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Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina • Bimini, Bahamas
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe Room, Fridays through Sundays ($499)
- Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe Room, Fridays through Sundays, with a PADI Dive Course for Two ($675)
- Roundtrip First-Class Ferry Ride via Baleària Bahamas Express Ferry from the Port of Miami to the Bahamas
- $100 Resort Credit
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Next stop: the Bahamas. This Escape, courtesy of Baleària Bahamas Express and Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina, whisks passengers on a two-and-a-half-hour ferry ride—first-class—from the Port of Miami to the magical island of Bimini, in the Bahamas. Whether you're a sun-lazing landlubber who lives for sandy beaches, or you're a diving maven of all things marine, you'll never get bored at this 2012 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence winner, founded in the 1930s and reopened better than ever in 2010.
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Before you make it to the Bimini Big Game Club, you'll be whisked away in the brand-new Baleària Bahamas Express Ferry, the first and only ferry to the Bahamas. At Bimini, you'll be staying in one of 51 rebuilt and redesigned guest rooms. Those on the first floor will have a walkout lanai that leads to the gardens and pool, while those on the second story are treated to a private balcony that overlooks the grounds. Each tropically inspired room is appointed with a king or two queen beds and equipped with a 27-inch flat-screen cable TV with DVD player, complimentary Wi-Fi, and an MP3 alarm clock.
The Diversions
If you opt for the dive package, you'll take part in an introductory scuba course, which is led by a PADI-certified instructor. After that, you can schedule a dive trip of your own to explore wreck sites teeming with all manner of deep-water creatures, including sharks. Those who prefer to hobnob with less toothy natives can book a dip with the dolphins or hop aboard a boat or kayak and take an eco-tour of the area.
And charters abound at the fishing center for anglers anxious to hook into a blue marlin, wahoo, yellowtail snapper, or tuna. There's also the uniquely Bahamian pursuit of bonefishing in the backcountry, and a day spent casting on the nearby flats for the crafty and amazingly tenacious fish is a day lived well.
Between watery jaunts and close encounters of the finned kind, rent a bike and ride around the island. And be sure to visit the Big Game Bar & Grill, the social epicenter of the resort, where you can tuck into a steak or plate of pasta or just nosh on conch fritters while perched at the bar among the new friends you're sure to make. Afterward, channel your inner pool shark and duck into the billiards parlor, or go for a moonlit beach walk with your significant other.
"Had an amazing stay at Bimini Big Game Club! Mike and staff were very nice and hospitable! The Club has everything you need in one spot. Best food on the island! Rooms are nice and very clean. We will definitely be going back!"-- TripAdvisor
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- Limit 1 voucher per reservation; vouchers cannot be combined to extend stay
- Valid for travel until May 19, 2013
- Valid for Friday arrival and Sunday departures only
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- Hotel stay is based on double occupancy; 2 additional people allowed (12 and under are free 13 and over are $25 per person per night)
- Up to two children 6 and under ride for free on Balearia Ferry
- Friday departure is from the Port of Miami at 9 a.m. and Sunday departure is 5 p.m. at Bimini Government Dock
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2. von Mueller, Ferdinand. Select Extra-Tropical Plants Readily Eligible For Industrial Culture Or Naturalization, With Indications Of Their Native Countries And Some Of Their Uses. Pub:Detroit, Mich., G.S. Davis 1884. Page 229. May be obtained from Amazon or downloaded from:http://www.archive.org/details/selectextratropi00muel.
3. Loudon, Jane Wells. Botany for Ladies Or, a Popular Introduction to the Natural System of Plants. Pub: J. Murray (1842)
4. http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/cape-gooseberry.html.
5. a b c Morton, J.F.; Russell, O.S. (1954). "The cape gooseberry and the Mexican husk tomato". Florida State Horticultural Society 67: 261–266. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
6. Wu, SJ; Tsai JY, Chang SP, Lin DL, Wang SS, Huang SN, Ng LT (2006). "Supercritical carbon dioxide extract exhibits enhanced antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Physalis peruviana". J Ethnopharmacol 108 (3): 407–13. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.05.027. PMID 16820275. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
7. Franco, LA; Matiz GE, Calle J, Pinzón R, Ospina LF (2007). "Antiinflammatory activity of extracts and fractions obtained from Physalis peruviana L. calyces". Biomedica 27 (1): 110–5. PMID 17546228.
8. Pardo, JM; Fontanilla MR, Ospina LF, Espinosa L. (2008). "Determining the pharmacological activity of Physalis peruviana fruit juice on rabbit eyes and fibroblast primary cultures". Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 7 (7): 3074–9. doi:10.1167/iovs.07-0633. PMID 18579763.
9. beta-Hydroxywithanolide E from Physalis peruviana (golden berry) inhibits growth of human lung cancer cells through DNA damage, apoptosis and G2/M arrest. BMC Cancer. 2010;10:46 Authors: Yen CY, Chiu CC, Chang FR, Chen JY, Hwang CC, Hseu YC, Yang HL, Lee AY, Tsai MT, Guo ZL, Cheng YS, Liu YC, Lan YH, Chang YC, Ko YC, Chang HW, Wu YC The crude ex.
