should at the very least use a modified internal rate of return. While not perfect, MIRR at least allows users to set more realistic interim reinvestment rates and therefore to calculate a true annual equivalent yield. Even then, we recommend that all executives who review projects claiming an attractive IRR should ask the following two questions.
1. What are the assumed interim-reinvestment rates? In the vast majority of cases, an assumption that interim flows can be reinvested at high rates is at best overoptimistic and at worst flat wrong. Particularly when sponsors sell their projects as "unique" or "the opportunity of a lifetime," another opportunity of similar attractiveness probably does not exist; thus interim flows won't be reinvested at sufficiently high rates. For this reason, the best assumption — and one used by a proper discounted cash-flow analysis — is that interim flows can be reinvested at the company's cost of capital.
2. Are interim cash flows biased toward the start or the end of the project? Unless the interim reinvestment rate is correct (in other words, a true reinvestment rate rather than the calculated IRR), the IRR distortion will be greater when interim cash flows occur sooner. This concept may seem counterintuitive, since typically we would prefer to have cash sooner rather than later. The simple reason for the problem is that the gap between the actual reinvestment rate and the assumed IRR exists for a longer period of time, so the impact of the distortion accumulates. (Interestingly, given two projects with identical IRRs, a project with a single "bullet" cash flow at the end of the investment period would be preferable to a project with interim cash flows. The reason: a lack of interim cash flows completely immunizes a project from the reinvestment-rate risk.)
Despite flaws that can lead to poor investment decisions, IRR will likely continue to be used widely during capital-budgeting discussions because of its strong intuitive appeal. Executives should at least cast a skeptical eye at IRR measures before making investment decisions.
The authors, John C. Kelleher and Justin J. MacCormack, are consultants in McKinsey's Toronto office. They wish to thank Rob McNish for his assistance in developing this article.


