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Dukascopy Bank Review
Dukascopy Bank Review -Basic Features
Here are the basic features of Dukascopy Bank:
Execution: ECN (SWFX Market)
Regulated: FINMA (Swiss) | MiFID (EU)
Found: 1998
US Traders: No
Leverage: 200:1
Instruments: 52 Forex Currencies, Gold and Silver
Platforms: JForex, Java Trader, Web Trader, iPhone, and Android Trader
Automated Trading / Scalping: Yes
What Distinguishes Dukascopy Bank from other ECN Forex Brokers?
i) Very tight spreads (you may trade EUR/USD at even 0.2 pip)
ii) Vast ECN liquidity (200 mio on Forex Majors)
iii) Instant execution and no price manipulation
iv) Variety of Trading Platforms plus Advanced and Stable Trading Technology (SWFX Market)
v) Sophisticated analysis and tools
vi) Professional 24/6 Customer Service
vii) Bank Guarantees
» Start a New Account with Dukascopy Europe from here and get 30% rebate for the 1st month of trading (minimum account is just $100)
Account Currencies
Accounts in Dukascopy Bank may be held in 10 currencies: EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, JPY, SGD, CAD, AUD, PLN and HKD
Minimum Account Size at Dukascopy Bank and Dukascopy Europe
■ The minimum account size for Dukascopy Bank SA is 5,000USD*
■ The minimum account size for Dukascopy Europe is just 100USD
*Swiss residents can open an account in Dukascopy Bank by depositing less than 5,000 USD.
Trading Account Leverage
■ The maximum leverage available at Dukascopy Bank is 200:1 but clients may adjust to lower levels (for example 20:1).
■ Dukascopy Europe offers leverage 300:1.
Accounts Protection
Dukascopy is regulated by FINMA (Swiss Ministry of Economics) and European MiFID. All Deposits in Dukascopy Bank are protected by the Swiss government up to 100,000 CHF per client account.
Dukascopy Bank / Dukascopy Europe Accounts Funding Methods
Funding Methods include the following:
i) Credit Cards and Debit Cards
ii) Bank Wire Transfers
iii) Bank Guarantees
iv) Custodian Swiss Bank Services
(i) Information about deposits via Credit and Debit Cards
Maestro and Visa Electron are accepted for funding via Debit cards while MasterCard and Visa are accepted for funding via credit cards. The maximum amount accepted through credit / debit cards for security reasons is limited to USD 10,000 EUR/USD. Deposited funds via cards are credited in the trader's account in the next business day.
Dukascopy Bank SA does not charge fees for funding via cards, but the partner banks are charging fees 2.3% for funding in EUR, GBP, USD, or CHF, and 2.8% for funding in CAD, AUD, or PLN.
(ii) Information about deposits via Wire Transfer
This is the best way to fund your trading account at Dukascopy. Deposited Funds are received by Dukascopy within 1 or 2 business days.
(iii) Information about Bank Guarantees
The bank guarantee funding method allows Dukascopy Bank clients to keep their funds within their trusted bank and access them whenever it is required. The minimum amount accepted as a Bank guarantee is 100,000USD.
Bank Guarantee Fee
1.25% per year
(iv) Custodian Bank Services (Segregated Bank Accounts)
Any trading account may be linked to a Swiss Bank account. By this way, clients may trade directly in the Dukascopy SWFX Market (Swiss Forex Marketplace), without having to make fund transfers directly to Dukascopy. The minimum amount accepted for Custodian Swiss Bank Services is 250,000 USD. Dukascopy Bank is already related with the following Swiss banks:
Merrill Lynch Bank S.A. (Suisse)
Barclays Bank S.A. (Suisse)
Bank CIC
EFG Bank S.A.
Liechtensteinische Landesbank Ltd.
CBH - Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique S.A.
Swap Free Accounts / Islamic Accounts
Swap free accounts are also provided by Dukascopy Bank.
The Extra Fees for SWAP Free Accounts:
i) Forex Trading: The extra fee is 5USD per 1 million USD in addition to the standard volume commission.
ii) Precious Metals Trading: The extra fee is 7.5USD per 1 million USD in addition to the standard volume commission.
Accounts and Services
Here is a table with Dukascopy Bank Services and their minimum account sizes.
Dukascopy Bank Service & Minimum Account
Minimum Account
SWFX Market
Bank Guarantees
Custodian Services (3rd Banks)
Dukascopy Bank Minimum & Maximum Lot Size
Minimum Lot Size
The minimally acceptable order sizes at Dukascopy Bank are:
i) 1,000 units of the primary currency for Forex Trading
ii) 1 unit (1 ounce) for gold trading
iii) 50 units (50 ounces) for silver trading
Maximum Lot Size
There is no maximum lot size at Dukascopy Bank the only limitations concern the client marginal requirements and the total available liquidity of the system (which is normally huge).
Dukascopy Bank Trading hours
These are the Trading Hours (Summer / Winter) regarding the great majority of Financial Instruments:
■ Summer Trading Hours: from Sunday, 21:00 GMT to Friday, 21:00 GMT.
■ Winter Trading Hours: from Sunday, 22:00 GMT to Friday, 22:00 GMT.
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You can take advantage of the Dukascopy Rebate by opening an account with Dukascopy Bank and at the end of the online registration procedure to specify at the field "Know us from:" the choice "Introducing Agent (IAID)" and later in the following field specify 8410 as your introducing agent.
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Leitz European Sized Binders These Leitz plastic file 180 Deg A4 binders are known for their quality around the world. This file binder features metal reinforced edges, a reinforced finger hole and a plastic spine label pocket. The two ring 180 Deg lever arch mechanism opens widely for easy access. The one touch lever opens and closes the rings perfectly every time. The steel 2 ring arch lever mechanism is mounted to the spine for strength and durability.
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Maryland's highest court on Tuesday partly backed off its April decision that pit bulls are inherently dangerous, admitting that it went too far when it applied its standard to cross-bred dogs. But the new ruling, which affects only purebred animals, does not clear the waters, according to experts.
The issue, they say, is that "pit bull" is not a specific dog breed and that it's difficult to positively identify a pit bull.
In a rare reversal, the Court of Appeals had granted a motion for reconsideration in a case — brought by the parents of a 10-year-old boy who was mauled by a pit bull — against the dog owner's landlord.


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After a long workday, it can be difficult to muster up the energy to cook dinner—much less one that's healthy and delicious. Enter U Kitchen's meal kits, which feature fresh, ready-to-cook ingredients that have been prepped and packaged in individual portion sizes. Whether you're an expert chef or a novice, these meals can be prepared in just 20 minutes or less. U Kitchen provides nearly everything necessary to make savory meals; clients only need to provide themselves with basic cooking ware, such as pans, pots, baking trays, cooking oil, and salt and pepper.
U Kitchen partners with local, family-run farms and suppliers to carefully source the freshest ingredients for savory meals like Miso Glazed Salmon and Spinach Pesto Risotto. These ingredients are then prepared by the U Kitchen chefs and separated into individual serving sizes to ensure less time is spent on cooking and more time on enjoying the healthy meals. Each meal is then shipped with a simple step-by-step recipe card that clients can follow to finish preparing the meals.


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Since 1992, Horizon Healthware has offered affordable, quality software and outstanding customer service to home health agencies. Their billing and financial reporting solution, PROMISE, can be deployed as either an on-premise or a web-based system. It is beneficial and convenient for home health businesses of all sizes – from a smaller agencies overseeing a few patients to larger organizations with a patient census of several hundred.
PROMISE automates the entire billing and scheduling processes from end to end, and is designed specifically for the home health care industry. It is used in a wide variety of specialties, from hospice to behavioral health to mental health and substance abuse. An intelligent system, PROMISE completely automates the financial reporting and patient registration aspects of running a business – meaning home health caregivers can focus their time on their patients' wellbeing, rather than tedious data entry.
