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#1 Why Move Your Company to Silicon Valley?
Blog post • Aug 01, 2012 12:39 EDT
You shouldn't. Not the whole thing anyway.
We moved our first company from Copenhagen to Silicon Valley back in 1997 - lock, stock and barrel. At that time there were not so many choices. Staying in Denmark with no venture capital, a miniscule market, and 6000 miles away from the center of our industry was not a viable choice.
Nowadays (startups) don't need to move your whole company - you can "split the difference". You can have a technology team in Copenhagen, an engineering team in Kyiv, and a commercial and executive presence in Palo Alto. We just couldn't do that back in 1997.
Today you can cherry pick the best resources from the best locations.
When it comes to a commercial presence for a tech startup, you still can't find a better place on the planet than Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is the epicenter of entrepreneurship. It has taken 60 or 70 years to become what it is today.
Privately, if not publicly, venture capitalists from Europe will admit there is no way they can offer what venture capital in the Valley provides. VCs with twenty – thirty years of experience working with startups, and networks into the biggest and most successful tech companies in the world. Add to that entrepreneurial know-how, 400 some odd venture firms, close to 50% of all US venture capital, specialized startup-friendly law firms and banks, boatloads of experienced entrepreneurial talent and better exit potential. Our first company, in Palo Alto, was acquired by Ericsson for 3 x what they would have paid for it back in Scandinavia (this according to Ericsson).
Then there is market access. You get a 300 million strong market with one language and one currency and a wealth of early adopters.
Conclusion: The place to learn entrepreneurship is Silicon Valley. It needn't cost you more time and money to go to market here than it would to enter the German or UK markets. And you don't need to move your whole company.
* This is the first in a series of blog postings about the top ten questions asked by international entrepreneurs about Silicon Valley. These are questions about setting up a presence, getting customers, raising venture money, recruiting a team, going to market, and more.
Source: Jeff Snider, Startwings www.startwings.com
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Bright and famous, the Pleiades constellation was named after the daughters of Atlas, who were the companions of the goddess Artemis. Many poems and songs have been written to describe the beauty and brightness of these stars.
The "Pleiades" suite in the Kapsaliana Village Hotel near Rethymnon in Crete is a spacious, 2-room suite with a sitting area, fireplace and bedroom. Both the living room and the bedroom have access to the terrace with the pergola and the garden. The suite overlooks the lush hillside and is ideal for families looking for a unique suite to stay in Crete. Ideal for families with children because of the outdoor protected space.
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Capacity: The "Pleiades" suite can host 2 adults & 1 or 2 children.

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Colonial White Cardstock card layered with Black cardstock cut to fit just inside the edges and then cut the fun googly eyes with the zip strip attached at the top smaller to layer on top of the black. I found in my stash a package of Good Life Complements and added colored stars, live colorfully banner and right now banner a couple of gold sequins. The final touch was to use the Shimmer Brush to highlight some of the stars and the eyes.
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Seize the day, Never Surrender
Well its been a while since my last post, all in good reason bearing in mind with the amount of work I have, however i felt i just needed to get a few words down to day to fulfill my inner blogger!
Today was my dissertation proposal hand in, I feel it went well as opposed to my previous essays and I actually finished a good day or 2 before the hand in as opposed to the times last year I was finalizing work with 8 hours to go, I suppose this year Ive learnt the true values of time management.
Now, in relation to my o2 YCN brief, this weekend I spent an hour walking around Warrington market with a laptop in my bag running proximity marketing software known as bluevertise. I wanted to use a research method I developed in my second year which was the "fly on the wall" method where Id assess people behavious, What i was looking for was wether people instantly grabbed their phones once I had passed them, Altough this method isnt completely accurate as by coincidence people may be texting or making a call, I feel it does bear some impact on my results; Of wihch i shall post at a later date.
Anyway i've had my little fullfillment for today, despite it being all over the palce and really random, and I shall leave you with this! This is the video keeping me plodding on through the thick and thin of my uni work and i feel it will help all you other students too!
1984 / Modern Day Surveillance
For my essay proposal I plan on discussing the relationships between 1984 and modern day surveillance.
George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984 was written in 1948 and was fantasized as a conceivable future. The story follows the downfall of individuality through the constant surveillance by "Big Brother". Winston Smith is the main character of the story and resides in London (or known in the book as airstrip 1) which is part of the super state Oceania. In 1984 the world consists of 3 countries that make up the entire planet: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. All 3 of the super states are totalitarian societies led by Big Brother, which observes and amends its citizens behavior, even distorting their thoughts. Smith has hatred for his tyrannized life and furtively wishes to join the mythical Brotherhood, a suppositional gang of citizens bound on overthrowing big brother and the government. In the story Smith meets Julia who is at first thought a proletariat to which he falls in love with and they have an affair, which under Big Brothers eye is considered a crime. In the book, Smith engages with the character O'Brian, an inner party member who gives Smith his address. Smith had eye contact with O'Brian earlier int he book and had dreamt about receiving the impression that O'Brian was a member of the Brotherhood. As Julia hated the Big Brother as much as Smith did, they ventured to O'Brian's house togethor where they were introduced to the fabled Brotherhood. O'Brian however is actually a loyal comrade of the inner party and sets a trap for Smith, a trap that he had been putting in place for several years. Smith and Julia are condemned to MINILOVE (the Ministry of Love) which is a rehabilitation center for criminals accused of thoughtcrime. It is there, Smith was separated from Julia, and tortured until his beliefs coincided with those of the Party. Winston disregards everything he had previously believed in, even his love for Julia. After his rehabilitation he is released back into the public where he wastes his days at the local public house drinking victory gin until his punishment of death.
