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This script is intended for a series of photographs with (on each photgraph different) unwanted objects on it, e.g. a large place with moving people.
V1.1 works with rectangular selections!
The plugin creates a new layer or a new image consisting of the arithmetical, geometrical or harmonic mean of every pixel, thereby creating a 'ghost effect' of the moving objects.
If rather you want to remove objects, choose the 'cutoff' function, which removes outlier pixels after sorting the RGB values. This is also known as winsorizing. Also median and mode remove outliers, but less efficiently.
For best results, try to cutoff only on dark, bright or on both sides.
Working on selections only greatly improves speed. Just make a rectangular selection in your image and then call the "Average Layer" script.
This was inspired by reports of a friend of mine on a Photoshop plugin, which also removes unwanted objects from a series of photographs. I haven't seen it myself nor do I know the algorithm behind it. If someone knows better algorithms than winsorizing means, tips are welcome!
You need Scipy, a scientific computing package for python. Get it at the Scipy homepage.
After arithmetical mean with 67% cutoff (dark outlier pixels):
Some shades are still left, one might correct this quite easily with other tools.
Hi I am trying to use your plugin, on Gimp2.8. I installed Scipy. but something is wrong.
Here is the detail of the error :
Querying plug-in: '/home/louis/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/average_layer.py'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/louis/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/average_layer.py", line 32, in
from scipy.stats.stats import mode, gmean, hmean, median
ImportError: cannot import name median
(gimp:22229): LibGimpBase-WARNING **: gimp: gimp_wire_read(): error
Terminating plug-in: '/home/louis/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/average_layer.py'
Do you see something I can do to fix this ?
I got it to work, though I can't say it was worth the trouble for this plugin alone - it won't work on large images, but you wouldn't want it to because it is, unfortunately, very, very slow in its main appeal (median averaging) and the result is only so-so. See bottom of post for alternatives.
If you want to try it anyway, here's the steps, starting from a setup where only The GIMP was installed. Note that I have no idea what I'm doing, this is just what resulted in the plugin working - there may be more appropriate steps. Single quotes should not be entered in code, paths, etc.
"/Filters/Layer Tools/A_verage Layer",
"A_verage Layer",
menu="/Filters/Layer Tools/")
from scipy.stats.stats import median fails. GIMP will simply say the plugin crashed. I do not know why. But thankfully you can replace median with nanmedian, which is the same function but ignores NaN values. Those don't exist in our context (gimp image data), so that's fine.
from scipy.stats.stats import mode, gmean, hmean, median
from scipy.stats.stats import mode, gmean, hmean, nanmedian
[PF_RADIO, "meantype", "Choose mean method", "arith", ( add these lines:
[PF_IMAGE, "image", "Input image", None],
[PF_DRAWABLE, "drawable", "Input drawable", None],
After that, this plugin should work - as far as I tested it. Here's some pitfalls:
This is not a jab at the author - it does what it's supposed to and its processing prowess is subject to the limits of the system. But if you're really looking for a utility that will keep same-y areas between images(/layers), discarding the outliers, you'd do well to look elsewhere.
Can't numpy and scipy just be unpacked into the site-packages directory of GIMP's own Python? Even if they come as installer packages in a .exe file, a reasonably capable archiving application - e.g. 7-zip - might be able to unpack them.
Quite possibly - I believe there are plain .zip files available as well, though I was just going by what was mentioned here;"install scipy". On the other hand, if you're installing Python and all that anyway, then you might as well have numpy/scipy available 'officially' for whatever other Python things you might install, rather than just GIMP.
File "C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\average_layer.py", line 205, in do_the_work
File "C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\average_layer.py", line 183, in export
self.write_out(meanlayer, self.meanarray)
File "C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\average_layer.py", line 95, in write_out
assert(byte_image.size == self.selection_width * self.selection_height * self.bpp)
-> heeelp...
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Izzy a Wallaby-in-waiting
DUAL international Timana Tahu will be ''shocked'' if Israel Folau doesn't become a Wallaby by the end of the year and claims those labelling him a mercenary are jealous of his talent.
Folau fronted for his first training session for the Waratahs during the week after knocking back the chance to join his younger brother John at the Parramatta Eels. The former GWS Giant has maintained his decision wasn't prompted by money, while Fairfax Media revealed the ARU topped up his one-year Waratahs contract with a secret $400,000 payment.
There are obvious parallels with Tahu, who was also courted by both the Eels and the Tahs and enjoyed successful stints with both organisations. The Newcastle Knight believes it won't take long for Folau to follow in his footsteps and represent Australia in both codes.
''Easy. Put it this way - if he doesn't make the Wallabies by the end of the year, I'll be shocked,'' Tahu said. ''He's a confident man and a natural athlete. Good athletes can play any sport and he's one of them. Rugby league, AFL and now playing rugby union for the Tahs, he'll go really good over there. It took me a while to get used to it but he can jump, step - with a bit of coaching of the structural plays, he'll pick it up really quick. He's a big bloke so 12 or 13 is probably his best position. He looks leaner, I saw him on TV the other day and he looks unreal. Especially with all the running he's been doing in the AFL, his fitness won't be an issue.''
Tahu, who also copped criticism for his decision to switch codes in 2008, labelled those giving Folau stick as ''whingers''. ''People who [criticise] are the ones who would like to be in his shoes right now,'' he said. ''All of those people are whingers, a lot of people envy sports people like him. Sport is his job and being a professional athlete is his job. It doesn't matter what code you're in, he's a marketable person.
''The Waratahs will be happy he will help them marketing-wise and he's just a talented player. If he's looking for money, why not? It's hard for a sportsperson to find those sort of figures after rugby or rugby league, so for him to make as much money before he retires from football so that he can look after his family and himself, I'm all for it.'' Folau follows big names including Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor, Mat Rogers, Sonny Bill Williams, Craig Gower and Tahu to make the transition to the 15-man game. Tahu believes one advantage for Folau is that, at 23, he has made the switch much earlier than his predecessors.
''He's at a good age and hasn't reached his potential yet,'' he said.
''When I crossed over I was at the peak of my career, so I was lucky to play for the Tahs and the Wallabies.
''It gives him another goal to achieve. He's played well in rugby league so he knows if he comes back to the code he can play the game, but stepping over to rugby union is a new challenge for him.''
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Haha thanks man, I saw it on Raptors.com and I knew I had to go with it. Yours isn't too bad either
[QUOTE=Sam17;151288...I've only been watching basketball for about 6 years, and I'm definitely no bball expert so don't bash my opinions...[/QUOTE]
Ooooh man. That is just asking for it. :-)
Just kidding. The good news is that most of the folks who stomp all over other posters, accusing them of being stupid are just bores...no need to pay attention to them at all.
Been reading for a while and decided it is time to jump in. I've been a huge fan of the Raps and I hope this forum is turns out to be what i expect. Intelligent conversation! I will at be respectful and contribute the best way I can.
You've picked the best time to 'test the waters' so to speak, as today's trending threads are debating which Raptor rookie's photo is sexiest, which Raptor would win ACC Hunger Games and which Raptor coach/player is most Hitler-esque... oh man, training camp can't start soon enough! lol
Sound like it is going to be interesting. I can't wait!
Hey everyone, longtime reader and Raps fan ready to stick my toe in the forum waters. Looking forward to some intelligent NBA chatter.
I guess I kinda missed this thread and went straight to posting my own (ROY chances, positive review, Casey Impact) and have loved every minute of it so far. I've noticed there are some people on the main page where things seem to get out of sorts and sadly my work pc has issues with me posting on the main page, but hopefully the good stuff is all in the forum threads anyway.
