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Don't let profits pass you by. Although this may seem like obvious advice, many people establish a specific routine when it comes to selling and managing a particular type of project in the construction industry. When they're faced with selling or building another type, they often don't consider the different profit dynamics and end up leaving crucial profit dollars behind.
Profit dynamics aren't hard to manage once the basics are understood, which is the goal of this article. To help you lay a solid financial foundation, first we'll cover the customer satisfaction equation and how profitability plays into it. Then, we'll move onto the basics of a profit & loss (P&L) financial statement, including the differences between gross and net profit. From there, we'll explore the profit dynamics for different types of construction contracts.
The customer satisfaction equation
Most people instinctively get this equation (customer satisfaction = perceived value - customer cost), and usually try to create customer satisfaction by cutting the cost to the customer. What they don't realize is that this mind-set hurts profitability, directly limiting their ability to continue doing this in the future.
Consider the price of fuel, for example. People typically don't perceive the value of gasoline to be $5 per gallon, so they grumble whenever they buy gas. This leads to the blame game. In this case, it's the "big oil" companies that are at fault. The focus becomes how much profit these companies must be earning.
Rarely can a company cut costs enough to make the customer happy while maintaining a viable business. In this example, if every oil company refunded 100% of its profits, it would only change the price of gasoline by a few percentage points. In reality, people don't perceive much difference between $4.90 and $5.00 per gallon, so they'd still be unhappy.
Financial basics
The P&L statement is a summary of all revenue and costs for a specific period of time. It is one of the core financial statements that indicates the financial status of a company. The top three numbers in the Figure (click here to see Figure) are based on a specific project. These are the numbers most often discussed, but only show a partial picture. Not surprisingly, they can often lead to misconceptions about the profit dynamics of different projects. After the top three line items, two major costs need to be factored into the profit equation: indirect job costs and overhead. In the end, the number leftover is net profit or bottom line. Ultimately, this is the number that really matters.
Each company will have a slightly different way of defining the differences between direct job costs, indirect job costs, and overhead. To fully understand the impact your project-level decisions have on the bottom line, you'll need to have an understanding of how your project impacts all three of these cost items.
Gross profit versus net profit
Two factors are typically discussed when it comes to profitability: revenue and/or gross profit. Revenue or top-line is the easiest to talk about, is the same across all companies, carries the most bragging rights, and is what all of the "top contractor" lists measure.
If there is any focus inside the organization on discussing profitability, it's usually at the job level and is about gross profit. This number (shown as a percentage) varies widely between companies, depending on how each company classifies costs as direct, indirect, or overhead. Trying to compare gross profit numbers between companies — or even different project types — is useless without a deeper understanding of how costs are classified. What really makes a difference is how all of these numbers work together to create the net profit or bottom line, as is evidenced in the following examples:
Projects that are paperwork intensive, requiring a lot of change orders and time and material (T&M) billings, will use more overhead in the way of accounts receivable, administrative, and contract administration costs, thereby lowering the project's impact on the bottom line.
A project with a quick schedule and lump sum with few changes, on the other hand, will have a much lower impact on overhead costs. Therefore, it will have an increased positive impact on the bottom line.
Warehouse, purchasing, and delivery costs are typically considered indirect or overhead costs. A foreman who plans poorly, or a job requiring many changes, will drive these costs up quicker than a job only requiring weekly material orders.
Typically, as project sizes decrease down to the point of service, projects have a higher impact on indirect and overhead costs. It costs practically the same to write a $50,000 purchase order as it does a $500 one — or to produce a $100,000 invoice compared to a $1,000 one. The smaller the project, the higher the gross margin must be to maintain a similar net profit.
Why profitability is good
Many people have a skewed view of business profits, which is largely due to the nature of many media messages and general misunderstandings about the intricacies of operating a business. Operating a construction business encompasses a myriad of challenges, including unforeseen problems, bad estimates, cyclical business cycles, and a difficult labor market.
Additionally, with today's tight credit market, many developers and project owners are either filing bankruptcy or are slow on payment. These same credit conditions are also hindering your ability to obtain credit — at a time when you need it most. Only by having a consistent, appropriate level of profitability can you invest in your business and grow through both good and bad economic times. Consider the areas a business invests profits in. What happens when profitability is inconsistent?
It's critical for you to heavily invest in recruiting and training, especially with today's tight labor market. These investments allow you to compete on price and project delivery.
Construction companies tend to have cyclical work cycles. During downtimes (i.e., winter), if you haven't saved enough of your profits to carry you through, your required capital falls short, and you'll likely make cuts and other short-term decisions that will hurt the business in the long term.
Customer service and profitability are closely linked. Most businesses that provide fantastic customer service also have fantastic levels of profitability. It's a huge mistake to believe the customer only cares about price, and the only way to deliver the lower price is to cut profitability.
Ultimately, many contracts are awarded on the basis of price. You must make investments in cost-saving technologies and systems.
Profit dynamics & construction contracts
Multiple variables are inherent to the profit dynamics of different project types, some of which are referenced above. Let's drill down a little deeper and review some basic contract types as well as what specific profit dynamics affect each.
Lump sum/fixed price/stipulated sum — In this type of contract, the contractor agrees to perform a specific scope of work for a set price, which can only be modified via a change order. Key profit dynamics include:
Solid estimate: Without a thorough and accurate estimate, making a solid profit is unlikely. Feedback loops between operations and estimating are crucial to continue tightening the estimating process.
Clear scope: With a fixed price, it's critical to be clear on exactly what is and isn't included. Everyone on the project team must thoroughly understand the scope. It's not uncommon to see a field crew perform a scope of work just because they did so on the last project, even when it has been excluded from the current project.
