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One hundred meritorious students from around the state were today presented with the Prathibha Scholarships instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) to encourage school students to pursue further studies in basic/natural sciences.
KSCSTE Executive Vice President Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai, who presented the scholarships at a ceremony at Kanakakunnu here, said in his address that at least sixty-five percent increase in total job opportunities were to be expected in the science domain in the state in the coming five years.
KSCSTE aims to help students in identifying and utilising opportunities in advanced science research and all efforts will be taken to increase the scholarship amount in the coming years, he added.
Dr. C Anil Kumar, Scientific Officer, KSCSTE, outlined various schemes and programmes initiated by the council for encouraging students to take up science. A documentary 'Women in Science', focussing on the various activities organised by the KSCSTE to encourage women to pursue serious scientific studies, was also screened.
Dr K R Lekha, Scientist and Head, Women's Science Division, KSCSTE, congratulated all the prize-winners on their noteworthy achievement.


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Arsene Wenger has told his critics that if they are right to say he is "tactically useless" then he must also be a "genius".
Following the club's worst start - after 12 games - in 32 years, angry Arsenal fans held up a banner in the away end at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday which read: "Arsene thanks for the memories but it is time to say goodbye".
After Danny Welbeck scored to secure a 1-0 away win, the 65-year-old Frenchman, in charge of the Gunners since 1996, said: "I started to manage a team at the top level in 1983. If I am completely useless tactically, I am a genius [because] I can hide it very well.
"Look, in [each of] the last 15 years, we are qualified for the last 16 in the Champions League. Give me another club who has done that. I think we have shown extreme consistency and that's all we can do.
"We've had ups and downs in the league - yes, it's true, but you only come back again when the spirit is strong and healthy and united inside the club. And I think if you have shown such a consistency, it's because we have that at the club. We have values and we respect them."
Wenger insisted he was not hurt by the sight of fans rebelling against his reign, but felt the need to stress how hard he is working to ensure success after the Gunners lifted the FA Cup last term to end a nine-year trophy drought.
He added: "I can do my job. I do my job with total commitment, I would like people to live with me and see for seven days what kind of work we produce, and you will see that it is total commitment.
"I do what I love, but I think I do it with honesty and total commitment."
Arsenal's victory in the Midlands built on their midweek Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund, after they had lost at home to Manchester United last Saturday.
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Midfielder Aaron Ramsey said: "Even though there was pressure, we played well against Man United and just built on that. We won in midweek against Dortmund and carried on and got back to winning ways in the league, so hopefully we can continue this run now.
"It was important to build on midweek and keep this run going and it is nice to win again. It was never going to be easy with the quick turnaround but we did well, we dug in and got the three points."
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Save some money and exercise your woodworking expertise because they build essential items for your personal work area. Develop some surfaces to function on plus a operate table. Get artistic and you can help make your work area even more prepared and productive since you have the capability to coordinate the location.
When you have any wallets about the tee shirt you will be using, eliminate everything from them before you start employing a desk discovered. It is quite frequent for items like pens and rulers to fall out of your budget and acquire captured inside the blade, which can cause some quite serious traumas.
You can use spot with either a clean, or perhaps a cloth. Work the stain in up against the grain, with it too. You will need stop being tidy, just have a easy, even cover around the timber. Then, wipe instantly for any lighter in weight strengthen, or let it rest on for up to fifteen minutes just before cleaning for the further sculpt.
Woodwork is often difficult, nevertheless the benefits are large. The speed of pride that comes with producing some thing beautiful is irreplaceable. Utilize everything you discovered right here to create extraordinary sections.
Examples of tables, chairs, planters, and more might be seen made out of the next: handled wood and hardwoods, galvanized metal, powder-coated steel (aluminum, wrought iron, zinc hardware), stone and cement (as tables, benches and umbrella stands), marbles, clay and strengthened ceramics (as planter pots), poly resin plastics and waterproof nylon (used in canopies and as cushion covers).
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If you need a more pure, grass like look to mix in together with your garden or back yard try out the outdoor carpeting. A lot of the teak patio set furniture found within the United States comes from renewable responsible forests in Indonesia. The other kind of outdoor furniture is slightly easier to care for, because usually metal is extra sturdy and less fragile than wooden.
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Paperblanks Introduces Special Notebooks for the Bullet Journaling Community
One of the most talked about ways of getting organized is the bullet journal, which uses symbols and shorthand to quickly reference ideas, goals and to do lists. A bullet journal should lay flat and have a strong binding. Inspired by Ryder Carroll's Bullet Journal community Paperblanks incorporated some bullet journal essential features such as a strong lay flat binding, dot grid paper, page numbers and 3 page markers for easy reference and added a few features of their own such as high quality 100 gsm paper and a specially designed stencil. Paperblanks paper handles different media such as pens, pencils, gel pens and markers with ease and the Paperblanks Bullet Journaling stencil makes it easier to use color and drawings and symbols when laying out a bullet journal.
Now you can bullet journal with the beautiful book covers and impeccable craftsmanship that are the hallmarks of every Paperblanks Dot-Grid Planner.
