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A Sydney man has surrendered to police after spending six and a half hours on a roof in a stand-off with officers.
The 22-year-old ran from police when they attempted to speak with him around 3:15pm (AEDT) yesterday.
He fled to nearby houses and was spotted on a roof on Beaumetz Way in Matraville.
After marathon negotiations with police and an acquaintance of the man, he came down and was arrested.
He was taken to Maroubra police station and is expected to be charged with several offences including, malicious damage, trespass, warrants and matters relating to a previous incident.
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These population increases and rising demand for real estate have meant that it's almost impossible to afford a house in Australia's major cities. With the desire for inner city living still going strong, people are replacing the dream of living in a house with an apartment.
Australians are discovering the joys of having no lawns to mow, no wasted space to heat, cool, clean and furnish and often a far greater sense of security and community. As more people live in closer quarters, and often with less access to natural light, it is important to consider how these new living arrangements affect our general health and wellbeing in the context of 'Human-Centric Lighting'.
Lighting impacts on our moods considerably throughout the day. Architects understand that natural light through windows has a calming effect on our emotions, particularly in the context of multi-residential housing where generous outdoor space is often not as easily accessible. A balance can be achieved with significant advances in LED technology delivering warm light similar to the effect incandescents have comforted us with for decades.


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This morning a London train was stopped all of a sudden and the passengers were confused about it.
Later, they came to know that a man in a different carriage was scaring the shit out of other passengers. When the train approached Wimbledon station, the male passenger decided to loudly read out passages from the Bible, just in case other people hadn't heard the word of God that morning.
According to some people on social media, this particular individual said at one point: "Death is not the end." The Richmond and Twickenham Times said he was also reciting passages about gay people.
A witness told the newspaper: "I specifically heard him say things about homosexuality and sex before marriage being sins and how we had to repent for our sins, the lord gave his son for our sins et cetera. I sort of zoned out a little after that as I had no interest in listening to him."
People started getting scared as due to the fear caused by terror attacks around the world, including the recent Parsons Green tube explosion. The man continues reciting parts of the Bible. A man named Ian told the BBC he yelled at the gentleman to stop because he was scaring people, then 'the guy stopped and stood there with his head down'.
You don't want to witness such things on a Tuesday morning, or any morning for that matter.
As soon as the word spread the commotion traveled to other carriages, people unaware of the situation feared the worst and decided to leave before waiting to see what would happen.
The situation that happened next was described as a 'crush' as other passengers 'self-evacuated' and started running along the railway tracks.
For the passengers safety, the rail power lines were cut to ensure no one got hurt and caused an estimated 12 hours' worth of delays.
A SWR spokesperson said: "South Western Railway's control centre received an emergency call from a driver in the Wimbledon area stating that a passenger got out of a train and on to the track, before it reached the station.
"Because of this it was necessary to turn off the current in the area, it has since been restored to most lines."
A British Transport Police spokesperson told the Metro: 'We were called at 8.31am today to Wimbledon after reports of a disturbance on a train to Waterloo. Passengers evacuated themselves onto the tracks. BTP attended and are carrying out enquiries at present. No one was injured and no arrests have been made."
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I think I've always done a reasonably good job of making healthy muffins for Fin's breakfast. But since he's become a muffin fiend recently, I've been making an extra effort to make sure they are packed full of protein, fruits and vegetables – and a limited amount of processed flours and sugars. No small feat, I tell ya.
Here are three recent muffin attempts that turned out really well…
Peanut Butter Quinoa Muffins
Adapted from this recipe from The Curvy Carrot, these were a huge hit – both with Fin and Dane. Super moist and packed with all the good stuff.
1. Whisk together dry ingredients.
- 2 cups quinoa, cooked
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
2. Mix together wet ingredients (I used the stand mixer).
- 1/4 cup applesauce (or baby food squash – I've made it both ways)
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup milk (I used whole for Fin, but otherwise would have used skim or soy milk)
- 1 egg
- 2 overripe bananas, mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla
3. Combine wet/dry ingredients. Scoop into muffin trays (I used minis for Fin). Bake 25 minutes at 350 for regular sized muffins; and about half that time for mini muffins.
Banana Quinoa Muffins
Adapted from this recipe from Foodtastic Mom. Just made these yesterday morning, and the verdict? "Nummy," according to Fin. Now, he also says that about his bathwater and cardboard boxes so I probably shouldn't get too excited about it. But Dane agrees (about the muffins, not the bathwater) and his palate is a bit more refined.
1. Whisk together dry ingredients.
- 1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 tbsp wheat bran
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
2. Mix together wet ingredients (first cream the butter/sugar, then add everything else).
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3-4 overripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup quinoa cooked
- 1/2 cup baby food squash (applesauce or Greek yogurt would also work well)
3. Combine wet/dry ingredients. Scoop into muffin trays (I used minis for Fin). Bake 20 minutes at 375 for regular sized muffins; and 10-15 minutes for mini muffins.
Mini Quiche
Adapted from so many different recipes that I lost track. I was hopeful that the muffin shape would trick Fin into eating something that wasn't actually a muffin, but no dice. He actually gagged. But fortunately I find them quite tasty so they won't go to waste.
1. Whisk together 5 eggs and 1/2 cup milk.
2. Stir in your mix-ins (I used some leftover breakfast sausage, roasted broccoli and shredded cheese).
3. Scoop into mini muffin trays. Bake 15 minutes at 375.


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Shawn Lebert Says This past Wednesday, Konami set loose Zombie Apocalypse for both the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, which infected consoles everywhere. Heavily inspired by retro favorites like Smash TV and Robotron 2084, this roughly 300 MB post-apocalyptic world arrives nearly two decades later. Does it become a contemporary successor or a mindless clone or…could it possibly be both?
For $10 on either Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, you can dive straight into the arcade gore-fest by yourself, with up to a four-player multiplayer locally or online.
For those who need a brief pick-me-up and have no idea what Smash TV was, the game was about single or cooperative play, the latter was advised, which players would be stuck in a four-cornered room to battle onslaughts of enemies that would arrive randomly through doors upon each wall. The gamer had to survive the room until the game decided that you passed the level. The story, of course, centered around a game show, as viewers watched to see how long competitors could last. Think Arnold Schwarzenegger's film Running Man or the very recent Death Race, where the latest global, family entertainment was nothing but quick cash over orchestrated genocide.
Zombie Apocalypse runs along that idea – aside from the societal meanings over the corrupted minds of ones who suffer post-apocalyptical traumatic experiences – and makes it a very mindless, very repetitive, yet very fun action shooter that serves a basic purpose and does it successfully.
This arcade title is an exact reiteration to what we saw decades ago, except for the addition of killer zombies and high definition. The developers don't stray away from the omniscient, bird's eye view camera angle, making sure everyone sees a piece of the action from every direction. Unlike the flat interiors from Smash TV, Zombie Apocalypse provides distinct areas on the exterior varying from amusements parks to junkyards. The locales aren't boring areas to look at either: objects pop out in the foreground and back, making the environments stand out in the heat of the battle that you're caught within.
There are a total of four survivors to choose from. Three of which are your generic looking men with generic appearing job titles, and luckily provided is a female for the minority just in case you feel left out without a similar gender. It's reminiscent a bit from Left 4 Dead, but that's where Valve hit the stereotypes for zombie outbreaks on the nose. As there are survivor types, there are also different zombie types. They aren't all just shuffling undead, as there are some that love throwing daggers at you, heavy-set construction workers, or radioactive kamikaze ones with dynamite. The further you go, the more you'll experience a diverse range of the dead and you have to put your thinking cap on to remind yourself of the differences in enemy attacks while they all attack at once.
The levels in Zombie Apocalypse range from freakin' easy to insanely overwhelming. That's exactly what is needed. Overall, the gamer will go through 55 levels of undead dread. Each level gets progressively harder with more zombies on screen and becomes much, much longer to survive the wave. All you have to do is survive. Simple, right? This is one big strategy of a game, believe it or not. You must think on the tip of your toes as zombies leap into the battlefield in all directions, and as well as, bursting from underneath your feet.
Don't think of this as an articulate zombie shooter, like Left 4 Dead or Resident Evil. It's an exaggerated form of fun, characterized with a myriad of weaponry that randomly pops up on the field for bonus pick-ups. There's no complicated way to fire your weapon. With the right analog stick, simply aim in the direction you want to shoot and that's it. No aiming, no accuracy needed. So it might seem much easier to take out hordes of them without the pressure of becoming exhausted from an impossible amount of zombies showing up. Each character is equipped with a teddy bear – or similar pipe bomb from the famous Left 4 Dead – when once thrown, will trigger any zombie that's around to follow it, distracting them from the survivors, which results in them being blown away with a secret explosive inside. You'll come to find that the package does include a few comedic moments with reactions from survivors or the exploding teddy bear screaming "Tickle me! My favorite color is red, what's yours—" KABOOMing at just the right moment to make you laugh.
