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Tom DeFilipps chairs our West Coast Corporate Practice Group. He counsels clients on a range of legal matters, including corporate formation, venture capital financings, public offerings, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and public company governance and disclosure. He represents both U.S. and foreign companies across many technology industries, including semiconductor, software, fintech, digital media, telecommunications, internet infrastructure, e-commerce, social networking, alternative energy and renewables, and life sciences.
Mr. DeFilipps has handled a significant number of public offerings for NASDAQ and NYSE-listed corporations, including Dolby Laboratories, Trimble Navigation, and Altera Corporation. He has also been involved in numerous ventures capital financings, including transactions with almost every notable venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.
- Represented Corsair Components in its IPO process (strategic transaction with private equity firm Francisco Partners before pricing).
- Represented VeriSilicon Holdings (a foreign private issuer) in its U.S. IPO process.
- Represented a software security company in its IPO process.
- Represented Flextronics International in its acquisition of Motorola Mobility's global manufacturing operations.
- Advised company clients on venture capital investments, including West Summit's investment in VeriSilicon; Index Ventures' investment in Centrify Corporation; Softbank Ventures Korea's investment in TVU Networks; and Vantage Point Capital Partners' investment in Pica8.
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US tech tycoons direct personal wealth to new frontiers
February 24, 2020, Financial Times
Tom DeFilipps spoke with the Financial Times about trends he is seeing in investors' willingness to invest in tech start-ups. Mr. DeFilipps says he has seen little decline in Silicon Valley's appetite for risky investments. "You have all of this wealth, and there's just a limited amount you can do with it within the confines of the way people behave in Silicon ...
July 25, 2019
PALO ALTO—Covington advised Standard Cognition in its $35M Series B Preferred Stock financing, led by EQT Ventures with participation from existing investors Initialized Capital, CRV, and Y-Combinator. This financing brings Standard's total funding to date to more than $86M, and its post-money valuation to $535M, more than doubling its valuation from its prior ...
Covington adds to M&A tech practice
February 15, 2019, Global Data Review
Denny Kwon and Tom DeFilipps spoke with Global Data Review on Mr. Kwon's move to Covington. Mr. Kwon told GDR that for him, Covington was a natural fit in light of the increased prominence of regulatory issues in M&A transactions and the firm's "incredibly broad" array of practices. He said that data usage and privacy issues are becoming increasingly ...
Covington Snags Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech M&A Pro In Calif.
February 13, 2019, Law360
Denny Kwon and Tom DeFilipps spoke with Law360 about Mr. Kwon's move to Covington. Mr. DeFilipps says, "Denny will greatly enhance our Northern California corporate offering and our ability to further develop M&A and broader corporate relationships with West Coast-based technology and life sciences clients." Mr. Kwon told Law360 that his favorite part of ...
Wilson Sonsini Tech Dealmaker Jumps to Covington in SF
February 12, 2019, The Recorder
Denny Kwon and Tom DeFilipps are quoted in The Recorder regarding Denny Kwon's move to Covington. Mr. Kwon, who moved to the firm's San Francisco office as a partner, says, "I have seen complex regulatory issues arise more frequently for technology companies, not only in M&A transitions but also in their ordinary day to day operations. The depth and the ...
Leading California Technology M&A Lawyer Joins Covington
February 11, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO—Denny Kwon has joined Covington as a partner in its Corporate Practice in San Francisco. Mr. Kwon represents numerous public and private companies, private equity firms, and investment banks in a wide range of M&A transactions. His transactional experience includes the acquisition and sale of domestic and foreign public companies, private ...
November 15, 2018
PALO ALTO—Covington advised Standard Cognition, which provides artificial intelligence-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick and mortar retailers, in raising a $40 million round of Series A Preferred Stock investment. Available to any retailer, the Standard Cognition solution allows consumers to shop and pay without waiting in line, scanning, or ...
October 12, 2018, The Recorder
The Recorder featured the firm's move to Palo Alto and its tenth anniversary in Silicon Valley. It calls Covington "the high-powered firm known for its connection in the nation's capital" and quotes Emily Leonard, the managing partner of the firm's Palo Alto office and Tom DeFilipps, head of the firm's California Corporate practice. Ms. Leonard says, "We had a ...
Covington Hires Ex-Wilson Sonsini Tech Deals Pro
April 23, 2018, Law360
Suzanne Bell and Tom DeFilipps are quoted in a Law360 article regarding Bell's arrival to Covington's Technology Transactions practice. Bell says she is excited to join Covington and looks forward to helping it build its tech practice and advise clients on incorporating new technologies into their businesses. "The firm's collaborative approach will allow me to ...
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April 12, 2018
SILICON VALLEY—Suzanne Bell has joined Covington as a partner in its Technology Transactions practice in the Silicon Valley office. Ms. Bell advises technology companies, as well as companies in traditional industries that are embracing technology, in a range of intellectual property, licensing and contract matters. Her work includes strategic partnering ...
April 12, 2018, The Recorder
The Recorder highlights the arrival of Suzanne Bell to Covington's Technology Transactions practice. Bell says she was attracted to the firm's strong regulatory practice given the increased intersection between the technology sector and government regulations. Bell adds that she is looking forward to using her experience in technology transactions to assist ...
May 4, 2017, The Recorder
Catharina Min and Tom DeFilipps are quoted by The Recorder in an article regarding Min's arrival to the firm's M&A practice. Min, who predominantly represents technology industry clients, notes that her interest in Covington was largely due to the firm's regulatory expertise. "They're just at the forefront of so many cutting-edge issues," says Min. "Most of ...
Covington Adds Reed Smith Tech M&A Partner in Calif.
May 4, 2017, Law360
Catharina Min and Tom DeFilipps are quoted in a Law360 article regarding Min's arrival to Covington's Mergers and Acquisitions practice. According to DeFilipps, who has worked with Min in the past, "Her ability to advise companies navigating an ever-changing technology landscape will enhance the firm's corporate practice as we continue to build our ...
Technology M&A Lawyer Joins Covington
May 3, 2017
SILICON VALLEY—Catharina Min has joined Covington as a partner in its Corporate practice in Silicon Valley. Recently named among the "Top 50 Multicultural Leaders in Technology" by the National Diversity Council, Ms. Min handles a range of transactions for U.S. and international technology companies, including M&A, private financings, joint ventures, strategic ...
September 13, 2016, Daily Journal
Tom DeFilipps and Doug Gibson are quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding DeFilipps' move to Covington's Silicon Valley office. Commenting on the draw to Covington DeFilipps says, "One of the more compelling aspects of the Covington platforms is the way it allows you to meld the strength of its regulatory practice in D.C. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, like ...
September 13, 2016, The Recorder
Tom DeFilipps and Doug Gibson are quoted by The Recorder in an article regarding DeFilipps' recent move to Covington, where he will serve as chair of the West Coast corporate practice. According to DeFilipps, "Covington presented to me an opportunity to do something that sounded very interesting at this point in my career." He continues, "I felt as though it was ...
Silicon Valley Dealmaker Joins Covington
September 13, 2016, ABF Journal
Timothy Hester and Tom DeFilipps are quoted in an ABF Journal article regarding the arrival of DeFilipps to Covington. According to Hester, "Adding Tom to our Silicon Valley office is a major step forward in our plan for continued growth in California." DeFilipps says, "I am very pleased to join Covington's growing California practice." He continues, "I am ...