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Paperblanks Honors Bronte Sisters with Special Edition Journal
The Bronte Sisters life story is just as remarkable as the novels they left behind. Five sisters born in the first half of the 19th century, three lived to adulthood and all three became beloved authors who influence our culture today. Paperblanks celebrates the authors of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey with a Special Edition Journal in their Embellished Journal Collection. Available in hard cover in two sizes, Ultra 7 by 9 inches and Midi 5 by 7 inches. Both with 120gsm paper in either lined or blank paper. The books have a brass magnetic clasp which gives them a nice period feel and book edge printing. The larger size has a 144 pages and the midi size has a whopping 240 pages, which means that both sizes are priced similarly at $27.95 for the Ultra size and 24.95 for the Midi size. If you are a Bronte fan these journals are a must have.
Paperblanks Celebrates Artist Tracy Walker with Four Notebook Cover Designs
Paperblanks, the vancouver Canada based journal publisher with a focus on notebooks with elaborately printed covers celebrating world art, history and crafts just released their second collection of journals highlighting a Canadian Artist. Paperblanks calls these notebook collections highlighting Canadian art; Art of the North. The first artist treated to the Art of the North treatment was Canadian print maker Alistair Macready Bell.
Paperblanks choose four child and adult friendly mid-century inspired animal images by Tracy Walker; An elephant, a fox, an adult Robin with its chick and a Whale in love.
The Journals are available in two sizes: Midi (4-3/4 x 6-3/4 Inch) and Mini(3-3/4 x 5-1/2 Inch). All styles have rounded corners, an elastic band closure and storage pocket on the inside back cover. Paperblanks continues to make its good paper quality even better with 85 gsm weight paper, a lot of the competition is using 60-70 gsm for regular journals. All journals are available in lined paper and the journals with the Elephant and Whale covers are also available in blank paper. Journals are smythe-sewn and open flat.
These journals make a great vacation or travel journal for kids especially because of the strength of the Paperblanks binding, that will stand up to rougher treatment. That said the art of Tracy Walker definitely brings out the kid in everyone and especially adults with an affinity for mid-century inspired design are sure to appreciate the joyful simplicity of Tracy Walker's artwork.
Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), with a Paperblanks Anniversary Journal
Paperblanks uses its notebook covers as a canvas to celebrate the worlds history, culture and art. Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor has influenced many and of course his sculpture of the Thinker is even more famous, than the artist himself. Paperblanks offers an Ultra(7 x 9 inch) and a Midi (5 x 7 Inch) size journal in both blank and lined paper. Paper is extra special at a 120 gsm weight. Each journal has a nice period antiqued metal clasp closure. These hard cover bound journals have an excerpt of a letter from Rodin to his contemporary the poet Rilke on the front cover and an image of the Thinker with the Signature of Rodin on the back. Based on the fact that last years Paperblanks Shakespeare special anniversary edition sold out quickly, these handsome journals may not be around that long. If you love Rodin or the image of the thinker this journal is a must have.
New from Paperblanks, The Nova Stella Collection of Journals
Paperblanks continues to unearth amazing book bindings from museums, libraries and private collections around the world. Stars have captured our imagination since the dawn of time, so much so that we reach for the stars when we try to imagine what was impossible before. The cover design for the new Paperblanks Nova Stella Collection was taken from the 1789 binding of Missale Sacri Ordinis by the Italian publisher Octavio Puccinelli. The brocaded design in gold manages to be intricate and sparse at the same time by leaving ample space around the center star design, allowing it to shine. These journals are the perfect reminder to stay focused on our own guiding star of inspiration and are a beautiful companion for the exploration of our own galaxies of ideas. The Nova Stella collection is available in three cover designs, Nox, a dark brown background; Solis, a golden yellow background and Astra, a midnight blue background. The Series is offered in Paperblanks full range of five sizes and in both blank and lined paper. Clearly Paperblanks has high hopes for this collection and they should, the Nova Stella journals have us all starry eyed!
Great Artists Equal Great Inspiration
Paperblanks celebrates William Shakespeare, Johan Sebastian Bach and William Butler Yeats.
Paperblanks, the Vancouver Canada based Publisher of quality journals celebrating the world's cultural heritage, is honoring three great artists with their very own journals: William Shakespeare, the composer Johan Sebastian Bach and the Irish Poet William Butler Yeats.
The three Journals are part of the Paperblanks Embellished Manuscript Collection, a series of journals with a magnetic flap closure and a sample of writing in the artists' own hand on the cover. The magnetic flap features the artists' signature. The exception is the Shakespeare journal which rocks a very cool period looking magnetic brass hook to close the journal
The Paperblanks William Shakespeare Journal is available for a limited time only and coincides with the 400th anniversary of the bard's death(1564-1616). Shakespeare's identity is still a source of disagreement and much speculation and Paperblanks steps right into the debate by embossing an excerpt of the play Sir Thomas More on the cover. The back of the journal features the familiar face of Shakepeare, which may or may not be him. (debate amongst thyselves)
For the J.S. Bach Journal, Paperblanks choose an excerpt of Bach Cantata BWV112, which is based on Psalm 23. This Psalm is beloved by both Christians and Jews from all denominations: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." will be familiar to most. j.S. Bach was incredibly productive, he wrote over 300 Cantatas alone, in addition to his great choral works. He was known to work long caffeine infused hours. Yes, the coffee quote we added to the image of the Bach journal is really a quote by Bach, the baroque master composer.
