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Thursday, August 2, 2007
If The Bag Fits....
Have your ever heard the expression: if the shoe fits...? Well you can use that expression with bags too. In fact the bag someone is carrying says quite a lot about them, it can be misleading sometimes, but you can usually tell if you look hard enough.
For instance, looking at me, at first glance you might think maybe that I'm reserved and sophisticated with so many chic black and brown bags in my closet. But if you look harder, you will see baby pink bags, showing my feminine side, and then if you look more you will see bright pink bags. This is what I mean about looking hard, at first I look kind of boring, but if you examine the evidence properly, it appears I like to stand out with bright colors, and noticeable bags. Which is me, I like bright, I like flashy, I like eye-catching, and I believe anyone with a bright pink bag likes flashy and eye-catching as well,
See what I mean, so next time someone calls me attention grabbing, I can't deny it, remember, if the bag fits.... So next time you see someone carrying the LV Patchwork Bag, it may be safe to assume they are a rich stuck up snob, and they can't deny it, because if the bag fits....
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Rock of Ages Manufacturing Division
Barre, VT
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Position Summary: Build, troubleshoot and repair industrial controls, instruments, production machinery and related equipment by performing the following duties:Essential Duties and Responsibilities – other duties may be assigned:(a) Troubleshoot machinery failures: 1. Electrical hardware i. Sensors, wiring ii. Computer 2. Software issues
(b) Troubleshoot data systems: 1. Data collection 2. Network
(c) Install new control systems: 1. Machinery i. Cabling ii. Mounting panels iii. Wiring iv. Startup 2. Data collection 3. Network
(d) Build control panels: 1. Mounting hardware 2. Wiring
(e) Programming: 1. PLC 2. PC
(f) Assist with mechanical aspects of plant and quarry maintenance.(g) Order parts(h) Research new technologies in the control fieldEducation and/or ExperienceAssociate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or no less than 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Computer SkillsMust have strong PC skills and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Products, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook. Must be able to read Visual Basic source code and program structure.Other Skills and AbilitiesThis position requires a good understanding of the following:
Other Qualifications Must be willing to work overtime, including some weekends. Must have a valid driver's license.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb ladders; balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move over 60 pounds.
Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
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Are you looking for an opportunity that combines teamwork and advancement in a supportive environment that offers valuable benefits and good pay? Then you should consider joining the Rock of Ages Team!
Purpose. We help families memorialize memories. We help businesses grow and prosper. We participate in our communities and make them stronger. We are here for the long haul.
Fun. At Rock of Ages, we work hard because we believe in what we do - and we have fun! There are multiple company socials and events. From our highly productive and casual work environment to team-building meetings, you'll be glad to be part of the best team around.
Culture. Rock of Ages culture is centered on treating its team members with fairness, integrity and respect. We encourage teamwork, risk-taking and creativity. We celebrate the power of individuals and community.
Family. At Rock of Ages we offer our employees a number of benefits designed to provide them with health, wellness, financial security and retirement planning. You'll be impressed with our comprehensive health and retirement benefits as well as a generous paid time off.
Build, troubleshoot and repair industrial controls, instruments, production machinery and related equipment
The Dealer Development Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key dealer accounts. Through relationship management of the dealership owners, their management and sales teams, provide value-adding sales support that will help them grow their business through the promotion and sale of Swenson Granite Works products to end-users.
Carolina Quarries seeks an experienced heavy equipment mechanic to work in the maintenance shop at our stone quarry in Salisbury, NC.
Installs and maintains industrial electrical equipment in Company facilities and properties including troubleshooting and repair of industrial controls, production machinery and related equipment with a goal to perform these duties in such a way as to minimize production downtime and maintain equipment efficiency.
To be considered for this position, applicants should bring the following (or equivalent) knowledge:Main duties include; studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
Rock of Ages is looking for an experienced all-around sandblast person for our plant in Graniteville. We offer competitive wages and benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, 401k and traditional pension plan.
The Project Engineer will study under the company's profession engineer (PE) to learn and perform the following functions; structural design and analysis, safety and mining analysis of mining sites, oversight of environmental and mining permits and management of company lands and land records.
Pennsylvania Granite Corporation seeks an experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic to assist our Lead Mechanic in both shop work and field work at our quarry operation in Elverson, PA.
The Technical Sales Engineer will work with experienced sales engineers to develop and maintain effective business relationships with customer engineering and purchasing contacts, as well as generate revenue by soliciting and obtaining orders from OEM customers in the automotive, electronic, and other industrial industries,
The General Quarry Worker performs multiple duties within a quarry setting that supports the extraction of dimension stone by performing the following duties.


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Talk about diluting the brand.
Thousands of bourbon drinkers told Maker's Mark that it bottled a big mistake when it reduced the alcohol content — to 84 proof from 90 proof — in its signature whiskey.
Within a week, the spirited outpouring elicited a promise to return the alcohol content to 90 proof, or 45 percent alcohol by volume.
Consumers spoke. The company listened.
Maker's Mark is just the most recent company to misjudge its customers or its product and backpedal to protect its brand.
It wasn't easy. On Sunday, Bill Samuels Jr., the chairman emeritus of Maker's Mark, called the interlude the "worst four or five days in my life."
At least his agony was short-lived. When companies mess with their brands, consumer rebellion sometimes lasts far longer. And one thing's for sure in the Internet age: Social media let reaction pop up faster, spread further and potentially last longer.
Netflix, for example, stumbled for months — in the court of public opinion and on Wall Street — when subscribers reacted angrily in 2011 to new pricing and distribution plans for its video streaming and DVD rental service. The company lost 800,000 customers and $9 billion in market value in less than four months after it instituted a 60 percent price increase.
"I messed up," Reed Hastings, Netflix's chief executive, wrote to customers. "I owe you an explanation."
The explanation, which included splitting the company into two parts, one for mailed DVDs, the other for online streaming, didn't sit well with customers. The company was reunited, but many customers remained upset.
One result: DVD rentals jumped at the kiosks run by the Netflix rival Redbox.
Ikea rushed to protect its brand last October when fans worldwide learned that women had been airbrushed out of pictures in the Swedish furniture company's Saudi Arabia catalog. The backlash caused Ikea to apologize.
"We should have reacted to the exclusion of women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalog, since it does not align with the Ikea Group values," was the company's quick response.
Cynics suggest that such moves could be clever marketing ploys to keep product names in the news and foremost in customers' minds.
Tom Fischer, who writes BourbonBlog.com, wondered, "Could [Maker's Mark] have just tested all of us to see what we would do? I don't think they did that, but it's possible."
Samuels and his son Rob, Maker's Mark chief operating officer, quickly debunked any devious marketing ploy.
"While we thought we were doing what's right, this is your brand — and you told us in large numbers to change our decision," they wrote in a letter to the public. "You spoke. We listened. And we're sincerely sorry we let you down."
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A Master's degree is for you if you already have a Bachelor's degree or some other suitable higher education qualification and at least three years of work experience after graduation.
At Satakunta University of Applied Sciences we offer Master's Degree Programmes both in Finnish and in English. The scope of the studies is 60–90 credits, and you can complete the degree while working in about 1.5–2.5 years. The studies comprise couple of days of face-to-face instruction a month, in addition to which there will be distance-learning assignments and online studies.


