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UFC 199 could be the last time we see Dan Henderson enter the UFC Octagon.
In what is set to be the last fight on his current UFC contract, "Hendo" will take on Hector Lombard in what will make a fitting finale to such a prestigious career.
The-45-year old has fought in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, and sadly has seen a decline in his performances in recent years. The oldest fighter on the UFC roster has lost six of his last eight fights, including suffering the only three knockouts of his career.
However, these defeats won't take the gleam of what has been an amazing career for the former Olympic wrestler.
The issue of retirement has been brought up many times by the media when speaking with Henderson. Always shrugging the idea off, it seems that Henderson is finally ready to come to terms with bowing out of the sport, according to his comments during an interview with MMAjunkie Radio.
"I'm definitely capable of keeping on and still competing at a high level, but I'm almost ready to retire, and depending on how things play out after this fight with negotiations, yeah, it could be my last. Or maybe I'll still fight. I don't know yet. I'm at that point where I'm about ready, but definitely, I know in my heart I'm still capable of doing it and if I do decide to keep going on I'll make sure I do it well."
Henderson was originally set to face Lyoto Machida at UFC on FOX 19 back in April in what was meant to be his last fight on his contract. Unfortunately, mere days before the event the bout was pulled due to Machida admitting to taking a banned substance. It was a bit of a blow for Henderson, who would seemingly rather get the last fight on his contract over and done with.
Thankfully the UFC repaid the MMA legend for his years of service by placing him on the 199 card in his home state of California. Taking on former Bellator champ Hector Lombard, Henderson truly has a dangerous opponent on his hands.
Lombard will prove a different sort of challenge for Henderson than the elusive Machida. Lombard already has a proven record when it comes to his knockout prowess and will be looking to bounce back to winning ways following his defeat to Neil Magny.
"Instead of fighting a guy that runs all the time I got a guy that runs at you the whole time – at least for the first few minutes. It's a totally different style, just a completely different fighter I'm training for. The fight with Hector Lombard is definitely something the fans will enjoy more than watching Machida run around the whole time."
The pair will face off at UFC 199 at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday, June 4. The main event see's middleweight champ Luke Rockhold take on UFC veteran Michael Bisping, with the co-main featuring a bantamweight title bout between champ Dominick Cruz and bitter rival Urijah Faber.
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Calcutta, Oct. 5: Punjab Tractors Ltd (PTL), the Rs 900 crore tractors manufacturer, is planning to set up another plant to meet increasing demands.
Sources said the state-of-the-art new plant would manufacture up to 25,000 units. The plant will take the companys total capacity to one-lakh units. The demand for PTLs tractors is increasing and the company is looking at a growth rate of 10-11 per cent per annum. The company needs to raise its capacity because the existing capacity will not be able to match the demand growth in the next couple of years, they said.
The company has already started working on the details of the proposed project, sources added. They, however, refused to divulge the investment plan for the project.
If everything goes right, PTL should be able to come up with the investment plan very soon. The company is also looking for potential areas where it can set up the new plant, they said.
PTL, which is the second largest tractor manufacturer in the country after Mahindra &Mahindra, has managed to corner about 20 per cent market share in the domestic market.
Thirty years back, when Punjab Tractors entered the market it lagged far behind its competitors. But with aggressive marketing and corporate strategies, it has been able to overtake them significantly, they said.
PTL, which was promoted by the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), is also looking at the export potential in the US and Canada. The company is already developing tractors with the US technical benchmark. Once the products are accepted in the US, which itself is a huge market, there would be no problem in selling these elsewhere in the world, they said. The company is also equally interested in Australia and New Zealand.
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Saturday 1 April 1950
It was Saturday, under the sign of Aries. The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels and Leonard van Spirit.
Titanic, directed by Herbert Selpin, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1950
while One On The House by Mary Lasswell was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Alan Young Show.
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Huntington, NY (November 9, 2015) – The Paramount in downtown Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. is pleased to welcome back the legendary singer, songwriter, keyboardist and composer, Dennis DeYoung on January 23rd at 8 pm marking his fourth concert at The Paramount. Dennis DeYoung is the founding member of STYX and the lead singer on seven of the band's eight Top Ten Hits. Join him live in an intimate concert when he showcases all of the STYX Greatest Hits spanning the 70's, 80's and 90's.
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The thought today of a 28 year old woman renders the image of a career, developing relationships, perhaps nights out with friends, or trips around the world. To be in the prime of your life and have the world at your fingertips and in a fleeting moment it can be all ripped from under your feet, thrusting the reality that life does not fairly choose who faces challenge. And many would take a challenge and find defeat, feeling the weight to be too much, but for Loise Wangui Waweru, life's turns have only made her spirit stronger.