Fifty-five levels of this is quite a lot, but there are even a few more delicious incentives after playing through the main game. Another mode in particular is entitled "7 Days of Hell" and is an exaggerated version of the main game. There's no need to explain what's involved, it's just hell. The big fun and replay value in this scoring the biggest number on the leader boards. The best way to land a good number is to consistently kill zombies and spend less time dying. An extra bonus is saving innocent people who stumble on the site and need five-second assistance so the chopper comes to take them away. It's that simple but attempting to remain that long in the game can be troublesome when you realize how much you have to deal with on screen at once.
Zombie Apocalypse does accomplish what it's set out to be. You'll get most of the experience playing with friends, screaming for help or to get that power up. It doesn't really do anything wrong as it is a simple yet effective arcade title.
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VOIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol, replaced the old copper wiring and switches that created a circuit between the caller and the person being called. This technology was mature and fairly reliable, but inefficient. Thousands and thousands of copper wires had to be run from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood, city to city, county to county – and continent to continent! There had to be a pair of copper wires for every call that needed to go from one place to another.
The modern solution to this problem uses data networks that allow information – like your audio conversation – to be broken up into packets and shipped over a shared network link. This is much more efficient for many reasons. Two are of particular importance. The first is utilization. If your neighbor's teenager calls his girlfriend and they hold the phone in silence, very little of the phone system's capacity is actually used. In the old circuit-switched scenario, two copper wires are used for a phone call, whether any one is talking or not.
The second reason this is more efficient is one of infrastructure. Instead of building two parallel networks, one for data and one for voice, we can unity the two networks and create a single network that costs considerably less to build out than the dual networks we were building before.
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- Welcome dinner at Stadshuskällaren Stockholm, including exclusive wine pairing
- Dinner at Michelin Restaurant Fagn, including exclusive wine pairing
- Farewell dinner at Michelin Restaurant Kadeau Copenhagen, including exclusive wine pairing
- Private tram ride in a vintage tram in Trondheim
- Exclusive RIB Boat Safari in Haugesund to lighthouse
- English speaking local guides for city tours
- Entrances as mentioned in the itinerary
- Flam railway experience
- Farm visit at Mølltunet.
- English-speaking Tour Director, an expert in all the destinations
- 17 nights in carefully selected 5 star luxury hotels. Overnight in suites, deluxe rooms or historic hotel rooms
- 17 breakfasts, Scandinavian buffet style
- 11 lunches, based upon two-course menus, including two drinks per person (soft drink, beer or wine at restaurants choice)
- 8 dinners based upon a three-course menus, including two drinks per person (soft drinks, beers or wine at restaurant's choice. Or wine package where recommended and specified in the program. Complimentary water, coffee and tea available)
- Porterage service in & out of all hotels
- Long-distance coach from day 3 – 5 & day 9 – 16 offers WIFI and water on coach. (All tours and transportation, as mentioned in the program, including one water per excursion and guest with local coaches)
- Norway in a nutshell combination train ticket, including the Flam railway
- Visits, excursions and entrances as mentioned in the programme conducted in private.
- Stockholm: Grand Hotel Stockholm
- Vadstena: Vadstena Klosterhotel
- Gothenburg: The Dorisa
- Oslo: Hotel Continental
- Trondheim: Britannia Hotel
- Ålesund: Storfjord Hotel
- Geiranger: Hotel Union
- Loen: Hotel Alexandra
- Bergen: Heritage Hotel Opus XVI
- Dragsholm: Dragsholm Castle Hotel
- Copenhagen: Nobis Hotel Copenhagen.
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This luxury tour is designed for the most discerning traveller and showcases some of the best accommodation and touring options available. Stay in beautiful and unique 5-star accommodations, ranging from castles, ex-monasteries and boutique hotels. Dine in exclusive Michelin-starred restaurants, experience unique and private excursions and travel throughout with an English-speaking Tour Director, an expert in all the amazing destinations you will visit.
Day 1: Stockholm Arrive into Stockholm airport, where you will be met by your private transfer and be taken to the majestic Grand Hotel, the first of many opulent stays on your tour of Scandinavia. Take the rest of the day to relax or take a short stroll along the waterfront to see some of the city's most famous sights. In the evening, enjoy the company of your travellers as you experience food for royalty at Stadshuskällaren, the restaurant responsible for events at Stockholm City Hall. Tonight, you will enjoy a three-course dinner identical to one that was served at the Nobel Banquet, which takes place after the Nobel Peace Prize. D
Day 2: Stockholm Europe is famous for many old towns, and arguably one of the finest is Gamla Stan. Dating back 750 years and home to some of Stockholm's most famous architectural landmarks including the Royal Palace, the leaning medieval buildings of Stortorget and Stockholm Cathedral. In the morning, a local guide will bring these striking buildings to life as you learn about the city's past. Rest of the day is at your own leisure, in the company of the wonderful city of Stockholm. B
Day 3: Stockholm - Vadstena As cosmopolitan Stockholm is left behind, enjoy the contrast as you drift into the nature of Sweden'sLake District, where the population is sparse, making way for nature's finest – alpine landscapes and wildlife. Also famous for its castles, enjoy a tour of Gripsholm Castle, built during the Renaissance and once a residence of the Swedish Royal family. Complemented by lunch at a historic inn, your day will finish with an overnight stay in an old monastery, pristinely located on the shoreline of a lake. BLD
Day 4: Vadstena - Gothenburg Your journey across the Swedish Lake District continues as a stop in Gränna, located on the shores of Lake Vättern to try Polkagirs, a traditional sweet created in the town in 1859. Continuing your culinary journey through the region, our drive takes us to the southern point of Lake Vättern to Jonkoping, where a local guide will help you explore the surrounding forest where you will be met with a range of local delicacies for a picnic. Onward travel to the coastal Gothenburg, famous for its Dutchstyle canals where an orientation of the city awaits before enjoying a summer evening in this coastal gem. BL
Day 5: Gothenburg - Oslo Before leaving Sweden and crossing the border to Norway, we visit Marstrand, and its neighbouring island that is home to the famous Carlstens Fortress, built on royal orders and has witnessed sieges from Sweden's neighbours. After enjoying lunch at a local restaurant, we continue towards Oslo, where a late afternoon arrival will free the evening for your own exploration. Tonight, check in to Oslo's most famous and luxurious hotel, HotelContinental. Be sure to look at the guests of honour that are dotted with photos around Hotel Continental's famous Theatercafeen, an icon of Oslo's social scene. BL
Day 6: Oslo The Norwegian capital has lots to be seen, and you can encompass it all on a city tour of Oslo. Take in the contemporary Opera House, the unique sculptures of Gustav Vigeland in the world famous Vigeland Sculpture Park and a guided tour of the new National Gallery, to see arguably the most famous painting from Norway, 'The Scream' by Edvard Munk. The afternoon is yours to enjoy in this wonderful capital city. B
Day 7: Oslo - Trondheim Privately transferred to Oslo airport to fly to Trondheim, perched on the winding coast of central Norway, this historic city is famous for its Viking history and being the ancient capital of Norway until 1217. Upon arrival, we check into arguably the finest hotel in Norway, Britannia Hotel. Recently opening its doors again after renovations that have brought this regal hotel, once hosting Queen Elizabeth II, teeming back to life. A local guide will then take you touring around the city, including Bakklandet, the old town famous for its wooden stilted houses and to NidarosCathedral, the finest medieval cathedral in Norway. Home to the relics of St. Olav, a Norwegian King and national hero, you will witness the cathedral's crypt, housing a collection of medieval tombstones. Tonight, you will dine at Fagn, featured in the Michelin Guide, to taste their ten-course degustation menu, complemented with wine, for the ultimate culinary experience to end your day. BD
Day 8: Trondheim After a morning at leisure, today you will enjoy a journey on the historic Gråkallbanen, the world's northernmost tram line offering incredible views of the city. Our group will enjoy its own vintage tram for the journey. Ending at Bymarka, a nature reserve overlooking Trondheim, where you will enjoy lunch and time to explore the surroundings before travelling back into town. BL