Love the chance for intelligent discussion about basketball. I have spent the last 5 years coaching in middle school and high school and none of my friends really watch much, so it is hard to find an intelligent NBA discussion (how many times can I argue with my players that LeBron isn't the greatest ever!!). So anyway, sorry to ramble, but wanted to thanks everyone for making this a great site and warm reception I've seen so far.
Go Raps Go
In Casey We Trust!!
Good to have you here Axel. Glad your enjoying the forums so far. It's only going to get better as the season comes along!
Hey guys, looking forward to some intelligent NBA discussion. Hopefully i picked the right forum
Started watching bb back in the 90's. Huge Rockets fan growing up. But jump shipped to the Raps bandwagon in the late 90's, VC era. Been a fan ever since.
sorry for doing this but the other thread was closed before i could.
"a pissing match about semantics and the metaphysical existence of preferred/perceived realities"
i thought this was hilarious calgary
Hey gang,
I've been following RR for some time now, thought it was about time to say hello and register. Hey all!
Go Raps!
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Attorneys for Elias Abuelazam are prepared to argue Thursday that he was mentally ill at the time and didn't fully understand what he was doing. The Israeli immigrant is charged with the murder of Arnold Minor.
Minor's blood was found in Abuelazam's SUV and on his pants and shoes, authorities say. Fourteen people were stabbed in and around Flint two years ago, and five died.
Experts say an insanity defense is difficult because jurors still can convict someone of murder even if they also believe there was mental illness. Prosecutors have their own experts to rebut evidence that Abuelazam was mentally ill in 2010.
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English Title: The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case, Part 1Piano Sonata "Gekkô" Satsujin Jiken (The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case, Part 1 , Moonlight Sonata Murder Case) (1996) Season 1 Episode 11- Meitantei Conan Anime Episode Guide
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- 1996
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- Meitantei Conan Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Conan Edogawa/Shin'ichi Kudou, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, Detective Boys, Ai Haibara, Dr. Hiroshi Agasa, Inspector Juuzou Megure, Shiho Miyano, Sherry, Genta Kojima, Detective Wataru Takagi, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Ayumi Yoshida, Sonoko Suzuki, Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Tooyama, Detective Miwako Satou, Detective Ninzaburou Shiratori, Yuusaku Kudou, Yukiko Kudou, Eri Kisaki, Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Jody Santemillion.
- Vocal Talent: Minami Takayama (Conan Edogawa), Kappei Yamaguchi (Shin'ichi Kudou), Wakana Yamazaki (Ran), Akira Kamiya (Kogorou), Megumi Hayashibara (Ai Haibara, Shiho Miyano, Sherry), Kenichi Ogata (Dr. Agasa), Fûrin Cha (Inspector Megure), Wataru Takagi (Genta Kojima, Detective Takagi), Ikue Ootani (Mitsuhiko), Yukiko Iwai (Ayumi), Naoko Matsui (Sonoko), Ryô Horikawa (Heiji), Yûko Miyamura (Kazuha), Atsuko Yuya (Detective Satou), Kaneto Shiozawa (Detective Shiratori), Hideyuki Tanaka (Yuusaku), Sumi Shimamoto (Yukiko), Gara Takashima (Eri), Yukinori Hori (Gin), Fumihiko Tachiko (Vodka), Mami Koyama (Vermouth), Miyuki Ichijô (Jody Santemillion).
Voice Talent, English Version: Stacy Keach (Host), Laura Bailey (Serena), Dameon Clarke (George), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Rachel Moore), Cynthia Cranz (Mitch), R. Bruce Elliot (Richard Moore), Bill Flynn (Dr. Agasa), Jerry Jewell (Jimmy Kudo, Phantom Thief Kid), Alison Retzloff (Conan Edogawa), Monica Rial (Amy), Laurle Steele (Vivian Kudo), Mark Stoddard (Inspector Magure), Randy Tailman (Booker Kudo), Brice Armstrong, Greg Ayres, Troy Baker, Elise Baughman, Christopher Bevins, Ed Blaylock, Z. Charles Bolton, Duncan Brannan, John Burgmeier, Bob Carter, Chris Cason, Leah Clark, Adrian Cook, Amber Cotton, Pam Dougherty, Mike Ellins, Parisa Fakhri, Chris Forbis, Jim Foronda, Will Harper, Nathanael Harrison, Kyle Hebert, Eddie Hord, Chuck Huber, Jeremy Inman, Brad Jackson, Jeff Johnson, Jay Jones, Mark Lancester, Gwen Lau, Melodee Lenz, Scarlett McAlister, Krisrin McCollum, Robert McCollum, Meredith McCoy, Mike McFarland, Lydia Mackay, Sophie McNutt, Jamie Marchi, Josh Martin, Jay Moses, Julie Mayfield, Ethan Norris, Ricky Page, Justin Pate, Jamie Perez, Orion Pitts, Christopher R. Sabat, Steve Sanders, Sean Schemmel, Jeffrey Schmidt, Michael Sinterniklaas, Laurie Steele, Sonny Strait, Michael Terry, Bill Townsley, Dave Trosko, Maria Vu, Dan Walker, Brett Weaver, Travis Willingham, Sheridan Wright.
- Directed By Kanetsugu (Kenji) Kodama, Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
Director, English Version: Andrew Thomas.
- Produced By Michihiko Suwa, Kazuhiko Yagiuchi, Masahito Yoshioka.
Producers, English Version: Jeff Scheftel, Andrew Thomas, Barry Watson, Daniel Cocanougher.
Executive Producers, English Version: Cindy Brennan Fukunaga, Gen Fukunaga.
- Written By Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Kazunari Kouchi, Issei Furuuchu, Yuuichi Higurashi, Toshiki Inoue, Hiroshi (Kanji) Kashiwabara, Kazunari Kouchi, Hayakazu Miyashita, Junichi (Shuichi) Miyashita.
Based On the Original Manga By: Gosho Aoyama.
Script, English Version: Andrew Rye, David Haynes, Matt Chaney.
Translation: Clyde Mandelin.
- Edited By Terumitsu Okada.
- Design: Masaaki Sudo.
- Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani.
- Animation Directors: Atsushi Aono, Takashi Hyoudo, Akio Kawamura, Haruo Ogawara, Masatomo Sudô, Hirotoshi Takatani.
- Directors of Photography: Hironobu Horikoshi, Takashi Nomura, Takahisa Ogawa.
- Color: Mayumi Hiraide.
- Recording Director: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi.
- Sound Director: Yasuo Uragami.
- Story Editors: Junichi Iioka, Masatomo Sudô.
- Cinematography, English Version: Philip Hurn.
- Production Manager, English Version: Michelle Pritchard.
- Sound, English Version: Craig D. Forrest.
- Transportation Coordinator, English Version: Daniel Quick.
- ADR Directors, English Version: Chris Cason, Eric Vale, Mike McFarland.
- Additional Video Editing, English Version: Jessie Mancilla, Shane Ray.
- ADR Looping, English Version: Tyler Walker, Zach Bolton.
- Animation/Paint Editing, English Version: Derrik Poitevint, Jeffrey Miller.
- Mix Engineer, English Version: Evan Jones, Nathanael Harrison, Neal Malley.
- English Version Opening/Closing Produced By: Carl Finch.
- Production Assistants, English Version: Daniel Vaughan, Matthew Piersall, Richie DeMeglio, Scott Porter.
- Script Supervisor, English Version: Jeremy Carlile.
- English Version Editors: Daniel Mancilla, Jeremy Jimenez.
- Dubbing, English Version: FUNimation Studios.
- DVD Authoring, English Version: Vision Wise, Inc.
- English Version Licensed by: FUNimation.
- Post-Production, English Version: FUNimation.
- Recording Studio, English Version: FUNimation Studios.
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Wow. I occasionally, but not too often, go into #perl. Very busy with family and life. So I go in today, and for no reason, mst bans me and tells me to not come back.
What's up with him being such an irrational dick?
