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Television and movie lovers know Nia Peeples, whether it's for her early work on the TV show "Fame" or the surf cult-hit movie "North Shore," or for her later work on "The Young and the Restless" and the new Hallmark movie "Citizen Jane" (which premieres Saturday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT). Nia is known for her talent as well as her beauty. In fact, in 2008 she was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People.
To say that Nia was surprised when she found out would be an understatement. "I was standing in line at a teacher-appreciation luncheon at my daughter's school, and one of the moms came up to me and said, 'Congratulations.' I asked, 'For what?' She told me I was one of People's 100 Most Beautiful People, and I said: 'What are you talking about? Are you sure it's me? It's not Catherine Zeta-Jones or Valerie Bertinelli?' — who I get mistaken for all the time.
"I just had to laugh. It was hilarious. I've been in the business for 25 years, and I know there's a whole bidding process that goes on. I'm in a place in my life where I don't have a publicist. I'm raising my kids and living in Malibu and doing other things. I'm not paying attention to those things."
Nia continues: "I was honored because it came at a time when I didn't have someone throwing me out in front of people's faces and saying, 'What about her?' For me, it was like the industry saying, 'You know, she's looking pretty good.' I appreciate it much more now than I would have in my 20s or 30s, or if I had had my publicist pushing it for me."
With Nia's outside beauty comes an inner beauty as well. She has quite a few humanitarian causes that are dear to her, including the relief work she did in 2004 after the devastating earthquake/tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Nia explains: "What we did was so enlightening for me, because — I was about 43 at the time — I needed to show people that Nia Peeples the woman was so much more than Nia Peeples the persona. I needed to go and just put my hand in doing what I know I could do. Lending my hand was more important than, say, waving in a parade."
Seeing the grace of these people in need really had an effect on Nia. "I was incredibly moved by the people who I met. In the middle of this crisis, and in the middle of losing their homes and everything they had, they still remembered who they were, and they were happy. There was a feeling of contentment that never left them. And here I was, searching for myself, doing this crazy thing, and they had lost everything and still had what was most important."
Nia also wants to help others find what they deem to be important, and is in development on a NIA line of beauty and fitness products. "Over the years, various people have come to me to promote fitness equipment, clothing or a line of hair and makeup products, and none of it seemed to be really true to who I am.
"One of the things I've been looking at the past few years is really figuring out what I would want my brand to be. What is it that's different about what I have to offer? It comes down to getting women to accept who they are, make the most of what they have and diminish what doesn't work. It starts with what you're born with, and you have to think of what you feed it and how you treat it, and you go from there. We are all our own kind of beauty. You have to be able to look at that and see that it is beautiful, and then embrace and take care of it."
Friday, August 14, 2009
Interview: Nia Peeples on Beauty, Fitness and Helping Others, Part 2
Television and movie lovers know Nia Peeples, whether it's for her early work on the TV show "Fame" or the surf cult-hit movie "North Shore," or for her later work on "The Young and the Restless" and the new Hallmark movie "Citizen Jane" (which premieres Saturday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT). Nia is known for her talent as well as her beauty. In fact, in 2008 she was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
ABC Fan Event
Bradford Anderson, Kassie DePaiva, Bobbie Eakes, Chrishell Stause, and Bree Williamson to Appear as Part of Free Pre-Concert Festivities
A Special Performance by the Divas of Daytime — Kassie DePaiva, Bobbie Eakes and Kathy Brier (pictured left)
WHAT: Free event with stars from "All My Children," "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" leading up to the Sara Evans concert at night. The event is open to the public and will include talent autograph signings, meet and greets, games and giveaways. Sara Evans ticket holders who attend will receive a special premium. The American Red Cross Blood Services will also be on site to collect Blood Donations
WHEN: Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Noon
WHERE: Billy Bob's Texas in Ft. Worth, Texas
WHO: "All My Children's" Bobbie Eakes and Chrishell Stause; "One Life to Live's" Kassie DePaiva and Bree Williamson; and "General Hospital's" Bradford Anderson. The DIVAS of DAYTIME (Kassie DePaiva, Bobbie Eakes and Kathy Brier) will also perform.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Days: Now Streaming Online
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — August 10, 2009 — Fans of the popular NBC daytime drama, "Days of our Lives," will never again have to worry about missing an episode as NBC.com announced today that it will begin streaming full episodes of the long-running Emmy Award-winning program daily at www.nbc.com/Days_of_our_Lives.
The announcement was made by Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment. "NBC.com is pleased to add 'Days of our Lives' to the great line-up of shows available for streaming. 'Days' has such great fans — now they can watch every episode again on line!," said Zigler.
"'Days of our Lives' has had such a long, rich history with NBC and our fans. It's wonderful that this new platform will both offer our current fans a whole new way to watch episodes they may have missed and attract new, young viewers to the show," said Ken Corday, executive producer of "Days of our Lives."
Fans will be able to view the past 10 episodes immediately. And, beginning Tuesday, August 11 (3:00 a.m. ET), the previous day's episode will be available. All episodes will be available for a duration of sixteen days.
While visiting the "Days of our Lives" site, fans can also read the "Days Insider Blog" for the latest news and interviews, watch daily sneak preview clips, interact with entertaining features like Ask the Hunk and the Quick Guide to Salem, play games, and engage with the lively community of dedicated fans.
GL: The Hits Keep Coming
Hot on the heels of the news that many fan favorites — Morgan Englund, Maureen Garrett, Melissa Hayden, Lisa Brown — will be back to help Guiding Light ride into the sunset in a fury of style and nostalgia, comes word that Jay Hammer will return to Springfield as Fletcher Reade on Thursday, Sept. 17.
B&B: Such a Tease!
•Jackie (Lesley-Anne Down, pictured) has everyone wanting to get their paws on her.
•Stephanie receives a visit and a proposition from an old friend.
•Whip schemes with Bill to cause a tabloid stir.
•Bill must chose whether to follow his wallet or his heart.
•Forrester Creations and Jackie M compete in dueling fashion shows.
Y&R: Such a Tease!
•Chloe finally learns the truth about Mac and Billy.
•Adam manipulates a fragile Ashley (Eileen Davidson, pictured) into believing that she killed someone.
•In confession, Father Todd realizes he is talking to his sister Patty.
•Phillip reveals that because he has a secret in his past, Cane can never go back to Australia.
•Sharon is offered an unexpected deal to avoid jail time.
GL: Such a Tease!
•Buzz (Justin Deas, pictured) decides he needs to leave town..
•Bill tells Lizzie he wants to take the next step.
•Olivia invites Josh over to her house.
•Phillip searches for a cure to buy him more time.
ATWT: Such a Tease!
•Meg (Marie Wilson, pictured) and Lily exchange harsh words.
•Luke questions Damian's motives.
•Bob puts a patient's life in danger.
•Emily and Paul enjoy their new arrangement.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
GH: Such a Tease!
Michael and Kristina realize what's really going on.
Maxie rebels against Mac trying to run her life.
Jason and Jerry play a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Mac discovers Dominic's (Dominic Zamprogna, pictured) secret.
Michael won't go down without a fight.
Ethan reveals his true agenda to Lucky.
Jerry leaves Jason in dire straits.
Dominic refuses to abandon his mission.
Johnny sees Olivia and Dominic together.
Lucky shares his dilemma with Elizabeth.
Robin's on a quest to catch a killer.
Nikolas is devastated to learn the truth about Rebecca.