Day 9: Trondheim - Ålesund After breakfast, today will take you to the sights of mountains and fjords as we journey to the marble mines of Eide. Upon arrival, enjoy a private boat ride to a truly unique location for lunch. No journey to county Møre og Romsdal is complete without driving on the famous Atlantic Road. This 8 kilometer stretch of 'Country Road 64', runs through the archipelago of Eide. There will never be another road you will journey across quite like this one. Our journey takes us through Ålesund before we arrive to the secluded Storfjord Hotel. Perched on a wooded hillside, this boutique hotel enjoys stunning views of the Storfjorden, the perfect place to experience tranquillity and relaxation after your three-course dinner paired with wines of the chef's personal choosing. BLD
Day 10: Ålesund - Geiranger After you spend the morning views of the Storrfjorden, we enjoy a short drive to Ålesund, where a local guide will navigate the streets lined with Art Nouveau buildings to paint the colourful history of this beautiful city. The area around Ålesund is home to a fascinating way of life, enjoy a glimpse of this when you catch the local ferry from Hellesylt to the UNESCO heritage listed Geirangerfjord. Along the fjord itself, famous for its sharp turns, waterfalls and steep cliffs, witness some of the finest nature Norway has to offer. Nestled in a cradle of cliffs at the end of the fjord itself, is the fjords name patron, Geiranger. A short journey up to the historic Hotel Union, where you will enjoy panoramic views of the fjord and, if you wish, world-class spa treatments. First however, the owner of this majestic property will welcome you with a drink and a private tour of the hotel's vintage car collection, which includes some very valuable rarities. BLD
Day 11: Geiranger There will be time to enjoy the gorgeous morning ambience of the fjord before we drive up the famous Trollstigen, The Trolls Road for lunch. A serpentine road, winding itself around the majestic mountain landscapes, you will enjoy lunch near the famous viewing platform, there will be time, of course, to take a stroll to truly enjoy the views. The fjords in the Sunnmøre region are renowned for their farms, perched on the mountain sides and serve as a historic tribute to a remote way of life. In the afternoon, you will visit Møllstunet, dating back to the 16th century, a protected cluster of small farmhouses above Geirangerfjord, where you hear stories about the buildings and the people who lived here from the owners themselves. BLD
Day 12: Geiranger - Loen Enjoy your final morning in Geiranger as we take the main road out of the village, which quickly ascends to 1500 meters above sea level within minutes. Our drive today takes us to the charming village of Loen, nestled between Innvikfjorden and Lake Lovatnet. Upon arrival, we cruise along the pristine waters of the lake to enjoy lunch. Loen is nestled at the bottom of a glacier, which the region is famous for. After lunch you will visit Kjendall Glacier, which sits at the tip of Lake Lovatnet. To get there, you will walk through Kjenndal Valley, an offering of truly untamed nature. The rest of your day will be at leisure to enjoy Loen and the surroundings or maybe taking a dip in the pool of the idyllic Hotel Alexandra, where you will spend the night. BLD
Day 13: Loen - Bergen At the heart of the fjordlands of Norway sits Flåm. The town is famous for the Flåmsbana, the 20 kilometer long railway that opened up in 1940, connecting the two major fjord systems to the Oslo to Bergen line. This is now known as one of the most scenic rail journeys in the world. Leading up to Myrdal, the views are simply breathtaking as you witness the sheer vastness of the surrounding landscape. Upon arrival into Myrdal, we continue on to Bergen where we check into the opulent HotelOpus XVI, a stunning luxury hotel in a historic building, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and famous amongst the locals for its afternoon tea. B
Day 14: Bergen Bergen, Norway's second largest city, surely will charm you today as your guided walk through the city will take you to the UNESCO listed Bryggen. A true unique experience for lunch, as a short drive out to the home of Edvard Greig, the famous Norwegian composer, to enjoy a short private recital before returning to Bergen where your afternoon will be spent at your own leisure. In the evening, another culinary treat as we cruise along the idyllic coastline to Cornelius, a seafood restaurant nestled on the waterfront where a three-course dinner will be served. BLD
Day 15: Bergen - Stavanger We will journey south today to Stavanger for our overnight ferry to Denmark, we will stop for lunch at Haugesund, where a RIB boat will take us to an island where a lighthouse stands, protecting boats from the rugged coastline. You will learn about the lighthouse, it's history and enjoy lunch before you return to Haugesund before reaching Stavanger in late afternoon in time for the ferry to Denmark. BLD
Day 16: Hirtshals - Dragsholm We arrive into Denmark and drive to its second largest city, Aarhus. Famous for several museums, you will enjoy a private guided tour of the Aarhus Art Museum and the Moesgaard Museum, before we arrive to what will be a very memorable overnight stay. Dragsholm Castle has its origins in the 13th century, before the middle ages where the original palace was modified into a fortified castle. Tonight, bask in the history as you overnight in the historic chambers of the castle. You will dine like royalty as a five-course menu is served by its Michelin star awarded restaurant in the royal chambers of the castle. BD
Day 17: Dragsholm - Copenhagen Departing Dragsholm Castle, we continue the theme of royalty as we stop in Roskilde, once the capital of Denmark and home to the Roskilde Cathedral, where the Kings and Queens of Denmark have been buried for centuries. You will tour the cathedral before visiting the Viking Ship Museum, offering a truly unique experience of witnessing Viking ships firsthand, as five original 11th century ships were excavated in nearby Roskilde Fjord in 1962. Soon after, we will arrive at Ferderiksborg Castle, the finest Renaissance castle in Scandinavia, where you will enjoy a lunch next to the castle and a guided tour of this magnificent royal residence. A short drive will have us arrive into Copenhagen. You will feel like a royal yourself as you check into Nobis Hotel, housed in a neoclassical building once home to the Royal Danish Academy of Music. The hotel is in short walking distance to the main sights of Copenhagen, leaving the evening at leisure to see the Tivoli Gardens, or take a further stroll over to the famous 17th century harbour, Nyhavn, which will surely be a hub of activity on summer nights. BL
Day 18: Copenhagen Scandinavia is famous for its design and is home to famous world-wide known brands, after a short guided tour of the city centre, you will arrive at one of Royal Copenhagen's workshops, where you will learn about the art of porcelain painting, including making your very own creation. The rest of your afternoon is yours to explore Copenhagen before our final culinary delight, dining at Michelin star awarded Restaurant Kadeau, enjoying their distinct menu with accompanying wines, the perfect way to finish your luxurious journey across Scandinavia. BD
Day 19: Copenhagen After breakfast, your tour of Scandinavia endswith a private transfer from your hotel to the airport for your onward travel. B


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Pakistani Police Arrest 10 People Accused of Selling Stolen Babies
Infants were allegedly sold after parents were told their babies had died
Police in northwestern Pakistan said they busted a gang that allegedly stole newborn babies from hospitals and clinics and sold them to infertile couples for up to 300,000 Pakistani rupees ($2,865).
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Police officials said Monday that 10 alleged members of the gang—seven women and three men—were arrested. At least eight other individuals are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the theft of babies.
The gang was allegedly led by a woman police identified as Wajiha Yasmin. Police said the seven women arrested were employed as health workers at different hospitals and clinics in the northwestern city of Peshawar, and would alert members of the gang to the birth of babies.
"They would get bodies of dead babies and freeze them. When they needed to steal a baby from a maternity ward, they'd swap the newborn with the dead body and tell the parents that their child was born dead or died soon after birth," said Abbas Majeed Marwat, a senior Peshawar police officer.
Ms. Yasmin, the other nine alleged members of the gang, or their representatives couldn't be reached for comment.
Mr. Marwat said the gang stole and sold at least eight babies before it was busted, for between 70,000 rupees and 300,000 rupees, to buyers based in different parts of the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital.
Police said after a baby was stolen, members of the gang would find potential clients.
Officials said the alleged gang members were arrested after police were tipped off about a negotiation over the sale of newborn girl. The baby girl was rescued and will be handed back to her parents on Monday, investigating officer Lalzada Khan said.
Kashif Zulfiqar, another Peshawar police officer, said the gang sought to take the newborn babies of poor and illiterate couples, as they expected fewer questions from such families.
Pakistan has seen several cases of babies being kidnapped from hospitals and clinics in the past few years. Many hospitals in the country have round-the-clock security staff and surveillance outside labor wards and neonatal care units to prevent such incidents.
