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How Government bailout programme ruined Kenya's farmers
They were sharp and strategising. Their business acumen was unrivalled and they could do anything to win deals they smelled. Their deal-cutting remained unmatched.
And When President Uhuru Kenyatta decided to use the subsidy programme to deal with the 2016 drought, manage price escalations and re-engineer his political campaigns, the cartels were watering their mouths plotting one of the country's biggest heists.
Against all advice by economists that such a move must be guarded against exploitation, the President gave a free hand to deep-pocketed business honchos seeking to make a quick buck without paying their fair share of taxes.
These cartels brought in maize, milk and sugar en masse.
Economists warned that the Government would lose on taxes and hurt local producers due to a glut and fuel corruption. They were not wrong.
"Middlemen will still profit from the intervention and if the Government really wanted to help the poor, they would identify the vulnerable and give them food vouchers," Institute of Economic Affairs Chief Executive Kwame Owino said.
Four months after the subsidy programme came to an end, the public is now being served a series of scandals that can be traced back to this defective policy decision.
Locally-produced sugar and maize were crowded out by the unprecedented entry of cheap imports, kicking up a storm in their respective industries. It is only a matter of time before the milk sector 'hurricane' also erupts.
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich's subsidy programme in which Kenya's borders were flung open for unfettered entry of cheap maize, sugar and milk might have calmed the nerves of consumers and in effect helped avert a political tide that threatened Uhuru's re-election bid.
Designed to fail
But what offered consumers temporary relief and the President some political expediency might have left irreparable damage on the country's economy, ruining the future of millions of Kenyan farmers whose livelihoods are propped by the three key commodities.
A poorly structured import subsidy - one that some experts believe was designed to fail - saw the Kenyan market flooded with cheap maize from Mexico and South Africa; sugar from India, Brazil, Mauritius, Zambia and Uganda; and milk powder from Uganda and Netherlands.
This was as opportunists exploited the flaws in the programme to pocket billions of taxpayers' cash and consign local farmers into misery.
More imports of the three commodities left a hole in the country's foreign currency reserves as more dollars left Kenya than were replaced by export earnings.
This saw the country's current account deficit - the difference between the value of total imports and exports - widen by a staggering 38.3 per cent to Sh518.9 billion in 2017 from Sh375.3 billion the year before.
A 2.7 per cent increase in the value of exports paled in comparison to 21.5 per cent increase in imports, which stood at Sh1.6 trillion.
Thanks to the desperate imports of these foodstuffs, the country found itself at the mercy of foreign investors as the balance of payments deteriorated.
The investors could, if they felt threatened, remove their money causing a big fall in the value of the country's currency and leading to a decline in living standards and lower confidence for investment.
In total, the total import bill for maize, milk and sugar stood at Sh107 billion, four times what was imported in 2016, with imports valued at Sh26.6 billion.
Customs duty
In total, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has fallen short of Sh84 billion in the first four months of the 2017/18 (July- May 2018) fiscal year due to fall in customs duty after the Government allowed importation of sugar, maize and milk for free to cushion consumers against a sharp rise in inflation.
The decision to extend the subsidy programme all the way to December could have meant that importers made a bigger killing, especially since they had more time to make orders.
So even as consumers enjoyed cheap unga, and prices of milk and sugar moderated, the Government will struggle to meet its budgetary allocations and might be forced to suspend certain projects or borrow more to plug the deficit.
As the country grappled with a crippling drought which depressed harvests of almost all crops, production of sugar, maize and milk dipped.
Their prices went through the roof.
The Government reacted by removing 50 per cent import duty on sugar, maize and milk.
Farmers are now enraged.
They are caught in a tragic policy contradiction. Whether it is during drought or a bumper harvest, their life remains unmitigated.
In both situations, they remain at the receiving end.
If there is no harvest they are left to fend for themselves and if there is excess of it, they can not get proper prices for it.
They are forced to trudge on the double-edged sword and there is no escaping, perhaps except taking shelter in flight.
Never before had the farming community been placed in such a deplorable predicament as they are in now, thanks to the Uhuru government's subsidy call that ruined their means of support resulting from the market glut.
However, in virtually all the three commodities, the Government never put quotas on the quantity of the product that was to be imported or was just never serious in ensuring that importers brought only what was needed.
Not only did rogue importers bring in extra imports, the mad rush saw sub-standard products make their way into the country.
The fact is that more than enough sugar found its way into the market. While sugar production in the country declined by 41 per cent in 2017, the quantity of cheap imports to plug the deficit rose by a staggering 196 per cent.
Colossal profits
Most of the imports came from outside Comesa and East African Community.
Non-Comesa sugar, which may come from as far as Brazil, may have enabled the businesses make even more profits since a tonne retailed at Sh36,290 in Brazil against the then prevailing market price of Sh146,000 in Kenya.
Sugar production declined from 639,700 tonnes in 2016 to 376,100 tonnes in 2017. However, imports rose from 334,100 tonnes to 989,600 in 2017.
So bad were things that in 90 days, Sh40 billion worth of sugar had been brought in by more than 100 importers.
This meant the KRA lost a whopping Sh20 billion in taxes, after Treasury scrapped the 50 per cent import duty.
What these greedy importers brought in three months last year was almost twice what the country imported in 12 months in 2016.
In 2016, the country spent about Sh22 billion to bring in raw sugar from India, Brazil and Mauritius.
In 2017, expenditure on sugar imports alone was estimated at Sh61.5 billion.
First deadline
An investigation by The Standard found that by the end of the first deadline, more than 400,000 tonnes of sugar had been brought into the country.
Almost any company imported sugar including stationery firms, clearing agents and transporters.
Sugar was also transported with clinker, a situation that might have resulted in the contamination of the sugar.
On the list of importers included China Road and Bridge Corporation, which is building the railway, Menengai Oil Refineries, an edible oils and soaps firm associated with the Rai family as well as Hydery (P) Ltd based in Mombasa.