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Be sure to check out the rest of her house tour over here!
As some of you know, I've been on a quest to perfect our office/art room space. But I've decided to give up - give up, and just move in to Michelle's house. Check out this fabulously inspirational yellow office! Do you think she'd be okay with it?! :)
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Engineers and Technicians Salary Survey
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The XpertHR Engineers and Technicians Salary Survey has salary data on production and maintenance engineers, project managers and more. The survey provides detailed salary tables which clearly differentiate between professional engineers and technicians, and further refine the pay data by the specific job function and qualifications held by the employee, their location and the sales turnover and number of employees in the company. There is additional detailed data on bonus payments, car allowances and shift allowances, and a full analysis of labour turnover and pay movements over the year based on matched samples of individual employees. The current data was published in November 2017.
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2014 McDonald's All-American game: Okafor, Jackson take home MVP honors
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NBADraft.net: What made playing for Larry Brown at SMU was so appealing to you?
Emmanuel Mudiay: Well first of all I prayed about it and that's where Jesus was leading me too, it's also home. To me he's the greatest coach of all time along with Phil Jackson and he's the only coach to win an NCAA and NBA championship. Why not get coached by one of the greatest coaches ever?
Memphis Tigers redshirt guard Pookie Powell will transfer, father says
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The Penfield Rotary Club meets once per month from noon – 1:10 pm. Meetings take place at Shadow Lake Golf Course, 1850 Five Line Line Road, Penfield, NY 14526
Rotary International is a global service organization made up of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is made up of over 34,000 individual clubs in 200+ countries, with 1.2 million members worldwide.
The Penfield Rotary Club is located in District 7120, which includes the counties of Allegheny, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates, and the Town of Pavilion in Genesee County. There are 69 clubs in the District.
Rotary's motto is "Service Above Self". Rotary brings together the kind of people who step forward to take on important issues for local communities everywhere. In addition to service, Rotarians seek to promote high ethical standards in business and professions. To achieve this, we use what is called the Four Way Test. Of the things we think, say, or do, we ask ourselves:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
More information about Rotary may be found by following these links:
Rotary International Homepage
District 7120 Homepage


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Unexpected road closure causes delays traffic
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COLUMBIA - A falling storm water culvert left a five-foot deep and two-lane wide hole on Sinclair Road Wednesday morning.
Temporary repairs started Wednesday afternoon, but according to a City of Columbia press release the road is expected to remain closed for seven to ten days, depending on weather conditions.
Columbia Public Schools Communications Director Michelle Baumstark said the road closure presents a challenge for the school district.
"We have an elementary school right there at the corner but also we have buses that use the road to do pick up and drop-off routes for other neighboring schools," Baumstark said.
Sinclair Road is near Mill Creek Elementary School, and its closure has school officials anticipating more delays.
CPS buses work on a tiered system, so it's important to officials to minimize traffic as much as possible.
"The same buses drive our middle school routes that drive our elementary routes and high school routes," Baumstark said. "So if we have a bus that's late on one tier it's fairly likely that they will be late on the following tier."
CPS devised a quick dismissal plan for students Wednesday and alerted all affected families of the potential issues.
Scott Boulevard, often used as an alternative connection to Nifong Boulevard, has been closed since August to be widened, forcing motorists to find a different route.
Columbia Public Works put up detour signs to help drivers navigate the closures and construction.
"Our focus is making sure that we're able to keep our buses on time so they will have priority when entering and exiting," Baumstark said.
Schools will also have parent pick-up lines where guardians can pick up their child.
A map of the road detours and construction can be found on the City of Columbia's website.


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The last time the Budget Diner reviewed the Buglewood Pub, it was a comfortable, homey place that served inexpensive, decent sandwiches.
In the past two years, the Buglewood Pub has survived a six-month closing and has been under new management since August 1985. And it is still a homey, comfortable place that serves a good lunch.
The prices have risen at this little restaurant on West Oakland Park Boulevard, but not outlandishly. Most important, the quality of the food has remained constant.
The Budget Diner`s Swiss burger, $3.50, was a flavorful, thick three-pound burger served medium-rare as requested and accompanied by lettuce and tomato. However, for the price, the Budget Diner believes the hamburger should have been accompanied by a few potato chips and/or a pickle spear or even a bit of coleslaw.
A side order of curly q fries, $1.50, were hot and tasty but, unfortunately, are pre-packaged.
The guest`s li`l porker, $3.25, was shredded barbecued pork served on a toasted bun with a side order of coleslaw and pickles. The sandwich was lean and full of flavor. The barbecue sauce was slightly sweet, yet not enough to take away from the true barbecue flavor. The coleslaw, however, could have used a bit more mayonnaise.
The Buglewood Pub`s menu serves both the lunch and dinner crowd with daily specials. Other items on the menu include hot dogs, plain for $1.50 or with chili and cheese for $2; chili, plain for $2, with cheese or onions for $2.25 or with cheese and onions for $2.50; Philadelphia cheese steak with grilled onions and provalone cheese for $3.75; chicken wings for $2.75 for 10 pieces, $3.25 for 15 pieces and $4.25 for 20 pieces.
The Buglewood Pub still is that comfortable place to visit it always was. Free popcorn to munch on while waiting for lunch rates high with the Budget Diner and guest.


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UDW is a Network composed by different sites dedicated to the software developing , hardware and computer science.
we are searching for new partners and interested people.
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March 19
Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, who believes the digital view of a film is the future, says the style and treatment of visual storytelling will change with time, keeping the medium in mind.
Motwane, known for directing movies like "Udaan", "Lootera" and "Trapped", told IANS here: "Digital is the future when it comes to watching films. People find it very convenient to watch a film on a laptop or mobile phone.
"Therefore, as a visual storyteller, we also have to think about frames according to the medium. We might have to focus on the character and close-ups rather than long shots, for example. Having said that, I personally prefer the experience of watching film on a big screen."
While the audience is becoming mature enough to celebrate independent cinema in India, it is not translating at the box office.
Analysing the reason behind the situation, Motwane said: "The good thing about multiplexes is that audiences have a choice to watch from a blockbuster and indie film. However, the ticket prices are high... So while competing with a big budget film, an independent film will always suffer.
"An indie film will die out of a theatre in one week. Perhaps, that's why word-of-mouth works as best publicity tool for indie cinema. So, we need more theatres."
He may be a believer in the power of the digital medium, but Motwane says the reach of a film and its business are two different factors.
"A film reaches its audience also from a digital platform, but as a filmmaker, when I am releasing a film theatrically, I want people to come to theatre to watch the film," he said.
Having made his debut as a film director with "Udaan", the story of a young small town boy in 2010, it is interesting to notice how his third film "Trapped" also revolves around the survival story of a young man stuck in an apartment of a high-rise.
Asked if he likes single character-driven stories, Motwane said: "I think I always like these kind of stories revolving around one character in different situations. As a creative person, it gives me a challenge to keep the audience engaged in the story."
Actor Rajkummar Rao, who plays the central character in "Trapped", went through tough preparation for his role.
Asked if he is a tough task master as a director, Motwane said: "No, nothing like that. He had to lose weight according to the demand of the situation of the story. Therefore, when I narrated it to Rajkummar, he knew it from the beginning that it is going to be a tough one.
"See, at the end of the day what matters the most is how it looks on screen."
"Trapped" released on March 17, and has been appreciated for its gripping screenplay and Rajkummar's performance.