Born in Kenya and affectionately known as Qui by her friends, as a young successful Project Manager at an events management company life could not be any better for a 28 year old female. That is until one day when Qui woke up with an unusually large swelling on her neck. Assuming it was from overtime or a bad night's rest Qui continued on with her week and worked with the same dedication as if nothing was wrong. Qui routinely puts in overtime on her own accord, a thorough employee, her resilient and charismatic persona allow her to excel with any task thrown her way and a persona that will carry her far as she seeks to pursue a Masters in strategic management. A dream the community is working for her to achieve, with a little help from you.
The swelling on her neck worsened and Qui's health began to falter to the point where she finally visited a clinic and received the shocking diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that targets the immune system and white blood cells. Qui received the diagnosis in January 2015 and after several rounds of treatment thought the cancerous cells had been eradicated until four months ago when the cancer returned again in full force. While she remains the same charming woman with an ever optimistic hope, the next step for treatment is a rigorous Second Line Chemotherapy followed by a Stem Cell Transplant.
The entire remaining amount needed for the procedure is $61,000; there are no more treatment options and she needs this and community support now more than ever. To the woman who has stayed truly beautiful and energetic that doctors have to ask us who the actual patient is, please help her on her journey. There is more she needs to do, travel the world, eat bizarre foods, laugh with her friends and family, and fall in love. As Qui continues to go through the emotionally and physically draining process, please help our shining star in any way you can. She currently awaits treatment in India and no amount is too small to donate to one of the bravest women our community is blessed to know.
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It was the woman who started it. Her emotions, her tales of her friends. He had listened against his better judgement, not even realising that he was being drawn further and further into her world. He had begun to chafe under the command of one he had once followed blindly, but he had told himself that he was just restless, as they all were, waiting out the calm before the storm of battle. Except, that wasn't quite it, either. Fourth Espada Ulquiorra Schiffer was slipping. He found himself questioning, more and more, why he did what he did. Why he followed orders. Or rather why, in some cases, he elected not to.
It alarmed him, the way he was becoming more and more like Grimmjow, and Grimmjow himself was only too eager to point it out to him. They met more often now, as the Sexta Espada languished in the care of the human woman, recovering from his fight with the substitute shinigami. That was when Grimmjow finally helped him put a name to what was happening, and told him the unthinkable. It had been an ordinary meeting, bringing the woman her food as usual while she worked on the wounds her friend the substitute shinigami had wrought, when suddenly the Sixth Espada sat up, looked at him suddenly and said the four and a bit words that would change the course of his life.
"You want out, dontcha."
It was a statement, not a question. As the woman sighed and informed Grimmjow that he'd be better off sitting still, the other Espada had an epiphany of sorts.
Grimmjow was absolutely right. He didn't know what it was that he did want, but he knew it wasn't this. He wanted out of Hueco Mundo, out of the mindless subordination, out of what Grimmjow would term 'the whole fucking shebang'. A further thought occurred to him. "So do you." The Sexta Espada grinned at him as the woman finished her work at long last. Dusting off her hands, she stood up, looked both of them in the eye and, for the first time since she had been brought to Hueco Mundo, genuinely smiled.
"So then", she said, "what do we do?"
Their plan was ludicrously simple. He had already been assigned to guard the woman – no – Orihime, during the battle, as Aizen-sama still had plans to keep her. Grimmjow would simply break ranks during the fight to chase after who ever caught his eye, and then slip away to join them. No one was going to question it because that was simply how Grimmjow was. As for him, his loyalty went without saying. Unlike Stark, with his dislike of doing anything other than the obligatory inhalation and exhalation, or wild, unpredictable Grimmjow, he was above suspicion. After all, Aizen-sama saw everything he did through his eyes…
So long as they were open.
What the traitor shinigami didn't see after the Espada apparently went to sleep, was that Grimmjow would come fetch him, lead him to Orihime's room and they would discuss certain points of their escape, Ulquiorra keeping his eyes tightly shut the entire time. They had a plan. They had a bargaining chip, or would have, if all went well. It wouldn't be necessary for Orihime, who would be welcomed back to the Soul Society with open arms, but it would be for them, the Espada, who simply wanted to be allowed to go their own, preferably separate, ways. While he could now tolerate and even understand Grimmjow, Ulquiorra had no intention of embarking on a new life with him in tow. Or worse, in Grimmjow's wake.
And it had been those decisions, those realisations and those plans that brought him to this point, he thought, as he gazed with Orihime over the battle in front of them. All the necessary people were distracted, Aizen with an old man whose reiatsu was almost difficult to bear even from this distance, Tousen with what looked like a large fox, and Gin with an opponent who was somewhere within the ice that had formed over that part of the battlefield. His fellow Espada were similarly occupied. Stark was fighting a man who, from this distance, looked and moved like he could be his twin, while a man with long white hair and a petite dark-haired female who shot kido from her fingertips dealt with his Fraccion, who were, in turn assisted by the strange masked shinigami who had joined Aizen upon the death of Szayel. Barrugan was dealing with a spiky haired behemoth that had something pink attached to his shoulder, and an all-too-familiar orange haired lout was attacking Halibel. And for once, timing his entrance perfectly, Grimmjow arrived quietly. Orihime turned and nodded to him, and the other Espada couldn't help but allow a corner of his mouth to twitch at the grin that accompanied the simple statement –
They left quickly and quietly, masking their spiritual pressure and keeping to the very edges of the battlefield as they crept their way toward the encampment where Orihime informed them the fourth squad were bound to be working. They were less likely to be attacked immediately, she had reasoned, than if they encountered a raging shinigami on the field who could very easily shoot (or bankai) first, and ask questions later.