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!! History Commons Alert, Exciting News
This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event November 28 - December 2, 2000: Judge Refuses to Order Manual Recounts, Refuses to Block Bush Certification. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
Florida's presidential vote tallies are adjusted, in line with state law, to reflect absentee ballots (see 12:00 a.m., November 17, 2000 and November 15-17, 2000). The slim lead belonging to George W. Bush (R-TX—see Evening, November 14, 2000) expands to 930 votes; Bush picks up 1,380 votes and Vice President Al Gore (D-TN) picks up 750 votes. [US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Leip, 2008] After the modified vote tallies are announced, Bush campaign officials begin publicly complaining of manual-recount irregularities. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/17/2000] Three Florida counties are either engaged in manual recounts or are preparing to recount (see November 17, 2000, 3:40 p.m. November 15, 2000, and 3:00 p.m., November 16, 2000).
Entity Tags: George W. Bush presidential campaign 2000, Albert Arnold ("Al") Gore, Jr., George W. Bush
Timeline Tags: 2000 Elections
Bush supporters in Florida celebrate Katherine Harris's decision to certify Bush as the winner of the 2000 election. [Source: Salon]Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the co-chair of Florida's Bush campaign team (see After 3:30 a.m. November 8, 2000 and After), certifies George W. Bush (R-TX) the winner of Florida's presidential election, though according to a Florida Supreme Court ruling she can choose to accept recount tallies through November 27 (see November 20-21, 2000). She chooses not to do so. Harris says Bush has a 537-vote lead. Her totals are: Bush, 2,912,790; Vice President Al Gore (D-TN), 2,912,253. The totals include none of the recounted ballots from either Palm Beach or Miami-Date Counties, both of which did not complete their recounts by Harris's deadline (see 9:00 a.m. and after, November 22, 2000 and 2:45 p.m. November 26, 2000). Ongoing legal actions by both parties keep the election in doubt. Regardless, Governor Jeb Bush, George W. Bush's brother, signs the Certificate of Ascertainment designating 25 Florida electors pledged to George W. Bush and transmits the document to the National Archives as required by Title 3, US Code, Section 6. Three days later, a Florida legislative committee will recommend a special session to name the state's 25 representatives to the Electoral College, where they will presumably cast their votes for Bush. [US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/17/2000; Leip, 2008] If Bush is indeed the winner of the Florida presidential election, he has enough electoral votes to assume the presidency (see November 9, 2000). The Gore campaign refuses to accept Harris's certification, and says it will ask Florida courts to order recounts of thousands of disputed votes. Gore's running mate Joe Lieberman says, "This evening, the secretary of state of Florida has decided to certify what—by any reasonable standard—is an incomplete and inaccurate count of the votes cast in the state of Florida." The Gore campaign is working out details of what will be a formal "contest" of the results, and will ask a state judge to order court-appointed "special masters" to complete interrupted recounts of about 2,000 uncounted votes in Palm Beach County and 10,700 uncounted votes in Miami-Dade County. They also want an inquiry into the Nassau County returns, where Gore officials believe Bush was wrongly credited with some 51 votes, and are considering challenging the legality of Palm Beach's controversial "butterfly ballots." Gore's chief lawyer David Boies says: "We're preparing contest papers that will be filed Monday, as early in the day as we can get them done. Until these votes are counted, this election cannot be over." Republicans intend to use Harris's ruling to publicly pressure Gore into conceding the election, pressure the Gore campaign says it is prepared to combat. Miami-Dade County, expected to yield enough votes in a recount to swing the election in favor of Gore, called off its recount under pressure from Republican protesters and due to time constraints (see 9:00 a.m. and after, November 22, 2000). [Salon, 11/25/2000; Guardian, 11/27/2000; Guardian, 11/28/2000] Investigative reporter Robert Parry will later write that Harris deliberately allowed Nassau County to throw out its recounted figures that gave Gore the 51 votes. [Consortium News, 8/5/2002] A brief furor ensues when some media outlets mistakenly report that 500 absentee ballots "not previously counted" were discovered in Broward County. The story is not true. [Salon, 11/25/2000] According to state law, it is only now that Gore can ask for a statewide recount. [Vanity Fair, 10/2004] Former President Jimmy Carter tells a reporter: "More than two weeks will remain before Florida's 25 electors will have to be named, and then two more months before a new president will be sworn into office. We must not sacrifice speed for accuracy in deciding who has been chosen by the voters to take that oath." [Salon, 11/25/2000]
Entity Tags: Al Gore presidential campaign 2000, Florida Supreme Court, Albert Arnold ("Al") Gore, Jr., County of Miami-Dade (Florida), County of Broward (Florida), George W. Bush, County of Palm Beach (Florida), Katherine Harris, Robert Parry, James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr., George W. Bush presidential campaign 2000, Joseph Lieberman, John Ellis ("Jeb") Bush
The Gore presidential campaign asks Leon County Circuit Court Judge N. Saunders Sauls to authorize an immediate recount of about 14,000 disputed "undervote" ballots. Instead of ordering an immediate recount, Sauls orders the disputed ballots, sample voting booths, and voting machines from Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties brought to his courtroom in Tallahassee by Friday, December 1—a total of 1.1 million ballots, posing a tremendous logistical challenge to election boards in the two counties. On November 30, a truck carrying more than 460,000 presidential ballots from Palm Beach County leaves on its way to Tallahassee as ordered by Sauls. On December 1, two more trucks carrying over 654,000 ballots begin the long drive to Tallahassee from Miami. On December 1, the Bush campaign asks Sauls to have another 1.2 million ballots trucked in from Volusia, Broward, and Pinellas Counties; Bush campaign spokesman Scott McClellan says, "We believe there were a number of illegal votes for Gore in those counties." Sauls does not grant this request. The trial begins on December 2, with Gore's lawyers arguing, "There is no reason to delay counting ballots even one day." Bush's lawyers advance a number of arguments against expediting or even conducting the recounts, including the position that the dispute is not between Bush and Gore, but between two disparate groups of Florida electors. Bush lawyers also say that Gore's lawyers missed a 10-day deadline to file such challenges; manually recounting only some ballots is illegal; and the recounts the Gore campaign wants are "illegal, inappropriate, and manifestly unfair." On December 4, Sauls rules against the Gore campaign (see 4:43 p.m. December 4, 2000). [US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/17/2000; Leip, 2008; Guardian, 11/30/2008; Guardian, 12/1/2008]
Entity Tags: County of Pinellas (Florida), County of Broward (Florida), Albert Arnold ("Al") Gore, Jr., Al Gore presidential campaign 2000, County of Leon (Florida), County of Palm Beach (Florida), George W. Bush presidential campaign 2000, N. Saunders Sauls, Scott McClellan, George W. Bush, County of Volusia (Florida), County of Miami-Dade (Florida)
Democrats for the presidential campaign of Al Gore file papers in the Florida Supreme Court asking the Court to order an immediate hand recount of some 14,000 disputed "undervote" ballots in two heavily Democratic Florida counties, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach (see November 28 - December 2, 2000). Any delay, the Gore lawyers argue, would make it a "virtual impossibility" to resolve the issue by the December 12 deadline for presidential certification. On December 1, the Court will reject the request. [Supreme Court of Florida, 12/1/2000 ; US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Leip, 2008]
Entity Tags: County of Miami-Dade (Florida), County of Palm Beach (Florida), Al Gore presidential campaign 2000
Leon County, Florida, Judge N. Saunders Sauls rules against the Gore campaign in the recount issue (see November 28 - December 2, 2000), saying that manual recounts in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties are not warranted, and the Nassau County vote totals should stand. Sauls also refuses to block Florida's certification of George W. Bush as the Florida presidential winner (see 7:30 p.m. November 26, 2000). The London Guardian calls the ruling a "crushing blow" to Al Gore's chances of winning the disputed election. Sauls rules that there is "no credible statistical evidence and no other competent substantial evidence" to establish a reasonable probability that Gore might win if granted a hand recount of the undervotes. "This court… concludes the evidence does not establish any illegality, dishonesty, improper influence, coercion, or fraud in the balloting and counting processes," Sauls rules. The ruling also restores Bush's 930-vote lead that existed before recount numbers were taken into account (see November 18, 2000). After Saul's ruling, Gore's lead attorney David Boies says the campaign will appeal the ruling to the Florida Supreme Court, and that the campaign had always assumed the case would end up in that court. "What has happened today is that we have moved one step closer to having this finally resolved," he tells reporters, but admits that in this instance, "They won, we lost." Boies notes that after the incredible effort expended to bring over a million ballots to Sauls's courtroom, the judge never looked at them. "The ballots were the best evidence of the intents of the voters," Boies says. "This was the first court in an election contest where the court has refused to look at the ballots." The Florida high court will hear the appeal on December 7. [Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit, In and For Leon County, Florida, 12/4/2000 ; Guardian, 12/5/2000; US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/17/2000; Leip, 2008]
