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Monday, December 14, 2009
Look up in the sky, is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's SuperNahyan bringing money and legal certainty for DW creditors!!
Readers of this blog will know by now that Abu Dhabi has stepped in with a $10 billion contribution to the Dubai Financial Support Fund. Counter to previous statements this money will be used to support Dubai world and cover its debts, interest payments, and trade creditors until the end of April 2010. At the same time, the Ruler of Dubai has issued a decree establishing a clearer course of action should the insolvency or liquidation of Dubai World itself or any subsidiary become necessary.
This may seen as a victory for Dubai and it certainly is one for the folks who stepped in and bought the Sukuk and sought to intimidate the Emirati government into paying off in full as well as a catastrophe for those who put their faith in Dubai and then sold when Abu Dhabi seemed to step back. Fortune it seems has favoured the bold.
In some ways it should also be read with a note of caution. Abu Dhabi has now committed $5 billion more than it initially planned to the Dubai Financial Support Fund. The fact that Dubai World needs a cash infusion of $10 billion in order to keep it alive for six more months is a sign that things are Dubai World are worse than many of the more pessimistic assumptions and certainly mine and give the lie to the idea that a restructuring on its own was even remotely possible. There can be no doubt that had Abu Dhabi not stepped in there would have been a catastrophic default.
The fact that Abu Dhabi restored its support after its' earlier decision to revoke it restores the solvency of Dubai but leaves the credibility of the Emirates in doubt. There remain serious problems at Dubai Holding and ICD. Investors will now assume that Abu Dhabi will support those as well and will be less inclined to believe Abu Dhabi will let those fall despite the comments that other Dubai entities would be supported on a case by case basis. Additionally the outside world will have no insight into the discussions between Abu Dhabi and Dubai that led to this.
Dubai has taken the positive step of trying to provide legal certainty around the potential insolvency of Dubai World by establishing a tribunal of DIFC judges and giving them jurisdiction over it and applying the DIFC insolvency law (which is close to UK law) to all actions taken against Dubai World. Interestingly the text of the announcement says that Dubai courts _may_ enforce judgements of the tribunal. It would be more helpful if that read that the Dubai courts _will_ enforce the judgements. Nonetheless, it should give creditors some comfort.
My personal view is that this is a helpful but only a partial reform. Why make a law specifically for Dubai World? Why not extend it to ICD and Dubai Holding? Or for that matter the whole of Dubai? Though off the hook for now, Dubai's access to capital is likely to remain constrained for some time. It would very much serve the Emirate to establish legal certainty over commercial transactions in Dubai. I would argue that the whole of the Arab and Muslim world could benefit as well, this will have to be a subject for another post.
3 comments:
- Mike said...
Why is Abu Dhabi pumping in $5B more? Will Dubai Financial ever generate good returns to make the investment worthwhile?
- December 15, 2009 at 6:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
When Dubai said DW was not guaranteed by the govt...a nice room full of traders in london stood ready with fingers on the "buy" button prepared to sccop up the debt at 45 or 52 cents or whatever...(on behalf of you know who)..which they did...the AD to the rescue...bonds explode up...Sweet trade...debt burden reduced..life is good...
- December 23, 2009 at 2:53 AM
- Ken said...
I really don't think that's how it played. The increased borrowing costs on account of that head fake will more than offset whatever they would have made on that trade not to mention the fact that if they had waited for the Nakheel Sukuk to redeem and then done it they would have been far more effective because there was no Dubai World guarantee on the other debts.
- December 23, 2009 at 7:40 AM


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So here's where I'm at. Yeah not a ton of progress since an hour and half ago. Had to escort Lady R on a quick grocery outing, and the Curling is on.
We've discovered this Olympics, compared to anyone else we know, I am a rabid Curling fan. SO much so I get extremely stressed and distracted. Especially during stones 4-8 (or for you none curlers the last shots of a round).
Currently here at the end of the 5th End, Canada is at 3 and Switzerland 1. However it is not clinched for Canada yet...
Peter update: He is currently settling in after work. We've currently both by committee decided he should work on a piece he started last week. If he finishes that today, then he can start on a new second piece he has in mind.
He also is getting distracted a lot... to tell me to chill out about the Curling!
I predict thing will only get more intense for the Hockey game ;)


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I will admit that I can be the most indecisive person on the planet at times. Every time my fiance asks me what I'd like to do I fully cannot make up my mind at all. Well friends, I've come up with a cute way to choose what to do for date nights. I put together a few simple envelopes from kraft paper and wrote down the best ideas I had for date nights or daytime adventures. I figured the best place for them to be was on our fridge, strung on a cute string.
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It's daring but not over the top. Interesting but not begging for attention. And while it does require a certain level of confidence from its wearer, it's not as scary as one might think to pull off. Unless of course, you're going for a full jumpsuit a la Romee Stijd to which we say a resounding "YES!"
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believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of
your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they
have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is
conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and
live up to it."--Kalama Sutta"
Seems like it will be out of hand soon...
**eewwww** that is no wonder, Miss Y hates mayo so much.. XD
i'm suffocated!! choking from the taste of the mayonnaise & being pulled both sides like the tug-of-war rope
this wasn't what my initial intention of pre-migration. i got all my headache back like before but lucky this time i wasn't a marionette anymore.
but thinking twice, it looked similar.. probably 2 kids fighting over the marionette to see how the story ends...
and somehow i already have an instinct that i will grow tired of the tug of war one fine day, and get a "beacetiful" place to migrate again. just don't treat/make me into someone I am not. i am not a re-creation piece of jigsaw model...
btw, "beacetiful" = beautiful + peaceful from "self-dictionary"
logging off,
need a beacetiful slumber :)
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay,
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference....
- Robert Frost
* vor einem Dilemma stehen**
the things that i thought i handled well all these while, suddenly had change...
the things that i thought i could handle well, suddenly it seems impossible...
the vision that i foreseen & dream of, suddenly disappear...
am i still on my path?? i felt lost suddenly......
is it true that i can excel in any other major outbreak in life except this...?
life is getting more complicated nowadays...
again, what should i do?
ulcer... ugh.....
Angelina Jolie-
... when you encounter a paradox situation!
.... when you have to make your own first decision!
... when life is filled with misery...
... when life is just so unpredictable...
but you know deep down inside that is what life is!
Either you take it or you leave it !
Life is all about survival!!
Enjoy while surviving, yeah~
even I don't understand myself that much.
Sometimes when we say no, but in actual we mean yes. (but this doesnt applies to all the no that we said)
Sometimes when you asked why we like teddy bears, we girls don't have the exact answers too.. (but seeing one can melt our heart =D)
Sometimes when we pretend that we are ok & cool with things, we don't really mean cool.... (also doesnt apply to all)
Sometimes when we nag, we doesn't really want to, just couldnt stand it. (probably because we have high expectations on you?!?)
i don't know..
i don't even understand my own species.
Sometimes i wish i could......
...... do many many things at one go..
Look who is talking abt multi-tasking again... @.@"
The captain says....
Rule #1:
What the Captain says is always right.
Rule #2:
If the Captain is wrong, please refer to Rule #1.
Captain A says:
1. Do not get a partner of certain religion.
2. Do not get involve in a relationship as a third party.
3. Do not get involve in relationship full of abusive actions/ violence.
Captain B says:
1. I am sure you have learnt a lot throughout the whole 2-3 weeks. Please go back and think during the weekends what you have done right and what you can do better. What we (the Captain rank people) have done wrong & we'll probably discuss them next week.
Captain C says:
1. Have a good think of what i said to you last night.
so.. should i agree & say "Captain, you are right..." ??
It is funny sometimes how human wants the world to evolve to a better place but their mindset are the same since few decades ago.
Is my thinking/mindset growing & adjusting to fast just because i try to achieve / be a perfectionist?
OR am i just pure naive to believe things can change and problems are defined by human.
is this the time to take the risk? Is the risk worth it? any Win-win solution?