W.B.Yeats Paperblanks Journal, shows an excerpt of his Easter 1916 poem, which Yeats wrote as he wrestled with the violent 1916 Irish uprising against the British. Three of the four stanza's end in the hauntingly beautiful line: "A terrible Beauty is born" We choose a more familiar quote for our Yeats Journal image, because we are pretty friendly around here.
The Paperblanks Shakespeare Journal comes in two sizes, Ultra which is 7 by 9 inches and Midi which is 5 by 7 inches. Both sizes are available in Lined and blank paper. The Paperblanks Bach journal is available in Ultra size, in lined and blank paper and Mini size, which measures 4 by 5-1/2 inches in lined only. Lastly, the Paperblanks Yeats journal is available in Ultra and Mini size in lined paper.
You can view all journals in the Paperblanks Embellished Collection here.
New Paperblanks Journal for Valentines
Love and writing go together like … a beautiful journal and a terrific Pen. Introducing Paperblanks new Lace Allure Journals: Black Lace on a Red Back Ground is called The Paperblanks Rouge Boudoir series and has a little bit of a dark side. Available in Midi 5 x 7 inch , Slim 3-1/2 x 7 inch and Mini 3-3/4 x 5-1/2 inch. We pared a Midi with a Ten Design Roller Stylus in Gold, with a Schneider Topball 850 rollerball refill fine point. This Pen won the Newsweek informal office survey of most comfortable rollerball thanks to its six sided barrel. Ten Design Rollerball Pen-Stylus is also available in silver and black.
Paperblanks Lace Allure also has a white lace on a black background design, which Paperblanks named Ivory Veil. Paperblanks Ivory Veil Journals are available in three sizes: Ultra Format 7 x 9 inch, Midi 5 x 7 inch and Mini 3-3/4″ x 5-1/2 inch
Paperblanks Lace Allure also has what we feel makes a great wedding set. A Guest book 9 x 7″ landscape format and an accordion storage box which is perfect for all the loose papers photos mementos and yes invoices and agreements that come with celebrating and organizing a wedding.
New Paperblanks Journals: The Magical world of Mila Marquis
On a gloomy day in Portland Oregon imagine the delight at the Lovenotebooks.com office about the bright and dreamy new Paperblanks journals with cover art by German artist Mila Marquis.
Mila clearly believes in Magic, her images are lighter than air, allowing your ideas to float from one cloud to the next. Intense beautiful bright colors are sure to inspire and chase away the gloom. Paperblanks has produced 4 different cover designs with Mila Marquis' artwork from left to right, Valentina, Sweet Compassion, Joyous Springtime and Poppy Field. Paperblanks offers them in their Midi size only 4-3/4″ by 6-3/4 " all of them have the exquisite print quality, that Paperblanks is known for. The journals are smythe-sewn and open flat. Each Mila Marquis journal has a page marker and a pocket on the inside back cover. Journals close with an elastic band. Nice detail on these new Paperblanks journals are the rounded corners. Each journal has 176 pages of sustainable paper. We find the paper resists bleed and feathering well with most pens. They are sturdy and will stand up well to being carried around. In short a delightful addition to the Paperblanks journal line-up and perhaps the perfect Valentines day gift.
Paperblanks Jane Austin Notebooks Review
Paperblanks introduces Jane Austin Journals
Just in time for the Holidays Paperblanks has introduced new notebooks celebrating the work and life of beloved novelist Jane Austin. The English novelist did not achieve fame in her lifetime, but her examinations of domestic issues, romance, marriage and her sense of humor have made her a widely read, translated and taught author. Of course most of us know her from the movie versions of her novels, where actors get to go period and try out their best English accents.
Paperblanks published two sizes the 144 page Ultra 7 x 9″ and the mini which measures 4 x 5-1/2″ and has 176 pages. Each journal also has the magnetic flap closure, which we know is very popular with Paperblanks users.
For the cover Paperblanks imprinted and embossed a reproduction from the manuscript of the 1818 novel Persuasion and for the back a period drawing of Jane Austin, which was drawn by her sister.
All the usual features are present such as the storage pocket on the inside back cover, a ribbon page marker, high quality paper and the high standard of finish and quality Paperblanks is known for.
To quote good old Jane: How quick come the reasons for approving what we like! A great gift for an (aspiring) writer.
Here today Gone Tomorrow: Rare Paperblanks Journals
Paperblanks, the Vancouver Canada based publisher of top flight journals with covers inspired by our worlds heritage, introduces a lot of new styles each year. This means we also have to say goodbye to some styles. We have limited stock remaining on all of these styles and started a new category on lovenotebooks.com to make them easy to find. Click to view rare Paperblanks Journals Here
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Earlier this week, Glenn Reynolds, known online as Instapundit, published an op-ed inUSA Today about why he recently quit Twitter. He didn't hold back, writing:
"[I]f you set out to design a platform that would poison America's discourse and its politics, you'd be hard pressed to come up with something more destructive than Twitter."
What really caught my attention, however, is when Reynolds begins discussing the advantages of the blogosphere as compared to walled garden social media platforms.
He notes that blogs represent a loosely coupled system, where the friction of posting and linking slows down the discourse enough to preserve context and prevent the runaway reactions that are possible in tightly coupled systems like Twitter, where a tweet can be retweeted, then retweeted again and again, forming an exponential explosion of pure reactive id.