PROMISE offers many useful features within its suite, including signature capture, internal messaging, conflict alerts, and inventory control. Its user-friendly design stays up to date and on top of any changes that occur in the home health market.
PROMISE helps to streamline and optimize the way home health agencies execute their billing and scheduling processes. It allows users to create standardized, exportable reports, manage accounts payable and receivable, and create custom queries. PROMISE is a great choice for home care agencies looking for a comprehensive solution that can be implemented quickly and easily.
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August 2014
Pros: System is turn key and fully EMR allowable. The system has grown and never held our agency back from performing something we want to do with our procedures. Always up to date and usually sooner than others with updates from CMS and state new requirement implementations. We use them for our agency , our sister agency AND our Hospice Agency.
Cons: Not yet allowable to have full EMR (Admit packs on system for signature / et al) but is in the works.
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'Yokai Faceoff'
Yokai, old and new ...
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- a set of 24 woodblock prints handmade in the Japanese tradition.
- designed by Kawanabe Kyosai and Jed Henry - 12 each.
- carved on cherry blocks by Dave Bull and his staff.
- each copy printed at Mokuhankan under Dave's direct supervision.
- made on the famous 'Echizen Hosho' paper, produced in the workshop of Mr. Ichibei Iwano.


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Gathering material published in the Duty & Honour Almanacs, the Collective Endeavour Journal and a slew of new features, the Miscellany contains 15 articles to expand your game of Duty & Honour. The Miscellany includes full rules for playing Spanish guerillas, three adventures and much much more.
Much of the material gathered in the Miscellany was previously published in the Duty & Honour Almanacs. You can download the original Almanacs from the Resources section of the official Duty & Honour website.


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Modern technology has not only opened new online backgammon playing opportunities and modes, but has also created ways to help players improve their game skill. Special backgammon software were developed in order to assist backgammon players sharpen their strategy thinking and strengthen their decision making process through the game.
A previous article has reviewed backgammon history, up till the first neural net backgammon software as Neurogammon and TD-Gammon.
Jellyfish was the first commercial neural net backgammon software to be released, created by Frederik Dahl. Its name implies the low intelligence of the program, and still it certainly was a milestone in backgammon evolution.
Jellyfish had a very good user interface and although it was far from being perfect, it had attracted many players, who could have learnt from it the rollouts for many types of positions.
The next big leap in the backgammon software world was the launch of Snowie, invented by Olivier Egger from Switzerland. The backgammon software initial name was 'Snow White', which unlike Jellyfish has seven neural nets (as in the seven dwarves), making it much more powerful. The name was changed after a short while, due to possible copyrights with Disney. The latest release of Snowie is version number four; a much stronger with an improved interface backgammon software. The one big disadvantage of Snowie is its high price, which makes it beyond the reach of the average player.
Not long after Snowie appeared, the GNU Project developed free neural net backgammon software, called GNU Backgammon (GNUBG). The GNU application can play, analyze and teach backgammon and can compete in a championship level.
Both Snowie and GNU have technical areas they should improve, but the fact that they have no emotional distractions, gives them a significant advantage over the best human players. GNU and Snowie backgammon software are very much alike, with no essential difference in strength, apart from the price, which makes GNU our chosen backgammon software.
Building your Backgammon skill
In the past people used to learn how to play backgammon from a family member or a friend, and then kept playing with the same circle of players that was in their close surrounding. Players who got hooked to the game started seeking for different rivals in local backgammon clubs or backgammon tournaments; as they quickly discovered that playing with the same group of people seldom improves the backgammon skill.
In the golden eras of modern backgammon, in the 1920′s and 1970′s, it was relatively easy to find backgammon fans to play with, even in local bars and coffee shops. These days, although backgammon is flourishing again, it is not so simple to find strangers to play with. Times have changed; people are less accessible to one another, are more time conscious and look for instant gratifications; yet, the last decade has grown much skilled and professional backgammon players than ever before. Sounds paradoxical? Not if online backgammon is taken under consideration.
Online backgammon has opened new possibilities to both beginners and advances backgammon players. Backgammon websites offer people theoretical knowledge, learning tools, numerous optional opponents and a wide range of backgammon variants, modes of play and tournaments.
Beginner players who are new to the backgammon world can learn the basic rules and strategies from the internet or take backgammon lessons, offered by the larger sites. Average players who want to sharpen their skill, can study backgammon books and articles, watch experts matches and use analytic backgammon software, all available both online and offline.
Parallel to accumulating information and understanding the foundations of probability calculations behind wise backgammon decisions, players should practice their game as much as possible. A real progress can be obtained only by exercising; not to mention the enjoyment that is derived from the actual experience.
Backgammon online enables players to participate in matches 24/7, choose their opponents out of a huge community of backgammon fans from around the world, and even allows players to learn in advanced their rivals' skill level.


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Home > Business Development Manager Catering Industry
About The Company
Michael Flannery Catering Supplies Ltd is an Irish owned, family run business operating in Dublin 9. We have grown into one of Ireland's leading suppliers of commercial catering equipment and hygiene supplies.
We pride ourselves on providing a personal, and efficient service to all of our customers.
We supply a wide range of front and backhouse equipment, products from food packaging, washroom hygiene, janitorial products, kitchenware, barware, and electrical equipment,
Due to our rising success, over the last 16 years, we are currently seeking a Business Development Manager.
Essential Criteria
· Proven and demonstrable career success in a sales/customer catering equipment environment
· Committed, ambitious and money motivated
· Meet & exceed agreed monthly sales targets
· Must achieve an average of 5 business sales call a day with prospective customers
· Achieving daily/weekly/monthly sales targets
· Strong influence and negotiating skills
· Good judgment and decision making skills
· Ability to prioritise and plan workload effectively
· Computer literate
· Full Clean Driving licence
Desirable Criteria
· Ideal candidate will have experience of sales within our industry, selling directly to end users.
Benefits/ Reward
· Competitive salary
. Uncapped Commission
· Company Car/Car Allowance
· Laptop and mobile phone
The Role
This is a very exciting and new role which will offer the right candidate the opportunity to work in a growing business making a big impact, and to receive a generous salary and benefits package.
You will generate leads and set your own appointments with prospective customers through effective territory management including referrals and cold calling.
Consistently meeting the needs of our customers whilst staying one step ahead of our competition, we have developed a winning formula and we are proud of what we have achieved. We're a dynamic, fast paced and ambitious business that really recognises and rewards success so whatever your aspirations, we'll give you the support and development you need to reach your goals.
What We Offer:
· Proven and well-organised company structure and support
· Ongoing training and supported development
· Chance to progress within the business
· Most important is your drive for success, passion for sales and ambition to make money. In return we offer a fantastic package including an uncapped commission structure with massive earning potential and a range of benefits for the successful candidates
The culture of the company is based around rewarding high performance and achievement and by celebrating our success with attractive incentives.
The post is based at the company head office in Dublin 9 but the role holder will be mobile. Dublin will be defined as their area of work but a certain degree of travel outside of this area may be required from time to time and as business dictates.
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Friday Fire Sale: Dining Tables over 50% Off!
Looking for a deal on a dining room table? It's been a while since we rounded up some sale items for a Friday Fire Sale — here are four dining room tables that are on sale for at least 50% off the original price...
Octagon Turned Leg Table from Brocade Home. Was $799 and is now $279.
Reunion Dining Table from CB2. Was $399 and is now $199.
Taru Dining Table from ZGallerie. Was $799 and is now $399.
Celine Dining Table with Sunken Centerpiece from Pottery Barn. Was $799 and is now $299.
Pay attention! Final sale clearance items often have special limits on returns and cancellations of orders.


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Rotherham United chairman Tony Stewart made honorary freeman
The chairman of Rotherham United has been awarded the freedom of the town.