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The window to enjoy free night or weekend cell phone calls is changing and, in many markets, getting smaller. Sprint PCS moved the start of its night calling period to 9 p.m. from 8 p.m. after similar moves in many markets by Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless. Carriers say the changes ease network congestion and make their plans consistent nationwide. The changes typically apply only to new customers or those who change their contracts.
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Naqaab Movie Review
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol, Urvashi Sharma, Raj Zutshi; Director: Abbas-Mustan; Rating: ***
The thriller masters are back. And like every other time, apart from the usual gloss and glamour, it's their trump card that gives them an edge – the script.
Karan Khanna is a multi-million dollar business tycoon who falls in love with a middle-class beautiful damsel, Spohie.
Everything is going great for them. They have money, class, status, social respect and of course love. What else can someone ask for?
Complications probably!
Aah… Sophie coincidently bumps into Vicky, an aspiring actor. The coincidences become quite common. So common that it brings them close.
Spohie, who is to get married to Karan within a few days, finds herself getting drifted towards Vicky. And every time she tries to pull herself away, she ends up getting closer.
Sounds much like those usual Bollywood love-triangles, right? Wrong.
Wait till you're pushed into the roller-coaster for a twisting ride.
Far from the usual mushy movies, Naqaab keeps you on the edge your seat, atleast for the first half.
Post-interval, the script loses its punch… to an extent. Although when the climax unfolds, you get the 'I couldn't have guessed that' feeling, there are times when you feel like saying 'naah'!
The editing is quite crisp and the two-hour long film makes no space for unwanted episodes.
The background score is good, the songs go very well with the mood of the film and don't seem forced into at any point.
Performance wise it is Akshaye who deserves a pat. Like any other time, he gets into the skin of the character and whether it's his dialogue delivery tactics or his expressions, he doesn't miss the point at any time.
Urvashi makes a strong presence. The debutant delivers with the right taste and looks stunning most of the time.
Bobby Deol is just about okay. Maybe his character was not too strong or maybe Bobby could not add the spice to it. Towards the climax, however, he manages to find his space.
Overall, Naqaab is a good joyride. It might not have the chilling bites of the usual Abbas-Mustan masala, but nonetheless, the directors deserve full marks for a riveting script.
Watch it to breakfree from the usual Bollywood tale and relish the "real" movie!!!!
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Manslaughter trial ordered over cop shooting
A man has been committed to stand trial for manslaughter over the death of a policeman during a drug raid in Sydney's south-west last year.
Detective Senior Constable Bill Crews was killed during a raid on a Bankstown unit in September 2010.
The bullet that killed the 26-year-old was fired by a fellow officer, Detective Senior Constable David Roberts.
But Philip Nguyen was charged on the grounds of excessive self defence because police say he prompted officers to fire by shooting first.
Today Magistrate Brian Maloney told Burwood Local Court there was a reasonable prospect that a jury would convict Nguyen on the manslaughter charge, as well as other charges including shooting with intent to kill and supplying prohibited drugs.
The trial is expected to start in the NSW Supreme Court in March.
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After taking the smart phone market by storm through its IRIS N350 device, Lava Mobiles has now upgraded it into a newer product in India, the IRIS N320. Powered with some better features, definitely a better look and longer life, the Lava IRIS N320 Smartphone with Android 2.3 launched in India is set for quick grabs everywhere. Well, before you get one for yourself, just check out why IRIS N320 is such a hit!
The Lava IRIS N320 Smartphone with Android 2.3 launched in India is coming with the following specs:-
- 1GHz single core
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- Loaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 100 MB internal memory
- MicroSD card up to 32 GB
- 2 megapixel camera at rear
- 3.2" touch screen with 320X240 pixel resolution
- 2G connectivity with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- 3.5 mm headset jack and FM Radio
- Overall size 60.4X112X12.5 cu. mm.
- Available in black and white colors
- 1400 mAh Li-ion battery
Well, isn't that lot pretty enough to draw a smart phone crazy towards itself?!
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Maureen Dowd's Empty Calorie Attack On The Clintons
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Maureen Dowd launched a snide and hollow attack on the Clinton family that is lacking in substantive criticism but filled with sneering invective and attempts at witty analogies.
Dowd's animus for the Clintons goes back decades and in that time, she's never shied away from peddling conservative lies about Hillary. In 2008, Clark Hoyt, then the public editor of the Times, noted the volume of Dowd's "gender-laden assault on Clinton" which was the focus of "28 of 44 columns" written before June of that year.
The absurd premise of Dowd's latest effort in her anti-Clinton campaign is that "if Americans are worried about money in politics, there is no larger concern than the Clintons." Dowd's claim jumps off a flawed New York Times article earlier this week that unearthed nothing.
Forget the Koch brothers and the hundreds of millions they spend directly influencing in the political process. Never mind the revolving door from K Street to government and back again. Erase the ramifications of the Citizens United decision and the avalanche of corporate money it unleashed on our electoral process from your mind. In Dowd's telling, Bill Clinton and his foundation's work around the world should be the focus of those who care about money in politics.
Like much of Dowd's work, her latest effort is calorically empty, filled with fun analogies, snarky shots, and titillating gossip, but leaving the reader no more enlightened for having read it.
Dowd devotes four full paragraphs to establishing the unremarkable fact that Bill and Hillary Clinton make money giving speeches around the world.
She invokes the "grotesque spectacle" of Anthony Weiner, but offers no explanation of how the travails of the New York Mayoral candidate and his wife connect to Dowd's central thesis of money in politics. But Dowd has never been above taking the cheap shot.
In this week's episode of Maureen hates Hillary and Bill she compares the former first family Wile E. Coyote because "something is always blowing up."
Former administration official and current Clinton Foundation executive Ira Magaziner "continues to be a Gyro Gearloose, the inept inventor of Donald Duck's Duckburg."
Dowd dismisses the work of the Clinton Foundation entirely, writing "we are supposed to believe that every dollar given to a Clinton is a dollar that improves the world. But is it?"
Yet nowhere does she mention the product of the Clinton Foundation's efforts, like the fact that "5 million people" and "500,000 children" around the world now "have access to low cost, high quality AIDS treatments." That is insignificant compared to Dowd's disgust for having to "read the words Ira Magaziner again."
She attacks Magaziner for gathering ideas for a proposal to fight climate change that "never got off the ground" but neglects to mention the annual reduction of "248 million tons" Clinton's C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is expected to achieve by 2020.
Dowd's New York Times column is the rhetorical equivalent of a Cinnabon - it has an alluring smell that draws you in, yet leaves a sick feeling in your stomach when you stare down at the greasy cardboard container and recognize the sheer amount of crap you just consumed.
And that's just the type of analogy Maureen Dowd would love to use.
It's clear in Dowd's mind the 2016 race has begun. With the majority of her recent columns mentioning the Clintons, we can expect her to repeat this pace again - yet all of her columns are united in the absence of a single critical ingredient - substance.
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New fish tank
i just recently set-up my new 10-gallon fish tank with a filter and a 50 air pump. i have 1 spiney eel, 1 oscar fish(2-3 inches) 1 green spotted bottom feeder, 1 tiger barb, and 1 gourami fish. i was wondering if i could get some help upon feeding my eel?i fed my tank three times so far and it doesnt wanna touch the food. tropical flakes of course. can i get some help? what should i feed it? is it acting normal just laying around the gravel?
0an oscar and an eel have no place in a 10 gallon. unfortunately your stocking is a disaster waiting to happen.
small eels usually like bloodworms, brine shrimp, tubifex worms...your friendly neighbourhood arowanaman!
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0thats for now of course when theyre babies, i have a 100 gal tank waiting to be filled. but thx for the info about the feeding im having trouble getting it to eat.