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With the advent of electronic products needing maintenance and back-up, the chances of losing data have become more prevalent. Exploring options when choosing a method of data recovery is an important step in making sure NTFS file recovery is possible on a PC. Ensuring a Mac data recovery plan is ready for any Apple computers is also a good idea.
Finding a good data recovery expert is imperative for a good recovery plan. Fortunately, the data recovery industry has emerged and expanded in order to better service customers who need to recover data from damaged drives. These services basically reconstruct the damaged drive to a working point when essential information can be pulled from the drive. Utilizing the right data recovery lab is the answer to making a plan for data recovery when and if it becomes necessary.
Finding the right data recovery service can be difficult. As in all businesses, there can be good ones and bad ones. There are important signs to look for when choosing either an NTFS file recovery service or a Mac data recovery service. While it can be difficult to surmise a company's work ethic, if it at least includes the proper tools there is a good chance it is trustworthy. Computers can be delicate to work with. Having the proper tools helps ensure that the work done on the computer will be performed without leaving the computer unrecoverable.
When choosing a data recovery lab, it is imperative the business has a clean room on site. A well filtered room with strict environmental controls will allow the data recovery expert to open a hard drive under the best of circumstances and perform the necessary work for data recovery. A clean room ensures that no dust can get into the hard drive when it is opened. Only in this environment is a computer safe to open. If the service has this type of tool available, that is a good sign.
Researching a data recovery service can be relatively easy. Finding out the background of the company and how they got into the data recovery business is an important aspect to consider. Most good services have usually been around for several years. While some good services may have been around for a short time, those which have been around for longer have managed to build up a clientele as well as developing techniques that make them more capable of working on a computer.
A good data recovery service will stand by the word of its clients. By asking and talking to some of these customers, a better idea of the company's services can be gleaned. If the client base includes some Fortune 500 companies, that can be a good sign of the service's ability to do the required job correctly. These clients know the right questions to ask when looking for a good service.
Finding a good data recovery service can be a serious undertaking. However, it's possible to locate one that can professionally recover data if the need should ever arise.


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The Hotel Packard located on the Paseo Prado, the most important street in Old Havana, was erected by a US company during the 1920's hotel boom in Havana, following the establishment of hotels such as the Hotel Saratoga. The Hotel backs onto the stretching canal of the Havana Bay and the looks out onto one of Havana's most important structures, the Forteleza. Situated in one of the most important parts of the City, the Hotel Packard invites clients to discover the In the heart of Old Havana, Hotel Iberostar Grand Packard is a 5 star luxury hotel that is perfect for those looking to spend their time in the city in style.
Formally named Hotel Biscuit, Hotel Iberostar Grand Packard once hosted Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and actor Marlon Brando. Situated between some of Havana's most famous buildings with as the Velasco Palace and the Capitolio, Hotel Iberostar Grand blends colonial style architecture with modern chic. With 321 rooms, each provide unrivalled comfort with the opportunity to upgrade to he Star Prestige area for even more additional services.
Iberostar Grand Packard has its own restaurant serving gourmet cuisine and freshly prepared specialities.Another unique feature is the spectacular views of Old Havana available from the hotel terrace where you can witness Morro Castle and the Malecon
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text: Following on from the recent release of iOS 4.3.1, speculation is already rife about when iOS 5 might be coming along. Well according to a report on TechCrunch, don't expect to be seeing the next big iOS update any time soon, certainly not before the Fall. However, it will be worth the wait, as it will be a major revamp. TechCrunch says that it has heard from two separate "solid†sources that although iOS 5 may well be previewed at Apple's forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Moscone West convention center from June 6-10, it will not be released until much later. They have also heard that it will introduce many new cloud-based services, and may well coincide with the launch of a third version of the iPad. Some of the rumoured cloud services to be incorporated in iOS 5 include a "music locker†service, and a location service similar to Latitude. According to TechCrunch, many of these new services will be unveiled for the first time at WWDC. Source: TechCrunch iOS 5 Likely Pushed To The Fall After A Cloud Unveiling At WWDC


text: Located at the end of a gated driveway in the gated community of Careyes, the exceptionally private residence offers a prime setting along the Talega golf course with views that stretch across fairways, hillsides and city lights to the ocean on the horizon. The finest appointments are featured in the residence, which hosts 5 ensuite bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a 2-story casita with bedroom and bath, plus kitchenette, 2 foyers and a grand entry with majestic staircase and wood ceiling. Generously sized at approx. 5,170 s.f., the impressive multi-generational design exhibits formal living and dining rooms, 3 unique fireplaces, a great room with wood ceiling, a bonus room, & a main-floor master suite with 2 walk-in closets, soaking tub & separate shower. A butler's pantry & walk-in pantry complement a sublime kitchen that reveals an oversized island, nook, antique-finished cream cabinetry, granite countertops, & professional-grade appliances from Thermador & Bosch. Every detail is upgraded, including extensive mosaic tile work throughout, designer hardwood & travertine flooring, new designer carpet, crown molding, fresh paint, graceful chandeliers, a 3-car garage with storage, & whole-house audio & water purifying systems. Nearly 12,273 s.f., the private corner homesite displays custom fountains, courtyard, a solar-heated saltwater pool and spa, & an outdoor kitchen. Located moments away to a premiere school & Talega's array of recreational attractions & San Clemente's pier & beaches.