Early buyout: Purchasing the materials and subcontracts required to build the project for the budget dollars that were in the estimate, or even saving money at this stage, is a big driver of profitability.
Monitoring production: Monitoring field productivity to make sure it meets or beats the estimate is essential. If there are variations, these should be noted frequently, and every effort should be made to experiment with changing methods or people to meet the productivity goals. All productivity issues should be discussed regularly with management so that better estimates can be produced in the future.
Unit price — In this case, the contract value is described as a series of specific items with a price and cost per unit, along with estimated quantities. The contractor is paid for the quantity completed multiplied by the unit price.
Key profit dynamics include all of the items above plus a quantity management factor. Having a good idea of what the final contract value will be is vital. You can only do this by regular surveying the job site to determine what the final quantities installed will be. The quantities listed in the contract are often estimates; therefore, they can vary significantly from the final numbers. When preparing the bid and setting individual pricing for each unit, knowing which quantities are likely to run over or under will allow you to place different values on them that enhance profitability.
Time & material (T&M)/cost-plus — This type of contract method is common for certain change orders within other contract types, as well as for whole projects. Typically, it is used when: (1) the scope isn't able to be clearly defined prior to beginning construction, (2) unforeseen conditions are encountered, or (3) the project owner believes it can be managed so that the total cost will be lower than a lump sum.
Usually, contractors are reimbursed for labor, materials, and other expenses. They are also allowed a markup in order to cover overhead and profit. Sometimes, these contracts are done as a "fixed fee," where the contractor is allowed a fixed amount of money to manage the project, including overhead and profit, regardless of the ending direct job costs, which are reimbursed.
These contracts and change orders are challenging to manage because most people hear the term "T&M" and assume there is no real risk involved. Therefore, management often becomes sloppy, costing precious profit dollars. The key points to remember when managing these contracts are: (1) they are very labor intensive internally and (2) while the downside risk is limited, so is the upside.
On a lump sum contract, if you do phenomenally well and bring the job in at $20,000 under budget, you'll not only get the overhead and profit you had in the bid, but you'll also recoup additional cost savings. For the T&M contract, the cost savings will be passed through to your customer. If your markups are set as a percentage, you will actually make less profit and cover less overhead. For this reason, it's important to pay attention to every detail, including:
Labor rates: Negotiate your labor rates so they cover all costs. The rates you negotiate up-front determine your profitability. Unless there is an ability to cover indirect costs, such as material deliveries, safety equipment, vehicles, small tools, etc., elsewhere in the contract, these need to be covered in the labor or material commodity rates.
Billable/non-billable labor: Making sure that as many costs as possible are billable to the project will enhance profitability. For instance, will material delivery time from your warehouse to the job site be billed? What about your project manager's time? How about the contract administrator or assistant who helps prepare the detailed T&M billings?
Material commodity rates: Negotiating how material pricing for commodities, such as pipe and wire, will be charged to the customer is crucial for streamlining the billing process, and also for ascertaining that things like procurement time, deliveries, and material-handling costs are covered.
Contractor-owned equipment: If the project requires use of equipment the contractor owns, how will these be paid for and at what rates? If they will not be paid for separately, then these costs should be built into the labor rates or recovered in some other way.
Small tools: Figure out how equipment like pipe threaders and benders will be recovered on the job. Many of these tools are very expensive, so it's unfair for you to purchase them and then pass the labor savings on directly to the project owner without getting reimbursed in some way for their investment.
Markups: Depending on what is and isn't allowed for the above items, you'll have to negotiate the markups (percentage of costs) at a level that will cover the indirect and overhead costs of building the project, as well as providing a reasonable level of profitability.
Fixed fee: If the project is fixed fee, then it is critical to manage the project to come in close to the original budget and duration that the fee was based on. If their project size changes substantially, or will be an extended duration, it's important to try to negotiate an increase in the fee to compensate for the additional overhead costs.
Tracking/billing: All of the above points are part of the project startup. The crucial steps occur daily with tracking every detail of the project costs and making sure they get to the billing correctly. Every time a foreman doesn't write down material or tools used, it eats into the profitability of the project, which is rarely recovered. Have training for each element on what costs are going to be billed for a particular project, and make sure your people are trained to track things at that level.
The last thing to keep in mind is no project execution will ever be perfect. Although you'll almost certainly never reach 100% on any of the items discussed in this article, by trying to apply these lessons on a daily basis, your project teams will become as profitable as possible.
Brown is the founder/president of D. Brown Management, a consulting firm located in Lodi, Calif. He can be reached at [email protected].
Sidebar: Operational Profit Killers
- Not controlling cost and production effectively
- Not tracking billable items
- Overrun on schedule — extended general conditions
- Too much job-site overhead (general conditions)
- Office overhead costs too high
- Missed change order opportunities
- Not closing scope gaps with subs and vendors
- Damage to vehicles and equipment
- Damage to installed work on the project


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PHILADELPHIA — After playing seven innings Saturday night for Double-A Tulsa, Troy Tulowitzki will start today for the Drillers in their elimination playoff game today. The result of this game will help determine Tulo's next step.
If the Drillers advance, Tulowitzki, out since May 30 with a left groin injury that required surgery on June 21, is likely to play at least one more game for Tulsa. If they are eliminated, Tulo could return to Denver without being activated. His 20-day rehab window is scheduled to close Wednesday. Given the cautious approach followed through his rehab assignment, Tulo could then be ready to play Friday in San Diego.
Even when Tulo returns, he will be eased back, playing five to seven innings at a time, while being given days off.