If you didn't buy at Crazy Matt's Discount EMPORIUM! YOU PAID TOO MUCH!
If you mean I literally sound like him, then wow, no, I don't. At all.
If you mean my situation sounds like his, then yeah, a bit. Back then, it was considered bad form to ban people for disliking them, even Shlomi FIsh/rindolf. Note my reply [perl.org] on that journal entry: even though I was criticizing Shlomi Fish, I noted sungo was wrong to ban him.
That's how #perl pretty much always was, since it became a social channel. Apparently mst and apeiron have ruined it, as this is apparently now standard practice
No. It's standard practice to turn #perl on irc.perl.org into a channel that we're not ashamed for new users to come into. This is most of why *I* am not in there anymore.
This is not the #perl you grew up with and it's not the #perl that tolerated all of our fights and bullshit.
While I've not read a transcript of this latest interaction, you need to understand that times have changed and old regulars are not immune from the process. You can come along for the ride and help out or you can get out.
sungo, you're confused.
You're right that it is not the old #perl, but you're wrong about everything else. Banning people who aren't doing anything bad or wrong is not how you keep people unashamed. There was no fight, mst just has a grudge, along with hobbs and apeiron. It's not about being unashamed, it's about being power-hungry dicks who cannot tolerate people who they have differences with. There's no way I could "help out" with that.
I'm not confused about everything else because I helped plan and continue to support these changes behind the scenes. As others have pointed out, a lot changed while you were away.
You're taking things more personally than you need to, but that's generally your style. That's not new. The three folks you mentioned have been pretty instrumental in turning the channel around from the horrors of ages past. As a lead oper, they'll continue to get my support.
Let me put it a different way since nothing seems to be
You're taking things more personally
See, no, you are seriously confused. The ban was entirely, 100%, personal. It was based entirely on their dislike of me, and nothing else.
You don't contribute anything to the channel.
Shrug. Your opinion is noted, and due to its obvious ignorance, discarded: I many times, regularly, for years helped people with perl, Mac OS, all sorts of things. And I often asked questions and sought help. And people often sought my opinion and help on these and other matters, including, yes, politics.
you attempt to shout down anyone who you have a difference with
Now you're just lying, sungo. I NEVER did that. EVER. Engagi
Do you think any of that conversation helped irc.perl.org #perl be a better place for people to talk about and learn about perl?
Does this mean that there's actual discussion of Perl in #perl these days? I may have to visit again.
That's how #perl pretty much always was, since it became a social channel. Apparently mst and apeiron have ruined it, as this is apparently now standard practice.
It seems the norm for social forums to eventually adopt a kinder, gentler approach to outsiders (or easily-offended insiders) and with it goes the creativity and freedoms associated with it.
The days of #perl being a social channel are long gone. It is no longer a neighborhood pub (or even gym locker room) where informality and openness are welcome. Asking advice while sharing a beer and a ribald joke are right out. Yes, outsiders felt a little "left out" of the culture, but eventually they adapted (or
The message was delivered years ago, and it hasn't changed since. And you managed to spout more than enough stupid shit just in the short time you were back today. I was about ready to ban you myself when you started "singing", but I guess I'm just not as decisive as mst.
rcaputo: I know who he is. I am saying, who the hell is he?
That is, who is he to ban me for no reason? Why should anyone be banning anyone who isn't causing any problems?
Yeah, why would they?
Indeed. Most people have reasons for the things they do.


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HONG KONG--March 25, 2013: Francois Goupil de Bouille has been appointed Infiniti Vice President, Global Operations, effective March 1. In this capacity, he is responsible for the entire Infiniti Sales, Aftersales, Retail Network Development and Customer Care business worldwide. This position also includes full market responsibility for Infiniti's Asia/Oceania region. He is based in Hong Kong and reports to Johan de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. Before, Goupil de Bouille was Vice President and Managing Director for Nissan's Region East with responsibility for Russia and the Ukraine, Nissan's largest growth markets in recent years.
"Francois Goupil de Bouille is a great addition to the Infiniti leadership team," said de Nysschen. "We are building a strong and highly-capable management team as we set up Infiniti for further growth around the world. Based on his broad international experience and proven track record, Francois will play a key role in this development."
Goupil de Bouille is a seasoned automotive professional who spent his 30-year professional life at Ford and Nissan. His successful international career includes leadership positions in Sales, Marketing & Aftersales in countries such as France, Hungary, Switzerland and Russia. Under his leadership, Nissan emerged as the No 1 Japanese brand in Russia and tripled its annual sales from 50,000 to 150,000. Prior to his record-setting in Russia, Goupil de Bouille had been Managing Director, Nissan Sales, Central & Eastern Europe, as well as Vice President, Sales, for Nissan Europe.
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Warren Buffett spent nearly $1 billion in 1988 to buy a 6.2% stake in Coco-Cola (NYSE:KO).
When Buffett bought Coke, it was argued that he had overpaid for the acquisition. Coke sported a yield of 4% and seemed "overvalued" given that the Treasuries were yielding 8.67% at that time (T-Bill Rates).
In hindsight, this was among one of his best investments. Adjusting for splits and dividends, Buffett paid $3.75 per share in 1988. At the current market cap of $162 billion, the stake is worth $10 billion. This is a compounded 10% annual rate of return (ignoring dividends). This itself is nothing to scoff at, but if we consider the dividends, the situation changes drastically.
Coke paid a dividend of $1.88 in 2011. Given that Buffett paid $3.75 for a share, this is a 50% yield on cost! This is one of the best examples of the following Mungerism:
"Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass."* * *
-- Charlie Munger
The aim of dividend growth investing is to do something similar to what Buffett did in 1988. You find companies that are not necessarily undervalued but have a history of rewarding shareholders with dividends which increase faster than the rate of inflation. If the company can do this for many years than the yield on cost will increase with each year. If you are lucky, it might even beat 50% yield on cost.
In theory, this is a very clean and simple idea. It follows an easy-to-understand-and-implement framework. You don't have to worry about the market going up or down. You don't have to worry about earning surprises or short-term pains. As long as the company is increasing dividends, you hold the stock. You can also use the dips to buy more and reduce your cost per share.
The only problem is - how do you pick a stock which keeps increasing its dividend? We don't know the future. How is one supposed to find a Coco-Colaesque pick?
A dividend growth investor approaches this problem in the following way. He looks at the history of the company. If the company has been able to increase dividend in the past, he conjectures that it will be able to do so in the future. To increase his safety, he might also verify that the company has low payout ratio, a history of positive earnings and little or no debt. Some dividend investors will also look for good return on invested capital and they may also run a discounted cash flow model to verify that the company is undervalued.
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In the discussion below, we are assuming that the company is not making any share repurchases. The extra cash it gets from the business, it either gives to the shareholders as dividend or puts them back in the business. Share repurchases have this nasty habit of being cumulative, and over the years they add up (well, nasty for the point I am trying to make). For example: If the Coke bought back all its shares except one then even if the dividend yield is 3% you will receive an astounding $4.86 billion in dividends. Also, your shares will be worth $162 billion, which is a large capital gain. The yield on cost will similarly be phenomenal.
Let us suppose that you buy Coco-Cola stock today. Coke has a market cap of $162 billion and sports a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fast forward 30 years and let us suppose that you want a yield on cost of 25%. What should be the market cap of Coke after 30 years so that a similar yield, i.e. of 3%, will result in a yield on cost of 25%?
The answer is $1,35 billion or $1.3 trillion! The market cap of Coke needs to be $1.3 trillion in 2042 for you to have yield on cost of 25% even when the company yields 3% (in 2042).
A basic question that we need to answer is this: How does the market cap of a company increase? If we are thinking about compounding the market cap over the long term, then an incontrovertible fact is increase in sales. There are only a few ways in which a company can increase its sales
- The company can increase the inflation adjusted price of the product. The cigarette industry has been doing this for a long time.
