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It seems impossible to assess the global economy without first mentioning China. Last year, the country's official GDP growth rate was 9.7 per cent, although economists believe the true figure is more likely to be 13 per cent. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, China's growth has been the 'most sustained and rapid economic transformations of the past 50 years'.
And PR has been part of this growth. According to the China International PR Association, year-on-year PR
revenues increased by 33 per cent in 2005 to $740m (£403m). A regulatory change three years ago, allowing PR firms to be fully owned foreign enterprises, has seen global agencies racing to establish a greater presence in China.
Sophisticated service
Ketchum senior partner Jerry Olszewski describes China as 'easily the most dynamic' PR market in the world. He says the vast majority of Ketchum's clients in Europe and the US expect the agency to provide a sophisticated level of service in China, where it has long-standing relationships with firms such as FedEx, Procter & Gamble and Boeing.
'One of the most exciting developments of the past year is the heightened commitment to PR by Chinese enterprises, both within China and as they initiate global expansion plans,' says Olszewski. 'For example, we work with oil company Sinochem, state-owned energy group CNOOC, and the China National Aviation Corporation on projects ranging from IPOs to international media relations. All of these clients require a co-ordinated comms strategy across China and the global markets.'
While in the past the emphasis was on China itself, Olszewski points to opportunities stretching into other parts of Ketchum's global network. APCO Worldwide's CEO for Asia, Christian Murck, agrees: 'It is now possible to increase our representation of Chinese clients in foreign markets.'
However, according to Text 100 China managing director Chris Tang, one should not ignore the challenges of the Chinese market. 'On the positive side, corporations and brands are fighting for market share and "mind share". PR is beginning to have a big role in introducing foreign brands to China, as well as helping Chinese brands raise their visibility and taking them to the global stage.' But he warns of 'a shortage of good PR officers'.
'The sheer growth of the Chinese PR market is creating a huge need for talent. In spite of China's population, this need is hard to fulfil,' says Ruder Finn executive vice-president, China, Jean-Michel Dumont. 'A lot of entrants lack the necessary experience. Agencies and corporations are scrambling to find, and keep, good people from a limited pool. This results in rampant poaching, and is the biggest issue facing the local industry.'
Dumont identifies Chinese media as another major challenge. The country has 8,000 magazines and journals, 2,000 daily newspapers, 1,250 radio stations and 2,100 TV channels. Add new media to the mix, plus media owners' high staff turnover, and one is faced with a complex media relations climate - activity can become time-consuming, raising practitioners' hours: something that clients might not always be willing to pay for.
International clients, says Dumont, often have difficulty understanding why effective PR in China is no cheaper than it is in the West. One reason for the cost is sharp practice, with media outlets and individual journalists keen to solicit bribes in return for coverage.
Shanghai-based John Goss, director at CeeJay International, says some agencies entering the market are not learning 'the Chinese way' of doing PR. 'It's impossible to promote any interests without approval from the government,' he explains. 'Only very recently has it allowed references to companies or products outside China - and only if they relate to China's needs.'
Goss has written a guide to avoiding PR pitfalls in China, which can be accessed via PRWeek.com
Dumont returns to the positive aspects of the market: 'Budgets are mostly on the rise and companies usually have a solid approach to PR. This enables us to diversify our offering in areas that we traditionally could only cover superficially. Healthcare, public affairs and financial comms in particular will beef up the PR pie over the next few years.'
Around 70 per cent of PR revenue is generated in China's four biggest business cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu - where most agencies are based. Ruder Finn claims it is one of the top five international agencies in the country, having achieved year-on-year 40 per cent revenue growth over the past five years. It has focused strongly on the luxury branding, corporate and healthcare arenas, which account for two-thirds of the agency's Chinese business. The rest is sourced from tourism and tech.
Despite the difficulties in recruiting, consultancy numbers have swelled. China is Burson-Marsteller's third-largest market in terms of staff numbers, behind the US and India. Ketchum has 165 people across seven cities within Greater China (including Hong Kong and Taipei), while MS&L has grown from one full-time employee in 2002 to 35 full-time staffers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Like Ruder Finn, its annual revenue growth is 40 per cent.
Booming sectors
MS&L has built itself around clients including consumer tech firm Philips, pharma group Sanofi-Aventis, fruit producer Sunkist Growers and homeware retailer Home Depot.
'Technology PR is the most developed because it was the Chinese IT boom of the mid-90s that largely triggered the industry,' says MS&L senior director, Asia-Pacific, Glenn Osaki. 'Tech and automotive PR are the staple diet.'
The average PR consultant is estimated to be between 25 and 27 years old - a lack of experience that surely makes it difficult to deal with CEOs. But Osaki insists this is a minor problem, and that dealing with senior people is a fact of life in Chinese comms. 'Nothing happens in China without government relations. Meanwhile, because of recent government-led reforms in the healthcare industry, I see this as an under-developed sector.'
As the industry matures, Osaki says those agencies with full-service offerings will come out on top. Last November, MS&L co-ordinated California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's trade mission to China. It was described by some industry watchers as the country's biggest PR event of the year. Besides government relations work, the tour featured a B2B expo in Beijing, a non-profit tie-in with the Special Olympics, a film screening with Warner Bros in Shanghai, issues management around intellectual property rights, and a retail event in Hong Kong.
Elsewhere, Scott Kronick, China president at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, says: 'The biggest opportunities for us remain tech and financial comms, particularly for Chinese firms looking to list overseas. Healthcare is also on the rise, as is environmental comms and our digital arm.'