As has always been the case, Tulo talks with trainer Keith Dugger after every game, mapping out a path. Tulo told The Post on Saturday, "I will know when I am ready." After Saturday, he still felt needed more time to be ready for the speed of the game at the big-league level. Since the Rockies are out of contention, there's a open-ended timetable for his return.
Tulo has responded physically, but still has mental hurdles to clear. At times he still reacts cautiously while running the bases or fielding groundballs to his left or right. That has improved with each game, but Tulo needs to be 100 percent when he rejoins the Rockies, rather than risk injury.
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–Jorge De La Rosa will start Monday for Class-A Modesto in its playoff game. He's scheduled to throw roughly 65 pitches.
–The Rockies have a 2.73 ERA in September, third lowest in baseball.
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Court would keep veterans out of jail, in treatment
The nation rejoiced at the end of 2011 when it was announced that an unprecedented number of troops would be returning home from combat after officially declaring an end to the nearly decade-long Iraq War. Over the course of the war, according to White House figures, more than 30,000 Americans were wounded in Iraq, nearly 4,500 Americans killed, and many more of the estimated 150,000 troops that exited Iraq in the last three years suffered illness not reported to the government.
"Part of ending a war responsibly is standing by those who fought it," President Barack Obama said in anticipation of the arrival of returning troops. We, collectively, he said, owe "a profound responsibility to every soldier, sailor, Marine, and coast guardsman. We owe them a strategy with well defined goals, the equipment and support they need to get the job done, and care for them and their families when they come home."
In Southeast Texas, multiple forces are at work trying to ensure a happy homecoming for both the returning troops and the community that had to make room for them. One of the major factors veteran groups are facing, along with housing and job crises, is ending up in jail for various infractions as they try to get re-acquainted with civilian life.
Ken Cavaretta, an independent nationally accredited veterans service officer serving Orange and Jefferson counties, said the local courts would do well to borrow a strategy from Houstonian neighbors and implement a Veterans Court – which would not only better serve the veterans housed at county jails but also save the county money in the process.
"I was really impressed with Harris County," Cavaretta said. "It was really just an awesome thing, the way it works."
According to Cavaretta, there are only three to four Veterans Courts operating in Texas, taking advantage of the SB1940 legislation enacted in Texas in 1999. The bill allowed for the development and funding of Veterans Courts through county commissioners courts for "persons arrested for or charged with any misdemeanor or felony offense" providing that the individual is a veteran, "suffers from a brain injury, mental illness or mental disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, that resulted from the defendant's military service in a combat zone or other similar hazardous duty area; and materially affected the defendant's criminal conduct at issue in the case." Supporters of the specialized court say the program's mission is to increase access to mental health and addictions treatment by diverting veterans directly into VA treatment, reducing jail time, costs and criminal recidivism, while improving mental health recovery and successful re-entry into the community.
Cavaretta said he has seen the program work first-hand in Harris County courts, a system that was recently profiled on the CBS news program "60 Minutes." He said he is confident the veterans of Jefferson County – and the county budget – would benefit from the addition.
"Re-entry to civilian life is tough," Cavaretta explained. "They're taken into combat and their senses are depleted from them so that taking another's life is commonplace and heralded. Then they're just thrown back into a world where there's no place for those skills to be utilized."
According to Cavaretta, the situation is a breeding ground for developing post traumatic stress disorder. The veteran services officer's statement is supported by a 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which cites the prevalence of mental disorders in the number of incarcerated veterans in local jails. The report found that 25 percent of incarcerated veterans were mentally ill, as compared to 15 percent of nonveteran inmates.
Jefferson County Correctional Facility Major Daren Cassidy said the county is currently holding in excess of 35 veterans at its facility, at a taxpayer cost of $77 each per day, or nearly $1 million annually.
"If we were successful in getting just half of the veterans out of this jail, we'd save the county a lot of money," Cavaretta contended.
But it's no free walk for the veterans. The court program would provide a participant with a court-ordered treatment plan continuing for a period of not less than six months, but does not continue beyond the period of community supervision for the offense charged. An eligible participant must be a veteran with an honorable discharge, on active duty or in the Reserves; have a mental health, TBI and/or substance use diagnosis that is directly related to the criminal offense; and consent to a clinical evaluation to confirm the pending or underlying offense was a result of a mental illness or substance abuse. The district attorney has final approval for eligibility.
A defendant would be excluded if they have a pending charge for a serious felony, delivery of a controlled substance or sex offense.
Cavaretta and a who's who of veteran service proponents submitted the plan to Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick on Jan. 11 of this year. Among those in attendance were Beaumont Veteran Group Team Leader Lewis Harris, Jefferson Correctional Facility's Major Daren Cassidy, Harris County Veterans Court coordinator Mary Covington, Department of Veteran Affairs Houston Medical Center Justice Outreach Coordinator Loretta Coonan, Veterans Court Advocate Norman Martindale, and many other interested parties including local judges and law enforcement agents from Jefferson and Orange counties.
Texas State District Judge Marc Carter, an Army veteran, explained why he started the Harris County veterans' court program to a reporter from "60 Minutes."
"I knew the VA had people, had doctors, that could help them," he said. "Eighty percent of them would not have made it on probation but for the Veterans Court."
According to Carter, "When we first started this idea, not everybody was buying in." It took some time before Carter could get the court running, he said. Cavaretta is likewise finding it a tough sell to the local courts.
Jefferson County Judge Branick said, "We had some discussions, and the district attorney was going to look at it more closely.
"Based on the numbers we saw, we felt it could be handled with the existing infrastructure."