- The company can sell more products by convincing its customers to consume more of it. The per-person consumption of Coco-Cola in the U.S. has been going up more or less steadily for a long time. It can also sell more products by capturing market share from its competitors.
- The company can sell new products to its customer base. It can do so by acquiring new companies and brands or by introducing new products by itself.
- The company can start selling its products in a new market. If the business of the company can be scaled (example: Coco-Cola, McDonald's) then it is possible to do so easily and in a capital-light way.
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A large part of the world we live in is either developing or undeveloped. A significant part of the world population lives in these areas (China, India, most of Africa, most of South America and most of Asia). There are major opportunities for companies with proven scalable models like McDonald's (MCD), Coco-Cola, Pepsi (NASDAQ:PEP), etc., to break into these areas to increase their respective sales. These companies will probably increase their sales at a respectable (inflation-adjusted) rate and reward their shareholders with increasing dividends.
There are a few favorite dividend growth investments which I am doubtful about. For these companies, the path to increased sales lacks the clarity one should demand from a dividend growth investment. Let us run down a few stocks on my list. Even if I am wrong about a particular company, I hope to convince you to look at your positions again under this light.
- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) or any defense company. General Dynamics can increase its sales by acquiring other defense companies, or capturing market share from existing ones. It can also increase sales if there is increased defense spending around the world. Acquisition or capturing market share is not going to increase the sales of the defense companies on the whole but increased defense spending will. In 20 years, do you see countries spending more money on defense or less? Do you want to take a direct bet on your opinion? Of course, you may believe that GD will be able to increase sales by breaking into new markets, but this is not as easy for GD as it is for Coke.
- Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE:NSC) or any railroad stock. If you run down the list of ways in which NSC can increase its sales, 1) and 3) are not something we can bet on. For a railroad company, increasing price is also difficult. They offer a commodity-like product and their is no brand awareness. So, 1) is more or less out too. The only thing left for them to do is to acquire a new set of railway lines and serve new customers. This is a very capital intensive task. One needs significant investment to put down new railway lines. Acquiring a set of railway lines from a different company is also not going to be cheap.
- Tech stocks like Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). Intel might be a good value at the moment, but it is not a great pick for a dividend growth investor. The technology landscape is quite fickle. Let us run down our list quickly. 1) is difficult. Generally, when a tech company tries 2) they end up destroying sales of their previous products. A very good example is Apple (AAPL). The iPhone cannibalized the market of the iPod. I am willing to bet that a dividend growth investor will not be able to answer why either 3) or 4) would be a possible path for Intel to increase its sales. Intel has a lot of cash and it can make strategic acquisition to open new markets for itself, but this path is fraught with perils. Tech acquisitions have a knack for ending up badly. The complexity is on a different level than, say, Coco-Cola.


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DETROIT - Don Dale Yowchuang spent more than a decade as one of Congressman Thaddeus McCotter's closest advisors.
McCotter charged Yowchuang with the job of filing the petitions to put him on the ballot for a 6th term. However, this past summer when Yowchuang delivered the petitions to the Secretary of State they were a cut and pasted mess. That's according to the Attorney General who went as far as calling them an insult to Elmer's Glue.
There also were not enough good signatures for McCotter to make it onto the ballot. Yowchuang pleaded guilty to multiple felonies and misdemeanors for improperly signing petitions as a circulator.
Read more: Conspiracy charges dropped against Thaddeus McCotter staffers
However, Local 4 wondered what else was at play and started looking into Yowchuang's finances.
In turns out, in a sworn deposition with the Attorney General's office, Yowchuang admitted he owed between $20,000 and $25,000 to the Delta Alpha Association, a group that owned Yowchuang's Central Michigan University Sigma Pi fraternity house.
Yowchuang had become the caretaker and landlord to make certain all the bills such as lights and taxes were paid. He told the Attorney General's office he paid himself for the volunteer job. The office wondered if he took a bribe to pay off that note. Yowchuang said no. McCotter is not so sure, so he's going to sue his former advisor.
The question is who will be sued. Will it be Yowchuang alone or others, too?
McCotter's legal team still is sorting out that question.
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I just got a pretty good deal on a stock Froyo Infuse 4G, so I bought it.
A little help please! I would love to have the stock ATT rom with the ability to overclock the processor. This is was I have done so far.. plrease don't be so hard on me since this is my first non-HTC device lol.
So the first thing I did was install a "leaked" Gingerbread ATT stock rom using a program called Odin. Then, I root it using that Superoneclick software... I actually clicked a million times instead trying to get it working because I had GingerBread instead of Froyo ... but somehow managed to do it, it is properly rooted and well tested. So! now with my rooted device, I downloaded Rom Manager from the market, flashed it succesfully (at least that's what the screen said)... and when trying to boot into CWM Recovery I got the following errors:
verifying update package...
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installation aborted.
I tried to flash it via RomManager several times, also did it via SD-Card renaming it to Update.zip and flashing it with the stock recovery.. same error. I searched for more information, someone in the forum said the reason could be an incompatible Kernel, so I flashed the Community V8 Kernel... and my device didn't boot past the Samsung screen... but somehow if I tried manaully to get into CWM recovery, it worked! (just the recovery). Flashed a custom rom that I didn't like... then suddenly I lost the CWM Recovery and cannot then bricked it and was unable to flash it again..
I managed to restore the phone to ATT factory condition using a guide here on Xda (this time the phone kept the leaked GB rom)... then rooted it again and haven't done anything else. Mu question is:
How can I keep this stock rom with the ability to overclock the processor? (flashing different kernels just makes it freeze on boot at Samsung logo).
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text: A small percentage of the human population are sociopaths and psychopaths. I've heard that 1 out of every 25 people is a sociopath. The Trek mirror universe humans, which are typically referred to as Terrans, are crueler than their normal-universe counterparts. In fact it's confirmed in ENT's "In a Mirror Darkly" that Mirror universe humans are historically more cruel and violent. The TNG novel "Dark Mirror" gives a historical comparison between normal and mirror universe humanity too. I'm not psychologist, but I think the condition of sociopathy and psychopathy is much more prevalent with mirror universe Terrans than it is than normal humans. If one out of 25 humans in the normal universe is a sociopath, my guess is that maybe one out of 10 Terrans in the Mirror Universe is a sociopath. Even though the behavior of mirror universe Terrans might have a lot to do to their cultural environment and societal upbringing, I suspect the minds of Mirror Universe Terrans are somewhat different and are like that of sociopaths and psychopaths and don't feel empathy like normal humans, which I guess even includes mirror universe Terrans who have human counterparts in the normal universe.


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I found a dead insect in my college.
It has brown wings, little pincers, 4-6 legs, Black body, 3cm long and 2cm wide
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Can anyone help,
It is a beetle.
Those papery bits at the back end are its wings, not properly folded and and stowed under its wing cases.
With a bit of pondering, we can probably give you a bit more detail, but how close an ID do you want? To species? If so, we'd need a good sharp close-up.
If I had to guess I'd say it's a lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus. Far from certain though.


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February 22, 2013 By Greg F
I've been hitting the ball well the past two months and very confident with my clubs, especially my driver. Last week I was on the range hitting everything solid then all of the sudden I kept hooking my driver low and left.
I tried to fix it but couldn't. I played the following AM and without having that usual confidence I have with my driver, I did it with 5 holes then went to using 3 wood off the tee.
I know you can't see my swing but are they any drills you recommend to fight this? I think I'm not turning my body all the way through and it's just arms but what I don't understand is why can I hit everything else solid?
I know you are not supposed to try to change your swing mid round but are there any quick and easy swing thoughts or set up tips to prevent this.