CSR is another area to watch. Ketchum is a co-sponsor of Guangming Daily's CSR award; meanwhile, Lynne Anne Davis, Asia-Pacific regional director at Fleishman-Hillard, says the concept of 'giving something back' is rising up the business agenda.
F-H's China business has grown by 118 per cent in two years. Davis points to 'a mushrooming automotive industry, and consumer firms vying for the increased disposable income of a fast-emerging middle class'.
Conditions favour those investing in the East. The real test, predicts Alan VanderMolen, Asia-Pacific president at Edelman, will be whether the spend by foreign multinationals continues beyond the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
CHINA syndrome
March 2005: Weber Shandwick adds to its presence with PA and strategic comms arm Powell Tate in Shanghai.
May 2005: Waggener Edstrom acquires Shout Holdings, a PR firm headquartered in Hong Kong with subsidiaries in China and Singapore.
September 2005: Ogilvy PR Worldwide buys Hong Kong-based financial comms specialist iPR.
January 2006: Financial Dynamics signs joint venture deal with Eastwei, a strategic comms consultancy with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
March: APCO Worldwide opens an office in Guangzhou. The firm also has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
May: Aegis Group, owner of media agency Carat, adds PR to its offering after acquiring a 70 per cent stake in local company New Voice.
June: Omnicom Group unveils a strategic partnership with state-owned advertising and comms firm CITIC Guoan Group, forming DDB Guoan Communications Beijing Co. Previously, CITIC had a partnership with Grey.
Current Cohn & Wolfe has set up in Shanghai under former Los Angeles office head Doug Buemi.
Current BlueFocus PR is understood to be up for sale at a price of circa $10m, with Omnicom Group, Havas, Publicis Groupe, Edelman and Huntsworth rumoured to be showing interest. Last year BlueFocus set up a joint venture with Omnicom's Porter Novelli in China.
case study: COHN & WOLFE
How long have you been in China and on what are you focusing?
We formally launched on 1 July. We have a good extended family within WPP that includes ad firm JWT, the Always Promotional Network, HR consultancy RMG, media firm Mindshare and researcher Kantar Group, among others. We're interested in all of the capital markets in Asia, but achieving scale and building our brand on mainland China is the goal right now. In Shanghai, the emerging consumer market seems well suited to creative branding, so this is our short-term focus. Ultimately, we want to have a presence in the four key China regions: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu.
Who are your clients?
Our client base is small and project-oriented, but Rolex, Kellogg's and Hilton are on our books, and a couple of high-profile multinational brands will sign with us soon. We're averaging six to eight new-business pitches per month.
What are your targets for the next 12 months?
We hope to break even before the end of next year and double the size of our staff. We are earnest about an acquisition and are doing our homework on that right now. But those things take time, especially here. So while we're looking around we'll keep forging ahead on our own.
What is your assessment of the Chinese market in terms of maturity?
By Western standards, the market is not at all mature and the brand universe is primordial. Local brands are commodities without much equity, while multinational brands are well loved but are, relatively speaking, just getting a real foothold. Because many of them are new to China, they have to work extra hard at branding. But despite market infancy, things are moving fast.
The luxury goods market, for example, is pegged at only $1bn -- but is growing by 50-60 per cent per year. Fifty luxury brands are now represented in Shanghai alone. FMCGs also represent big opportunities, and companies such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever have done quite well.
How would you characterise the various media channels?
The overall media landscape is similar to that of the West but with less than half the total outlets, than, say, the US.
There is also government control over controversial topics - mostly those things considered offensive to its politics and policies.The media are immature in terms of content, unsophisticated by Western standards, cluttered and undifferentiated. But new kinds of TV programming, particularly reality shows, are developing quickly, and many Western or Western-style lifestyle magazines are being published here. Traditional media and the internet are closely monitored.
How else is China different?
There are rules here - especially for advertising. But PR doesn't seem to be that heavily regulated -- perhaps because it is relatively new. In a year or two, China will be the internet's biggest user, with more than 200 million web users, most under the age of 35. Estimates of the number of blogs vary wildly from 13 million to 35 million. The wide discrepancy is due to the fact that the government often shuts down blogs. Bloggers find ways around this and merely open up 'somewhere else'.


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Success Stories
Company Profile
This is a start-up software firm in Cambridge in its third year of operation. The firm specialized in designing and building computer games, especially auto racing games. These products were developed on an outsource basis for major software/entertainment firms such as Electronic Arts, Sony, Sierra and similar firms that distributed these software games worldwide through retail outlets.
The Situation
Our small young firm had completed one software driving game that had been successfully received in the marketplace. They were in the process of developing a second driving game. They had insufficient revenues from existing contracts to support their product development activities and keep the company going. They needed a new revenue stream, so that they could last long enough to accrue the benefits of product #1 and complete the development and introduction of product #2. They were gaining a good reputation in the marketplace for developing such products but were a company at risk because of their size and economics. Alpha Associates was asked to help the management solve this problem.
The Alpha Program
Alpha Associates consultants and the management determined that the best approach would be to utilize existing skills of the staff and start a software engineering division of the company to offer programming and software development services to larger software companies on an outsource basis. A program to make this happen was created and implemented with the company president. It had the following components:
- New division identity and literature.
- Relationship sales training for the president.
- Target sales program.
- Implementation of relationship selling program with targeted software firms.
- Communications and contact program for new company exposure.
- Bundling of computer games with other existing products.