10. Antioxidant activities of Physalis peruviana Wu S.-J., Ng L.-T., Huang Y.-M., Lin D.-L., Wang S.-S., Huang S.-N., Lin C.-C. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2005 28:6 (963-966)
11. Evaluation of antihyperglycemia and antihypertension potential of native Peruvian fruits using in vitro models Pinto M.D.S., Ranilla L.G., Apostolidis E., Lajolo F.M., Genovese M.I., Shetty K. Journal of Medicinal Food 2009 12:2 (278-291)
12. New cytotoxic withanolides from Physalis peruviana Lan Y.-H., Chang F.-R., Pan M.-J., Wu C.-C., Wu S.-J., Chen S.-L., Wang S.-S., Wu M.-J., Wu Y.-C. Food Chemistry 2009 116:2 (462-469)
13. Preliminary studies on antihepatotoxic effect of Physalis peruviana Linn. (Solanaceae) against carbon tetrachloride induced acute liver injury in rats Arun M., Asha V.V. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2007 111:1 (110-114)
14. Levels of the antioxidant melatonin in fruits of edible berry species Kolar J., Malbeck J. Planta Medica 2009 75:9.
15. Supercritical carbon dioxide extract of Physalis peruviana induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human lung cancer H661 cells Wu S.-J., Chang S.-P., Lin D.-L., Wang S.-S., Hou F.-F., Ng L.-T. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2009 47:6 (1132-1138)
16. Liefting, L. W.; L. I. Ward, J. B. Shiller, and G. R. G. Clover (2008). "A New 'Candidatus Liberibacter' Species in Solanum betaceum (Tamarillo) and Physalis peruviana (Cape Gooseberry) in New Zealand". Plant Disease 92 (11): 1588. doi:10.1094/PDIS-92-11-1588B. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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|Jeff and Susan Bridges met on a ranch in Montana in 1974. He was there acting in a comedy Western called "Rancho Deluxe." She was a waitress and aspiring photographer. He fell in love at first sight, but she declined his request for a date. Bridges came back after filming wrapped, "kidnapped" Susan for a trip to Canada. The two married in 1977 and have been together ever since. "I'm so in love with her," he said recently. "The relationship just keeps getting better and more intimate and sexier and all that stuff. You don't want to mess around with that."
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|Proving that marriage is not the only way to show commitment, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have remained Hollywood's golden couple for 26 years. The two met while filming "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band" in 1968, but sparks flew when they were reintroduced on the set of "Swing Shift" 15 years later, in 1983. Their union produced '80s classic "Overboard" in 1987 and one child, son Wyatt Russell, now 23. The shockingly stable twosome has melded families with their children from previous marriages—Hawn's Kate and Oliver Hudson and Russell's son Boston. Though their relationship seems unflappable, Hawn's red-carpet gowns are the only ones we'll likely see her in. "There's something about marriage I don't like," the twice-divorced star told People. "The idea that Kurt gets to be my boyfriend is a sexy choice and incredibly fascinating."
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|At first, Michelle Robinson was just an assigned mentor to first-year Harvard Law student and summer associate Barack Obama at Chicago law firm Sidley and Austin, in 1989. Initially, the first lady said she was reluctant to date Obama, declining his advances not only because it could have been unprofessional, but also because, she thought, "any black guy who spent his formative years on an island had to be a little nerdy, a little strange," according to The Washington Post. Eventually, Michelle gave in and spent a day with the president at the Art Institute, strolling down Michigan Avenue and catching a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing." "He was definitely putting on the charm," Michelle told The Chicago Sun-Times. "It worked. He swept me off my feet." Two years later, over dinner at Chicago's extravagant Gordon's restaurant, in the middle of her lecture about taking their relationship seriously, a small ring box appeared on her dessert plate. That was serious enough for Michelle, who married Barack a year later. Fifteen years and two daughters later, the couple manages to maintain their relationship, even with the stresses of the world weighing them down… literally. While Michelle says being friends first is what laid their strong foundation, for President Obama, it's the butterflies. "Sometimes, when we're lying together," he told MSNBC, "I look at her and I feel dizzy."
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|Rita Wilson first met future husband Tom Hanks on the set of his breakthrough role on "Bosom Buddies" in 1981, when she guest-starred as Peter Scolari's Satan-worshipping girlfriend. But seeing Hanks dressed in drag wasn't exactly a dealmaker for Wilson, who later developed romantic feelings for the actor while working on "Volunteers" in 1985. Three years later, they wed, and their careers took off both separately and together. Hanks and Wilson played siblings in "Sleepless in Seattle" in 1993 and unrelated characters in 1996's "That Thing You Do." They've also co-produced several films together, including "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Mamma Mia." Besides making movies, the two also have produced two sons, Chester and Truman, and yet they still don't seem sick of each other after 21 years of marriage. "We always make each other laugh, have honest communication, and I never take him for granted," Wilson told Fox News earlier this year.
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|Five years after Elton John came out, he met then-advertising executive David Furnish on Oct. 30, 1993, at a dinner party he was hosting. The musician reportedly asked Furnish for his phone number, and the two had a private dinner the following night, on Halloween. But their relationship was no trick or treat. John and his partner have had their trials and tribulations, but eventually they made their union official at a Dec. 21, 2005, ceremony at the Guidhall, Windsor, followed by a lavish affair at their Berkshire mansion. "Meeting David has been the greatest thing to happen to me," John told The Daily Mirror of his Rocket Man. "Yes, we spend a lot of time apart and it's hard, but we make it work. We phone each other five or six times a day and we still send each other a card from wherever we are." Correspondence certainly helps the couple of 16 years maintain their romance, but so do flowers. Says John: "David's best advice to me all the time is: 'Just stop and smell the roses.' But I don't stop. I'm not one for looking back, I'm one for looking forward."
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|Colin and Alma Powell's quickie wedding has since turned into one of the strongest political marriages in an age when government infidelity runs rampant. The former secretary of State was set up with Alma Johnson in November 1961 in Boston. It was the first blind date for both Colin and Alma, and would be their last. Colin called the next day to ask his future wife out on a second date, writing in his 1995 book, "My American Journey," that Alma "had everything I would ever want in a wife." "Alma must have loved me because I was not a romantic suitor," he wrote in his autobiography. "I did not even buy her an engagement ring… She was wise enough to know that the trappings tell little about success in marriage. 'Don't worry about the ring,' she told me. 'You can make it up to me later.' Which I eventually did, with a fairly nice rock." Two weeks after his ring-less proposal, the pair married at the First Congregational Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Aug. 25, 1962, or as Powell called it, "my luckiest day." The couple has since had three children and Alma has been a devout wife and mother, she told Ebony it wasn't always an easy feat throughout their 47-year marriage: "You have to be a very strong person yourself. You have to have a certain sense of adventure and an awful lot of patience." But her husband's temperament has helped. "Without exception, Colin is the calmest person I know. He gives me calm."