Thanks for your help!
February 23, 2013 at 12:29am
Greg, I'm not sure this will help...I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago and I found that I was moving my head toward the target on the downswing....Causing my shoulders to slide instead of rotating...This gave me a downward AOA and a bad wrist rotation causing the eye-level slider...Maybe this is the cause or not, have it checked and get that driver back in action aspa....Good luck
February 23, 2013 at 11:33pm
I often fight the hooks with my driver also and it is, in my opinion easy to fix. My advice is to start your downswing by firing your hips. If you clear your hips well you should not hit it left anymore. Also make sure to slow yourself down because your probably just rushing your transition which is why your hips are not clearing well.
February 26, 2013 at 6:45am
Sounds like you might be "casting" the club from the top of your backswing. This causes a few things to go wrong, but the low lefts are a pretty common result of this action. This is also referred to as coming over the top. Get your swing started with you legs, not your hands and this should fix itself. The other visuallization you could try is to image you are playing baseball and try to hit the ball to right field. This will encourage you to strike the ball from an inside path.
February 26, 2013 at 9:29am
I did the same thing for years. This video and method really helped me. All you need is an alignment stick
February 26, 2013 at 1:09pm
Thanks for all the tips. I have been working on these things for the past few days without much success. I can feel myself not firing my hips and not going inside/out
Funny thing is that I can hit all my other clubs well and with confidence and gained an extra 10 yards from a month ago.
If my driver doesn't work by tomorrow, it's staying out of the bag for my tournament this Saturday and hitting 3 wood or 5 wood off the tee.
I'm playing fairly tough course in Temecula/Fallbrook called Pala Mesa and with a lot of holes that are narrow and white stakes on both sides of the fairway.
February 27, 2013 at 12:53pm
Love the right center field swing thought. I'm a hooker too. This cures it for me. Keeps me extended thru contact.
March 15, 2013 at 10:11am
Does the ball start off left and hook or start off right and hook back? Those are very different swings, but the results is similar: in the water and get out a new ProV.
The angle of attack, club path, and club face matter. There are a couple of combinations of these three parameters that will cause a hook.
If the ball starts left and hooks, then the clubface is closed and the club path is closed in relation to the face.in You may be swinging left or right, can't tell. If the ball starts right, then the clubface is to the right of the target and the path is inside ot that.
In any case, with the driver, tee the ball forward, swing UP, and swing to the right of the target (about 10 degrees).
Try to find a pro with a Trackman and check your swing path, clubface, and attack angle. All else is futile guessing.
March 19, 2013 at 1:05am
I had the hooks BAD a week before State tournament! Always have the mindset that your hips will clear BEFORE your hands get to the ball. That will make sure you turn all the way through. Also, if you are using a really stong grip,try to weaken your grip a little bit (move right hand so you can see more of your fingernails instead of the top of your thumb. Thumb should be closer to the right side of your shaft if you weaken it, instead of on top.) I hope that I helped a lil!
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Does anybody know if there's a way to add an attachment to a PM or even a forum thread? I know there's the option to add Media, but I'm trying to add an Excel or Word file . . . those don't qualify as media . . . at least not for the purposes of an attachment.
Kristin, have you tried attaching it as media, to see if that will work?
can you copy and paste it in?
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If you look at the header on the reply box you will see a little place with a file and a W. If you click on this it gives you the option of paste from Word. This should allow you to add the attachment.
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Nana, thanks, from all of us, who did not have the answer to this question. You rock.
You are welcome. I haven't tried it before but that is how it is supposed to work....LOL
Actually the Word one gives you a window to paste from word and it is supposed to adjust the formatting so it will show up in the post correctly, the last time I tried it it did not work.
To post the PDF file liz, use the media link and attach your file like you would a picture, it will then post a link that would have to be clicked and then it would open up the file. If others want to save it they can open it and then save it to their computer. Hope this helps...
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As far as I know you can attach a document (not copy and paste) by clicking on "Options" near the top of your post window. You'll see a place for a file attachment. Or you can add a file to a blog post.
You can't attach a file to a private message.
Be careful attaching files that you did not create yourself. You're better off posting links to others' documents.
Thanks Kris, I knew there was another way to do it, just could not remember how..
Thank you. I'm handling it through Copy - Paste since I'm sending PM's.
Thanks all for your information.
As far as I know you can attach a document (not copy and paste) by clicking on "Options" near the top of your post window. You'll see a place for a file attachment. Or you can add a file to a blog post.
You can't attach a file to a private message.
Test to see if I can attach a document from my computer (not picture). This is a PDF file.
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I just clicked on the media icon (film strip looking thingy). This is a nice addition I didn't know was possible.
Briget-Carol, how cute is this??
Not technically a photo but a saved download and posted fine in the weight loss topic. Just thought I'd share it here as well.
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Does anyone know if an NBA team has ever made over 100 points in a game and not have one three point shot made?
Way to go Raps!
Does anyone know if an NBA team has ever made over 100 points in a game and not have one three point shot made?
Way to go Raps!
James Johnson was a beast, a very good underrated pickup by the raptors. 9 points, 5 rebounds, and he really good blocks. not bad
Not too bad at all. Looks like Triano used his subs and timeouts when he had to also. Hope it's uphill from here. Actually it can't get any worse right?
Go Raps!
Now I project the Raps winning 15 more games, all they need is to either draft a premier SF, or Kyrie Irving, I would also prefer them go after Jonas.
Which Jonas should they go after?
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Yeah, check the Elias game notes. The Raps themselves won a game and scored 100 without a 3 in 97. So it's not even an organizational first, let alone a league first.
Since the 2000-01 season, 35 teams have scored 100+ points without making a three-pointer. The most recent occurrence (aside from the Raps) was January 21 of this year when Memphis beat Houston with 115 points despite not scoring a triple.
The last time a team scored more than 118 points without a three-pointer was January 21, 2000, when Washington put up 123 on Indiana.
Prior to around 1993-94, three-pointers were actually relatively uncommon events for many teams. On November 7, 1990, San Antonio defeated Denver 161-153 (in regulation) without even attempting a three. Denver made just 4 in the loss.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by Tiberius, Apr 13, 2010.
I like to think that the timeline does get changed, only because I want to fit in somewhere the great novel "Federation."
Also because the Kelvin kind of has an ENT feel more than a pre-TOS feel (which to me, would resemble more "Forbidden Planet" )
In my personal timeline, FC did change the timeline, producing ENT. I have a nebulous idea that in the original timeline (in my personal continuity), Captain Archer may have commanded the U.S.S. Daedelus, or some other pioneer ship, but it's nearly important enough to me to flesh out.
Anyway, FC led to ENT, which led to the Kelvin scene (in my personal continuity). I think there was too much that was different technologically and aesthetically in the movie (including that first scene) to be explained just by a 20 year divergence caused by one attack on one ship. But that's just me; I agree it doesn't matter. BillJ said that having it all be one timeline is dramatically a more satisfying structure, and I find that to be a completely valid viewpoint. It shouldn't need to be something that holds up to anyone else's scrutiny; it just be for you whatever makes more sense and is more satisfying aesthetically or dramatically. And for me, that's the divergent timeline model.
I don't know, I'm kinda anal about continuity myself, but to me, that book is so good it just kinda transcends continuity. It's like, everything else just kinda fades away...
If we're going to talk about ships missing from the wall displays in TMP and TNG then you have to mention the most famous real Enterprise. The World War 2 era USS Enterprise CV-6; the most decorated US warship of the war. Which was cut up and sold for scrap.
As for the ship design of the twin nacelles and saucer. I always thought that the design was a result of the warp field geometry of a flattened elipse.