As a longtime blogger myself, Reynolds's op-ed got me thinking about other differences between social media and the blogosphere…
Cal has some interesting thoughts on blogging versus social media which I've been seeing more and more about in the past several months. In addition to the major efforts by the people taking up the IndieWeb philosophies (of which I recognize several people in the comments section on the post, though they all appear as pingbacks because Cal apparently doesn't yet support the prettier webmention specification), I've been seeing more people I don't know directly talking about these ideas in the wild. I've only recently begun to tag some of these occurrences on my site with the tags slow social and blogosphere revival though many other examples are assuredly hiding untagged this year and last.
He almost lays out an interesting thesis for the idea of "slow social" which is roughly something I've been practicing for nearly 4+ years. While I maintain my personal website mostly for my own benefit as an online commonplace book, I also use it as a place to post first everything I write on the web and only then syndicate it to social media sites. The little extra bit of friction keeps my reposts, likes, and other related micro-posts (or is it micro-aggressions?) to a relative minimum compared to the past.
I've also noticed a lot more intentionality and value coming out of people who are writing their own posts and replies on their personal websites first. Because it appears on a site they own and which is part of their online identity, they're far more careful about what and how they write. Their words are no longer throw-away commentary for the benefit of a relatively unseen audience that comes and goes in a rushing stream of content on someone else's social site.
I hope this blogging renaissance continues apace. It also doesn't escape my notice that I'm serendipitously reading this article right after having seen New Clues by David Weinberger and Doc Searls


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Despair and mourning after the election of a hostile President is part of the push-pull of American politics. But resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and defeat of outrageous proposals even in perilous times. Even progressive presidents sometimes require massive protest to induce policy decisions, for example, Obama and the Indigenous protests against the Dakota pipeline, one modern example of resistance built on earlier actions on specific issues. Resistance sometimes fails but it often works even if it does not achieve all of the movement's goals.


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Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (BBRG) was presented by SlackTide on March 10, 2017, so this will be brief. I don't love the idea of re-submissions only eight months later, so I won't count this toward my annual quota. But I think there are some nuances to point out, and that it's timely to revisit this microcap. For this write-up, I will not address the quasi-activism by TAC Capital, nor the company's February 2017 announcement that it would "explore alternatives to enhance shareholder value" as I have never viewed either of them as material considerations.
Since BBRG was posted on VIC in March, the company has reported three quarters of results. While SSS remain weak (down 2.9% YTD), EBITDA has increased by 24% YTD. The thesis is that a baseline for EBITDA has been set, and with the stock down 39% this year, it is too cheap at 3.7x LTM EBITDA and 5x FCFE.
BBRG pursued an aggressive/foolish leasing strategy during its growth phase, whereby it accepted lease incentives in the form of large upfront cash payments. So BBRG signed many leases where the trade-off for an upfront cash rebate were payments over the life of the lease that are above the industry average, as a % of sales. Essentially, they pulled-forward cash out of their lease arrangements, as a form of financing. The cash proceeds were then re-invested into new locations, most of which are in malls. The abnormally high ongoing lease expense has been exacerbated by the company's decline in sales. Further, this negative working capital cycle created by this strategy is now unwinding, as the company is no longer signing new leases and thus not receiving upfront cash. Finally, even accounting for the cash rebates, the company signed several leases that were too expensive for their revenue base over the last few years. It was a bad combination of aggressive financing arrangements and just plain bad lease deals. Notably, the CEO who led this charge left the company at the end of 2015.
As the accounting works, the amortization of these lease incentives is deducted from the Occupany expense on income statement, however it remains a cash outflow – this is now inflating the company's reported "income statement" EBITDA. I have made adjustments to account for this lease incentive amortization with all of my references to EBITDA so that it reflects the true cash economics of the business. I felt this was fully understood and discounted at under $4 per share, but apparently not.
With this piper now being paid, BBRG shares have become unusually cheap to this Adjusted EBITDA. Several years of declining SSS and EBITDA are the culprit, however EBITDA has turned demonstrably of late. LTM EBITDA is now 16% ahead of 2016; YTD EBITDA is up 24% versus 2016; and 2Q + 3Q 2017 EBITDA is double what it was for the same quarters of 2016. Despite revenue declines, I believe there is more margin improvement to be had. The table below lays out the numbers, in comparison to the three best comparable companies in my judgement. They're not perfect, but they illustrate the delta in margins.
Note that I adjust EBITDA for the "lease incentive" portion that is amortized (and deducted) from the expense item on the income statement. Therefore my Adjusted EBITDA is lower than what would appear in company screens.
As shown above, BBRG's margins are improving but remain too low:
Food costs are line with its peers, and this is good news. While they are certainly price-takers, they're not in purgatory with regard to this line time
Labor/Operating/G&A expense has improved some, but I believe there is more to follow. It remains too high
They have several bad leases and cash flow-negative stores from which they are exiting. So far, they have exited 5 stores this year, and I expect 5 or so additional closures next year. Finally, I believe there are selective opportunities for price concessions where leases that are up for renewal imminently (say 1-2 years out). Many of the malls they are in are even more price-takers than is BBRG
I think item 2 above will continue to show modest improvement. And while there is not much they can do about most of their leases (they are stuck with above-market rent in most places), there will be marginal improvement there as a % of revenue. For comparison's sake, below is comp table – I added KONA for another perspective, namely because it is also a microcap with debt. And for comic relief.