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|Rarely does the mistress become the wife, but in a love story that seemed to have been written for British tabloids, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles have beaten the odds and become a power couple all their own. The two met at a polo match in 1970, and though Charles saw Bowles as his future wife, royal courtiers reportedly did not see her as a suitable companion for the future king. Three years later, she married Andrew Parker Bowles and the prince wed Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. But Charles and Camilla reportedly renewed their romance in the '80s. As the affair became public knowledge a decade later, Camillagate exploded on the pages of the British papers, and Prince Charles and Princess Diana split soon afterward. The royals and public shunned the other woman, to whom Diana reportedly referred as "the Rottweiler." But in 2005, the prince and Parker Bowles were legally bound in a civil ceremony. Having weathered media firestorms, numerous scandals, and failed marriages during their 40 years on and off, Parker Bowles and the Prince of Wales, it seems, will always be each other's "the one."
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|Diane Sawyer had director Mike Nichols on her wish list before they even met. But love wasn't what she was wishing for; she merely wanted "60 Minutes" of his time as a profile subject for the CBS program, for which she was a correspondent. When they met in an airport waiting room in Paris in 1986, however, things changed. A lunch arranged to discuss business turned into a heated romance, and the two have been together since (nearing 23 years). "He's generous and adventurous and a little wild and utterly kind. It's that combination of something you're completely sure of and something dangerous and interesting. And he's also the funniest man on the face of the earth," Sawyer told People of her husband. Nichols shares her sentiments, reportedly saying of Sawyer, "When I first met my wife, I thought nobody can be that perfect. But she is." Fourth time seems to be the charm for the television legend.
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The House just passed H.R. 1586, officially titled "To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients" (sponsored by Charlie Rangel [D-NY]), which taxes the bonuses of AIG executives. The bill technically places a tax on any bonuses given by companies who received TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money.
The following is the text of the legislation:
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients.
March 18, 2009
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. TANNER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. LUJAN, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. HARE, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. WU, and Mr. HILL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(a) In General- In the case of an employee or former employee of a covered TARP recipient, the tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year shall not be less than the sum of–
(1) the tax that would be determined under such chapter if the taxable income of the taxpayer for such taxable year were reduced (but not below zero) by the TARP bonus received by the taxpayer during such taxable year, plus
(2) 90 percent of the TARP bonus received by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
(b) TARP Bonus- For purposes of this section–
(1) IN GENERAL- The term `TARP bonus' means, with respect to any individual for any taxable year, the lesser of–
(A) the aggregate disqualified bonus payments received from covered TARP recipients during such taxable year, or
(B) the excess of–
(i) the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for such taxable year, over
(ii) $250,000 ($125,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
(A) IN GENERAL- The term `disqualified bonus payment' means any retention payment, incentive payment, or other bonus which is in addition to any amount payable to such individual for service performed by such individual at a regular hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or similar periodic rate.
(B) EXCEPTIONS- Such term shall not include commissions, welfare or fringe benefits, or expense reimbursements.
(C) WAIVER OR RETURN OF PAYMENTS- Such term shall not include any amount if the employee irrevocably waives the employee's entitlement to such payment, or the employee returns such payment to the employer, before the close of the taxable year in which such payment is due. The preceding sentence shall not apply if the employee receives any benefit from the employer in connection with the waiver or return of such payment.
(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF TAX TREATED AS TARP BONUS- Any reimbursement by a covered TARP recipient of the tax imposed under subsection (a) shall be treated as a disqualified bonus payment to the taxpayer liable for such tax.
(c) Covered TARP Recipient- For purposes of this section–
(1) IN GENERAL- The term `covered TARP recipient' means–
(A) any person who receives after December 31, 2007, capital infusions under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000,000,000,
(B) the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
(C) any person who is a member of the same affiliated group (as defined in section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, determined without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b)) as a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B), and
(D) any partnership if more than 50 percent of the capital or profits interests of such partnership are owned directly or indirectly by one or more persons described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(2) EXCEPTION FOR TARP RECIPIENTS WHO REPAY ASSISTANCE- A person shall be treated as described in paragraph (1)(A) for any period only if–
(A) the excess of the aggregate amount of capital infusions described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to such person over the amounts repaid by such person to the Federal Government with respect to such capital infusions, exceeds
(d) Other Definitions- Terms used in this section which are also used in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning when used in this section as when used in such Code.
(e) Coordination With Internal Revenue Code of 1986- Any increase in the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of subsection (a) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by such chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit under such chapter or for purposes of section 55 of such Code.
(f) Regulations- The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.
(g) Effective Date- This section shall apply to disqualified bonus payments received after December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending after such date.
The bill passed 328 (243 Democrats, 85 Republicans)-93 (6 Democrats, 87 Republicans).
Personally, this bill is very troubling to me. It's debatable as to whether or not it's Constitutional. Some have said that it's a bill of attainder (a bill that focuses on punishing 1 group of people). Technically, it never names AIG as the focus of the bill, but that's definitely the intent.
This bill is more legally binding than Representative Gary Peters' bill (H.R. 1527) that would impose a 60% tax on bonuses paid to executives if "the ownership interest of the Federal Government" is at least 79%. Basically that says that if the government owns at least 79% of a company's stock, it can tax bonuses on that company's executives at a rate of 60%. The problem with that bill, which I talked about yesterday, is that the government technically doesn't own AIG.
Even if it is Constitutional, I find this a huge invasion of the business sector. Two wrongs do not make a right. It's a complete twist of the American tax code, and it sets a VERY dangerous precedent.
I don't think AIG executives should have received the bonuses, but that stipulation should have been placed in the original TARP legislation.