Olivia goes behind Dominic's back.
Sam finds Jason in the nick of time.
OLTL: Such a Tease!
Blair wants to uncover the secret Tea's been hiding.
Dorian gets a surprise visitor.
Blair hires Rex to get the goods on Tea.
Bo and Nora continue to deny what they really feel.
Dorian gives David the boot.
Jessica confides in Marty.
Natalie and Jared (John Brotherton, pictured) are faced with a mystery.
Cole makes a wise move.
Viki wants no part of David's latest scheme.
Brody finds proof that Jessica's mysterious stalker really exists.
Cristian leaves Fish with an ultimatum.
Rex fills Blair in on what he uncovered about Tea.
Elijah has Tea over a barrel.
Cristian confronts Fish.
AMC: Such a Tease!
Zach is sitting on a major secret.
David offers to make a deal with JR.
Kendall agrees to go along with Zach's plan.
Ryan realizes what Annie's been up to.
Kendall wants to clear the air with Zach.
Zach is determined to make Annie pay for Stuart's murder.
Scott (Adam Mayfield, pictured) advises JR to stand by Marissa.
Jake and Amanda's latest plan hits a snag.
Frankie confronts Randi and Jesse with his suspicions.
Angie should just leave well enough alone.
Amanda's baby goes missing.
Frankie is no match for Madison.
Angie seeks the truth from Jesse.


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Where To Eat Near Times Square, NYC
Note: This guide was published in 2010. See our updated version here!
Times Square is probably one of the single most frequented sites in New York among tourists. Visitors from far and wide flock to be at "The Crossroads of the World," or just to purchase discounted theater tickets at the TKTS booth. While there are plenty of chain restaurants, convenient for eating on the run as you try to catch up to your tour group, there are also numerous independent restaurants better for a good sandwich, a quick meal, or a nicer dinner. Here are some of our suggestions.
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Street Food: Carts and Trucks
Biryani Cart: A streetside cart serving awesome kati rolls, as well as other Indian specialties.
Kwik Meal: A chicken- and lamb-over-rice cart from a former chef at the Russian Tea Room; anything with lamb is a great bet.
Kim's Aunt Kitchen Cart: Lots of food for a truly low price; the fried fish sandwiches are where it's at.
Desi Food Truck: We recommend the Haleem (a meat stew) and the Chicken Anda Kati Roll.
Burgers, Sandwiches, and Other Quick Bites
Shake Shack: Our favorite burger mini-chain has a Times Square location.
Schnipper's Quality Kitchen: Like fast food, but much better.
Shorty's: A Philly-style spot for a tasty roast pork sandwich.
Amy's Bread: A New York institution, and a great bet for breads, sandwiches, cakes, cookies, and more.
Kati Roll Company: Great for crisp, flatbread-encased kati rolls, India's answer to gyros and laffas.
Go Go Curry: Tasty Japanese curry in huge portions.
Bon Chon: Ultra-crisp Korean-style fried chicken.
Pick A Pita: One of our favorite falafel sandwiches in the city.
Olympic Pita: Another great falafel spot, with a self-serve salad bar.
Maoz Falafel: Yep, it's a chain, but it's another of our favorite falafel sandwiches around.
Culture Espresso Bar: A coffee shop with tasty, well-balanced sandwiches.
City Sandwich: With crusty bread and unique sandwich fillings, they're quite a few steps up from your usual sandwich shop.
Margon: A Cuban diner that does fantastic Cuban sandwiches.
Kyotofu: An incredible Japanese dessert bar and bakery.
Little Pie Co.: Great pies and desserts; we recommend the sour cream apple pie.
Le Pain Quotidien: A French café-style chain that's a reliable bet for a croissant, cappuccino, or open-faced sandwich.
Comfortable Sit-Down
Elsewhere: With ambitious, fresh, usually excellent food and a pleasant, airy back garden, it's probably your best bet for a not-too-fancy dinner near Times Square.
Pam Real Thai: A generally reliable Thai spot.
Sake Bar Hagi: An underground izakaya with a wide range of Japanese pub-style grub and, as the name would suggest, an extensive sake list.
Gazala Place: This casual BYOB has two locations in New York, serving the food of the Druse, a Gnostic Islamic sect spread over Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Try the burekas, the mixed meat platters, and the paper-thin pita.
Toloache: This lively, friendly upscale Mexican restaurant is an equally good bet for a pre-matinee brunch or a pre-show dinner.
Marseille: French-Moroccan food we can get behind.
Pricey To Blow-Out
Keen's Steakhouse: A civilized, respectable, and unusually friendly New York steakhouse.
Sushi Zen: Exquisite sushi from Toshio Suzuki—who trained "Iron Chef" Morimoto, and claims to have invented the California Roll.
Le Bernardin: Although the prices here are sky-high, the atmosphere and quality of the food are well worth every penny.
You Tell Us
Where would you recommend to eat near Times Square? Let us know!
—Hayley Daen and Carey Jones
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Making Meals: Seared Lake Trout with Kale & Potato Hash
Prepared by Executive Chef Justin Johnson
Seared Lake Trout with Kale and Potato Hash (yield 6 servings)
-6, 4 oz. portions of lake trout
- ¼ t. salt
-1 T. vegetable oil
-8 c. torn kale leaves
-2 T. horseradish
-1 medium shallot (minced)
- ½ t. fresh cracked pepper
- ¼ t. salt
-2 c. shredded, cooked potatoes
-3 T. extra virgin olive oil
1- Season Lake trout with salt and sear in vegetable oil in a hot pan, 3 minutes on
each side. Finish in an oven to reach desired "doneness."
2- Place kale in a large sauce pan and gently wilt over medium heat about 3
minutes. Drain, cool slightly, and chop finely
3- Meanwhile, mix horseradish, shallot, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Add the
chopped kale and potatoes; fold to combine. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet
over medium heat. Add the kale mixture, spread into an even layer and cook,
stirring every 3 to 4 minutes and returning the mixture to an even layer, until
the potatoes begin to turn golden brown and crisp. 12 to 15 minutes, total.
Nutritional Facts for Kale and Potato Hash only:
-240 calories
-12g. fat
-0mg. cholesterol
-30g. carbohydrates
-6g. protein
-244mg sodium
-651 potassium


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Government Increases AIG Bailout to $150 BillionBy Reuters - Print
Under the new plan, the government is putting $150 billion at AIG's disposal, $27 billion more than it extended previously. But the new package will leave the government exposed to billions of dollars of potential losses.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve hiked its support for insurer American International Group Inc to about $150 billion on Monday after an initial bailout attempt failed to stem massive losses.
Under the new plan, the government is putting $150 billion at AIG's disposal, $27 billion more than it extended previously. But the new package will leave the government exposed to billions of dollars of potential losses.
AIG shares rose 24 percent to $2.62 in premarket trade after the new rescue plan was disclosed.
The restructured bailout was announced as AIG posted a $24.47 billion third-quarter loss, the largest in the company's 89-year history, hurt by massive losses on investments and billions of dollars of insurance claims from hurricanes that battered the U.S. Gulf Coast earlier this year.
The Fed will buy $40 billion of AIG preferred shares through the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), lend it $60 billion under a credit facility, and provide $50 billion to buy distressed securities and backstop AIG's securities lending portfolio.
The new plan is nearly double the government's initial $85 billion rescue plan for AIG, forged on September 16. The government said its equity stake in the insurer would still be about 80 percent.