Other big importers included Amnav Ltd, Arasan Traders, Awwal Oil Company, YH Wholesalers, Coast Terminal East Africa, Convex Commodity Merchantand Flora Bakers.
As a result, more than 50,000 people who are directly involved in the entire chain of sugar production - from growing sugarcane to manufacture of the sweetener - are under threat.
The economy of the entire sugar belt region in Western and Nyanza regions might never get to recover as a result of this import subsidy programme.
And things are not different with maize.
According to official figures, between April and December 2017 - the period when the maize subsidy programme was implemented - some 15 million bags of maize valued at Sh39.6 billion were imported, taking up all the space in the 39 National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots around the country.
The nine-fold uptick was unprecedented.
Timothy Njagi, a research fellow at Tegemeo Institute, an agricultural policy think-tank affiliated to Egerton University, said the current NCPB structure "creates a huge incentive for corruption."
Maize production
He said because the Government is always giving a price that is higher than the market price, it creates a situation where everyone wants to cash-in, including those who are not farmers.
This is despite maize production in the country declining by only 2.4 million bags, a shortfall of five million bags the Ministry of Agriculture had projected when it launched the import subsidy programme.
Kenya Dairy Board Managing Director Margaret Kibogy told Financial Standard last year that the importation of milk powder was left to the private sector and that the Government did not know the price per tonne but each firm applied for a percentage.
When asked how, she said that about 6,000 tonnes of milk powder were imported last year against a quota of 9,000 tonnes that they were given.
However, numbers from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that imports of milk stood at 69,533 tonnes in 2017, up from 17,774 tonnes in 2016.
The country spent Sh5.4 billion to import milk in 2017 - five times more than what it spent in 2016.
Most of the milk and milk products last year came from Uganda, a situation that saw imports more than double from Sh19.3 billion in 2016 to Sh42 billion in 2017, according to KNBS.
Dr Njagi said the problem in the milk market is dominance by two processors that hold over 80 per cent of the market.
The farmer is basically a price taker. For importation, only two major players had access to the milk including State-owned New KCC and Brookside Dairy.
In France, powder milk was trading at Sh200,000 per tonne.
Attract corruption
Mr Owino of IEA said that in case of shortage of maize, sugar or rice, the Government establishes an administrative system, giving licences to certain importers. "That process will attract corruption because these are products that are in high demand in the country," he said.
"So what happens if you are controlling the number of people who can get licences? Any person who can hold a licence technically can earn a share in the billions of shillings the licence can generate."
Experts say the design of the import licensing mechanism needs to be fixed as "it has become very attractive for corrupt people."
Njagi said that perhaps the Government did not have enough time to think through the design of the import subsidy.
"Subsidy was given to people who do not need it," he said.
"People were enjoying low prices because the taxpayer was paying the difference. Once the subsidy ended, there was upward pressure," said Njagi.
The huge stocks may now come back to haunt farmers who will find the market swamped by readily available imported maize, sugar and milk that is relatively cheaper.


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'I really miss her' - Young entertainer mourns passing of his babymother
The past two weeks have been very difficult for rising entertainer Rohan 'Fresh King' Clearly.
On April 28, he said that his life was changed forever when his babymother, Junique Chung, succumbed to injuries she received in a motor vehicle accident. Fresh King, who was the driver of the doomed vehicle, received multiple injuries and is recuperating at home, while the other occupant in the Tiida motor car remains hospitalised.
"She was a real girl. She had a very beautiful soul, and I really miss her. She was my biggest fan. She supported my music a hundred per cent. This was our sixth year together, and she was a very good mother. On Sunday, she would have celebrated her second Mother's Day, and that just didn't happen. She had a lot of ambition was supposed to be sitting her CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate) exams now," he said.
According to the police, the Tiida motor vehicle and a Mitsubishi motor car were travelling in the same direction when the driver of the Mitsubishi attempted to pass.
It is reported that the Mitsubishi clipped one of the rear wheels on the Tiida, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle before it slammed into a utility pole near the intersection of New Green and Clarke's Town roads in Manchester.
Chung, who would have celebrated her 20th birthday last week, was thrown from the Nissan Tiida after it crashed and split in two.
A devastated Fresh King said he was told that he lost consciousness when the accident occurred and had no idea that his girlfriend was killed in the crash.
"The doctors had told my father to tell me that she was on life support, but [at] that time she was already dead. I guess they didn't want me to know because I was also badly injured. When I heard that she died, I didn't believe. But then I had to believe when I saw it being circulated in the media. It is rough, and it's hard to accept that she really gone. I can't stop say that she was the 'realest' on my team. The show that I got at the school, it was she who got the booking for me," he said.
While the painful memories of that traumatic morning will forever linger in his mind, Fresh King said he will continue to pursue his music career, stating that his late girlfriend will still be a major influence on his career.
"I am going to do the music even harder because I want her spirit to be proud. It is hard, but I am not going to ease up. I am going to continue this legacy for her," he said.


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The thought of investing in funerals services can stir an uncomfortable macabre feeling. But InvoCare provides an essential service. Photo: Fairfax"Nothing can be said to be certain," Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, "except death and taxes." Such certainty has seen Australia's largest and only listed funeral services provider, InvoCare deliver compound annual returns exceeding 14 per cent for the last decade.
InvoCare — a portmanteau of "Innovation, Vocation, Care" — operates 250 funeral homes, 14 cemeteries and crematoria, and is behind 60 funeral brands including national names such as White Lady and Simplicity.
For some, the thought of investing in funerals services can stir an uncomfortable macabre feeling. However, the logical counter is that InvoCare provides an essential service — one we'll all inevitably need one day — and the stability of the industry makes it a worthy candidate for our investment capital. Attractive economics
With the tailwind of Australia's ageing population blowing at its back, InvoCare remains well-placed for steady growth over the long term: the Australian Bureau of Statistics projects a near doubling of annual deaths over the next 30 years.