And so they continued their escape, passing swiftly through the carnage, willing both hollow and soul reaper to pay them no heed. He knew that, while most soul reapers would stay out of their way, all they needed was a group of ambitious Arrancar who could put two and two together, and realise the obvious - that two Espada who seemed to hate each other, a human girl prisoner and the item they were carrying all headed toward the enemy camp was something someone higher up ought to know about – and they could all be dead. On the other hand, they were so close now, it would be almost ridiculous if –
Grimmjow saw them coming first. Yelling a warning at the sight of the cero heading toward him, it was choked off as the cero made contact – not with him, but with the shield of light that appeared to block it. Stunned, the Fourth Espada turned around to Orihime, who smiled slightly. He drew his sword, as Grimmjow, with a growl, mirrored his move. As one, they attacked, slicing through the group of seven arrancar who had decided they were easy prey proving quickly and painfully that their assumption had been ludicrously off target. Decapitating one, and skewering another he decided to leave Grimmjow to finish them off, turning back to Orihime, only to find another bearing down on her. Before the Arrancar could take another step toward the girl, the Espada had flashed forward to impale him on his blade, only to jump back, as someone else's zanpakto burst through his enemy's chest, copying his move from behind. For a second he stood there, transfixed, before removing his sword as his 'assistant' removed theirs, ready to attack this potential foe.
The body fell away, revealing a tall, curvy woman with a wavy mass of green hair that fell to her waist. She was dressed like a soul reaper, in one of their uniforms, but she had modified it to look like the one he was currently wearing. It was slightly open at the neck, drawing attention to the hole in her throat. Almost unconsciously, he put his hand to the void hidden under his uniform in the same place, she looked at him curiously, and with dawning recognition touched her own hollow. Their eyes stayed locked on one another, until Orihime shifted in the background, drawing the woman's attention and causing her eyes to widen.
"Orihime Inoue, right?" she queried, as Orihime nodded nervously. He voice was gentle, almost childish. The woman only smiled at her, before turning her gaze to the two Espada. "And where were you taking her?" she growled, her grip tightening around the hilt of the zanpakto.
"Home." Ulquiorra replied before he could stop himself, jolted into action not by fear, but something even more alien to him, something he couldn't name. "We were taking her home." He paused.
"We're out, you see", Grimmjow said, stepping in with the explanations, "We're done. We're not taking orders, blows or crap from that lot anymore. We figured that we might need a bargaining chip. Not Orihime though, that's a personal favour. She kinda grew on us. We've gone one better." With that, he pulled a brilliant, multifaceted gem out of his pocket and held it out. The woman's eyes widened once more.
"Is that - "
"It is." The Fourth Espada cut in, and their eyes met once more, a grin spreading across her face.
"Well…" She drawled, "This will be interesting."
And so it was that Ulquiorra Schiffer and Neliel Tu Oderschvank first met, on the field of battle as the fate of three worlds was decided.


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That's funny because I take Lithium and it got rid of my mental illness.
I know that my nephew was doing alot of pot and got Personality Disorder because of it!
Hello Lynne. The question was "metal". There are drugs that cause or lead to metal poisoning.
Hi Pledge,
Ha! Ha! I just noticed it when I went to read your answer.
Very good Lynne. Have a good week now :-0)
You too! We will have to meet for coffee later this week!
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Concord, NH (PressExposure) March 21, 2013 -- The Granite Group, the parent company of The Ultimate Bath Showrooms, has become one of the first in the nation wholesale-channel distributors of Kohler residential generators. Kohler generators will be available at any one of The Granite Group's 26 branch locations throughout New England.
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FlashingLights began bawling and nearly tackled Rush with happiness. He winced.
"A little sore there." He mewed.
FlashingLights began rambling about how sorry she was and how happy everyone would be. Owlpaw looked around FlashingLights's shoulder and looked at Rush for wounds. The one from the dog was still there. How could he have survived that wound?
"Well, who gives a mouse bile? Rush is back!" He thought to himself happily.
Rush smiled weakly. Mothleaf came over and looked at the wound on Rush's side. She frowned.
"Stop fretting over him and help me get him to camp." She grunted. "His wound is slightly infected."
FlashingLights nodded and stepped back. She circled around and let Rush put his weight on her. Mothleaf took the other side, and the three started walking into camp. Owlpaw was in front of them to move the moss wall away. When the group entered camp, they gasped. Fawnpaw padded to Owlpaw and nuzzled him.