There are many points to take away and discuss from 1984 which are ever apparent in todays modern society. Its possible to see the usage of "doublethink and the constant shift in war (reasons?)" used today in each party's talking points. A key example of this in modern society is the invasion of Iraq, firstly it was made apparent we needed war to disarm Iraq from weapons of mass destruction (Which we then found they had none); the party, in this case labour then stated we needed to "Plant Democracy" before bringing our troops home and then finally we were led to believe Saddam was a man of evil and needed to be rid off. All of these issues are apparent in 1984; Saddam represents Emanual Goldstein too which all of our hate is directed, the reasoning and ever shifting idealogies behind the war in Iraq are those similiar to that of the shift between allies and enemies in Eastasia and Eurasia and the fact the vast majority of the general public put their beliefs into the party to sort out the situation in the middle east.
Despite the disregard of individual freedom and lackluster quality of life, a key point noted from the book was how the party/government succeeded in staying head of state. The party managed to do this using total control. If for example a party enforced complete power over its citizens similiar to that of the party in Oceania did, its not possible to see the party collapsing on its own. North Korea is a prime example in which we can liken this situation too. A piece in which I came accross online is that of Nicolas Kristof's article which commentates about the propaganda radio broadcasts which start early in the morning, he also talks about images of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Song which occupy a wall in every house.
Another relevant point taken from 1984 is how the children are brought up as civil spies for the party, "it was my little daughter, she listened at the keyhole. Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next dat. Pretty smart for a nipper of Seven, eh? I dont bear her any grudge for it" quotes Parsons in regards to being questioned why he had been captured by the Thought Police, the reason being his daughter heard him quoting "down with big brother" in his sleep (pg 245). This relates to the advertisement campaigns which are being implemented at this very moment by the Labour Party in which they ask any persons too report suspicious behavior which may denounce somebody as a terrorist, this situation may have played a role in the killing of innocent man, Jean Charles de Menezes. Example
Another startling oxymoron which we can relate 1984 to modern day society is the fact government legislation tell us that we must give up some of our own individual freedom and earnings to the state. The point up for discussion is we must enhance our authoritarian state, raise taxes, raise oil prices, and the most relevant of all, keep the Eurasians and Eastasian refugees out; in our case illegal immigrants, Freedom is Slavery.
In 1984, MINILUV (The Ministry of Love) enforces the citizens of Oceania to show loyalty and love towards Big Brother, they enforce this upon its citizens through fear, torture, and rehabilitation or brainwashing. The MINILUV has no windows and is protected by barbed wire entwinings and guards of the party armed with "jointed truncheons". Internally, the bright lights are never turned off. In 1984 its significance is played down by the Party, but its function , unbeknown to the citizens of Oceania, make it the main ministry in the superstate, by controlling the will of the population.
"There were no windows in it at all. Winston had never been inside the Ministry of Love, nor within half a kilometre of it. It was a place impossible to enter except on official business, and then only by penetrating through a maze of barbed-wire entanglements, steel doors, and hidden machine-gun nests. Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons.".
This characterization of MINILUV is equal in many ways to the security measures that have been implemented to the Houses of Parliament, that being concrete defence blocks have been placed all around the buildings, x – ray and metal detecting devices are inside, plenty of armed police within the buildings perimeters including sniper like hideouts and a mythical wonder as to what goes on within its doors.
Its also apparent here the fact that, the United Kingdoms "Ministry of Defence" is engaged in a foreign invasion upon the middle east which is a complete and total opposite of the meaning behind defence, this then gives the phrase "Doublethink" a more true to life meaning rather than assosciating it with fiction.


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The army soldiers pushed the Al-Nusra back from the village of Abu al-Qar North of the small town of al-Sa'an after imposing control over the village of al-Hasanawi, coming closer to full control over Hama's administrative border with Idlib province.
Relevant reports said on Sunday that the army troops repelled a heavy offensive of Al-Nusra Front on a power plant in Northern Hama on Sunday, killing a number of terrorists.
The army men engaged in fierce clashes with Al-Nusra and fended off their attack on army positions near the town of Marhada and the power plant in Northern Hama.
A large number of terrorists were killed in the attack and the remaining pockets of them fled the battlefield leaving behind their weapons and military equipment.


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Vintage Jydsk Telefon Aktieselskab model 1935 Telephone.
"The set has been used by for subscribers connected to early rural automatic exchange in Jydsk Telefon-Aktieselskab's area.
The telephone is made by Kristian Kirks Telefonfabrikker in Horsens and was the first type from this factory, that was made exclusively for automatic exchanges. Besides this the model has been used extensively as extension phone at private automatic exchange (PAX) systems. It was even available in a CB-version.
The designer is clearly influenced by the look of the thirties American telephones." (Source: mini.ptt-museum.dk)
The telephone is in fairly good condition with wear and scratches due to age and usage. Great collectors item!
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On Christmas Eve, just as many of you were beginning your holidays, I was going back to work in the mountains of northern Vietnam.
Although Vietnam lies within the tropics, winter here in the mountains can be bitterly cold, as I experienced during my initial investigations in January and February this year. I've never been a cold-weather person, and was glad to leave here last month before the winter took hold again.
Before my departure, however, I was contacted by a British film studio producing a 50-minute television documentary on the trafficking of young women from northern Vietnam.
As I'd spent six months working on a similar project in the region, the director expressed an interest in my knowledge and contacts, as well as a desire to feature P and myself as part of her story.
The timing couldn't have been worse - not only was the five-day shoot scheduled for the middle of winter and the middle of the Christmas-New Year holidays, but it fell in the middle of the first real break I'd taken from The Human, Earth Project in 15 months.
Nevertheless I agreed to participate, and rendezvoused with the international crew in Hanoi on Christmas Eve. We travelled together into the mountains to meet my young Hmong friend P, a recent survivor of human trafficking.
P's family is among those who have converted from traditional shamanistic practices to Christianity, and P invited us all to join their family dinner on Christmas Day.