There is not a lot to like about this group, and BBRG in particular. BBRG has suffered a horrendous multi-year slide in SSS (-5.2%, -2.8%, -5.0%, -2.8% from 2016 back to 2013), and one must go back to 2012 to hit flat/positive comp sales. In addition, the company recently required a waiver to their bank agreement, after threatening to trip a lease-adjusted leverage ratio – the lease capitalization pushed over what was a tight convenant, and it seems clear the banks want out of this one. One of the concessions was to move up the maturity from November 2019 to December 1, 2018. I have low concern over the company's ability to work out a new financing arrangement, likely with cash flow sweeps, which I expect in weeks to two months.
Next, the CFO departed for personal reasons in September (I am satisfied with what I have been told regarding this). Finally, one of the few analysts still following the company, from Piper Jaffray, downgraded the stock upon the CFO announcement. To the positive, the company filled the role within a month, luring back a BBRG veteran (ten years as VP-Finance / Accounting) who had recently left the company.
From the announcement of the beginning of the bank waiver discussions until now, the stock has been cut in half. In between, they have reported two quarters that have reinforced my thesis. I project that BBRG can achieve a 6% Adjusted EBITDA margin run-rate, on a sales base of $380M (pro forma for restaurant closures) by mid-2018. This generates EBITDA of $23M and free cash flow to the equity of $9M, representing 3.1x EBITDA and a 25% FCFE yield. This assumes an annual capex budget of $8M, which includes maintenance; continuation of their ongoing refurbishment program; and zero new stores. This also assumes continued negative 2-3% comps for another year, followed by a leveling-off toward flat. Remember, some negative-margin stores have been cut, with those benefits to be seen over coming quarters. In addition, there is still room for expense improvement for the better locations, and the company has shown modest gains there over the last two quarters. So coming from such a low base, there is still room to push margins upward. I think the shares are too cheap to ignore.
-- Continued SSS declines
-- Bank maturity on December 1, 2018
-- Bank Debt Refinancing
I have been trying to understand why the comps have been trending negative for 5 years. One thing that I have noticed is the rise of the quasi-local chain. For example, in Ohio, I have noticed restaurants such as The Rail and Burntwood Tavern near several of their locations with much better Yelp ratings. Antecdotally these restaurants seem to be much busier than the old national chains. Do you have any thoughts on whether this dynamic is impacting Bravo and Brio and if it is a permanent secular trend? I've also wondered if this dynamic is skewing Knapp Track and Black Box.
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it's a combination of reasons. lots of bad locations in bad malls, suffering from traffic declines. this doesn't fully explain it, but you're beginning to see more vibrant concepts like BJ's suffer, as well as the gold standard CAKE (which has had negative traffic trends for a long time, they've managed to offset by pushing price - that's no longer possible).
the brands are also a little tired. it has a pretty old demographic, and they've only recently begun to try to gently transition to a younger crowd. this is tricky, as older folks remain the core customer and they don't like the change, but it must be done. the Coastal bar remodels are one way, small menu changes are another. it's not easy. so i think the dynamic you point out will be a persistent headwind.
as far as pure Italian comps, Olive Garden is tough as they have an enormous advertising budget. Maggiano's (Brinker) hung in there until 2015 when it began comping down and so far this year that slide is accelerating. Carrabba's (Bloomin' Brands) has been sliding for years, and that is also accelerating.
Romano's Macaroni Grill has changed hands many times over the years and just filed BK -- locations have gone from 153 at the end of 2014 to 93 company-owned now. AUV is $1.9M (versus $2.9 for Bravo and $3.9M for Brio), and their LTM EBITDA for August 2017 was minus $12M. Romano's projects a restaurant-level operating profit of 10%, after many store closures and a halt in SSS declines -- right now, their restaurant-level operating profit is 1%.
i bring up Romano's because BBRG has an LTM restaurant-level operating profit of 11%, and it has not yet benefited from rolling off of bad leases and other closures. and it has only begun to see other margin improvement. i think people will be surprised to see how healthy and profitable the core locations are, even now.
so to summarize, it's worrisome. and it's tiny, no one cares, there's not even enough votes here to even rate the idea. i don't blame anyone for that. the 3Q comps were bad, even after adjusting for hurricanes. 1Q and 2Q had been ok, for them anyway. i think it's priced for doom, as exemplified by the tags here "looks like a zero" and "rainforest cafe" -- i have the other side. i like the price and i think it gets re-financed shortly.
Robert Earl (Planet Hollywood) filed, I was chuckling at the irony of the rainforest cafe tag ... who knows, there's been an activist in this one previously, that surely didn't help last time.
I realize it's tiny, no one cares and I'm talking to myself. I just thought I'd post.
|Re: 13D
I follow it. I hate management as I believe that they are inept. It amazed me when the old CEO got a better job to destroy another restaurant company.
|Re: Re: 13D
company sold at $4.05, cash offer. done at 5.3x LTM EBITDA, no 4Q report out yet (i think it was decent, probably representing improved EBITDA).
i don't know if mgmt keeps their jobs, but they are the kind to entrench themselves while continuing in their quest to suck as much as possible. 76% return since initiation, but it is still theft. three 13Ds in the fold, stock traded heavy volume yesterday at the buyout level.


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Busy offseason shows these are not the Clippers of yore
They added likely starters Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick as well as rookie shooting guard Reggie Bullock to a perimeter cast that already featured Jamal Crawford (who deserved to win the Sixth Man award last season), Willie Green and Matt Barnes. It is not unlike the formula that defined the Celtics and liberated Rajon Rondo to become an elite point guard under Rivers.