Through aggressive sales activities and exposure at software industry events, the company was able to begin to build a reputation for itself and its products.
During the first six months of the start-up of the software engineering division, the president was able to sell services and produce $600,000 in consulting revenues. During the next full year, revenues were $1.6 million. This new revenue stream allowed the management to accrue the benefits of their existing successful product, finish development and introduction of its second major product and eventually produce and publish computer games under its own company name. By the fourth year, combined game products and services revenue of the company was at $14 million. In the fifth year, the company was sold to an international software/entertainment company for $56 million.

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The kids and I spent last week at Lifest. 5 days of great music, speakers, activities, comedy, fun, food and faith. Being a little tired, and not being able to think of a suitable description, that last sentence was copied straight from the website.
It was really truly amazing. I'll try to do the experience justice.
In the process of preparing for the event last week in the hot humid weather I was skeptical of my sanity. What am I doing? Why am I going camping in the tent, alone with 5 kids, with no electricity, no water? Who do I think I am? Even though Matt was joining us Friday after work, I don't have fond memories of tent camping without him.
"This is the LAST time I'm doing this! You people aren't even helping me!" I sobbed more than once in the 87 degree temperatures as I hauled all the camping gear from the basement, packed and brushed the pine needles off the little trailer that had been parked in the back since our last camping trip in September. The one that convinced Matt of our need for a bus. "If only the bus was ready"...played over and over in my mind.
Somewhere between a family reunion requiring and overnight stay, 4 soccer games, 4th of July celebrations, painting the cupboard doors for the bus, countless trips to the store for food and supplies and Matt being on call (and working) for a huge part of the 6 days prior to departure I realized how much Satan didn't want me to go. I realized how much he wanted me to throw in the towel and give up. Then and only then did I give it to God... Foolishly, as I do so often, I wait until I can't do anymore it before I give it to God. How stupid! Maybe someday I'll learn.
Wednesday arrived cooler and with a breeze. We arrived and set up camp without incident. The kids worked together wonderfully at the plan we had devised.
Each campsite was 10' x 20' and we had 3...
One for the tent and trailer...
One for the carport that we borrowed from a friend...
And one for the van. It was parked right behind this end of the carport. That detail becomes important later in the story.
With their cell phones fully charged, I cut the older 2 loose! Me and the younger 3 set out together to check out the bathrooms and see what we could see.
We met a wonderful couple just down the "road" with this cool set-up. We stopped many times to visit with Ann and Erik from Chicago. Their shelter is an actual refugee hut made with pvc pipes and tarps. Very cool.
Hailey found friends and went to see Natalie Grant's concert.
And had their picture taken with Bob Lenz, founder and president of Life! Promotions.
Hayden found the dodge ball tents and whacked a few kids that were not his brothers. Novel, I know.
The boys and I staked out our seats at the Grandstand for the Newsboys. Griffin's all time, favorite band in the whole wide world! He knows all the words to every single song they sing. He was just about as excited as I was. I happen to really, really like them too.
I don't really know why I stressed out so much about packing activities for Sam and Isaac...They played with 2 "guys" and rocks all the time we were there.
It had been a long day and the little boys were tired. I promised them I'd wake them when the concert started.
Of all the concerts I've ever attended in my life, I'd have to say Newsboys has been my favorite.
It could have something to do with thousands of people singing on a beautiful summer night in an open field the chorus "Glory, glory, Hallelujah, He reigns" while Peter sings "And all the powers of darkness tremble at what they just heard, because the powers of darkness can't drown out a single word."
Or it could be the drum off...
(I don't think legally I can post the movies the big kids took of the drum off, check out the Newsboys website (or here) for videos, or come over, I'll show you ours!)
Or it could be seeing my boys praising God with their whole beings...
Or it could be the fun of "Breakfast" and knowing the big kids were close enough for Hayden to scoop up a handful of Cap'n Crunch and for Hailey to bring some home in bedded in her shoe.
If you've seen them, you'll know just what I'm talking about. If you haven't, you really are missing out.
Upon arriving back at our campsite we came to the conclusion that we, in the first 6 hours of the festival, had gotten our money's worth. All the rest was going to be bonus.
More tomorrow, now I must shower and take a nap...
God is good
(All the time)
All the time
(God is good)
-Peder Eide
(Lifest 2008 M.C.)
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Getting ready to GO!
Penned by Kari approximately 4:49 PM
3 comments:
- gbmom2407 said...
I am so jealous. I REALLY could have used that "relief". I also love the newsboys. Thanks for sharing, I look forward to hearing about the rest of the "fest".
Happy day.
- July 14, 2008 at 8:49 AM
- July 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Now there is just 1 thing to make someone eat that caption crunch parker
- July 15, 2008 at 5:38 PM
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'Love and Flourish' the blue mosaic egg has two flowers – the orchid is the chosen flower of Thailand, the home of many elephants in Asia and the rose, the flower of England.
Flowers, as with animals and children, need the right conditions to grow and develop into their full beauty, as well as love and protective surroundings.
The white rose, with its meaning of purity, innocence and pure love that all human beings should have as a child. This egg was situated in Duke of York Square, Chelsea during The Faberge Big Egg Hunt.


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The cold has grown two-fold since yesterday.
…I am a giant mucus-fest of disgusting…which somehow managed a student matinee and talkback and dinner, and a first blocking rehearsal…while hopped up on three kinds of cold meds…none of which seemed to be working one fucking bit.