It was an unusual Christmas spent huddled around a fire in the earthern-floored home of P's mother, high on the hillside above the village. Our evening ended with a half-hour spent slipping down the long muddy slope in the darkness, and a late ride back to town through the biting cold.
Although her life has certainly not been without drama during my three-week absence, P is putting her experiences as a trafficked bride behind her, and is now comfortable and happy in her new life.
On the second day, courtesy of a drunk and abusive village policeman attempting to prove his worth to society, we found ourselves in the sixth circle of bureaucratic hell which threatened to shut down the production entirely.
Faced with the possibility of criminal charges and the likelihood that we were under surveillance by government agents, we lost an entire day in extricating ourselves from the mess.
'It could be worse,' our cameraman quipped. 'We could be working in an office.'
The third day began with a call to a young Hmong friend of mine who had agreed to act as our interpreter that morning. Her husband answered the phone to tell me his wife would be unable to work, as she wasn't feeling well.
Within the hour, on a bed of straw on the concrete floor of her rented room, in the company of her mother and husband, my friend gave birth to a healthy baby girl - a full month earlier than expected.
Will that little girl also be raised under the threat of abduction and sale to foreign men, or will our work here succeed in drawing the necessary attention to the issue of human trafficking in this region?
Each year, renowned traveller/blogger Niall Doherty compiles his list of 100 people doing extraordinary things around the world. It was excellent to see my work included on Niall's 2014 list.
I couldn't agree more with Niall's closing remarks: "The only thing stopping any of us from doing something extraordinary is ourselves. Let's set those excuses aside and go do something amazing."
I hope you've all had a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas and a fantastic Festivus, and I'll see you in 2015!
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Farnborough Airshow: Reasons for UK aerospace to be cheerful
The Farnborough Airshow is very much an international event, but it is still an occasion for the domestic aerospace and defence industry to put its best foot forward.
BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and GKN are among the top tier of companies schmoozing potential customers, but further down the supply chain there are hundreds of smaller firms promoting their wares to the world.
After years of painful restructuring - which is still going on - and with the UK government seemingly delivering on promises to help the industry, the airshow finds the domestic sector in a more positive mood than for many years.
"I'm not saying everything is sorted but we are unquestionably on the right track," says Paul Everitt, chief executive of ADS Group, the trade body for the UK's aerospace and defence sector.
A study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), commissioned by ADS ahead of Farnborough, found that the UK aerospace industry grew 9.4% last year.
UK aerospace firms: Five biggest barriers to growth
- Fall in spending by existing customers (32%)
- Inability to secure external finance (23%)
- Uncertain global economy (19%)
- Lack of skilled workers (17%)
- Lack of sufficient internal finance (17%)
Source: ADS/GfK NOP survey
With almost 3,000 UK companies operating in the sector, employing about 109,000 staff and generating annual revenues of £27.8bn, aerospace remains one of the UK's most significant industries.
"Unlike the UK volume car industry that for the most part merely assembles cars here in the UK using imported parts, the UK commercial aerospace industry has managed to retain a large, efficient and very well invested supply chain," says analyst Howard Wheeldon.
Two-thirds of UK aerospace companies expect to grow by more than 10% over the next year, according to the CEBR report, and almost three-quarters say they plan to increase investment.
Although the US and Europe still make up 70% of the industry's exports - accounting for £2.4bn and £5.4bn of sales respectively - other markets are increasingly important.
Exports to China were just £200m in 2013, but that was still 23% up on the previous year. Sales to the Middle East were up 75%, helped perhaps by the United Arab Emirates' ambition to build a domestic aerospace industry.
Problems remain, such as skills shortages and access capital for an industry where payback on investment is often five to 10 years away, but Glynn Bellamy, UK head of aerospace and defence at KPMG, says the sector has "undoubtedly come through the global downturn well".
"Trouble is, we are now living with 20 years of under-investment," he says. "[However] the aerospace industry has not seen a dip over the last few years, and I would expect that to continue."
Key to this growth has been the ability to tap into a huge global demand for civil aircraft.
Boeing and Airbus have a record order backlog of more than 11,000 aircraft, providing an estimated nine years' work for UK industry.
"As long as orders from airlines for Airbus and Boeing aircraft keep rolling in it will be good news for the UK, because we contribute so much content to both," says aviation consultant John Strickland. "We produce leading-edge technology for both, and that means high-value jobs across the economy."
Feast or famine
Increased air travel in Asia, Africa and South America over the next 30 years is forecast to drive demand for at least 29,000 new large planes, according to estimates by both Boeing and Airbus. Demand for small aircraft, private jets and helicopters is put at more than 70,000.
"Rolls-Royce is currently the only engine option on the new Airbus A350. There's an awful lot of work there that's helping to drive demand through the supply chain," says Glynn Bellamy.
Airbus also has its wing-making operation in the UK, which sends a cascade of work down the pipeline.
The long lead times on big industrial projects can be feast or famine for sub-contractors, depending on whether programmes are ramping up or winding down.
That is especially true in the defence sector, where contracts can stretch out a decade or more.
UK defence firms: Five biggest barriers to growth
- Fall in spending by existing customers (46%)
- Lack of UK business opportunities (24%)
- Uncertain global economy (22%)
- Lack of skilled workers (20%)
- Uncertain UK economy (17%)
ADS/GfK NOP survey
It is often not clear where the aerospace industry ends and the defence industry begins. Companies frequently operate in both realms, and many are diversifying into new areas such as cyber security and communications to help offset military spending cuts in the US and Europe.
But the CEBR study estimates that the number of UK employees working on defence-related projects is 162,400. The industry has a turnover of £22.1bn, and defence exports contributed almost £10bn to the UK economy last year, an 11% rise on 2012, the CEBR says.