Businessman Tony Stewart was admitted as an honorary freeman, at a ceremony at Rotherham Town Hall.
A Rotherham council spokesman said Mr Stewart was honoured in recognition of his "eminent service" to football and his "long and friendly" association with the town.
Mr Stewart bought the Championship club in 2008 and has presided over back-to-back promotions since 2012.
He was nominated for the honour by the leader of the council, Roger Stone.
Mr Stone said: "I am sure that every Millers fan will join with me in agreeing that Tony has raised this club to an exceptional standard."
There are now 15 Freemen of Rotherham along with the ship's company of HMS Rotherham and The Yorkshire Regiment.


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Archive for the 'work' Category
belated independence
We're almost at the end of the day after Independence Day, and I'm finally getting the opportunity to sit down and write a little about my own Independence Day, 2007. I'm not American, but I had one, nevertheless.
July 4, 2007, was the day I started quitting my job, at a major IT company. I say "started" because I haven't actually resigned yet: it's too soon for that. I need to give four weeks' notice; I gave eight weeks of actual working time, or ten weeks if you factor in holidays that I won't be taking. What I did was inform my manager that I was leaving, with the rest of the team here being told soon afterwards.
Where am I going? Not another job, at least not yet: in early September I will start full-time study at University College Dublin (UCD). The course is Structural Engineering with Architecture, straddling two disciplines. A lot of mathematics, a lot of looking at the "designed environment", some graphic design, even some materials and construction.
I thought it was a good all-rounder course: while I enjoy architecture and design, I have no illusions of becoming an Architect with a capital A; it would take a certain level of Arrogance that I don't have or want (I hope). More details to follow as I get them.
That is not the only change around here: not long after the meeting where I made the announcement, a former colleague of ours came calling. He still works for the same company, but in a different area, and he needed a place to stay for a few days, possibly longer. He's not Irish, but married an Irish lady, whom (he says) is no longer a Lady. As a result, my place is now his "halfway house" on his way to the divorce courts and out of the country. Good thing I have that spare bedroom.
The last change will take the next eight weeks to engineer: the end of this blog. The reasons are complex, and will be the subject of further entries, but the most straightforward is that this blog is out of step with the way things are done today. Blogging is no longer an end in itself, but a means to an end: an end that I have little interest in achieving.
lumbering pottering
A Saturday at home, with my energy levels back to normal. I've been taking advantage of the fine weather to stay indoors, giving my bedroom a top-to-bottom cleaning. Windows and walls first, cleaning off a strange black dust that may be fungal. It might be a sign of damp, which would be odd considering I'm on the top of a 3-floor building that doesn't leak. It's only happening on the inside of the external wall in that room, and it may have something to do with its construction; under the flaking wallpaper is a layer of galvanized steel, and I have no idea why.
While cleaning the wall I had my Bluetooth headphones on, catching up on podcasts, but anyone watching me would have been bemused by some of my odd expressions and exclamations as I was on my knees with brush and cloth. You can share the experience I had; head off to Neil Gaiman's web site, and enjoy Neil's reading of his short story How To Talk To Girls At Parties. The story is included in his Fragile Things anthology, which I bought last weekend but haven't started yet. Hilariously surreal, it follows a couple of teenage boys as they blag their way in to a party with some most unusual guests.
With the curtains washed, rehung, and closed to dry, and parts of the carpet wet, I've been doing more laundry, making lunch, and have settled down with coffee to watch the Grand National at Aintree. One false start, struggles to get the riders lined up, but … They're Off!
aisles of bile
A strange sight from Fort Collins, Colorado, on my walk last Saturday. I didn't go inside the "Bible Superstore", out of respect… who am I kidding? I didn't go in because I knew I'd be at risk of falling down laughing, and making a fool of myself. How could there be such a thing as a Bible Superstore? I can just imagine the layout:
- Aisle 1: Bibles
- Aisle 2: Bibles
- …
- Aisle 7: Bibles
- Aisle 8: Bibles
- Aisle 9: Bible Study
- Aisle 10: School Books (Intelligent Design)
On Sunday I moved to Denver from Fort Collins, and on Monday I took a flying visit to Colorado Springs by Greyhound Bus. From the bus station I grabbed a cab to my company's offices; the cabbie looked like Jerry Garcia, and we got talking about Colorado Springs, since it was my first time there. When I asked about Springs' reputation as a very Christian town, with churches visible everywhere, it was like setting a fire under him. He was what you can call a pantheist, meaning he had a general belief in a "universal power", but he'd given up on organized religion many years before that. The recent scandals in the town, involving Ted Haggard of the 14,000-strong New Life Church, had made world headlines (such as CNN), and to the cabbie this was just the latest confirmation of his opinion that organized religion is morally bankrupt.
I spent the day with my North American counterparts and their manager, who are about the only people left in a cavernous office floor. Cubicle after cubicle of beige and brown, desks gathering dust, chairs upended, the carpet in the aisles grubby and faded. It was a beautiful day outside, so we all walked down the hill to a barbecue joint, where I had another huge but tasteless sandwich. (If the bread, meat and cheese have no taste, no volume of condiments can make a great sandwich!)
My presence seemed to bring out the worst in my colleagues, in a good way – if that makes any sense. They had a new face to pour out their troubles to, all the while keeping up a brave sense of humour that would not be out of place in a Dilbert cartoon. I got even more of the same from their manager, who took me back in to central Colorado Springs and joined me for dinner and a beer. (I had a nicely microbrewed oatmeal stout and a huge "Chicken Gringo" concoction, with cornbread and potato wedges, that I couldn't finish.)
As I Twittered in from the bus station, on the way back to Denver: it was one of those days that confirms your suspicions and fears. My US colleagues feel just as threatened as we in Europe do, and as isolated and frozen out of the "career path" in my company. For most of the day I was just someone to talk to, a role I'm happy to play if it helps, and this time I'm sure it did. The manager treated me as an equal, and clearly needed someone to help him make some sense of what is going on.
My qualms about the my employer's plans seem to be well-justified. I am not going mad, and neither are those colleagues of mine with similar concerns. I can't really say any more, but what I can say is that there are changes coming my way this year. I've learned things I might not be supposed to know, but the effect will be to give me more time to prepare.
The last couple of days in Denver were a mix of gonzo walks and lazing around in my nice hotel room. I will say some more later, but right now I have an ice hockey game to go to, so I need to get my skates on.
an all-american day
We're not in Kansas, Toto. We're in Colorado. It's been quite a day, perhaps the most surreal I've had in the USA to date. It started out simply enough, with a copy of USA Today, and local TV, then the short trip to the office, where the course is being held. The attendees are mostly American, with a couple of Europeans and Indians. The trainer, as is to be expected, is Scottish.
Breakfast is served in the training room, which is a nice surprise in itself, but today was my first encounter with the legendary Breakfast Burrito, something I could easily become accustomed to. After a Sushi lunch, a real surprise: an unveiling of a new motorbike, built by Orange County Choppers for my company. No, I didn't get to ride the bike, but seeing the bike and the stars of the show definitely let me know I was in America.
Now I'm back from dinner with the rest of the people on the course, with conversation covering just about all levels of technology from the high – computers and storage – to the lowest – cars and beer. My final course of the day? Apple Pie, of course. It doesn't get more American than that, does it?
up in the world
It's on: I fly out to Denver, the Mile-High City, on Tuesday. Three intensive days of TTT (Train The Trainer), a semi-social visit to another company site, and then a few days vacation in and around Denver, Colorado.
I would call it a "holiday" if it was in any other country. I change planes at Heathrow, which is risky, but the alternatives were Frankfurt (totally unfamiliar to me), or various US airports, but I've been warned against going through any major US hub.