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Is poker a game of skill or chance? Personally, I believe it is a skill game where there is an element of chance. For German poker players, this is more than an interesting debate; it's a vital question that impacts their taxes.
German tax law is such that games of chance (e.g. roulette) are not taxed for players. If you are German and hit a lucky jackpot on a slot machine, you won't owe German income tax. However, games of skill for professionals are taxed.
As I first reported on back in August, a German court was considering this. The decision came down on Wednesday in Cologne. Eduard Scharf has been an airline pilot with Lufthansa by profession. When he's had time off, he's become a pretty good poker player; he has won over $1.2 million, including two World Series of Poker bracelets. Mr. Scharf apparently didn't include his poker winnings on his tax return. The German Tax Office stated he was a professional and needed to include the income on his return.
The 12th Senate Finance Court of Cologne agreed with the tax office that skill predominates over luck. That's what most poker players believe, but it's bad news for German players. While it appears that Mr. Scharf is appealing to the Federal Finance Court in Munich, the days of tax-free play in Germany appear numbered. The German articles I read note that other tax cases are pending.
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A Most Violent Year Blu-ray
Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety
Directed by J.C. Chandor
J.C. Chandor directs this American crime thriller starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain.
At a time when New York City is experiencing a spike in criminal activity, heating and oil business owner Abel Morales (Isaac) fights to make himself a living, support his wife Anna (Chastain) and protect his interests.
Always looking for a way to expand his business, Abel does things by the book.
However, when he becomes the target of opportunistic thieves and a number of his trucks go missing, he takes matters into his own hands to track down those responsible.
But, in doing so, he also attracts the attention of the assistant district attorney (David Oyelowo) who has taken an unwelcome interest in Abel's books...
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- Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
- Release date: 18/05/2015
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Next month, the great Neneh Cherry returns with her Four Tet-produced album Blank Project, Cherry's first full-on solo LP since 1996. We've heard the title track and seen Cherry perform a couple of songs live in studio, and now Cherry has shared the massive, sprawling, tough seven-minute single "Everything," which builds from a skittery groove to something much, much bigger. As the song progresses, Cherry goes from singing to rapping to this amazing rhythmic yell-cackle thing; it's awesome. Cherry has also commissioned a 10-minute remix of the song from experimental techno big dogs Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer, and we've got streams of the original and the remix below.
(via Pitchfork)
Blank Project is out 2/26 on Smalltown Supersound.


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Quite the busy day at Centennial Sportsplex where lineups are formed for the upcoming pre-season games and decisions are made that will either land some of the on-ice talent a spot on an NHL roster or have them packing for more conditioning in either Milwaukee or elsewhere.
The Lineups were as follows:
Halischuk/Smithson/Hornqvist(Kyle Wilson)
Geoffrion was having no trouble shooting wrist-shots and slap-shots and playing aggressive hockey. His injury must be pretty close to healed. Hornqvist showed great patience and his uncanny knack for shadowing the goaltender led to some nifty PP goals in practice. Tootoo is showing more and more patience by not unloading with a slap-shot as soon as he gets the puck. This kind of heads-up play is what the Predators will need from him this year to add some more offensive contributions to the lineup.
The praises of the day go to Craig Smith and Zack Stortini.
Craig Smith is playing to not get sent down to Milwaukee. With Fisher possibly being out of the line-up to start the season (not at practice today) it may provide the slot that Craig Smith can readily fill for Nashville. Smith is amazing at the against-the-grain shot; his ability to go to the opposite side of the goaltender is amazing and he potted more goals in practice than any of the other forwards. Hopefully this nose for putting the puck in net will serve him well over the next 3 pre-season games and Smith will earn a permanent residence on the Predators starting line-up.
Zack Stortini is considered by many to be the "hero" of the last pre-season game by keeping his emotion in check and drawing the four-minute minor penalty on Troy Bodie that turned out to be the game changer for the Nashville Predators against the Winnipeg Jets. Stortini in the PK drills was vicious on the puck, wrestling it away from the would-be PP squads. He hung in and took the abuse and came away with a few decent clears out of the zone. Very Goc-like with an obvious height and weight advantage. For a bigger athlete, Stortini appears faster than most and he employs a deceptively fast wrist shot. His faults lie in his puck-handling and he spent considerable time (one of the last to leave the ice) with the coaching staff to get better at breaking out of the zone and corralling the puck in the corner on the dump-and-chase.
Today, Friday, and Saturday will ultimately tell who is staying or going for the regular season roster. Out of the prospects and waiver-eligible players that could make the opening night roster, it looks like Laakso, Halischuk, Mueller, and Smith might have the slightest of advantages. These next few pre-season games are going to be key for these young players.