Leading Silicon Valley Dealmaker Joins Covington
September 12, 2016
SILICON VALLEY—Tom DeFilipps has joined Covington as a partner in the Silicon Valley office and will serve as chair of the West Coast Corporate practice. "Adding Tom to our Silicon Valley office is a major step forward in our plan for continued growth in California," said Timothy Hester, Covington's chair. "Tom has built a successful Northern California ...
September 12, 2016, Law360
Timothy Hester and Tom DeFilipps are quoted in a Law360 article regarding DeFilipps' recent arrival. According to Hester, "Adding Tom to our Silicon Valley office is a major step forward in our plan for continued growth in California." He continues, "Tom has built a successful Northern California corporate practice over many years and has a demonstrated track ...
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Merediths Story
by Stan Marsh
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. June 28, 2007
Until a few days ago, I had no idea what that was. Thanks to modern medicine, we now know it to be the elusive answer to a lifelong quest for understanding the nature and cause of my sisters developmental problems.
My sisters name is Meredith, the oldest of three siblings. She was born in Colorado January 8th, 1935. I was born three years later in Kansas, and our younger brother came along in Illinois during the second year of World War Two.
I think to understand the character of Merediths travels through life, one must first understand the nature of the times in which we grew up.
A world wide depression was under way during our early years. Few escaped the ravages of economic collapse. Times were hard. Health care was pretty basic and of course antibiotics didnt come along for general public use until after the war. There was no such thing as special needs programs in public schools. And people generally had little to no tolerance for people who were different.
My first vivid awareness of my sisters plight took place the summer of 1942 in Collinsville, Illinois at our home. She had been ill with pneumonia, surviving only to be left with horrific ear infections. My mother spent many nights treating her with ear drops and comforting her until inevitably the drum would break giving her relief.
Years later I was told this was the third bout of pneumonia and damaging ear infections Meredith had suffered to that date. There were two more in following years before a new medicine called penicillin finally put an end to them. But by that time all hearing in one ear and 80% in the other was lost. She hears today, though still with some difficulty, with the aid of modern technology.
Mom said that she and dad first noticed developmental delays early. Walking was late, as was talking, the latter being disjointed and seeming disconnected from the sense of what was going on around her. The doctors said it was the bouts of high fever that caused the delays, and that she would probably catch up.
That of course didnt happen. And school was a disaster. She was ridiculed by ignorant staff and made fun of by just about everyone else because of her short, stout stature and odd manner of sentencing. The doctors were stumped, and speculated she had suffered brain damage due to high fever from all the illness. To add insult to injury, she began to suffer episodes of petit-mal epilepsy.
More tests, this time at Barnes in St. Louis. Painful needles were stuck in her head and measurements taken of brain waves, which confirmed the epilepsy but answered none of the questions regarding her developmental delays. More speculation, this time suggesting there may have been oxygen deprivation because she was born breech.
School officials by then were encouraging my folks to put Meredith in an institution. The doctors generally agreed. That was what parents were expected to do in those days with children who were different.
My parents were professional people; dad a chemist who later became a university professor, and mom a public school librarian. They considered all that was before them, and what they were being pressured to do, and summarily rejected it across the board.
Therein lies the beauty of the rest of the story.
For the next 12 years of Merediths schooling and social development, such as it was considering there was no precedent for what my parents were doing, the battle was on. Conferences with teachers and school officials were nonstop. Evenings at the kitchen table drumming away at the three Rs became a mainstay of after dinner activity. Tutors came and went, most wondering why their time was being wasted on a retard. Many cries of frustration amidst streams of tears echoed from the walls on those nights. Not all were from my sister.
Then there were socialization issues. Kids like sis just didnt go to school. She was unmercifully shunned, chided and bullied at every turn; a thing hard enough for children without developmental challenges, but especially cruel for one who barely understands it. Worse, school staff would often simply look the other way. This was a twelve year road paved with the harshest of stones.
But the folks ploughed on, including her in everything, adamant that Meredith, as a family member, be treated with regard and proper respect.
Those years passed eventually, and resulted in one hell of a hard earned high school diploma. She could read and write; not as well as most, but as good as many and the envy of those who never learned. Only numbers were a problem. This she never quite got the hang of, although once a phone number or address got fixed in her mind, it was there forever. Dad said once that if sis has to learn something, it had better be taught to her right the first time, because otherwise youll play hell getting her to change directions.
We ultimately moved to Champaign, Illinois, the home of the University of Illinois, where sis, I and my family continue to live today. The folks are gone now. But before they left this world, they had accomplished what I regard as something of a small miracle. Sis, under their constant guidance and tutelage over the years, learned to use all the public bus routes in the city, learned to live and function in her own cooperative apartment and learned to work as a food service employee at a local hospital. God granted them lives long enough to see her retire with a small pension at the age of 65 following 45 years of gainful employment at that hospital..
The greatest comfort to me over the years is how the times have changed for the better for people like my sister. Medicine and science of course have led the charge, with medicines that assured a chance for a long, relatively disease free life, and research that has provided us with ever evolving insights into the mysteries of life. All of which provides us with greater understanding and tolerance for the many differences among us. And finally, education. For all its criticisms and faults, public education, through the recognition of the importance of special needs programs, has become the great equalizer for those among us who face the greatest education and life challenges.
This year Meredith turned 72. There are ongoing health problems, but she bravely plugs away with a regimen that keeps her occupied with activities she enjoys; family gatherings, church activities and the minutia of daily living.
We help her with those things that continue to challenge her. As POA, I handle her financial affairs beyond an allowance she has learned to budget for groceries, hair appointments and jaunts to eateries around town with church friends. We also closely monitor her doctors appointments and medicine regimens, making sure her pill box is always up to date and clinic visits always take place on time.
Other than that, she pretty much runs her own life. And if you ask her, shell allow as to how she likes it that way.
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Patrick Madrid said, "Dying is the most important thing you will do in life."
Tag Archives: salvation
On Creation and Choice
Adam, the one man,
In his being and becoming,
Created, a creature among creatures,
Progenitor of our race,
Chosen and destined to be
For the Son,
By the Son,
In the Son,
Of the Son.
Grace, all grace,
Count it all grace.
The work of Salvation,
Raising the dust of the earth,
To the stuff of heaven and eternity.
One Word,
Outside of Time,
Spoken and containing all,
One Thought,
Outside of Space,
Formed in the Heart of God,
Without matter,
Brought forth matter,
Flung by limitless power,
To obey a law of Love.
With the simplicity of nothing,
He wrote the stuff of galaxies and dimension,
And in time, entered Time, Himself,
To lead us to our end,
Our rest.
Adam, in his being and becoming,
Broke the rule of Love,
Served self,
That had not created itself,
Nor could sustain itself,
But chose to choose itself.
Ultimate folly,
Calling forth endless Mercy.
Adam, progenitor of a race,
A race,
Born to the folly of its father,
Snatched from the choice of death.
Adam and his seed,
Given again a choice,
The Law broken;
"Choose life that you may live",
A grace of Spirit to recognize the Son,
Adam, the one man,
Containing in his loins a race,
Given, one by one,
Each a mystery of Grace,
Each in his time,
In the expansion of space,
Free to choose.