According to Branick, the matter is still on the table, but little movement has been made since the initial January meeting. In Orange County, Veterans Court is also a stalled dream.
Kevin Thomas, a Marine veteran who has gone through the Harris County Veteran Court system, said he would be lost if not for the second chance he received.
"I started drinking heavily, and certain symptoms of PTSD kicked in. I didn't know what was going wrong with me," he said. Thomas said he lost his wife, the respect of his children, his job, and almost lost his freedom. Cavaretta came to the Thomas' aid when the Marine vet was facing up to 10 years in a state jail, and walked the warrior through the Veterans Court system. Now, Thomas is in college, on the verge of completing treatment offered through the court, rebuilding his family life, and is a productive citizen in his community.
"I didn't like the person I was," he said. "I'm not that person anymore."


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Marlins' 37-inning scoreless streak is the longest in 28 years
Rob Brantly's broken bat on a flyout Sunday is about as exciting as the Marlins' lineup has been in a week. (Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
It's no longer enough for the Marlins to go nine innings without scoring a run. Shut out in back-to-back games by the Brewers on Friday and Saturday night, they battled to a scoreless draw for 12 1/2 innings Sunday before Ryan Webb served up a solo homer to rookie Caleb Gindl, giving the Brewers a walk-off 1-0 win.
The Marlins have gone 37 innings without scoring. Their last activity involving the crossing of home plate came when Derek Dietrich hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning of their July 14 game against the Nationals; yes, thanks to the All-Star break, they've gone a full week without a run. For those who can't picture what the sight of a Marlin scoring might have looked like, the video of that homer is here.
According to STATS, the Marlins' 37-inning drought is the longest in the majors since 1985, when the Astros went 42 innings without a run. Their streak ran from the third inning of a July 13 game against the Mets through three full games (one against the Mets, two against the Expos, with the break intervening) before finally ending in the ninth inning of a July 20 game against the Expos.
Perhaps not surprisingly, given the mid-2012 fire sale that sent away Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Omar Infante and others, the Marlins were actually the last team to go three straight games without scoring prior to this drought. They did so from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, 2012, with the first game coming against the Dodgers and the other two against the Phillies. The 2012 Dodgers are the only other team in the past three seasons to lay three straight goose eggs, doing so from June 25-27 against the Giants.
The last team to go four full games without scoring was the 1992 Cubs, who didn't score on Apr. 27, 28, 29 or May 1, but they scored in the ninth inning of their Apr. 26 game and the first inning of their May 2 game, bounding the streak at 36 innings. The Marlins will get a chance to tie that mark Monday night in Colorado, with Drew Pomeranz — owner of an 8.76 ERA in 12 1/3 innings this year, and a 5.37 mark in 127 1/3 innings for his career — getting the start for the Rockies.
The Marlins rank last in the majors in scoring at 3.19 runs per game, but their offense had at least shown signs of life recently. From June 10, when Giancarlo Stanton was activated from the disabled list, through July 14, the last day before the break, the team averaged 3.84 runs per game, going 17-14 in that span. Prior to that, with only 20 games from Stanton and one from Logan Morrison (who was activated June 9), they averaged just 3.02 runs per game while going 18-44.
Stanton has been part of the problem lately. Upon being activated, he hit .296/.342/.577 with five homers in 18 games in June, but since the calendar turned to July, he's hitting just .175/.356/.316 with two homers in 16 games. Morrison, who hit .320/.370/.520 in 14 games in June, has cooled off as well, hitting .196/.339/.435 in July.
In the three-game Milwaukee series, the Marlins batted a combined .143/.189/.152, collecting just 15 total hits, only one of which was for extra bases, a Morrison double Friday night. Six of the hits were collected by light-hitting Adeiny Hechavarria in 12 at-bats, meaning the rest of the team went just 9-for-93 (.097).
Adding insult to injury, the Marlins weren't exactly shut down by a bunch of Cy Young winners. Through the first half of the season, the Brewers allowed a league-worst 4.62 runs per game. Friday's combined shutout came at the hands of Kyle Lohse and three relievers. Lohse is the team's only starter who came into the series with an ERA below 4.50. Saturday's shutout came via Yovani Gallardo and four relievers, with Gallardo lowering his atypically high ERA to 4.58 via 6 1/3 shutout innings. Sunday saw Wily Peralta throw eight shutout innings to lower his ERA to 4.30 before handing the baton off to the first of four relievers. All told, the team is riding a club-record 35-inning scoreless streak and has tied the franchise record for consecutive shutouts, set from Apr. 19-21, 1990.
The Marlins will probably score again, but even so, the chances of them producing at a league-average rate are slim. Stanton (.241/.349/.442, 117 OPS+) and Morrison (.272/.362/.500, 135 OPS+) are the only players on the active roster with an OPS+ above 89, and Dietrich is the only other active player with a slugging percentage above .392.
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Republicans rip White House for putting tax dollars on line over possible defense layoffs
If a $16 trillion debt wasn't enough for taxpayers to lose sleep over, the Obama administration has offered to pick up the check -- at taxpayer expense -- for legal costs associated with defense industry layoffs should automatic Pentagon cuts be triggered.
Republicans are now crying foul over the move, accusing the White House of playing politics over the possibility of mass layoffs. At issue are the crush of Pentagon budget cuts set to go into effect starting in January should Congress fail to avert them. Under federal law, many employers are supposed to give 60-day notice of "mass layoffs" if they are considered likely, but the Obama administration for months now has urged companies not to do so.
Last week, the administration doubled down on that plea by offering to cover legal fees in compensation challenges.
Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the notice amounted to a "threat" to contractors.