This growth is complemented by a level of pricing power that comes with providing an essential service, particularly cemeteries and crematoria. Testament to this is InvoCare's consistent increases in average contract values above inflation over the long term. That said, apparently new market entrants' main angle is to compete on price.
Another attractive, and somewhat unique, industry feature is the growth in funeral insurance. Around 14 per cent of InvoCare's Australian funerals are now prepaid. In fact, the business is sitting on over $420 million in prepaid services, adding further stability to what is an already predictable industry.
A market leader in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, 2014 saw the business venture into the $20 billion US market in search of growth. Holding around a third of the market in Australian and New Zealand means competition concerns limit expansion options at home. Opportunities and challenges of moving States-side
Case volumes in InvoCare's US entry market of southern California have been tracking 20 per cent below plan, and the start-up losses are weighing on the performance of the company. Although performance is expected to improve with a ramp-up in marketing, InvoCare is up against some large, well-established listed funeral operators such as Service Corporation, StoneMor Partners, and Carriage Services, as well as privately-held Arbor Memorial Services.
But don't be completely dissuaded by this hefty-sounding competition. The American industry has a number of attractive features, including higher average funeral costs and a still fragmented market. In stark contrast to Australia, the top five operators only account for around 37 per cent of the industry — around InvoCare's own market share back home.
Most of the 19,500 funeral homes in the US are small operations, often owned by the same families for generations. Similarly, many of the 120,000 cemeteries belong to families, nonprofits, and religious institutions.
Consequently, the consolidation opportunity remains immense, albeit at increased level of risk for InvoCare being a new, foreign entrant.
A healthy dose of caution is warranted in considering the US opportunity. The company flagged an initial investment of US$8 million ($11.3 million) over three years, with annual losses running at US$2 million.
However, the recent results showed that losses are running above this and the ramp-up remains slower than forecast. Patient investors should remain wary until firm runs are on the board. Too many Australian businesses have gone offshore chasing stars of growth, only to return with dusts of shareholder capital.
Recently appointed CEO Martin Earp, however, is no rookie. His previous role as chief executive of Campus Living Villages included operating businesses in the US, and the InvoCare board had 'US growth' front of mind when they appointed him in May 2015. But Mr Earp has his work cut out for him to deliver the growth expectations already built into Invocare's share price.
US peers Service Corp and Carriage Services are trading at less than 20 times earnings, while InvoCare is changing hands at closer to 25 times, putting InvoCare on the expensive side. Foolish takeaway
There's no doubting the earnings resilience of this 'bond-like' business, but no company is worth an infinite price.
The current share price makes InvoCare less likely to beat the market than other investment opportunities. However, with the opportunity and challenges of its US foray to play out over the next few years, InvoCare is one company to keep firmly near the top of your watch list.
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Petr Kalus to debut Saturday against Dundee - cleared to play
Petr Kalus is in Nottingham, he trained with the Panthers today and he has been cleared to debut in the home game against Dundee tomorrow (Saturday) at seven o'clock. The former Boston Bruin flew in from his home in the Czech Republic yesterday and headed straight to Nottingham. Meanwhile the paperwork has been finalised and he has been cleared to play this weekend by the hockey authorities. Petr helped Panthers win the Challenge Cup in season 2013-14 and he told Panthers Radio with Xynomix he's thrilled to be back and when he walked in to training today it was as if he'd never been away. HEAR PETR RIGHT NOW....JUST CLICK ON THE LINK ON THE RIGHT.


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MARQUETTE, Mi. The Northern Michigan University Men's Swim & Dive team captured a second victory this weekend by defeating the University of Findlay 190-91.
The NMU men managed to take both the 200-yard medley and freestyle relays. Winning the medley was sophomore Sam Konigsberg (Ann Arbor, Mich.), freshman Roberto Camera (Rozzano, Italy), senior Maksim Kapustin (Minneapolis, Minn.), and senior Lajos Budai (Kecskemet, Hungary) with a time of 1:35.35. In the freestyle relay was Budai, junior Amir Saman Khajegi (Mashhad, Iran), Camera, and freshman Ivan Amillo Escobedo (Valencia, Spain), touching the wall at 1:25.48.
Four Wildcat men won both of their individual events. Budai took both the 50-yard freestyle (21.54) and the 100-yard freestyle (47.78). Junior Ondrej Zach (Rudolfov, Czech Republic) touched first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:45.62 as well as the 500-yard freestyle, finishing at 4:45.64. Along with his two relay wins, Camera took the 100-yard breastroke at 57.54 and the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.58. Finally, freshman Micah Currie (Blue Springs, Mo.) won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with 271.80 and 226.50 points respectively.
Konigsberg took the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 1:58.40. Junior Drew Del Papa (Warren, Mich.) won the 200-yard individual medley at 1:59.65. Amillo Escobedo had a Wildcat win in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 1:42.79. Senior Jonas Reinhold (Nienhagen, Germany) took the 200-yard butterfly with 1:56.78.
The Wildcats will now head to Fargo, North Dakota for a tri-meet against Minnesota State University Moorhead and Northern State University on Friday, October 18 beginning at 5 p.m.


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I have met and worked, over the years, with people who were functionally illiterate. I have marveled at the ways in which they adapt to living in a society that expects language and cultural literacy. With 20 years of formal education, a master's degree and 60+ years of learning and reading I never expected to be illiterate.
Arriving in Japan on Tuesday April 5th I entered a world in which all my skills & experiences were useless. A three year old Japanese child would have been better able to understand the world around them; the concerns of adults and the cultural expectations that surrounded them.