Gift of the Son,
Redemption conquering Death,
A choice for each one,
Folly forever wrapped in the self,
Or Life to be lived,
In the Creator Father,
In the Savior Son,
In the Spirit One.
True Freedom, Redemption.
Free choice to choose to be redeemed,
For the Son,
By the Son,
In the Son,
By the Death,
Of the Son.
Copyright 2016 Joann Nelander
What happens when I die?
My Shalom
My Shalom, My Shalom,
Reigning over the waters,
Conquering the watery depths,
Making clear,
Revealing by discernment
Benefactor or maleficence.
Quieted soul,
Ever vigil heart,
Desirous of My Holy Body,
Gazing through the fiery flame
Serene against the tumult,
Drinking from the Chalice of My Blood,
Covenanted through my Sacred Cross,
Lifted high above the world,
Rest in Me,
As I, Myself, pass as flaming brazier,
Between the broken pieces of your life.
My Shalom, My Shalom,
I call you
By My All Holy Name,
To dwell secure in Love.
Cost counted, chosen,
And placed in the balance.
Infinity pays the price
And tips the scale of Life to
Favor a son of God.
©2012. Joann Nelander
Song of Salvation
Sing Lord,
To make of me a song,
Rising on the wind,
Spreading through the land.
By the movement of Your tune,
I proclaim Your Love.
By the rushing of Your Spirit,
Borne anew on hallowed wings,
I announce the Year of Favor.
O sweet divine encounter
With the Risen Lord
Make my melody
As pure as the heart of Jesus
Reclaim. Reclaim.
Reclaim Your own.
Seat sons and daughters
Of Your Love
Upon Your Heart,
On Mercy throne.
© 2013 Joann Nelander
All rights reserved
Tears' Requite
Awash on shores of errant heart,
Crystalline soldiers wend their depart.
The battle o'er, the mend begun,
Hovering Spirit break forth thy sun.
You tugged as moon on ebbing tide,
To etch and burrow as to chide,
But than as swells of billowed lace,
You left a smile of radiant grace.
To purge my soul of sorrow's trough,
You gently rain to Spirit off
The crust and brine of life's past sin,
and let your troves of laughter in.
Providence of wind and wave
Serve but to resurrect and save.
©2010 Joann Nelander
"Virgin Mary Consoles Eve" by Sr. Grace Remington, OCSO
H/T Artist – Sr. Grace Remington, OCSO
This painting is so consoling, I just have to share it again since Advent brings us closer and closer to the precious moment of our Savior's birth. He comes to save Fallen Man, and with such a gentle hand.
*Notice the feet in this painting.
Crayon and pencil by Sr. Grace Remington, OCSO
Copyright 2005, Sisters of the Mississippi Abbey
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Citizen Police Academy participants must be 21 years or older and reside within the City of Geneva.
Applications for the academy are available on the City's website at www.geneva.il.us or at the Geneva Police Department. The program is free, but space is limited.
Completed applications can be mailed to the Geneva Police Department, Attn: Sgt. Bradley Jerdee, 20 Police Plaza, Geneva, IL 60134. The deadline is 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1.
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These Boots are Made for Walking Paris
Paris is—and will always be—a city to be discovered on foot, even if its metro and bus lines can pretty much take you anywhere. Indeed, the best discoveries are often made when randomly wandering through the city's narrow and beautiful streets, parks, or cobblestone pathways along the Seine:
1. Stroll along the Canal Saint-Martin.
Located in the 10th arrondissement, the Canal quickly becomes very busy with Parisians as soon as the sun shows its face, and at night, when it turns into the ultimate hang-out spot. With its surrounding cafés and supermarkets, the Canal Saint-Martin is also a great place to have a picnic right on the water, watching péniches (or river boats) pass by and enjoy the peace and quiet of weekdays at noon.
Tip: Go to El Nopal (3, rue Eugène Varlin) if you want to eat one of the best burritos in Paris, made with love by Mexican locals.
2. Walk your dog on the Petite Ceinture.
This old and abandoned railroad circles around Paris for 32 kilometers. The "Little Belt Railway" is mostly closed off to the public, except for a few sections, which have opened fairly recently to the public as an environmental and public project. You can now enjoy these promenades plantées, filled with various species of beautiful plants and flowers (along with their descriptions) for a peaceful walk that feels just like an old movie.
Tip: entrances are located in the 12th, 13th, 15th and in the 16th arrondissements. The promenades plantées and shared gardens can be found in the 12th, 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th.
3. Travel through time at the Jardins d'Albert Kahn.
For only €4, you can discover Albert Kahn's gardens on what used to be his private property, dating back to the 1890s. Being fond of horticulture and the art of gardening, as well as a firm believer in world peace, Albert Kahn designed themed gardens on all four acres of his property. On a sunny afternoon, you can enjoy the Japanese gardens with their typical bridges, plants and ponds as well as "Les Forêts Bleues et Dorées," or the blue and golden forests, the rose gardens, and much more.
Tip: The €4 entry also includes access to the museum's permanent and temporary collections—so don't fret if you happened to visit on an unexpectedly rainy (and typically Parisian) day.


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In the last few weeks I went from having one older brother to having 4 half brothers!!!! What in the world! I am one girl of 5 boys! The younger boys don't know about me yet. The oldest who I mentioned a few posts back was adopted as well. He is the only one that… Continue reading Oh Brother …
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Dad? Wait; What?
You know my dad? How would you know my dad, and how does he not know?!?! OOOooooo wait, father as in biological father not my dad?!? Okay, really?! Wow! Hmm I always knew the pregnancy was a hidden pregnancy. Being hidden, I just assumed my biological father never knew about me. So although the curiosity… Continue reading Dad? Wait; What?
I'm Open To You Part 2.
I am open to you ... let that sink in for a minute. See I spent a portion of my life feeling unwanted, I was convinced I was not a wanted child. Looking back on it, that's absurd, but it's how I felt at one point. To get a note saying I am open to… Continue reading I'm Open To You Part 2.
I am open to you.
My world has been turned upside down and rolled over these last two weeks. It all started with a message on ancestry "I see we are related, how are we related?" Can I put in the big eyed emoji? Does it show through 😳? What??? I never expected the next several days to be what… Continue reading I am open to you.
Why now? Why at 33 years old did I get this whole thing started? Why not 18 when I was a legal adult? Why not 21 when I was a "true" adult? At 25 I discovered my records were destroyed, losing all hope. So why now? What promomted me at 33 years old to order… Continue reading Expectations
Logic vs. Emotion
* This post was written a couple of weeks ago, in the meantime a whole lot has happened and changed, so this will be written in several posts* I had an interesting day the other day. A couple weeks ago I got hit with a whirl of emotions I thought I've dealt with and moved on from. It… Continue reading Logic vs. Emotion
Rainbows, Kittens and Unicorn Farts
Life is what you make of it. It's not always going to be good and the bad doesn't have to be detrimental. It's all in the way you handle it. Through out our lifetime we make choices. Some of them are right on point and exactly what we should be doing ... others, not so… Continue reading Rainbows, Kittens and Unicorn Farts
My Beginning …
It's been awhile since I've written anything, and I've tried to figure out why. I've started and stopped over and over again, but it just seems jumbled and random, and just never made sense. So today I am going to sit and just write. I think one of my biggest hang ups has been trying… Continue reading My Beginning …
Expect The Unexpected
Two days ago I was driving home, alone with my thoughts and realized it's been one month since I got my DNA results and had a match with BFM. I started to mentally re-prepare myself for the possibility that I may never have my answers I so longed to know. I could see that BFM… Continue reading Expect The Unexpected
The Giving Tree
I am having so much fun with this family tree thing! I've discovered I am able to create TWO trees! Eeekk!! How amazing is that? I have my Biological tree which consisted of Hubster and I with the BrothersDunne and Hubster's immediate family, for now. I haven't plugged in any of the family… Continue reading The Giving Tree


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Today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, a move we believe will lead to the loss of 30,000 US jobs, lower wages throughout the wireless industry, and higher prices for consumers. The DOJ did not listen to our concerns, and the deal does not include any job protections. However, the merger is NOT a done deal.