I was only granted permission to go on this course, on expenses, on the grounds that I will redeliver training on the product family. Later this year, in Bangalore is the current plan; or it was the plan a week ago. Since then something has happened that blows the situation wide open, and my involvement could go either way. I'll explain as best I can without exposing any sensitive information.
OEM is short for Original Equipment Manufacturer, and applies to any company who makes a product released under another company's name. Dell, from example, does not actually make anything at all: it is an assembler of PCs filled with OEM components from such companies a Intel (CPUs), Seagate (hard drives), or Broadcom (networking).
The OEM company behind my trip to the USA makes storage software, which my employer re-sold under its own name. It's fairly high-end stuff, but it can take advantage of our less-expensive hardware in a horizontal scale-out architecture, so it has the potential to become even bigger than it is, by entering the "midrange" market aggressively. We're due to meet company representatives, and be trained by them on advanced diagnostic techniques and system planning.
In the middle of last week, however, it was announced that my employer (a big company) is acquiring the OEM (a small company). The employees of the OEM are becoming colleagues of mine.
I can see two possible outcomes of this. On the one hand, the barrier between the two companies is being torn down, and I will have more direct access to knowledge and resources. It could mean that support for this product is no longer needed, and I go back to other products.
It could also mean that my role expands, since my employer has just demonstrated its full support for the technology in no uncertain terms, and probably plans to roll it out on a wider scale. Which reminds me of what Victor Kiam said about Remington, all those years ago: "I liked it so much… I bought the company."
One of my rare nights out, last night, ended in the usual way: in a noisy Dublin bar, with the colleagues I arrived with to my right, engaged in an inpenetrable shop-talk session. Another closed group of people to my left, whom I had been introduced to earlier, fully absorbed in a mutual self-congratulation session. Not one of the party displayed even the slightest general social skils. How hard is it to notice that someone in your party is sat there by himself, staring at the wall, wondering whether he should bother to inform people that he is going home?
A typical response to that might be something like "stop feeling sorry for yourself, get involved in the conversation". Well, I tried that, and the other person reacted as if I'd just shot her, before asking me to repeat myself twice further, over the noise. I was hardly feeling sorry for myself; bloody furious is a more accurate description. Once again, I found myself in a position where coming in from the cold would require me to explain basic social graces to people, and I frankly can't be bothered any more. Am I really getting so old?
Here's a short explanation of what I'm talking about: when you're in a party of people, it's common courtesy to think about every member of the party. The amount of work involved depends on your role; e.g. for the hostess of a party it's practically a job, but it will be much less so to a member of an informal group. A key point is to recognise that you are in a party of people; it might not be the party you arrived with, or would choose to be with, but consider it a test of your social skills to make the de facto party in to a real party, and to keep it that way for as long as the party is together.
If your party has wallflowers, or gooseberries, your party has failed. (A "gooseberry" by my definition is someone in a party who didn't arrive with a partner, and feels left out of proceedings as a result of that.) It doesn't matter who they are, or what their personality is like (shy, obnoxious, deaf); my view every member of a party has some measure of responsibility (however tiny) towards making whole the party a success. I've made it sound terribly serious and burdensome, but I've been in parties where that kind of thing seems to happen naturally, without any sense that it's forced, or anything but a pleasure to all concerned. The "recovering nerd" in me relishes these little social skills, but it's hard for me to apply them when I'm the gooseberry in question.
Meanwhile, back at work, my aim of going a year without any plane trips may soon be thwarted; I've been asked to attend a training course in the USA, near Denver, Colorado. It's not fully approved, and nothing is booked yet, but it's only ten days away. That would be four flights, with one change each way, but there are further complications; it's "train the trainer", so going there will almost certainly lead to a return trip to Bangalore, to give a less-advanced version of training on the product in question. Four more flights.
While in the USA, the timing is such that I could easily make it to SXSW Interactive, the annual culture and technology festival in Austin, Texas, with near-perfect timing. I'm not keen on travelling, and definitely not keen on seeing the US Homeland Security Theater on its home stage, but SXSW might let me make that sow's ear in to a purse of some distinction. That's two more flights: I did look at the possibility of taking the Greyhound, but that's a 48-hour round trip.
monitor wizard
Monitors are the theme of this month so far, at home and at work. It tells you how little is going on, in general, that I find this a worthwhile topic to blog about, but hey.
In the office I'm just about the last person to switch from a conventional CRT monitor to a LCD, a 17-incher that another colleague was using before switching to at 20-incher left behind by someone who left. I'm managing to confuse the heck out of a few people by running it in Portrait mode, which suits me because of the amount of time I spend reading documents. It works because the vertical resolution, which is now the horizontal resolution, matches what I'm already used to, but it's effectively twice as high; really great for Adobe Acrobat documents, such as manuals.
Meanwhile, at home, the 17-inch LCD TV / monitor I bought over three years appears to on its last legs. One edge of the display failed over a year ago, which didn't bother me much, because it's a widescreen, and that section is only used if I watch a movie from DVD. Now, however, the picture is completely scrambled most of the time. It's OK for about a minute after power on, then goes again.
The warranty, such as it was, is long gone, so I had it in bits earlier this evening. Cracking open the plastic shell was a huge pain, figuratively and literally (fingers). Once I had the controller board exposed I could power it up and see if any connections were loose, but none were; the problem is in the core LCD module itself, a factory-sealed unit that I know not to bother opening. Besides the lack of screws, and the possibility of harmful chemicals, it's a semiconductor that is very sensitive to moisture, dust and other contamination. I was pretty rough on it, I thought, but it made absolutely no difference, good or bad: the damage is sealed in.
Never mind: it's had a good run, and I'm in the market for a new one, and a recycling service for the old one. The shops are open late on Thursdays here, so I'll make a run in to Dublin centre, probably to Argos. Yes, they are a "box-shifter", but I already have the catalogue and a Samsung model in mind. In general, I prefer box-shifters, for the simple reason that I've usually done more research, on the object(s) I have in mind, than any number of sales people.


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(AUSTIN)---- A public forum on the programs, services and activities of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Odessa College in the Student Union Building (Community Room) located at 201 W. University Blvd. in Odessa, Texas. The public is invited and encouraged to attend and provide agency officials with comments, suggestions and/or concerns regarding the work of the agency.
The local office of the TABC is initiating a yearly forum in the local region which serves the following counties: Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dawson, Ector, El Paso, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Scurry, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler. In its efforts to better serve the local community and the alcoholic beverage industry, this will be the beginning of an annual event. All interested parties with input or concerns about the sale of alcoholic beverages, the process to obtain a license, or with any questions and concerns on the role and responsibilities of the TABC are urged to attend. Ultimately, the public input we will derive from these forums will help us develop sound, quality services that are truly responsive to the needs of our citizens, and the industry we regulate, adds Captain Joel Moreno.
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S2C Makes Major Enhancements to its TAI Player Pro FPGA Prototype Design and Debug Software
Enables Simultaneous Multiple Altera or Xilinx FPGA Debug and Adds New Runtime Features
San Jose, CA – March 27, 2012 – S2C announced today that it has made significant new enhancements to its TAI Player Pro FPGA-based prototype design and debug software. TAI Player Pro 4.1 major enhancements enable the simultaneous multiple Altera or Xilinx FPGA debug and the addition of new runtime features including constant measurement of voltage and current plus the real time measurement of clock frequencies.
TAI Player Pro serves uniform front-end to Altera, Xilinx or other 3rd party FPGA synthesis, place and route and debug software. With TAI Player Pro, the user designs and debugs the FPGA-based prototype in a common environment and can seamlessly move between the underlying Altera, Xilinx or 3rd party tools. More details can be found on the S2C website.
Mon-Ren Chene, S2C's Chairman and CTO said: "our vision when we founded S2C was to provide a complete FPGA prototyping environment including both hardware and software in order to create an efficient and productive FPGA-based prototyping design and debug environment. We continue to evolve TAI Player Pro in response to customer feedback and our applications engineering experience."