The preferred shares will carry a dividend of about 10 percent. The U.S. will charge a lower interest rate on its loan to AIG.
AIG, once the world's largest insurer by market value, received the $85 billion bailout financing from the government in September after counterparties and rating downgrades forced the company to post large amounts of collateral for credit derivatives positions. Last month, $37.8 billion in additional federal funds were put at its disposal under a securities lending agreement. The new plan replaces both of those facilities.
On Monday, the Fed lowered the interest rate on AIG's credit facility to three-months LIBOR plus 3 percentage points from the current LIBOR plus 8.5 percentage points, and extended the term of the loan to five years from two years.
The Fed said in a statement, "These new measures establish a more durable capital structure, resolve liquidity issues, facilitate AIG's execution of its plans to sell certain of its businesses in an orderly manner, promote market stability, and protect the interests of the U.S. government and taxpayers."
AIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy said the terms of the new bailout "create a durable capital structure that will make possible an orderly disposition of certain of AIG's assets" and assure taxpayers are repaid in full with interest.
Credit default swap agreements have led AIG to record $18 billion in losses over the past three quarters. Mounting collateral calls left it severely short of cash.
The U.S. Treasury said its $40 billion investment would subject AIG -- which it called a "systemically important company" -- to the same curbs on executive bonuses and golden parachutes as other financial institutions that receive government capital injections.
AIG reported a third-quarter net loss of $24.47 billion, or $9.05 a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $3.09 billion, or $1.19 a share.
A year ago, AIG's stock was trading at about $57. It closed at $2.11 on Friday, off an all-time low of $1.25 in the hours before the federal government stepped in with the initial $85 billion loan.
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal in Washington and Lilla Zuill in New York; editing by John Wallace)
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Dubai Police Force Getting Bugatti Veyron
The Dubai Police Force is adding yet another supercar to its ranks. Weeks after adding a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, and Chevrolet Camaro SS (among others) to its fleet, the police force is now looking to acquire a Bugatti Veyron squad car for the department.
The above rendering of a Bugatti Veyron decked out in the Dubai police department's green and white livery was tweeted by Dubai police Lieutenant General and Chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim a few days ago. Dubai-based Enlish-language publication Khaleej Times reports Deputy Commander-in-Chief Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina said in a press conference that the Dubai Police would be adding two more luxury cars to its fleet in the coming days, including a Bugatti Veyron.
If the Dubai Police Force does get a Bugatti Veyron police car, it'd be in good company. In addition to its standard Dodge Charger police cars, and the above mentioned exotics, the Dubai Police fleet boasts an Aston Martin One 77, Bentley Continental GT, and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. The exotic and expensive super police cars are used to patrol tourist districts of the Emirati city.
Do you think the Dubai Police Force's extravagant fleet expansion is money well spent? Sound off below.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - On a hillside in northern Japan, wind turbines slice through the cold air, mocking efforts at a nearby industrial complex to shore up the future of the demoralized nuclear power industry.
The wind-power farm at Rokkasho has sprung up close to Japan's first nuclear reprocessing plant, a Lego-like complex of windowless buildings and steel towers, which was supposed to have started up 15 years ago but is only now nearing completion.
Dogged by persistent technical problems, it is designed to recycle spent nuclear fuel and partly address a glaring weakness in Japan's bid to restore confidence in the industry, shredded last year when a quake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi power station to the south, triggering radioactive leaks and mass evacuations.
But the Rokkasho project is too little, too late, according to critics who say Japan is running so short of nuclear-waste storage that the entire industry risks shutdown within the next two decades unless a solution is found.
"You don't build a house without a toilet," said Jitsuro Terashima, president of the Japan Research Institute think tank and member of an expert panel advising the national government on energy policy after the Fukushima disaster.
"If Japan seriously wants to stick to nuclear power, a second Rokkasho would be needed," he said.
Long-term storage of highly radioactive waste is a problem common to all nuclear-powered nations, including the United States, but experts say Japan's unstable geology and densely populated terrain mean that its challenges are far bigger.
The Rokkasho plant is due to finally start up in October, barely 19 months after the radioactive clouds at Fukushima sparked the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years — a crisis exacerbated by the 1,800 tonnes of spent nuclear-fuel rods being stored at the power station when the disaster struck.
As Japan approaches the anniversary of the March 11 quake, the nuclear power industry, which just over a year ago supplied a third of its power, is virtually paralyzed. All but two of the country's 54 reactors are offline.
The reactors have steadily been shut down for maintenance, unable to restart until they meet new stress tests that aim to determine if power stations in the future can withstand the kind of terrifying natural force unleashed on Fukushima: a magnitude 9 quake and a wall of water more than 10 metres (30 ft) high.
Effectively, though, the utilities have to do more than pass stress tests; they have to finally convince local governments that the waste problems will be resolved, not continue to mount up inside power plants lined up along the Japanese coast like radioactive warehouses, exposed to the risk of tsunamis.
At Fukushima, where highly radioactive spent fuel rods were crammed mostly into pools of water inside the complex, the disaster knocked out the cooling system and led to a fire in one of the pools. At the time, it was a bigger concern than even the risk of a reactor meltdown.
The governor of Ehime prefecture, Tokihiro Nakamura, who supports nuclear power provided that safety is ensured, says it is time to finally tackle the waste issue, including the option of not only reprocessing but storing it deep underground.
He blames successive national governments for failing to take the hard decisions.
"It's a traditional theme," he said. "It's a history of their fleeing from the risk of losing an election."
Rokkasho would consume 80 percent of Japan's spent fuel, assuming Tokyo decides to return to pre-disaster levels of nuclear power generation.
But the waste problem is now so acute that experts say the facility will only buy Japan an additional five to 10 years before it has to implement more lasting but politically sensitive solutions, such as permanent burial.
If Japan fails to find a solution to its waste-fuel problem, the entire nuclear power industry could one day grind to a halt.
"Even if the Rokkasho plant becomes operational, we cannot help but meet the deadline (for storage space to run out) in 15 to 20 years, just a little longer than about 10 years without it," said Hideyuki Ban, co-director of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center and also a member of a government panel studying the nuclear fuel cycle.
"We think there is an 80 to 90 percent chance of the plant being a failure," he adds.
Rokkasho's record is not encouraging.
Some experts expect further delays there, pointing to long-standing problems at its kiln, an essential part of the plant that deals with high-level, liquid radioactive waste that cannot be recycled into fuel. The kiln turns waste into glass, a more stable substance that is then intended to be stored underground.
The plant's operator, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL), has had to make some minor design changes to the kiln, which is larger than industry-standard kilns developed and used in France. JNFL had opted for a larger kiln to cut costs.
Ultimately though, even if Rokkasho gets up and running, two problems remain: it alone cannot recycle enough fuel to stop the waste mounting up, and there is still the issue of burying the vitrified waste permanently in a crowded, quake-prone country.
"When the (safety and political) conditions are met and some reactors are restarted ... we still have another high hurdle to clear. That is storage of spent fuel running out," said Ryutaro Kono, chief economist at BNP Paribas Securities and also a member of the government advisory panel.
With the aim of recycling more spent fuel, Japan had planned to separate plutonium at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant and combine it with uranium to produce mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel. JNFL plans to build a MOX-fuel facility close to the reprocessing plant, with a scheduled launch date of 2016.
This would in turn lessen the need for imported uranium.