The FCC chairman recently recommended approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger. But this isn't the end of it by any stretch.
There was big news Tuesday in the T-Mobile/Sprint merger review process. We've been saying for months now that the merger will hurt workers and consumers.
Last week was a big week for wireless workers. We were proud to travel to Washington, DC, to represent T-Mobile workers and to talk to regulators and members of Congress about the impact of a proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
If you're like us, you've been hearing tons of rumors about the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. What we really need right now are facts about this deal. So our union, CWA, has put together a website, TMobileSprintFacts.org, that shows just how negative the impact would be on workers and consumers if the merger were approved.
As we prepare for another year of building our union, let's take a look back at all we accomplished last year.
We began 2018 with the publication of our Wireless Industry Statement of Principles. It's our vision of what jobs in the wireless industry should look like, drafted by wireless workers from AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.
By Ado Wilhelm, Campaign Director, "We Expect Better"
Last month about 300 people attended a forum in Germany where representatives of workers at Deutsche Telekom (DT) confronted executives, including CEO Tim Höttges, about unfair workplace practices at its subsidiary T-Mobile US (TMUS).
As front-line workers in retail sales and call centers, and as telecommunications technicians, we are concerned that the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint will mean the loss of many American jobs, cuts in wages and commissions, and a corresponding reduction in quality to our customers.
By Maritza Lara of Laredo, TX
Last month, I had the pleasure of joining dozens of other telecom workers from T-Mobile, AT&T Mobility (ATTM), Verizon Wireless (VZW), and other companies across the world in a TeleTown Hall. We talked about our common challenges and strategies for building a better future for the wireless industry.
T-Mobile and Sprint announced their intention to merge, with T-Mobile paying Sprint $26 billion and keeping control of the proposed new corporation in the hands of T-Mobile CEO John Legere.
At the Forum of the Deutsche Telekom's Works Councils on November 16, this year's guest speaker, the chair of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) Reiner Hoffmann, addressed the situation at T-Mobile US.
He received a lot of applause for his comment that what is happening at T-Mobile US cannot be tolerated. The situation is absolutely clear, Hoffmann said: "We expect better!". In a globalized economy, the company is responsible for good working conditions and compliance with workers' rights of its employees not only in Germany, but also abroad.


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Wednesday morning we headed back to Disneyland a few minutes after opening again, this day was much more crowded (but I'm sure nothing like on weekends or peak hours- which is important as Trent hates to wait for anything and isn't particularly fond of people in general :) ) We went on just a few rides there before heading to California Adventure for the rest of the day
|On the rocking car ferris wheel at night.
Some favorites: Tucker loved basically everything. I think he is saying Space Mountain was his favorite, but after almost every ride he would say "That was awesome!" and continue to give me a play by play.
I think Splash Mountain was the favorite for Charlotte and me.
Henry liked the Buzz lightyear ride the best ("shooting the bad robot") but still would have rather been at the beach.
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Del Mar - Thursday, February 27th at 10:30 am - Storytime! For pre-schoolers!
Join us for read-aloud Storytime!
Thursday, February 27th at 10:30 AM
For pre-schoolers!
Storytime at Diesel will feature contemporary and classic picture books for children,
read aloud by our bookstore staff or local community volunteers. Interactive, light-hearted, and fun, Storytime is FREE and open to all.
See you there!
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Managing demand is a key service for keeping clients: the situation 2 years on with a client
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20% of businesses are committed to a real B to B collaboration (source: a survey by Aberdeen Group)
Managing demand not only reduces the uncerainty of stock levels, but also allows you to keep your clients and to decrease or slow down the depreciation of your margins.
The experience described here confirms this rule
More than 2 years ago and with our help, our client developed a service managing his clients' forecasts with quantatitve and statistical methods and through management of advanced stocks (or deposit stocks) and introduced a new service contract around a product.
Not only did the service allow them to "hide" the margin (product+service), but also to diminish security stock levels by 15% and therefore to do eradicate shortages.
Since then, our client has signed 4 big contracts based on this service, as well as holding on to his "former" clients.
How about you? Do you wish to see your margins continuing to be reduced, or would you like to develop a new service that will enable you to get more clients and to make a profit?
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Art Barkers Studio is the "brain child" of Matt and Meredyth Dinniman of Tucson, Arizona. Both retirees, they have devoted this phase of their journey together as a couple to producing fine art and fun prints. Their prints, collected by Dogbotz Boneyard, incorporate playful imagery over a dictionary page.
"We take old books about to be destroyed and upcycle them in order to give them new life," says Matt. "The aging, slightly-yellowed page is carefully removed, and the image is printed directly on the recycled paper. The result is a unique and absolutely beautiful print."
Meredyth claims that each piece "is a definite conversation-starter and looks just gorgeous hanging on the wall.
Dogbotz Boneyard recommends the enticing prints of Art Barkers Studio not only because of the humorous imagery depicted but also because of the innovative process of repurposing vintage paper into eye-catching artwork. What was once utilitarian in purpose has metamorphosed into what is now beautiful to behold. And so, from our Dogbotz Boneyard Gallery of Art for your own personal collection, we present Art Barkers Studio's Best Friend.
Note: As part of 2020 Springtime Treasure Hunt, the purchase of Best Friend comes with a free $100 Dogbotz Boneyard gift certificate, which can be redeemed during a future purchase at our online store. The expiration date of the gift certificate is one year after purchase of this item.


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I would like to mention about an international issue in the view of three distinctive theories covered in last week. The U2 crisis, which today's one of great bands took its name from, was a spy-plane incident which caused a tension between the USSR and the US during the Cold War.
Let me tell the event at first in a nutshell: Under the approval of The US President Eisenhower, a spy-plane mission, which would fly over the Soviet airspace in order to take photos of bomber camps clandestinely started. In 1960, the plane was shot down and the pilot was taken into prison. The Soviet President Khrushchev announced the event to the world and required an apology, which caused the US a great embarrassment. But Eisenhower denied it was spying and this was carried out under CIA, without his authority and permission. However, the detained pilot admitted the mission, so Eisenhower had to apologize. The case was that the two presidents were at Paris summit for the talks of disarmament. This event just caused political tension between the two great powers of the time, making Cold War hardened again.
We have talked about information, systems and communication theories last week. Imagine only how the talks between the two presidents in the light of this event in a diplomatic environment take place at the summit. According to information theory, this event would be only a successive way of communication: Khrushchev utters his criticism about the issue by sending his message; Eisenhower, on the other hand, denies and utters a different claim; and their interaction goes back and forth not in a complex, complicated way but a successive conversation in a linear process.