Defence work is underpinned by some huge programmes begun more than a decade or so ago, such as the new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, and Lockheed Martin's mammoth F-35 fighter jet project, which may or may not make its UK debut at Farnborough later this week.
The graphic below details some UK-based companies involved in the F-35, but in fact about 500 British firms have worked on the $400bn (£230bn) project.
BAE Systems, which is taking the lead on UK work for the F-35, has invested £150m in new F-35 facilities at its Samlesbury site, in Lancashire, where it works on the F-35's fuselage and tailfins. Some 2,000 staff are involved.
If, as Lockheed claims, there is a market for 4,000 F-35s the pipeline of work will stretch for years.
"It's not just the manufacture and development that matters. It's the support, upgrades and refits that will be needed over the coming decades," says Mr Everitt.
The industry's more positive mood has a lot to do with the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP), perhaps the closest the UK has to an industrial strategy, he says.
AGP is a government-industry initiative that included setting up a technology institute and bursary scheme for engineering students. It is about focusing on product innovation, opening doors and thinking long-term.
Mr Bellamy believes the full benefit of the AGP may be felt lower down the UK supply chain. Previous government attempts to support R&D and think long-term focused on top-tier companies.
"But there's a lot more R&D and longer-term thinking lower down the supply chain. It means that the UK has a supply chain that does not have to live or die with the success of Rolls-Royce or BAE Systems. You need more product innovation lower down the chain and the AGP is helping to do this," Mr Bellamy says.
He does, however, feel that the UK supply chain is too fragmented. Although the UK has more aerospace and defence companies than is typical among European countries, they tend to be smaller.
A lack of scale can be inefficient and costly. "At the tier-2 level and below there needs to be more consolidation and partnerships in the supply chain," Mr Bellamy says.
No one is pretending that everything is rosy. But in what can be a very cyclical industry, the current trajectory appears to be up. Can it continue?
"The bottom line is that it will only remain so if we continue to place large-scale effort on R&D and also invest in people so that we can maintain the strong lead," says Mr Wheeldon.
"There is ample evidence in the annals of UK manufacturing history that tell us why so many of the industries in which we also used to lead fell away."
Lack of vision, lack of skills, government indifference, complacency: they all play a part in industrial decline. But maybe, just maybe, lessons have been learned.


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"All should remember that we are first and foremost a professional furniture makers and that is, and what will remain, the main focus of our work, hence the limited number of class offerings. This focus on our own studio work is also what makes this a very practical experience rather than a theoretical one. Making furniture is how we make our living. We don't play at it. We have to make things quickly and efficiently and at the same time with a superior quality and look that enables us to sell it. This real world focus is what drives such a high interest in our Practical Woodworking 101 course offering. It is real world, nuts and bolts, get the job done safely and efficiently, serious woodworking."
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"If you haven't yet done so, take a quick look at our studio website and you'll learn more of what we are all about. Once you see what we actually do, perhaps you will better understand the reason why there are a limited number of courses available. Remember, be persistent and you'll make it into our school."


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|Gin Martini using a Red Vermouth
I love me some booze forward cocktails and one of my favourites is a gin martini. I almost feel like regurgitating all those cool factoids and stories that are easily found with the google-fu. Ideas of bruising, mixing, and dryness are all over the internet tubes. Examples include: Churchill opened the vermouth bottle, bowed to France and drank the gin. Julie Child put a lot of vermouth with a touch of gin. And the Vesper... that's James Bond's martini.
It amounts to the idea that either straight gin or vodka is a cocktail or some variation on the proper ratio of vermouth to the white liquor. I don't think that I can add much to that conversation. I love me some booze and there are many variations that make me happy, satisfied or tipsy. Sometimes even all three at once.
I haven't gotten to the problem with my home mixing yet that was solved by a conversation with Ryan, a bartender at The Clocktower and occasional barista at Boxcar Social, but I will.
Firstly, my own idiosyncratic ideal of a decent martini, are really two different approaches. Either a generous amount of vermouth with a little bit of gin or a more modern 6:1 ratio or less. At home, I accomplish this with ice. Ice everywhere; glass, shaker, and bottle. I end up shaking it slow because I want to get it cold but not dilute it too much. If I stir it, invariably, it comes off as three separate boozes with a sometimes harsh edge or some watery, vaguely piney and juniper thing. The only way I have made it work is to shake to integrate it. Sometimes there is a slight harshness but it is imminently drinkable. People like my martinis.
So I lamented this flaw of getting the edge on my home martini and Ryan suggested a simple trick. The first issue was identifying the problem. The problem was that the dilution was either too much or too little when I tried to stir it and shaking kind of muddies the flavours of some gins. Supposedly, the perfect amount of stirs is forty or about 30 seconds. The point is to get the right temperature and the required amount of water into the drink.
Ryan suggested mixing the vermouth and bitters in for about five or ten stirs first, pour it off into the glass and then put the spirit in and stir it for the remainder of time/stirs. So far, this approach has worked incredibly well. I have tried it with both variations of martini listed above and proceeded to try it with another cocktail or two that was vermouth based. Speaking of vermouth, it is important and I am thinking about messing around with making my own but that is another topic. I'll leave you with that thought and two cocktail ideas.
Using the technique above, I tried two off the cuff ideas.
2 oz Crown Royal Harvest Rye
1 oz Lionello Vermouth
2 dashes Dillon's Ginger Bitters
Grated lime peel
Tasted Christmas-y.
The second was more vermouth heavy. I had a little bit of sour cherry juice from another experiment so I wanted to do something with that. Yeah, I know you should shake anything with citrus juice but this was just a little bit to make the cherry taste come to life. I could have added the smallest amount of citric acid to accomplish the same thing.