Will they fill out their frontline? Will they bond to challenge the Spurs and Thunder? As important as those issues will be, they are less important than the rhetorical question that promises to be asked throughout the inspired season to come: Can you believe these are Donald Sterling's Clippers?


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Abhay:[Abhay asked Ranveer to have seat Oberoi brothers notice Ranveer]Have a seat I'll get water for you[Abhay walks into the kitchen]
Shivaay:[Oberoi brothers came near Ranveer and Shivaay asked]What brings you here,Ranveer?[Abhay came back with a glass of water and handed it to Ranveer]
Abhay:[Abhay noticed Ranveer was wearing civilian clothes so he asks]You are wearing civilian clothes so is this casual visit or official one? And by the way congratulations for your promotion ACP Ranveer Singh Randhawa[Ranveer smiled at Abhay]
Ranveer:honestly I didn't thought that I would have got back this position this sooner after whatever stunts I pulled with Oberois[Abhay interrupted him]
Abhay:[Abhay said with a joyful voice]and here we are again a dashing ACP and a rookie lawyer
Rudra:[Rudra was confused]wait a minute I thought you were ACP then what's this promotion back story [Abhay answered Rudra as he thought that it would have been difficult for Ranveer to answer this]
Abhay:[Abhay sat beside Ranveer on sofa opposite to which Oberoi brothers were sitting and said]After Ranveer's fake marriage drama and the Daksh things were gone public DGP set an inquiry on him by the time enquiry completed investigation Ranveer managed to prove his innocence and was transferred and when he was transferred back here he was promoted[Abhay looks at Ranveer and says]why are here but you should be celebrating your promotion[Ranveer chuckled at Abhay's words]
Ranveer:[Ranveer looks at Abhay and says]I got a day off today so I thought that I should check on you[Ranveer looks at Shivaay and says]and that's why I am here but didn't expected you to drop by but it's good that we met here.Saved me a visit to Oberoi mansion.[Abhay got confused Ranveer looked at everyone's faces one by one and said]Roop is dead[Shivaay,Omkara and Rudra were shocked where as Abhay was feeling little guilty]
Abhay:[Abhay asked in low voice]when did she died?
Ranveer:[Ranveer hesitated for moment as he wasn't allowed to give full details about it but he thought what harm could it do telling all present there]her body was found this morning.She hanged herself from the ceiling three of the inmates confirm that she did it herself[Abhay interrupted]
Abhay:[he said with heavy sarcasm in his tone]and you believed in the fairy tale they told you I thought you were smarter than this[Ranveer defends himself ]
Ranveer:[Ranveer in obvious voice]what else I was suppose to do? I know Roop would never commit suicide but jailer has already submitted the report file is closed[Omkara interrupted Ranveer]
Omkara:[Omkara said with doubtful tone]you mean to say that she was murdered[Omkara looked at Ranveer and Ranveer looked at Abhay]
Abhay:[Abhay leaned forward keeping his elbows on his knees]where do you think Roop got all the money to buy that bunglow where she arranged a marriage,all of those security
Omkara:[Omkara tried to sound positive but he was not]maybe she must've taken it from Dad and chote papa
Abhay:[Abhay nodded in negative and said]she knew a lot of secrets of a lot of important people but she blackmailed them[Ranveer completed the rest of part for Oberoi brothers]
Ranveer:[Ranveer said in deep voice]Roop being jail means she would have let out all those secrets and just to avoid that someone murdered her in jail[Ranveer looked at Abhay with little amazement]
Shivaay:[All the Oberoi brothers stand up] I think we should leave now[Omkara,Rudra and Shivaay left from there]
Abhay:[as soon as Oberoi brothers left Abhay turned to Ranveer and said] I want to talk to you about Kapadia murder case[Ranveer was shocked,because no one was supposed to know until tomorrow that Kapadia murder case was assigned to Ranveer]
[son of a politician murdered Mr.Kapadia's son that case was first case Ranveer was assigned after his recent promotion and Abhay wanted to fight that case because the Defence lawyer i.e., lawyer of politician's son was Khurana.Khurana defeated Abhay in case where Abhay's client was innocent and Khurana manipulated the evidence and won the case Abhay swore that he would Khurana pay to let an innocent bear punishment for a crime that he never committed]
Ranveer:[Ranveer asked Abhay surprised tone]how the hell do you know about it?I was assigned the case just yesterday[Abhay had no interest in answering Ranveer]
Abhay:[Abhay called Amaya who was on upper floor and asked her to bring a file down to him Amaya brought the file handed it to Abhay]
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Food Integrity with New Analytical Technologies: Unlocking the Truth
|Date: November 14 2018, 13:45-14:15
Speaker: Amanda Manolis
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Austin, USA
Fraud in food and beverage products include misrepresentation or tampering with packaging and labelling; adulteration, normally replacing a higher quality, original material with one of lesser quality one or extending a product by adding an adulterant; and misrepresentation of product origin. Increased complexity in the food and beverage supply chain has provided greater opportunity for economically motivated food and beverage fraud. Consequently, legislation has been enacted globally to protect food and beverage products with respect to production processes and product labelling.