In terms of systems theory, on the other hand, the talks can be assumed to be made up of different parts. For instance, the US President put himself in a dangerous position by denying and forcing his Russian counterpart in decision-making. The communication is surrounded by their relationships. This event was useful for political scientists in explaining some stakes of the Cold War.
According to communication theory, the whole interaction can be analyzed in a systematic way in which their communication takes place in a circular, ongoing trend. Opposed to information theory, here the overall relationship is more important than the elements in interaction.


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Gamers often resort to distancing themselves from people around them during long gaming sessions as they might not share the same passion for gaming. Noise and distraction are another reason why you usually don't see gamers in a living or bedroom.
Most of that noise is due to irritating and endless clicking sounds. You might have a silent gaming PC that is designed to handle heat and noise very well, but a mouse and a keyboard make a big difference if you plan on playing games with people around you.
However, in a world full of all sorts of gaming hardware, it can become difficult to spot mice specially designed to suppress clicking noise. This guide aims to make it easier for gamers to find the best silent gaming mouse that offers great value for money. Looking for a silent keyboard as well? Check out the best quiet keyboards of 2020.
What is the best silent gaming mouse? Choosing the correct mouse can be a daunting task. Below we will review best-rated gaming mice available on the market to help you choose the perfect mouse for you. At the end of the day, gamers need a mouse with the correct dpi setting options, a mouse that is fast and accurate, and a mouse that is easy to maneuver around based on their skill set.
In a hurry? The TENMOS K96 is the top-rated silent gaming mouse in 2020. It is extremely quiet and doesn't make a clicking sound. It's comfortable and fits both right and left-handed gamers. The Logitech Silent Plus is a great silent mouse for a casual gamer, this mouse is also designed by one of the most well-known computer mouse brands. It is no-frills easy to use, complete silent mouse with 24-month battery life. If you're looking for a FPS mouse then go for the Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum. Its design is packed with all of the features that FPS gamers require in a mouse. Unfortunately, it isn't a quiet mouse, but silence isn't something that FPS gamers seem to be concerned about.
What is the Difference Between DPI and Sensitivity?
The DPI (dots per inch) of a mouse and mouse sensitivity settings aren't the same thing. DPI refers to the mouse's hardware capabilities and the sensitivity of a mouse is a software setting.
For the non-gamer it means that if you crank up the sensitivity on a low DPI mouse the cursor will jump around. Because the hardware (DPI) capabilities can't keep up the movements of the cursor won't be smooth and it will be difficult to control your mouse cursor.
Gamers rely on accuracy and having a mouse with DPI capabilities that match the mouse's sensitivity is vital.
What is DPI on a mouse?
DPI (dots per inch) is the measurement of how sensitive a computer mouse is. The cursor on the screen will move farther across the screen when you move the mouse if the mouse has a high DPI. The DPI on a mouse also ensures that the cursor moves smoothly across the screen in order to ensure accuracy.
How important is DPI in a mouse?
The DPI of a mouse is very important for any gamer. Gamers need to be careful though, if the DPI on the mouse is too high then the cursor will fly across the screen which isn't recommended either.
Majority of high-end gaming mice have a feature that allows the user to flick between different DPI settings. Experienced gamers know exactly which DPI setting works best based on the type of game that they are playing.
Is a higher DPI better?
Gamers rely on speed and a mouse with a higher DPI is thus recommended for any serious gamer. High DPI mice are also very useful for gamers that have a high-resolution monitor. A higher DPI mouse will ensure that the cursor can be moved across the screen with ease in a smooth manner without having to drag your mouse all the way across the desk.
It is important to have a mouse that can adjust its DPI, this allows the user to adjust the speed at which the cursor moves according to their personal preference.
What is a FPS mouse?
FPS has multiple different meanings in the gaming world. FPS refers to either frames per second or to first person shooter. For gamers both meanings matter. Frames per second affect the quality of the picture during a game, serious gamers seek detail thus they need a setup with high frames per second.
First person shooter refers to games where the player is the shooter and the only thing that they can see is the characters hands.
What is the best FPS mouse?
There are a lot of FPS mice available on the market. First person shooter games require accuracy, speed, sleek cursor movements and excellent overall usability, these are all important factors to keep in mind when you are looking at buying a new FPS mouse.
Wired vs Wireless Mouse: Which is Better for Gaming
Wired or wireless mouse, this has been an ongoing debate amongst gamers. The difference between the two is minute due to technological advances but some still choose the one over the other.
A lot of gamers insist that wireless mice are a tad bit slower than wired mice since information that gets transmitted wirelessly might be a bit slower. The slightest delay could be the difference between winning and losing and as a result hardcore gamers opt for wired mice.
Wired mice are cheaper on average and battery life isn't an issue either. Users that prefer convenience or those who use a tv screen as their monitor will prefer a wireless mouse. Wireless mice can be used from across the room without having to deal with getting all tangled up in wires.
At the end of the day wired mice are probably best for gaming due to their accuracy, but ultimately it comes down the the individual and their personal needs and preferences.
Types of Gaming Mice
It's true that a large number of people tend to neglect this fact that how much premium quality gaming mouse matter for them! Here we are going to talk about the different types of gaming mice so that you can buy the specific mice version which matches your needs and requirements.
Wired mice
Wired mice version is immensely in demand these days. We have seen that all kinds of wired mouse versions, they are mostly and usually connected through the help of fixed cables.
The good points about wired mouse are that it gives a stable connection. It is generally and comparatively inexpensive. You do not need any batteries or chargers to charge them up.
However, their annoying part is they remain connected to a cable. For the reason, that you cannot freely use them. You may feel the cable hitch right on your desk.
Some people avoid using wired mouse versions because they do not like jampacked cable and wires presence around them. So, for those people, they are free to use and buy wireless mouse versions.
Wireless Mice
However, the wireless silent mouse is connected and linked to the specific device with the help of Bluetooth or through linking an infrared interface.
You need to have a USB adapter to make this connection. In addition, wireless mouse models are commonly and excessively used these days.
It'is because of their convenience aspect that their popularity, as well as demand, is growing. Furthermore, this kind of device is ideal and great for those kinds of mobile users who travel a lot.
Most importantly, wireless mice manage to reduce the presence of cluttered cables. At the same time, the major and common drawback which is delivered by this gaming mouse is that it needs to be recharged.
Lastly, some of the people get scared while using this gaming mouse because of the potential lag present between mouse movement and also in between their on-screen interaction with a mice pointer.
How to choose the right gaming mouse for your needs
Personal preference plays a big part in choosing the right mouse for your needs, but there are some questions that you can ask yourself to help you figure out which mouse is best for you.
- For which purposes will the mouse mainly be used? Gaming or everyday use?
- Does my computer setup require a wireless mouse?
- Do I need a mouse with adjustable DPI settings?
- How much am I willing to spend on a mouse?
- Do I need a mouse that is suitable for a left-handed person?
Best Silent Gaming Mouse in 2020
Before you buy a new mouse it is important to understand the different aspects that you need to consider when making the purchase.
Now that we have discussed the different mice options that are available let's have a look at 4 of the best models currently available on the market based on the following criteria: affordability, quietness, DPI and sensitivity adjustability, wired or wireless and overall user-friendliness.