…So I stopped by the Pharmacy, pointed at the fourteen dollar box of Muscinex behind the counter, and told 'em, "gimme."
After treating me like a felon, with a host of Q & A's regarding my chemistry-mixing abilities, whether I happened to keep a meth lab in my kitchen for recreational purposes, and how many boxes of said pills I had purchased in "X" amount of time, they scanned my Driver's License, took my money, and finally let me leave.
…The fact that it is easier to adopt children from China, than purchase some pills that'll (in theory) help stop sinus-death, is supposed to be a good thing now (apparently.)
All I know is that when you're stuffed up so hard that you sound like Huckleberry Hound, and you can't hear because your mouth-breathing is so hard, and snot keeps trying to peek out from your nose…which is red and raw from blowing, and your eyes are weeping left-over show mascara down your face…that is not the time to put people through a merry-go-round of crap.
…I feel it is pretty fucking obvious to tell when a person is legitimately "sick" and when they are legitimately a "tweaker." I understand you have to be all "equal under law" and all…but this is more the kind of thing I like to file under, "Unnecessary Harassment." Like strip-searching a 92-year-old woman at the airport, because you can't get caught using your brain or "profiling people."
…But regardless of the roadblocks, I got my pills. Which well into first blocking rehearsal, STILL were not working. No doubt, all the crying I was doing, didn't help the scenario. Cuz we started with a giant emo moment in Act II (for scheduling purposes), and Mr. Director likes to dive right in after initial blocking for working, immediately. So I'm acting, and reading, and crying, and snotting…and at this one point get so fucking indignant, that I yell the rest of the line, slam my mouth shut, turn away, and blow a giant snob bubble.
…That's about when Mr. Director called, "Hold!"…and the bubble depleted back into it's snot cave, of its own accord, before I could throw down m'script and make it to the kleenex on the table.
Here we are, folks! First day of blocking, on our first scene, and I've already gotten "losing all dignity," completely out of the way. At least I didn't accidentally vomit, or shart. Although, the gass n' poo stuff is more in Marty's field. I shouldn't be a total glutton in exploiting all the bodily functions. It's only fair to share.
…We're a great team, you guys, this cast. Klassy, klassy bitches…I can see it, already.
Incidentally, tomorrow Corporate arrives, so this post (another day ahead of time) will have to do you till prob'ly late, late tomorrow. And I'm posting it ahead of time, so I can go now and try to get some sleep. Hopefully the crying wore me out enough that I just can't fight it.
…Mercifully, no rehearsal tomorrow.
…As if "one more thing" would really make any difference, anyhow… snorfing from my bed, 'tween sips o' tea…


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(pictorial paper label on front cover; no dust jacket, as issued) [shelfwear and bumping to bottom edges, some fraying to cloth at top of spine, a few tiny stains adjacent to spine (on both front and rear covers)] (B&W photographs, cartoons, ads, etc.) Commemorative yearbook, issued to coincide with the "Page One Ball," an annual shindig at which the Big Apple's newspapermen (and probably a few women) gathered to make merry, give themselves awards, and generally congratulate one another for being, well, New York newspapermen, at a time when NYC boasted no fewer than seven daily papers. Numerous reporters and columnists contributed short pieces, many of a humorous nature, and quite a few having to do with the vicissitudes of the journalistic racket and/or aspects of New York life. The cover illustration is by Fred L. Packer, and among the cartoonists whose work appears in the book are Milton Caniff, Irving Hoffman, Bernard Seaman, Chic Young, and Virgil Partch (VIP). And of course there are the ads: product ads for cigarettes, airlines, restaurants, liquor, hotels, etc., and also numerous "tribute" ads, mostly from showbiz figures ("Best wishes from Sid Caesar," that sort of thing). This particular copy was personalized (via the gold-embossment of his name at the lower corner of the front cover) for film director Fred Zinnemann, and laid in is a presentation letter to him from Ted Nelson, Director of the Page One Ball; unfortunately, whoever did the cover-embossing omitted the final "n" from Zinnemann's name. The high spirits documented in this publication, unfortunately, didn't quite survive all the way to the end of 1953: on November 28, six of the city's seven daily papers went on strike (the photo engravers wanted a raise and better working conditions), and for eleven whole days readers had only the Herald Tribute available to them for their regular news fix. (NOTE that although the cover illustration references the "20th Anniversary," this would appear to be a reference to the Newspaper Guild of New York itself; I've found no evidence that this sort of commemorative "Page One" volume had been published prior to 1951. In any event, an OCLC search turns up less than a handful of library holdings of this publication.)
Title: Page One of 1953: Yearbook of New York's Newspaper Men and Women
Illustrator: Illustrated by (cover) Fred L. Packer
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Edition: "20th Anniversary"
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Korn's Brian "Head" Welch has gone through some tough and trying times, which he's written about more than once. In May, he released With My Eyes Wide Open, detailing all the tribulations he faced while going solo and rejoining the metal band.
When the guitarist visited Fuse to talk about his new novel, he opened up about one of his tormentors: his addiction to drugs. Watch above as Welch discusses his first time using, along with the stuff he misses.
Check out our on-the-scene report from Korn's 20th anniversary tour, and then watch Head talk about walking away from Korn and then finding his way back:


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HUL YOY quarterly ad spends (unaudited) jump by 22%
Advertising and promotion budget (unaudited) for Q4 FY 2015 (Rs. 1,027 crore) up by 22% as compared to Q4 FY 2014 (Rs. 840 crore)
HUL has released its results for March quarter end and financial year.