1 Tbsp sour cherry juice
2 oz Vermouth
1 oz Wiser's Dry Hopped
Squirt of lemon juice
2 dashes Dillons DSB


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Sakia served as the Utah FFA State President in 2016-2017 and is currently attending Utah State University studying Agricultural Education. She hopes to one day have a career where she can use her leadership skills while learning and growing in the production agriculture industry. Sakia will represent Utah at the 90th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis in October. She will participate in a series of interviews, workshop facilitations, and speeches with nearly 50 other candidates from across the country.
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Tennessee falls to Mississippi in overtime
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Terrance Henry scored 19 points, Jarvis Summers added 17 and Mississippi beat Tennessee 77-72 in overtime in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday night.
Henry hit two free throws with 9.1 seconds left in regulation to give Ole Miss a 61-58 lead, but Tennessee's Skylar McBee banked in a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to tie the game and send it into overtime.
The Rebels pushed ahead 70-63 in overtime on Murphy Holloway's putback, but Tennessee rallied to pull within 74-72 on two free throws by Jarnell Stokes. Henry closed out the game by making two free throws with 11 seconds remaining.
Ole Miss (20-12) advances to the tournament semifinals for the first time since 2007.
Tennessee (18-14) was led by Trae Golden's 21 points. McBee and Cameron Tatum both scored 15. The Volunteers shot just 28.1 percent (18 of 64) from the field.
Both teams badly needed the win to improve mediocre NCAA tournament resumes, and the air of desperation was evident from the opening tip, with brutally physical play on both ends of the court. Points were at a premium and open looks were rare.
Ole Miss and Tennessee battled to a 28-28 halftime draw as the seventh-seeded Rebels managed to hang in the game despite rampant foul trouble. Five different players, including three starters, had two fouls, so coach Andy Kennedy was forced to use a patchwork of rarely used reserves like Aaron Jones and Maurice Aniefiok.
It worked decently, but the Rebels didn't have much answer for Golden, who scored 11 first-half points.
The second half was just as intense. Neither team led by more than four points.
Holloway was crucial down the stretch for the Rebels, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Reginald Buckner had 12 points and eight rebounds. Ole Miss outscored Tennessee 38-12 in the paint.
Tennessee was the surprise of the SEC this season, recovering from some terrible losses during the nonconference portion of its schedule to finish 10-6 in the league and earn the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
The Volunteers have been getting NCAA attention because of the strong finish, but there's no doubt the loss to Mississippi hurts.
Ole Miss gets another chance to build its resume on Saturday in the semifinals against the winner of the Vanderbilt-Georgia game.


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In China, sex workers' lack of legal protection fans police abuse
Lijia Zhang says the impunity with which police officers abuse their power often means a life of misery for China's sex workers, who operate without recourse to proper legal protection
One recent afternoon, 10 "working girls" gathered in a northern Chinese city at the offices of a non-governmental organisation, one of the few in the country that has dedicated itself to helping female sex workers. The women, mostly in their middle to late 30s, chatted away as they enjoyed a rare break from their daily grind at massage or beauty parlours. They come mostly from poverty-stricken villages in China's hinterland.
Organised by the NGO, the gathering was to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and, more importantly, to share experiences and learn how to deal with the women's biggest problem - the police.
After the Communists took power in 1949, they launched a series of campaigns that succeeded in all but eliminating prostitution in China. However, prostitution has made a spectacular resurgence in the past two decades due to growing wealth and looser social controls, even though it is still illegal. Campaigns of "Sweeping away Yellow" (the colour representing prostitution) come and go in waves.
At the gathering, one woman from Sichuan tearfully described how a client got her drunk before raping her. When she complained to the owner of the massage parlour, the businesswoman blamed her for not having charged the client. "Yong Gan", the head of the NGO and a former prostitute herself, said that violence poses the biggest threat to sex workers. Some clients feel they can do whatever they want to the girls.
The vast majority of prostitutes in China work independently, without a pimp or organisation controlling them. That means there's no protection, either, from clients or the much more common threat - violence at the hands of the police.
One Hubei woman who calls herself Mei told how one night last month, three policemen raided her massage parlour and claimed to have found evidence that she had sold sex that night. Mei was taken to a police station and interrogated, but denied the charge. To force her to confess, she was hit and kicked before being sprayed with a high-pressure water jet.
After two of the policemen left, the third said that he was seeking money, and asked how much she could pay. Mei, knowing that it was common practice to pay a fine or bribe, said she could afford 2,000 yuan (HK$2,500). The policeman then coerced her into having sex before she was released the next morning. Mei thought that was the end of it but, a few days later, the officer turned up and demanded his money.
I've heard many similar stories during my research for a book on the daily life of working girls. One woman in Shenzhen told me how, after she had lost consciousness from a beating, a policeman poured mustard in her nose to wake her up. Another talked about her near-death experience after a plastic bag was placed over her head and her nose was pinched.
Last month, Yong Gan learned that a woman had died of a heart attack at a police station. Her family was convinced she had been tortured. Many such women, particularly those working in low-class establishments, live in constant fear of police raids, arrests and the inevitable acts of humiliation and violence that follow.
"This violence is very common because there is no recourse - the police hold all the power, and the girls, at the lowest rung of the social ladder, have none," according to Richard Burger, author of Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. The major problem is the vagueness surrounding the legality of prostitution. In theory, prostitutes should be treated as criminals only if they sell sex while knowingly carrying a venereal disease, or if a minor under the age of 14 is involved - whereas those involved in organising prostitution activities can be severely punished.
As prostitution has expanded, various laws and regulations have been passed since 1987. In 1991, for example, the "Decision on Strictly Forbidding the Buying and Selling of Sex" was introduced, under which those convicted were subject to a jail term of between six months and two years. It followed the Chinese system of shourong jiaoyu - or administrative sanctions - which is similar to the notorious laogai system of forced labour camps, where people are jailed without trial for minor offences.