"It's so beautiful." She purred.
Owlpaw nodded. Mothleaf grunted for him and he rushed off. They came into the medicine cat's den and looked for SlitheringWinds. FlashingLights turned to Owlpaw.
"I'm afraid SlitheringWinds died of old age." She whispered.
Owlpaw nodded. He was okay with it. In this case, it was his time, not a gruesome death. A younger cat, one Owlpaw had never seen before, came to them.
"This is Yonderpaw." FlashingLights mewed. "He always stayed in here with SlitheringWinds. Now he will train for a moon to become a medicine cat."
Yonderpaw dipped his head. He looked oddly like Jayfeather. FlashingLights seemed to read Owlpaw's mind.
"Yonderpaw is the grandson of Jayfeather."
Owlpaw nodded and looked to Rush, who groaned in pain. Mothleaf set him down gently. Rush's silver eyes glistened.
"Where is my son? Where is Shakingpaw?"
Mothleaf shushed him.
"You must rest!"
"I want to see Shakingpaw!"
"You musn't!"
"He won't stop you know." FlashingLights mewed in an amused way.
Mothleaf frowned and waited a moment.
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That's the reason I like Rush, must be a Taurus. =3
Omg its awesome.. ahhh..I keep sharing this with friends in outside deviant art..they love it too
Wait wait wait...who exactly did Jayfeather have kits with?
Better not have been halfmoon >;(
That would be weird...
BTW which couple do you like most? JayxCinderor JayxHalfmoon? (I'm Halfmoon lover)
BTW which couple do you like most? JayxCinderor JayxHalfmoon? (I'm Halfmoon lover)
I have no idea o.o
Lol..I don't know..I was like wait a minutes then I realized its fan made..but it seems so real
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Skip to comments.Was Obama Hiring Of Criminal Lawyer Due To Benghazi E-mails?
Posted on 05/04/2014 10:15:50 PM PDT by Sam Troy
Did President Obama lawyer up in anticipation of Judicial Watchs release of the Benghazi e-mails?
On April 29, Judicial Watch announced that it had obtained the smoking gun e-mail on April 18, 2014 days before Obama announced that Neil Eggleston would replace Kathryn Ruemmler as White House counsel to the president.
Politico reported on the switch and made mention of Egglestons role in the Whitewater investigation during Clintons first term, as well as his ties to Obamas former White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. The high-powered lawyer helped Emanuel avoid jail time in the pay-to-play schemes involving former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
Is the Obama administration simply gearing up for battle due to myriad unconstitutional and possibly illegal activities? Eggleston will certainly have his hands full after the last six years. Or is the announcement of Egglestons new position directly related to the Benghazi e-mails and the murder of four Americans?
The timeline is interesting on this one. Judicial Watch has fought for two years to get documents from the State Departments specifically pertaining to the talking points used by former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on talk shows. A federal judge finally ordered their release two weeks ago. Three days later, Obama hired Eggleston. Eight days later, JW went public with the e-mails.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Yes, yes, and yes!!!!
Prez gets the type lawyer he needs.......
Quite possibly once Howdy starts pulling a thread, the whole enchilada begins to unravel. Kind of what happened to the other Milhouse - the one who wasn't a pencil necked, mom jeans wearing little fag
With the behavior of this administration, this is pretty much an admission of guilt.
Was writer of article speaking of English?
"Quite possibly once Howdy starts pulling a thread, the whole enchilada begins to unravel. Kind of what happened to the other Milhouse - the one who wasnt a pencil necked, mom jeans wearing little fag"
there is a huge difference between this and Watergate, more generally, any dem vs gop. when there is a gop scandal, some people turn states evidence, when there is a dem scandal, they know people will turn up dead and you never see a dem turncoat. if anyone can name one, i'll stand corrected.
"there is a huge difference between this and Watergate"
There sure is. Nobody died during Watergate.
Are you Very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo?
I cannot disagree, nor agree, in any degree whatsoever.
You mean Vince Foster?
anyone that defends Obama , when he is prosecuted for his Benghazi failings and a dozen other crimes , is themselves a traitor to our nation and our people . The REAL American people . Not these sickening Democrap posers that should not be classified as Americans
Can Zero pardon himself?
James Trafficant.
Beam me us Scottie.
I think he has always been layered up, for this and many other crimes he has done.
You are known by the company that you keep nearby
When you hire a known criminal lawyer, it means that you have ( Criminal ) concerns.
When it walks like a duck..
Quacks like a duck ..
and is busy preeening itself to remian floating ..
and lays eggs ..
You have a duck, and are getting ready to protect yourself from a "plucking " !!
When Hillary lawyers up then we will know that this is serious trouble for this admin
Hey I can't wait for the pitchfork and torches crowd to show up at the WH and Capitol Hill
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Understanding how to start your model or elements from it is an essential knowledge every modeler or aspiring modeler should know really well. That will define if you are going to cross the easy road of modeling or if you are going to spend endless time trying to get closer to the shape you want. We will go through several examples of the Scarab Machine elements to discuss important usages of blocking in your day to day modeling and how that can help you achieve what you need.