Unaudited results show the company's YOY quarterly ad spends have increased by 22%. Advertising and promotion budget for Q4 FY 2015 (Rs. 1,027 crore) up by 22% as compared to Q4 FY 2014 (Rs. 840 crore).
Net Sales grew by 8.9% during the quarter with Domestic Consumer Business (FMCG + Water) growing by 8.6%.
Operating Profit (Profit from Operations before Other Income, Finance costs and Exceptional Items) for the quarter at Rs. 124,766 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 101,178 lakhs) grew by 23.3%.
Profit after tax from ordinary activities before Exceptional Items net of tax and prior period tax adjustments (refer note 9 and 10) for the quarter at Rs. 91,088 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 83,245 lakhs) grew by 9.4%.
Net Sales grew by 10.1 % during the financial year 2014-15. Domestic Consumer Business (FMCG + Water) grew by 10.0%, Operating Profit (Profit from Operations before Other Income, Finance costs and Exceptional Items) for the year grew by 16.8% and Profit after tax from ordinary activities before Exceptional Items grew by 8.1%.
During the year, the Company has adopted estimated useful life of fixed assets as stipulated by Schedule II to the Companies Act 2013, applicable for accounting periods commencing 1st April 2014 or re-assessed useful life based on technical evaluation. Depreciation for the quarter includes an amount of Rs. 441 lakhs consequent to the revision in useful life effective 1st April 2014.
Net sales for the quarter Rs. 755,500 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 693,582 lakhs) includes an amount of Rs. 7,149 lakhs on account of a favourable outcome for a contested excise matter.
Other income includes interest income, dividend income and net gain on sale of other non trade current investments aggregating to Rs. 9,694 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 15,063 lakhs) and net gain on sale of non current investments Rs. 147 lakhs (MQ'14 : Nil).
Exceptional items, net credit in MQ'15 include profit on sale of surplus properties Rs. 707 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 1,558 lakhs), profit on sale of wholly owned subsidiary Brooke Bond Real Estates Private Limited for Rs. 16,897 lakhs (MQ'14: Nil), reduction in provision for retirement benefits arising out of change in actuarial assumptions of Rs 537 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs. 5,075 lakhs) and restructuring expenses Rs. 202 lakhs (MQ'14: Rs 30 lakhs).
Taxation for the quarter includes adjustments of previous years amounting to a charge of Rs. 4,537 lakhs (MQ'14: Nil).
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on Monday, 8th May, 2015 recommended a final dividend of Rs. 9.00 per share of Re.1 each, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015. Together with the interim dividend of Rs. 6.00 per share paid on 3rd November, 2014, the total dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015 works out to Rs.15.00 per share of Re. 1/- each. Final dividend, subject to approval of shareholders, will be paid on or after Friday, 3rd July 2015.
Previous period figures have been re-grouped/reclassified wherever necessary, to conform to this period's classification.
The figures of last quarter are the balancing figures between the audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the published year to date figures upto the third quarter of the current financial year.
The text of the above statement was approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 8th May, 2015.
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There's a huge hype about the Rimmel London Scandaleyes range in the bloggersphere and I've already tried and reviewed the Rimmel London Scandaleyes Kohl in Nude (which I love by the way) and another item I picked up was the Rimmel London Scandaeyes Shadow Stick in Bluffing, a beautifully creamy eye crayon that is amazing as a base or on its own. As usual here's my thoughts.
So this is the shadow stick in question and as you can see mine is well loved and has been sharpened a few times (note this actually fits the large hole in a sharpener without problems!) the packaging is simply a crayon with a lid and I love the black and silver teamed with the colour of the product at the bottom of the crayon, simple yet effective. The price of one of these beauties is £4.49 which is more than reasonable for an excellent quality product.
The texture of this is super creamy without being slippy. I can apply this on it's own to my lids without it creasing or I can apply other shadows over the top. I personally like to use this under the brow bone or along my lower lash line when I'm wearing other neutral shadows and it works beautifully. It's very versatile and can be used as a shadow, eyeliner or brow highlight which is great for me as I love multi functional products.
In terms of the colour this is a brown with a champagney tint to it, this is metallic and looks really pretty without being too heavy or too in your face. I've inserted a photo below of swatches from other well known eyeshadows and products so you can see this is a dupe or an alternative for many other brands.
The swatch at the top left hand corner is this product and as you can see this shade is comparable to other eyeshadows by Urban Decay, Maybelline, Inglot, L'oreal, MAC and By Terry to name a few.
Overall I adore this and I will be picking more up from the range, I have tried one from the Rimmel Kate range (review coming soon) which is pants in comparison but this one from the Scandaleyes range is stunning and I can't wait to try more, Bulletproof Beige and Bad Bronze are also quite popular and I'd highly recommend these crayons.
The Rimmel London Scandaleyes Shadow Sticks (including this shade) are available here for £4.49.
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When does life begin? That question is a controversial one among secularists and even some Christians. And you know, the conclusions that many people have reached are disturbing and unbiblical—and they reflect the way our Western culture promotes death over life.
Recently Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, shared her view of when life begins. In an interview with Jorge Ramos, Richards explained, "For me, I'm a mother of three children. For me, life began when I delivered them."
So, her children weren't alive before she delivered them? A life isn't a life two minutes before delivery, but two minutes after delivery, it is a living baby? This idea is not just horrific—it's devoid of any biblical principles.