"It appears companies will bow to the threat implicit in last week's OMB guidance; withhold notices today or the government might not cover your court costs down the road," he said.
Further, McKeon warned that the administration was using tax dollars to win over companies to follow the "dubious" and "politically motivated" guidance to ignore the federal law known as the WARN Act.
"Even though the (White House budget office) directive purports to protect the defense industry against the costs of not complying with the WARN Act, they cannot guarantee how the courts would rule in such an action. Thus the president has pledged to compound the impact of sequestration by dedicating already scarce resources to cover needless court costs," McKeon said.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., also said it was "troubling that the Obama administration would openly encourage the violation of federal law and offer to pay the legal fees that resulted."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., claimed Obama was trying to prevent layoff notices from hitting mailboxes "right before the election."
"This is typical Barack Obama politics -- being supportive of the WARN Act when convenient and against it when it creates political downside," Graham said. "This is the most outcome-based White House in memory."
Lockheed Martin has reportedly already backed off threats to issue thousands of layoff warnings ahead of the election, in response to the administration's latest assurances and guidance.
The offer to pay the legal fees was included in a memorandum issued by the administration Friday that also restated the Labor Department's position from July that contractors should not issue written notices to employees because of the "uncertainty" over the across-the-board cuts to the defense budget and other federal spending that will occur Jan. 2 unless Congress reaches a new deal.
The notices are required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and generally require employers with more than 100 employees to provide 60-day notices of "mass layoffs if they are reasonably foreseeable."
The projected $500 billion in Pentagon cuts under the so-called sequestration will occur because Congress failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan in the wake of the deal last summer to raise the debt ceiling.
The guidance issued by the Labor Department this summer stated "it is neither necessary nor appropriate" for federal contractors to issue the warnings.
The latest memorandum states the federal government would cover employee compensation under the WARN Act -- "irrespective of the outcome" as long as the contractor follows the Labor Department guidelines.
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Andrew Jarecki is man of considerable talent and accomplishments. After selling Moviefone, a company he co-founded, for $400 million to AOL in 1999, he became a documentarian whose first film, "Capturing the Friedmans," stunned audiences, winning the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and earning him an Oscar nomination. He also co-wrote the theme song of one of our favorite TV shows, "Felicity," with his buddy, J.J. Abrams, the same guy who got into a bidding war with Brett Ratner at Sundance in 2009 to win the rights to another standout film Jarecki produced, "Catfish."
With such a gleaming track record, it was with breathless anticipation that we sat down to screen his first stab at creating a semi-fictional narrative, "All Good Things." The film is based on a true story, thus allowing Jarecki to stick close to his documentary roots while working with a malleable storytelling format, and stars Ryan Gosling as David Marks, the disturbed heir to a New York real estate dynasty, with Kirsten Dunst as Katie McCarthy, his wife who "mysteriously" went missing in the 1980s and was never found.
Inspired by the real life of Robert Durst, and the imagined death of his wife, Kathleen McCormack, Jarecki reportedly approached the film the way he would a project like "Capturing the Friedmans," shooting hundreds of hours of footage with real people associated with Durst and his alleged crime, none of which factors into the final film.
Perhaps that one of the reasons "All Good Things" suffers from such a lack of focus. Fragmented and convoluted, Jarecki never seems to find his narrative or stylistic footing, instead grasping at a bevy of good ideas and crushing them into a hodge podge that vacillates between retro love letter, crime drama and character study.
Durst's tale is also a case of fact being stranger than fiction. The story is too bizarre to be believable and would be better told as a straight documentary, allowing the audience to gasp at the horrors that lurks where least expected, a niche that Jarecki understands well.
Instead, when Gosling, unquestionably one of the best actors of his generation, descends into madness, it feels too much like acting show-and-tell, merely an exercise to demonstrate his abilities. On the bright side, Dunst, who stepped away from Hollywood for a few years following 2007's "Spider-Man 3," popping up only once in the little watched "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," re-emerges with a newfound confidence that made her such a delight to watch as a younger performer but was lost sometime around "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
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OE Technical Steering Committee
The TSC consists of 5 people and will be elected by, and ultimately be answerable to, the members of the OE e.V.
Here is the working copy of the new TSC charter.
Paul Eggleton (bluelightning) - elected Dec 2011 Mark Hatle (fray) Richard Purdie (RP) Khem Raj (khem) Koen Kooi (koen)
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On a day-to-day basis the TSC will be responsible for making tactical policy decisions, resolving disputes between contributors, administering access control to the git tree, and generally promoting good development practice.
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The "Hungarian Sea", is the people's name for the 50 mile long lake with silky green-yellow water in the middle of Transdanubia. Lake Balaton is one of Hungary's most precious treasures and most frequented resorts. It is also the largest lake in Central Europe. Picturesque vineyards in the region produce an assortment of excellent wines that go very well with the delicious local food. Large numbers of inns and restaurants welcome guests from home and abroad. The twin-towered church of the Tihany peninsula is distinctly visible far and wide. The peninsula, inhabited almost a thousand years, is of volcanic origin, and has a profusion of rare plants and animals. The crypt of King András I, founded in 1055, survived the turbulent past and still stands in its original form. The present church was built over the crypt in the 18th century in Baroque style and has many precious wood carvings. In the Museum of the Benedictine Abbey, you can find an exhibition about ancient times. There are frequent organ concerts in the abbey church in summertime.


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Following a critically acclaimed New Blood tour in 2011 that reignited Peter Gabriel fans across the world by reimagining his best known songs through stunning orchestral arrangements, Gabriel announced today his return to U.S. stages to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking, iconic album So.