Entity Tags: Florida Supreme Court, Albert Arnold ("Al") Gore, Jr., Al Gore presidential campaign 2000, County of Leon (Florida), County of Palm Beach (Florida), George W. Bush presidential campaign 2000, N. Saunders Sauls, George W. Bush, County of Miami-Dade (Florida)
David Boies. [Source: BBC]The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments from both the Gore and Bush presidential campaigns in Al Gore's appeal of a ruling that rejected his campaign's request to mandate recounts in three Florida counties (see 9:00 a.m. November 30, 2000 and After). Bush campaign lawyer Barry Richard argues that there is no "evidence to show that any voter was denied the right to vote" and calls the Gore campaign's contest "a garden-variety appeal." Gore lawyer David Boies contends that while time is running out, "the ballots can be counted" before the December 12 deadline for naming electors. In a 4-3 decision, the Court reverses the decisions of Judge N. Saunders Sauls (see 4:43 p.m. December 4, 2000), ordering recounts of "undervotes" in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties as well as all other Florida counties that have not yet manually recounted undervotes. "Undervotes" are noted on ballots that were not recorded by voting machines as making a choice for president. The Court also directs the lower court to add 168 votes from Miami-Dade and 215 votes from Palm Beach to Gore's state totals, narrowing the George W. Bush lead to a mere 154 votes. London's Guardian observes, "That margin could easily be overturned with a recount of the disputed ballots which mainly came from Democratic precincts in Miami-Dade." Perhaps 45,000 undervotes statewide remain to be counted. Bush campaign attorney James Baker says the Court's ruling may "disenfranchise Florida's votes in the Electoral College." Congressional Democrats Richard Gephardt (D-MO) and Tom Daschle (D-SD) release a joint statement calling for a "full, fair, and accurate vote count," and saying there is "more than enough time to count ballots cast but never counted." Within hours, Bush lawyers ask the US Supreme Court for an emergency stay of the decision, which will be granted (see December 8-9, 2000). [Supreme Court of Florida, 12/8/2000 ; Guardian, 12/9/2000; US News and World Report, 12/13/2000; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/17/2000; Leip, 2008] The Court decision is also seen as something of a repudiation of the Supreme Court's earlier decision for clarification (see 10:00 a.m. December 1 - 4, 2000). Clerks for the Supreme Court justices are now certain that their Court will decide the presidential election. Justice Antonin Scalia, the most implacable of the conservative justices determined to overturn the Florida high court and give the election to Bush, wants to grant the Bush request for a stay even before receiving the Gore lawyers' response, a highly unusual request that is not granted. He argues that the manual recounts are in and of themselves illegitimate, and says the recounts will cast "a needless and unjustified cloud" over Bush's legitimacy. It is essential, he says, to shut down the process immediately. Clerks for both the liberal and conservative justices are amazed, and some appalled, at how bluntly Scalia is pushing what appears to be a partisan agenda. [Vanity Fair, 10/2004]
Entity Tags: David Boies, Barry Richard, Antonin Scalia, Al Gore presidential campaign 2000, County of Palm Beach (Florida), US Supreme Court, Richard Gephardt, The Guardian, N. Saunders Sauls, Tom Daschle, James A. Baker, George W. Bush presidential campaign 2000, Florida Supreme Court, County of Miami-Dade (Florida)
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Telecom Argentina S.A. announces consolidated six month period ('1H17') and second quarter results for fiscal year 2017 ('2Q17')*
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- Consolidated Revenues amounted to P$30,544 million (+20.2% vs. 1H16); Service Revenues reached P$27,090 million (+27.3% vs. 1H16); Fixed Voice Services and Internet Services +44.5% and +29.3% vs. 1H16, respectively; and Mobile Services in Argentina +25.3% vs. 1H16.
- Mobile subscribers in Argentina: 19.5 million in 1H17.
- Mobile Internet in Argentina +66.5% vs. 1H16; 47.2% of Service Revenues.
- Mobile ARPU in Argentina increased to P$135.3 per month in 1H17 (+27.5% vs. 1H16).
- ADSL ARPU rised to P$344.0 per month in 1H17 (+35.3% vs. 1H16); monthly churn reached 1.4% in 1H17.
- Consolidated Operating costs -including D&A and disposals and impairment of PP&E- totaled P$24,732 million (+13.9% vs. 1H16).
- Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization ('EBITDA') reached P$9,344 million (+38.1% vs. 1H16), 30.6% of consolidated revenues.
- Net Income amounted to P$3,639 million (+109.5% vs. 1H16). Net Income attributable to Telecom Argentina amounted to P$3,615 million (+109.6% vs. 1H16), being influenced by the growth in EBITDA, better financial results and by higher depreciation and amortization costs.
- Capex reached P$4,023 million in 1H17, equivalent to 13.2% of Consolidated Revenues.
- Net Debt Financial Position: P$775 million, a decrease of P$4,647 million vs. 1H16, mostly due to an increase in operating cash flow.
(in million P$, except where noted)
As of June, 30
Consolidated Revenues
Mobile Services
Fixed Services
Operating Income before D&A
Operating Income
Net Income attributable to Telecom Argentina
Shareholders' equity attributable to Telecom Argentina
Net Financial Position - (Debt) / Cash
CAPEX (excluding spectrum)
Fixed lines in service (in thousand lines)
Mobile customers (in thousand)
Personal (Argentina)
Núcleo (Paraguay) -including Wimax customers-
Broadband accesses (in thousand)
Average Billing per user (ARBU) Fixed Telephony / voice (in P$)
Average Revenue per user (ARPU) Mobile Services in Arg. (in P$)
Average Revenue per user (ARPU) ADSL (in P$)
*Unaudited non financial data
Telecom Argentina ('Telecom') - (NYSE: TEO; BASE: TECO2), one of Argentina's leading telecommunications companies, announced today a Net Income of P$3,639 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2017, or +109.5% when compared to 1H16. Net income attributable to Telecom Argentina amounted to P$3,615 million (+109.6% vs. 1H16).
During 1H17, Consolidated Revenues increased by 20.2% to P$30,544 million (+P$5,138 million vs. 1H16), mainly fueled by Fixed Voice Services, Fixed Internet Services and Mobile Services in Argentina. Moreover, Operating Income reached P$5,851 million (+P$2,130 million or +57.2% vs. 1H16).
Consolidated Operating Revenues
Mobile Services
As of June 30, 2017 mobile clients amounted to 22.0 million.
Third Parties Revenues amounted to P$21,188 million (+15.5% vs. 1H16) thanks to a commercial strategy of innovation that boosts the consumption of mobile internet services through an updated offer of plans suitable for all market segments.
Telecom Personal in Argentina
As of June 30, 2017, Personal reached 19.5 million subscribers in Argentina, where postpaid clients represented 33% of the subscriber base.
In 1H17, Third Parties Revenues reached P$19,871 million (+P$2,775 million or +16.2% vs. 1H16) while Service Revenues (excluding equipment sales) amounted to P$16,492 million (+25.3% vs. 1H16), with 47.2% corresponding to mobile internet revenues (vs. 35.5% as in 1H16), as Mobile Internet Revenues amounted to P$7,776 million (+66.5% vs. 1H16). Revenues from Outbound Mobile Services reached P$14,400 million (+22.2% vs. 1H16), mainly due to price increases in Postpaid and Monthly Fee client segments and increases in the amount of online recharges of Prepaid subscribers. Meanwhile, Revenues from Inbound Mobile Services amounted to P$1,323 million (+82.5% vs. 1H16), increase that was mainly generated by price increases in CPP and TLRD. In addition, equipment sales decreased by -14.2% vs. 1H16, reaching P$3,379 million, equivalent to 17.0% of total revenues.
The average monthly revenue per user ('ARPU') amounted to $135.3 during 1H17 (+27.5% vs. 1H16).
Commercial Initiatives
During 2Q17, Personal and Arnet evolved their brand concept through the resignification of the slogan: 'Internet para que todo suceda' ('Internet to make it all happen'), based on a more integrative and functional proposal, aligned with the offer of services and solutions that the Companies provide to their customers.
In this sense, in order to continue promoting the customers' technological evolution towards 4G, Personal expanded the amount of data included in the mobile plans of Postpaid and Monthly Fee client segments. In addition, Personal added to its wide range of state-of-the-art devices the latest worldwide-launched smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 + and the Moto G5 Plus.
In addition, Personal continues to develop an offer of devices oriented towards IOT (Internet of the Things), with the launch of Personal Bipy, the first in a series of device releases that are tailored to the connectivity needs of the entire family. Personal Bipy is a smart watch that allows children to remain connected to their parents when they aren't physically near, through an application on their cellphone that allows parents to be aware of their location and speak to them, giving tranquility to the whole family. It is sold with the first IOT plan launched in the market.