Scripture reveals that unborn babies are just as human and alive as we are—and that it is God Himself who forms us in the womb:
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. (Psalm 139:13–14)We are "fearfully and wonderfully made" from the moment of fertilization. This doesn't become true only after a baby is born. What's more, God tells the prophet Jeremiah that he was set apart before he was in the womb:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 1:4–5)Jeremiah must have been fully human then long before his birth. This passage even indicates that God considered Jeremiah a person and that he was known before he was formed.
Now, Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, wrote an excellent article on Richards' view of when life begins. In it, Dr. Mohler points out that Richards' belief "perfectly explains her advocacy of abortion at any time for any reason." I encourage you to read his article.
Our Western culture has rejected the authority of God's Word—especially when it comes to the issue of the sanctity of life. I urge you to pray for Cecile Richards and for all those involved in Planned Parenthood, that they would repent and believe the gospel of Christ.
Here is a DVD by Dr. David Menton of our staff (he holds a PhD in biology from Brown University) on the sanctity of life, and where he answers the question: when does a person begin?
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Thanks to Google Expeditions Pioneer Program, 18 sessions were held at Westlake Academy so students could experience the world in a new way through virtual reality field trips. The Expeditions are designed specifically for the classroom by a band of technological innovators and professional educators.
"Technology takes students to places they wouldn't normally be able to go to during school," said Ray Workman, IT Coordinator.
A team from the Pioneer Program helps teachers understand the process and provides them with materials, which include smartphones that fit into a Google Cardboard headset and a tablet to guide the experience via a router that is configured by the Google Pioneer team.
No matter the age, sounds from the classroom were much the same as students got a 360 degree view of destination environments all over the world. "Wow!" "Cool!" "Whoa, dude, check that out!" "They have a Burger King there?"
John Alfone, Google representative, said the virtual tours open doorways to places students might have misconceptions of, or might not ever visit. "They get to see things they didn't even realize existed."
Maru Busico-Flight, technology integration specialist, said Westlake Academy staff is grateful to be chosen as part of this pilot program. As an International Baccalaureate World School, this type of activity fits in perfectly with Westlake Academy's international mindedness focus. Busico-Flight said she applied for the program as part of the Academy's Global Collaboration initiatives, in hopes that WA would be selected from the ones around the world including USA, Brazil, Australia, UK, Canada, Singapore and Denmark.
"When I learned about Google Expedition I fell in love with the idea immediately!" Busico-Flight said. "I am thrilled that we are able to integrate technology to enhance our students' learning experiences and bring lessons to life."


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Backlash against Nina Simone casting choice gets real
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Posted: Fri 10:29 AM, Mar 04, 2016  |
Updated: Fri 10:45 AM, Mar 04, 2016
.@zoesaldana Cool story but please take Nina's name out your mouth. For the rest of your life.— Nina Simone (@NinaSimoneMusic) March 3, 2016
"I'll tell you what freedom is to me- No Fear... I mean really, no fear." #NinaSimone— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) March 2, 2016


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Sometime back I met a lady who was part of a positive affirmations group. This group got together regularly and simply put on paper their positive affirmation or determination and continued to fill a notebook with the same phrase again and again. Reminded me of the similar drill at school when a teacher made the naughty or devious one amongst us, write again and again till the pencil wore off "what he/she would be or what he/she would not do". If this technique of drilling into our sub-conscious mind behaviour patterns is effective, then I wonder why as smart adults we have stopped to use it. We may apply it in raising our children, but rarely for ourselves. While we believe we can mould our children to be exemplary successful individuals, we doubt whether we can change our deeply-entrenched destructive thought and behaviour tendencies.
I for one am a worrier! My self-induced anxiety levels are so toxic these days, that at times I catch myself worrying about being worried. This vicious cycle I have created for myself makes me wonder how can I be a positive influence on my future offspring. A tiny voice within me tells me I can do anything I want. All I need to do is drill it SO deep down that it becomes true!
As for academics, I am convinced application oriented learning methods are any day better than good old exam-oriented rote.
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Before joining Waxman, Sarah was a Strategic Initiatives Intern at the Alliance to Save Energy, where she primarily supported the 50×50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency. Sarah also served as a Research Assistant at Stanford University for the project "Companies' contribution to sustainability through global supply chains," which was published in PNAS. Sarah graduated from Stanford in 2017 with a B.S. in Earth Systems.


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General Report Guidelines[1]
The following report format guidelines are meant to be used as guidelines for developing clear, concise, and universally accepted format reports. Some topics listed are categories for format, such as "Fonts". Other topics are actual sections of which the lab report is composed, and are denoted by underlining.
General Information. The lab report must be computer-generated and be subject to professional standards. All figures, tables, and/or graphics must be computer-generated. Please see the instructor if this will be a problem. Obtain help as soon as possible – do not wait until a day before the lab report is due!!
Fonts. Standard font type and style (e.g. Times New Roman 12-pt.) should be used throughout the report, with the exception of a 14-pt. Title, if so desired.
Spelling and Grammar. Document should contain no spelling or grammatical errors. Word processor spelling and grammar checking should be utilized. First person and personal pronouns should be avoided in technical reports.
Title. The title should state as much as possible about the content of the paper, in as few words as possible.
Introduction. The introduction should inform the reader as to what the problem is, what question will be answered, and why it is important.
Method. This section provides a synopsis with some detail, of how the experiment was performed.