Then in 2005, a new regulation was brought in to clarify and reduce the penalties: those involved in buying or selling sex would face between 10 and 15 days' detention, with a possible fine of up to 5,000 yuan. For less serious offences, a maximum of five days' detention and a fine of up to 500 yuan was stipulated.
However, in reality, the new law hasn't replaced the older one. In addition, local authorities follow their own provincial rulings. All this, together with the lack of supervision and transparency, leaves plenty of scope for corruption and abuse of power.
International NGOs and human rights organisations have hit out at Beijing for failing to comply with the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. Some have even called for prostitution to be legalised. Yong Gan, however, knows that's unrealistic. "The working girls are not even treated as human beings in China," she said.
Her organisation, founded in 2008 with funding from an international charity, offers free condoms to the women, educates them about safe sex and provides support. Right now, she says, they are also trying to arm the women with knowledge of the law and tactics for avoiding trouble. For the women, the NGO is a place to turn to in times of need. But the NGO stands on a fragile base; it also exists in a grey zone - which is why Yong Gan doesn't even dare reveal the identity of her organisation.
Without the rule of law in China, the elimination of violence against working girls seems a distant dream.
Lijia Zhang is a Beijing-based writer, commentator and author of Socialism is Great! A Worker's Memoir of the New China
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Kraft Foods to Sell Sugar Confectionery Business as Part of Its Sustainable Growth Plan
Monday November 15, 8:22 am ET
NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2004--Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT - News), a global leader in branded food and beverages, announced today that it has agreed to sell substantially all of its sugar confectionery business to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of gum and confectionery, for approximately $1.5 billion. The proposed sale includes the Life Savers, Creme Savers, Altoids, Trolli and Sugus brands, which represent about 1.5% of Kraft's global revenues.
"We continue to make significant progress on our Sustainable Growth Plan, which has led to encouraging momentum in our top-line growth," said Roger K. Deromedi, Kraft's Chief Executive Officer. "This divestiture is part of our strategy to transform Kraft's portfolio. By enabling us to better focus our resources, the sale should create value for Kraft, as well as our employees, customers and shareholders."
The sale includes sugar confectionery manufacturing facilities in Creston, IA; Chattanooga, TN; Brasov, Romania; and Bridgend, United Kingdom; as well as inventories and equipment for the confectionery business located in two Canadian facilities - Mount Royal, Quebec, and Cobourg, Ontario.
Approximately 700 Kraft employees in the sugar confectionery business, most in manufacturing positions, are expected to transfer to Wrigley as part of the sale. "Our employees have done an outstanding job building some of the top brands in the confectionery industry," said Deromedi. Kraft will continue to provide certain sales, logistics, manufacturing, and other support services during a transition period.
Bill Wrigley, Jr., President, CEO and Chairman of Wrigley, said, "We are pleased to have come together on this agreement with Kraft. With our confectionery focus and expertise, we look for these brands to flourish under the Wrigley umbrella and anticipate being able to take full advantage of their marketplace potential."
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to be completed by mid-2005. It will generate after-tax cash proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion for Kraft, and is expected to result in an after-tax book loss of approximately $370 million ($.22 per share). The contribution to earnings from this business in 2004 is estimated at $.05 per share on revenues of approximately $490 million; after the closing, a portion of this contribution will be offset by the use of the cash provided by the sale.
Kraft Foods markets many of the world's leading food brands, including Kraft cheese, Maxwell House and Jacobs coffees, Nabisco cookies and crackers, Philadelphia cream cheese, Oscar Mayer meats, Post cereals and Milka chocolates, in more than 150 countries.
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text: By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Friday closed up 2.3 percent, their biggest one-day gain in over a month, after packers paid more for livestock than expected, said traders. Buy stops, short-covering and fund buying accelerated futures advances, they said. December live cattle finished 2.625 cents per pound higher at 118.900 cents, and above the 20-day moving average of 117.540 cents. February ended 1.875 cents higher at 121.025 cents, and above the 100-day moving average of 119.355 cents. On Friday, packers in the U.S. Plains paid $118 to $120 per cwt for slaughter-ready, or cash, cattle that a week earlier brought $115 to $118. Some processors needed cattle heading into their final week of slaughters for the year prior to the Christmas and New Year's holidays, said analysts and traders. There were fewer cattle for sale than last week, a trader said. And some ranchers were current, or sent animals to market earlier than they had planned, based on lighter cattle weights, he said. Investors look ahead to next week's cash and futures trade, with packers buying cattle for the Christmas holiday-shortened workweek while beef demand continues to struggle seasonally. Participants will adjust positions before exiting the market for holiday vacations, which could stir market volatility. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly Cattle-On-Feed report is scheduled for release on Dec. 22 at 11:00 a.m. CST. Buy stops, short-covering and live cattle futures advances also lifted CME feeder cattle to its biggest daily increase in over a month, up 1.2 percent. January feeder cattle closed 1.500 cents per pound higher at 147.750 cents. HOG FUTURES FINISH HIGHER CME lean hogs settled higher, led by slight cash hog and wholesale pork price increases, said traders. Modest fund buying and support from CME's cattle markets helped lift the exchange's lean hog contracts, they said. February closed 0.900 cent higher at 68.525 cents. April ended up 0.550 cent at 72.800 cents. Both trading months landed above their respective 10-day moving average of 68.495 and 72.785 cents. Some processors bumped up cash hogs bids to maintain a consistent flow of supplies for next week's production, a trader said. Grocers are buying pork sparingly until they determine how much of it sold over the Christmas holiday, he said. (Reporting by Theopolis Waters; Editing by James Dalgleish)


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"Raghu Dixit makes music that we love to listen to. It's honest, beautiful and moves one in an almost primal way. You can feel each note, each word and each texture of his soul! The sound, the energy, the fury, the passion, the emotion, the simplicity, everything that music should be about is right here in this album." – Vishal and Shekhar
Have you heard of a brilliant musician from India named Raghupathy Dixit? Ok, how about Raghu Dixit? No? Surely you've heard of the incredible new album "The Raghu Dixit Project"? No? Aha! You must know of the talented Bollywood music director duo Vishal and Shekhar (VS)? Yes! I knew you'd recognize them. Few know, that the music directors are attempting to promote talented artists that need that one big break. In an attempt to further music appreciation beyond the standard Bollywood fare, VS have formed their own record label (with famed music company Sa Re Ga Ma). The first release on their new label is by a talented self taught guitarist-composer-singer-writer-musician by the name of Raghu Dixit. In this day and age of the digital download and quick throwaway hit songs, Raghu's debut album, "The Raghu Dixit Project" is one of those rare albums that is actually worth purchasing with your hard earned cash.