Now, that stipulation WAS in the original bill; however, when it went to the conference committee, the Democrats took out that provision. The exact details of how that happened are still unknown, but Chris Dodd had said that he introduced an amendment at the request of the Obama administration. When this actually gets sorted out, I'll let you know what actually happened.
Regardless of how they were allowed to get the bonuses, they were, and taking the bonuses away like this is questionably constitutional, but in the least, a blatant perversion of the tax code.
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Bulldogsworld.com wishes to extend a special "Thank You" to Ms. Elizabeth Hugo and the Bulldogger (official publication of the Bulldog Club of America), for granting permission to reprint this article. This article was in the June 2003 edition - Number 104
How many times have we heard this? Anywhere from breeders of other breeds who don't quite understand some of the issues we go through, to the media who question our "true motives" for perpetuating the suffering inflicted by our stubborn adherence to the Standard, to a few enterprising breeders here and abroad who have strived to "make this breed better" or to bring it "back to its former glory" by crossing existing bulldogs with breeds such as Mastiffs, bullmastiff, American Bulldogs, Olde English, you name it.
Scariest of all is the Weiss Kennel Club's backing of a scheme of a former Bulldog breeder to make the breed "as it was meant to be" by cross breeding pure Bulldogs with Old English and/or American Bulldogs (not sure which one, either way, it is appalling to me and should be to everyone who loves this breed as it is now). Strangely enough, these people are not at all recreating the Rose and Crib style dog of old, but have merely created nothing more than a generic bull-breed mix. (If they read their history, they would know that in order to get back to the Bulldogs of the pre-1860's they would have to downsize quite a bit, but that probably wouldn't appeal to those interested as much as the dogs advertised as weighing well over 100 pounds.)
In these days of "cock-apoos, peke-a-poos, "Labradoodles" and even Miniature Bulldogs, what's another man made breed? That's really all these new bull-breeds are. It's another way to profit off a public hungry for something "new," or to benefit from our breed's wild popularity. Many of these breeders advertise their dogs as "healthier versions of the broken down modern English Bulldog."
So, back to the above question. The answer is quite simple. "What have we done to our breed?" Not much. Oh, we have improved it quite a bit, but we certainly have done nothing to this breed maintenance of a breed that has remained virtually unchanged since the type we see today was "stamped" in the late 1800's.
Certainly, we can look at things such as modern nutrition and techniques for better conditioning and 100 more years of breeding selection to make up for the subtle difference in style and substance between then and now, but when we look back over the last century, we see dogs that were first visualized and then realized by a very dedicated group of fanciers.
The bottom line: The dogs we all love today are pretty much what the early club members had in mind. (I'm sure those fanciers would have something to say about the over all lack of some absolute necessitates for type such as true top line, front ends, tail set and the troubling lack of any massive jaw size, length and sweep which is rampant these days in America and the general over all lack of truly grand head type, but they dealt with these issue back then, too, and I am referencing show dogs. Pet quality has and always will run the gambit between truly poor to very good.)
The biggest complaint of the "anti-bulldog" movement is that we (modern breeders) have created a breed of dog which is on the edge of extinction, either by the breeding/whelping difficulties, the exaggerated conformation, the breathing difficulties, the aggravating immune-related disorders, and so on and so on....


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Every year since 1999, two nights before the Cooper River Bridge Run, store owner and local writer Jonathan Sanchez debuts a new short story. This is that night.
In honor of the 15th happening of the event, some fun facts:
1. When the series started there were only 49 stars on the American flag. (On a related note: Congratulations Hawaii! Welcome to the gang!)
2. The first (1999) was in the living room of 164 Broad Street.
3. The show is not boring.
4. Some characters from past years' stories: exterminators, amateur astronomers, dressmakers, Air Force enlisted men, yoga-enthusiasts, gun-enthusiasts and hot sauce-enthusiasts.
5. Jonathan Sanchez is not super into running.
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Thread: New Tank: Needing Advice
07-20-2013, 12:57 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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New Tank: Needing Advice
Hi all,
This is my second round at the whole fish keeping hobby. I used to fool with it when I was younger and of course had no idea about all the science involved in it. No wonder why all my fish kept dying! Haha.
Anyway, I decided to dive back into it again recently and bought a complete used setup. I never liked getting fish from the store and since no one sells them close to where I live now, I decided to try ordering online. So I did that and they arrived safe and sound yesterday.
Which brings us to now. Let me start by saying my first mistake was ordering fish and then deciding to research. I had no idea you were supposed to cycle the tank, etc. BUT, the fish are here and there's no getting rid of them now, so my only option is to hopefully get the tank established without a loss.
I had one day to set the tank up before the fish came, so I tried to find a solution to hopefully make the water tolerable and keep ammonia levels under control. From what I read, Tetra SafeStart was about my only reliable option to jump start the cycle. So I declorinated the water, put in the SafeStart, added some Tetra Smart Balance, and some API salt (didn't know about the salt either until after the fact. I hope this isn't too big of an issue though.)
I have some decorations, 3 fake plants, gravel, 1 small air stone, and a bubble chest. T8 light. 20 gallon tank. Fish are 2 Tiger Barbs, 2 Topsail Platy, and 2 Boesemani Rainbow. Ordered from Live Aquaria and are pretty small (around 1-1 1/2 inch).
Now that you know what I have and the situation, I'm turning to you guys to help me through this successfully. I know I made some honest mistakes and what makes it worse is I literally have no way of getting rid of the fish. Period. But, I feel confident disaster can still be avoided and I'm a quick learner.
I'll attach a pic of my aquarium if that helps. I guess my concerns right now are: is the way my tank is arranged alright? Do I have enough air bubbles to provide oxygen? I've read that no water changes should be performed for around 10 days to let the SafeStart work. Is this correct? My water is slightly cloudy and was like this before fish were put in it. I know this is not anything caused by stuff in the tank because it is all stuff used by the previous tank owner and I washed everything with warm water before filling the tank. Will this go away or are there things I need to do to fix it?