I think i need faith now. my dreams on my wishlist will lead me to where i want my life to be.
trust yourself & work it out!
time to sleep :)
"Start by doing what is necessary,
then do what is possible,
and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Tiger No Longer Intimidating Oponents
As if I needed another reason to respect Rory McIlroy, he has now decided to take a couple of jabs at Tiger Woods. There's been a lot of talk lately about whether or not Tiger should be asked to play for the U.S. squad in the upcoming Ryder Cup. With the way he has played lately, he should be left off the team. Chances are Corey Pavin will select him with one of his four captain's picks come Sept. 7 because — despite being the center of everyone's jokes — he's still Tiger Woods.
McIlroy's girlfriend, Holly Sweeney, is hot and his golf game is on the rise. If anyone from the European Ryder Cup team should be talking smack it should probably be him, so I have no problem with it. Here's what McIlroy has to say about the prospect of facing Tiger, courtesy of Yahoo! News:
I would love to face [Woods]. Unless his game rapidly improves… I think anyone in the European team would fancy their chances against him."
"There are a lot of American players playing better than him at the minute but it's always an advantage to have Tiger Woods in your team," said McIlroy.
"I think he'll (Pavin) pick him. I don't think it would go down too well in the States if he wasn't picked."
If Tiger doesn't step his golf game up — and fast — he'll have to prove to everyone that he can still be a good person and a good golfer.
McIlroy: Tiger would be easy Ryder Cup prey [Out of Bounds]
Tiger easy meat for Ryder Cup team: McIlroy [Yahoo! News]


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Archive: 09/10/2013
Science magazine section
"Scientific Communication", October 4, 2013
Just in time for Open Access Week later this month (October 21-25), Science has published a section on scientific publishing, a topic regarding which they surely are not unbiased.
I love the infographic, The Rise of Open Access, by Randall Monroe of xkcd fame which claims that new scientific papers are published at an accelerating rate, currently about one every 20 seconds, and that since 2011, half of new papers are open access. That part of the article comes from an article by Jocelyn Kaiser in another issue of Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.341.6148.830).
There are other worthy pieces in this section, but the one that got my goat was a piece by John Bohannon, "Who's Afraid of Peer Review", an account of his sting operation, sending a scam article to a large number of open access journals to see which of them would catch its problems in their peer review systems. He made some valid points, but overall, I think the project was flawed by not including non-open access journals. The inferences drawn by him and others (see/hear the report on NPR) make it seem like the problems arise from open access rather than from poor peer review. Other bloggers have written more articulate posts about the shortcomings (see Peter Suber's or Michael Eisen's).
Science is hosting a live chat session on this issue with the article's author and several others including Eisen, on Thursday, Oct 10, 2013 at 3pm EDT.Read more »


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Thunderstorms & Tornadoes
Chapter 10
(1). Unequal warming of the surface of the Earth.
(2). Orographic lifting due to topographic obstruction of air flow.
(3). Dynamic lifting because of the presence of a frontal zone.
Sequence of events as the parcel of air rises:
air cools due to adiabatic expansion
at a certain altitude the dew point is reached
when the dew point is reached the relative humidity equals 100% and the air is saturated
condensation begins resulting in latent heat being changed into sensible heat, warming the air and making it more unstable
a cumulus cloud begins to form
For the cumulus cloud to form into a thunderstorm, continued uplift must occur in an unstable atmosphere.
With the vertical extension of the air parcel, the cumulus cloud grows into a cumulonimbus cloud. Cumulonimbus clouds can reach heights of 20 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
Severe weather associated with some these clouds includes hail, strong winds, thunder, lightning, intense rain, and tornadoes.
Generally, two types of thunderstorms are common:
1) Air mass thunderstorms which occur in the mid-latitudes in summer and at the equator all year long.
2) Thunderstorms associated with mid-latitude cyclone cold fronts or dry lines. This type of thunderstorm often has severe weather associated with it.
The mature thunderstorm (Stage 3) begins to decrease in intensity and enters the dissipating stage after about half an hour. Air currents within the convective storm are now mainly downdrafts as the supply of warm moist air from the lower atmosphere is depleted. Within about 1 hour, the storm is finished and precipitation has stopped.
Exploding Air: Any time there is an electrical current, there is also heat associated with the current. Since there is an enormous amount of current in a lightning strike, there is also an enormous amount of heat. In fact, a bolt of lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun. This heat is the actual cause of the brilliant white-blue flash that we see.
When a leader and a streamer meet and the current flows (the strike), the air around the strike becomes extremely hot. So hot that it actually explodes because the heat causes the air to expand so rapidly. The explosion is soon followed by what we all know as thunder.
Thunder is the shockwave radiating away from the strike path. When the air heats up, it expands rapidly, creating a compression wave that propagates through the surrounding air. This compression wave manifests itself in the form of a sound wave. That does not mean that thunder is harmless. On the contrary, if you are close enough, you can feel the shockwave as it shakes the surroundings. Keep in mind that when a nuclear explosion occurs, typically the most destruction is caused by the energy of the rapidly moving shockwave. In fact, the shockwave that produces the thunder from a lightning strike can most certainly damage structures and people. This danger is more prominent when you are close to the strike, because the shockwave is stronger there and will dampen (decrease) with distance. Physics teaches us that sound travels much slower than light, so we see the flash before we hear the thunder. In air, sound travels roughly 1 mile every 4.5 seconds. Light travels at a blazing 186,000 miles (299,000 kilometers) per second.
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Before I start, just so you know, you should read this article because there's a picture of two people sexing at the end. (end of advertisement).
About a week ago (which tells you how long I've put off actually writing this because I didn't want to express myself badly), Kylie Sturgess wrote her article, "Sex(hausted)?" In her post, she ponders the availability of science and if people should or should not market science using sexy gimmicks. Instantly, I was linked to her several times. Clearly, this is something that falls right into my realm. So, why the delay in responding? Because, the questions that Kylie asks and the things she said are, as she mentioned, pretty complicated, and here's why.
Sex sells, sometimes. Sometimes, sex doesn't sell. Does that make any sense? Let me explain more.
The reason sex sells is because it leads to an emotional response in the person being exposed to it that leads to memory and recognition. This works just like the classical conditioning that we see mentioned throughout studies in behavioral psychology. Emotions and memory are good, old pals that affect our behavior all the time and they're very intimate bedmates in our brains. When people create advertisements for anything, that's usually what they're aiming for. They want consumers to associate their product with something strongly enough that it influences their purchases. Sex is a very strong innate drive that we have and it is a drive that is also a bedmate with our emotion and memory (we will not judge our brains, here, for their sexual habits, O. K.?). Because of this, sex can sell and it does sell.
This does not mean that sex will always sell, though. We have other natural drives and motives that can make sex something that is simply unimportant or less important than other things. This is why, when advertising something, the context of the advertisement is important to the advertiser. Selling sex is much easier in the midst of a Super Bowl game than it is in the midst of most of PBS and NPR's Free Lectures. That isn't to say that sex can't sell in that context, it just doesn't sell quite as well.
The problem with the "sex sells" meme is that people don't understand how sex sells. Just saying "sex sells" is simplistic and ignores greater, more important things such as context and also what it is that you're trying to sell. So, on top of the context-appropriate things to bear in mind from my above examples, there's also the matter of considering what it is that you're selling. If I'm selling a dong, I naturally need horny people, who would use it, to buy it. Advertising it in the midst of the series Murder She Wrote may not be the best place for it. Nor would that series make for a good stage to advertise things like a work-out series or equipment, birth control or a gay night club because the viewers of such a series are mostly older, post-menopausal, women who are less likely to be into those things. (Note: I know not all viewers are older or post-menopausal, there will be exceptions. Advertisers don't aim for minority groups very often, though, they aim for efficiency and so they'll aim for high concentrations of their target audience/consumer). So putting an advertisement up for a 12″ deer penis replica (NSFW) during a show about an older lady who solves the murders that seem to magically happen every where she goes is probably not going to do more than cause a few strokes of the serious misplaced blood flow type, not the penile stiffening kind.