Telecom Personal in Paraguay ('Núcleo')
As of June 30, 2017, Núcleo's subscriber base reached 2.5 million clients. Prepaid and postpaid customers represented 83% and 17%, respectively.
Núcleo generated revenues from Third Parties equivalent to P$1,317 million during 1H17 (+5.0% vs. 1H16). Internet revenues amounted to P$584 million (+30.9% vs. 1H16) representing 46.1% of 1H17 service revenues (vs. 39.5% in 1H16).
Fixed Services (Voice, Internet and Data)
During 1H17, Revenues generated by Fixed Services amounted to P$9,331 million, +33.5% vs. 1H16; with Voice revenues increasing by +44.5% vs. 1H16, mainly influenced by price increases in monthly fees. Meanwhile, Internet revenues grew by +29.3% vs. 1H16 and Data Revenues were up by +20.3%.
Total Voice revenues reached P$3.976 million in 1H17 (+44.5% vs. 1H16). This increase is explained mainly by price increases that came into effect in both corporate and residential segments during 1Q17, and additionally due to the offer of bundled packs that include voice and internet services ('Arnet + Voz'), that aim to achieve higher levels of customer loyalty and churn reduction.
As a result, the average monthly revenue billed per user ('ARBU') reached P$140.9 in 1H17, +61.5% vs. 1H16.
As of June 30, 2017, Telecom reached 1.7 million ADSL accesses. These connections represented 44.9% of Telecom's fixed lines in service. In addition, ADSL ARPU reached P$344.0 in 1H17, +35.3% when compared to 1H16 while the monthly churn rate decreased reaching 1.4% in 1H17 vs. 1.5% in 1H16. Clients with ultra broadband or UBB services (speeds of 15Mb or higher) currently represent 15% of the total customer base as of 1H17.
Within the framework of the evolution of the brand concept generated through the resignification of the slogan: 'Internet para que todo suceda', and aiming to provide a comprehensive solution for connected households, the convergent service proposal that integrates the services of 'Arnet, Personal and Telecom' was renewed through the offer of a 'Combo Único' that includes more internet - through all supported devices – in order to be connected at maximum speed, both indoor and outdoor.
Data revenues (services mainly offered to Corporate, SME and Government segments) amounted to P$1,686 million (+P$284 million or +20.3% vs. 1H16), that evidence the strong position of Telecom as an integrated ICT provider. This increase was mainly due to FX rate variations that affected those contracts that are adjusted by the $/U$S exchange rate and due to the increase in the number of clients.
With the objective of providing value to the strategic segment of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Telecom Group presented its Partners program through strategic alliances with SMEs that offer productivity solutions (online CRM, online advertising, website design, among others) that aim to solve needs of services that other companies or professionals have; and which are looking to acquire simple and fast solutions to boost their business without investing in IT infrastructure (servers) and software licenses. The objective of the Telecom Group is to enhance the development of the Partners by accessing the virtualized components of Telecom's main Datacenter, with a differential offer, support, co-branding and billing integration.
Consolidated Operating Costs
Consolidated Operating Costs totaled P$24,732 million in 1H17, an increase of P$3,018 million, or +13.9% vs. 1H16 (including 'Disposals and impairment of PP&E' that resulted in a loss of P$101 million in 1H17 vs. a loss of P$149 million in 1H16). Continuing with the trend observed during the last quarter, this overall increase is below inflation levels or Revenue growth, which allowed a significant increase in the Company's EBITDA and to improve its margin. This was a result of a higher level of efficiency in the cost structure. Higher costs are mainly associated to the effect of a highly competitive environment in the mobile and Internet businesses, the impact of higher direct and indirect labor costs generated by the operations in Argentina, the increase in fees for services related to price adjustments in supplier contracts, increases in taxes and fees with regulatory authorities, in bad debt expenses and higher D&A, that were partially offset by lower cost of handsets sold, VAS costs and commissions, among others.
The cost breakdown is as follows:
- Employee benefit expenses and severance payments totaled P$5,878 million (+32.5% vs. 1H16), mainly affected by increases in salaries to unionized and non‐unionized employees together with the associated social security contributions. Finally, total employees at the end of 1H17 amounted to 15,570.
- Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges (including TLRD, Roaming, Interconnection, international settlement charges and lease of circuits) amounted to P$1,532 million, +15.2% vs. 1H16. This increase resulted mainly from higher costs related to TLRD, partially offset by lower costs related to international roaming.
- Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies amounted to P$2,959 million (+26.7% vs. 1H16), mainly due to costs' increases in software maintenance in the fixed segment and systems' licenses in the mobile segment. There also were increases in costs associated with fees for services, mainly related to call centers and higher costs recognized to suppliers in both mobile and fixed segments.
- Taxes and fees with regulatory authorities reached P$2,870 million (+15.1% vs. 1H16), impacted mainly by higher revenues, as well as higher bank debit and credit taxes related to collection flows and payments to suppliers in 1H17 vs. 1H16.
- Commissions (Commissions paid to agents, prepaid card commissions and others) totaled P$1,803 million (-2.5% vs. 1H16). Decrease in commissions (before SAC capitalization, P$2,318 million in 1H17 vs. P$2,524 million in 1H16) is mainly due to a reduction in commissions paid to commercial channels, associated with lower levels of additions as well as lower handset sales, and also due to greater efficiencies of a new agent remuneration model, and reduction in collection, CPP and other fees. Agent commissions capitalized as SAC amounted to P$515 million (-23.6% vs. 1H16), being the reduction related to a lower level of additions.
- Cost of handsets sold totaled P$2,769 million (-10.2% vs. 1H16), this decrease was mainly due to a reduction in quantities of handsets sold, given the modification in strategy where the effort was centered more in the change of devices in order to achieve higher upselling of mobile plans and less on capture operations, partially offset by higher cost per device. Deferred costs from SAC amounted to P$37 million (-33.9% vs. 1H16). Lower deferred costs were derived from lower quantities of equipment sales during the six month period.
- Advertising amounted to P$479 million (+29.1% vs. 1H16), due to new advertising campaigns launched by the Group in 2017.
- Depreciation and Amortization reached P$3,392 million (+17.2% vs. 1H16). PP&E depreciation amounted to P$2,435 million (+22.9% vs. 1H16) resulting from the incorporation of assets related to the investment plan that the Group has been executing; the amortization of SAC and service connection costs that totaled P$779 million (+10.3% vs. 1H16); the amortization of 3G/4G licenses that amounted to P$163 million (-15.5% vs. 1H16), due to the extension in the duration of the license as the 700MHz band remains partially unavailable, and the amortization of other intangible assets that reached P$15 million (+15.4% vs. 1H16).
- Other Costs totaled P$2,949 million (+6.3% vs. 1H16), of which Bad debt expenses reached P$675 million (+30.3% vs. 1H16), mainly influenced by the financing plans for the sale of handsets in the mobile business, representing 2.7% of consolidated costs and 2.2% of consolidated revenues; this increase was partially offset by a decrease on VAS costs that totaled P$466 million (-41.2% vs. 1H16), due to a redesign in the offer of these services.
Consolidated Financial Results
Net Financial Results totaled a loss of P$260 million, which represented an improvement of P$786 million vs. 1H16. This was mainly due to lower financial costs generated by a lower loss in net financial interests of P$301 million in 1H17 (+P$380 million vs. 1H16) and lower losses on FX results net of NDF instruments for P$302 million in 1H17 (vs. a loss of P$558 million in 1H16) mainly due to a reduction in the peso depreciation occurred since December 2016 in comparison with 1H16. Meanwhile, gains on mutual funds and other investments amounted to P$387 million (+P$155 million vs. 1H16), due to higher yields obtained in such instruments and an increase in the invested balances.
Consolidated Net Financial Position
As of June 30, 2017, Net Financial Debt Position (Cash, Cash Equivalents and financial Investments minus Loans) totaled P$775 million, a decrease of P$4,647 million when compared to the Net Financial Position as of June 30, 2016, mostly due to an increase in operating cash flow during 1H17; this latter improvement was both due to the increase in EBITDA and a greater efficiency in working capital management.
Capital Expenditures
During 1H17, the Company invested P$4,023 million (-10.5% vs. 1H16). Of this amount, P$1,808 million were allocated to Fixed Services and P$2,215 million to Mobile services, focusing on projects that maximize network capacity and on the development of products and services that contribute to address the customers needs that today demand for connectivity and data availability. In relative terms, Capex reached 13.2% of consolidated revenues vs. 17.7% in 1H16.