In Japan I simply did not know or understand the words spoken to me. I did not know the cultural norms. And my only learned Japanese phrase was for "thank you". On trains, trolleys, busses, in restaurants and shops I could not read the signs, or follow the directions whether written or spoken. I would not have even understood how to save myself in case of an emergency – and might not have even known there WAS an emergency unless it was translated into English for me.
At Joe's wedding a woman on staff at the shrine carefully told me (in rapid fire Japanese) what my role as groom's father was to be and what I was to do. She ended her several paragraphs of instruction by asking "OK?" I felt like a deer in the headlights. I did not know what she had said or what I was to do. Pantomime and guess work allowed me to function – nervously – in the rite.
Nancy pointed out tome that this is often what those who visit a church feel like. Church language, church culture, as well as church behavior expectations are no longer part of the most people's experience. They come into worship and often feel as lost and uncomfortable as I was feeling. Without others to gently assist and instruct them many might not be able to get beyond the feeling of being the other, being out of place, – let alone achieve comfort in or an understanding of who we are, why we gather, and what we are doing.
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"When bankers get together they talk about art, when artists get together they talk about money". I read this quote years ago and think it`s still somewhat true, at least the part about artists. Livelihood is a concern for most people yet I think artists fetishize the idea of being self supporting. I sure did when I was younger. My restaurant work felt like it was thwarting my artistic destiny. I was envious of other young painters that were successful and they were numerous in Santa Fe in the 1980s. Eventually I came to see that my waiter`s income actually allowed for more freedom and stability. My work could evolve and though it sold, it was never 'hot'. In Portland, I found a nice job and after that a nice man and it was good.
Economic success for a painter can turn the practice into a manufacturing process through repetition. I`ve seen it and it hasn`t looked happy. Should anyone ask, I would always advise someone to find some independent income. Get a job. Live simply. Focus on your work.
The visitors to my Open Studio last weekend were quite interesting. It`s a true believer that gets into a car and drives down the freeway to watch an artist work on one of the last golden days before the rain. Everyone has such intricate stories, most were creative in some way and all had relevant questions.
I sold some paintings, I had splendid conversations and I received a lot of praise and respect. Good weekend! One more to go, come see me!
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NLIHC will host a Congressional briefing, today, June 25, 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET, on "Out of Reach: What State and Local Data Tell Us About The National Affordable Housing Crisis" in the Congressional Visitor Center Room SVC 215.
One of the biggest barriers for families struggling to make ends meet is the severe shortage of affordable rental homes. During the briefing, speakers will share key information policymakers need to address this growing affordable housing crisis, impacting millions of the lowest income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, people experiencing homelessness, and other individuals with extremely low incomes.
Speakers will share findings from Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing and The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes. The Out of Reach report documents the "housing wage" – or the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn in order to afford a rental home – in every state, metro area, and county. The Gap report estimates the shortage of affordable housing in every state and congressional district.
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Overspeeding of a serial robot near a singularity
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This construction is part of the robotics course "Geometric Fundamentals for Robot Design" http://www.iri.upc.edu/gfrd The construction shows a 3R planar robot in its "elbow down" and "elbow up" configurations, shown in black and red, respectively. The robot is performing a polishing task along the shown elliptic path. Click the "play" button in the lower-left corner to activate the motion. Observe that when the end-effector approaches the horizontal position, there is a sudden increase in the speed of joints 1 and 3. This can be better appreciated in the right plots. The plots in the first column show the trajectory in joint space, projected in the Theta1-Theta2 and Theta1-Theta3 planes. Those in the second column show the time trajectories Theta1 = Theta1(t) Theta2 = Theta2(t) Theta3 = Theta3(t) The plots Theta1 = Theta1(t) and Theta3 = Theta3(t) show a sudden increase of slope (i.e., of angular velocity in joints 1 and 3) when approaching the singularity.
Note that the end effector is asked to move with a twist of the form [vox,voy,omega] = [0,a,0] when reaching the horizontal position. This is an impossible twist in the singularity of the arm. As a consequence, this twist yields very large joint velocities when approaching the singular configuration.


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Developed in 1959 by Fred Woodworth in conjunction with prominent Phoenix architect Ralph Haver, the Town & Country Neighborhood* earned the designation of City of Scottsdale Historic District in the early part of this millennium when the city Historic Preservation Commission developed a set of guidelines to preserve the essence of the neighborhood. Since then, Town & Country has earned prestige as a mid-century modern neighborhood, with renovations and preservation in the forefront of property owner's minds.
Town and Country illustrates a departure from the standard Ranch style homes offered post-war, instead highlighting contemporary (modern) styling for the era. There are several different models of Haver Homes in the area, and all share similar characteristics. Clean rectangular forms with horizontal emphasis, exposed masonry walls (known as "clinker"), single-story design, and large expanses of glass in the living rooms are among a few of the distinctive style elements employed by Haver.
Today, these homes are highly desired by investors and home-owners wanting to bring the original charm of the area back, while embracing new technology, building materials, and techniques. These renovations fall within the City's Historic Preservation Guidelines, designed to assure that this unique and important area in Scottsdale maintains its character.
Neighborhoods like Town and Country are all over Southern Scottsdale. At the time of their creation, they were considered "modern." Because of the time frame, and the highly stylized features employed during that period, we now refer to the style as "Mid-Century Modern." Southern Scottsdale has more of this type of development in small concentration than nearly any other part of the valley, and it remains a steadfast element of the area's identity.
Throughout the Scottsdale Gateway alliance "RE-Imagining Southern Scottsdale" identity building exercise, participants have expressed overwhelming support and favorability to modern and Mid-Century Modern architecture in single family and multi-family residential development, as well as commercial development. Sky Sons is an excellent example fo modern architecture in a commercial project.
The embracement of this style of architecture is a key element in establishing and promoting the emerging identity of Southern Scottsdale.
*Town & Country is southeast of Scottsdale Road and Oak Street, bounded by 72nd Place on the North and Monte Vista on the South.