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Renée ZellwegerGemma JonesJim BroadbentJames FaulknerCelia ImrieColin Firth
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Formerly single Bridget Jones discovers that life with her new beau, Mark Darcy, isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
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Snoogans 12/05/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 1.5/4
A step back from the first film, but still has some laughs at the expense of Zellweger.
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Rating of 2.5/4
While Renee Zellweger is still very charming in the title role, this sequel isn't as witty for well put together as the first film.
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Rating of 3/4
Not as good as the first, but still cute and funny. Worth a watch.
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This was great sequel to the original movie. While I don't really go much for the chick flicks, I don't know what it was about the Bridget Jones movie that attracted me want to see them, but all I can say that I really did enjoy the movies. This movie picks up in a great spot, just shortly after the end of the first movie, and right away it jumps back into the feel of the original. This is a great movie if you want to just relax, a really good date movie.
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Not as good as the first film.
Bridget Jones: "It is a magic mushroom moment, isn't it?".
The movie is about it's main character Bridget Jones discovers that life with her new beau, Mark Darcy, isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
This is not as good as the first movie but it does have it's laughs. Renée Zellweger once again brings that caring witty character back one big screen and once again she nails it. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant did a fine job in they roles, but they fight was pure comedy gold. But one thing that slowed the movie down for me and what shocked me is actually the writing in the movie, the writing felt reused again from the first movie and the writing was the best part from the first film. And I found out the writer's for this movie was the same writer's from the first film. The m...
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This sequel picks up four weeks after the first, and our heroine Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) has gained quite a bit of weight and is feeling insecure. Things are not going that great with her dream guy, human rights lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and they start to squabble after a while, about small things (like how Mark folds his pants) and her inability to fit in with Darcy's ultra conservative crowd, a bunch of uptight lawyers with whom she is hopelessly out of depth. Bridget is also convinced Darcy is having an affair with Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett), and her suspicions lead her to splitting with him and falling back into the sights of the devilishly charming Daniel (Hugh Grant) , her former lover who is now a television reporter with whom she is now teamed. But will Bridget get ba...
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GSERB Shikshan Sahayak Recruitment 2016 notification is issued of 5508 vacancies of teaching assistant post, visit @ gserb.org for online application.
GSERB Teaching Assistant Vacancies 2016: Here we came again with brand new recruitment notification, this time, it is for job seekers from Gujarat state. Gujarat State Education Recruitment Board has announced a recruitment of 5508 vacancies of teaching assistant post, candidates who are looking for teaching jobs, this is best opportunity to apply for them. Online application process starts on April 15th, 2016 and last date to apply is April 30th, 2016 so don't be late in applying, do it on or before the due date of it. To online registration, candidates have to visit the official website of the organization that is gserb.org and for more details relating to above-mentioned notification read this complete article.
Gujarat State Education Recruitment Board is a full form of GSERB, it is a Gujarat government organization formed in the year 1960 by passing an act in Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. The main responsibility of this board is to recruit staff required for various schools which are under the control of state government. It takes all the responsibility of selecting the best candidate for a job by conducting various rounds of selection process.
Whenever vacancies arise for teaching staff, this board issued recruitment notification on its web portal and various other media like Employment News this Week. In recent time, they have issued a latest notification for 5508 vacancies of teaching assistant post. Candidates can apply online from April 15th, 2016 and organization will not accept any application received after April 30th, 2016. So those who are interested in this post and if you are eligible for it then you can apply to it.
If you are going to apply to any recruitment notification, first of all, you need to check is eligibility criterion, like if you are eligible then you can move ahead to apply. Eligibility criterion like age limit, educational qualification, selection process etc. Age limit for this recruitment is minimum 18 years and the maximum is 40 years. Required educational qualification is B.Ed. degree from any recognized University or institution. For the selection process, you need to check official notification, but as per our knowledge there will be 2 or 3 rounds of the selection process will be conducted.
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Name of Organization: Gujarat State Education Recruitment Board (GSERB)
Name of the Post: Shikshan Sahayak (Teaching Assistant)
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Chelsea and Manchester United face the risk of losing their first choice goal keepers this season, while Man City need a formidable first choice after the inconsistent performance of Claudio Bravo. This situations has made each of them look at making a move for young Italian goalie, Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The 18 year old is one of the best goal keepers in Europe and one of the shining lights of an under performing Milan team. He already has three caps for the Italian National team, making him the natural heir to Gianluigi Buffon.
Buffon is the most expensive goal keeper in history, a record he created 16 years ago when he moved from Parma to Juventus. However, any team who wants to sign Donnarumma should be ready to pay above the £33 million that Juve paid.
His agent is Mino Raiola who has stable of players like Paul Pogba and would likely move the player for nothing less than £50 million.
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Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC International Space Station Status Report #02-47 11 a.m. CDT, Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 Expedition Five Crew Having bid farewell to a visiting space shuttle crew last week, the Expedition 5 crewmembers began preparing for the arrival of the next two groups of visitors to the International Space Station, the Soyuz 5 taxi crew and the STS-113 space shuttle crew. Next week, the taxi crew will bring a new Soyuz to the station and remain on board the ISS for eight days. The Soyuz is scheduled to launch at 9:11 p.m. CST Oct. 29 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Docking to the station is scheduled for 11 p.m. CST Oct. 31. The taxi crew will undock the Soyuz now at the station and land Nov. 9. The crew, which consists of Russian Commander Sergei Zalyotin, European Space Agency Flight Engineer Frank DeWinne from Belgium and Russian Flight Engineer Yuri Lonchakov, will perform science experiments during their stay on board. Endeavour is planned to launch from the Kennedy Space Center Nov. 10 between midnight and 4 a.m. EST. Endeavour's STS-113 flight will deliver the next segment of the station's backbone, the (P1) Truss, and the three members of the station's Expedition 6 station crew. The Expedition 5 crewmembers - Commander Valery Korzun, NASA ISS Science Officer Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev - have already begun packing for their return to Earth aboard Endeavour. On Thursday, from the robotic workstation in the Destiny lab, Whitson and Korzun successfully "flew" the space station robotic arm through a dry run of the procedure to install the P1 truss. Working in the station's Quest airlock, Whitson prepared the batteries and air regeneration system for the spacesuits that STS-113 spacewalkers Mike Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington will wear when they conduct three spacewalks to help install and activate the P1 truss to the station. Whitson's own science investigation on board the space station was completed this week with a final data collection. The experiment tests a drug that may prevent the formation of kidney stones during long duration space flights. Flight controllers at Houston's Mission Control Center Houston sent new files to the three systems computers in the Destiny lab module this week. The computers run life support, thermal control and power systems in the lab. The new files upgraded the operating system in Destiny for the first time since it was mated to the station in February 2001. Information on the crew's activities, future launch dates, as well as station sighting opportunities from anywhere on the Earth, is available on the Internet at: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov Details on station science operations can be found on an Internet site administered by the Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., at: http://www.scipoc.msfc.nasa.gov The next ISS status report will be issued after the launch of the Soyuz 5 taxi crew next Tuesday, Oct. 29, or sooner, if developments ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe sarex" to firstname.lastname@example.com