Results. This is a summary of what was actually discovered in terms of data, readings, measurements, etc. It is not a dump of unanalyzed data. Make sure to do and report just those tests that are relevant to the question that relates to your experiment. If a large amount of raw data must be included (and sometimes there is good reason to do this), place the data in an appendix.
Graphs, charts, and tables are often useful in this section (and elsewhere, but less often). They should be labeled consecutively either as Figures or Tables, depending on whether a reader could be expected to set them, e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, etc. Each one should have a caption explaining clearly what it is, if possible without relying on anything in the text. The text should tell the reader when to look at the figures and tables (``As shown in Figure 1. ...''), and it should point out the important points, but it should not simply repeat in writing what they state. Figures and tables are may go at the end of the paper, but most readers prefer the tables and figures close to where they are needed, immediately following the declaration. Refer also to the Figure check list at the end of this guide.
Discussion & Conclusions. Discussion does not necessarily include conclusions about the experiment. It is a good idea to begin the discussion with a summary of the results. In other words, after the experimenter performs the experiment, collects and analyzes data, they must step back and intellectually ponder the meaning of their results. Discussion could then include a comparison of what was discovered versus what was technically or theoretically predicted.
Your conclusion should restate the key points in the paper, it should NOT state: "I learned what I was supposed to learn, and saw what I was supposed to see and learned a lot from the experience."
Figure/ Check List (Also applicable to tables)
1. All figures should be computer-generated.
2. All figures included in a paper should be necessary for understanding the results.
3. All figures necessary for understanding the results should be included in the paper (different from 2.).
4. All figures should be simple, clean, and free of elaborate detail.
5. All figures should be mentioned in the text (see Figure 1) before the figure.
6. Figures should large enough to easily read all details, and be centered both vertically and horizontally.
7. All figure labels are numbered consecutively (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).
8. All figures should be followed by a caption, which is written below each figure and ended with a period.
[1] Majority of this document was taken from "477 Control System – Laboratory Report Format" R. Buchanan and then modified by D. Kohn


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Event Series
Talking Writing
Talking Writing is the Centre's regular themed writing event, designed to explore the limits of what writing is and where it can take you. For each event a selection of writers are invited to share and discuss their work in relation to the chosen theme. Previous Talking Writing events have included: Callan Park Stories, Who's Writing Who?, Lebanon, Weird Sydney, Refugee Stories, Who Is Alice Campion, and Lyrics on the Lawn.
Talking Writing generally occurs on a Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm, with cheese and wine served from 6:30 and talks beginning at 6:45pm. Tickets for non-members are $10 through Eventbrite. Members can RSVP for free entry at email@example.com and are welcome to bring along a friend at no extra cost by including them in the RSVP.
Past Events in this Series
Talking Writing: India
India has long been the subject of literary fascination, from within and without. But what does it mean to write about a country, particularly when your sense of belonging may be complicated or compromised? And as far as muses go, what particular appeal or challenges does India present as a place and culture? Manisha Jolie […]
Talking Writing: Classics, conventions & clichés and NSWWC program launch
Ever thought you'd like to write what you don't know? To tell, not show? To go tell Shakespeare to take a hike and make way for something else in the syllabus? Subbed In and NSW Writers' Centre are getting together some of their favorite wordsmiths to flip the tables on everything you've been taught about […]
Talking Writing: Make It Funny
Tragic, challenging or just plain boring, our first Talking Writing of the year brings together writers who find humour in the typically unfunny. Junkee's News and Politics Editor, Osman Faruqi, will chair a panel including renowned tragic comic Annaliese Constable, slam poet and performance artist, Kevin Duo Jin, and Sweatshop's Associate Director, novelist Tamar Chnorhokian. […]


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TAMPA -- Robert J. "Bobby Joe" Long, who confessed to killing 10 young women in the Tampa Bay area during 1984, was sentenced to death Friday for one of those murders. It was his second death sentence.
Long, 32, had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of Michelle Denise Simms, 22, and a jury recommended 11-1 last week he be sentenced to death.
Hillsborough Circuit Judge John P. Griffin, who was not bound by the jury recommendation, said aggravating circumstances presented by the prosecutor far outweighed mitigating circumstances presented by the state and said the facts were so clear and conclusive that "no reasonable person could deviate from that recommendation."
In addition to sentencing the former resident of Kenova, W.Va., to death for the murder of Simms, Griffin sentenced him to consecutive life sentences for kidnapping and raping the young woman.
It was the second death sentence Long has received in the series of serial murders, and he showed no emotion as the sentences were pronounced.
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Haunted Hoochie located at Dead Acres in Pataskala, Ohio near Columbus is another extreme haunted house who believes it's just too much fun to be bad, and the publicity they bring to the haunted house industry, good or bad, is definitely significant.
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Introduction: Coaxial Speaker Cabinet
Hi everyone,
This intractable is to show you how to make a decent speaker using a coaxial speaker cone. When all is said and done, the audio source will be an aux cable and the box will have an on/off power switch.
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Step 1: Components
What you will need in order to build your cabinet is:
A coaxial speaker
6w amplifier
Any length AUX Cable
24 volt DC power supply
Rocker switch
Plate to mount switch
6 sq. ft. of MDF (You can use any wood you want)
1 inch screws
Soldering iron
Mini flathead screwdriver
CNC Router
Step 2: The Guts
The inner wiring for this speaker is pretty simple.
1. Begin by soldering the ends of all of your wires (for better connection)
2. The wiring runs as such:
Your standard speaker wires run from the speaker the output portion of the pre-amp. Red is positive, Black is ground.