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda has assembled a team called the "Seven Samurai" to lead the company's latest belt-tightening effort. From left, Shigeki Tomoyama, Mitsuru Kawai, Didier Leroy, Toyoda, Koji Kobayashi, Shigeki Terashi, Moritaka Yoshida.
TOKYO — No more useless conferences. Ditch the binders of paper. Scrutinize every vehicle specification. And most importantly, keep an "eye on what we do."
That's the zealous new cost-cutting mantra coming straight from Akio Toyoda, as Toyota Motor Corp. prepares for a new round of belt tightening — even as it books record profit.
The president's warning? Today's good times won't last if every corner of the company doesn't help save money to build a war chest for investing in the future, he says.
His U.S. market is already feeling the heat.
The automaker reported last week that North America — Toyota's traditional cash cow — booked a regional operating loss of ¥38.8 billion ($ 365.3 million) for the January-March period. That was down sharply from a loss of ¥70.7 billion ($ 665.6 million) the year before. But North American operating profit margin for the full fiscal year ending March 31 rang in at a meager 1.3 percent. Toyota wants to lift it to 8 percent by 2020, said Executive Vice President and CFO Koji Kobayashi.
The maker of Camry and Corolla sedans has been slow to react to the U.S. customer stampede from cars to light trucks. North American wholesale volume declined 2.5 percent to 675,000 vehicles in the most recent quarter, and Toyota is locked in incentive competition with rivals.
Chief Competitive Officer Didier Leroy and North America CEO Jim Lentz are working on a plan to shore up profits in the critical region.
"We are trying very hard to re-establish earnings power in North America," Kobayashi said.
The fat
Part of the fix will be product, but part of it is cost cutting.
To lead the effort, Toyoda has assembled a group of executives he calls the "Seven Samurai," a nod to the famous Akira Kurosawa film about rogue warriors in feudal Japan. They are a new top management team hand-picked in January because they share his sense of crisis.
"With our rivals and the rules of competition also changing, a life-or-death battle has begun in a world of unknowns," Toyoda said during Toyota's fiscal year-end earnings announcement last week. "Cost reduction is crucial. It is a fight to restore our original strength."
The president's admonition came even as the company reported record net income and record revenue globally for the fiscal year. But those results were buoyed largely by what he dismissed as artificial sweeteners — favorable exchange rates and a one-off U.S. tax cut.
Toyota won't have either of those tailwinds going into the current fiscal year, as the yen strengthens against the dollar and other currencies, erasing windfall gains. And the stagnating global sales and lackluster profitability in North America cloud the outlook.
Toyoda warned that the company needs to pump up the margins to afford the onslaught of investment it must channel into a host of next-generation technologies, in everything from autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity to electric cars and advanced batteries.
Kobayashi said about 35 percent of Toyota's $ 10 billion annual r&d budget is earmarked for next-generation technologies.
The company's target is to reduce costs by ¥130.0 billion ($ 1.22 billion) in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.
It will mean instilling a new mindset up and down the organization. Toyoda wants to deploy the famed Toyota Production System, with its kaizen mindset of continuous improvement, beyond assembly plants and bring it into administrative offices and r&d centers.
Earlier cost-control campaigns didn't cut deep enough, Toyoda said.
A look at the just-ended fiscal year shows why. Without gains from aggressive cost reduction and foreign exchange rates, Toyota's full-year operating profit would have declined.
"Only the fat remained," Toyoda said. "In the fiscal years to follow, we must make sure Toyota becomes a muscular company so that we can take up the challenge of new competition."
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Kobayashi, one of the Seven Samurai, said a streamlined new administrative process will guide how meetings are conducted at the automaker.
"Just four lines of key talking points," he promised. "In one hour, the decision is made and even that afternoon, things are implemented.
"Cost analysis has been changed as well for Toyota technical standards. They became so rigorous," he said. "Now we will go back to each vehicle and scrutinize."
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In addition to Toyoda and Kobayashi, the other cost-cutting samurai are: Leroy; Shigeki Terashi, president of advanced r&d and engineering; Mitsuru Kawai, executive vice president in charge of factory supervision and chief officer for safety and health; Shigeki Tomoyama, chief officer in charge of Toyota Production System, business development and information systems; and Moritaka Yoshida, chief officer for midsized vehicles and the Toyota New Global Architecture, the company's redesigned modular vehicle platform.
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On Monday June 12, President Dave and members of Pakuranga Rotary were treated to very special and quite uplifting occasion as members of the new satellite, Pakuranga Tamaki River Auxiliary, formally became Rotarians. All the more special because our District Governor Malini Raghwan was present to do the honours and congratulate the fifteen new Rotarians who were arrayed in their different national flags or colours, obviously excited and enthusiastic about the step they had made.
The amazing CVs of each were delivered by a variety of young and old – pupils introduced their teachers with pride and considerable confidence and aplomb, sometimes out-performing their more senior fellow presenters. Congratulations to new Rotarians:
- Carole Holmes
- Lorraine Field
- Pauline Puckey
- Rachel Wong
- Fiona Smith
- Annette Tomas
- Elizabeth Arrowsmith
- Joseph D'Ambrosio
- Rosemary Rodgers
- Zahana Zafirova
- Crystal Leung
- Kiri Kirkpatrick
- Trish Plowright
- Becca de la Vega
- Penelope Franca
Particularly gratifying was the evidence of a youthful contingent from both current and past Interact ranks. This promises well for future involvement by younger people in Rotary!
Click on the read more link to find out more about each of our newest Rotarians.
Carole Holmes was born in Nairobi, Kenya and now lives in Buckland Beach with her husband Ian. She has three children and 7 grandies. She worked in urology and oncology then, with Ian, owned and managed the Bucklands Beach Vetinary Clinic. She is a much treasured Rotary Reading Tutor at Panmure Bridge School In that role, is making a big difference to the outcomes for her students.