In terms of infrastructure, the deployment of the 4G/LTE network continued throughout the country, reaching 910 cities, and 78% of the population of Argentina (93% of the population in capital cities), along with technological reconversion of the 2G and 3G networks.
Relevant Matters
Amortization of Sofora Telecomunicaciones' Shares
The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A. ('Sofora') held on March 28, 2017 resolved to fully amortize with net realized gains the 140,704,640 ordinary and fully integrated shares issued by Sofora that were owned by W Argentina de Inversiones S.A. ('WAI'). The terms of such amortization provided that it was to be made in two tranches of shares.
On May 23, 2017, the First Tranche of the Ordinary Shares owned by WAI (74,749,340 shares), that was representive of 17% of the capital stock of Sofora, was amortized. Therefore, on that same day, the Members of the Board of Directors and the Members of the Supervisory Committee of Telecom Argentina S.A. ('Telecom Argentina'), Telecom Personal S.A. ('Telecom Personal'), Nortel Inversora S.A. ('Nortel') and Sofora that were designated at the request of WAI submitted their irrevocable resignations. Finally, on June 22, 2017 –with prior authorization from the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (ENACOM)- the Second Tranche of the Ordinary Shares owned by WAI (65,955,300 shares), that was representive of 15% of the capital stock of Sofora prior to the amortization of the First Tranche, was amortized, wherewith WAI is no longer a shareholder of Sofora. As a result, the Shareholders' Agreement that linked the partners of Sofora with respect to Nortel, Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal has been entirely left without effect.
General Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Telecom Argentina
The General Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting celebrated on May 23, 2017, provided the approval for the proposal for the corporate reorganization by which, Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A. ('Sofora'), Nortel Inversora S.A. ('Nortel') and Telecom Personal S.A. ('Telecom Personal') as absorbed companies will merge into Telecom Argentina S.A. ('Telecom Argentina) as surviving company (hereinafter, 'the Merger'), in accordance with the provisions of section 82 and subsequent sections of the General Corporations Law (Ley General de Sociedades), section 77 and subsequent sections of the Income Tax Law, and the Rules of Comisión Nacional de Valores ('CNV').
In addition, the following documents were approved: i) The Unconsolidated Special Financial Statements for the merger of Telecom Argentina as of December 31, 2016 and the Consolidated Special Financial Statements for the Merger of Sofora, Nortel, Telecom Argentina and Telecom Personal as of December 31, 2016, with the respective reports from the Supervisory Committee and the Independent Auditors; ii) The Preliminary Reorganization Agreement celebrated on March 31, 2017 by Telecom Argentina as the surviving company and Sofora, Nortel and Telecom Personal as the absorbed companies and its Annexes. This approval includes (without limitation) the approval of the distribution ratio established in the Fourth Section of the Preliminary Reorganization Agreement.
Additionally, it was approved the conversion of up to 161,039,447 Class 'A' ordinary registered shares issued by the Company with a nominal value of AR$1 each and one vote per share, into the same number of Class 'B' ordinary registered shares issued by the Company with a nominal value of AR$1 each and one vote per share, to be delivered to the holders of Preferred B Shares of Nortel.
Likewise, the amendment of Sections Four and Five was approved (the latter with modifications with respect to the project annexed to the Preliminary Reorganization Agreement) and the elimination of Section Nine of the Corporate Bylaws.
Preliminary Merger Agreement entered into between Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión
On June 30, 2017, the Boards of Directors of Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión S.A. ('Cablevisión') (altogether, Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión, the 'Companies') approved the 'Preliminary Merger Agreement' by which they agree that Telecom Argentina will absorb by merger Cablevisión, in accordance with the terms of Sections 82 and 83 of the General Corporate Law, and ad referendum of the corporate and regulatory approvals (among others, those necessary from the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones — ENACOM) established in said Agreement (the 'Merger').
For the purpose of this Merger, the Board of Directors of Telecom Argentina and the Board of Directors of Cablevisión approved their respective Special Merger Unconsolidated Financial Statements and the Special Merger Consolidated Financial Statements, all of them as of March 31, 2017, with the respective reports issued by their Supervisory Committees and of the Independent Auditor Price Waterhouse & Co.
The Preliminary Merger Agreement foresees:
Finally, The Board of Directors of Telecom Argentina, resolved to summon a General Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Telecom Argentina to be held on August 31, 2017 in order to consider the Merger described herein and the documentation approved by the Board of Directors.
Other Relevant Matters
Spectrum Allocation to Telecom Personal
Telecom Personal, as a qualified applicant, participated in the procedure of request for allocation on demand of wireless spectrum channels corresponding to the frequency band between 2,500 and 2,690 MHz. This procedure was approved by Resolution No. 3.687-E/17 of ENACOM, and published in the Official Gazette on May 12, 2017.
On July 6, 2017, Resolution No. 5478-E/2017 of ENACOM was published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic, which provides in section 3 the assignment to Telecom Personal of the frequencies included in Lot C foreseen in Resolution No. 3.687-E/17 of ENACOM, in the localities detailed in the respective Annexes attached to Resolution No. 5.478-E/2017.
The spectrum allocation is for 15 years, starting on the day in which CABA + 13 areas over a total of 18 provincial capitals plus Rosario, Mar del Plata and Bahia Blanca are free from interference, and will demand a maximum total payment of approximately USD 55.9 million (subject to certain clauses for compensation for early or late releases) that will be paid on the basis of the localities released from interference, on the months of January of each calendar year following the day they were actually released.
Telecom is the parent company of a leading telecommunications group in Argentina, where it offers, either itself or through its controlled subsidiaries local and long distance fixed-line telephony, cellular, data transmission and Internet services, among other services. Additionally, through a controlled subsidiary, the Telecom Group offers cellular services in Paraguay. The Company commenced operations on November 8, 1990, upon the Argentine government's transfer of the telecommunications system in the northern region of Argentina.
Nortel Inversora S.A. ('Nortel'), which acquired the majority of the Company from the Argentine government, holds 54.74% of Telecom's issued common stock. Nortel is a holding company whose common stock (approximately 78% of capital stock) is owned by Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A. Additionally, Nortel capital stock is comprised of preferred shares that are held by minority shareholders.
As of June 30, 2017, Telecom continued to have 984,380,978 shares issued and 969,159,605 shares outstanding.
For more information, please contact Investor Relations:
Pedro Insussarry
(5411) 4968 3743
Solange Barthe Dennin
(5411) 4968 3752
Luis F. Rial Ubago
(5411) 4968 3718
Antonella Papaleo
(5411) 4968 6236
Voice Mail: (5411) 4968 3628
Fax: (5411) 4968 3616
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
For information about Telecom Group services, visit:
This document may contain statements that could constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company's expectations for its future performance, revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, liquidity and capital structure; the effects of its debt restructuring process; the impact of emergency laws enacted by the Argentine Government; and the impact of rate changes and competition on the Company's future financial performance. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as 'believes,' 'expects,' 'anticipates,' 'projects,' 'intends,' 'should,' 'seeks,' 'estimates,' 'future' or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the Company's expected results. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of emergency laws enacted by the Argentine government that have resulted in the repeal of Argentina's Convertibility law, devaluation of the peso, various changes in restrictions on the ability to exchange pesos into foreign currencies, and currency transfer policy generally, the 'pesification' of tariffs charged for public services, the elimination of indexes to adjust rates charged for public services and the Executive branch announcement to renegotiate the terms of the concessions granted to public service providers, including Telecom. Due to extensive changes in laws and economic and business conditions in Argentina, it is difficult to predict the impact of these changes on the Company's financial condition. Other factors may include, but are not limited to, the evolution of the economy in Argentina, growing inflationary pressure and evolution in consumer spending and the outcome of certain legal proceedings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events and circumstances after the date of this press release, including, without limitation, changes in the Company's business or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are encouraged to consult the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F, as well as periodic filings made on Form 6-K, which are filed with or furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for further information concerning risks and uncertainties faced by Telecom.
Pedro Insussarry
Solange Barthe Dennin
(54 11) 4968-3743/3752
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Mozilla itself is a program compatible with Mozilla that will prevent harmful ActiveX controls from downloading
Mozilla won't allow the installation of ActiveX controls so you need no other app.
Like Jacob said, activeX is one thing (among others) you won't have to worry about with Mozilla.
Unless you install Neptune or another experimental plugin (not advised) to enable activeX, it will not run in Mozilla or Firebird.