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On Free Water (A Quick Essay)
Growing up in America's restaurants, drinking water for free always seemed like a given. I was raised with the attitude that it is my right as a customer to have water, and as much water as I want at that. Everytime I go out to eat, I fully expect a glass of water to be waiting for me at the table or that a busboy will soon be on his way with a cold glass of good old tap water. And never, I mean not once, did it ever occur to me that I was spoiled in this regard. I mean, how could someone deny me water? Right?
Well…I recently came across this post on Chowhound (a food forum) that begs a similar question and really put my skewed American attitude into perspective. A very agitated original poster wrote: "Is it legal for an eating establishment to decline free tap water to its customers?" Knowing what I know now, I would answer this question differently than I would have, say, a year ago.
So what has changed?
Water Outside of America
Well for one thing, I've done some traveling. Yes, my unworldly self has gotten a little worldlier this past year in visiting places like Amsterdam and Argentina, both of whose restaurants do not serve water for free. On both of these trips abroad, I found myself shelling out euro after euro (or peso after peso) for some mineral water with dinner. This was, at first, a huge turnoff, but being so used to drinking water here in the States, I begrudgingly had to order it anyway. This past year was my first exposure to the kind of world where the phrase "I'll just have water" means you're paying the same amount (if not more) than the person who ordered soda (you may recall me complaining about it here) – so coming back to America actually felt like a luxury.
Now that I've told you about this experience, let's go back to the forum post for a second. The original poster also complained: "I can see if I didn't order any food, then maybe they would shut me out, but this just felt wrong in so many ways." I'm sure every non-American is laughing right now. (And no, I'm not trying to embarrass the original poster, as you know, I used to completely agree!) But I mean, look at us, we're actually complaining about the few restaurants in our country who aren't giving us water for free!
So why do we think we deserve free water? Well aside from just being used to it, there are plenty of reasons on which I've always based my rationale. 1. People need water in some form or another (don't you remember that water makes up 75% of our body?) – whether they're dehydrated, simply need to digest their food, or need to alleviate something spicy. Water is an essential element to human survival. So, actually making a consumer pay for something that is a basic need seems almost inhumane, especially (like the poster said) when the consumer is paying for other menu items. 2. Tap water costs little to nothing for a restaurant, it seems.
Conservation of Water
Let me just clarify that the reasons above used to be my rationale for free water, but aside from traveling, something else has come to my attention more so in the past year to make me think differently: conservation. Unfortunately, our basic need for water does not come without its challenges. Water is not exactly an unlimited resource. Have you ever heard of the half flush? Many toilets in Europe, Asia and South America all offer the choice of a half or full flush to be used depending on um…er…the output. They're conserving water in their toilets for goodness sake, it's no wonder they don't just hand out water for free! This leads me to have more respect for those who don't just pour water without asking if it's wanted because what if the water goes to waste? With countless restaurants and customers, how many glasses of water go to waste?
The Future of Free Water in America
Aside from wasting water, there is another angle to the issue of free water in restaurants and that's the present state of the American economy. As mentioned above, the original poster was agitated he had to pay for water when he was clearly giving the establishment money for the food he ordered. Some restaurants charge for the cup, others try and make up for the cost of rising food, but either way: restaurants, just like the rest of us, are in need of more ways to make money.
Water is usually free in America but if you look at the rest of the world, it doesn't have to be. It's no wonder that water is the first thing to start costing something in these trying times. So, seeing as how this restaurant is now charging for water – is this a trend for the rest of American restaurants? Is this luxury something we're going to have to give up? Only time will tell.
In the meantime, you may feel a little confused about the points I have made in this essay. First I tell you that Americans should appreciate free water because not everyone has this luxury. Then, I complain that our free water is actually hurting the environment due to lack of conservation. And finally, I explain that Americans may be smartening up and charging for water to not only be conservative but also try to pull in revenue like the rest of the world already does. So what does all this mean?
I want you to tell me. Do our American freedoms and rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (maybe I'm going a little overboard here) tell us that water should be free? Or are we actually hurting the rest of the world and therefore ourselves by distributing free water regularly and not conserving? It's not an easy question to answer. Post in the comments below! :)
Sidenote: I've taken a brief hiatus from writing about my trip to Argentina but I'm not quite done! You can read the posts I've written so far here:
From Empanadas to Crustless Bread Sandwiches
The Hidden Gem of Buenos Aires
Sweet Sweet Argentina
Honing Our Beef Eating Skills
P.S. I just noticed that David Lebovitz also wrote about this subject a year ago, great minds think alike? :)
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Larry Nelson made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole and went on to a 10-under 62 with his son, Drew, to become the first player to win the Del Webb Father-Son Championship two straight years with different sons.
Nelson, a three-time major champion in the World Golf Hall of Fame, won the Father-Son last year with son Josh. He and Drew also won the tournament four years ago.
Typical of the scramble format, this one came down to the wire.
The Nelsons finished at 21-under 123 for a two-shot victory over Davis Love III and his 15-year-old son, Dru. The Love team made a late eagle to tie for the lead, and while Nelson was certain of a birdie on the par-5 18th at ChampionsGate Golf Club, he made sure it didn't come down to the final hole.
"We really felt like 17 was going to be the pivotal hole," Nelson said. "We didn't want to have to make eagle on the last hole, but we felt like we could make birdie if we needed to. I made about a 20-footer there. Drew hit a great putt the first time, so I had a great line. It was just a matter of hitting it the right speed and on that line.
"We felt when we made that, we pretty much had won the tournament."
The Nelsons received $210,000 for the victory, while the Loves closed with a 62 and earned $120,000. Former U.S. Open champion Tom Kite and son David closed with a 65 to finish third, earning $90,000.
Greg Norman and his son Gregory, one shot off the lead after the first round, shot 67 and finished 10th.
The tournament is restricted to major champions and their sons, with a few exceptions. Arnold Palmer, who has two daughters, played again with grandson Sam Saunders and tied for seventh. Fuzzy Zoeller and his daughter, Gretchen, tied for 12th along with Paul Azinger, who played with Aaron Stewart, son of the late Payne Stewart.
"It's a big family thing whether we win or not," Nelson said. "We were fortunate enough to win it three times. I don't know that this one is any more special than the first time I won with Drew. Just a special week all together."