So, now that all that is explained, let's look at some of Kylie's comments about the subject:
Just how badly (or well?) is the promotion of scientific findings being done now anyway? Is it 'resorting to dirty tactics' to have sex do the selling? Particularly in this 'third-wave feminism' era, when there is no demonstrably all-encompassing single feminist idea? Am I being sexist if I think that it's only about using female sex-appeal?
To answer the first question, science is being promoted now better than ever. The internet has given us the tools to spread science farther and faster than ever before in history. The downside is, the internet provides the same tools for those who are anti-science and who spread misinformation for various reasons.
It is not resorting to dirty tactics to sell something with sex just as it isn't resorting to dirty tactics to sell something with a picture of someone smiling or with food. Sex is an innate drive and it is as much a part of us as eating, drinking, sleeping and debating social norms are. Sex is not something that should be overlooked as an educational or motivational tool, if we need it.
I think that the debate of using sex for productive things other than reproduction is a great way, actually, to bring feminist debates into a realm where we can debate them more. Debate and discussion is important in the improvement of our worldviews and so where feminism is approaching a diversity in views comparable to world religions, I think using sex is a direct route to not only causing a little chaos in the feminist world, but also allowing for growth. Consider an element of fertilizer for sexual-social debates, like Miracle-Gro and soybean rotating crops.
Oh, sexism, I could talk all day about it! However, I need to limit this to a not-so-short paragraph and I've already taken two sentences. Sexism, by definition, is a discrimination based on sex. So, while just focusing on this being about female sex appeal is sexist, it is not unreasonably sexist. Most sexual advertising targets men and uses women, so it is natural for that to be the first thing that comes to mind when you're talking about marketing using sex. The reason for this is that we're only just now seeing how to use sex appeal to target women. Because women and men respond to different types of sexual stimuli, the tactics to draw men in with sexual advertising are different than those that draw women in and advertisers haven't quite gotten a handle on that, yet.
Kylie was also sharp enough to point to problems with sexual advertising and cultural norms (though, she didn't say it in those terms, so check out her article for a well-thought description). She says:
Perhaps there's communities where explicit content will be completely out of the question, despite a keen demographic who may wish to encourage rationalism? Or ones where explicit depictions of a sexualised figure is seen as overtly aggressive, irrelevant or distracting to people, and just plain gender-divisive (as illustrated in the research).
This is why context is important. Knowing one's audience in advertising is extremely important. Not only is it important to know who you're targeting, but it is important to know how strong your messages should be for that audience. Sexual marketing is not as simple as always being as extreme as showing breasts wrapped around a bottle of beer or something. Instead, if one does choose to go the route of sexual advertising, the majority of the target audience has to be considered. For some cultures, that does mean that sexual marketing is as simple as just showing a pretty set of eyes or some nice hands along with a product. Sometimes, it is actually showing some clothes-flying, body-clawing, animalistic action (even if the animalistic action is closer to a turtle motion than some sexually aggravated cats).
I'm skipping over parts of Kylie's post that would require entire articles, themselves, to respond to and am going to address her conclusion itself:
Maybe, I conclude, the promotion of science via sex-appeal isn't really the easy answer I was once given via email. I guess that's why I now tend more towards a generally conservative, broad-umbrella approach, that has a better chance of reaching more people – rather than putting all my energies and trust into 'being sexy in order to sell science'.
This is actually the best conclusion that could have been reached. The reason, though, is because the conclusion is about Kylie's approach, itself. The final reality of trying to promote something is that the person doing the promoting has to be comfortable with how they're promoting themselves. There's no reason to change who you are and to create conflict with yourself over a question without a rational basis for it, just to sell some information. This brings me to the problem of advertising, itself.
I'm a very logic-driven person. I like my facts like I like my computer hard drives, dry and full of informational goodness. Advertising isn't about facts, usually. Advertising is about impressions and, sometimes, manipulating an audience into giving attention to something specific. Even when the goal is education, advertising is still needed to get attention and the potential for manipulation in advertising is something that is uncomfortable to those of us who like to promote critical thinking. But dry facts don't always educate because, as mentioned above, people remember things better that stimulate their emotions. This means that while we're educating, it is a handy talent to have to mix our logic-driven Vulcans with our emotionally intelligent Betazoids (yes, groan, groan for my bad geek analogies!). So, if we're using something to advertise, especially sex, it would be handy to be sure that using sex as a lure for our doesn't cloud the actual goal with something irrational.


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Up on one of the ski lifts there's a couple of trees where people have thrown some mardi-gras neclaces. It's so cool!
This is the cart...we are so happy when we can find an available cart to hold all our gear so we don't have to carry it to the car. We've got it loaded with our skies and boots. We found one both days and boy were we happy!


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Title: Lucian Divine
Author: Renée Carlino
Daniela's rating: 3 stars
Daniela's review
**ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Well, first of all I have to say that I love everything Renée has done in the past. Her writing is just so captivating and beautiful, I can't stay away from her books. If you haven't read anything about this book, here's the blurb.
"My guardian angel is a drunk."
Evelyn Casey's life is at a standstill. She's in her mid-twenties, struggling with the dating scene in San Francisco. Nothing seems to be working out, and she's starting to think that she'll live out her days in her crummy apartment with her overbearing roommate, Brooklyn. It's absurd, but sometimes Evey longs for a guardian angel to show up and save the day.
And then he does. Seriously. His name is Lucian and he's a guardian angel, been on the job for two thousand years. His sudden presence in her life is both good—he's brilliant, witty, and warm—and bad—he's brilliant, witty, warm, and hot as —-. But as perfect as Lucian seems, he's got problems of his own. He's taken up drinking and he's brazenly inserted himself into Evey's life, going against the greatest cosmic law ever created.
For Evey, the rules are simple: You are not allowed to hook up with your guardian angel. But sometimes fulfilling your destiny requires a leap of faith, a confrontation with God.
Yes, God as in God.
Ok so, I've declared my love for Renée's work before. If you've read any of my reviews about her books, you'll notice how much I adore them. They're all so full of everything I'm looking in a story, I truly can't stay away, they call to me <3. When I first read the blurb of LUCIAN DIVINE I couldn't imagine how hard it would be to wait for it to be available. I craved it. So, you can imagine my happiness when I found out I'd been approved by Netgalley to read it. I started it right away and I didn't stop until I finished it.
Let me start my review by saying that I loved Lucian. His character was sarcastic and gorgeous and so damn lovable. I loved him from the start. He was so damn broken inside, trying his best to do what was right, in his own messed up way, but it's hard when your heart and mind are at war according to what it is that's right. He did what he felt he needed to do, hoping it would turn out ok for him and Evelyn. I laughed at his comments and my heart broke when he was hurting.
Then there's Evelyn. I liked her. I think she was a bit too "okay" about the whole angel thing, when I think most would be in shock for several days (at least). She jumped into this whole new life without any reservations, no questions and no doubts about anything. But overall, Evey was a really nice girl who just wanted to be loved and love back. She just wanted to be herself and be happy. The only thing about her that I found annoying was her best friend, if you could call that a friend.
The story itself sounded so, so, so good when I first read about it. A drunk angel, a confrontation with God, Lucian's inner war… it was the perfect recipe for perfection. I think Renee took a great risk while writing this book. Her previous books are completely different from this one. Yes, they all have a swoon-worthy boyfriend, a wonderful girl and an incredible love story, but in this one, we have the angel, paranormal, whatever-factor. I loved that she venture into this new side of her writing and I'm sure it's only the beginning of a thousand new possibilities for her future work. My issue with it is not the plot, but some holes I found in the story that I just couldn't shake off. I'm not going to get in too deep about them, because I don't want to ruin anything for any potential reader, but yes, they were there and sadly, they distracted me too much.