Multiple FPGA Debug
One of the limitations of commercial FPGA debug tools is that they can only debug results from .a single FPGA. This is very inconvenient with larger designs that often require multiple FPGAs. TAI Player Pro 4.1, in conjunction with S2C's Verification Module Technology (patent pending), now supports the simultaneous debug of up to 4 Altera or Xilinx FPGAs. One of the unique features of this capability is that the original RTL names are preserved, removing the confusion of machine generated signal names.
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The full TAI Player Pro software suite is sold on an annual subscription basis. The TAI Player Pro Runtime suite is supplied for free with the purchase of every TAI Logic Module. New capabilities have been added to this free suite with the release of TAI Player Pro 4.1. These new features include:
1. Assign I/O in the GUI - Instead of going through datasheets and manually creating I/O assignment files for the FPGAs, TAI Player Pro runtime software now includes S2C's popular FPGA I/O assignment tool.
2. Monitor Voltages and Currents - TAI Player Pro runtime now can access to several key voltage and current levels on TAI Logic Module. Although the TAI Logic Modules are designed to automatically shut down the power when there is an event of over-voltage, over-current; the user will find this tool helpful to understand what may be the cause before such power shut down occurs.
3. Measure On-Board Clock Frequencies - TAI Player Pro sets up the on-board clock measurement hardware to measure the TAI Logic Module global clock frequencies with just a few mouse clicks. The tool can quickly validate if the clock sources are set correctly and eliminates the possibilities that the design may not be working correctly due to clock sources.
TAI Player Pro 4.1 is available today.
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Founded and headquartered in San Jose, California, S2C has been successfully delivering rapid SoC prototyping solutions since 2003. S2C provides:
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S2C's value is our singular focus on SoC/ASIC development. Our highly qualified engineering team and customer-focused sales force understands our customers' SoC development needs. S2C's unique FPGA-based solution, using our patented TAI IP technology, enables designers to quickly assemble FPGA-based SoC prototypes on S2C FPGA boards. This gives customers an early start on software development, typically the long pole item in development schedules. Combining rapid prototyping methodologies with a comprehensive portfolio of Prototype Ready IP and advanced verification and acceleration solutions, S2C solutions greatly reduces the SoC design cycle.
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VidaOne Diet & Fitness is the premier Windows application to track all aspects of your diet, fitness and health, in a contemporary and easy-to-user user interface. It includes hundreds of features, such as comprehensive data entry that allows you to create your own data fields if needed, connectivity with popular heart rate monitors, synchronization with iPhone (and iPod Touch) Windows Mobile and Palm OS phones and PDAs, excellent charting capabilities, multiple profiles (such as patients, family members, etc), detailed user guide (PDF format).
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* Works and synchronizes at ease on Mac OS X using Desktop Parallels or VMware Fusion


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American Retirement forecasts 2006 EPS of 62c-64c
(7:15 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- American Retirement Corp. ACR late Thursday forecast full-year 2006 earnings of 62 cents to 64 cents a share, including an estimated 12 cents a share in share-based, non-cash compensation expense. The Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of senior living housing and care also said it expects 2005 earnings to be close to the Thomson First Call consensus estimate of 48 cents a share.
Neoware forecasts 2Q rev of $29M
(6:42 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Neoware Inc. NWRE expects second-quarter revenue of $29 million, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday. The King of Prussia, Pa.-based software company had revenue of $20.5 million in the same period a year ago. Neoware also said it expects its second-quarter gross profit margin to be around the mid-point of its previous forecast of 40% to 45%.
Everest Re now sees 2005 total hurricane losses of $1.2B
(5:17 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Everest Re Group Ltd. RE after the closing bell on Thursday increased its total pretax loss estimate from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma to $1.2 billion from $1 billion, net of reinstatements. The estimates include the $300 million Wilma-related loss the Bermuda-based insurer previously disclosed on Nov. 28. For the full-year 2005, the net after-tax impact of the hurricanes is estimated at $962 million, Everest Re said. For the fourth quarter, losses arising from the hurricanes are now estimated at $492 million on a pretax basis and $395 million on an after-tax basis. Everest Re said it expects to post a more significant full-year loss than had been anticipated due to the increased loss estimates. It also said it expects year-end shareholder equity to be in excess of $4 billion, up from $3.7 billion at the end of 2004.
Marshall & Ilsley quarterly profit rises 6.6%
(4:20 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Marshall & Ilsey Corp. MI after Thursday's closing bell reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $185.3 million, or 78 cents a share, compared with $173.8 million, or 76 cents a share, a year ago. Net interest income was $331 million, up from $296.4 million last year, said the Milwaukee-based financial services company. Return on average assets based on net income was 1.62% vs. 1.75% last year. Return on average equity based on net income was 15.96% vs. 18.59% in the year-ago period.
Richardson Electronics' shares off as 2Q earns decline
(2:14 PM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Richardson Electronics Ltd. RELL shares fell 12% to $6.96 in afternoon action on Thursday after the Lafox, Ill., engineering products provider reportted fiscal second-quarter earnings of $500,000, or 3 cents a share, down markedly from a year-ago profit of $4 million, or 23 cents a share. The company attributed the decline in earnings to foreign exchange fluctuations. Sales rose 3% in the latest three months to $155.8 million but this total was below the average estimate of three analysts polled by Thomson First Call for sales of $160.8 million.
BorgWarner shares down following 2006 outlook
(11:22 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of BorgWarner Inc. BWA slumped $2.23, or 3.8%, to $56.07 on Thursday after the Auburn Hills, Mich., maker of vehicle powertrain products forecast earnings of $4.22 to $4.57 a share for 2006. This outlook reflects 16 to 18 cents a share in expenses related to the implementation of new accounting standards and losses of 12 to 25 cents a share related to weaker foreign currencies. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of $4.91 a share in 2006. BorgWarner also said it sees sales growth of 5% to 7% in 2006.
Vita Foods expects FY06 earnings at 20c-24c
(10:17 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Vita Food Products Inc. VSF said it expects fiscal 2006 earnings between 20 cents and 24 cents a share. The Chicago company said the estimate is based on increased sales from new customers, new products and greater efficiency at both of its plants. The company expects to report a loss for fiscal 2005, which includes a $301,000 charge for the decision to end the employment contract of Executive Vice President Clark Feldman. Shares of Vita, which operates packaged seafood and specialty foods businesses, last traded at $1.70.
Borders shares soar after upbeat view, buyout report
(10:17 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of bookseller Borders Group BGP soared 9% to $24.38 on Thursday after the company reported an increase in holiday same-store sales and forecast fourth-quarter earnings at the high-end of its range. The company may also be the target of a buyout, a report in the Financial Times said. Several private equity firms have held talks with banks regarding taking the bookseller private, the FT report said. The interested groups include Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital, Apollo Management and Leonard Green Partners; valuing Borders at $25 a share or $1.8 billion the report said.
Murphy Oil sees 4Q earns of 75-95c
(9:23 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Murphy Oil Corp. MUR Thursday forecast earnings of 75 to 95 cents a share for the fourth quarter. This outlook, the company said, reflects "significant exploration exposure stilling pending offshore Peninsular Malaysia" and one-time income tax benefits of about $30 million. The company anticipates production at an average of 103,000 barrels of oil equivalent, or BOE, for the quarter with sales volumes of 107,000 BOE per day. It sees dry hole charges of $25 million to $62 million in the quarter. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for earnings of 89 cents a share in the December period. The stock closed Wednesday at $56.95, up 83 cents.