Lorraine Field was born in Hartfordshire England, lives in Pakuranga and is married to Carl. They have two children. She is head of science at Anchorage Park School, has a strong passion for conservation, sustainability and the environment. She is a member of the prestigious NZ Royal Society.
Pauline Puckey was born in Auckland and comes from a family of 8!! She now lives in Half Moon Bay and has 2 children. She works as Plunket Nurse in our area and is passionate about improving the outcomes for local newborns and their mums. As far as we can make out, is the only Plunket Rotarian in 9920.
Rachel Wong is from Malaysia and now lives in Pakuranga. She is an only child and a student at Pakuranga College where she is co chair of Interact. She is going on to university next year. Our Rotary Club has had the benefit of Rachel's community commitment at our Carnival and Top Schools events.
Fiona Smith was born in Palmerston North and now lives in Howick with her husband Paul and two sons. She has travelled widely, working in France, England, Kenya and the USA. She is a qualified Cordon Bleu Chef and a Reading Recovery trained teacher. She now works at Chapel Downs School. Her father in law was a Rotarian for over 40 years and she is coming in as Chair of the new group. She has already demonstrated her commitment by attending Leaders Elect Training a couple of weekends ago.
Annette Tomas was a foundation pupil at our local Riverhills School. She lives in Botany Downs and with her husband Francis and decided at the age of 38 that her life needed a change of direction so studied to gain her Bachelor of Education degree. She is now a teacher at Riverhills. Her knowledge of Te Reo and Maori culture will be a rare and much needed asset to Rotary.
Elizabeth Arrowsmith is a first generation NZer, with Tongan, Fijian, Scottish and British heritage. She is co chair of Interact, House Leader of Pasifika, Peer Support Leader and Head Girl at Pakuranga College. She has completed the Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards. She has a strong interest in human rights and next year intends enrolling in Biomed, Global Studies or a Bachelor of Science at university. Another stunning Rotarian in the making.
Joseph D'Ambrosio was born in Chevy Chase in Maryland USA. He is married to Sarah who works at the Auckland University. He lives in Half Moon Bay and is the hard materials teacher at Farm Cove intermediate. He heard about Rotary when he applied to the Johnston Trust for funding. He has a strong interest in the environment so will be an excellent fit with Rotary's sustainability focus.
Rosemary Rodgers is married to David and lives in Howick. She is a Radiographer and has worked as a researcher in the Breast Cancer field. She is a Rotary Reading Tutor at Panmure Bridge School. She has strong Rotary connections, is a former Rotaractor and then sponsored by this club to attended RYLA. Her uncle Wilf Wagener was our DG and her Great Uncle was Harold Thomas, one of only two Rotary World Presidents from NZ. True Rotary pedigree. Rosemary is coming in as Secretary of our new club.
Zahana Zafirova was born in Macedonia. She came to NZ 18 years ago, lives in Farm Cove, and is married to Michael. She is a qualified mechanical engineer, has worked in the tourism sector but is now employed as the Executive Officer at Riverina School. Zhana speaks seven languages and has a strong interest in refugee support… a perfect fit for Rotary.
Crystal Leung was born in NZ and lives in Botany. She is the former joint President of the Pakuranga Interact Club and has spent many volunteer hours supporting Pakuranga Rotary at various functions. She is currently at university studying engineering and is going to be a huge asset to our Club.
Kiri Kirkpatrick was born in Auckland and is well known to many members of this Club. She lives in Mt Wellington and is Deputy Principal at Panmure Bridge School, who is highly thought of by her Principal. She is a skilled hockey player. Kiri is keen to know more about Rotary and how we can support Community initiatives, and also attended Leaders Elect Training at St Cuthbert's a few weekends ago.
Trish Plowright was born in the far North and now lives in One Tree Hill. Sometimes ca sometimes be seen riding a motorbike. She is married to Henry and has two children… one a banker and the other an actress. Trish is well known to us as Principal of Elm Park School, is keen to assist local youth. Pakuranga is lucky to have Trish.
Becca de la Vega hails from the Philippines where her Dad was President of his Rotary Club. She lives with her husband Virgil in Somerville and has two teenage children. Becca is owner operator of SKIDS, the after school and holiday care programme for children. She wants to join Rotary in honour of her Dad who, before she left for NZ, advised her to "Continue to bloom, wherever you are planted". She says she is delighted to put down Rotary roots and bloom here in her new country. Becca's sister Olivia flew in from Dallas Texas to be at her Induction.
Penelope Franca comes from Brazil. She is married to Luiz and lives in Sunnyhills. Penelope works in real estate, and in her words, says she is keen to join Rotary to make a difference in her community, for personal development and the joy of contributing to humanitarian causes. Penelope is going to soon create history for our club and become the very first Pakuranga Rotarian to gift us with a Rotary baby!! Looking back it has apparently been almost 40 years since a Rotary spouse has produced a child, but never an actual Rotarian!!


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These statues survived the conversion to the present two-story indoor design, and bring a certain grace to the shopping expertise. This store was very effectively-organized, and had loads of employees available to assist clients; at the San Jose location, one can walk all through the store for 10-15 minutes and never discover any gross sales associates on the sales ground.
1. To visit stores searching for merchandise or bargains. Total I like shopping right here because there is ample parking, an excellent return coverage, and a few food options. The variety of stores is nice and staff are usually friendly. Do it online or at a real store, the providers and schemes offered by these shops are merely superior.
There are a selection of stores to choose from while you're shopping in Bridgetown. In case you are considering this is all what on-line shopping has led to, then you certainly have ignored the opposite part of the story. Having shopped at both this location and the Steven's Creek San Jose location numerous times, I have discovered that the gross sales associates at this San Mateo location are friendlier than those at the San Jose location.