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A York man's been fined £954 for dumping a three piece suite just off the A19.
The 23 year old left furniture and other waste in Overton. He admitted the offence in front of Northallerton Magistrates on November 25.
"Here in Hambleton we take fly tipping seriously - and the courts are backing us up," said Cabinet Member, Councillor Brian Phillips.
"These individuals believe they can pollute our district with their waste and just "get away with it. On this occasion it cost a 'man with a van' £954 – but the annual cost to our ratepayers is £17,000."
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Fortunately, some solutions came out from the ubuntuforums.org thread mentioned in the previous post. Here are the patch and the applet that I have grabbed from avb's post in page 99 of this thread, the no underline patch has been made with an idea from page 52 of the macmenu ubuntuforums.org thread (post at the bottom of the page) :
- gtk+ 2.12.0 gtkmenubar.diff
- no label underlines patch
- mac menu applet for patched gtk+ 2.12 (deb for gutsy 32 bits)
NOTE : I have edited this entry to add the no underline patch and modifiy the instructions to use this patch.
/!\ Read carefully instructions before try, if you do this this is at your own peril
I installed the mac menu applet deb package(with dpkg in CLI or gdebi for the graphical way), then in a terminal, I typed this to install apt-build (Choose add apt-build repository to sources.list when asked)
sudo apt-get install apt-build
After, I told apt-build to get libgtk2.0-0 source package (apt-build takes care of the build deps for you, ie: -dev packages)
sudo apt-build source libgtk2.0-0
Next step was to copy the dowloaded patches from where is was (on the desktop in _my_ case) to the libgtk2.0-0 source package directory
sudo cp ~/Desktop/099_mac_menubar.patch /var/cache/apt-build/build/gtk+2.0-2.12.0/debian/patches/ sudo cp ~/Desktop/098_no_label_underline.patch /var/cache/apt-build/build/gtk+2.0-2.12.0/debian/patches/
And, I added their name to the debian/patches/series list (at the very bottom of file)
sudo gedit /var/cache/apt-build/build/gtk+2.0-2.12.0/debian/patches/series
the last command was to use apt-build to build the packages
sudo apt-build install libgtk2.0-0
Note: this step could take around 30 min, depends of your computer capacities.
Finally, update-manger offered me an libgtk upgrade (the patched libgtk from apt-build repos, because my apt-build repos is unsigned.) and, I added the applet to the top panel, logged out/in gnome, and now it works 🙂
For those who don't want to deal with the commands above and prefer to try my debs for ubuntu gutsy 32 bits, here they are. The 2 patches above are applied on this version :
NOTE : these packages have a superior version number than original gusty ones, so there shouldn't have update (at least before ubuntu devs post a security update)
- libgtk2.0-0_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- libgtk2.0-bin_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_all.deb
- libgtk2.0-common_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_all.deb
- libgtk2.0-0-dbg_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- gtk2-engines-pixbuf_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- libgtk2.0-dev_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- libgtk-directfb-2.0-0_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- libgtk-directfb-2.0-dev_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
- libgtk2.0-doc_2.12.0-1ubuntu3.1_all.deb
- gtk2.0-examples_2.12.0-1ubuntu3_i386.deb
Uninstallation instructions :
If you have used the apt-build method to install the patched gtk do this to uninstall :
- Go to menu system > administration > software sources. Pick the "third party software" tab, and uncheck apt-build repository.
- Then in a terminal type in:
sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --reinstall -y libgtk2.0-0
- Logout / in gnome to apply changes.


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What is the Impact of Materialism on Economics ?
Economics is a science that studies how societies share their resources to meet their needs. In this study we can see how the resources are utilized by the consumers to fulfill their desires and requirements. As they try to satisfy their needs they often incur debt and then these indebted consumers are forced to take the help of a debt settlement programs. But are you aware that materialism has an immense effect on economics in both positive and negative ways?
• Growth and expenditure of the consumers
Economists at Hoover Institution, Stanford University state that the consumers spend nearly 70% of the US gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the calculation for total economic output. The consumers are forced to spend their non-refundable income to obtain more goods due to an approach towards the economic materialism. As the demand in the market is high so the firms have to supply more products to meet the demand of the consumers that renders into economic growth. Therefore, this boosts the spending which consequently increases the GDP.
• Conspicuous Consumption
Most of the consumers spend for the purpose of flaunting their wealth as this is the ultimate motive for conspicuous consumption. Materialism can be coined as conspicuous consumption. People who are in awe with materialism focus their attention to "keeping up with the Joneses," a popular phrase for conspicuous consumption. In this situation you gauge your wealth by comparing it with your neighbor's prosperity. In order to prove his power of wealth he will invest more money on a larger house, more expensive cars and other luxury goods.