I think this story has all the potential of the world. The characters are great and the love story had so many epic moments <3 Renée is a genius when it comes to her books. I admire her work and her passion about her stories, you can actually feel it while reading her books.
If you guys are in the mood for a fast read and wonderful love story, maybe you should check this one out. And if you haven't read anything by Renée, you have no idea of what you've been missing and you DEFINITELY need to check those out, for some heartache, some deep and beautiful love, and some of the happiest moments you'll find in a book.
If you're interested, here are some of my reviews:
- Sweet Thing
- Nowhere But Here
- Before We Were Strangers (MUST READ NOW!!!!!)
- Swear On This Life (MUST READ NOW!!!!!)


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Online Only Auctions Questions/Answers
What is an online only auction?
An online only auction, is an auction in which all bidding is done on the internet. There is a specific start & end time.
Can I view the items in person?
Yes. We have at least 2 open houses for each online only auction. This will allow you to be able to hold the item in your own hands & determine what it is worth.
Can I bid at the auction site?
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The Dangers of Letting First Sales Go Bad
Early sales are vital for start-ups, but early bad sales are dangerous.
When you open the doors of a new business your immediate thoughts are likely to be about income- producing sales. If it's a retail business you will be watching anxiously for the first people to enter the store, restaurant, hairdresser or filling station.
If you sell business to business (B2B) you must build new prospects to develop early sales. Expenses mount up, and insufficient sales income means your business could run out of cash and be forced to close before it really got started. Making early sales is that important.
Low hanging fruit
Everyone has heard about 'low hanging fruit' and you, the new entrepreneur, should look for those sales which you can most readily close. 'Low hanging fruit' is usually understood to mean potential customers that are easy to start selling to, but there is a problem in trying to sell to anybody who will listen.
If the prospects are obvious to you they will also be obvious to competitors, who are more established, have customer references and will be more assured than you. They will also be eager to shut out a new competitor.
To really be 'low hanging fruit' the prospects should be those that your new business can easily close. This means retail customers who buy rather than browse, and a high 'strike rate' – the ratio between sales cycles begun and closed – in B2B organisations.
If you are in retail this means doing anything that persuades browsers to make an initial purchase, to sample your goods and services. Entrepreneurs usually offer opening price specials, but a better option is giving those early shoppers reasons to buy from you. You will (I hope) have set out your differentiation from competitors in your planning, so tell them why you are different and better.
Use posters, sales pitches and your actions. Return-if-not-satisfied options, retail staff who can really advise customers, smiles, easy parking and access, owner involvement – the choices are wide. Select the ones that will be most appealing to the hesitant buyer.
B2B sales
If you are selling B2B and have provided substantial funds for a powerful advertising campaign you may have lots of enquiries, but this is not usual for start-ups, even those with a big marketing budget. Most B2B start-ups struggle to find sufficient prospects to sell to, which makes differentiating from competitors even more important.
Hopefully you started this process in the planning stage, where you should have tightly defined the types of buyer you can help, and how to approach them. You are now in a much better position to be selective about focusing on the easy-to-close deals, rather than those you take in desperation.
Be careful
In the first few sales it's advisable to stay away from very big and complicated sales challenges, particularly where you have to make substantial modifications to your products. Be equally careful about sales where your obligations are not clearly spelt out. The combination of these two is lethal.
Customers can be bullies, and it's not unknown for customers to refuse to pay for delivered goods or services while making a string of demands for more benefits. Collecting your money through legal action could take a year or more, and you may not be around by then.
Make sure that both the buyers and your obligations are clearly understood and recorded. If you have any doubts, walk away, however tempting the sale appears to be.
There is a strong temptation to sell desperately to anyone who looks like they could buy, but if the prospective buyer senses that he or she is being pressurised in order to satisfy your needs they will walk away or take advantage of your desperation.
It is far better for you to identify what the buyer needs and then offer them the solution, resisting the temptation to make silly concessions.
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Know Your Value As A Business
Do you have a unique selling point?
Developing your unique selling point and value as a business often become the cornerstone of your competitive advantage and growth strategy.
Your competitive advantage is that what makes your business different from the rest. It is so important that Jack Welch, past chairman and CEO of General Electric said:
"If you don't have competitive advantage, don't compete."
There are two types of competitive advantages:
- Cost advantage
- Differentiation advantage.
Cost advantage means you provide reasonable value at a lower price. This is achieved by continuous improvement of operational efficiencies and using economies of scale. The low-cost strategy requires a close watch on profit margins and monitoring your competition for price changes.
Your competitive advantage may be easier and more effectively achieved for long-term success, by differentiation. A business with a differentiation strategy can charge better prices with higher profit margins.
Related: Here's How To Value Your Business
How to achieve value through a unique selling point in your business:
- Bend over backwards: Go out of your way to impress and assist your customers. Focus on their needs, making their experience a pleasant one.
- Be the best: Provide a unique or high-quality product or service.
- Be innovative and bold: Meet your customers' needs in a new way. Strive to be the first to offer new products or services to attract them and keep them coming back.
- Specialise, specialise, specialise: Instead of aiming to meet the needs of an entire market, rather specialise in one aspect. Establish yourself as an expert in your field and carve out your own growth path for a niche market.
"Don't try to be all things to all people. Concentrate on selling something unique that you know there is a need for, offer competitive pricing and good customer service." – This is the advice of Lilian Vernon, a U.S. businesswoman whose company was the first women-found company to trade on the American Stock Exchange.
Sales Strategy & Management
Don't Promise Service Excellence If You Can't Deliver It
In a world characterised by fierce competition for market share, the quality of the services an organisation provides is often its only differentiating factor. The truth is, while most organisations preach service excellence, few deliver it.
While companies that sell sought-after brands may well be able to get away with poorer-quality service, the services industry relies on service excellence to create a good impression and ensure repeat business.
A word-of-mouth industry
It's accepted that the service industry operates largely via word of mouth. While competing organisations may offer similar services on paper, it's how they deliver them that makes all the difference. When clients receive excellent service, they will refer the business to others.
Organisations must, however, ensure that if they punt their service as a differentiating factor, they need validation from their clients i.e. Do they offer the personal touch; do they build strong relationships with key players in the organisation; are they strategic partners; and is their service better than anyone else's?
Service excellence needs to be a top-driven value
Organisations are often quick to point out that client facing staff must provide excellent service. The reality is service excellence should start at the top of the organisation and be a clearly defined value for every employee, from the CEO to the office cleaner. This will ensure it informs all the activities and interactions of employees at every level.
Recruit the right attitude
It's often said 'employ for attitude' because you can develop the skill. While some organisations may need a minimum professional qualification, employing for attitude is an important consideration.
Employees should take pride in their work and be passionate about their careers. A high performing team lives, breathes, eats and sleeps service excellence. It's second nature for them to go the extra mile to ensure their clients' satisfaction.
Related: See You At The Top: A Guide To Winning At Customer Service
Induction is not a quick fix
How new employees are inducted sets the tone for how they will perform in the long run and informs the quality of the services they will deliver to clients. The concept of service excellence is different from organisation to organisation. It's critical that new employees understand and buy into the various nuances of what defines service excellence in their new roles.
In our organisation, induction is not a one-day session in the boardroom. It includes an initial induction process combined with ongoing coaching on how to translate every action and activity into service excellence. We want our people to understand and align themselves with exactly what we mean by service excellence.
Train for high performance
How employees are trained is critical to the quality of service they deliver. If we accept the premise that service excellence differs from one organisation to the next, it's self-evident that someone who was employed as an attorney at one consultancy will not automatically understand how the same role will need to be fulfilled — from a service excellence perspective — at another consultancy.
This is where ongoing training comes into play. It needs to constantly evolve. This allows service excellence to become deeply entrenched in employees' everyday working lives and ensures you develop high-performing teams.