But this idea, along with Japan's entire energy policy, is under review after the disaster at Fukushima. The ruined station had used MOX fuel, which raised grave concerns for human health because of the presence of dangerous plutonium isotopes.
With Japan's recycling efforts running so far behind the required pace to deal with the waste problem, Japan needs to find another resting place for its waste, away from nuclear power plants, which are typically located on the coast.
But unlike France and the United States, the world's biggest atomic power generators, Japan does not have much in the way of geologically stable and empty landscapes in which to bury nuclear waste for centuries. Given its population density is 10 times higher than the United States and almost three times higher than France, Japan faces a "not in my backyard" problem like no other big nuclear-power nation.
It certainly has nothing like the deserts of Nevada, where Washington had been developing a burial chamber deep inside a mountain before shelving the project in 2010, partly due to local opposition. The United States also stores its waste at power stations nationwide and it too is being urged to quickly find a new burial site in light of the Fukushima crisis.
Japan has yet another peculiar challenge: the government has delegated the task of dealing with waste to the private sector, so there is no central decision-maker, only regulators — unlike France and the United States whose nuclear-weapons capability mean that state bodies call the shots.
Even large dry-cask storage facilities, used in Europe and the United States as a more secure form of interim storage than cooling pools, are still non-existent in Japan.
A joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power, operator of the crippled Fukushima plant, and Japan Atomic plans to build Japan's first large dry-cask storage facility in Mutsu, north of Rokkasho, where 3,000 tonnes of spent fuel would be encased in metal and stored on an interim basis.
But that project would be dedicated only to Tokyo Electric and Japan Atomic rather than all nuclear utilities, and it is also delayed, with commercial operation set to begin in October next year, 15 months behind schedule.
Its capacity would be equal to three times the annual amount of Japan's nuclear waste production, assuming Tokyo returns to pre-Fukushima levels of atomic power generation. In total, Japan's 17 nuclear stations have room left for six years of waste, almost all of that storage only available in spent-fuel pools.
The Mutsu storage facility is planned to hold waste for about 50 years before it is removed for recycling and vitrification. By that time, it is envisaged that a second reprocessing plant would be up and running at Rokkasho, although its location and other details have yet to be decided.
In the meantime, to prevent spent-fuel pools at the power stations from becoming over-crowded, some reactors have already started using MOX fuel, reprocessed in France and Britain from waste fuel shipped overseas by Japanese utilities.
Japan's recycling policy is not only behind schedule, it is very expensive: according to official estimates, it would cost a staggering 19 trillion yen ($245 billion) to re-use waste reprocessed at Rokkasho over 40 years. Recycling all waste fuel would cost 2 yen per kilowatt hour in 2030, twice as much as just burying it at a final repository.
"Why does the government stick to the very costly recycle policy? That is because if they give it up, they should explain where a final repository will be located," said BNP's Kono.
Even Aomori prefecture, where the Rokkasho plant is located, has said it does not want to be the site of a final repository, with its governor making clear that his remote, relatively poor prefecture was already doing enough for Japan's energy security.
"Our position is clear that Aomori would not host a final repository," Governor Shingo Mimura told reporters this month.
The search for a final resting place has been entrusted to a private company, the Nuclear Waste Management Organisation of Japan (NUMO), rather than the government itself — in keeping with Japan's private-sector approach to an industry that serves a civilian purpose only.
But NUMO, which is backed by funds provided by utilities, has not yet found a town willing to host it.
Responding to criticism, Makoto Yagi, head of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, told a government panel this month that utilities were trying to secure more spent fuel storage space even though the existing space would not be filled up in the immediate future.
"In addition to Rokkasho, companies individually take measures even though the space will not run out in the immediate future," said Yagi, who is also president of Kansai Electric Power. He added that the latest halt to tests at the Rokkasho plant was meant to ensure its smooth commercial launch.
At Rokkasho, a glance at the plant's own temporary storage pool for spent fuel shows the gravity of the problem that looms larger for the future of Japan's nuclear industry than just hoping some reactors will be back on line this summer.
The pool at Rokkasho is already 95 percent full of spent rods, which have been sent there over the years from across the country in anticipation of its long-awaited start-up.
Harukuni Tanaka, a JNFL director, said recently that it would take another two to three years before the pool reached its capacity, based on the plans of its customers, all of which are Japan's 10 nuclear power generators.
As the wind turbines spin nearby, offering a glimpse of a clean-energy future that is still decades away, Japan's nuclear industry is praying for Rokkasho to buy it more time.
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This device is fully functional sound card for PC. The main advantage of using PCM2704 against PCM2702 is much easier construction. As you can see on the block diagram it has built-in 5V and 3.3 voltage regulator, HID interface (MUTE, VOL+, VOL-), S/PDIF output. The circuit can be powered directly from USB port. Next advantage is that the outup DAC is able to drive directly 32ohms headphones, but the ouput power is only 12mW. For all details please refer to the PCM2704 datasheet.
The schematic is very simple. It is almost copy of the datasheet circuit diagram. You can see the core IC PCM2704 (U1), crystal with supporting parts (X1, C1, C2, R1), connection to the USB (USB connector, R2, R3,R4, L1), a lot of blocking capacitors for all voltages (C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8), S/PDIF output header (J1), HID header (J2), output filter (R5, C11, R6, C12, R7, R8), coupling capacitors (C9, C10) and output 3.5mm Jack connector (J3).
I designed my own PCB. The dimensions of the PCB are 55x18mm, including USB and Jack connector it is 73x18mm. To keep the size as small as possible 0805 size of capacitors and resistors were used. The L1 is ferrite bead which reduce high frequency hum. With good soldering iron and litle experience it is possible to assembly the PCB by hand.
I built two pieces of this sound card. I have tested the sound card under Windows XP and Windows Vista and it works without any problem. I wanted to use this device for my Internet radio receiver, which I'm building according to the project published on mightyOhm.com. The receiver is based on Asus WiFi router WL-520GU with OpenWrt Linux distribution. The sound card works under the Linux as well, but it stop and start playing the sound periodically (the period varied from few minutes to one hour). I guess it is driver problem (if somebody has any idea how to fix it I will be very grateful).
You can ask me why to build this sound card when you can buy similar device for few bucks. I have also one sound card from China which cost around 5$ but the quality of the sound is very bad, so the main difference is sound quality.
PCM2704 Evaluation Board (TI)


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Food for thought : Kale Smoothies
Being home with a newborn leaves little time for preparing meals, but yesterday morning, during a brief 10-minute nap when Phoenix let me put him in his swing, I quickly threw some kale, peanut butter, milk, and a banana into the blender with some ice and made myself a delicious *green monster shake.*
I have to say, it was delicious and it staved off the hunger pains until dinner time. [Of course, Phoenix woke up the minute I sat down with my drink!]
Tomorrow, if I get the chance, I'm going to try it with avocado and honey instead of peanut butter.
Are you a fan of these nutritious green drinks? What's in your smoothie? Read more...


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Dan Carr took the reins of General Cigar Co. last year just as it celebrated its 50th anniversary of making cigars by hand. As president at 48, he now heads one of the cigar world's biggest companies—the maker of Macanudo, Punch, La Gloria Cubana and Partagas. Carr had joined General in 1996, quickly rising to vice president of sales, at the height of the cigar boom. When Swedish Match AB bought the company's mass market business in 1999, he went to work on the Stockholm firm's White Owl machine-made cigars, Red Man chewing tobacco and other products.