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I have a Nokia N8 that I may want to get rid of. I wanted to use it as a backup phone, but it doesn't support micro sim so it's kind of useless to me, and I'm not even sure if the sim slot works anymore. It has the original packaging, but has a couple of dents and the plastic part of the antenna that the screw is attached to broke off (basically it just hangs there on the side, but it doesn't show with a case). Does $100 sound okay? If not, make an offer.
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Border Field State Park Undergoes Redesign
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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Border Field State Park, also known as Friendship Park, has long been a nexus for cross-border relations. But security concerns forced its closing.
SAN DIEGO Hard against the Mexican border and the sea, Border Field State Park has been a cross-border gathering place in recent years.
The small park adjacent to the Tijuana Estuary, has a rich history.
In the late 1800's, a monument was erected between the neighboring countries marking the precise border. Then, in 1971, First Lady Pat Nixon designated the site as Parque de la Amistad, or Friendship Park. But the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001, brought an increase in security to the site, and ultimately the park's closing.
A much-awaited redesign of the park, anticipating its reopening, will be unveiled at a public hearing in Imperial Beach today. The event will feature a design by San Diego Architect Jim Brown and a different plan offered by the Border Patrol.
Brown's plan centers on a common area between the two countries, incorporating a bi-national garden and public seating where people from both sides of the border can mingle. However, a wall at the border would remain, with security provided by the Border Patrol.
The public unveiling will is this afternoon at 5:30, at the Marina Vista Community Center in Imperial Beach.
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[JURIST] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [official website] characterized CIA tactics used against terrorism suspects as constituting torture in a confidential 2007 report, according an article [text; press release] published in the New York Review of Books earlier this month. Author Mark Danner [personal website] wrote that he was able to [read more]
[JURIST] Wireless communications company Qualcomm [corporate website] announced [press release] Monday that the US District Court for the Southern District of California [official website] has dismissed [order, PDF] a lawsuit against it by longtime corporate rival Broadcom [corporate website] asking the court to declare several Qualcomm patents exhausted and unenforceable. [read more]
[JURIST] German Chancellor Angela Merkel [BBC profile] said in a radio interview [transcript, in German] Sunday that the German government must more strictly enforce its gun-control laws. Merkel's comments came less than a week after 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer shot and killed 16 people [AP reports] in southern Germany. Authorities believe [read more]
[JURIST] Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile] announced Monday that the government will reinstate deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry [JURIST news archive] in response to recent protests by members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement [NYT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and opposition politicians and supporters. In a [read more]
[JURIST] The number of immigrants detained by the US has drastically increased over the last decade, according to an AP report [text] issued Sunday. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website; JURIST news archive] database, obtain by the AP through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [5 USC [read more]
[JURIST] A group of 16 human rights investigators and judges "shocked to the core" by the events during the most recent Gaza conflict [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] have called for a full investigation of possible violations of the Geneva Conventions [link to texts] in an open letter [text] addressed [read more]


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After running the tests 3DMark gives your system a score with larger numbers indicating better performance. Trusted by gamers worldwide to give accurate and unbiased results, 3DMark 11 is the best way to test DirectX 11 under game-like loads.
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The system scores 884 points in the default 'performance' test, and 1,400 points in the lower 'Entry' test.


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Is there a solution to evil?
What matters more, blood or love?
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HILLSDALE — A local woman recently received the Michigan Family Independence Agency's statewide Achiever of the Month award, making her the 116th resident statewide to be given the honor.
Brandi McAulay, a single mother of two children and a former public assistance recipient, was recognized for making outstanding progress toward self-sufficiency under Michigan's comprehensive welfare reform initiative, To Strengthen Michigan Families.
Ms. McAulay applied for assistance from the agency in October, 2002. At the time she was homeless and unemployed and had no transportation or telephone. With assistance from the agency and other community-based groups, Ms. McAuley found shelter, transportation, and a job. Her case was closed due to earnings in April, 2003.


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Bikinis for Babies: A Whole New Meaning To Beach Bunny's [VIDEO]
Here at Jack FM we love our babes at the beach… but literally babies in bikini's? I don't think that's what we mean when we say babes! 'Good Morning America' brought this horrifying visualization to our attention when they reported on the insane new trend last week — "babykinis," OH yes, Babykinis. Bikini's for toddlers.
A whole new meaning of beach bunny's is coming into play. The makers of these tiny two pieces feel there is nothing wrong with them and that they are cute! I mean what is more adorable than "thunder thighs" and "baby fat" in a two piece, they say it has never looked so cute!
Are they serious, how could this be just for fun! It's an infant in a bikini a 20-year old would strut her stuff in… UUMMMM does any see a problem with this. Why don't you just post a sign on your child for the pedophiles! I get they look adorable but way, way too young!
Two pieces for children have always been around, but in a classier way. Not string bikini's. I guess there is a fine line between "sexualizing" your child and a "cute photo op". Decide for yourself, check out the video below!
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