Employees need to feel valued
Happy employees translate into happy clients. Happy employees are not necessarily people who are never reprimanded or don't experience stress. They work long hours and go out of their way to deliver on massive projects because they buy into what the organisation stands for and feel valued, recognised and well remunerated.
Only when employers treat their staff well, remunerate them fairly and invest in their development, can they expect the highest quality of service from them.
Leaders need to have the right discussions with their people. These should not only be about targets and how much money needs to be made. They should also centre around service excellence. Good leaders explore topics with their employees and check in with them to see if they are still aligned with the organisation's values.
Related: When It Comes To Customer Care – Don't Be Good, Be Awesome
Internal service levels are as important as external ones
The quality of services that employees provide internally, is directly correlated to the service they will provide to clients externally. The way they view service within the business sets the tone for how they view service excellence at large.
Get support structures right
Organisations need to ensure their internal structures, processes, procedures and policies support service excellence.
Sometimes a procedure or process can create a bottleneck, which obstructs employees' efforts to deliver excellent service and disappoints clients. Continually re-evaluate your internal structures to ensure seamless service delivery.
Know thy client
This is the first commandment of service excellence. Many organisations say they provide superior service, but do they understand their clients' businesses? Do they take a personal interest in the people they interact with? Do they get their views on how they perceive service excellence?
Following up with clients is paramount. Are their expectations being met? Do they have unrealistic expectations? Are some employees delivering and others not? Are there issues that need to be addressed? Is the company over-promising and under-delivering?
These can only be determined if you are close to your clients and communicate with them regularly.
Commit to agreed deliverables
Time is money. Our technology-driven economy means clients expect superior service, delivered within quicker timeframes. To meet clients' expectations, turnaround times need to be agreed on and met.
It's critical that all employees deliver a standardised level of service. If only one or two people deliver service excellence, a perception of service excellence can be shattered.
When deadlines won't be complied with, communication is key. The reality is that sometimes service expectations cannot be met. Your client should not have to chase you for an explanation of why something has not been delivered. It's up to you to keep them informed.
Don't sell what can't be delivered
Often the sales process sabotages service excellence. When there is no congruence between what sales people promise and what employees can deliver, there is a very real danger of not being able to meet clients' expectations. Ensure your sales people are equipped to sell your offerings and have in-depth knowledge of what you can or can't do.
Respond to clients' complaints
The way service providers deal with clients' complaints differentiates top performing businesses. Clients need to know their complaints are taken seriously and dealt with at the highest level. Communication is key and the more information you glean, the easier it is to solve the problem.
Consistency is key
The services companies deliver to their clients should be reliable, consistent and underpinned by integrity. By building strong relationships with clients, and understanding their needs, service providers can position themselves as invaluable strategic partners.
Ultimately, consistency of excellent service delivery builds trust and trust keeps clients coming back for more and strengthens brands.
Sales Strategy & Management
Five Ways To Stay In Control Of Selling Your Business
Even when you are ready to sell your own business, you need to maximise your benefit by keeping control of the sale process.
Each and every one of the many hundreds of business owners that I have engaged with over the years has always identified immediately with one key business strategy – the need to have control. After all, they became entrepreneurs to have control over their own business and business ideas, to control their cash flow and the growth of their business.
Yet, curiously, they often apply a different set of standards when the moment comes to sell that business. They do not seem to realise how quickly and how dangerously they can lose control.
The all-too-common scenario is that one day, out of the blue, a business owner is contacted by a "would-be" acquirer who is interested in buying the business. It is probably only in hindsight that they would pinpoint this as the moment when entertaining the approach meant that they lost control of the sale process.
From that moment, the potential acquirer will define the hoops through which the seller must jump before a serious offer is put on the table. The acquirer insists, for example, on full due diligence before a detailed offer is submitted. This leaves the business owner feeling overly exposed for an extended period of time.
But worse is often to come. Eventually, at the eleventh hour, the potential acquirer puts a ridiculous offer forward, based on all the "risks" they believe they identified in the due diligence.
The acquirer conveniently concentrates on the negative. They forget about the embedded value and future growth potential that the seller's business will offer.
Or sometimes, they complete their due diligence and walk away. That leaves a baffled business owner watching them drive away from the premises – and left with nothing to show for the process but raised blood pressure and the haunting question, "WHAT happened there?"
These are unpleasant truths indeed – but ones that you can avoid. Such scenarios underline why keeping control is critical when selling your business.
This control is not about taking ego and arrogance. It is about taking an approach that is calculated and structured. That way you will drive the process on your terms and according to your agenda. And that critically will mean that you will be able to protect your confidential information along the way so you are not left feeling exposed at the end of the process.
Related: Never Lose Control When Selling Your Business
Whether you are approached to sell your business or are proactively going to market to find an acquirer of strategic partner, always protect yourself with these five key tips:
1. Always have a plan
Your plan should encompass: the timeline, the terms and the rules of engagement between the acquirer and yourself moving forward. By putting your plan into place, you take and keep control of the process.
2. Interrogate the acquirer
Make sure that as early as possible in the process, you understand these factors driving the potential acquirer:
- What is motivating their interest in buying your business?
- Have they bought a business before?
- How would they value your business?
- How would they fund the acquisition?
If your potential acquirer has bought a business before, insist on speaking to the business owners who sold to them so you can find out about their experience of working with the company to complete the sale.
Ensure that a potential acquirer gives you a valuation formula upfront so that you can be sure you are both batting in the same ballpark. If you are able to speak with a previous seller, find out how the deal was valued and structured in that instance.
If your potential acquirer has to raise funding, insist on speaking direct to the funder to make sure they are fully committed – and that their valuation methodologies are aligned with what the acquirer is telling you. If there is a mismatch, it is the funder's valuation that ultimately counts so you may need to engage with the funder.
3. Secure your offer before due diligence
Always make sure that your potential acquirer puts forward a non-binding offer before commencing with due diligence. Doing this will give you comfort that the acquirer is serious. It will also identify for you where the acquirer sees value in your business and what risks they perceive – and what risks there might be for you.
4. Ensure due-diligence terms are agreed
Always make sure that the terms of the due-diligence process are defined and reconcile back to the offer. Due diligence is another point in the process that confirms where your potential acquirer sees the value of your business and identifies risks. Commercial reality and practicality must drive the sale process so make sure you are not manoeuvred into being bogged down in the due-diligence list, which often consists of hundreds of requirements.
5. Always have a timeline
Your time is valuable so make sure that both you and your potential acquirer realise and respect that. Protect yourself with a timeline – you should define the milestones and deadlines of the sale process for your acquirer.
These five strategies will ensure that you retain control of the sale process, just as you have controlled your business development. That will mean that it is less gruelling for you and that you can be confident about selling on terms that you will look back to happily.
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Week 2
6-7. 6-7 after facing two really good teams in Cleveland and Boston. That's not bad at all. It's still early, and of course last year's team hit 6-7 (and took three from KC to get there!), but this isn't bad.
The good news is the offense has been vastly improved by some new players. Jojima's the best hitter on the team right now. I don't remember seeing Ibanez get those hits, but there they are. Jose Lopez is rewarding us faithful with some great power.
The bad news is the offense is much, much worse. Everett's hitting .154 and looks horrible. Beltre looks like a worse version of last year's Beltre, which I hadn't thought possible. I'm not sure how many times I can say his approach is broken before I stop bothering. Ichiro's off to a horrible start, and Ichiro makes the world turn.
Soriano's been lights-out and the rest of the staff's been. Not so good. Pineiro's looked like good and bad versions of himself, sometimes in the same game.
Most worrisome, King Felix has been abdicating the throne, wandering the earth in peasant's clothes, traveling incognito, walking the opposition and… man, that's only two starts, but that is just ugly.
Aggressive base running is exciting and frequently quite dumb.
This team is strange to watch. I don't know how else to say it. There's a weird vibe.