TENMOS K96Wired Gaming Mouse Silent Click
Best Wired & Best Budget Gaming Mouse 2020
The TENMOS K96 is an excellent option if you are looking for an affordable wired quiet gaming mouse that fits naturally in your hand. It offers great value for money and offers most of the features you'd find in other much more expensive mice.
Plus, you get (almost) soundless right and left click buttons, which happen to be the ones we use the most.
Brief Review
The TENMOS K96 silent mouse is designed to fit naturally in your hand and it works well for both right and left handed users. Both the right and left click buttons are specially designed for quiter clicks so that others don't get distracted during long gaming sessions.
It comes with a total of six buttons including, page back/forward and DPI change key.
It's because of the 6 programmable buttons that people are satisfied with the overall functionality of this product. These buttons manage to make the mouse more of the flexible looking one. Moreover, these buttons meet your different gaming and other task needs.
Talking about the universal compatibility aspect, this product shows extensive compatibility. Most importantly, this wired gaming mouse is widely and extremely compatible with those kinds of systems which comes with a USB port. It works with Windows XP, Windows Vista as well as with Win7/8,10. You can use this same mouse with Mac OS. There is no additional driver needed to run and operate this mouse. Just plug and play it and this is all!
The plug-and-play K96 supports up to 3200 DPI, which is decent-enough for most gamers. Users can also easily switch between 1200, 2000, 2400 and 3200 DPI using the dedicated DPI switch key.
The mouse also features LED lighting and switches between four different colors, but you don't get the option to use one specific color. However, you can switch the LED lighting off altogether by pressing the DPI + Back button to turn it off (and DPI + Forward button to turn it on).
- Very affordable
- Silent right and left click buttons
- Ergonomic design
- Back/forward buttons
- DPI key for easy DPI switching
- LED light
- No option to manually choose LED lighting color
- No bundled software to tweak settings
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FOME Wireless Quietest Gaming Mouse
Best Wireless Gaming Mouse
The FOME ergonomic mouse is designed for right-handed users and is one of the most affordable wireless gaming mice currently available.
This quiet mouse not only manages to significantly reduce the irritating clicking noise, it also helps get rid of tangled wires.
You cannot really expect fancy features and a dozen buttons in this price range, but the FOME silent mouse still manages to offer a lot for the asking price.
Brief Review
This wireless mouse comes with a tiny USB receiver and can work within a range of 10 meters (without obstacles). The buttons are rated to be 95% quieter than standard mice, which is a significant improvement in terms of overall noise.
The anti-friction surface not only improves grip, but it also makes it easier for users to clean the mouse.
You can also expect some pretty decent battery life as the mouse supports three different power saving modes and wakes up automatically when you slide or click the buttons.
Gamers can easily switch between three DPI levels i.e. 1000, 1600 and 2400 DPI, which isn't groundbreaking by any definition but should work well for most situations.
- Anti-friction surface
- Three power-saving modes
- Dedicated back/forward buttons
- Blends nicely into office environments
- Only suitable for right-handed gamers
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JNL-101K Noiseless Optical Gaming Wheel Mouse
The JNL-101K wired silent mouse focuses more on simplicity and practicality and it serves the purpose well.
This wired optical mouse works for casual gamers and home/office users who want a quiet mouse with an affordable price tag.
It looks more like a standard mouse, but gets the job done when you don't want to distract others around you during gaming marathons.
Brief Review
Although the JNL-101K is not advertised as a gaming mouse, it actually serves the purpose quite well. It is affordable and comes with silent right and left click switches for a quieter and more comfortable experience.
It might work for left-handed users, but the design favors right-handed users due to its slightly curved body.
JNL-101K is more suitable for casual gamers who don't care much about the DPI as the mouse only supports up to 1600 DPI. You also get a DPI change key (750, 1000, 1250 and 1600 DPI) and back and forward buttons.
- Silent operation
- Simple design
- Back/forward buttons
- DPI (1600) is lower than other gaming mice
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Logitech Silent Plus (M330/M331)
Best Computer Mouse for Casual Gamer 2020
While the Logitech M330/331 Silent Plus wireless mouse isn't really a gaming mouse, it's one of the quietest mice money can buy.
The rubbery surface provides good grip, allowing you to comfortably use the mouse with your right hand (not suitable for left-handed use). Unlike most other silent mice, the M330's scroll wheel is also silent, which makes it a complete silent mouse.
Brief Review
The battery life is rated at 24 months, which means you never have to worry about running out of charge.
The mouse is also Logitech Unifying receiver compatible, allowing you to connect up to 6 Logitech devices using a single tiny receiver (the mouse does not come with a Unifying receiver).
This works great for users who are already using other Logitech devices and want to connect multiple devices using only one USB port.
- 24-month battery life
- Complete silent mouse
- Improved grip
- Supports Logitech Unifying receiver
- No back/forward buttons
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Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Best FPS Gaming Mouse 2020
The G502 Proteus Spectrum mouse by Logitech is hands down one of the best overall gaming mouse currently available on the market. The G502 Proteus Spectrum features a lightweight design, it can be programmed to your specific gaming needs and it is compatible with both Windows and IOS operating systems.
Brief Review
The G502 Proteus Spectrum features Logitech's advanced optical gaming sensor (PMW3366). The G502 Proteus Spectrum is the ultimate mouse in terms of comfort, it features repositionable weights that can be moved around until the fit and feel are perfect for you personally.
However, FPS gaming mice aren't renowned for quiet clicking. I tried to look for one but couldn't find anything worth recommending. It seems to be a feature that FPS gamers aren't very bothered with.
The DPI of the G502 Proteus Spectrum features 5 different settings with the highest going all the way up to 12 000 DPI. The G502 Proteus Spectrum is a wired mouse that delivers fast cursor speeds with great accuracy.
The G502 Proteus Spectrum might just be the ultimate gaming mouse for serious gamers.
- 11 programmable buttons
- Wired mouse thus no batteries are needed
- Advanced optical gaming sensor
- Customizable lighting
- Easy to program Logitech software
- Designed for right-handed users only
- It isn't a silent mouse
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Best Silent Mouse for Gaming in 2020 – Conclusion
So, which computer mice are the quietest?
The TENMOS K96 makes more sense from a gamer's perspective as it supports up to 3200DPI and features a gaming-centric design. It is also one of the most affordable silent gaming mice with LED lighting and an ergonomic design currently available on the market.
Designed for both left and right-handed users, K96 offers a lot of value and a design that compliments your gaming rig, making it the best silent gaming mouse in its price range.
If you are just a casual gamer and don't need a silent mouse with fancy features (like LED lights, extra buttons) the Logitech Silent Plus is a great choice. It's one of the very few silent mice currently available from a well-known brand and it boasts a 24-month battery life.
It is a complete silent mouse as most other mice do not offer a silent scrolling wheel and support Logitech Unified receivers.
For serious gamers that play FPS games, the Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum will be your best option. This mouse isn't a quiet mouse but it has all the bells and whistles required by FPS gamers. FPS gamers are more focused on the capabilities of the mouse and clicking noises don't seem to bother these die-hard gamers.


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Inimigo Dali Art T-Shirt
Inimigo Dali Art T-Shirt
Style No. ITS4116
Color: Midnight Blue
100% cotton carefully produced in Portugal.
This T-Shirt is a replica of the Salvador Dali painting 'The Meditative Rose (1958)'.