Released in 1986 and produced by Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan), So is the best-selling album of Gabriel's career. His fifth solo studio effort featured hit singles 86 "Sledgehammer", "Big Time" and "In Your Eyes". Gabriel also plans to revive the original touring band from the 5-time platinum selling album. In addition to performing So in its entirety, fans can also expect Gabriel to deliver a set of greatest hits and other fan favorites.
To coincide with the tour, Gabriel will re-release So on September 18 on CD, special edition 3-CD set, and a super deluxe box set.
Gabriel toured last summer in support of 2011′s New Blood, a collection of orchestral re-recordings of various tracks from throughout his career.
Peter Gabriel Dates around Los Angeles County:
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The cuisine of Extremadura
Iberian cured ham from Extremadura
- Autonomous region: Extremadura
Extremadura, a land and cuisine of contrasts
The Extremaduran countryside never ceases to amaze the visitor, with its dry plains, luxuriant pastures, mountains, marshes, meadows and fields.... In each area there are different products, the crops and livestock influencing the local dishes. However, the cooking is almost always simple. One of its main influences over the centuries has been the convents, which surprised illustrious visitors seeking rest, peace and good food in the monasteries and abbeys with many culinary delights. Yuste, Guadalupe, Alcántara and other refuges gave hospitality to high-ranking noblemen, serving them delicacies which satisfied even the very demanding taste of the emperor Carlos V.
Extremadura, a land and cuisine of contrasts According to Dionisio Pérez, when the convent of San Benito de Alcántara was sieged by the troops of Napoleon, the nuns used the parchment paper of books to make rifle cartridges. Somebody found out that on one of these manuscripts was written the recipes of the convent and sent it to General Junot, who later incorporated the recipes into the French cuisine. In this way, pheasant, woodcock and partridge were served "a la Alcántara" in Parisian palaces. The expert Escoffier, a staunch Gaul, said that this manuscript was "the best trophy, the only profitable thing that France got out of that war".
Natural ingredients Extremaduran cuisine is simple, tasty and very varied, because it knows how to use the top quality resources it has at its disposal and never tries to hide anything. This has resulted in authentic, natural and uncomplicated dishes. Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together in this region and each left its mark on Extremaduran cooking. The Arab "sinabi" is the precursor of the "caldereta" (meat stew), the Jewish "adefina" is the precursor of the "olla" and "puchero" (other typical stews) and "escabeche" - a pickling brine - was used to prepare food by both cultures and was very popular throughout the region.
Luxury: Iberian cured ham The most important component of Extremaduran cuisine is the Iberian pig, which produces the best cured hams in the world; its meat is covered with a type of ground pepper known as paprika, which was brought to Spain by the Extremaduran conquistadors and is used to prepare delectable cold meats. True gastronomic delights are prepared with its fresh meat - "presa" (whole fresh leg), "secreto" (from the stomach), "carrillera" (from the face), "botones" (from the stomach) etc. Oven-roasted lamb, cooked as "caldereta" or in another type of stew known as "guiso de bodas", represents Extremaduran cooking at its best. Game abounds in this region (partridge, pigeon, turtledove, rabbit, hare, wild boar, deer, etc) and is cooked and served with wild mushrooms, truffles, wild asparagus or the excellent thistle, resulting in a very creative and innovative style of cooking which satisfies modern tastes. The tench is an excellent fish which when properly prepared is sublime. The Extremadurans either marinade it in a pickling brine or pickle, or fry it. This fish is in fierce competition with the trout, another favourite.
Torta del Casar: a model However, if the Iberian pig is considered exceptional, the "Torta del Casar" is surely the most sought-after cheese in Spain, which together with the other cheeses found in the region - La Serena, Ibores, Gata and Cabra del Tietar, can form part of a cheese board which is difficult to beat. Extremaduran honey is very sweet and varied due to the diversity of the flora found in this area. Thyme, heather, rosemary, lavender, lime and eucalyptus are used to prepare a great variety of desserts by mixing them with almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, eggs and flour and sometimes a glass of anise or other liqueur to make "rosquillas" (ring-shaped biscuits), "alfeñiques" (caramel dessert), "perrunillas" (small round cakes), "nuégados" (egg yolk and orange), buns, "técula-mécula" (cinnamon, almond and tea), etc. These desserts are almost unknown but they pleasantly surprise the sweet-toothed traveller when he passes through one of the many beautiful towns of the region. The fruit is extremely good, some such as the Jerte cherry truly delectable. The traveller will find sweet and firm melons, delicious early apples, large and aromatic peaches and figs, which are so juicy that at times a drop of "honey" spills out from the centre.
Wines and Restaurants With regards wine, there is one Denomination of Origin: Ribera del Guadiana. Extremaduran wine is still not very well known, but the advances made with regards its quality are notable and at times they are found on the most select tables. Lastly, the traveller who makes a stop in Extremadura should not leave without visiting the restaurant Aldebarán, located in the main square of Badajoz. This restaurant, which has been awarded two suns in the CAMPSA Guide, has certain traditional Extremaduran dishes on its menu which are prepared using local products. Another restaurant which should not be missed is Atrio, which has been awarded the maximum qualification in the CAMPSA Guide (three suns). Atrio, which is located in the city centre of Caceres, serves modern variations of popular Extremaduran dishes.
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Sorcery! Part Two arrives on iOS in November
The second installment to Sorcery!, the collaborative title from Fighting Fantasy co-creator Steve Jackson and text adventure company Inkle, is coming very soon to the App Store. Part 2, also known as Khare: Cityport of Traps, will double the narrative content of the first game, introduce complex story branches, new enemy types, and general improvements […]
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Sorcery out today in the US
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Sorcery's launch trailer explores a magical land
Sony has released the launch trailer for Sorcery, with a peek at Finn's magical powers as well as a bit about the storyline. The game requires a PS Move controller, and is due for release on May 22 in the US, and May 23 in the UK. Get the trailer below the break.