I know, that's the kind of insight you come to USSM for. Sorry.
Up this week: one last game in Boston, then a long homestand with Texas and Detroit (and Chicago, but that's Week 3).
19 Responses to "Week 2"
pensive on
April 17th, 2006 1:14 am
Actually it is the insight I have had the privilege to read for 39 months mas or minos..
The authors and posters comments are always appreciated if not always with agreed.
I believe Beltre is among the best third basemen in either league(top three).. Certainly wonder if hitting problems are able to be corrected????? Anyone???
Really great job by all…Except Corcoran as even though baited did not post much.
Typical Idiot Fan on
April 17th, 2006 1:18 am
Putz, Sherrill, and Soriano have been stellar. Moyer has actually been quite good despite being 0-2 to start the season. Meche is Meche and Pineiro is Pineiro. Washburn is about as consistent as a pollster.
Woods is doing well, but somehow I get the feeling it wont last. He's got decent K-rates but bad BB-rates and is an extreme flyballer. He's gonna get pasted eventually. It's nice that, at least for now, he's helping quite a bit. Mateo and Guardado suck.
King Felix is still the King until otherwise dictated by him. How dare you blasphem.
DMZ on
April 17th, 2006 1:44 am
Is that an argument that Felix as God (or a god)? I didn't think expectations for him could be much higher, but it appears I was badly wrong.
Unless you believe that Felix's position as regent is divinely ordained, and criticism of him is criticism of God's larger plan.
Both seem unlikely. I don't believe God intervenes in sporting events at all, and I don't see a divine hand in his ascent to be the team's best starter.
Typical Idiot Fan on
April 17th, 2006 2:08 am
It is not for us to decide, and nor is it God who hath given him divine province. Nay! It was fate and destiny that did guide this to be. Was it not the young beardless Felix Hernandez who dideth pull out the sacred pitching glove El Cartuela from the stone?!
Have ye forgotten the miracle we all witnessed yon years ago Christmas morn at Winter Ball in Venezuela?
Russ on
April 17th, 2006 7:33 am
I agree with the strange vibe. This group of players is the manic depressive of the league.
Some parts are so compelling and exciting to watch (Sherrill making Papi looking absolutely lost, God I loved that AB yesterday) and other pieces make me die a little death at each AB (see Beltre, Adrian).
All of our starters managed to work out of some pretty rough innings, keeping the games close. When they walk batters and nibble the way they do, I want to just scream. They somehow wiggle out of it and I think that fate must catch up the next inning. Yet, they somehow manage to sneak away fairly unscathed.
Chavez just may be a miricle worker. In Saturday's game Joel had himself buried. Chavez came out and must have told Pineiro how to dig or something. To think of what Chavez could do with a group of starters who are not headcases.
No matter what, at least I can watch this team…so far. Last year I just couldn't bear day after day. I bet (read hoping) we see some moves this month in regards to our DH.
NateV on
April 17th, 2006 8:09 am
Quick numbers through Week #2
"Bad" Starters (Ichiro, Beltre, Yuniesky, Crazy Carl)
165/256/238 in 203 PA
"Good" Starters (Sexson, Lopez, Kenji, Reed, Raul)
269/345/498 in 249 PA
Wow. 6-7, I think we're pretty lucky
Robo Ape on
April 17th, 2006 10:16 am
#6: Though I would agree about Ichi, Beltre, and Jurassic Carl having bad starts, I can't really say I expected too much more out of Yuniesky. Hell, he's our 9 hitter and he's doing better then all the other guys you've grouped him with. If he can stay above .220 and keep generating those XBHs, I'll be quite happy.
You know, with regards to Carl, maybe he ought to stop switch-hitting and just pick a side.
idahowriter on
April 17th, 2006 10:33 am
Lawton, Meche, and Guardado for Dontrelle. Soriano becomes the closer, Everett becomes a utility outfielder (never to be heard from again), and Pettagine takes over at DH.
Steve Nelson on
April 17th, 2006 11:33 am
#8: Lawton, Meche, and Guardado for Dontrelle. Soriano becomes the closer, Everett becomes a utility outfielder (never to be heard from again), and Pettagine takes over at DH.
That ought to be good for some laughter paroxysms in the Marlins front office. Shoot, a dentist could use that line in lieu of nitrous oxide during extractions and root canals.
NMsfan on
April 17th, 2006 11:57 am
8: While your trade is just funny to me, when you work the numbers ($10 mil for $4 mil to a team looking to cut its $4 mil payroll) it begs the question: what would it take to get D-train? His competitive edge would be a great addition to the clubhouse, oh and did I mention the guy could win 4-5 Cy Youngs.
My thinking is: Nageotte, Foppert and Choo or something like it. They would need 3 minimum wage guys who have huge upside or could potentially make it to the Majors this year or next.
NMsfan on
April 17th, 2006 11:57 am
My bad: FLA has a $14 million or so payroll not 4
Dave on
April 17th, 2006 12:01 pm
Nageotte, Foppert, and Choo doesn't even get you a Dontrelle rookie card.
There's no point speculating on offers for a guy who isn't available, but if you really want to dream, you're looking at something like Reed, Clement, Jones, and Feierabend just to get them to talk to you.
Adam on
April 17th, 2006 12:22 pm
Hasn't Felix always been a slow starter? I know he always had a bit of adjustment time after he moved up a level, but isn't it possible that he's just one of those guys that start slow but dominate at the end?
Brian Rust on
April 17th, 2006 12:58 pm
Searching for clues dept., curious stat of the week (through 4/16):
Ichiro, first pitch, 4-8, .500
Ichiro, after first pitch, 6-46, .130
Russ on
April 17th, 2006 1:49 pm
Nageotte, Foppert, and Choo doesn't even get you a Dontrelle rookie card.
I really want to laugh at this…
idahowriter on
April 17th, 2006 2:41 pm
9. and 10., get lives. I was kidding about the trade. In the immortal words of Charlie Brown, "Don't you know sarcasm when you hear it?" We couldn't unload Guardado and Meche now for the guy who washes Dontrelle's jock straps, nor do I think we have anywhere near the prospects the Fish would want in exchange for D-Train.
What I'm not kidding about is getting Overweight Eddie out of the way so Soriano can close, and sitting Carl the Snarl in favor of Pettagine. Never gonna happen, but I can dream.
Red Sox Girl on
April 17th, 2006 5:51 pm
13- I was wondering the same thing. Aren't pitchers (and even young players) often slower in the colder months? For instance would he pitch the same if he spent all his time in Texas or another southern/warmer state? Does anyone know the numbers on Felix during the spring months playing in other leagues?
dnc on
April 17th, 2006 8:18 pm
Idahowriter, if your comment was truly sarcastic, you need to work on conveying facetiousness in your writing. It wasn't apparent sarcasm at all.
Tim_G on
April 18th, 2006 5:33 am
Beltre really concerns me. He is supposed to be the biggest bat on the team, or at least that is what his contract implies. So far he doesn't even have one RBI. How can the 2004 Beltre and this guy be the same person? How can this team be competitive can't even carry his own weight, much less put the team on his shoulders?
I realize this contract seemed good at the time, but it's starting to look like a real albatross now. It certainly doesn't make Bavasi look good right now. The Everett contract is kind of small potatoes in comparison.
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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/09/2015 -- Sugar is a naturally occurring nutrient used for adding sweetness to various food items, it is a mixture of carbohydrates along with starch. It is one the important source of energy as it contains carbohydrate. Food additives that resemble the taste of sugar known as sugar substitute. Sugar substitutes are of two types, such as natural substitutes and artificial. The natural substitutes are sorbitol and xylitol and artificial substitutes are artificial sweeteners.
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The sugar and sugar substitutes market can be segmented by type as Brown sugar, granulated sugar; powdered-sugar and sugar substitutes. The market can also be segmented geographically into North America, APAC, Europe and RoW regions.