Of the three legacy walls, one featured UFP starships exclusively (the one on the E-E). Of the other two, one omitted the nuclear carrier (the TMP one) while the other one omitted the war-hero conventional one (the E-D one - the TMP wall did actually have that one). Both omitted half a dozen assorted sailing ships, and no doubt also half a dozen spacecraft of all sorts. Archer's "poor man's version" only had four vessels in all, again omitting CV-6 but also all other spacecraft besides the shuttle test article.
It's quite difficult to see a pattern of completeness there... A starship or three could well slip through. Indeed, the TMP wall had the famous if mysterious ringship which clearly was an advanced spacecraft, but the E-D wall did not...
The prediction itself made no sense, though. How could T'Pol figure out when the message would reach its destination? She only knew the direction and the speed. She couldn't know the distance (and thus the time) unless she knew the destination beforehand, and how could she know that?
In all the encounters with the Borg, the cyborgs or supposedly neutral observers have never suggested that any of those would be a first encounter between the Borg and the Earthlings. As for the Earthlings themselves, they thought they had a first in "Q Who?", but they were doubly mistaken - they quickly realized the connection to "TNZ" but never realized that the Hansens had already been there and done that. So it's possible there were no further contacts in addition to those shown, but it's rather probable that there were, quite possibly long before the Hansen case. (Certainly the Borg seem to have clashed with the Federation many times since, without the camera being anywhere around - dialogue in "Scorpion" and ST:FC makes this rather clear.)
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Bear in mind that the hansens' trip would have been classified by Stafleet. It wouldn't be in the computers just waiting for someone to find, nor would Starfleet say to Picard, "Oh, by the way, here's all this classified information that you don't actually need to know."
While I never analyzed FC enough to even think that it could've changed the timeline, I like your idea. ...Because the only way I could watch, much less enjoy ENT, was to pretend it was a parallel universe.
Unfortunately, there's evidence on screen that indicatres that all of Star trek flowed on from the events in FC with the Borg being involved.
In Year of Hell, Seven statesd that the Borg were present at First Contact. How could this be if it was a different timeline?
There's certainly no evidence of that in TOS. I don't find ENT as an overall body of work to flow very well into TOS, therefore it makes more aesthetic sense in my mind to consider it an alternate timeline. From that starting point, it's logical to assume that it's the timeline that was started in FC.
Frankly, a personal continuity doesn't have to make perfect and complete sense. I accept that the official version is that FC didn't change the timeline, and that ENT and the Kelvin scene was part of the Prime timeline, etc. But in my personal continuity, I choose to ignore that in favor of something that works better for me, personally.
Now, I'm pretty anal about continuity sometimes, but I try not to get so involved in it that I let it ruin my enjoyment of something. I say watch ENT if it entertains you, notwithstanding what timeline it's in. Sure, there are some things that don't exactly sync up with TOS, and that can be annoying, but it shouldn't affect whether you enjoy the interactions of the characters and the adventures they experience. And if you didn't like those parts in the first place, then putting it in a different timeline won't help that.
I like continuity, it's fun when things sync up. When one book makes a reference to another book, and I think "I know that story," it pleases me. But it's not the most important thing; the story itself and the characters are what really matter. My favorite Star Trek novel is Federation, and that's out of continuity. That's a shame, but it doesn't affect my enjoyment of it.
Actually that one WAS in the TMP scene, but apparently not in TNG or FC.
Enterprise CV-6 was on the wall in TMP? I'll have to watch it again. Oh well. I don't think a hundred or two hundred years from now that Branson's Enterprise will have been significant. There's a huge difference between riding a rocket plane to the legally defined edge of space and back, and reaching a true Earth orbit and staying and working there for a reasonable length of time. Someone please tell Obama that before he kills off NASA manned spaceflight.
Just watched Discovery make her next to last landing. What a shame.
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If the "beach" continues to reveal itself in the Inlet on the south side of the Ocean City jetty, safety has to be a concern.
The Army Corps of Engineers was surprised to learn from this newspaper the sand had accumulated in the same spot and to the same degree as it had last November. Word was Mother Nature had corrected the problem last year and the sand had flowed back into the Inlet over time. However, at some point over the last week or so, the sand built back up against the jetty rocks and reports started coming in the beach had returned. On Wednesday, a local surfer even ventured into the Inlet to ride a small wave that was breaking on the beach. A photo of that feat from Nick Denny can be seen on our Facebook page.
If this beach is still around in a few weeks, Ocean City will have a major problem on its hands. The fact is visitors are going to walk out on that beach as I did late last year to grab some keepsake photographs. One of our photographers even snapped a photo of a couple reading under an umbrella on "south beach," as some have begun calling it. Another problem is the beach will be too tempting for fishermen looking to get their lines out into the Inlet to grab a prized striper, for example. Indeed, it could cause problems.
While it's incredibly special to see, particularly considering most locals can never recall it happening previously, here's to hoping the Army Corps is right with its belief natural progresses will remove the sand in time as it did late last year. Otherwise, the Ocean City Beach Patrol, the Ocean City Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard could have their hands full this summer.
It has been an interesting few months for the Ocean City Public Works Department, which took a hit in March when Deputy Director Dick Malone suddenly resigned his position.
Public Works is arguably the most active city department in the summer months. Most don't realize all that it does because most of its responsibilities are not as high profile as other departments, but the Public Works crews are busy all day and night during the peak summer months, collecting garbage, cleaning the streets and beach and maintaining the transportation system, among other responsibilities.
That's why Malone's abrupt departure over the winter had worried some city officials. Prior to leaving, Malone was one of Public Works Director Hal Adkins' most tenured leaders who carried a heavy load. Most recently, Malone, who at one time was the town's recycling coordinator, had a notable role in the town's decision to abandon its recycling program in 2010 in favor of outsourcing all its garbage to a waste-to-energy program in Pennsylvania. Malone was the point person on the move for the media and became the chief defender of the controversial decision at that time.
According to Adkins, Malone was clear with his decision to resign in March. Adkins said the move came as a surprise to him, but one he felt was best for the city and Malone in the long run.
"He stood at my counter and resigned, and my personal opinion is out of frustration for dealing with local government. I don't think it had anything to do with the new council or the old council," said Adkins. "I consider Dick a friend and still do, and I wished him the best. There were times when it seemed the job was getting to him, and I believe he and his health will be better off in the long term."
After Malone's departure, Adkins drafted an internal advertisement that resulted in four applicants. At the end of the process, John Van Fossen, who has been with the city since 1970 and worked under Malone, became Adkins' other deputy under Chief Deputy of Public Works Jim Parsons.
"I am a true believer in succession planning and have been focused on it for years. It's like depth on a baseball team, and I have a lot of depth in public works, and I do it on purpose. The Mayor and Council approved the promotion of John to that position," Adkins said. "Things are moving forward now. Dick's departure sent me into a bit of a tailspin from a workload standpoint, but I am coming out of it now and we are ready for the summer."


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Can anyone please help me identify this please.
I saw it on a nettle plant, I believe, and it was about 5 mm long. I assumed that it had some sort of detritus on top of it but when I tried to move it with a bit of grass, it was clear the black lump was attached.
I have attached two pictures to this email - if you need a higher resolution just let me know
Any help VERY gratefully received
John Vile
I don't recognize it.
But I'm glad you photographed it and shared it here.
I think it is a great piece of camouflage and protection: carrying a piece of real or fabricated caterpillar frass (dung) on its back to guide foraging birds to look elsewhere for food. And the green part of the creature also mimics the leaf surface so well!
I look forward to somebody telling us what it is!
I think it's the larva of a tortoise beetle. See this page (about a third of the way down) -
Many thanks - I had no idea what it might be!
jag' - many thanks for the pointer - quite right.
The one you point to is a thistle feeder.
But Cassida viridis includes nettles in its menu, and looks extremely similar as a larva...