The fish seem happy and not under much stress. They are swimming around all levels of the tank and ate well this morning. One of the barbs seems to want to hide up top behind some plants most of the time, but will swim out every now and then. Is this behavior normal or should I be concerned?
What food(s) should i feed these fish? I've got some Wardley Tropical Fish Flake food, but should something else be provided in addition to this, say some freeze dried food like blood worms or something?
Anything else that needs to be addressed would be helpful as well.
On a side note, I have a master test kit on the way. I'm having to suffice with ammonia test strips right now (better than nothing). Readings have been below .25 but of course I can't get an exact number.
Sorry for the long post. Hope I'm not over paranoid, but want to do this right and not screw up any further.
Last edited by PianoPlayer07; 07-20-2013 at 01:05 AM.
Welcome to the forum, and back to fishkeeping!
First and foremost, go and read this thread on cycling with fish. Don't listen to what they say about SafeStart. It won't keep your fish healthy. You'll need to be vigilant and watch your parameters and immediately do water changes to keep the ammonia and nitrites down to safe levels. The lowest reading you can get with the strips (.25ppm) is the threshold for trouble with both of those, so as soon as it shows up, do a 50% water change.
And I quickly ran your stock through AquaAdvisor, since I'm still a beginner and learning myself. :) It sounded like you have two types of schooling fish in there, and you do (the Barbs and the Rainbows). They won't stay happy with their current numbers for long, and I'm not sure your tank would be able to support proper schools of both. Someone with more experience should be along to help with that.1. 2. (No Picture)
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07-20-2013, 04:58 PM #3Junior Member Guppy
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Just an update this morning (fish have been in tank for 2 days). Fish seem to be livening on up and adjusting nicely. They have ate well both mornings. The colors on everybody are really beginning to pop even though they are young. Surprisingly the water seems a little more clear as well, so hoping it will be nice and sparkly in a few more days. Checked ammonia levels with my strips and the reading was the lowest thus far, zero. Again, I have an actual master test on the way so this method will have to suffice for now. My local store was out of stock.
No water changes yet, but let me get clarification on this matter: do I only need to change a percentage of the water when ammonia levels begin to go back up? Or should it be done on a schedule? Both?
Finally, I could kick myself for overlooking that two of my species were schoolers. Guess I got the kid in the candy store syndrome. They do have a mate at least, so I'm thinking maybe I can add around 3 more barbs when the tank gets stable to make a school and deal with the rainbows as the situation presents itself. I'm hoping they can suffice as is since I won't have room to add more. They seem to be making friends with the Platy, though, so maybe that's good.
Will the schoolers be able to survive if they are kept as is? Because I've read several accounts of schools dwindling down to one and the lone fish survived for years thereafter. Just makes me think they'll be ok, even if they aren't as perky as normal.
AFAIK, schoolers tend to be skittish and stressed out when they don't have a large-enough school. I haven't tried caring for any schooling fish myself yet, so I have no direct experience to give advice from, only things I've picked up from reading the board here.
As far as water changes go, you should change the water at least once a week, even if parameters are fine, and then as needed if the ammonia or nitrites (once you can test for them) go up. There's things that we can't test for in the water (like various hormones: growth stunters, breeding, stress) that can only be removed through water changes. In natural environments, water is constantly moving and flowing, getting rid of the old, stale water and introducing new. Since our tanks are enclosed systems, the water changes mimic the natural flow of water and help keep the fish healthier.1. 2. (No Picture)
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Good advice stardancer, always buy "schooling" fish in groups of at least 6, IME, at least 10 are better.Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Thanks for the advice so far guys. I think I'm gonna let things play out as far as the numbers go for now anyway. Fish seemed a little weird acting this evening and hovering around the top. Checked ammonia and of course it had spiked to .50. Did a large water change.
I'm surprised more haven't chimed in on my other questions yet. I appreciate the two that have, though.
Anyone mentioned the fact that Boesemani get quite big and like hard water. The platies also like it harder than the tiger barbs. A pair of tiger barbs is going to be trouble.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
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At the moment, i wouldn't worry about numbers of schooling fish etc.
Your big problem is not letting ammonia spike and kill everything, so keep testin and keep water changing, that'll be going on for a while. My only additional suggestion is to stop or drastically reduce feedings.
More food = more ammonia, not feeding them for a while won't hurt them at all and will give you a better chance of reducing deaths.150g Malawi + Cuckoo cats
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As a beginner who just went through something similar (my son showed up from school with a bag of four fish, forcing me to rush out and buy the first tank I found), here is what I did:
- I immediately bought a liquid test kit and measured daily.
- Anytime I saw a reading at 0.25 ppm or above for ammonia or nitrites I did a 50% water change. My water changes were very frequent at first!
- I fed the fish sparingly... I fed them every day, but would give them "normal" food one day, and a very reduced amount the next.
- I used API stress zyme, which was recommended by my LFS. I don't know if it did anything or not, I will let others chime in on whether the stuff is useful or not.
My tank was cycled and consistently reading 0 for both ammonia and nitrites after about 4 weeks of this routine.
In essence, I am repeating what everyone has already said: for the next 4 weeks or so, you will need to manage your tank aggressively. Still, I am proof that it can be done!
Make sure to read the article linked by Flyby Stardancer above on cycling with fish. All you need to know is there!


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A panel discussion on "Strategic Thinking in East Asia: Overview of 2005" is planned for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in 219 Burr Hall.
The event is the second in an annual series that analyzes a region that is increasingly attracting world attention.
Panelists will be Walter Andersen of Johns Hopkins University, David Denoon of New York University and Thomas Christensen, Gilbert Rozman and Kazuhiko Togo of Princeton. They will discuss several critical issues and the policy implications they present for the United States.
The event is sponsored by the Princeton Project on Strategic Asia, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Program in East Asian Studies.