The combination of legislation and food fraud practices demand a reliable, high throughput and cost effective analytical techniques that can identify food and beverage products that are not what they are claimed to be. Detecting food and beverage fraud can be achieved using next generation sequencing and stable isotope fingerprints because these technologies can differentiate between food and beverage samples which otherwise share identical chemical or similar genetic composition. We briefly explore how these technologies really detect food and beverage fraud based on the unique problem you are trying to solve.
NMR-based Tools for Food Authenticity and Quality Control
|Date: November 14 2018, 13:45-14:15
Speaker: Andrea Steck
Bruker BioSpin GmbH, Ettlingen, Germany
Cases of food adulteration hit the headlines worldwide on a regular basis. Mislabelling of content or origin, substitution of high value ingredients by low-cost imitates, and additions of fillers or even potentially harmful components are typical fraudulent practices. By now, a majority of them is elaborate in order to circumvent conventional (targeted) analytical methods, and/or veiled within complex and global supply chains.
Analytical tools, suitable for effective prevention and enforcement of food fraud beyond single spot tests, optimally combine non-targeted fingerprint analysis and targeted quantification in one run, and are rapid, cost-effective and reliable likewise.
With its high-resolution 1H-NMR based food screening solutions, Bruker BioSpin GmbH provides unique solutions for authenticity and quality control developed in a joint effort with experts in the fruit juice, wine, and honey sector. The methodology uses comprehensive 1H-NMR spectra databases of authentic samples and multivariate statistics to generate models e.g. for geographical origin, botanical variety and different type of adulterations. Simultaneously, absolute quantification of a multitude of parameters (e.g. sugars, amino acids, fermentation markers) relevant for quality and authenticity are performed.
We invite you to learn more how this sophisticated technology is transformed into an automated push-button solution, and how it is applied in real life of food screening.
Testing of Flavour Inducing Volatiles and Off-Smells in Food and Beverages without Sample Pre-Treatment
|Date: November 14 2018, 18:10-18:40
Speaker: Thomas Wortelmann
G.A.S. mbH, Dortmund, Germany
Respecting the dramatically increasing demand in food quality control same as customer demands in a straightforward workflow same as in rugged analytical equipment with a high throughput; this presentation highlights the unique and enhanced capability of combining gas chromatography with ion mobility spectrometry in static headspace as hyphenated analytical metrology.
The applied physical working principles of both technologies assure maximum reliability and the second dimension of separation realized through the TOF-IMS allows full orthogonality so that co-eluting compounds and even isomers can be separated. The sensitivity of the detector lies in the low ppb-range for (off-) flavour inducing volatiles facilitating a direct sampling. By this sensory panels can be supported by a machine that works 24/7 providing impartial flavour documentation. This presentation gives an introduction into the technological set-up and insight into successful exemplary applications in the field of food & beverages quality control, authenticity and integrity.
Targeted Proteomics to Tackle the Difficult Ones: Authentication of Closely Related Species and Semi-Untargeted MS Approaches
|Date: November 15 2018, 08:15-08-45
Speaker: Jens Brockmeyer
Sciex, Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
Species authentication using DNA-based methods often still shows limitations when closely related species and mixtures thereof have to be analyzed. A relevant example is the differentiation of tuna species that, despite their close phylogenetic relationship, show significant differences in price and are therefore especially prone to fraud. To showcase the potential of food proteomics, we employed a bottom-up approach to identify specific marker peptides covering all eight relevant Thunnus and Neothunnus species as well as marker for Katsuwonus pelamis (bonito). In addition, several "group marker" covering different branches of the phylogenetic tree were identified to allow further confirmation.
Besides the identification of marker peptides specific for different species we detected peptides that are widely distributed in numerous different mammalian, bird or fish species ("global marker"). The relative quantitation of specific marker peptides and global markers allows for the identification of fraudulent blending e.g. in meat products without knowledge of the species used for adulteration and is in our opinion a very promising approach for future testing routines.
Metabolomic Profiling of Manuka Honey
|Date: November 15 2018, 08:15-08:45
Speaker: Emmanuel Sauvard
Agilent Technologies, France
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the quality, authenticity and impact on their health of the food they consume. Manuka honey is very popular in the UK because of its many properties, such as its antimicrobial power, and is not immune to consumer concerns. The quantity consumed today is not consistent with the production, hence growing concerns about its authenticity. There is also no methodology to characterize its benefits and there is no evidence that its integrity is preserved between production and consumption.
The work carried out aims to perform multivariate statistical comparisons of data from reference Manuka honeys and from different production sites. A Principal Component Analysis -PCA- was selected to conduct the study. Metabolomic profiles are taken into account as a source of data. The goal is to highlight the differences and establish a relevant predictive model.
A first selection of honeys is made -Gales, Manuka 24 and Nelson 100- in consideration of the observed antimicrobial activity, after a test in 10 replicates. The advantage of this approach lies in the fact that sample preparation is extremely limited and therefore of minimal inherent bias.
A method of analysis is developed, considering the complexity of the matrix, both in the number of its constituents and in its variability. The choice was HILIC stationary phase chromatography separation and time-of-flight mass spectrometry detection for the non-targeted and quadrupole tandem detection for the targeted approach. The separation tests in reverse phase chromatography prove to be insufficient for the characterization of the polar fraction and fewer than 30 characteristics unique to a group are found under these conditions.