The global market of sugar and sugar substitute is expected to grow with a single digit CAGR from 2015 to 2021.
The major driver is the growing food industry, as it is major source of taste and along with food it has vast applications in medication. Some of the restraining factors are raw material cost which is consistently increasing and cost associated with supply chain is also rising. Moreover eating food that has high content of sugar causes diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Consumers are opting for sugar free products as a preventive measure. The growing heath concerns among the people more than 45 years is expected to have positive impact on the demand for sugar substitutes.
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UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones and challenger Glover Teixeira were in separate meeting rooms Wednesday at Hotel Monaco when they met the local media to promote their April 26 title fight at Baltimore Arena, but that wasn't really necessary.
They could have been seated side by side as they spoke highly of each other and talked about UFC 172, the first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship card to be held in Baltimore. They were so polite, it was hard to imagine them trying to beat the stuffing out of each other in the Octagon.
Maybe it was because the bout is nearly three months away and the prefight adrenaline hasn't started pumping yet. Maybe it seemed so low-key because we became conditioned during the golden age of pay-per-view boxing to expect the combatants to hype the event with nonstop trash talk and the occasional weigh-in scuffle.
That kind of thing has been known to happen in the mixed martial arts world, but all was relatively quiet Wednesday. Jones isn't your typical prizefighter, and Teixeira might be the most warm and cuddly brawler since Rocky Balboa, whose name actually came up in the conversation a number of times.


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Recently I'm watching this Korean drama. I don't usually watch Korean drama. Too sappy and too dramatic with atrocious storyline that makes me want to puke. But really, I couldn't resist this one. Yeah yeah go ahead and judge me. I am judging me. I don't know why, but I'm such a sucker for romantic comedy.
It's called 'Personal Preference' or 'Personal Taste'. It was aired 2 years ago, but recently it was aired again on the local cable. Of course I was initially drawn to it because of the cute lead male actor. Yes I'm not ashamed to admit that. I can be that shallow. LOL. I mean, look at him. How can anyone not fall in love with him? How? And he dresses so well in the drama!
Jeon Jin-Ho, a budding architect, is a straight guy who pretending to be gay in order to become roommate to Park Gae-In who would only consider living with a guy, if he's gay. Shame on him, pretending to be gay. But if he's that hot, he can be forgiven for anything. Of course the storyline can be a bit predictable, but who cares? That's what I love about it. I love the simplicity of it. I don't want to waste my brain cells or energy trying to figure things out. I like that it doesn't have complicated twist of events that leave me scratching my head at the end of the show.
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Critic Reviews for Bananas
All Critics (25) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (3) | DVD (3)
It is a funny picture - not too consistently, and certainly not too coherently, but when it hits, it hits.
Bananas is chockfull of sight gags, one-liners and swiftly executed unnecessary excursions into vulgarity whose humor for the most part can't make up for content.
Allen's view of the world is fraught with everything except pathos, and it's a view I happen to find very funny.
Rapid-fire gags and some inspired one-liners qualify this as an early classic from Allen.
One of the early, funny films that a more mature Allen would dismiss later in his career, but nevertheless worth seeing again and again.
Audience Reviews for Bananas
At one point, Woody Allen's character says to Louise Lasser's: "I fail to see the humor of this," which is exactly how I felt watching this terribly unfunny comedy that is more like random scenes and sketches sloppily put together - some of them so irritating they are nearly unbearable.
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Before Woody Allen shifted into serious character dramedies with his revolutionary film "Annie Hall" he made satires and screwball comedies like this one. Over the edge hilarious and completely absurd, "Bananas" is one of the best political satires of the seventies. Playing off of the South American revolutions of the time, and their cyclical nature, Allen stars as a nebbish version of himself who tries to be politically relevant just to get laid. Screwball in its entirety, the film speaks on the complications of foreign policy while also being absolutely ridiculous and funny. If you love the likes of Mel Brooks or the Zucker Brothers, this is going to be a film you will fall for easily.
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woody's second feature as a director is very clever, very funny. i laughed a lot, and as usual the dialogue was witty and entertaining. i felt that the film lost a lot of steam by the end, which says a lot considering the movie is already very short, but it is entertaining and really uses its ideas well, especially the opening assassination sequence.
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|I was always, ah, I was always very shy when it came to girls. I, I remember when I was a little boy, I once stole a pornographic book that was printed in braille and I used to rub the dirty parts.
|I'm sorry to disappoint you but I've known Fielding Mellish for years and he's a warm, wonderful human being.
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|I've known Fielding Mellish for years and he's a rotten, conniving, dishonest little rat.
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|You have a chance to die for freedom.
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This is a short description of everything that has happend between the last post and the last gaming session.
The party went in seperate directions, traps were activated, monsters were fought, and no one died. Then they went up to the second floor. There they were attacked by a Bone Lord and his minons. A rogue died. 2 prisoners were found and they joined the party. Then up to the 3rd floor. They found spiders, so they lit the webs on fire burning many of them, they also harmed a pixie on accident, or at least I SUPPOSE it was an accident. Found the wizard's old lab and accidentaly summoned a monster. That was defeated, and they went up to level 4. Found some rooms that were distinctly odd, ignored most of them, fought a few monsters. Went up to level 5. Found sleeping chambers, and lots of loot. A few notible items were a pair of humming swords, a leafy bow, a transforming rod, a axe with a mirror finish, and a gauntlet that did a whole bunch of things. They were also attacked by monsters and fell victim to a slime trap. 2 died. Then they found an altar and the shade of the dead wizard appeared and challanged them to single combat. 4 people have died thus far fighting the wizard's shade. A bard collapsed a third of the tower with a sonic spell cause he is an ass. The rest of the party decided not to wait for single combat to kill each and everyone of them, so they rushed up the stairs. There they encounterd the Bone Lord again. He tried to waylay the adventurers but it didn't work. The party is now all on top of the wizard's tower ready to fight him… If they can find him that is.
I went through that very quckly so it is missing some detail. Hopefully nothing important. -GM


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January 23, 2013
Brett Wilhelm and I had the pleasure of freezing our tails off while photographing the Broncos lose in dramatic and in most Broncos fans opinion infuriating manner to the Baltimore Ravens last week. ESPN The Magazine hired us to cover the game and specifically to focus on the two starting quarterbacks. We both covered the action on the field, but each of us stuck to one side to get features of the qbs during breaks in the action. I thought I was wise to pick the Broncos side due to my confidence that Peyton Manning and the Broncos would wreck havoc on the aging Ravens defense. Turns out my overconfidence and the Broncos may have paralleled each other and Brett ended up with a ton more coverage of the winning qb and thus a much better chance at getting a cover of the magazine. As it turns out, Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers trumped us all and will be the cover. You never know though. It was at least fun to weather the storm and shoot a little playoff football. Here are a couple of our favorites from the game.


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The Rev. Andrew J. Birosh, 66, formerly of Emmaus, was found dead Tuesday in a motel room near the Philadelphia International Airport, where he had been staying prior to leaving for a vacation in St. Thomas. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office attributed death to natural causes.
Rev. Birosh was pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Coatesville, Chester County, for the past 14 years.
He was the first son of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Emmaus, to enter the priesthood, and was ordained by Dennis Cardinal Dougherty in 1942.


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Coming from Vermont, I can say Bernie has always been a do what you say type of politician. I know it's rare and hard for many people to believe, but he really does do what he believes is right. That doesn't mean I agree with him on everything--guns anyone--but I at least know that he stands behind what he believes and won't be bought of swayed. Does this mean he will be perfect? I don't think there's ever been a perfect leader, political or otherwise. Even MLK Jr. And Gandhi had their faults, just as we all do. But he'd really try to follow his convictions, and that's more than I can say for the others.
How many elected officials have ever followed through on all of their campaign promises? It seems to have become an accepted practice now that politicians don't really mean anything they say in an election year. The times of picking the best candidate have come and gone, and now we as a society just try not to pick the worst one.