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The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 21 attorneys, disbarring six and suspending nine. Some attorneys received more than one form of discipline. Seven attorneys were publicly reprimanded and four were placed on probation. Four were ordered to pay restitution.
The following lawyers are disciplined:
Leo Becerra, Jr., 6780 Coral Way, Miami, suspended until further order, following a May 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1999) According to a petition for emergency suspension, there was clear, convincing evidence that Becerra misappropriated and/or diverted client funds. (Case No. SC10-947)
Kathleen M. P. Davis, P.O. Box 542796, Greenacres, to be publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for one year following a March 25 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Further, Davis shall pay restitution of $15,000 to three clients. After accepting retainer fees from clients in two separate family law cases, Davis failed to diligently pursue the cases. (Case No. SC09-1979)
Jose Miguel De la O, P.O. Box 347106, Coral Gables, disbarred on consent, effective 30 days from a May 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1986) De la O failed to use client funds as instructed by his clients. He also failed to preserve and apply client funds in accordance with Rules Regulating Trust Accounts. (Case No. SC10- 848)
Gary Elvin Doane, 738 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, to be publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for one year, effective immediately, following a May 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1977) In advertising his services, Doane used the trade name "Legal Experts," when he was a sole practitioner who was certified by The Florida Bar in only one area of the law — civil trial. (Case No. SC08-1278)
Michael Sean Foster, 1398 SW 1st St., Miami, suspended for two years, following a May 13 court order. The suspension shall run consecutive to the suspension imposed on October 8, 2009. (Admitted to practice: 2004) Foster accepted representing numerous clients and thereafter failed to communicate with them; failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness; failed to appear at court hearings; charged an excessive fee; refused to respond to the investigative inquiries of The Florida Bar; and refused to participate in the disciplinary process before the grievance committee. (Case No. SC09-2028)
Gary D. Gelch, 1318 SE 2nd Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, to be publicly reprimanded following an April 15 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Gelch pleaded guilty to failure to competently represent a client and failure to be truthful in representing her case. (Case No. SC10-581)
Joseph Kevin Hall, 5721 S.W. 17th St., Plantation, to be publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for one year, following a May 6 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1996) After being retained to provide legal services, Hall failed to communicate with the client. (Case No. SC10-579)
Eric D. Hightower, 2815 Cuyahoga Lane, West Palm Beach, suspended for six months, effective immediately, following an April 15 court order. Three months of the suspension shall run concurrent with his current 30-month suspension and three months shall follow his current 30-month suspension. (Admitted to practice: 1988) Hightower is the subject of three separate Florida Bar discipline matters. He was hired to represent clients, but he failed to timely notify clients and the court of his suspension. (Case No. SC09-1661)
Dwayne Bisford Johnson, Sr., 733 Cypress Drive, Apt. A, Lake Park, suspended for 91 days, effective 30 days from a May 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) Johnson shall pay restitution of $500 to one client. Because of delinquencies of CLE requirements, basic skills course requirements, and Bar fees, Johnson was prohibited from practicing law in Florida from January 31, 2008, through March 13, 2009. Johnson practiced law during that period despite his ineligibility. (Case Nos. SC09-1846 & SC09-1889)
Nicolas Andres Manzini, 169 E. Flagler St., Suite 1500, Miami, disbarred effective 30 days from an April 1 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1978) Manzini is the subject of four separate Florida Bar disciplinary matters. (Case No. SC10-562)
Omar Medina, Jr., 505 S. Magnolia Ave., Tampa, suspended for 90 days, effective June 24, following a May 12 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1989) After the suspension expires, Medina will be placed on probation for three years. Further, Medina shall receive a public reprimand. In one instance Medina signed an attorney's name to a settlement document without the other attorney's knowledge or permission. He also failed to tell opposing counsel that the signature for the other attorney was not genuine. In another case, an audit of Medina's trust account revealed that Medina failed to maintain required trust account records. (Case Nos. SC09-164 & SC09-644)
Joseph Barry Miller, 235 Porto Vecchio Way, Palm Beach Gardens, suspended effective 30 days from a May 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1973) Miller pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, in relation to money obtained as a result of fraudulent mortgages, a felony. (Case No. SC10-942)
Jill Beth Newman, 8615 Indian River Run, Boynton Beach, suspended for two years effective retroactive to May 6, 2009, following an April 23 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2000) Newman falsely represented that she was holding escrow deposits in her trust account, when, in fact, she had not received or deposited funds. She deposited operating account funds to cover shortages in her trust account; and an audit of Newman's trust account revealed that multiple deposit slips had no indication for the client or the matter for which the funds were received. Newman's bank records subpoenaed by the Bar revealed that Newman wrote two checks totaling $20,000, when her operating account was overdrawn by more than $1,700. (Case No. SC-09-37)
Frank T. Noska, P.O. Box 254, Palm Beach, to be publicly reprimanded following an April 15 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1982) Further, Noska shall pay restitution of more than $15,000 to three clients. After being retained to handle two separate tax cases, Noska entrusted much of the day-to-day handling of the matters to people who were not licensed Florida attorneys. Noska did not properly supervise the nonlawyers to ensure that deadlines were met and files were properly managed. (Case Nos. SC10-158 & SC10-507)
Natalia V. Poliakova, 2837 S.W. 3rd Ave., Miami, suspended for six months, effective 30 days from a May 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2000) Further, Poliakova shall pay restitution of $500 to one client. Poliakova was retained to assist with the filing of an application for lawful permanent residence status (Green Card) for a family. She failed to inform the clients of the denial of the Green Card application and their right to appeal, and she failed to provide timely responses to inquiries from The Florida Bar. Poliakova also knowingly made a false statement of material fact to the grievance committee. (Case No. SC10-160)