It's hard to categorize Raghu's music as it is at once both rustically Indian and modern at the same time, falling into that rare category known as "timeless". He masterfully combines different genres with killer hooks and melodies leaving the listener breathlessly anticipating track after track.
While musical groups such as Euphoria have made their mark (and arguably have exhausted their creativity) with a similar sound of music (Raghu sounds a bit like Dr. Sen, lead singer of Euphoria), the Raghu Dixit Project takes the genre to another level. Don't dismiss this talented artist as just another run of the mill musician. While other Indi-Pop and even Bollywood soundtracks are content to have a couple of hit songs, this album features eight fully realized songs that will imprint upon your psyche.
So, break out the dhoti, your tank, and a skull cap, and get ready to swoon 'n' rock to the primal beat of the Raghu Dixit Project!
I have to mention that the cd digipack is beautiful (with some nice artwork and photos) and includes an introduction to Raghu's music by Vishal and Shekhar as well as detailed liner notes. Also included is a sampler cd with two songs by Raghu and the group asking that we give this cd to someone who we think will enjoy the music. A great idea, and a great way to introduce others to Raghu's musical world!
The first track on the album titled, "Hey Bhagwan" is also the first song off the album to get heavy rotation on MTV India and is spearheading the breakout hit status of the album. The track starts with a strumming of Raghu's acoustic guitar and once the laid back almost reggae style percussion kicks in, you know that you are in for a cool experience. The violin interludes add to the whimsical nature of the lyrics. Will God listen? Who knows, but never has it been so cool to try to get his attention. What's truly refreshing is that for once, there no over reliance on synths, instead of music that sounds like it came from a factory, we get music that truly sounds alive. Listen to "Hey Bhagwan" a couple of times and you will find yourself singing along to the lyrics. Add this track to your playlist right now. (Go on, it's ok….I'll wait…..).
The second song on the album, "Mysore Si Aye" starts out with heavy percussion. There's a very "Euphoric" feel to the tune (ala "Dhoom" or "Phir Dhoom"). Yet, just when you feel like you've heard this melody before, Raghu and the band change things around. From the staccato sound of the percussion to the violin solos to the vocals, this one will make you feel like you are in middle of rural India. What really sets this track apart from other similar sounding ones is the power in Raghu's vocals. From his playful expression of the lyrics (including the oddly enjoyable trilling) to the rustic music that ends in a wicked violin solo, this is a tune that you should give a chance to, and it will grow on you.
You know a song is really good when you still enjoy it even though you can't understand a word of what the lead vocalist is singing. Track three, "Gudgudiya Sedi Nodo" finds Raghu singing in the Kannada dialect. It begins with percussion similar to what you would find in the Rai style of music using the Turkish daburka, which is followed by a killer guitar hook that repeats throughout the song. Raghu channels a bit of the bass of Daler Mehndi with this track. So, let's get this straight. You've got a Punjabi sounding voice singing in a South Indian dialect with Turkish percussion and some killer guitar hooks (including slide guitar). Now, if that were not enough, the lyrics for this song were taken from a poem by the 19th century saint-poet Shishunala Sharif. What more can you ask for!?!? This one is a perfect example of how Raghu combines different genres into a format that is universally enjoyable. Pure musical bliss South Indian style!
Track four, "Ambar" has a lilting and cascading melody that sets a very intimate mood. The fragility of the hopes for love and how divine it might/could be are laid bare within the intense tapestry of the lyrics. The music is kept really simple with soft guitar play supporting the vocals. This is the track where Raghu's vocals really get a chance to shine! The vocals are framed within a wonderfully mellow melody, that simply gets better upon each listen. You will be entranced by the beautiful lyrics and vocals within this song. Stare out the window at the blue sky and swoon to this tune!
The fifth song,"Khidki" begins with acoustic guitar and a quiet percussive beat allowing the listener to focus on Raghu's vocal talent. Just when you get used to mellow flow of the melody, the group kicks it up a notch with the inclusion of electric guitars and drums that rock the house.This is hard rock done right….with melody and not just noise. Put the volume up for this one and enjoy!
The next track is arguably the best on the album, "No Man Will Ever Love You, Like I Do". Starting off with Raghu playing acoustic guitar and providing the powerful vocals. Then, at about a minute into the song the percussion kicks in along with strong support from the sweetness of the mandolin (an instrument that used to be a staple of Indian music in previous generations, but is rarely heard now). Violins, guitars, mandolin, beautiful drum programming, perfect lyrics and inspirational vocals will sweep you along this masterpiece of a song (How long will it be before a Bollywood music director copies this track?). I dare any woman to not fall in love with this romantic song immediately. Play this one loud for your special lady and make her fall deeply in love with you all over again.
Well…I'm in Mumbai and I'm waiting for a miracle.." sings Raghu with the insanely catchy seventh track that should become the theme song for that amazing city. The record label should release this song as the second video off the album, as it's one of those classic rockers that just gets into your brain. Playful and quirky lyrics combine with rocking drums, guitars and violin (to add class) that will get you on your feet and make you scream, "I'm waiting for my miracle!"