Sony launches PSN pre-loading scheme
You'll soon be able to download and install select PSN games ahead of release, so you can sit staring at them while waiting for the release date – just like your PC brethren. Gamasutra reports the first game to allow pre-loading will be Sorcery, which officially launches next week. Detractors frequently complain about download speeds […]
Final "Making of Sorcery" video focuses on the game's creatures
Sony has released a the final making-of video for Sorcery, in which the development team details the creatures you'll be up against in the game. Hit the break for a watch. Sorcery lands next week on PS3.
Sorcery - third developer video focuses on music and sound design
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Sorcery - second developer video focuses on story
Sony has posted the second video in its four-part developer series for Sorcery. While the first video in the series focused on technology, this one is all about the game's story. Get it below. Sorcery lands on PS3 May 22 in US, and May 23 in Europe.
Sorcery gets first dev diary focussing on technology
The EU PS Blog has posted the first video in a four-part series for Sorcery. The Sony Santa Monica magic Move game, announced at E3 2010, take a look at the technology that drives the game. Get it below the break. Sorcery launches on May 23 for PS3.
Catch up on Sorcery's story, have a look at the boxart
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New Sorcery trailer explores its story
Sony has released a new trailer for their upcoming Move exclusive title Sorcery which showcases the story of the game, as the hero's master narrates how Finn got into trouble by following his pet cat's advice to enter the "Land of the Restless Dead". The trailer's very colorful and features some gameplay from the title. […]
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Sorcery video shows how to conjure and command powerful magic
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Sorcery demoed using PlayStation Move
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"Prove" is fun at 2x speed.
Sorry. I'll grow up one of these days.
You Don't Have To Prove Yourself
Are You Satisfied?
Taking The Long Way Home
"Prove" is fun at 2x speed.
Sorry. I'll grow up one of these days.
This is one of those, 'Wow, who sings that song?!' kind of songs. You hear it once, and you have to find out the artist. Hmmm....I suppose I could say that about the others too
This poll ends on February 4.
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Only one of these songs will move on to the final round in the Great Fixx Off!.
Will it be Prove or Are You Satisfied?
It's a tight race.
Just voted for You Don't Have To Prove Yourself. Smooth song. Very smooth. And I agree with Delfixxture's remarks about tempo. Right on. But I have to say I must have auditioned WTL more so than any other album, giving every song a chance to impact me.
Round 2 polls will remain open, however, the Final Round is NOW in progress and is based on total votes present on February 4, 2006.
I just like "Prove" because I've been doing that ever since I can remember. I've been tryingn to stop. Bad habit.
Wow, didn't see Round 1, but you all nailed the best three.
For me, it's "Are you satisfied", for it's captivating atmosphere and the depth of Cy's voice.
Are You Satisfied is of my taste..


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The holiday season has enough stress without the responsibility and pressure of cooking a huge feast for your family and friends. This Thanksgiving lighten your load by hosting a holiday potluck. As the host, your only job will be to make the turkey and gravy, but everything else can be brought by your guests.
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Butternut Squash, Ricotta, and Sage Crostini
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Larry Birkhead, the onetime lover of Anna Nicole Smith and father of her three-year-old daughter, is selling off some of the dead model's items to raise money for charity and help secure little Dannielynn's future.
Birkhead said he doesn't need the money, but said the little girl, whose mother died in 2007, could use the money for security and private schools.And since the stuff is lying around in storage bins, Birkhead said he's happy to get rid of it.
"It's like, do I want to hold on to one of Anna's dresses, or do I want to try to help Dannielynn's future?" he told Reuters.
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Up for bid at an auction held by Julien's Auctions on June 26 in Las Vegas are big-ticket items such as a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster and several bronze statues, all given to Smith during her marriage to oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall.
Also on the auction block is Smith's furniture, as seen on her former E! network reality series, "The Anna Nicole Show."
Smith's Marilyn Monroe memorabilia — items such as a Marilyn cookie jar — many gowns she wore at red carpet events, and several of her own paintings will also be sold.
"You'll see Anna's love for the finer things, but you'll also see the down-home girl that would paint pictures and carry little fun purses," said Birkhead.
Even a dog bed and bowls belonging to her miniature poodle, Sugar Pie, are up for sale, and a dress worn by Smith in a PETA ad will earn proceeds for the animal rights group she helped.
Smith, a former Playboy model died of an accidental drug overdose. At the time, Smith was in a legal battle over proceeds from the estate of Marshall, and Dannielynn stood to be the key beneficiary.But in March, a federal appeals court ruled Smith's estate was not entitled to any of the $300 million she sought from Marshall's estate.


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- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- Active Time
- 1 1/2 hr
- Total Time
- 3 hr
- For filling
- 4 grapefruit (preferably 2 pink and 2 red)
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese* at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
- 4 tablespoons confectioners sugar
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- a 9- to 10-inch round tart pan (1 inch deep) with removable bottom; pie weights or raw rice
- Roll out dough with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round on a floured surface and fit into tart pan (if pastry breaks, press together with your fingers). Trim excess dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Lightly prick bottom of shell all over with a fork. Chill 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake in middle of oven 10 minutes, then carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until golden, 13 to 15 minutes more. Transfer shell in pan to a rack to cool.