In 2005, Swedish Match acquired General Cigar and returned Carr to that division as its senior vice president of sales and marketing in 2007. Promotions to chief operating officer, in 2009, and then president, in 2010, followed in rapid succession. When Swedish merged last year with the European giant Scandinavian Tobacco Group, Carr was charged with integrating the U.S. operations of both companies, which also added the C.A.O. brand to his portfolio. Today, Carr is responsible for leading the new company's premium cigar business on a global level.
Recently, Carr sat down in New York City at his company's Club Macanudo cigar bar for a lengthy discussion with senior editor David Savona.
Savona: Let's get to know you a little bit. In 1996 you started with General. Was that your first time in the cigar business?
Carr: Well, yes and no. When I first came out of college in 1983, I went to work with a buddy of mine whose dad had a construction company. It was in Saddle River, New Jersey. We ended up building a warehouse. And the warehouse turned out to be Villazon [then the owner of the Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey cigar brands]. It was my first construction job. The most they let me do was mix the cement. And in 1997 we [General Cigar Co.] ended up buying the company.
Q: What a small world. Does that warehouse still stand today?
A: Yes (laughs).
Q: You did a good job. In 1996 it was the height of the cigar boom. What was it like?
A: It was easy to get an order. It was fast-paced. It was a lot of learning for me. It was really my introduction to premium, luxury goods. We had a lot of growth in that period. The reason I went to General is I sat with the president at the time and I asked him, "What are your objectives?" And he said, "If I don't double the company in three years I failed, if I don't go international I failed, if I don't double the employees I failed, and if I don't take the company public I failed." I left the building and I called my wife and said either I'm doing the smartest thing in my life or I'm doing the dumbest. It's been incredible. It's an extremely challenging business, it's not a traditional consumer packaged products environment, we have to face legislative and regulatory issues, and we have to work on ways to build awareness in a very niche business.
Q: You studied business [at Harvard Business School]. When you heard this description from the president of General, what did you think?
A: It was exciting. I loved the ambition. There was a vision of where this business could go.
Q: What was your role in '96?
A: I actually came in as VP of sales. I got the opportunity to work for Edgar [Cullman], both Sr. and Jr., and did that all the way up to '99 when we got acquired by Swedish Match.
Q: Were you machine-made and handmade back then? Because General had both segments in those days.
A: My role was both.
Q: What are some of the differences between mass-market and handmade?
A: Units for one—I believe the machine-made is roughly seven billion cigars in the U.S. while handmade cigars are estimated at 241 million. Mass market is more about efficiencies. The mass-market side is very data driven. It's fact-based. You've got the human factor on the premium side, and on the premium side, we don't have the data. And a lot of times the [individual store] owner is the buyer on the premium side, which you don't see on the mass side. The other thing is the personalities and the characters. Both have pluses and minuses, but the premium cigar business is a passion. We're working all the time because we love it. We hope we're making an impact.
Q: How many employees does General Cigar have at this time?
A: Around 4,500.
Q: Are most in the Dominican Republic?
A: Yes. Obviously most are in the factories.
Q: I know you're big—how big is General Cigar in the handmade world?
A: In what way?
Q: How many cigars do you make?
A: You know we don't share those things.
Q: OK, then who is bigger than you? In the world of handmade, who is bigger than you?
A: Nobody. We're the largest. With the recent joint venture we strengthened our No. 1 position in the U.S. market. We're very small outside the U.S., we see that as an opportunity. We think we have roughly around a 35 share of the market.
Q: So the Scandinavian Tobacco Group, in the U.S., is No. 1?
A: We were pre, and we are post.
Q: What are some of the advantages that you enjoy because of your size?
A: With size comes resources. With resources comes people. We have the best of both worlds. If you want to buy leaf or grow leaf, if you want to test things, if we want to age tobaccos in a different way, create blends, the different factories that we have—it becomes endless, what you can do. It gives us a lot of dexterity toward creating brand boutiques. If you think about ideation, if you think about technologies, research, planning, if you're one brand, and you have one person in charge, it's extremely difficult to meet the demands of the anticipated opportunities, as well as the challenges, that exist in the market.
Another example if you take a look at our legislative affairs we've got a dedicated team at both the state and federal level. We have a whole in-house legal team, and we're the only premium cigar company that does. We do that to fight for the rights of the cigar industry. I sit on all the boards. And we have a larger lobbying team, both at the federal and state level, than anybody else. We see that as our role. It protects the industry. Again, if you're one person, one brand, there's only so much time in the day. I'm fortunate that I have a talented group of folks within General Cigar that can weave all these different pieces. So we think we can lead, having these resources we think enables us to take the position to work to expand the category, bring more consumers in.
Q: How is the market?
A: We did come off a mini boom from '04 to '06. Our best estimation of what we think the market size is, at that time it was around 314 million cigars. In 2010, we see the market around 241, and imports are 259. With inventories, the number feels about right. If you look going forward, a lot of the challenges are behind us. One never knows, given the business we're in, but we're very optimistic about the future. We think the economic environment will continue to improve. And hopefully some of the bans will start to stabilize.
I think what's amazing about this industry is the resiliency of the industry. The creativity. How do we get to enjoy cigars? The consumer is extremely resilient. This is a passion for him, it's a lifestyle, and they're very creative in the way they enjoy a cigar. I think that will continue. The idea is to get people to understand the lifestyle.
I'd say more things have changed in the last three years than in the last 12 before it. We have kind of a trifecta there, if you look at the economy, social trends and the legislative environment. If you put them all together, those three things hurt the most in the cigar industry. This industry is about celebration. It's about taking an hour and sitting with good friends. When those three things happened, it was a major impact. If you look at the political landscape right now, there are 39 states that have a partial or full smoking ban.
Q: In terms of impact on a cigar company, what's worse? Is a smoking ban worse than a dramatic tax increase?
A: Yes. I will tell you, bar none, bans are the worst for the industry, because you're taking away the occasion. It gets to a tipping point. Taxes, the economy, people can adjust. Bans are tough.
Q: How have people's buying habits changed?
A: We've seen the consumer trade down, we've seen them buy less cigars per occasion. But again, we've seen that changing.
Q: How are General's sales doing?
A: We're growing share. And the latest CAA [Cigar Association of America] data show the category was down 11 percent last year. Obviously we've done a lot better than that. And, again, our objective is to continue to make sure we're bringing the right tools and the right products....
Q: If the category was down 11 percent, and you're growing share, then you weren't down 11 percent. But did you grow last year?
A: We grew share.
Q: But that's not the same as growing. So you're doing better than the category?
A: Yes.
Q: Let's talk about specific brands. You have quite a lot.
A: I would say we have 60. It depends on who you talk to—there's been quotes of about 1,500 brands on the marketplace—how do you define a brand. We would say Macanudo the brand, is the parent, and then you have the children.
Q: So counting Macanudo, Macanudo 1968, Macanudo Crü Royale as one brand, you have 60 brands?
A: Yes, and we have a lot of smaller ones. We have seven core brands—Macanudo, Punch, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, C.A.O. In the marketing mix, that's where we spend most of our time.
Q: Could you rank these brands in terms of sales? I know you don't like giving numbers, but obviously Macanudo is your biggest brand. What's your second biggest—Punch?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I get number three out of you?
A: Let's stick with those two. C.A.O. is a very big brand. Partagas, La Gloria, and then you're onto Hoyo. Then Cohiba obviously. They're all big in their own right.