TeleTech sees 4Q revs of $300M; above Wall St. view
(9:19 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- TeleTech Holdings Inc. TTEC said Thursday it expects revenue of about $300 million for the fourth quarter, ahead of Wall Street's current consensus estimate for revenue of $278.7 million. The company also said it expects to record a pre-tax asset impairment charge of $2 million in the fourth quarter related to the closure of a facility in South Korea that generated an operating loss of $3.4 million over the past 12 months. For the first quarter, the company expects a sequential decline in revenue from its fourth-quarter total. The stock closed Wednesday at $12.13, up 9 cents.
Commerce Bancshares reports 7% increase in profit
(9:13 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Commerce Bancshares CBSH on Thursday reported a 7% increase in fourth-quarter profit with help from a 3% improvement in net interest margin, 5% growth in outstanding loans and 6% growth in non-interest income. Commerce said it earned $56.2 million, or 81 cents a share, compared with net income of $52.7 million, or 71 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expected Commerce to earn 82 cents a share, on average, in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Alliance earnings expected to exceed earlier guidance
(9:08 AM ET) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. AC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. said Thursday that, based on preliminary estimates, fourth- quarter earnings of Alliance Holding may approach or slightly exceed $1 per unit, as compared to earlier guidance of 75 cents to 90 cents per unit. Alliance cited higher base fee revenues attributable to strong investment performance and net inflows, and performance fees approximately 6 cents per unit above the high end of earlier expectations. The quarter also includes a net gain of about 2 cents per unit from the sale of Alliance Capital's South African joint venture interest. Alliance Capital also reported that preliminary assets under management increased by about $11 billion, or 1.8%, in December to $579 billion.
Shaw posts higher 1Q profit
(9:03 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shaw Communications Inc. SJR on Thursday posted first-quarter income of C$75.7 million, or 35 cents Canadian a share, up from C$44.7 million, or 19 cents a share, in the year ago period. Income in both periods includes items related to tax recovery and a change in Canadian accounting guidelines. Excluding non-operating items, income for the quarter would have been C$38.8 million compared to income of $15.7 million last year. Total service revenue grew 9.8% to C$589.5 million for the quarter. Shaw is on track to achieve its free cash flow range for the year of C$200 million to C$210 million.
CRA International 4Q net rises 51%
(8:57 AM ET) CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Boston-based economic and financial services provider CRA International CRAI said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose to $6.6 million, or 55 cents a share, from $4.4 million, or 42 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose 27% to $73.8 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call were expecting the company to earn 53 cents a share on revenue of $74 million. In fiscal 2006, CRA expects revenue growth in the range of 18-20% over the fiscal 2005 total. Excluding the impact of the expensing of stock-based compensation, CRA expects earnings in the range of $2.47-$2.56 a share, on revenue of $349 million to $355 million.
Volt Information 4Q earns $8.4M vs $11.5M
(8:55 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Volt Information Sciences VOL Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $8.4 million, or 54 cents a share, down from a year-ago profit of $11.5 million, or 75 cents a share. Last year's results included a gain of $2 million, or 13 cents a share from a real estate sale. Sales rose 11% in the latest three months to $590.2 million from $531.6 million in the same period a year earlier. Thomson First Call doesn't publish a consensus estimate of the company's results. The New York-based provider of staffing, telecommunications and information technology services attributed the year-over-year decline in earnings, net of the gain, to expenses related to regulatory compliance. Volt added that internal tests have led its management to conclude there was a material weakness in its financial reporting as of Oct. 30. The stock closed Wednesday at $20.97, up 23 cents.
Wabtec affirms 2005 outlook, sees 2006 earns at $1.50/ share
(8:30 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Wabtec Corp. WAB on Thursday affirmed its outlook for 2005 earnings of about $1.15 a share and said it would earn $1.50 a share in 2006, excluding restructuring expenses. Higher margins would be offset by increased raw materials cost, currency exchange, and the expensing of stock options. The railroad industry manufacturer said demand for new locomotives and freight cars in the North American Free Trade area would remain at 2005 levels. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call forecast earnings, on average, of $1.17 a share in 2005 and $1.55 a share in 2006.
Q.E.P. 3Q profit falls, to raise prices
(8:19 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Q.E.P. Co. QEPC said Thursday third-quarter net income fell to $283,000, or 8 cents a share, from $1.2 million, or 33 cents a share in the year ago period. Analysts, on average, were expecting it to post a profit of 9 cents a share. Sales rose about 26% to $54.3 million. The company said grss profit was hurt by costs associated with the disposal of inventories related to the restructuring of foreign operations. The company said it has raised prices on individual products, and it seeking additional price increases to reflect rising commodity costs.
Spartech lowers 4Q results due to unexpected freight costs
(8:16 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Spartech Corp. SEH lowered its reported results for the fourth quarter to a profit of $5.2 million, or 16 cents a share, from its previous report of a profit of $6.1 million, or 19 cents a share. The St. Louis maker of thermoplastic products said the revision reflects a pre-tax adjustment of $1.5 million recorded to increase its accrual for freight expenses in order to account for unrecorded charges arising from unexpected delays in freight billings that weren't identified when it initially reported its results on Dec. 15. The company also reiterated expectations for earnings of 17 to 22 cents a share for the first quarter and $1.23 to $1.33 a share for the whole of fiscal 2006. The stock closed Wednesday at $23.45, down 2.1%.
Gamco Investors sees 4Q earns ahead of Wall St. view
(8:06 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gameco Investors Inc. GBL Thursday said it expects earnings of 58 to 62 cents a share for the fourth quarter. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of 53 cents a share in the December period. For the year, the Rye, N.Y., financial services company sees a profit of $2.06 to $2.10 a share. The company said an anticipated decline in operating profits for the fourth quarter was less than expected, and that its investment income benefited from higher interest rates. The stock closed Wednesday at $45.60, up 9 cents.
Stride Rite swings to loss on Saucony acquisition
(8:03 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stride Rite Corp. SRR said Thursday that its acquisition of Saucony caused it to report a fourth-quarter loss of $3.1 million, or 8 cents a share, versus a year-ago profit of $51,000, or breakeven earnings on a per share basis. Excluding acquisition costs and charges, earnings would have been 1 cent a share. Three analysts polled by Thomson First Call forecast a loss, on average, of 2 cents. Sales for the three months ended Dec. 2 advanced to $131.7 million from $116.8 million in last year's fourth quarter. For 2006, the Lexington, Mass.-based footwear company forecast earnings at 82 cents to 88 cents a share. Analysts' estimate stands at 93 cents.
MGIC Investment Corp. misses profit mark on lower revenue
(7:59 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- MGIC Investment Corp. MTG on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $128.1 million, or $1.44 a share, down 4.8% from $134.5 million, or $1.39 a share, in the year-ago period. A survey of analysts by Thomson First Call forecast earnings of $1.52 a share for the Milwaukee-based mortgage insurer. Revenue fell 8% to $371 million, below the forecast of $376.3 million. The company reported a decline in net premiums earned and a lower figure for new insurance written in the quarter. The percentage of loans delinquent at year-end, excluding bulk loans, was 4.52%, compared with 3.99% last year in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Shares of MGIC Investment Corp. fell $1.05 to $71 on Wednesday.
Corus hikes dividend as profit rises
(7:54 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Toronto-based Corus Entertaiment Inc. CJR (CA:CJRNVB)said it will roughly quadruple dividend payments on an annual basis to 39 cents for Class A shares and 40 cents for Class B shares following strong growth. The company said profit for the first quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 7.9% to $31.4 million or 72 cents a share. Revenue for the quarter rose 8% to $195.3 million, led by a 14% increase in specialty television advertising revenue and a 10% increase in radio advertising revenue. Corus also said it will begin paying its dividends quarterly, rather than semi-annually.
Siebel Systems to beat 4Q Wall St revenue target.
(7:43 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL on Thursday said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $469 million, above the forecast of $365 million in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. The tech firm said operating margin will be about 23%-24%, above the Wall Street target of 15%. The company cited strength across its business. Shares rose a penny to $10.60 on Wednesday.