• Savings Rate is low
Consumer's approach towards materialism instigates them to spend more to acquire more goods. Presently, people are not interested in saving as they spend their full income to purchase goods and services. The economists in the government as well as in the private sectors have cautioned about the severe impact due to the diminishing savings rate of the Nation. Capital investment is decreasing with low savings rate amongst the Americans. Lack of investment capital fails to give scope for economic expansion. In a way, the U.S economy is controlled by the foreign investors.
• Consumer Debt
The psychological impact of materialism on people drives them to buy things that exceed their budget. They usually incur insurmountable debts on credit cards with high interest or huge amount of mortgage for large houses. Mortgage is taking a serious shape in the U.S economy and around the globe. People are taking out loans to buy large and expensive houses but they default with the crash in the housing and credit market. Even post recession, many Americans have come across a dangerous situation as there is lack of financial security and no job security.
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What´s a fair valuation for facebook?
A few days ago the Clients of Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies estimated the value of Facebook at 50 billion USD. As an investor, I have to question what Facebook's value is to an investor and what it's value is to a speculator.
Facebook: an investor's valuation
So lets begin with the view as an investor. An investor would estimate the earnings and the assets and would come to a value he could live with. If it´s an intelligent Investor he would pay less than the real worth of the assets, so that he can make profit. So let´s assume that Facebook's sales are 2 billion USD . Facebook has more than 1,700 employees, and offices in 12 countries. If we assume that facebook pays an average salary of 60.000 to each of its employees that gives us salary expenses of 102000000 USD. Add to that the costs of the server landscape the EBITDA is probably no higher than 20 to 70 Million USD. If we are fair investors we will probably also pay a price for the Facebook brand. So let´s value the assets of facebook at 2 billion USD. So in the end an investor would probably not pay more than 400 – 500 Million USD for Facebook.
Facebook: a speculator's valuation
But if we evaluate Facebook from a speculative point of view – and high tech companies are always a speculative investment when they begin to grow – the price of Facebook is probably closer 150 billion USD. The idea is that also google was not that profitable in the first years but google subsequently discovered a way of converting search queries into money. Perhaps you also could convert facebook users. But the question is how to convert facebook users into money? Facebook could have some very interesting answers for this question. Facebook could enter into the ecommerce sector, build little games, sell market research and could earn a lot of money with customized advertisements. But is this really currently worth a valuation of 50 billion USD? Probably not, but there are other ways to earn money. For example by steering facebook users into real brick & mortar shops with facebook places or by offering skype-based voice communication for the price of 50 USD a year. Anyway the basic idea is that if you have 580 million (or even better one billion) Facebook users, if you only make 40 USD from every user, you end up with sales of 23 to 40 billion USD. In 2009 google had sales of 23 billion and a margin of 27 % and today google is worth 197 billion USD.
My own valuation
To be honest I personally don't really have a valuation for this company, as I really don´t know what I would pay for it. I belive that a possible IPO of Facebook could reach 50 billion USD and the value could also rise in the first few weeks after their flotation. But if the numbers facebook presents don't impress, the value of facebook will be assessed through the eyes of an investor – and that means the market capitalization will fall to 500 or 1 billion USD. So in my eyes 50 billion is far too much at the beginning. If may perhaps be a fair value when the numbers are right but not yet. You have to remember in 2004 when google went to the stock market the estimates were around
2.7 billion USD and at that time google had 1900 and sales of nearly
1.5 Billion USD. But then again – google was already much more profitable by then.
What a Double-Dip Recession Could Do To the Biofuel Industry
Biofuel stocks are hurting. In fact, due to the very bleak economic outlook in the United States for the 2nd half of 2010, those prices could be headed much lower and this economic downturn is only serving to increase investor hesitancy toward investing capital into the biofuel industry.
Possibility of Double-Dip
The U.S. recovery was moving along quite nicely in early 2010, but the weight of the EuroZone Debt Crisis and domestic problems in the United States led to very disappointing U.S. economic data in June and July. Consumer demand dropped, employment began to fall as the U.S. Census season ended, retail sales figures disappointed, and several other key data combined to clearly communicate that the U.S. recovery was hitting a major wall of resistance.
In late July, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress and stated that his economic outlook for the U.S. economy and economic recovery is "unusually uncertain." If the leading economic minds of our times are unsure of the economic outlook, it means we are most likely in for a bit of pain during Q3 and Q4. This very bleak outlook from the Federal Reserve has begun to weigh on equity markets, and on August 11th, the Dow tumbled over 200 points. There is just no bright spot in the economy right now.
The term "double-dip recession" has begun surfacing in news commentaries and editorials throughout the United States. The housing sector is showing strong signs of possible contraction, and if it does begin to contract significantly, that could push an already fragile U.S. recovery back into recession. The Federal Reserve has made it clear they will do all in their power to prevent this from happening, no matter how much money that have to print.