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"If they choose, participating blog publishers can refuse to carry a particular advertiser. They may also carry ads from other networks, but BlogHer is insisting that its advertising be the only graphic media advertising on a partner publisher's blog.... Participating bloggers retain their own URLs, traffic, and communities, and agree to publish according to editorial guidelines."
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It spot "All the fashion people go and have a drink at Radetzky. It's very modern, but it's not formal. You see people in jeans next to ladies in seven-inch heels. People go to see and be seen."
Favourite meal "The risotto Milanese at Bistrot Giacomo. It reminds me of my grandmother's cooking."
Shopping 'hoods "Via Sant'Andrea is my favourite street. There's an adorable shoe store called Iris where you can find really nice things. Brera, north of the Duomo, is like Le Marais in Paris. It has beautiful vintage jewellery and handcrafted-fabric stores – I bring back laces to the Max Mara offices."
Jet-set getaway "It's a one-hour flight to Sardinia, so when I have a free weekend, I go. I'm always sailing – barefoot in my swimsuit, cut-off jeans and white shirt. I don't even look at my phone."
Empire state of mind "I'm very into jazz. There's a nice speakeasy, Bill's Place, in Harlem, New York. There's a super-old man who plays the blues, and he's fantastic. I go there by myself."
Parisian tipple "La Palette. Years ago, La Palette was a hangout for artists like Cézanne and Picasso. It has a very beautiful vibe. It's on a little street right near the art galleries in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where there are lots of wonderfully dressed but very relaxed women."
Bucket list "South America – Brazil and Argentina. I'm desperately trying to [find time to] go."
Current home base "Chelsea, in New York City."
Inflight entertainment "Pounds and pounds of magazines."
Packing list "I'm surgical when I pack. I'm a shoe addict, though, which makes everything more complicated! I'm not a huge fan of flats – I like very sexy shoes."
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The CSU Chancellor's Office is calling
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The honorary doctorates are awarded in five categories: fine
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from faculty, staff, students and the community are welcome
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Previous recipients from CSUS campus include: Albert S. Rodda,
doctor of laws, May 1987; Nathaniel S. Colley Sr., doctor
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The Committee expressed concern about the level of fishing capacity which was higher than prior to the 2004 tsunami in some of the areas affected by the disaster and recognized that it called for the design and implementation of sustainable and effective fisheries management arrangements that included a gradually phasing out fishing overcapacity, monitoring, access and livelihood considerations. The Committee reaffirmed its trust in FAO to play a coordinating role in advancing the global aquaculture agenda and highlighted the importance of addressing socio-economic impacts of aquaculture and other issues, such as improving planning and policy development at national and regional levels.
The Committee agreed to give greater attention to small-scale fisheries and welcomed the convening of a broad-based international conference focusing specifically on small-scale fisheries.
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With the winter (presumably) drawing to a close, I decided to take an official survey of the footwear that has accumulated under my desk.
And the results are in:
A pair of loafers
Two pairs of boots
A pair of sandals
A pair of very battered men's work boots.
OK, I know: I have a bad case of "winter desk." But looking around my office, I see I'm not the only one. From leopard-skin pumps to rubber rain boots and spare basketball shoes, the footwear is piling up. One of my cubicle-mates uses a pretty wicker basket to hold the excess. Another has shoes lined up in a glass-shelved bookcase (neat but very visible).
At what point, I asked Cynthia Lett, author of "That's So Annoying: An Etiquette Expert on the World's Most Irritating Habits and What to Do About Them," is the excess footwear well, excessive?
After considering my explanation for the work boots (I brought them in weeks ago for a photo shoot) and toying with the idea of asking me about those sandals—"No. I don't want to know"—Lett told me that whatever the limit was, I'd reached it.
"With cubicles, the etiquette is that you are in an open space for the world to observe and comment on," she said.
"Most people would rather have other people comment about how great their work is or how organized they are—which, obviously, if you've got a boatload of shoes under your desk, no is ever going to think of."
In short, my shoes are a distraction, not unlike a stuffed animal collection or a dead plant.
Among Lett's suggestions:
Limit your spare pairs. Take off your snow boots and put on the one pair of work shoes you keep under your desk. Lett also advises taking the work shoes home over the weekend.
Don't dump your gloves. They belong in your coat pocket, not on your desk.
No collections, please. Any disorderly collection (scarves, papers, umbrellas, lizard-man figurines and, yes, shoes) serves as a distraction. Ditch it or relocate it.
Consider a little spring cleaning. If the disorder in your cubicle goes beyond the shoes, you may want to do some additional straightening up, and not just because you want to make a good impression on clients and co-workers.
"You're going to benefit, because your brain is going to be less cluttered," Lett says.
"No matter what the mess is made of, your brain reacts [to it]. It can't calm down the way it can when you have nothing specific to look at."
I'd add that, if you really, truly feel you need those shoes at work, you might want to consider a formal organizing system. My colleague Kevin Williams, the office clean desk guru, actually has a sizable collection of shoes under his eerily immaculate desk.
The difference is that Kevin, a bike commuter who keeps dress, casual and workout shoes at work, went out to Target, got two narrow shoe racks, tucked them discreetly under his desk and stored his shoes there.
I walked right by, specifically looking for signs of shoe-hoarding, and didn't notice a thing.
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- [the IEA's] prescription would lead to greenhouse gas concentrations being stabilised at the equivalent of 450 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide - a level that, according to some analyses, offers a good chance that the rise in the global average temperature since pre-industrial times could be kept within 2C.
- Without these policies, the agency calculates that concentrations will soar to 1,000ppm by mid-century - levels that, in many scientists' views, would lead to catastrophic and irreversible consequences.
- But political and financial capital needs to be invested soon if the world is to follow the 450ppm path, it says, with emissions needing to peak around 2020.
This brings us to our primary topic: companies that manufacture electric batteries for cars and other applications (i.e. end-use efficiency). We previously commented on this sector in our post,
Berkshire Hathaway's BYD Purchase - Great "Trade" yet Long-Term Economics are Critical Question in July. In that analysis, we noted the following regarding BYD based on the company's 2008 annual report:
- Gigantic revenue growth
- But, margin compression
- And, low return metrics
- With huge capital consumption to fund growth
- Quick conclusion: the facts tell us that BYD operates in a low margin, low return, competitive business that consumes significant capital.
A123, which only went public a few weeks ago at $13.50 and is up 71%, is valued at 24 times TTM revenue. If we apply the same blistering +69% Y/Y revenue growth reported for the company's most recent quarter to TTM revenue of $90 million, the company is valued at 14 times estimated forward revenue of $152 million.
In both cases, we understand that the Market is embracing the growth potential of the businesses, yet the valuations appear very rich. As we recently pointed out for Blue Nile (NILE, $61.26), ENER and AONE appear to be trading on/in thin air.
Briefly, let's take a closer look at A123 Systems. The company has big backers, including GE (GE, $16.79), Qualcomm (QCOM, $42.45), and Motorola (MOT, $8.13), all of which retained a large ownership position post IPO:
The prospectus also includes a financial summary:
- We have had a history of losses, and we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability. We have never been profitable. We experienced net losses of $15.8 million for 2006, $31.0 million for 2007, $80.5 million for 2008, and $40.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. We expect we will continue to incur net losses in 2009. We expect to incur significant future expenses as we develop and expand our business and our manufacturing capacity. In addition, as a public company, we will incur additional significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. These increased expenditures will make it harder for us to achieve and maintain future profitability. We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including the other risks described in this prospectus, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown events. Accordingly, we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
- We have yet to achieve positive cash flow, and our ability to generate positive cash flow is uncertain. To rapidly develop and expand our business, we have made significant up-front investments in our manufacturing capacity and incurred research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses. In addition, our growth has required a significant investment in working capital over the last several years. We have had negative cash flow before financing activities of $29.1 million for 2006, $56.1 million for 2007, $76.0 million for 2008, and $62.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. We anticipate that we will continue to have negative cash flow for the foreseeable future as we continue to make significant future capital expenditures to expand our manufacturing capacity and incur increased research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses. Our business will also require significant amounts of working capital to support our growth. Therefore, we may need to raise additional capital from investors to achieve our expected growth, and we may not achieve sufficient revenue growth to generate positive future cash flow. An inability to generate positive cash flow for the foreseeable future or raise additional capital on reasonable terms may decrease our long-term viability.
- Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects. We have been in existence since 2001, but much of our growth has occurred in recent periods. Our limited operating history may make it difficult to evaluate our current business and our future prospects. We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, including increasing expenses as we continue to grow our business. If we do not manage these risks successfully, our business will be harmed.
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- Wedding: November 2014
I know that the majority of bees are not encore brides but you may have experience being the adult child of divorced/remarried parents. Hopefully an outside perspective can shed some light on this situation and help me to better manage it.
Since I met Fiance, his family has been very kind and generous to me. I enjoy spending time with them. They are very financially secure and extremely generous. Most of the time.
The piece of this situation that I don't enjoy is holiday gift giving with his family. FI's parents are very generous to me, him and his daughters. They are not toward my 3 children. It was very awkward and uncomfortable yesterday when everyone but my children received numerous gifts. My girls got two bottles of lotion from the dollar store and my son got a puzzle. Prior to Christmas, FI's mom kept asking for his girls' wish list. Fiance, knowing the situation and disliking it as much as I do, kept saying….we will give you the wish lists of all 5 children. You do not need to buy anyone gifts but we do have five children and if you'd like to get them something small, here are their lists. We even said not to buy for us. If you want to do anything, do for the children. We thought the situation would improve after this conversation.
Leading up to Christmas, FI's parents would attend my children's bday parties. They would not even give a card from the dollar store but the rest of us would get generous gift on our birthdays.
I don't want future holidays to be filled with stressful anticipation and awkward gift giving. I'd much prefer the company and holiday cheer over any material item/gift giving.
Have you been in a similiar situation? How did you handle it or how might you handle this situation?
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Annapurna Devi speaks: Great loss
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Dec. 12: Annapurna Devi, the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar, has said "India has lost one of the greatest musicians".
"In Panditji's death, India has lost one of the greatest musicians. It's a great loss to the world of music in general and to Maihar gharana in particular. He loved Baba (Ustad Allauddin Khan). He loved music. He and Dada (Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) did more for our music globally than anyone I know," Annapurna Devi, now 83, told The Telegraph over the phone.
In her solitary sixth floor sea-facing Warden Road apartment in Mumbai's Malabar Hill, she received this morning the news of the death of Panditji from her husband, sitar player Rooshikumar Pandya.
Annapurna Devi can still remember the day in 1938 when Robu (as Ravi Shankar was known then), a pert westernised teenager then, first came to Maihar village in what is now Madhya Pradesh to learn from her father, sarod maestro Allauddin Khan. Ravi Shankar was 18 then, Annapurna 9.
Together, they learned from Baba, as Allauddin Khan was addressed, and practised for hours together with her brother Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
Ravi Shankar and Annapurna got married according to Hindu rituals in 1941. Together, they wanted to perform and spread Baba Allauddin Khan's tradition of music among music lovers.
But destiny had different plans for both of them.
While Pandit Ravi Shankar was ready to, some say, compromise, with what he learnt from Baba to reach out to the wider public, Annapurna Devi wouldn't. She would passionately stick to what her Baba taught her and this apparently led to differences between the couple.
Ravi Shankar came to Akashganga (Annapurna Devi's present apartment on Warden Road) only once, in 1980. That was the last they spoke to each other. Ever since, there was no communication in any form between them.
As Ravi Shankar kept exploring new avenues to win the hearts of music lovers across the world, Annapurna Devi preferred to keep to herself.
Although she would not open up in front of everyone, she continued to remember Pandit Ravi Shankar with reverence.
Rooshikumar Pandya, who first met Ravi Shankar at the age of 17 and accompanied him on the tanpura in several concerts in the US, said today: "What he (Pandit Ravi Shankar) accomplished in one lifetime, most cannot in three or four. He was one of the greatest musicians of all time and the greatest sitar player who took our classical music all over the world.
"His dedication, his virtuosity, his love for all music, his creativity, his child-like curiosity, his attention to detail, his pursuit of excellence, his sense of humour, and above all, his devotion to his Guru Baba Allauddin Khan-saheb influenced me and impacted my life in more ways than one, and for that I will be eternally grateful to him.
"People from various parts of the world called me up this morning to ask what was Annapurnaji's reaction to Panditji's death. She is sad, but stable."