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Bayplex To Undergo Structural Review
Mayor Cecil Clarke says the Regional Municipality is preparing tenders for a full engineering structural review of the Bayplex.
Clarke adds if an upgrade to the facility is not enough to bring the building up to code, they'll have to look at options for replacing the arena.
Yesterday's announcement comes after Clarke announced $40,000 for emergency repairs to the Bayplex in the spring.
Those repairs included work on a leaky roof as well as structural problems.
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Your Apple Watch is backed up automatically to your paired iPhone, and you can restore it from a stored backup. Apple Watch backups are included when you back up your iPhone—either to iCloud, or to your Mac or PC. If your backups are stored in iCloud, you can't view the information in them.
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Two Greensboro College Football Players Help Tackle Federal Fugitive
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro College freshman football players Nate Coffey, a quarterback, and Josh Jones, a defensive lineman, were among five young men who helped Jackson County sheriff's deputies capture a federal fugitive at a high-school football game Sept. 14.
According to Coffey and a report in the Sylva Herald, here's what happened:
Coffey was at his alma mater Smoky Mountain High School's football game along with Jones and with three high-school friends. When the five left the game at halftime and started to get into Coffey's car, a man approached them.
Coffey, Jones, and a third friend, Jack Paulus, were already in the car and waiting on the other two, Trey Hamilton and Justus Day, when the man asked Hamilton and Day for a ride.
The two said that Coffey, the driver, would have to decide. As the man walked past Hamilton and Day to try to speak to Coffey, they saw that he was holding a gun behind his back.
"Trey bear-hugged him, and Justus got the gun away from him," Coffey said. "Josh hopped out to try to help. I was trying to reverse out and telling all of them to just get in the car. … But by then, he'd run off. Justus unloaded the gun and set it on the ground. (Deputies) got him about two minutes later."
The suspect had had two guns, one of which he had thrown away at the game, Coffey later learned.
Deputies, who had been following the fugitive at the game and trying to arrest him away from spectators, charged Tanner Moren Eagle Larch of Cherokee with multiple felonies, including possession of a stolen firearm, the Herald reported.
It was not immediately clear on what federal charges Larch was wanted.
"None of us were really scared because in the moment we were just trying to figure out what to do," Coffey said. "I didn't realize (how dangerous it could have been) until after the fact. I later heard he told someone at the game that he wasn't going back to jail, so … that's just crazy."
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features an 18-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities.


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Gospel Principles 40: Temple Work and Family History
My apologies! I was supposed to have this lesson (here it is on LDS.org as a reference) up a couple weeks ago and have kind of thrown things together, so please feel free to share your ideas in the comments. I've put questions I'd ask the class in italics; the rest of my thoughts are in regular font.
I had a hard time writing this lesson, so the lesson I would give (as seen below) is pretty unstructured. If you'd like a really thoughtful and well done lesson, you must check out mraynes' lesson from 2009 here.
At any rate, this is a lesson that requires a lot of sensitivity—the majority of your class members are not going to have sealings to every member of their family. Some family members may not be members of the Church, some may have left, some may not be able to take on these ordinances. I would rely heavily on prayer and the guidance of the Spirit as you proceed and be prepared to gently moderate or mediate insensitive comments made by members of the class.
Start with a story about why you love (or why you have a hard time) with the temple.
For example, if I was teaching the lesson, I would share this:
I have always loved to go to the grounds of whatever temple I live near. I love the Arizona temple with Christmas lights, I love the Boston temple in fall and seeing the colors of the hills. Mostly, I just love going to a temple and looking at the lovely building and the well-maintained gardens. Sometimes, I feel like I experience as much peace and insight walking the grounds of the temple as I do if I go in and do a session.
What do you love about the temple?
What is hard for you about the temple?
I would let the class talk about this for a while…share the stories of what they love about the temple, brainstorm about things that are difficult. I think this can be done without discussion sacred aspects of temple worship and could be a time for the Spirit to guide the discussion.
I've never been in a temple class like this, and I can't help but wonder what an unstructured lesson about the temple would be like.
Family History
Again, I'm going for unstructured here:
Because we believe that families can be together forever through the sealing powers of the temple, we believe it's important to know and find our ancestors.
What do you love about Family History?
What is hard about Family History?
I feel like too much of a heathen to speak about doing Family History for temple ordinances, so I might invite the FH specialist to speak for a few minutes. Or, I would just share my own experiences with something like this…
I'm not so good at temple work for my ancestors, but I'm taking baby steps in the past couple years. One thing that has helped me is to do my Family History in the form of gathering stories. This has helped me see my ancestors as living, breathing, people who dealt with the same issues I do (and worse!).
I'd share one of these stories I've written about my ancestors here and here on the Exponent.
Close with a testimony of the temple.
Note: This lesson was originally written for the Relief Society audience in 2010-2011, when the Gospel Principles manual was temporarily used as curriculum for Relief Society, Elders Quorum and High Priest classes. The lesson may require adaptation for Gospel Principles classes, which are mixed gender and primarily serve new members and investigators of the church.


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Every year millions of people come together to sing their favorite Christmas carols, but they may not know how the tradition began. Songs sung during pagan Winter Solstice celebrations were sung thousands of years ago. Singing and dancing to celebrate the shortest day of the year happened around December 22nd. Similar song and dance celebrations were held year-round, but the Winter Solstice celebration survived to become Christmas caroling.
The Early Christians adopted the tradition and Roman Bishops began incorporating religious songs into Christmas services. These songs were written in Latin, though, and many common people didn't understand them. The practice waned until St. Francis of Assisi started nativity plays in Italy. Actors in the plays sang songs, some in Latin, but many in the native languages of people throughout Europe such as Spain, Germany, and France.
During Elizabethan times, carols were only loosely based on the Christmas story and were seen as entertainment rather than worship. When the Puritans dominated England, carols were sung only in secret. Public caroling was revitalized during the Victorian era and songs were often sung by official carol singers called Waits because they only sang on Christmas Eve. These groups were often led by local leaders, who were allowed to take donations from the town residents.
With the growth of choral groups and orchestras, composers wrote more carols. These songs were again incorporated into services and the practice of singing in the streets became more common. Many of these carols survive today and are beloved Christmas traditions sung with families and friends.
O, Holy Night, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, and Away in a Manger are just a few carols we can thank the Victorians for popularizing. Instruments such as drums, pipes, and bells often accompanied the singing and created a lively atmosphere. Whichever carols are your favorites, keep the tradition alive this holiday season and take part in the singing.
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So, here is the new apartment, which isn't really an apartment.
This is the living room/kitchen (when I get my microwave and kitchen table delivered)
From the other end.
It looks empty now, but when all my stuff arrives it will be pretty full. There are two bedrooms off this room, and neither one has a closet.
It feels strange to have more than one room after living in the small single hotel room for a month. As time goes on I adapt and get things more settled.


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My year up began before I was born. My paternal grandfather served in the Navy during World War II, and fought during D-Day. When he returned home, the GI Bill gave him the resources to own his home, which he would have not been able to afford otherwise on his baker's salary.
This was a game changer for my family. Suddenly, my grandfather was able to save money, which he used to pay for my dad's tuition at Carnegie Mellon University. My dad was the first in our family to earn a Bachelor's degree, and he graduated debt-free. This set me up to a life where education was expected and funded. All of my future opportunities – internships, jobs, travel, volunteer opportunities – stemmed from this.
However, GI Bill benefits were not distributed evenly. Most benefits , like education and housing funding, were not available to veterans of color. This means that my year up – the one that enabled me to pursue my passions while living comfortably – systemically lifted some up while leaving others behind. I have dedicated my life to social justice movements because I believe I have a personal stake in closing the Opportunity Divide for those who were left behind by the GI Bill and other systemic opportunity builders.


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Case Study - April Egan Hairdressing
April Egan Hairdressing is a hair salon based in the heart of Low Fell, Gateshead.
The Brief
We were thrilled when April approached us when looking to rebrand her salon to give it a more stylish and sophisticated look. As part of the rebrand we were tasked with designing and developing an all new website.
The new website needed to give April and her salon team the ability to share inspirational ideas and current trends within a blog, as well as making it easy for visitors to access information about the salon, including opening times and prices.
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Using bold images of the salon, we created a responsive website that would show off the amazing style that the salon has to offer.
By building the website in WordPress we were able to create the inspiration blog that would allow for multi-user access so that April was able to control who had access to the blog and also approve blog posts before they were added onto the site.
As the salon is highly active on social media we also made sure that the site had the ability to automatically post notifications of new articles directly to their social networks in an effort to drive people onto the website.