Q: You also have a lot of factories. [See sidebar at end for factory list] Does every factory have its own personality to it?
A: Very much. They've all come into the organization differently. And we have different management. Jhonys Diaz oversees all the different factories, but he has different General managers that run the factories in their own way. What you see the same is, the pride level is very, very high, the commitment to quality is very, very high. When you were in Santiago you saw great energy on both sides, but different energy. You can see the teams, they're wearing their own uniforms. Everybody has their own personality but they know they're all part of one company.
Q: What kind of changes have happened since the merger between Swedish Match and Scandinavian Tobacco?
A: I think when you get to the merger side of it, obviously for us we see enormous opportunity to make an even stronger premium cigar company. This is a very exciting time for us. The merger enables us to be a little more flexible when it comes to our goals, and what we want to achieve. It also enables us to get even more support, and that's both domestically and internationally. The other big thing is, when you look at it, it complements the portfolio. C.A.O. is a wonderful complement to the portfolio, and it's cared for by the largest and most innovative sales group out there. For us, it's exciting. The joint venture as a whole was really more focused on outside the U.S. than inside the U.S., but if you look, inside the U.S. is complemented in many ways. C.A.O. is a different brand profile, and it enables us to build on it.
Q: What has changed since the merger with C.A.O.?
A: For the consumer, nothing. Same cigars, same packaging, same everything. The nice thing about it is both companies have been involved in the cigar industry, so it's not like what took place was new. We shared a lot. We gained a lot of very good insight. Our approach is to really learn everything and realize we understand the brand as best that we can. You got to smoke them, taste the tobaccos, understand how they relate to one another. Obviously on the manufacturing process we're learning there as well.
Q: While the consumer won't see a difference, from a corporate standpoint you've moved the C.A.O. headquarters from Nashville to Richmond, and I saw you were making Flavours by C.A.O. in your factory—
A: In Santiago. Since the merger we've defined the overall organization, we basically centralized the corporate headquarters, as well as all the distribution, we integrated the C.A.O. portfolio, we established all the terms and sales for the combined entity. The nice thing about it is we stuck to our core values and are trying to give it as much respect as we can and did it as fast as we possibly could to have minimal disruption.
Q: The STG factory in Estelí is the first Nicaraguan factory for General Cigar. Any plans to make any other cigars there besides C.A.O.?
A: That's the beauty of the new setup. We kind of have a white piece of paper to figure out what we want to do. It gives us more flexibility to leverage the company. Right now we're integrating and that is complete. If you look at the joint venture activity, you had Scandinavian and Swedish Match coming together, which meant C.A.O. and General Cigar coming
together. And you combine that with our relationship with the Plasencia Family.
Q: Talk about the venture with Plasencia—what does that bring to the table?
A: We've had a very long relationship with the Plasencia family. We've procured leaf from them for many years. This helps secure that for the future. And it gives us the opportunity to work together. It'll happen over time.
Q: Describe what the joint venture does.
A: For the Plasencias nothing changes. It's a minority stake, we have 20 percent of the company. [Note: The deal was announced in March 2010, and closed later that year.] It lets us work together even closer. We do a lot of cultivating seeds, we get to share more with each other. It's all about collaboration.
Q: But you buy from other brokers as well?
A: Absolutely.
Q: How much do you spend on tobacco in
a year?
A: (Laughs.)
Q: It must be sobering.
A: For us it's not just the number. Because of our size, we're the first ones. We go in there, we look at the tobaccos, we taste the tobaccos, we select the tobaccos we pick the tobaccos. We're not just going in there buying a couple of bales. There's times we'll buy crops, there's times when we buy things to experiment. We have flexibility.
Q: And you have deep pockets.
A: Which helps us do that. The benefit to the consumer is we're bringing different things to the market. And again, if I'm one person, one brand, I can't go and travel around and look at things and try things—I have to make sure my business is running. We have some differences.
Q: You grow tobacco in Connecticut.
A: A.J. Thrall [a family of tobacco growers in Connecticut] does most of Connecticut.
Q: You own fields there?
A: We own fields, but we haven't grown in Connecticut in a number of years.
Q: So General still owns fields, but the tobacco is grown by the Thrall family.
A: Yes. Our relationship with them goes way back.
Q: I've seen some of your warehouses. You have tremendous amounts of tobacco. Are there other varieties you haven't used, stuff we haven't seen before?
A: Absolutely. That's the fun part of the business. That's the library.
Q: What is that?
A: We have a library of different tobaccos that come from different regions, different areas. We can select from different parts of the library at different times to create different tastes, different blends. For a blender, they're like kids in a candy store.
Q: So what's your favorite cigar?
A: I get to smoke just about everything. I love anything with Ometepe in it. [General uses some tobacco from the Nicaraguan island of Ometepe in many of its brands, including Punch Upper Cut and Macanudo 1968.] I'm a big Macanudo 1968 fan. It depends on the day. It kind of makes the job fun. This is a funny industry. You do it all the time. It bleeds over into your personal life.
Q: Can you take me through the process of making a new cigar at General Cigar? How does it go from someone's mind to the consumer's hand?
A: I'll give you the short version. We have a whole innovation team. They meet quarterly. You'll have people from sales, marketing, leaf people, you'll have consumers, and we'll come up with ideas and concepts. And we'll put them out to consumers and test them. We've created over the last three years a whole consumer tasting group, which is in the thousands. This is another way for us to not only work internally with people who have been with us 45 years or more, but we also utilize consumers who are extremely passionate. We'll give them the same samples that we smoke. We might ask them how much would you pay for this? And we might go through 200 blends. It's a long process for us. We're only going to market with things that have been tested.
Q: Do all of your cigars go through such a lengthy process?
A: Yes. What we don't want to do is take up valuable shelf space of a customer with stuff that isn't going to work. We want to make sure we do our pre-work ahead of time.
Q: What do people want in a cigar today?
A: We think three things. The first one really is the consumer saying I want a well-balanced, flavorful, extremely well-constructed, high-quality cigar at a great price. The second thing we're seeing is, the consumer today is looking for something new. With Mac Vintage, we put broadleaf on it, we put a metal ring on the cigar. We've been back-ordered on it. Hoyo Reposado is another way we've looked at the aging process, introducing cedar and doing a whole new experience for consumers. If you look at La Gloria Cubana, what's going on with the Serie N line, there's packaging and construction innovation. You take a look at those types of things and you start to try to match it to an occasion.
Q: In 1996, every new cigar seemed to be $10. The bargains were the old established brands. Today you're seeing lots of very interesting, superb cigars at a good price point. That's good for consumers, but not necessarily good for companies.
A: It's harder, because tobacco prices continue to go up. Given the inventory of tobaccos, the library of tobaccos, that we have enables us to make wonderful cigars at great price points, and we're going to match up to where the market is. And we're going to make sure where we see opportunities. We're not filling the market with something we already have. We're coming out with something that doesn't exist.
Q: Where do you find these niches? Cigar shops are crowded. Is it tough to get new cigars into cigar shops now?
A: Yes, at the last IPCPR [International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers trade show], if you took extensions and brands, there were a couple of hundred new items. And the average tobacconist carries 600 to 800 boxes. That's one-third new. What we've been trying to do is be very targeted and come in with things that have been tested. We're trying to come in with things that fit the consumer need or void.