Schiff Nutrition 2nd-period net fell 56% on 20% lower sales
(7:22 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Schiff Nutrition International Inc., WNI formerly Weider Nutrition International Inc., the Salt Lake City producer of vitamins and nutritional supplements, reported second-quarter net income fell 56% on 20% lower sales. Earnings were $1.5 million, or 6 cents a share, against $3.5 million, or 13 cents, in the year-earlier period. Sales fell to $35.5 million from $44.3 million. Sales fell as some private-label lines were discontinued and branded-product sales declined "slightly," Schiff said. The company's shares rose 9 cents, or 1.8%, on Wednesday to $5.24.
RadioShack says won't meet 2005 profit target
(7:15 AM ET) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- RadioShack Corp. RSH said earnings for 2005 won't reach the company's previous established range of $2.14 to $2.24 a share. The consumer-electronics retailer didn't specify an updated full-year earnings target. The company also said it had total sales of $1.67 billion for the fourth quarter, 5% higher than the $1.59 billion registered in the final three months of 2004, while comparable-store sales grew by 4%. For the year, RadioShack's total sales came in at $5.08 billion, up 5% from $4.84 billion in 2004, with comp-store sales increasing by 1%. Analysts, on average, have been looking for RadioShack to post sales of $1.65 billion and $5.06 billion, respectively, for the latest quarter and the 12 months, according to estimates compiled by Thomson First Call. Shares of RadioShack slipped 24 cents, or 1.1%, to end Wednesday's trading at $21.80.
Fortune Diversified 1st-period net up 20%, revenue up 45%
(6:28 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Fortune Diversified Industries Inc., FFI Indianapolis, with interests in wireless telecommunications, manufacturing and distribution, and human-resources consulting and outsourcing, reported first-quarter net income rose 20% on 45% higher revenue. Net reached $847,000, or 8 cents a share, in the quarter ended Nov. 30, from $703,000, or 7 cents, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose to $36.4 million from $25 million. The business-solutions segment, which includes the HR business, was particularly strong in the period, Fortune said. The company's shares rose 46 cents, or 11%, on Wednesday to $4.55.
Brocade delays filing 10-K, no material weaknesses found
(6:17 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- San Jose, Calif.-based Brocade Communications Systems Inc. BRCD said it has delayed filing its 10-K annual report, for the fiscal year ended Oct. 29. Brocade said the delay is needed to give auditor KPMG more information. The company added that no material weaknesses have been found in internal controls and it does not expect any adjustments to its 2005 results, which were announced in December. Brocade said it expects to file its 10-K in the next 15 days.
Amec see '05 profit meeting expectations as order book grows
(2:52 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. engineering group Amec(UK:AMEC)said Thursday that 2005 profit before exceptional items is in line with expectations and its 2006 outlook remains unchanged, thanks to strong demand in its oil and gas business and improving volumes and margin in its engineering unit. Amec added its order book at Dec. 31 was 2.9 billion pounds, up 21% from last year. Average net debt in 2005 was 420 million pounds and net debt at Dec. 31 was 275 million. The company said an encouraging number of companies have expressed interest in buying its Continental European business, which it put up for sale in November, and it expects to complete a deal in the second quarter of 2006.
HMV same-store sales fall, CEO to retire in December
(2:36 AM ET) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. music retailer HMV Group(UK:HMV)said Thursday that same-store sales for the five weeks endings Jan. 7 fell 2.7%, including a 5.5% fall in same-store sales at its core U.K. and Ireland HMV branded stores, and said it didn't make a profit in the six months ending Oct. 29 after earnings 1.8 pence a share in the year-ago period. The company said gross margin in its U.K. business had also fallen, reflecting increased discounting. It added Chief Executive Alan Giles will retire in December. Looking ahead, the company said its outlook remains cautious and it concentrate on maintaining tight cost controls in 2006.


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even though valentine's day was almost a week ago, i totally believe that the whole month of february should be dressed in pink +red + hearts all over. because when it's so cold and dreary, who doesn't need a little love to make it through this time of the year? this year, valentine's day was kind…read more


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It's very simple to make, really delicious, and easily adjustable. Enjoy whiskey? Make it as written (it's nice and strong). Don't like whiskey as much? Cut it back and add to taste. Watching your weight? Substitute half-and-half in place of the heavy cream.
We enjoy it on the rocks, but it also makes a delicious Irish coffee, White Russian, or Baby Guinness. Or, you can be a saint and give it as a gift. I am not that nice, but it's still an option. ;)
Homemade Irish Cream
Yields: Approx. 4 cupsIngredients:
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
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Mazda Dealerships Earn Edmunds.com Five Star Dealer Awards
Car buying is typically a stressful, and that's just a universal truth. That's probably why Edmunds.com set out to find dealerships that make it as easy and convenient as possible for their customers to get their new car and drive away feeling taken care of.
2016 marked the fourth annual Five Star Dealer Awards from Edmunds.com and a total of 23 Mazda dealerships across the country received the top award. These awards aren't handed out unless the dealership has fully exhibited a strong commitment to excellent customer service and satisfaction. A single dealership must also receive no less than 20 perfect five star reviews over the course of the previous two years on Edmunds.com.
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"Tom Tartaglia represents Warrior Salute everywhere he goes. As a Veteran himself, he has demonstrated his passion for assisting other Veterans," stated Robert Mixon, Major General, USA (ret) Executive Vice President. "He makes the program successful, and we're all proud of what he does, every day."
"Tom is a dedicated, passionate, and an integral leader of the Warrior Salute team," stated Sarah Brasse, Warrior Salute Program Clinical Coordinator. "He continually pushes the Veterans to challenge themselves as they work towards their goals. His continual focus on the needs of the Veterans and the growth of the program drives the success of each participant, the team, and the program as a whole."
"My favorite thing about this job is that there are never two days that are the same. Every day is exciting," stated Tom. "I enjoy building relationships with the veterans and watching them grow and transition over the six months that they are with us."
Tom is a member of the Finger Lakes Economic Development Committee and the Chair of this year's Serve. Honor. Support. Symposium. He is also Safe Talk certified (a suicide prevention program).
In his free time Tom enjoys participating in cross fit and going for runs with his dog. Thank you, Tom, for all of the hard work and effort that you put forth to help our military service men and women have a successful transition back into their community! You clearly demonstrate the CDS Monarch shared values of Courage, Professionalism, Inspiration, Compassion, Innovation and Community.
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My oldest son has moved down to the basement, and as such uses the small bathroom in the basement. However, there isn't much space for everything in there, so my wife suggested I make a wall cabinet for his stuff. So, I grabbed my son, and we got to spend a day in the shop!
This cabinet is 24" wide, 36" tall, and 8" deep. It was made out of maple, and then naturally finished with 3 coats of wipe-on poly and then rubbed out with wool-lube. The face was all pocket hole jointed, while everything else was dado'ed and glued. I was able to use my rail and stile bit set again for the cabinet doors…. and used my parallel clamps that were on sale this past black Friday. (The Jet ones that were 50% off).
I made my own crown molding for the top with just a cove router bit, and then 45'ing the ends. I wanted to glue it on, but where it looked best was to match the gap from between the doors, and that left only 1/2" at the top. So, I ended up having to use a brad nailer and filling the holes with putty. No different than installing kitchen cabinets, I suppose.
It fits nicely next to the counter, and everything can be put away now. My wife (and son) are very happy that there is counter space available again!
-- Paul, Iowa
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#1 posted 01-04-2014 04:16 PM
Nice project.
I wish I had more opportunities to work with my son when he was younger. They grow up so fast and they're gone….. hope your son had fun and will continue woodworking with you.
thanks for sharing.
#2 posted 01-04-2014 07:07 PM
Fantastic, my wife just asked me to make one – love LJs for ideas. Your cabinet looks awesome, well done!