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For consumers, is the final word place to begin for on-line shopping. There are outlets and small stores after which there are shopping malls, all desirous to greet prospects with their profitable gives. It is a two level… Hillsdale is a great mall, it has number of shops that appeal to lots of people.
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Options hundreds of thousands of merchandise from hundreds of stores. I walked into the store at eight:55pm this night to buy a shirt really quick before closing and my family was actually advised by an worker "you'll be able to't store anymore, the one folks that can purchase stuff are already in line and then we're closing our registers".
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COLUMBIA - The start of the high school football season is less than two weeks away. Rock Bridge football player Austin Ray has verbally committed to play for the Mississippi Rebels.
Ole Miss plans to use Ray as a tight end. Ray is 6-6, and 240 pounds, and has a senior year still to play at Rock Bridge before heading to play football in the SEC.


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Kidney dysfunction is a strong determinant of prognosis in many settings.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to explore the relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and adverse outcomes after surgery. Cohort studies reporting the relationship between eGFR and major outcomes, including all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, and acute kidney injury after cardiac or noncardiac surgery, were included.
Forty-six studies were included, of which 44 focused exclusively on cardiac and vascular surgery. Within 30 days of surgery, eGFR less than 60 ml·min·1.73 m−2 was associated with a threefold increased risk of death (multivariable adjusted relative risk [RR] 2.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.95–4.96) and acute kidney injury (adjusted RR 3.13; 95% CI 2.22–4.41). An eGFR less than 60 ml·min·1.73 m−2 was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (adjusted RR 1.61; 95% CI 1.38–1.87) and major adverse cardiovascular events (adjusted RR 1.49; 95% CI 1.32–1.67) during long-term follow-up. There was a nonlinear association between eGFR and the risk of early mortality such that, compared with patients having an eGFR more than 90 ml·min·1.73 m−2 the pooled RR for death at 30 days in those with an eGFR between 30 and 60 ml·min·1.73 m−2 was 1.62 (95% CI 1.43–1.80), rising to 2.85 (95% CI 2.49–3.27) in patients with an eGFR less than 30 ml·min·1.73 m−2 and 3.75 (95% CI 3.44–4.08) in those with an eGFR less than 15 ml·min·1.73 m−2.
There is a powerful relationship between eGFR, and both short- and long-term prognosis after, predominantly cardiac and vascular, surgery.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate is a powerful and consistent predictor of risk of mortality, cardiovascular events, and acute kidney injury after surgery.
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Estimated glomerular filtration rate is a better estimate of kidney function than increased creatinine concentration
This meta-analysis of 49 studies finds that estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml·min·1.73 m−2 is associated with a three-fold increase in 30-day mortality
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[SYDNEY] Australian shares jumped 1.5 per cent on Friday to post their best performance in five weeks on a broad-based rally with miners and energy stocks benefiting from gains in crude oil and iron ore prices.
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 88.5 points to 5,933.3 at the close of trade. The benchmark closed up 0.1 per cent on Thursday.
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Randolph: "Cutting driver license fees should be bipartisan."
Democratic Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph is lending bipartisan support to Governor Rick Scott's plan to cut driver license fees in Florida. Under the Governor's proposal, outlined in his State of the State Address today, motorists would see the state's driver license renewal fees reduced from $48 to $20; new license fees from $48 to $27; and commercial driver license (CDL) fees from $75 to $67.
Randolph, whose office issues more than 350,000 driver licenses each year, estimates the fee cut could save Orange County families between $7 and $10 million annually.
"Anything we can do to cut fees for Florida families while still maintaining the level of service that residents have come to expect from their independently-elected tax collector is a win-win in my book," Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph said. "I'm happy to support this proposal because cutting driver license fees should be bipartisan."
Driver license fees were increased to their current rate in 2009 as part of a larger tax increase package that also included raising the first-time car registration fee from $100 to $225. Randolph, at the time a member of the State House representing Orlando, voted against the increases.
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Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook pages since we often post quickie updates there when we're on-the-go.
During tours, we do our best to cover setlists in real-time on Twitter. If you want to tweet a show in, just DM or @ us on the day and tell us to watch your stream that night.
Tori is touring in 2017 to support the release of Native Invader. The European legs runs from early September through early October and the North American leg runs from late October to early December. We do not know if additional dates elsewhere will be added.
It was a long-time coming but the Q Radio's special on Tori finally aired on Friday, June 26th.
The hour-long program included in-depth conversation from Tori about Abnormally Attracted to Sin and the various topics discussing the album's songs and themes lead her. Live performances of "Fire to Your Plain" and "Maybe California" from the new record and, tipping her hat to the past, renditions of "Silent All These Years" and "Winter" also make an appearance.
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The Advantages Associated with Hiring a Professional House Cleaners.
The cleaning services play a very important role in our lives today. There are two types of the cleaning services. There are the residential cleaning services that deals with all the homes and other residential places. The next one is the commercial cleaning services. Most cleaning companies, however, are specialized in providing both types of the cleaning services. At the same time, there are those that are specific either for cleaning homes or commercial buildings. The white color job is the preference of many people. These jobs might not provide free time for people to clean their homes. This is the reason why the professional cleaners are usually hired.
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These home cleaning services come to the aid of those people who are unable of cleaning their own homes. By such people being unable to clean their houses does not mean they do not want a clean house. Very long working hours may be a reason for this. Therefore, hiring the professional home cleaners will be the only choice left for such individuals. Signing a contract is an aspect of some of the packages offered by the cleaners. Signing a contract ensures regular visits meaning that the home will be cleaned regularly. Therefore, the professionals will ensure that your house is clean always.