Inimigo Clothing is a Luxury Clothing Brand based in Portugual. Inimigo is a menswear brand that stands for excellent quality and design, strongly emphasizing individuality and humor as an ingredient for reaching life goals.


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Designated 3/23/1982
The interior of this building is a fine example of Beaux-Arts commercial space, which created an appropriate image for the sale of books. It represents Ernest Flagg's ideas on the interrelationship of exterior and interior design and planning. The flamboyant ironwork which frames the first floor interior exemplifies some of the best design and craftsmanship of the early 20th century. The two-story vaulted space, organized as a basilica-like form, with its mezzanine, balconies, and clerestory is outstanding for its complex spatial elements and beauty of form, as articulated in the elegant mirrored end-wall, graceful central staircase, spiral staircase on the south side, and delicate cast-iron railings.
STATUS Designated Exterior and Interior Landmark
The Neighborhood
Murray Hill
The land that was Robert Murray's 18th-century country estate became one of the city's premier residential districts. Primarily constructed between 1853 and the 1920s, the neighborhood's buildings consist of row houses built in the Italianate and Second Empire styles as well as three apartment buildings,...Explore the Neighborhood >
Local Voices
"I don't know what the City would be without HDC. [They] testified before LPC time after time and helped us focus on the right issues. We would not be an historic district without HDC! "
Doreen Gallo: DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance
Local Voices
"Use HDC as a resource because they know what they are doing and can offer advice on how to go about creating a district from every front: architectural, political, LPC, and the media. I had floundered prior to my involvement with this invaluable organization."
Fern Luskin: Lamartine Place Historic District; Friends of Lamartine Place & Gibbons Underground Railroad Site
Local Voices
"HDC provided guidance and shared information during that process—we knew which Council members were going one way or another and we changed a few minds. I don't think NoHo would have had as cohesive a district had it not been for HDC's aid."
Zella Jones: NoHo Historic District; NoHo East; and NoHo Extension
Local Voices
"I remember Richard saying at a meeting, we have someone here from HDC, Nadezhda Williams, Director of Preservation and Research, to help us. She said to us, 'You are not the only ones going through this.' HDC included us in an enormous community"
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Last night I quite suddenly went to see Bloc Party and The Go! Team at Hard Rock, I say quite suddenly because I found out about it five minutes before getting the tickets and then not having time to go home and primp because the show literally started at 7:30. There were a lot of folks there, a lot of the seventeenish set or maybe I just can't tell how old anyone is anymore. At any rate I was nearly trampled to death near the front of the crowd, at one point I yelled to erin I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE INJURED AT A MOTHERFUCKING BLOC PARTY CONCERT. I went home after because I was tired- I am perpetually tired but it's ok, I woke up and bought vintage end tables. One for my record player and one for my alarm clock.
Today I also watched "View to a Kill" which is an awesome James Bond movie with Christopher Walken and that Duran Duran song about dancing into the fire. There were two really good parts: one is Christopher Walken's blimp which has a giant ZORIN logo on the side of it, in which him and Grace Jones have (something similar to) the following exchange:
"That's quite a view."
"...to a kill."
And the other part is how the Duran Duran song keeps replaying itself in orchestrated versions throughout the film, altered to fit the mood of the scene, be it romantic, sad or tense.
I will post concert photos as soon as I have access to my USB cable, which will be on monday.


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CONTROL by stealth is the new black in corporate fashion.
And the world's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, is parading the catwalk. Having amassed at least 15 per cent of Fairfax, she is dressed up to get at least one seat on the media group's board.
There is an expectation that she will move to the 19.9 per cent takeover threshold, but there are no suggestions this will be followed by a full takeover bid.
She picked up at least 42 million shares – or about 2 per cent – yesterday. Given the volume through the market, Rinehart could now have up to 17 per cent of the company.
Regardless of this flurry of share activity, the dial on the company's share price barely moved – testament to the fact that the market does not see the company as being in play.
Until this week, Rinehart had been sitting on 13 per cent of Fairfax and unsuccessfully agitating for two seats at the board table. Fairfax chairman Roger Corbett had stood firm and some would say provocatively appointed an independent director, James Millar.
But it now appears likely that Rinehart will get board representation.
Her case has been bolstered by support from another of Fairfax's large shareholders, Allan Gray Australia. With a 9 per cent stake, its boss, Simon Marais, said of Rinehart's move, "I don't have a problem and I think it's good for the company to have people [on the board] with their own money invested – they tend to be more careful."
From the Fairfax board's perspective it seems like a fight it no longer wants to have.
It is believed that neither Rinehart nor her representatives contacted Corbett before wading into the market yesterday and she has visited the company only once since taking her initial holding.
It remains to be seen whether Rinehart, once on the board, will attempt to exercise influence over the company's evolving strategy or the newspapers' editorial content.
For Marais and the other shareholders sitting on the register and hoping for some corporate takeover action, including Maple Brown Abbott and Colonial, they could be waiting a while.
Rinehart is the latest in a list of entrepreneurs who have used the cheap control option of taking a stake in a company and placing their people on the board. Kerry Stokes took de facto control of West Australian Newspapers using this play and, more recently, James Packer has been attempting to do the same at Echo Entertainment – the owner of Sydney's Star Casino.
Echo's chairman, John Story, resisted the move but was ousted by his own board last week after relentless pressure from Packer.
Packer has only 10 per cent of Echo and does not yet have a seat at the directors' table. But he plans to increase this when he gets a regulatory green light.
Rinehart has already experienced some success at this game. She was offered a seat on the board of television group Ten, having picked up a 10 per cent holding.
The boards of these targeted companies understand that the predators can move beyond 19.9 per cent by legally creeping up the register by 3 per cent every six months without the need for a takeover.
Using what is called the "creep" provisions, a suitor can move to near 26 per cent in a year in order to gain a controlling shareholding.
Fairfax, which owns The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, has been under serious financial pressure as advertising leakage to the lower margin digital businesses and a poor external environment for advertising have crimped profits across all its newspapers – particularly the metropolitan dailies.
But the company's chief executive, Greg Hywood, this week announced the board expected earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $500 million for the full year.
While this was $20 million below analysts' forecasts and 18 per cent below last year's result, there were predictions it could have been worse.
Marais, who did not sell any Fairfax shares yesterday, said he was relieved by the news.
Expectations for a downgrade had been building among some analysts following major profit downgrades from Ten in February and Seven West Media in April and amid continuing gloom about the sector.
But the announcement left the share price unmoved at 60¢, above last week's record lows of 57¢.
Hywood said revenue for the second half would be about 8 per cent below last year, after the 7.5 per cent fall in January revenues revealed at the company's half-year results in February, and that "the difficult trading environment" had continued, as predicted.
However, cost savings under the "Fairfax of the Future" project were ahead of schedule, he said, "with the 2012 run-rate exceeding the targeted $40 million and accelerating".
There are expectations that if Rinehart has a say in the company's operations, she will be looking to step up the cost-savings target – although this can't be confirmed given that the mining magnate plays her cards very close to her chest.
She might also be seeking a break-up of the business. Some analysts suggested that a break-up play would only stack up if the Fairfax share price was well below its current levels.