Tashi Iana Richards, 7920 N.W. 6th St. Apt. 205, Pembroke Pines, permanently disbarred effective immediately, following a May 6 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2004) After accepting a retainer of $5,000 to handle legal issues involving contractor workmanship, code enforcement, and a possible foreclosure, Richards failed to communicate with the client. As a result, the client and her family were harmed by Richards' failure to act. Richards also failed to respond to a letter sent to her by The Florida Bar regarding the case. (Case No. SC09-2247)
Daniel J. Rose, 323 N.E. 6th Ave., Delray Beach, to be publicly reprimanded following an April 15 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2001) Rose is the subject of two Florida Bar disciplinary matters. In one instance, a couple authorized their daughter to sign their names on a mortgage note. Rose notarized the signatures, knowing they had not actually signed the document. In another instance, an examination of Rose's trust account records revealed that he had commingled funds. (Case No. SC10-584)
Vincent Tony Sammarco, P.O. Box 841026, Pembroke Pines, disbarred effective immediately, following an April 15 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1983) As an agent for the Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, Sammarco failed to preserve and issue the Fund's title insurance forms or conduct real estate closings in a prudent manner. He also failed to properly preserve and disburse funds he held in trust that were to be used to pay off mortgages after real estate closings. (Case No. SC10-635)
Raul Javier Sanchez de Varona, 1320 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 280, Coral Gables, disbarred effective 30 days from an April 15 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1990) Subsequent to a disciplinary resignation in 2004, Sanchez de Varona held himself out as an attorney. He admitted that in November 2009, he signed and transmitted an e-mail designating himself as the "general counsel" for a corporation in which he held an ownership interest. (Case No. SC10-593)
James L. Soule, 7515 W. Oakland Park Blvd. #100, Ft. Lauderdale, suspended for 91 days following a June 3 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1994) Soule is currently suspended, therefore the suspension is effective immediately. In one instance, Soule was retained to handle several civil matters. While representing the client, Soule began handling a financial investment as well. When asked to return the investment funds of $135,000, Soule failed to do so. In another instance, Soule failed to pay the $4,000 balance due in a final judgment. (Case No. SC09-1845)
Cynthia Gaskins Strickland, 2450 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 303B, Hollywood, permanently disbarred effective immediately, following an April 29 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2000) A preliminary examination of Strickland's trust account records by The Florida Bar revealed evidence of misappropriation of client funds, as well as a pattern of using recent deposits to cover obligations incurred previously. (Case No. SC09-2009)
Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. The filing of such a motion does not alter the effective date of the discipline. Disbarred lawyers may not re-apply for admission for five years. They are required to go through an extensive process that rejects many who apply. It includes a rigorous background check and retaking the bar exam. Historically, less than 5 percent of disbarred lawyers seek readmission.
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Therrien mentioned Christian Thomas, who was acquired from the New York Rangers in the off-season, and Swede Sebastien Collberg, who will be heading back to Sweden if he doesn't make it in the NHL.
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Former CEO Michael Woodford has issued a statement saying he will no longer seek to regain his position in the company. Woodford was removed by the company when he uncovered a financial cover-up aimed at hiding loses of over $1bn. He has subsequently campaigned to have the company's existing management board removed but has given up on the fight, having failed to win similar levels of support from Japanese shareholders as he received from overseas investors.
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Unfortunately, this is business as usual for Japan. If it were a Japanese CEO that had blown the whistle, there might have been a change. Since it was an outsider, not a chance. I was amazed that they had placed a foreigner as CEO as it was. That is very out of character for them.
The writing is on the wall for the shamed yet shameless Olympus. One way or the other, that company is going DOWN. Way down. Way, way down.
BTW, some Fujifilm camera models carry a huge permanent label these days right on the camera body(!!!) wit these three words:
Is that such a good thing to advertise these days? I don't rightly know...
Wow, the fact that the whistle blower is shot down by main Japanese investors clearly shows that these investors also have things to hide.
Not really, the corporate and independent share holder in Japan pretty much are saying they want the mess sort out and then they want someone totally fresh to take the helm instead.
Until the whole matters got all cleared and facts laid out bare, there is no way those conservative Japanese shard holders would ever risk rocking the boat ( which is how they sees the whole affair , right now they just want the business to survive and back to business as usual )
In fact its the Japanese Police and the Tokyo Stock Exchange that seems to be in doubt for how they deal with the whole thing
" those conservative Japanese shard holders .... right now they just want the business to survive and back to business as usual."
Nice wishing on their part. But it just ain't going to happen.
While I admire Mr. Woodford, I wonder where he will end up. A job with Ralph Nader, perhaps? Or maybe Elizabeth Warren?
You miss the point entirely. Successful whistleblowers are seldom merely idealists or do-gooders. They are "alphas" with skin in the game, and get upset when others' cheating ruins their prospects, but don't strike back unless they have a Plan B to survive.
Woodford could never have dared take on Kirukawa and his stooges, unless he'd already built up some net worth to survive a probable dearth of job offers. Very likely, he'll either retire, launch some niche company in the imaging industry, or buy an iStore franchise and run it as a hobby.
If the demise of Olympus is what you want, it certainly is a gift. As a foreign Olympus investor put it:
WSJ: "Southeastern Friday released a statement saying that Olympus "continues to suffer under shoddy corporate governance and an utterly discredited board. We maintain that the board should be replaced and a new board should oversee the company's revival."
goblin: are you a relative to a Seuss character named Grinch? Exactly what is your Oly action plan? Have the band play "Old Times"? Bring back Kirukawa? Appoint Corzine as CEO?
Honestly, whoever turns Olympus around will have to be a hard knocks character no one is apt to want to be near. You don't cure fraud and incompetence by pleasantries.
Goblin: Are you at all aware that Oly has $7b in debt and has not been making money, even aside from the hidden losses? Do you think that Oly will "take off" if run by a Delorian who despises "bean counters" and thinks creditors or investors are mere fools to be ignored?
Whatever Oly does, it will do it better without the white knight who kept his mouth shut till he saw THEY will not give HIM the company just like that.