This economic downturn could not have come at a worse time for the biofuel industry. Currently, the Renewable Fuels Standard is mandating a consistent increase in the amount of next generation ethanol that is produced in the U.S. By 2016, the RFS estimates that 16 billion gallons of it will be produced yearly. This goal is huge and in order for it to be reached, there must be a massive amount of expansion and growth in the industry; however, there is a correspondingly huge shortage of cash available in the industry right now. It is estimated that $500 million will be needed for each facility that will be built, and capital has been extremely hard to come by as many investors are still on the sidelines. Even the forex has not reached the daily volume of pre-Crisis levels.
The Effects of a Double-Dip
Due to a myriad of reasons, investors have been somewhat turned off to the idea of putting up large amounts of capital. This problem will only be exacerbated by a severe economic slow-down, or, even worse, a contraction. If capital is difficult to raise during the decent economic growth of early 2010, it will be nearly impossible during a slow-down. Venture capitalists, of course, do not like to take risk during times of economic uncertainty. All of the cash that investors have sitting on the sidelines may stay there for the foreseeable future.
Projecting further into the future with our economic analysis, if the United States does enter into another recession, it will be nothing less than devastating for the economy over the next decade, and it will increase deflationary fears, which will scare off investors even more. Another recession at this point in our fragile recovery would set the U.S. economy back years and would most likely result in an extended period of very slow economic growth for 5-10 years. This sort of economic climate will make it almost impossible for raising capital, and it could serve to deal a deafening blow to the industry.
Independent Financial Business Advisors: How They Can Help Your Business Through the Cuts.
All business owners, as I'm sure you're already aware, are having to ride out not only the recession, but also now the cuts that were announced in the Spending Review last month. With
statements such as "unemployment to rise to 3 million" and "500,000 public sector jobs to go",
there's no doubting it's going to be a tough time, but surely this should be the time when small to
medium businesses can really flourish? Not only providing jobs, but acting as a crucial part in the
recovery of the economy.
So, maybe your wondering how financial business advisors could help? Well, everyone can do
with a helping hand at some point and independent financial business advisors want to get your
business not only through the recession, but also to formulate your business a strategy to ensure
you survive the cuts, and grow through them, too.
What Services Could Independent Financial Business Advisors Offer Me?
If you've never dealt with independent financial business advisors before, an important point to
be aware of is that they are independent-they have no affiliation with any lenders, meaning all
businesses will get totally impartial advice and the best strategy possible. If this is your first time
dealing with independent financial business advisors, you might be wondering, what exactly can
they do for me? Well, all services are aimed at maximising your profit, these can be accountancy
services, business cost reduction and invoice factoring.
At a time when money may be tough for your business, but you still want to grow, invoice
factoring could prove to be the perfect solution. Seen as the modern day equivalent of a bank
overdraft, businesses will receive immediate cash to continue their growth in exchange for a
portion of your accounts which you sell to a third party.
As well as lending you money, independent financial business advisors can also save you money
and time. Debt recovery services are becoming increasingly important as going through the
traditional way of using the courts is becoming both a lengthy and costly process. By outsourcing
debt collectors you can save yourself valuable money and time enabling you to concentrate on the
growth of your business.
If you're a business owner and you are wondering what help you can get to help you through the
cuts, get in touch with independent financial advisors Target Business for impartial advice and a
wide range of services tailored to your business.
Non profit debt consolidation companies: How do they work?
Choosing the right consolidation company is an important decision that you need to make during debt consolidation. There are both for-profit and non-profit debt consolidation companies operating in the market.
Debt consolidation in a non-profit way:
There are debt consolidation non profit firms that are certified by the IRS as charitable organizations that can help you in consolidating your debts. These companies have obtained 501(c)(3) charitable status from the IRS. Check the company's 'About us' page to make sure that they are indeed a non profit organization.
How do they manage to work in non profit manner?
The word "non profit" may create an illusion in the mind of the customer. In this world where nothing comes for free, how can these companies survive as non profit? Well, the word non profit doesn't necessarily mean that the service is free of cost rather it only means that there wouldn't be any overall profit for the company at the end of the negotiation.
These debt consolidation non profit companies are normally funded by donation, and not a business cash advance, from the customers as well as creditors. Creditors would pay a percentage of the settled amount to the non profit organization for their services. Some companies may also charge nominal fees from the customer.
How would they help you?
The debt consolidation non profit companies don't work very differently than the for-profit ones. You would be assigned to a case manager who would look into your debt situation and guide you accordingly.
You would then be presented with an agreement which would explain how your consolidation program would work and how much you would need to spend for it. Once you agree to the contract, the counselor would then negotiate with the creditors to lower your interest rates.
You are required to make monthly payments which then will be disbursed amongst your creditors to satisfy your debt obligation. The advantage of this program is that it will stop harassment from the creditors.
Anyway, even to do debt consolidation non profit way you must look at few companies before joining one since there can be many sham companies too. Hence, check out the past record as well the authenticity of the IRS certificate before joining their program.