The power source runs to the power slot. Depending on the source you use, it will tell you which wire to lead with. This is very important. For mine, the white striped wire was positive, and the back was ground.
The aux cable runs to the input slot. The thicker wire is ground, while the red and black wires go into the positive slot, together.
Power source wiring
The power source must run through the switch. So, depending on the power switch that you use, the wires will run through it differently. On mine, the white striped wire ran through the middle, and continued through the bottom slot. Make sure to solder them on well so they don't break off.
Step 3: Cutting the Body
For the good majority of this step, you can improvise. YOu can make the cabinet however large you want, but I made mine 10" x 10" x 7". I used 1/2 inch MDF wood. It is easiest and most precise to cut.
When designing your box, be sure you have a hole for the speaker that's 7 inches in diameter. The hole for the power switch that I used was roughly an inch. And, the hole for the aux chord was 1/2 an inch. Also be sure to have an outage for your power source in the back.
Step 4: Assembly
As far as assembly, don't forget to drill your pilot holes, so you don't split the wood. Make sure the speaker is fully secured so that it sounds better.
Once you have the Face and 2 sides screwed together, leave the back and top open, so you can arrange all the wires on the inside.
I used a small piece of velcro to mount the amp to one of the sides, and a piece of gaffers tape to coil up excess cables.
Aside from those tips, make sure to wire everything in tightly, so that nothing falls out.
After everything is wired, you can close it up. Make sure the power brick is OUTSIDE the box.
For the bottom of the box, I used a sheet of cardboard instead of wood, so it doesn't scratch and it is easier to access in case anything inside is bad.
Step 5: Enjoy!
Once you've done some polishing (to your liking), the speaker should be good to go. Make sure to test it out before sealing it up completely.
Happy listening!
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Great job! How does it sound?
It sounds pretty goood. The bass comes through pretty nicely.
Nice project. I see you didn't predrill your screw holes because you did split the MDF. And MDF splits very easily when using screws. Another idea if you want to forgo the screws is to use Gorilla Glue. It is moisture cured and amazing holding power with MDF. If you do seal the bottom and all openings, then the bass will increase being an acoustic suspended type setup. Just some ideas.
Thanks for the feedback! I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to woodwork and any tips help
How did you acquire and Idea such as this one.
Didn't you just take a speaker apart and put it back together again???
Cool DIY speaker build. I love custom speaker cabinets because that is the only way that they will fit in a lot of places.


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Longitude: -2.0997 / 2°5'59"W
OS Eastings: 393712
OS Northings: 563326
OS Grid: NY937633
Mapcode National: GBR FCS1.64
Mapcode Global: WHB2C.QGBZ
Entry Name: Hackwood
Listing Date: 18 May 1976
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1042619
English Heritage Legacy ID: 239075
Location: Hexham, Northumberland, NE46
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Civil Parish: Hexham
Built-Up Area: Hexham
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parapets over. Glazed door with label mould.
East front: 3 gables with finials. Label moulds to windows of left hand gable.
6 light 2 storey bay to centre gable and 4 light oriel, exiguously crenellated
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Interior: at least 2 fine fireplaces: Gothic with blind tracery reveals in
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Nickelodeon superstar Miranda Cosgrove will bring even more kids into
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"I think a big part of the character is she is really protective of her two little sisters," Cosgrove said. "In real life I don't have any siblings. So my best friend has a little sister so I try to use her a little bit because she's always trying to make the right decisions and she's always helping her sister. I am like her because she's pretty strong in the movie and she's not afraid to stand up to Gru. I'm a little like that. Especially when I was younger, like 10 or 11, I'd always try to get my way and she does that a lot in the movie."
Margo is a tough cookie who stands up to Gru. That's instrumental in his change for the better. "As I was saying, when I was younger, I was a little bit tough. Everybody kind of has their parent that's a little easier to get to take them places. My dad's the one that's easier out of my parents so when I was younger I used to always try to get him to take me to the movies and pick up my friends and let me have parties at my house and stuff. So I kind of used that a little bit in the scenes when I was going head to head with Gru."
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There are approximately 110 kilometres of roads in the Town of Orangeville. The maintenance work is prioritized through the budget process. Typically, funds are allocated through the operating budget for the maintenance work which includes hot-mix patching, cold patching, asphalt heat sealing and crack sealing.
The level of service that is provided on each of the Town's roads is done in accordance with the provincially-mandated minimum maintenance standards. Those standards require regular patrols be done to check for such things as missing traffic control signs, areas of the road needing maintenance, etc.
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For information, please contact 519-941-0440 Ext. 2250 or e-mail [email protected].
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The Town of Orangeville is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 20 sets of traffic signals within the Town boundaries.
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To report a street light that is burnt out, please call 519-941-0440 Ext. 2250 or e-mail [email protected]. The information will be forwarded to Orangeville Hydro.
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Jason & Christan says
I love me some good organization. Looks great and such a fun way to use chalkboard paint. Have you heard of chalkboard pens? I just recently have. Haven't found any but haven't really looked hard.
These are so cute Michele!! I love that it's changeable.
And I LOVE that shot of your kitchen and all the labels!!! That is so something I'd do! 🙂
Tammy says
Adorable! I have yet to work with Chalkboard paint although I think it is looks like so much fun!
Venassa says
That's awesome! I think I need to buy me some chalkboard paint and have a little fun.
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I bought some chalkboard paint, too. Now I look at everything as a chalkboard possibility. 🙂
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