- Make filling just before serving:
- Cut peel, including all white pith, from fruit with a sharp paring knife, then cut segments free from membranes and pat dry with paper towels. Squeeze 3 tablespoons juice from membranes into a bowl. Whisk together mascarpone, candied ginger, 2 tablespoons juice, and 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar. Add remaining tablespoon juice if mixture is too thick.
- Spread ginger mascarpone evenly in tart shell and top decoratively with fruit. Dust with remaining 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar and serve immediately.
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1. merry - adjective
· full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
Synonym(s): gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful
2. merry - adjective
· offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
Synonym(s): gay, festal, festive
3. merry - adjective
· quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
Synonym(s): alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
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DURHAM — All the frustration went away with one play.
John Henrion scored a power-play goal late in the third period to give the University of New Hampshire hockey team a well-deserved, 2-1 win over Boston College Saturday night at the Whittemore Center.
The sell-out crowd erupted when the senior forward deposited the rebound of a Justin Agosta shot from the point with 4:48 remaining in the third as the Wildcats earned a split of the weekend series with the Eagles.
UNH snapped a six-game losing streak against BC and went almost four years between victories against the Eagles at home.
The Wildcats were determined to atone for their 5-2 loss at BC on Friday night. They outshot the Eagles, 39-23, including 21-3 in the second period when they spent 11 minutes on the power play, including two minutes with a two-man advantage but failed to convert.
"I think everyone left it out there," Henrion said. "We were extremely disappointed with our performance (Friday) night. We were pretty angry before the game. Tonight we turned that around."
Henrion finally broke through after being stymied on several good scoring chances earlier in the game. He finished with eight shots on goal, and made the eighth one count.
"We made an effort to get to the crease tonight," Henrion said. "(Friday) night we were more on the perimeter. (The goalie) could see every puck. He could make every save. Tonight was different. We made a real effort to get there and rattle him a little bit."
Fourth-ranked UNH improved to 14-4-2 overall and 9-3-1 in Hockey East while the No. 2/3 Eagles fell to 13-4-2 and 10-3-1.
Sophomore Matt Willows gave UNH a 1-0 lead with his first career goal in the final minute of the second period.
BC senior Brooks Dyroff capitalized on a turnover in the Wildcat zone with his first career goal on a slap shot from the slot at 7:57 of the third, setting the stage for Henrion's heroics.
"I thought we competed much harder defensively than we did (Friday) night," said UNH coach Dick Umile. "We tried to play at a high pace and put a lot of pressure on them and I think we did that."
"A sweep would have been great," Henrion said, "but after (Friday) night there was a very sour taste in the locker room. We haven't played like that in a while. It was very disappointing, so this one was a little personal."
Although the first period was scoreless, there was plenty of action. Both netminders were sharp as the teams combined for 19 shots on goal.
BC sniper Johnny Gaudreau tried to slip a backhander past UNH goalie Casey DeSmith on a breakaway, but the sophomore was there to block the bid 4:10 into the game.
Gaudreau scored on a similar move in the Eagles' 5-2 win Friday night.
Less than a minute later the Wildcats had a promising three-on-one rush but BC goalie Parker Milner denied John Henrion, who was breaking down right wing.
BC's Michael Matheson was penalized for delay of game on the play, but UNH failed to capitalize on the only power play of the first period.
Henrion had a another glittering chance with less than five minutes remaining in the first when he intercepted an errant clearing pass in the BC zone.
Milner made the save on Henrion's point-blank blast and the rebound trickled just wide of the post. Henrion had four of the Wildcats' nine shots in the first period.
Both goalies came up with key saves in the final minute to keep the game scoreless going into the first intermission.
It looked like the second period was going to end the same way, especially when UNH couldn't convert despite 11 minutes of power-play time, including two minutes with a two-man advantage.
The Wildcats outshot the Eagles 21-3 in the second period, but failed to score until Willows finally put them on the board in the final minute. Taking a pass from linemate Dan Correale out front, Willows waited for Milner to commit, they put the puck upstairs to give UNH a 1-0 lead with 46.3 seconds left in the second period.
"It felt great to get that first and after two years get the weight off my shoulders," Willows said.
"Willows made a great play," Umile said. "He kept his composure holding onto (the puck). That line has done a lot for us the past couple games."
Kevin Goumas drew two penalties in the frame, including a five-minute major and a game misconduct on defenseman Mike Matheson.
The freshman had just served a two-minute minor for hitting from behind, then leveled Goumas eight seconds after emerging from the penalty box. Matheson was done for the night following a hit that had Goumas stunned for a moment before the junior forward skating off under his own power.
"It was an important game for us to come back after (Friday) night," Umile said.
"I thought New Hampshire played extremely well," said BC assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh. "They were skating pretty well and playing with a purpose tonight."
First Period: Scoring: None. Penalties: BC-Matheson (delay of game) 4:49.
Second Period: Scoring: NH-Willows (Correale, Kostolansky) 19:15. Penalties: NH-Willows (hitting from behind) 3:10; BC-Sullivan (hooking) 7:09; BC-Matheson (hitting from behind) 11:12; BC-Matheson (5 minutes for contact to the head and game misconduct) 13:20; BC-Hayes (cross-checking) 15:59.
Third Period: Scoring: BC-Dyroff (unassisted) 7:57; NH-Henrion (Agosta, Goumas) 15:12 pp. Penalties: NH-Block (high-sticking) 3:47; BC-Arnold (slashing) 4:14; NH-Henrion (elbowing) 9:23; BC-Hayes (tripping) 14:59.
Goalies: BC-Milner (37 saves on 39 shots); NH-DeSmith (22 saves, 23 shots).
Attendance: 6,501