Similarly, it does not make it possible to highlight all known markers of honeys as reported in the literature.
The data acquired using High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry and Time of Flight (HPLC MS QTOF) are processed automatically and locally with the tools of the Mass Hunter platform. The « Pro-finder » algorithm allows to isolate 2300 unique entities to honeys. Chemometrics then allows the relevant extraction of information and leads to the realization of a model. 40 tests in positive and negative mode were done. Honeys are then differentiable via the « Mass Profiler Professional » software platform.
However, the study must be completed to determine the « true » honeys of the « false », to say those that have undergone alteration and / or modifications. Targeted analysis is used to search for known markers of honeys. Methyl-gyloxal, 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural, Methyl-Syringate and Leptosperin are analyzed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (HPLC / MS TQ). The data are added in the established model. Their treatment shows a correlation between the presence of the markers and some of the honeys tested. Honeys are differentiated, and their quality checked against markers.
The predictive character of the extended model – targeted and untargeted data – is evaluated on 9 sets of samples. The results show that:
- The authenticity of honey is established with a risk of error of 2%;
- The origin of the places of production is differentiated between New Zealand, Europe, Argentina and Mexico;
- The risk of error on the brand of honey is 32%.
This first study should be completed with a larger population of samples to test and validate the model and increase its accuracy by taking into account a larger number of replicates.


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The volunteer registration system, now called For Information & Scheduling Teams, is live and you can register by clicking this big button:
SET-up & strike
During the set-up (pre-event operations such as build, production, power, city planning, etc): We raise a city from the ground up. Harsh conditions, intense labour and work hours. It is extremely rewarding, you'll create in few days connections that will be stronger than any others. When everyone on site works their ass of towards one goal: this weird Utopia called Nowhere.
During strike : We've had our fun, but it's also time to stick to our principles. We strike all structures, clean and chase down every last piece of moop until there is nothing besides a blank canvas.
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We also have some other roles available to help plan and produce Nowhere. If you would like to get more involved that way then one of the roles below might be perfect for you. Take a look at the list below to see what we need right now and contact the associated email address.
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A lots of hands are needed in a variety of roles to keep things running smoothly during the event! Use the For Information & Scheduling Teams system to sign up! or go to NoInfo during the event.
We always need Nomads, Gate Crew, Interpreters, Sound/Light/Power, La Cantina crew etc. but we also have quite a few year round roles if you would like to get more involved, or want to do something different than last year – the list below is what is currently up for grabs so if anything sounds interesting to you, please contact the email next to the role.
Build Strike Design Management Roles
- Strike Co-Leads – Oversee Nowhere being put into boxes and cleared away from site after the event – firstname.lastname@example.com
- Strike Leave No Trace Co Lead – The purpose of this role is to oversee a team of volunteers who together ensure that once event has finished there really is No Trace. Either organising line sweeping for MooP (matter out of place) or teaching volunteers how to assist people using the W&R (Waste and Recycling Zone) there are many ways to ensure the field is restored to its original state. It will require somebody who is available to stay until the end of strike for up to 10 days. – email@example.com
- Build Leads – Head up teams of people building various structures – email@example.com
City Planning Roles
- Signage Lead – Want to know where you're going on site? So does everyone else! Design, plan and map out where our signs should go – firstname.lastname@example.com
Gate, Greeter & Perimeter Roles
- Perimeter Co-Lead – Walk around the site at night with cool night vision and heat vision technology – firstname.lastname@example.com
- Greeters Lead & Co-Lead – Welcome Nobodies home, spread cheer (and information) as people arrive – email@example.com
Finance Roles
- Barrios FineAnts lead – The person that help liase with the barrios presale and all the money related matters between Norg and barrios. – email@example.com
- Bus co-lead (habla español) – You will be in charge of the bus operations with Caroline and Hécate, with a special focus on tasks that require communications with the bus company, bus drivers (calls, invoices, facturas). Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com !
Production Roles
- Sanitation Co-Lead (habla español) – Ayude a contratistas de inodoros haciéndoles saber lo peor primero – email@example.com
Participant Wellness Roles
- Site Infrastructure Operations (Si-Ops) Co-Lead – Event time site management, dealing with structures, deliveries, and general operation of the event – email@example.com
Sound Light and Power Roles
- Event-time Power Lead – Manage the team of Power Rangers that maintains Nowhere's power grid and keeps electricity flowing throughout the event – firstname.lastname@example.com
Volunteer Roles
- Cantina co-lead – Plan and run the crew kitchen, organise delicious meals for hungry volunteers so they will be forever grateful – email@example.com
- On-site volunteers need to purchase a ticket.
- Nowhere volunteers are required to follow our Code of Conduct
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With a 3 hour windy journey out of Chaing Mai through the forest and National Parks of Thailand you reach the famous laid back town of Pai. When I say laid back try going back to 60-70s UK, where no one has a care in the world. For a busy couple of weeks, Pai is a perfect getaway to laze around all day. But a must to party the night away and have a go on a scooter.
Scooters are the only real way to travel in Pai, yes you can walk but with 100bht/ day who can really say no. Even being a bit 'special' on the bike at first, you can pick it up rather quickly- especially when the roads are so easy.
Travelling by scooters you can pop and see the waterfalls, elephants, sunsets, paddy fields, hot springs, hill tribes, canyons and great coffee shops- well it is surrounded by coffee plantations!