Q: Is your portfolio somewhat fluid then? You're putting new things in. Do you have to take things out every year?
A: We look both ways. If something isn't relevant it doesn't make sense to tie up capital and resources on it.
Q: Have you taken things out recently?
A: Yeah. We do it relatively quietly. We will always have the products available to the customer who wants it.
Q: You mean via a catalog?
A: No, we'll ship it to retail. If a retailer has a consumer and that's what they buy, we want to make sure we honor that. But we can.
Q: So what am I missing in the General Cigar story?
A: The one thing that I learned, business-wise, is you can have wonderful assets, but at the end of the day it's all about the people. Through different things that the Cullmans have built, the legacy that they've brought to General Cigar over the 50 years, you complement that with the different acquisitions that we had, El Credito, the UST acquisition, which brought in Don Tomás and Helix, you take it into C.A.O. as well as Plasencia. We really have amassed some of the most talented and most experienced people in the cigar business, which makes my job extremely easy. If you look ahead and you say most of the challenges are behind us, but again we're in a challenging industry. This is where I'd want to place my bet. I'm very optimistic about the future. We can lead upon tobacco, cigar-making, cigar master, technology and research, even on how we plan the business. We want to make sure that we're helping our customers grow, and that we're introducing as many consumers as we can into the industry. Our portfolio competes on every price point, every flavor and every taste. And we think we can do even more with the brands.
General's Cigar Factories
General Cigar Dominicana, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Major brands made there: Macanudo, Partagas, Cohiba, La Gloria Cubana, Bolivar, Havana Honeys (flavored) and Flavours by C.A.O. (flavored)
Honduras American Tabaco S.A. (HATSA), Danlí, Honduras
Major brands made there: Punch, Hoyo de Monterrey, C.A.O. Brazilia, C.A.O. Lx2, C.A.O. Mx2, C.A.O. Italia, Don Tomás, Sancho Panza and Helix
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Estelí, Estelí, Nicaragua
Major brands made there: C.A.O. La Traviata, C.A.O. La Traviata Maduro, C.A.O. Gold and C.A.O. Cx2


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This story appears in the November 1999 issue of Business Start-Ups magazine. Subscribe »
It's probably entered your mind--and left it almost as quickly. Sales are sluggish, quick fixes haven't worked, and you're not sure where, or to whom, you can turn. Perhaps, you think, a sales consultant could help you get to the bottom of your problems. Don't dismiss the idea outright; consider the possible benefits of expert advice.
A good consultant can significantly improve a business' sales, whether it's by revitalizing a stagnant department or helping a sales force crack into new markets. The trick is to select the right person. In a field where, truth be told, anyone who has sold newspapers or worked at a department store can claim to be a sales expert, that may be challenging--but the outcome may very well be worth the extra time and effort.
Bill Kelley is an Arcadia, California, business writer and former editor of Sales and Marketing Management magazine.
What's The Problem?
The first step is deciding whether you need a sales consultant. While there's no specific criteria, there are a few signs to look for--the most obvious being results. If sales are down, a good consultant can provide you with solutions. Maybe salespeople aren't using their time well or aren't receiving effective training. Maybe they aren't up to speed on changes in the industry.
Sales don't have to be in a free fall before you make a call. In fact, if they are, you've probably waited too long. Consider a specialist when sales are 5 or 10 percent below the projections, not when they've hit 50 percent--at that point, you might be in the market for a miracle-worker rather than a consultant.
A consultant can also help if the sales department is flat. The numbers may be fine, but the team has hit a wall of sorts--an inevitable part of being in sales. As anyone in sales knows, a whole department can go through a slump, and sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and shake things up.
In addition, consultants can help when your company is evolving. If you're expanding into new markets, opening additional offices or hiring reps, a specialist can assist you in making a smooth transition. So once you decide you need a consultant, how do you choose one?
Who's Going To Solve It?
Once again, there are no set rules when searching for a sales consultant, but there are general guidelines.
1. In most cases, avoid pre-packaged programs. People who come in with software or a training program that isn't customized usually don't do much good. Instead, opt for a program or system that's built from the ground up for your company, or at least one that's modified to suit your needs.
2. Make sure the consultant asks a lot of questions. Instead of just pitching their plan, prospective consultants should inquire about the company. Insist on someone who is willing and eager to investigate the problem before offering a solution. The more the individual asks about your business, the more interested you should be.
3. Look for a "twist" or a new, innovative approach to a problem. If sales are falling short of goals, stay away from someone offering platitudes or warmed-over ideas about how salespeople should become better at making calls.
4. Avoid motivational speeches. Unless you're looking for a pep talk--which definitely has its place--stay away from inspirational speakers masquerading as consultants. It's unlikely they'll offer any real or substantial advice. Although it may be fun to listen to their war stories, these speakers generally don't address concrete problems or offer long-term solutions.
5. Check references. Talk to your peers about the people they've used, research the names you're given, and ask the references detailed questions. It's amazing, says one consultant, how infrequently companies that end up hiring him actually call the references he gives them.
6. Agree on payment before anything is done. Fees can range from a few hundred dollars for each salesperson to six figures for an ongoing program.
7. Don't expect too much.Keep in mind that no one person is likely to turn around an entire department, particularly if it's overrun with problems. Look for answers within the company, too. At the first sign of a problem, it's not necessary to run to a consultant. Still, a good one can prove to be an invaluable asset to your business. If nothing else, the individual will give you the perspective of an outsider, and in the politically charged world of most companies, that alone can justify the cost.
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Want to know who's offering sales training, when and for how much? Where to buy mailing lists? Get the answers, plus just about everything else key to sales and marketing, at justsell.com, a Web site that aims to be the portal for selling pros. Click on Entrepreneurs & Owners to find summaries geared for you. One intriguing site feature: a clipping service that summarizes articles of interest from online publications. The site also provides easy links for buying sales tapes and motivational posters and for hiring on-site sales trainers.


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Additions to the continuing epic should be posted here. Questions and comments regarding the CCRP should be posted in this thread.
Let the adventure continue!
Formendacil wrote:"Meanwhile, we had may as well travel together to the palace, since those two seem to have no need of our company. I've never been here before, so I hope you know where you're going."
Japheth turned away and entered Ajaxx's tent. The Commander-General was already rolling up parchments and placing them in a chest. He looked over his shoulder and allowed himself a smiled.
"This be a grand day, Japheth, a grand day indeed."
"Release her." Said Caimlin when he saw the state of things. It wasn't his intention to make war and he didn't want to alienate the locals.
"What's your name miss?"
Name and rank that's all you were supposed to give when taken captive. She knew it.
"Natali." She said "seventh talon."
Formendacil wrote:"Sir Aethelred Dractor and Baron Jayko Falconensis are cordially invited to attend a ball to be held this evening in honour of Viscount Bernard Quorandis, and his role in the restoration of the Empire."
So a couple of hours later, just before the Ball was supposed to start, Elwen came down to Sir Dractor's room to say good-bye. She was decked out in a beautiful blue ballroom gown, and her crown had been polished to a brilliant lustre. It seemed that the crown was permanently affixed to her head, as it had shown no signs of coming off since leaving the Old Ruins.
Elwen made her way down to the ballroom, where her escort waited.
Formendacil wrote:Both of them fell silent as neither could think of anything to say. Then Elbadar cleared his throat.
"You, ah, might want to go hunt Elwen down. It looks like the dance is over."