After which he suddenly opened his mouth and couldn't close it for several months.
In any event - this is good news to me. Bad to you. Too bad.
Corrupt Japan Inc has made it clear that they have no interest in reform.
AP: "Despite one of the biggest scandals in history, Japanese institutional investors have not spoken one single word of criticism, in complete and utter contrast to overseas shareholders who are demanding accountability from directors," Woodford told a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.
Shame on them. Besides, Olympus lenses are not all that much, and yet they cost so much. And just where exactly did that $2 billion -- or was it $7 billion -- go? Anyone?
The Brit succeeded, he salvaged his career. The Japanese will likely pay very heavily for institutionally supporting such a long term and heavily contrived debt to equity ratio issue, particularly as open critism of China's economic practices accompany worrying events in the South China Sea - there is now a growing aura of questionable regional stability and accountability.
No big deal, Olympus will survive or at least its Pen series would. Its a great system and making lots of money for Olympus. Other makers would gladly buy it over.
It's not making lots of money for Olympus. They can make a microscope, sell it without discounts to a well-funded institution and all they have to do to advertise it is print a catalog page.
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"Local media has reported that Sony, Fujifilm Holdings and Panasonic Corp are among the candidates that may ride to the rescue of Olympus."
Looks like Olympus is here to stay
"Rescue" in business lingo means that the "rescuer" "or "investor angel" buys the remnants of the company -- so it can pillage it, sells its assets, then shut it down cold in short order.
One less competitor to contend with, see?
He was brought in as the fall guy - he fell. Olympus can now move on.
Nonsense. Not that you would have any way of knowing.
I have strong doubts about any major companies anymore. It does matter if it is Japan or any where else in the world. It is hard to determine which is doing it to you more than the other.
In the case of Olympus I am personally shocked because I have known the company for years and had always considered them at the top of the heap for being highly respectable. I can only hope that the same poor ethics is not passed down to their products.
There need not be any linkage between board-level shenanigans and product integrity. Kodak has always made good products, but has gone down the drain without overt malfeasance. Olympus has had the misfortune to endure executives who concealed a fraud that snowballed over the years and may now wipe it out.
Funny how Japanese shareholders are comfortable with that corrupt board.
If Woodford's failed takeover is related to non-acceptance of so-called whistleblowing what does that say about the ethics of the Japanese? Before I judge, I wonder, what if Woodford wasn't Welch-born and was Japanese? Which is worse? Maybe it's a combination of both. Either way, I hope another camera maker steps in to bolster them financially and wrench control of the books from the crooks still there who were part of the fraud and/or coverup.
Welsh born.
"I hope another camera maker steps in to bolster them financially"
I think you are a bit naive, Retro. Why would ANYONE do that to any company?
What will happen instead, much more likely, is that the company will be 'rescued' -- and then chopped-up, sold, merged away, with its products summarily retired. And the take over artists being happy for having eliminated another competitor. Business 401, really.
the whole concept of 'whistleblower' is very unpopular in Japan, not only that he was never the right guy for the task of putting Olympus together again. It seems his personal investment to lead Olympus has failed.
That said a question remains about the Olympus management installed, for if they think they can roll along in the same old way, I fear they are much mistaken... At least Woodford would have offered a point of difference and been an advocate for change where change it seems is much needed.
The term "whistleblower" has a negative connotation even in the U.S. thanks to countless movies telling us that even thieves have a "code of honor" which forbids them from ratting on their pals. It's ridiculous! I agree with @micahmedia that trying to save your job, having been fired for doing the right thing, is NOT "ego". Or if it is, then we could use a lot more "ego" in this country.
I'm sure that in years to come we will find that companies we were duped into thinking had sterling reputations--honda, toyota, etc--will all be shown to have the same problems.
Japanese, American, Russian, whatever--they're all corrupt. Just a matter of time.
Risking a career you've given a chunk of your life for (he was not new to the company) in the name of doing the right thing ≠ ego
How much longer would this have gone on without his intervention?
Having the chutzpah to speak out against corruption is to be APPLAUDED, not derided.
Actually, Steve Jobs uses Chinese slave labour and exploits them just as much as the others. The factories that produce Apple products, also have the distinction of having the highest suicide rate amongst the poor exploited workers in China. Fell free to Google Apple workers in China. More people need to find out just how much of a nice guy he wasn't.
It's not true that "everyone does it." Fraud is hard to prosecute, and many instances may go unreported or unpunished, but the >$1 billion Kirukawa fraud ranks high on the roster of reprehensible financial crimes. The irony is that gearheads will remember it as "Woodford's failed power grab," rather than a massive crime perpetrated by an old-school CEO and his collusive board minions.
Actually, first you should google it when making your point when presenting your argument to us.
Second, Jobs use to build Macs and Next computers in the US. Guess what? Everybody complained about the price.
Third, the suicide rate is lower at Foxcon per head then in the US. The suicides were blown out of proportion for what they are.
Fourth, It isn't just Apple who use Foxcon, all computer makers are.
Fifth, why is Apple being demonised when they are Foxcon workers in Foxcon factories? Ah yes the media made the link, after all it isn't newsworthy if the blame lay solely on Foxcon.
Sixth, these are not sweatshops, these factories are the size of cities that have their own shops and cinemas. Apple can't be blamed for the lack of better jobs in China.
Seventh, the huge payouts for suicides by Foxcon for relatives were an incentive for some to commit suicide. One reason why Foxcon lowered the amount they payout.
One way or the other, and sooner rather than later, Olympus is/will be D-E-A-D. Anything else would be a travesty of justice.
So is Steve Jobs already. No, he was never a "nice guy." Even in death, he and his family are trying to cheat the government out of estate and inheritance taxes. And he was one of the stingiest "billionaires" when it came to charities. And so is Apple, the company.
Personally, I would not use any Apple product if they gave it away with a free cup of coffee and complimentary roll of toilet paper. Let alone buy something from them.
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