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine
The European Union mission in the Republic of Moldova and the Ukraine aims to help the two States to modernise their shared border control and to thus contribute to a peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict.
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission, the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Government of Ukraine of 7 October 2005 on the European Union Border Assistance Mission to the Republic of Moldova and to Ukraine.
The European Border Assistance Mission to the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, called "EUBAM", forms part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Moldovan Government, the Ukrainian Government and the European Commission, which was signed on 7 October 2005. It forms part of the European Neighbourhood Policy.
The Mission aims to improve the auditing and control of cargo and passenger traffic between the two countries. More specifically, the Mission must contribute to combating human trafficking, the smuggling of goods, arms trafficking and corruption.
Thus EUBAM must assist the Republic of Moldova and the Ukraine to increase their customs revenue, to create the necessary conditions for their trade agreements to be properly implemented and help to improve cooperation between the two countries on exchanging customs information and coordinating controls.
The Mission, which is composed of more than 200 people, around 100 of which are experts from 22 European Union Member States, audits border control procedures and provides technical advice to border guards and the customs administrations of the two States. It is also involved in equipment provision and training. The EUBAM Headquarters are located in Odessa and the mission has six field offices. The Mission has been allocated a budget of EUR 24 million for the years 2008 and 2009.
The EUBAM teams work closely with those of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Republic of Moldova. Improving the efficiency of joint border control between Moldova and the Ukraine is one of the Representative's objectives as set out in his mandate (Joint Action 2005/265/CFSP - consolidated version in pdf).
In a joint letter dated 2 June 2005, the Presidents of the Ukraine and Moldova requested the assistance of the European Union to establish international customs control on the Transnistrian section of the border between their two countries, as well as a system of border surveillance for this section.
The Political and Security Committee (PSC) approved the deployment of a Mission on 20 September 2005. The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and the Moldovan and Ukrainian governments was signed on 7 October 2005. The Mission was officially launched on 30 November 2005 and has been extended until the end of November 2009.
EUBAM meets the objectives defined in the Action Plans for Moldova and the Ukraine in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). Furthermore, in 2005 the Council appointed a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Moldova, whose mandate is, in particular, to contribute to a settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and the improvement of joint border control between the Republic of Moldova and the Ukraine.
See also
For further information, please visit:
- the EUBAM website;
- the Council's website dedicated to the Mission;
- The web pages of theEuropean External Action Service dedicated to the Republic of Moldova and the Ukraine.
Last updated: 19.09.2008


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Gutierrez close to returning to Mariners
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
Gutierrez played his seventh rehab game with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday and went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. He's hit .333 with seven RBIs and two home runs with the Rainiers and hasn't had any further headaches or setbacks.
"I think he's close to heading our way," Wedge said. "He felt good again last night. We're going to talk further about it today, but I think he's getting close."
Gutierrez has played just 13 games this season after missing the first several months of the season with a partially torn pectoral muscle. He was playing well when he finally got healthy, batting .267 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 45 at-bats while playing his usual outstanding defense.
But the 2010 Gold Glove winner was hit in the head with a pickoff throw to first base by Boston's Franklin Morales on June 28 and has been sidelined since.
With Michael Saunders battling a sore groin muscle following an outfield collision Friday, Gutierrez could slide right back into the center-field role. Saunders is hoping to return by Monday, but he can also play left or right field.
Saunders aiming to return Monday in Minnesota
CHICAGO -- Michael Saunders was out of the lineup again Sunday for the Mariners as the center fielder recovers from a minor strain of his right groin muscle after colliding with teammate Eric Thames in the ninth inning of Friday's 9-8 loss to the White Sox.
Casper Wells was penciled into the lineup in center for the series finale, with Saunders hopeful of returning by Monday when the club opens a four-game set in Minnesota.
Saunders is a big man at 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, but got the bad end of the impact with the rock-solid Thames, who is listed at 6-foot, 205 pounds. Saunders, 25, said he'd never had that kind of collision in the outfield.
"Never to that magnitude, especially with such a big guy, to be honest," Saunders said Sunday. "I think I might have got the worst of that one. It was like hitting a truck. He's built like a linebacker. Unfortunately sometimes it's one of those things that happen. It wasn't the first time and certainly won't be the last time that happens in baseball. It's too bad, but fortunately we're both all right."
Saunders and Thames were both tracking a line drive to the right-center-field gap by Paul Konerko in a tie game with the winning run on second base. Thames had the ball in his glove momentarily before Saunders crashed into him at the warning track.
"People don't realize until you get out there what it's like to play in front of 40,000 and how loud it gets," he said. "Especially being where it was in the game at that point. Fans think it might be a game-winning home run, they were going nuts, it was a do-or-die play and we were both going 100 percent for it.
"We were both calling for it, but couldn't hear each other. We had to make the play or we lose."
Saunders said his groin apparently strained with the way his body torqued in the collision.
"It must have been the way I got hit and flipped around," he said. "But it's getting better and I'm trying to be ready for Minnesota."
Seager among AL's best in the clutch
CHICAGO -- Kyle Seager has been Mr. Clutch all season for the Mariners, with his 73 RBIs leading the club by a wide margin. And with his four RBIs in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox, Seager moved into a tie for the most RBIs on the road by any player in the Majors this season.
His 51 road RBIs tied him with Josh Hamilton and Mark Teixeira going into Sunday's play, with Miguel Cabrera and Buster Posey one behind. That's pretty exclusive company.
"He's swinging the bat well," said Mariners manager Eric Wedge. "He's a good hitter and he's really finding himself at this level, like a lot of our kids are. He hits his way through situations and understands what he needs to do to give himself the greatest chance to succeed. He's ahead of some of our other young players in that regard."
Seager's two home runs on Saturday pushed him into the team lead in that category as well with 15.
The 24-year-old third baseman continues to lead the Majors in two-out RBIs with 41, three ahead of the Tigers' Cabrera.
It's all pretty good stuff for a player in his first full season in the Majors. Seager came to camp this spring not even sure he'd make the 25-man roster and opened the year as the backup third baseman, but moved immediately into the lineup after Mike Carp was injured on Opening Day and Chone Figgins shifted to left field.
"I wouldn't say he's a surprise, but I didn't expect it to come this fast," Wedge said. "He's a young hitter that, like all our young players, is going through a lot of firsts and he's handling it very well. It's obvious that this young man, if he keeps on this path, is going to be a very good big league hitter."
Worth noting
First baseman Mike Carp, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin muscle, is expected to begin a rehab stint with Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. Manager Eric Wedge said he'd start out playing designated hitter and gradually work his way back to first base duties.
Erasmo Ramirez allowed just one unearned run on four hits in 7 1/3 innings when Triple-A Tacoma beat Las Vegas, 4-1, on Saturday. Ramirez, who spent part of the season with the Mariners, improved to 5-3 with a 3.98 ERA in 14 starts for the Rainiers.
Going into Sunday's game, the Mariners had hit a home run in eight straight games -- with 14 total in that span. Their 75 home runs on the road was the fifth-highest total in the Majors.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Adam Lee Hall trial: Forensic anthropologist testifies about 'hacking trauma' on bones
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details that may be upsetting to some readers.
SPRINGFIELD -- A forensic anthropologist on Friday described how the bones of three alleged victims of Adam Lee Hall suffered "hacking trauma" from a heavy cutting instrument.
James Pokines, a forensic anthropologist with the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, told the jury in Hall's murder trial that he examined the bones of David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell and determined their bodies were dismembered with a "heavy-bladed, sharp instrument" such as a machete or meat cleaver.
He said there were also marks on two of the bodies made by a saw and that there was evidence of blunt force trauma.
Pokines said he has no way of determining whether the wounds were made before death or days or even weeks afterward.