Right now we are losing money each year, we could cut military spending by 700 billion, with that you could probably spend 400 mil and keep debt going down. His ideas of free college and loss of student debt would take up almost 300 billion of that. With his other spending ideas he would end up paying much more than he can. His ideas are much like Cuba where he would give everyone free stuff but everyone would make the same based of hours worked. This would bring average income down far, not as far as Cuba (20$/month) but far enough that we would face massive poverty. This would end up causing a lack of money off income tax that the gov would receive sending the US into terrible debt. His ideas will not allow him to do what he promises.
While his promises are decent and his record (as far as we know despite suspicions of embezzlement in his campaign and the fact that he never really passed a bill of significance).
For starters, we can all scrap the ideas of conventionally passing any of his major reforms considering his first 2 years will be dealing with a majority-republican establishment that will constantly attack him along with a democrat party and entire system dedicated to an ineffective presidency under his administration.
We can then scrap any amendment of the constitution considering that would require consent from all the republican, democrat, and universally bought-out states and congress and senate.
Supreme court cannot override anyone (even if he chooses his court) unless it goes against the constitution. Money in politics and private campaign financing are perfectly fine in the constitution as is electoral college. Which eliminates an entire chunk of his platform right there.
Third, executive actions only last 90 or so days and - while being his only real hope of doing anything - and probably can/will lead to impeachment should he commit too many orders.


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These are a few of my flavour-ite things
Just a light post for the weekend...
This is absolutely nuts!! I am a professed bacon lover and even I think this is crazy (and a part of me wants to try it). I found this on Craftgossip, and naturally I followed the link to the shop website. They've got an entire bacon themed section!!! They even have things like bacon flavoured jelly beans (in a stylish bacon looking tin of course), bacon flavoured lip balm...and a whole host of other things.
It's like my fantasies coming true in a carnival-funhouse-mirror kind of way. I LIKE!
Did I mention that I actually have bacon-flavoured salt in my cupboard? hehe.
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Projecta's new Carbon Pile battery tester has been designed to ensure smooth operation and accurate results.
During design, special emphasis was placed on the carbon pile to allow trouble free and accurate operation without jamming. Light duty leads often found on Carbon Pile testers are easily damaged in workshop environments. The BLT200 features heavy duty gauge cable to prevent this damage.
Where many testers run a voltage sensing cable wrapped loosely around the main cables, the new Projecta tester protects these by incorporating the sensing cables within the sheath of the main cables.
The BLT200 tests batteries up to 1,000 CCA (cold cranking amps) or 160Ah with clear pass/fail diagnosis and capacity readings of the battery under test. The load test is adjustable from 1 – 500 amps, with an audible warning after 15 seconds to prevent overheating the carbon pile. Readings have also been simplified with colour coded temperature dials and concise operating instructions.
The new BLT200 tester complements an already extensive range of ten battery testers, making the Projecta programme one of the comprehensive available to the market.
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Lowe's Assistant Store Manager Sales in Spokane, Washington
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Position DescriptionThe ASM Sales is primarily responsible for managing and driving sales and margin in alignment with the financial plan of the retail store by managing a sales team that develops customer relationships, pursues sales opportunities, and ultimately closes sales. The ASM Sales has accountability for managing and driving overall sales in the following areas: In-Store ProServices, Installed Sales, Special Order Sales, In Home Project Sales, Extended Protection Plans (EPP), and Credit. In addition, the ASM Sales may be expected to provide full leadership over the store at any point in absence of the Store Manager. The ASM Sales is responsible for building and developing (includes recruiting, hiring, training, mentoring and coaching) a professional and talented sales organization that provides the desired customer experience while maximizing sales, margin, close rates and average ticket. As the sales leader in the store and subject matter expert on Lowe s selling model, the ASM Sales must have extensive knowledge of sales techniques and be able to teach others the critical skills needed to be effective sales associates at Lowe s.Job RequirementsRequires morning, afternoon, and evening availability any day of the week; physical ability to move large, bulky and/or heavy merchandise; physical ability to perform tasks that may require prolonged standing, sitting, and other activities necessary to perform job duties.Minimum QualificationsBachelor s degree and 1 year of experience leading a high-performing sales team with direct reporting responsibility OR 3 years of experience leading a high-performing sales team with direct reporting responsibility1 year of experience in retail, business to business, and/or in-home sales1 year of experience working in a fast-paced, cross-functional work environmentStrong working knowledge of Microsoft Office SuitePreferred Qualifications5 years of experience leading a high-performing sales team with direct reporting responsibility in retail, business to business, in-home sales, or consumer service 1 year of experience performing "manager on duty" responsibilities, including management of daily store operations and processes within and beyond assigned areas of responsibility1 year of experience training and developing direct reportsExperience working in the home improvement retail sectorExperience in directly managing commissioned salespeople Broad knowledge of interior/exterior product categories (e.g., flooring, cabinets, millwork, building materials, appliances, home d©cor, lighting, plumbing)Experience working with store computer systems (including but not limited to: Project Tool, Genesis, M2O, Thin Client, etc.)
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Line of Business: Store
Job Category: Store Management
Department: 0688 - ASM Sales
Employment Type I: Regular
Employment Type II: Full-Time
Location #: 3045
Location Name: N. Spokane
City: Spokane
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At the beginning of each year, the American Mock Trial Association releases new case materials. We spend the most of the year debating the same case with other schools around the country, then switch it up with a new case at the National Championship Tournament in April.
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Recently, in an unprecedented move that shocked the world and is causing extensive unrest in the Middle East, our so-called 'President' proclaimed that the U.S. would now recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and would be moving our embassy there.
Naturally, this move was condemned by our allies at the U.N., who on Thursday voted against Trump's irresponsible actions. Before the vote, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley threatened that the U.S. will be "taking names" of the countries who voted against Trump's decision.
Trump himself then threatened to cut funding to the U.N. substantially, stating:
Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."
On Christmas Eve, Trump followed through with his threat, cutting funding to the U.N. by 25 percent – about $285 million.
Haley made the announcement on Sunday, but didn't reference the U.N. vote on Trump's Jerusalem announcement, instead blaming irresponsible spending as the reason:
The inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known. We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked. This historic reduction of spending, in addition to many other moves toward a more efficient and accountable U.N., is a big step in the right direction."
While she SAID that, we'd like to remind you of her exact words before the vote. It seems she left this little part out:
Referencing tomorrow's UN vote criticizing the US embassy move. In the words of the President, "Let them vote against us, we'll save a lot." pic.twitter.com/eUGWD4cCBR
— Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) December 20, 2017
This initial cut in funds alone is mind-blowing, but Haley added that further cuts may be coming – specifically to essential programs like UNICEF, which they plan to cut by 16 percent, and they plan to completely END funding for U.N. climate change programs which no doubt will be detrimental in countless ways.
Trump needs to stop letting his ego get in the way and start doing what's best for the United States. Pissing off the entire world is not the way to govern.
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In larger cities where public transportation is common, there are businesses and brokers that deal in the sale of taxis. It may also be possible to purchase a used taxi from individuals in such locations. It is also possible to convert any car into a Taxi.
When prospective taxi owners decide to open a taxi service, they have three options for obtaining a vehicle. The first is to purchase a new or used vehicle and have it converted into a cab with custom paint and conversions. The second option is to purchase a car that has already been converted into a taxi. Though this may be a less expensive option than the first, it is likely that the car must still be painted with the new owner's custom logo. In some locations, vehicles used as taxis are required to be "retired" after either a certain window of time or a certain number of miles in order to ensure the ongoing safety of passengers.
When purchasing a vehicle that was already used as a taxi, it is important to find out the vehicle's retirement date. The third option is to lease a car through an established taxi company. Although leasing provides the most flexibility, in some instances, it is possible to lease by the week.


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