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The black belt in gaidojutsu and Tuf 14 Bw tournament winner John Dodson entered this fight with a record of 20-9-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (John Dodson vs Marlon Moraes) but he came back to win against Pedro Munhoz in 2018 (John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera, has a mma record of 21-2-0 (29% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He beat Thomas Almeida last year (Jimmie Rivera vs Thomas Almeida) but then he was defeated by Marlon Moraes in 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes). Dodson vs Rivera is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till – UFC 228. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till
Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Brandon Davis
John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera
Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Stamann
Dodson's previous fight: John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz
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Rivera's next fight: Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling
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WPC Roma 2020, click here for full information and registration
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WPC continues to offer exciting new destinations for its annual ceremony! After the USA, France, Portugal, Japan, Australia and Norway, this time the announcement of the winners will take place in Italy in Rome, on March 23, 2020, inside the wonderful Salone Margherita, in the hearth of Rome!
This year, the WPC Awards Ceremony will be the pinnacle of a 4 days rich program, which starts on Saturday 21 with a welcome drink at the reception of the secretariat inside the Studio Orizzonte Gallery. It continues on Sunday morning with 4 Italian Master Photographers' presentations (always translated in English), and a wedding workshop, and International presentations and a Portrait workshop on Monday morning. On Sunday evening there will be the FEP Awards ceremony and finally on Monday 23, the WPC Winners Announcement, at the Salone Margherita, at 6.30 pm, followed by a dinner party inside the theater. The announcement will be streamed online on the WPC official page on facebook. On Tuesday 24 the WPC face to face meeting and the opening of the WPC Winners 2020 exhibition.
For the accompanying people or for all the ones interested, WPC Rome 2020 Secretariat is also organizing some guided tours inside Rome on Sunday and Monday and amazing tour outside Rome on Tuesday (Villa d'Este, Tivoli)!
Post event Tours: In addition to that, we are also organizing 2 amazing post-event tours, one to Val d'Orcia(Toscany) and one to Sorrento/Capri/Amalfi Coast. These tours will be held on March 25-28. The first one will be a Photographic Safari with a food and wine tour, the second one will also includes cooking lessons. The tour leaders of these amazing trips will be our WPC Governing Committee members Jan Pohribny (Toscany) and Bert Behnke (Amalfi Coast).
Discover the whole program and register now for this incredible event at the dedicated website www.wpcroma2020.com, where you may also find some accommodations tips. Watch out! For all the events of the program there is a limited number of attendees and will be necessary to book in advance, purchasing the tickets online. The guided visits and the post-conf tours will be done only if a minimum number of people will register, if you are interested.. Register now!
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MEETING POINT – The space that will serve as a meeting point for the whole program will be the trendy and stylish "Studio Orizzonte Gallery", located in the Parioli district, the most elegant area of the city of Rome, not far from the center. It will be hosted there the workshops, the entire speakers program, the WPC "face to face" meeting, and, from March 24th, the WPC winners exhibition, printed by ChromaLuxe
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AWARDS CEREMONIES LOCATION – The Awards ceremonies for the FEP European competitions and WPC 2020, and the following dinners, will take place in the prestigious and historic Salone Margherita Theatre, one of the most elegant theatres in the capital, a stone's throw from the Spanish Steps.
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Nasarawa United Goal Keeper Invited To Home Base Eagles Ahead of CHAN 2018
Home-based Super Eagles coach, Salisu Yusuf, has handed a late call-up to Nasarawa United goalkeeper, Suraj Ayeleso, ahead of the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco, Completesportsnigeria.com.
Ayeleso who has been one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Nigeria Professional Football League in recent seasons, was a surprise omission from the initial 30-man list released by Yusuf.
He kept the most clean sheets (16) in the NPFL last season.
The goalie is now expected to vie for a spot in the team along with the three other goalkeepers; Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Dele Ajiboye and Theophilus Afelokhai who are already in the team's camp in Abuja
Yusuf has also handed late invitation to Plateau United forward, Tosin Omoyele, who impressed during the recently concluded NPFL Invitational tournament in Kano, and Kano Pillars' Sadiq Yusuf.
Nigeria have been drawn in Group C with Rwanda, Libya and Equatorial Guinea for the CHAN.
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Sky Sports 1 - Football.
Sky Sports 2 - Golf.
Sky Sports 3 - NFL.
Eurosport - Football.
BBC - Snooker.
Football and golf I've packed in, I dont know much about NFL and snooker was a disaster the last time! Any fear of a spot of cricket? Yep, tonight at 3-15AM.. bollocks.
No cricket Irish hours until late February on Sky. However, I do have a plan for the Australian games, I'm setting the alarm for 9 bells each morning (early for me!) and go from there. Hopefully the market/game isnt finished but sure I've tried the hours and discovered how painful they are on the body. I tried this tactic Sunday but Pakistan were 7 down by the time I was up and no prices on offer. I'm still not getting up at 3 o'clock in the morning though.
Australia v Pakistan the 26th, 29th and 31st. And then Australia v West Indies in February on the 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th and 19th. All start at 3.15AM, thats no craic, but theres very little else on. Its times like this the discipline is tested no end, I want a bet, I want to be involved but you know if I get involved on something I dont know thats no good either.
The cats back to nigh on full health anyway and should be allowed back into the wildness of the outdoors tomorrow or the next day, so I'll get the house back to normal, the last five days I've gambled have all ended with a loss, however big or small each day was the total has amounted to just over €620. Thats €125 a day on average. Thats awful. In a row like, days off in between but anyway. People go out and work for that each day, I stay at home and lose it, wonderful. All I want you know is a little simple win 20 quid day without uprooting trees to get things back on track. Then look at the TV for whats on and think bugger, confidence is a bit low too so I want a sport I think I'm good at.
Anyway.. I have found a song about getting back up when knocked down. Ronnie O'Sullivans walk on tune, love a song with a birra gambling in it somewhere. I think its a good'un.
My favourite lyrics ever possibly..
Like Ali in the jungle,
Like Nelson in jail,
Like Simpson on the mountain,
With odds like that, they were bound to fail.
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