Robin Hood wrote:The elf just shook his head and walked down the wharf. Aiden immediately followed and the two were soon swallowed up by the fog.
Formendacil wrote:It was a bit of a tearful good-bye (at least where Sir Dractor was concerned. It didn't seem that Elwen had fully forgiven Jayko), but it was soon over, and the two knights were making their way down to the harbour, while Elwen made her way down to the ballroom, where her escort waited.
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i have a homework assignment where i recieve a string and then i have to print a incresaing amount of its words, like this:
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im allowed to loop across the string (which is a max of 100 chars) only once.
my idea is to:
receive the string and save it in a fixed array.
allocate memory and save the string in it.
call a function that replaces ' ' with '/0' .
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Could San Diego and Tijuana stage the 2024 Olympics?
Twitter had a track and field day with word from a U.S. Olympic Committee official that San Diego and Tijuana's joint proposal to co-host the 2024 Olympics was on a list of about 10 cities that might bid to put on the summer games.
Locals know that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner won headlines (and accolades from an unlikely place) in February when he first broached the idea, but Friday's comments from U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Scott Blackmun built a bigger buzz.
"We're in discussion with about 10 cities actively now," Blackmun told the Associated Press. "The process is really working the way it was supposed to."
Los Angeles and Philadelphia have expressed interest in hosting the games, but Blackmun didn't identify other candidate cities, saying officials in some wanted to remain confidential for now. When asked specifically about the San Diego/Tijuana proposal, Blackmun said, "That would have its challenges. We haven't looked at it carefully. We just learned about it."
He added: "We've got plenty of time. There are no specific deadlines on this process."
The International Olympic Committee won't select the 2024 host city until 2017. You don't have to wait that long to see what Twitter said.
There was Spanish.
@HeatherBrit: Como dice what?
@carolynncarreno: Aye, caramba!
And laughter.
@kristapley: lol
@Kiko_LA: Lmao
@JMGeezy: LMMFAO
And funny jokes.
@obrien: And by "joint," we don't mean...
@KellyParkerTCN: Yes! About time we had winning athletes in SD.
@sousibrown: San Diego and Tijuana, best idea for co-hosting Olympics ever! Sun, tequila, sun, surfing, sun, great food... athletes oversleeping....
There were lame jokes.
@bkoo:Let's just stick to bachelor parties and drug smuggling for now
@TheBreen: I'm guess the "Beheading" event will be in TJ?
And some forward thinking.
@blank_lopezJr: If Tijuana & San Diego are granted the Olympics, then that means the U.S. & Mexico will have to work together, publicly!!
And this guy.
@zepol: Damn, had this idea for El Paso and Juarez
There was some disbelief.
@emachtus: This is from The Onion, right?
@thefilmgoer: Saw this & thought AP hackers had struck again
@IvanVilla: Funniest headline I've seen in a while..
And some skepticism:
@windybrisket: worst idea ever
@dondtrinh: REALLY!? Yikes. Can't build a football stadium,but... San Diego and Tijuana make joint proposal to host 2024 Olympics
@alistaircubbon: Those 3 hour waits at the border should be a right laugh.
And also some support.
@NickHar06687635: San Diego-Tijuana Olympic bid great idea. Olympics can transform a region. SD needs TJ to be a fully viable neighboring city.
@alvarogomx: Why not?
@AshCorrinn: Interesting idea, great potential
@gx5: Crazy logistics, would be awesome tho.
@automatart: If I wasn't going to be, like, 164 years old in 2024, I would be more excited about a San Diego/Tijuana Olympics. I'm still pretty excited.
There was a discussion about what it might mean for the region:
@echo5juliet: A #SanDiego #Tijuana Olympics in 2024 would leave our region decimated, financially and infrastructure wise for decades.
@RyanTrabuco: I think it's a cool idea. #AmericasFinestOlympics
And about possible events.
@ToddBehrendt: San Diego and Tijuana plan joint bid for 2024 Olympics. I'm on board as long as marathon includes a border crossing. #slowesttimeever
@davebriggstv: San Diego and Tijuana make joint proposal to host 2024 Olympics: Wrestling will return...only it's women...in mud.
Inevitably, a hashtag was born: #TijuanaOlympicEvents.
@SaintRPh: Event One: The Tequila Triple Jump. #TijuanaOlympicEvents
@FreedomNJ: The 500 meter border fence hurdles. #TijuanaOlympicEvents
@SuperAndrea: I wonder who'll get stuck with the bill for the #TijuanaOlympicEvents ... take a wild guess.
People familiar with Tijuana were talking and joking about it, too.
@erinsiegal: So the whole Tijuana/San Diego-co-hosting-Olympics idea. Sorta seems like a giant Filner/Bustamante PR trick.
@erinsiegal: Or maybe it's a game: let's see how much of the Olymbic officials' time we can waste, while the media salivates. #cynic
@rudyjrlopez: you're kidding right? This is a region that excels in building sporting venues and border infrastructure
@Tijuanalandia: TJ might be the first city to host the Olympic games that can't produce a transit map for the people who would come to visit.
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This is a brief page describing a web proxy optimised for use on devices with a reasonable amount of persistant storage, and very limited bandwidth.
Once, each page linked to a subpage of contents, which remained static, and could be easily refreshed if it changed based on dates in the HTTP headers.
Now, this is the case in the minority of popular sites. Most sites now have a substantial fraction of pages with some non-static contents.
As an example of this, for example consider http://www.ebay.com/index.html.
Over a 15 minute period, the size was constant at around 66K, and it was different most times it was loaded.
Simply compressing this page using advanced compression techniques provides a useful compression - taking the page to 15K.
A very simple test, using diff and gzip however, revealed that the variation between pages is quite small.
This means that if the user clicks 'reload', if the proxy simply compresses the page, the user needs to download 15K.
If, however, the user-agent and the proxy act in concert, this can be reduced to under 0.5K. (split on "<", count the compressed differences).
This is done by the user-agent caching the pages it downloads, then informing the proxy of which version of the page it has.
The proxy then simply sends the compressed differences between the previous and current version.
- Would be better NOT to modify the client, but instead have a 'reassembly proxy' on the client, so that all http clients/user agents benefit without hacks.
- This is a simple option initially.
- How does this differ from rproxy? (http://ozlabs.org/~rusty/rproxy.html)
- It differs primarily in that it does not require webservers to support anything. Only that a user desiring to run it has somewhere to put their personal proxy.
- It also differs in that it has perfect knowledge of the state of the cache on the mobile device.
- It differs significantly from rsync/rproxy, as the core of those programs - negotiating file differences over a remote link - is not done.
- it does not require any negotiation over the (potentially very slow) link, and also enables the proxy to potentially send other changed pages that are referred in the changes.
Other optimisations:
- Comparing pages, and ensuring that any page has in fact changed before downloading, as many servers misreport pages changed when they have not.
- Convert all jpegs to progressive, and initially only download the first 'scan' of the image, which is 1/8th the size or so. Allow the user to download the remainder of the file for full resolution by clicking on it.
- Probably 'Ziproxy' (http://ziproxy.sourceforge.net/) could be extended to provide this functionality.
Extended usage scenarios:
- Different profiles, depending on how the Freerunner is connected (Wifi vs. USB vs. GPRS).
- Traffic-measurement especially for GPRS-connection for users with limited data-amounts (for example 200MB/month) or in areas with limited data-consumption, like on commercial wifi-aps on airports and such.


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