The albums ends on a meloncholic and thought provoking note with, "Sorithudu Maniya Maligi". It's another track in Kannada, and another one that you needn't fully understand to enjoy. Luckily Raghu provides the lyrics in English within the liner notes of the cd which again are taken from a poem by the saint-poet Shishunala Sharif and are beautifully rendered in vocal form by Raghu. The song is a deeply metaphysical endpoint to a breathtaking album.
It's very rare when you have an album wherein each and every song is a memorable gem, but Raghu Dixit achieves just that with this debut cd. The album runs the gamut of human emotion, from love, to insecurity, to belief, and more. I have to mention that Raghu is ably supported by the members of his group, in particular Bruce Lee Mani (Guitar) and Manoj George (Violin) who add a beautiful sonic vibe to the songs.
It's a shame that artists such as Raghu Dixit are quite often overlooked by a music scene that is seems to be mostly interested in churning out the next dance-bhangra-pop hit, rather than giving a chance to music that will most definitely cross over genres to become a timeless classic. It's up to you the listener to support artists like Raghu so that we can enjoy his music for years to come. Instead of the usual Bollywood soundtrack make sure you grab yourself a copy of this album, your heart, soul, and mind will thank you for it.
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October 20, 2004
BASEBALL: What Would Hurt The Most?
As I suggested in an unsuccessful prediction back in September, the most reliable guide to predicting what would happen to the Red Sox is, "what would hurt the most?" My older brother suggests winning the ALCS, finally getting past the Yankees, and getting shut down by Roger Clemens in the World Series. That's certainly a possibility right now. Of course, staging a historic comeback - the first team down 3-0 ever to force a Game Seven - only to end with just another loss to the Hated Yankees would rank pretty high, especially since only three days ago Red Sox Nation was swearing it wouldn't believe again. Who knows? Maybe some new cruel symmetry will emerge, as in 1986 when the Sox won Game One of the World Series on a ground ball through Tim Tuefel's legs . . . karma they got back in spades a few days later (and on the subject of 1986, I did think it unfair to lay out the Sox' long string of Game Seven losses without noting the 1986 ALCS, when Jim Rice & Co. pounded John Candelaria as a visibly exhausted Clemens shut down the Angels 8-1 in Game Seven).
Turning to last night, I enjoyed the irony, after pregame predictions of rampant early bunting by the Yankees against the sore-ankled Curt Schilling, of Jason Varitek dropping a bunt single in the second that caught A-Rod napping at third. I'm sure the irony wasn't lost on Varitek.
The umps, led by Cowboy Joe West (best known for body-slamming Dennis Cook in an early-90s brawl between the Mets and Phillies) did a good, tough job last night, having the good judgment to reach collective decisions - even if it meant reversing themselves - in the face of a hostile crowd that wound up requiring cops in riot gear to line the field (the NYPD doesn't fool around these days). But, not being a rules afficionado, I'm still puzzled - on the play where A-Rod was called out for whacking Bronson Arroyo's wrist to knock the ball away at first base - why they sent Derek Jeter back to first instead of second after recalling his run. Had the play not been interfered with by Rodriguez, after all, Jeter would have been at second.
That play, by the way, reminded me of the horrific collision at first between Todd Hundley and Cliff Floyd (back when Floyd was a young first baseman for the Expos) that shattered Floyd's wrist, set his development back several years and almost wrecked his career. Rodriguez and Arroyo were very fortunate to get out of that collision unscathed. Yankee fans, meanwhile, did themselves no credit with their response to the play, although as Yankee booster Tim McCarver rushed to point out, Sox fans had had a similarly bad reaction to Jose Offerman being called out for running out of the baseline in the 1999 ALCS.
This was one of those classic examples of a game where you keep expecting another shoe to drop, and it never does. I just had a feeling early on that the Sox were never going to get that fifth run, and it was all going to come down to whether or not they could hold the lead and avoid a replay of Game Seven from last year (another one of those symmetries - I may be all in favor of rational analysis of the regular season, but there are more things in heaven, earth and postseason baseball than are dreamt of in our philosophies). Still, it may catch up to the Sox tonight that they had to use Foulke again - he seemed to be losing steam rapidly just in his one inning of work - while Rivera and Gordon got the night off (me, I would have left Schilling in - Al Leiter felt the same way - although Francona undoubtedly knew things I didn't about Schilling's ankle, and of course Francona wouldn't have been the first manager to get ripped for leaving Schilling in too long in a big game).
Anybody still upset that the Sox didn't have Pokey Reese's bat in the lineup last night?
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According to the quotes from the rulebook in the papers this morning, the rule states that if the batter-runner hasn't reached first base when the interference takes place, all runners have to return to the base they originally occupied. In any other situation, the runners go to the last base they touched before the interference took place.
I do agree with you about Foulke, though. It'll be interesting to see what they do tonight if they're in a save situation in the 9th.Posted by: Devin McCullen at October 20, 2004 9:30 AM
Thanks for the link!Posted by: David Pinto at October 20, 2004 9:43 AM
I have never seen anything like last night's epic performance, in any sport. The only thing that rivals it for drama was Jordan's Stomach Flu game against, as I remember, Utah. But if I recall it correctly, the Bulls weren't down in that series.
When I saw that bloody effin sock I knew it was over.
As Francona remarked, "Years from now people will relate how Willis Reed pulled a Curt Schilling."Posted by: Flem Snopes at October 20, 2004 9:51 AM
The best comparison is Game 5 of the 1986 NLCS, when Nolan Ryan threw 9 innings, struck out 12 and allowed 2 hits even though he fractured his ankle covering first base in the second or third inning.Posted by: The Crank at October 20, 2004 10:44 AM