Berkshire District Attorney David F Capeless offered a photograph of a machete that was allegedly found at Caius Veiovis' apartment. The weapon did not test positive for having blood on it, according to previous statements made in the case. Veiovis also is facing murder charges in the men's slayings.
The DA offered into evidence illustrations from a medical book also allegedly found in the apartment of Veiovis that depicts dissections of human bodies. Pokines said that some of the diagrams are consistent with the way the victims' bodies were dismembered. Under cross-examination by Hall's attorney Alan J. Black, Pokines agreed that other aspects of the dismemberment were dissimilar to those in the illustrations.
Friday morning began with Black arguing that the jury should not be allowed to see the anatomy book, calling it a "prejudicial bombshell" that had no ties to his client.
Capeless argued that because this was a joint venture case, meaning Hall, Veiovis and David Chalue, were all equally culpable, the evidence should come in.
Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder said because Hall is charged in a joint venture he found the dissection book from Veiovis' home has "probative value" to show that Veiovis had access to this type of information. Veiovis and Chalue are scheduled to be tried separately after Hall's trial concludes.
Friday also saw testimony from two state police members involved in the investigation.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael O'Neil was a member of the Crime Scene Services Unit that investigated the triple homicide. He examined the empty garbage bags that had contained the victims' remains and was unable to recover any fingerprints from them.
He was also unable to recover fingerprints from several other items recovered as part of the investigation. Those included a bag of open rubber gloves and a Winchester pistol cleaning kit taken from the Hells Angels clubhouse, water bottles taken from Veiovis' Jeep, and a key chain with a small flashlight and a phone charger found with the bodies.
He said there are a number of factors, from the temperature outside to the moisture on a person's hand, that can prevent prints from being left behind. Someone wearing gloves would also prevent there from being fingerprints, O'Brien said.
State police Sgt. Brian Berkel also took the stand and testified about his role as an observer at the autopsies of the victims that took place in Boston from Sept. 12 to 14, 2011.
He said the 14 garbage bags that were recovered in Becket were X-rayed before they were opened. Based on the X-rays, he asked the medical examiner to open bag 14, which on the X-ray showed three human heads inside. The next bag he asked to be examined had clothing and the third contained entrails and foliage, he said.
After all the bags were opened, the remains, which were muddy, wet and had leaves and grass stuck to them, were arranged anatomically on three gurneys.
The clothing had holes that matched the wounds on the bodies, including bullet holes and stab wounds, he said.
The trial continues Monday.
Trial updates online
Follow The Berkshire Eagle's live blog of the Adam Lee Hall trial at http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_24860364/adam-lee-hall-trial-live-updates-from-courtroom
The allegations
Adam Lee Hall, 36, of Peru, is facing 22 charges, including multiple counts of murder and kidnapping from three separate incidents from 2009 through 2011. He allegedly beat David Glasser with a baseball bat in July 2009 in retaliation for a suspected theft and then tried to discredit Glasser as a witness by framing him for a fake armed robbery in New York state.
In August 2011, weeks before he was to testify against Hall, Glasser and his roommate, Edward Frampton, and their friend Robert Chadwell, all of Pittsfield, disappeared. Their dismembered bodies were found in Becket nearly two weeks later.
Prosecutors say Hall and two others kidnapped and murdered Glasser to prevent him from testifying. The other two were killed to eliminate any witnesses, prosecutors say.
Hall and his co-defendants, David Chalue, 46, of North Adams, and Caius Veiovis, 32, of Pittsfield, have strenuously denied the allegations and remain in jail without bail.
The trials were separated from each other, with Hall's case the first to be tried. Proceedings were moved to Hampden Superior Court in Springfield because of pretrial publicity in the Berkshires.
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Paying Farmers to Protect the Planet is Future: U.N.
ROME (Reuters) - Paying farmers to protect the environment -- rather than just for their produce -- will be an important way to ensure a rapidly increasing demand for food does not destroy the planet, a U.N. agency said on Thursday.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said paying for "environmental services" is set to be an important way to link two of humanity's greatest challenges: beating poverty and safeguarding the environment.
"(Farming) has the potential to degrade the Earth's land, water, atmosphere and biological resources -- or to enhance them -- depending on the decisions made by the more than 2 billion people whose livelihoods depend directly on crops, livestock, fisheries or forests," said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf.
"Ensuring appropriate incentives for these people is essential," he said in his foreword to the agency's annual report "The State of Food and Agriculture" which focused on environmental payments.
The FAO points out that many governments already subsidize farming, but rarely do so to protect the environment.
"Current incentives tend to favor the production of food, fiber, and increasingly, biofuels, but they typically undervalue other beneficial services that farmers can provide," it said.
The report concentrates on three particular "services": the storage of carbon dioxide in plants and soil which can help slow global warming; water provision from flood prevention and water filtration through roots and soil; and nature conservation.
One of the first such payment schemes was the Conservation Reserve Program, a 1985 program to pay U.S. farmers to retire crop land from farming for 10-15 years. The report says hundreds of schemes now exist in rich and poor countries, mostly in the forest management sector.
As deforestation is estimated to produce at least 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, a potentially huge growth area would be in paying poorer countries not to chop down their forests.
That option is now allowed only to a limited extent by the Kyoto Protocol, but countries meeting in Indonesia in December to discuss global climate change initiatives for after 2012 will consider whether it should be expanded.
Environmental payments to farmers do not have to be linked to them stopping farming, but can be an incentive to make it less damaging, such as encouraging "shade-grown" coffee rather than intensive production where forest canopies are destroyed.
The report stresses the drawbacks as well as potential benefits of environmental payment schemes, for example the risk that they may reduce food output for hungry populations.
"The impact of a PES (payment for environmental services) approach on the poor is highly dependent on who holds the rights to use resources," the report says -- noting the risk that such schemes might benefit relatively wealthy landowners more often than the extremely poor who own nothing.
(Reporting by Robin Pomeroy, editing by Philippa Fletcher)


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Harvest (Mass Market Paperback)
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An unforgettable novel yielding the fruit of hidden passions, corrosive secrets, and tragic rebellion that simultaneously shape and echo the fortunes of three generations.
About the Author
Belva Plain captured readers' hearts with her first novel, Evergreen, which Delacorte published more than 30 years ago. It topped the New York Times best-seller list for 41 weeks and aired as an NBC-TV miniseries. In total, more than 20 of her books have been New York Times best sellers. Before becoming a novelist, Belva Plain wrote short stories for many major magazines, but taking care of a husband and three children did not give her the time to concentrate on the novel she had always wanted to write. When she looked back and said she didn't have the time, she felt as though she had been making excuses. In retrospect, she said, "I didn't make the time." But, she reminded us, during the era that she was raising her family, women were supposed to concentrate only on their children. Today 30 million copies of her books are in print. A Barnard College graduate who majored in history, Belva Plain enjoyed a wonderful marriage of more than 40 years to Irving Plain, an ophthalmologist. Widowed for more than 25 years, Ms. Plain continued to reside in New Jersey, where she and her husband had raised their family and which was still home to her nearby children and grandchildren until her death in October 2010.
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"With the rich threads of Evergreen, The Golden Cup, andTapestry, skillful storyteller Plain continues to weave her eventful saga of the Werners." -- Publishers Weekly


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Sony has certainly managed to make their digital camera program very interesting again in recent months. We just showed you the NEX-5R and the full frame sensor RX1 cameras and today we can give you a detailed look at the next mirrorless camera from the Japanese brand – the NEX-6 interchangeable lens camera. The pocket size camera comes packed with 16 MP APS-C sensor with up to 10 fps shooting and full HD video, fast hybrid AF includes phase-detection for DSLR-like focus, bright XGA OLED viewfinder for 100% coverage and Wi-Fi sharing and downloadable camera apps.
The Sony NEX-6 camera will go for 999 USD and will release soon.


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