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Here's a comment I left at The Field Negro on 9/1 in response to some commenters who felt it necessary to inform each other that New Orleanians should come to terms with the dangers of living below sea level and move somewhere else because we are doomed. I want to make it clear that The Field Negro himself did not share that opinion. His post acknowledged our justifiable outrage, blasted Bush, and sent us heartfelt well wishes. One conservative commenter was so outraged that he kept posting repeatedly about how we should pull ourselves up (and away). He even went after a lady who posts as "Granny Standing for Truth" AFTER she told him that she'd lost someone in Katrina, it was a very upsetting subject for her, and that she was not going "to let [him] go there with [her]." Damn.
It's so sad (for them as well as for us) that so many people do not understand that we don't have only a New Orleanian problem, we have an American problem. ALL of our infrastructure is failing. What should have been a wake up call to everyone in the U.S. served so many as just an excuse to call us idiots (again).
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Despite the 12 hour-drive to get only 250 miles out of New Orleans, the painful memories associated with the same drive three years ago, and the very real possibility of having no home and no job to return to, I still have a last nerve, which the GOP and mainstream media have managed to get all over. I've watched every Republican from the state governor to the president pat themselves on the back all day simply because the storm did not make landfall at quite a high enough intensity to breach the levees and because they have gotten enough of a clue not to have a party while a state is threatened with catastrophe. Mainstream media has allowed them to get away with that and has perpetuated the notion that "progress" is what saved us. No. The weakening of the storm did.
A barge, moored YESTERDAY near the same industrial canal that was breached by a unmoored barge three years ago, came loose today and happened not to have breached the same flood wall again. Is that really progress?
During Katrina, mainstream media got honest for about a week. During Gustav, they've not been honest at all.
I can move away from New Orleans to avoid hurricanes, but I'll also need to stay away from the entire Gulf Coast as well as much of the East Coast for the same reason. I shouldn't move back to New York because of the relative ease with which the subway system could be attacked. I'd also need to say away from any earthquake prone regions on the West Coast, as well as any of the Heartland, which sees devastating tornadoes [and flooding] regularly these days. I think at this point the best bet is Holland, where they got their floodwalls right the first time.


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This weeks challenge to use the word 'Spare'.
Nothing beats spare time – a time when you do not have to work and can do whatever you like. For Tim and me this would almost always involve photography and walking. Here we are a week ago in Pollensa, Majorca…. Being a bit creative with a mirror used for traffic in the narrow streets.


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Every week, 20 to 30 babies are aborted there.
"We're out there pleading with moms and dads to have mercy on their child, and we'll help," said Phillips, a full-time missionary with ONElife for Life, a ministry of ONElife Church in Flint, Mich. Read More
Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, opened the second day of the annual conference sponsored by the ERLC. The two-day event at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C., continued with a full day of addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions on such topics as abortion, adoption, disability, racial unity, immigration, Christian persecution and criminal justice reform.
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So Lawler gathered the association's 48 ethnically diverse churches for a joint worship service. When he stood to preach, Lawler harkened to the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
"In the 'I Have a Dream' speech," Lawler recalled telling the Redwood Empire Baptist Association, "not only did [King] say, 'I have a dream. I have a dream.' He also said, 'with this faith'" repeatedly, "reminding us that it's not just a humanitarian effort" to effect racial reconciliation. "It's an effort based on the Gospel." Read More
Senators voted, 48-47, to bring the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act to the floor for a vote on final passage. But the roll call fell far short of the 60 votes needed to succeed in the procedural move known as invoking cloture.
The proposal, S. 109, would establish a permanent, government-wide ban on funds for abortions by standardizing the prohibitions that now exist in various federal programs. The bill also would block federal money for abortion coverage under the 2010 health-care law and guarantee full disclosure of abortion funding by health insurance plans that are part of the controversial arrangement. Read More
Marie Jean-Pierre, fired from the Conrad Hotel in 2016 after she refused to work on Sundays, has attended the Haitian church nearly 20 years, Felix said. Various news reports have erroneously identified Jean-Pierre, 60, as Catholic.
The Southern Baptist pastor describes Jean-Pierre as a "devout believer" who "embraces her faith in all aspects of her daily life." Read More
"Christians have always needed to be able to state what they believe clearly and to defend their faith when asked to give a reason for the hope that they have in Christ," said Robert Stewart, Defend director. "But today in our postmodern, post-Christian, post-truth culture it is especially important that we be winsome ambassadors for Christ who share the truth in love in the power of God's Spirit." Read More
This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through its Leadership and Adult Publishing team, LifeWay publishes Sunday School curricula and additional resources for all age groups. Read More
Just as Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned a day of racial harmony, J.D. Greear calls Christians to pray for the courage to speak and live a similar "counter-cultural, racially diverse, bold and unified faith." Read More
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Innovation is now, more than ever, the only way out for Egypt. Out of problems and structural issues that have been there for as long as any of us can remember. Egypt today needs to approach its problems on every front from a new angle with a new view to succeed in what it failed to do in the past. And since I am a believer in the law of big numbers, I think Egypt's youth is not short of being its biggest source of innovation. And thus, the title of Mass Innovation.
It definitely seems an odd title since the two words don't apparently go well together. The reason why is that innovation is always seen as the gift of the few, the rare skill that only a limited number of people can do. I – and I am sure so many of you – used to believe that innovation and creativity is a red diamond – the rarest kind of diamonds for those of you not familiar with jewelry. We have always been told to think outside of the box, find unusual solutions that might sound as crazy as possible. So when we think of innovation, we think of Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, even Thomas Edison, those who create ideas from scratch and make the phoenix rise from the ashes. But is that the only way human kind can innovate. I now tend to disagree.
Innovation should be an activity embedded in our everyday life anchored in our routine, and the first time it struck me was when Jonathan Levav – Associate Professor of Marketing at Stanford University delivered a lecture last summer titled "Thinking Inside the Box". The whole idea of the presentation was that it is possible to innovate within an organization using structured approaches. He identified five approaches namely, subtraction, task unification, division, multiplication and attribute dependency. And we will talk about every one of those in further articles. But the idea is that if we follow a structured approach, we are able to innovate and this is another kind of innovation that has a specific purpose related to customer centric business models. When an organization truly targets customer experience and not just puts it in the vision or mission "pour la forme", it many of the times needs to efficiently search for product/market fit rather than trying to execute without an expected result. And here comes the importance of "lean startup" concept.
Lean startup is a methodology that works backward from the business results you're trying to achieve rather than working forward from the technology – as Eric Reis puts it. So in essence we need to do both, exploit current capabilities and try to achieve incremental innovation through presenting better products, lower costs of production and operations and enhanced efficiency, but also explore new grounds that open up opportunities for the future.
That is the heart of success; building this ambidextrous organization that exploits and explores to be able to sustain in a world where the only constant is change. An organization that is not caught up in success that it fails to recognize that it needs to change and adjust. But as easy as it sounds, it is extremely hard to pursue both ways, because the alignments between strategy, culture and processes to achieve exploitations are so different from those to pursue exploration. And the trick here is nothing but leadership. Leadership is not the ability to innovate or create or solve all the problems the business might face. It is creating the environment where those problems can be discussed and solved by other members of the organization. It is creating an internal ecosystem where ideas, disagreements and sometimes failures are allowed to shape the future of the organization. It is creating an ecosystem where everyone can play a role in an innovative strategy. It is allowing for mass innovation.
Now you as part of the mass need to understand more on every concept touched upon earlier and that will be our job, to tell you more on what we know and listen for what you have to say. Your voice is our most valuable resource.