#3 posted 01-08-2014 03:11 PM
Great looking wall cabinet! Well crafted and has very clean lines. Great job!
#4 posted 01-11-2015 01:31 AM
real nice build, looks great
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In their "Freakonomics for sports" book, "Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won," Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim challenge conventional wisdom, uncover the hidden influences in sports and use reams of data to investigate questions that tug at every fan. Are there really make-up calls in the NBA? Is there, in fact, a home field advantage? Is there really no 'I' in team?
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By Mike Steffanos
To some extent, the saga of where Tom Glavine plies his trade in 2006 has become somewhat of a farce. The Mets want Glavine back, but he seems to be hoping that Atlanta might offer him the contract that will enable him to chase 300 wins in the city that he still calls home. We read assurances that Atlanta wants Glavine, but so far have been unable to move the salary that would clear room for Tom's triumphant return. Now, as Glavine's tomahawk redux seems less likely, Glavine's agent Gregg Clifton hints that a yearning to return to New York has further complicated matters for the southpaw:
As time has gone on, I think it's actually been the potential pull and the desire to go back to New York and be a Met that has delayed this process and further complicated his decision-making.
Maybe I'm cynical, but that just seems like so much damage control to me. Sounds like someone is waking up to the fact that the natives here are getting a little restless. Don't get me wrong, I freely concede that Glavine has every right to decide where he wants to play next season -- but decide already, Tommy, this soap opera is getting old.
Glavine seems to be a class act as a person as well as being a good teammate. He's had his ups and downs with performance since a boatload of dollars lured him away from Atlanta in the first place, but he's always been a standup guy who doesn't look to make excuses or question the intelligence of the fans. By all accounts, he's been terrific mentoring the young pitchers. I've never read nor heard a negative story about Glavine interacting with the press or the faithful. He's widely acknowledged to be one of the good guys. Yes, he chased the money to New York, but while he was here, he did everything reasonable to earn it.
If there is one simple truth about Tom Glavine that the past few weeks have hammered home, however, it is this: 5 seconds after Tom Glavine cashes his last Mets paycheck, whether it's this year or next, he will cease to be a New York Met.
Tom Glavine has spent the vast majority of his career with the Braves. When Glavine enters the Hall of Fame in a few years, it will be as an Atlanta Brave. For 16 years Tom Glavine wore a Braves uniform. For 4 years he has been a Met. Do the math. It comes as no shock, nor is it a black mark against Tom Glavine, that in his perfect world the Braves would make him the kind of offer that would make it possible to win his 300th with that tomahawk logo on his chest.
Maybe that's why so many of us Mets fans feel something extra special for David Wright and Jose Reyes. Here are two guys who started here, and would like nothing better than to finish here. There is that loyalty and identification with the Metropolitan baseball club that no amount of money can buy. It's more than just a paycheck that makes them Mets. We understand and sympathize with the fact that Glavine left Atlanta with regrets. We thank him for what he has given back in the 4 years he has been with us. We'll always have a little bit of a soft spot in our hearts for him, and an abiding respect. That doesn't erase the reality that Tom Glavine is a rental -- a hired mercenary brought in to do battle for strangers in a strange land.
For two years I have hammered on the importance of a team developing their own talent in this skyrocketing market for players. Beyond being a smart business decision, it is also great for us fans. Reyes and Wright are Mets. In a special way that so many others who came through here can't match, they belong to us. Even with a guy we love like Cliff Floyd, we understand that by the time his career ends most of it will have taken place elsewhere. He was great, but in the end he was a rental, too.
The Mets haven't had very many guys who started here and played a long time. The sad thing is that right now Tom Glavine is one of the longest-tenured Mets. If the Mets hope to build themselves into something more than a company of highly-paid baseball mercenaries, they will need to keep a core of players who identify themselves as Mets in the same way that Tom Glavine is, at heart, an Atlanta Brave.
Note: Since this was written, Tom Glavine re-signed with the Mets, displaying the class and honor that he has shown since his arrival four seasons ago. It still doesn't change for me the hope that we could build our own core of players whose primary identity is as a New York Met.
I'm not a fan of cheating. The "steroid years" have left a pall over baseball that will not go away despite the implementation of testing for performance enhancing drugs. I think most of us believe that there are plenty of players who are still injecting non-detectable designer hormones into their chiseled bodies. And we now know it's not just large-muscled home run hitters that are juicing themselves -- pitchers are, too. With an imperfect testing system and millions of good reasons for players to enhance what God gave them -- along with corrupt scientists only too willing to provide the stuff that keeps these players one step ahead of detection -- this type of cheating isn't going away anytime soon, and we have no idea of who's clean and who's dirty.
This is why I cannot support any who claim that keeping Mark McGwire out of baseball's Hall of Fame accomplishes anything. Guaranteed there will be plenty of players who cheated that will make it in. Furthermore, despite the embarrassment of his appearance in front of congress, McGwire has not been actually caught doing anything. In his own way, he makes a convenient whipping boy to take out our anger on in a manner similar to how the unlikable Barry Bonds galvanizes our abhorrence of cheaters. Still, unless someone is actually caught with the type of evidence that would secure a conviction in court, making him accept the punishment for a whole era's worth of cheating is simply wrong.
Those who believe they are really accomplishing anything by keeping McGwire, Sosa, Bonds or any other of those who have come to be generally accepted as cheaters out of the Hall are simply deluding themselves. We don't know how many pitchers benefited from the recuperative effects that steroids provided. How about the little infielder who didn't hit 60 home runs in a season, but carved out a HOF career thanks to the work of some chemist? We'll never really know who cheated and who didn't, so let's please stop kidding ourselves by finding a handful of ballplayers on which to take out our frustrations. Arbitrarily punishing some cheaters while continuing to glorify others is not my idea of justice.
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So I made a website to develop my thoughts into something that won't shame me, or my employers. I use this place to blog out stuff my bosses won't publish but I'll give links and brief excerpts to the stuff I get paid for.
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It's my job, don't sass me. Pronounced sorta like "provocative" but without all those pesky letters. Our sports coverage is less around telling you who won the game last night and always "Why is the NBA brainwashing nineteen year olds with a misogynistic sex ed class?"
Before that, I was an associate editor at Gradient, a culture and news site. I write a lot about sports, entertainment, and identity politics (especially race). When those worlds collide -- I'm there, collecting the debris and examining it for the good of the people.
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Borrowing a phrase from the immortal Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan, I'm hoping to use my site to share the occasional quick, compelling, sometimes obscure but hopefully meaningful thought. I wanna kill it career wise, but I never want to be so married to careerism that I lose my edge. Broad platforms are wonderful and important, but MGR is for my "[negroes] in the back"
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Manuscript received February 21, 2014; final manuscript received March 3, 2014; published online July 21, 2014. Editor: Arthur G. Erdman.
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September 1985
Dr. Lynn Yamamoto graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1983. In 1984, she completed a general practice residency at Southern Illinois University, Alton, Illinois. She has completed mastery courses at Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education.
Lynn purchased the practice from Dr. Larry Feist in 1985, and practiced solo until 1995, when Dr. Steven Lee joined. The two met on the Dental Health Committee for the Sacramento District Dental Society, and had done a Flying Doctors trip to provide dentistry to the village of Bacadehuachi, Mexico. On that trip they found that they had similar (READ THE COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY HERE…)
DR. Steven Lee
March 1995
Dr. Lee went into dentistry because he likes working with people and likes working with his hands (and he's somewhat of a math/science nerd). He likes to take a practical approach to his dentistry, trying to find the fine line between "prevention is the best medicine" and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." At the age of 24 he graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry. He worked for a while in a private dental practice in Redondo Beach, where he learned the art of porcelain veneers. He still has a veneer on one of his front teeth which he got there in 1987 after (READ THE COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY HERE…)
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