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It is completely stupid to base anything you see out of Gibson on Vernon Gholston. Those concepts just make no sense.
You evaluate the player the same you would evaluate anyone else. In his case, you try to judge playing strength, quickness, willingness to get involved and get the nose dirty, and overall instincts. Same stuff as always.
That said, I'm not crazy about Gibson. Doesn't have next level quickness despite being on the small side and he doesn't show any other great quaility that makes you think he could turn into a difference maker. Good strength at the point which I like, but the pass rushing ability is the reason you would draft him and I don't see special anything in regards to that.


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The effort to open municipal data is an initiative with momentum. Inspired in part by the transparency mandate on the federal level that gave us the first ever White House CIO and data.gov, cities across the country are opening up. One city in particular set the scene before this all hit the national stage: Washington D.C. has delivered precedents like the first online city data directory, the first open API for 311 service requests, and open invitations for developers to produce apps with city data using initiatives like Apps for Democracy. D.C. has laid the groundwork for a national model by delivering some killer apps. Previously the CTO for D.C., Vivek Kundra is now the national CIO. This model has not yet been fully embraced by New York City, but it's getting close. In fact the New York State Senate Office of the CIO has been paving the way for opening government data on the state level.
Historically a trend setting city, New York is trying to catch up and even exceed precedents for opening city data. A City Council bill sponsored by Gale Brewer, Int 991, mandates that every city agency will make its data easily and publicly accessible in raw structured digital form. As a mandate, this legislation would be the first of its kind. Even in D.C. there is only a general policy to release data, not an official mandate. At the public hearing for the bill, a plethora of supporting testimonies were given from the likes of the NY State Senate CIO, the W3C, and the Software Freedom Law Center. While a representative from the Mayor's office stated that the Mayor supported the spirit of the bill, he expressed that it was too comprehensive and expensive to be practically possible in its current form. Int. 991 is set to be voted on in early fall.
At the Personal Democracy Forum just a few hours before the hearing, Mayor Bloomberg announced the creation of NYC Big Apps, a contest modeled after Washington D.C.'s Apps for Democracy that would let outside developers create applications on top of city data. Given some of the varying approaches to opening city data, the next day Vivek Kundra offered advice to help direct the effort in New York City.
According to the announcement for Big Apps, 80 of the city's datasets will initially be made available. The city is currently seeking requests for expressions of interest (RFEI) with a deadline of September 1st to determine which datasets should be a priority to open. One problem with access to city data is that it can be difficult to see what data is useful without knowing what data is available. It can also be difficult to know what applications would be useful to build without knowing what New Yorkers want. To help gauge interest, Peter Corbett of iStrategy Labs created a simple public venue to let people add or vote for the apps they're interested in. If you're interested in submitting a full RFEI, the Open Government NYC group has created a process for doing that while keeping it in the public record. The task of showing what data is available is more of a challenge.
New York City doesn't provide a public directory of the data that each agency maintains. Much of this information used to be available online and the city once even published a full Public Data Directory. Unfortunately, the first and last version of this directory was published in 1993, but it may still provide some utility. Much of the the city's IT infrastructure is slow to evolve, so many parts of the 1993 directory are likely unchanged. Regardless of how current it is, the 1993 directory offers a solid framework for developing an up to date version. Open Government NYC has an effort underway to digitize the full directory, allow the public to update it, and submit improvements to the soon to be launched National Data Catalog, a citizen maintained version of Data.gov. With the help of Eric Mill from the Sunlight Foundation's Sunlight Labs, the challenge of digitizing the NYC Public Data Directory has been broken into small tasks that anyone can contribute to.
One other caveat to opening city data is that some of the agencies perceived to be run by the city are actually run as state agencies. The MTA for example is a quasi-public private enterprise overseen by New York State. While many of the most wanted apps relate to MTA transit, neither the City Council legislation nor the Mayor's Big Apps program are able to provide MTA data. Because of some of the challenges of accessing and using public transit data, TOPP Labs hosted a New York Public Transit Data Summit to help develop clear and mutually beneficial policies for the relationship among transit agencies like the MTA, their riders, and application developers.
In many cases, the challenge of opening city data is coming up with a sensible policy that sets terms which ultimately provide superior city services. The task of drafting these policies is something that requires a proactive collaboration between developer communities and city government. With sound policy, the challenge then becomes for the city to provide the data in a well structured and timely manner. This too is a place where developer communities can contribute, even if it's just by doing a task for digitizing the Public Data Directory. Technology companies can also contribute. Google could help digitize the city's 6 billion pages of documents much like it has been digitizing the world's libraries. Amazon has already offered to host public datasets for free. What data would you like to see, what applications would you like to use?
With your help, we can open up the Big Apple.
If you'd like to suggest applications or data for the city to make available, you can add and vote for them at http://bit.ly/bigideas. To submit your own RFEI and make it public, you can add it to http://bit.ly/getnycdata. To help update the Public Data Directory you can first help digitize the old version http://bit.ly/digitizepdd


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