This is a guest article by author Robin Williams.
How to invest in cyclical companies
Cyclical companies are companies who are strongly tied to the business cycle and their stocks move sharply up and down when economy turns around. Because of this, they require special handling by the intelligent investor.
Definition of a cyclical company
During recessions and economical downswings the stock market as a whole usually goes down, but a special type of companies suffers most: the cyclicals. Examples for cyclical companies are Caterpillar, US Steel, General Motors and International Paper, all makers of products with a fairly flexible demand curve. Automobile manufacturers, airlines, steel, paper, heavy machinery and hotels are the best examples. Examples for non-cyclical companies are Coca Cola, Proctor & Gamble, and Quaker Oats, all makers of products with a fairly inflexible demand curve. In bad times, people still have to eat and buy stuff for the household. Getting a new car or some new whirlpool parts on the other hand, can be delayed for some time.
Marc Thomson, a friend of mine who works at a big bank here in Munich, Germany, said last week: "A lot of our clients feel it now, the recession is hitting them hard. We've seen that before in downturns, but as usual, industries like the steel and automobile industry suffer the most and request new credits. "
Chart for aviation support company AAR Corporation
Great opportunities ahead
When you look at charts of cyclical companies like the one above, there are always big up and downs. But when economy turns around, cyclicals can outperform growth companies and be great turnarounds. The problem is to catch the right moment of the cycle to buy. Take a second and analyse the chart of AAR Corporation for yourself and you will recognise that after this recession great opportunities will come ahead.
There are two problems when it comes to investing in cyclicals: timing and selection.
When it comes to timing, no one really can predict the economy as a whole and additionally cyclicals tend to doing well many months before the economy comes out of a recession. Best indicators seem to be interest rates and the companies' financial ratios which show when demand goes up again, but also insider buying. It also helps if you know the industry. But all in all it is quite difficult to catch the best moment for the ride.
When it comes to selection, it makes sense to pick an industry that is due for a bounce. Choose the biggest company for more safety and smaller companies if you want to take some risk. These companies who suffered the most can produce the most impressive returns, but you have to make sure, they also don't go bankrupt. More than usually, you have to check the balance sheet. An indicators that the company is healthy is for example a strong cash position.
If you do your homework well, I'm sure you can find plenty of good opportunities. While it certainly never hurts to have a college education you don't need a bachelors degree to find good investments. Solid research, patience and a solid understanding of your limits will go a long way in your success.
How to invest successfully
So, successful investing in cyclicals requires careful timing and a good selection. At this point, it's time to make a watchlist and be prepared to invest when the recession comes to an end which no one know how long it will take. When taking action, take advantage of cost-averaging by buying the stock for several months and building up your position. To be save, you should also set a stop-loss limit to protect you from loses.
Most of all, never forget the up-and-down nature of the economy. And be careful, some cyclical companies die when it finally comes to a economic slump, because of bad management which thought the good times will go on forever and building up a cash reserve is not necessary. When you decide to invest in a cyclical company, you have to follow the news about the global economy and the industry the stock is in. Also cyclicals are not suitable for long-term purposes because of no protection in recessions. Buy-and-hold doesn't work here. Please keep that in mind.
The magic of compound interest
Compound interest is one of the most interesting things in the financial world. If you truly understand how it works, it can make you a lot of money. Check out this impressive quote:
Compound interest is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time."
Albert Einstein
Compound interest can be explained as the adding of accumulated interest back to the principal. Interest is earned on interest. Compounding depends on three factors: percentage, basis and time.
Example: You have a bank account with $10000 in it and get 4% interest per year. After the first year you have $10400, but ten years later you already have $14802.44. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Even 0.5% make a difference
Let's take the example from above and modify the percentage to 4.5%. After ten years you have $15529.69. That means that you get 10.77% more than with a percentage of 4%. Amazing. Always seek for that extra 0.1% to 0.5% when searching for a good investment. Over time it changes a lot and you will see the difference.
The more you have, the more you will get
It's true, rich people get richer. We earn $400 in our first example, but with a basis of $20000 we would have earned $800. The higher the basis, the higher the profits. Don't forget to make regular payments into your savings account, so your basis gets bigger. Ideally you save money for a reason, for example your retirement. Then you need the endurance letting the money where it is for let's say 20 years. But trust me, the motivation is great to pay in every month, because you will see amazing results and retire completely without financial problems.
Time is on your side
How long you let your money earn money is up to you, but the longer the better.
Remember, you earn money by doing nothing. And the money you earned by letting it earn more money will earn you even more money. You just put money in your account and watch it grow over time. If you don't need the money, let it multiply. Be disciplined and patient enough and don't touch this money.
The three factors have to work together
The whole concept of compound interest sounds great, but it is dependent on the three factors. They have to work together well, or you will get poor results. Basically, it is up to you how long you can do without the money you put in your account. It is also your choice how much you put in,dependent on how much money you have, of course. To get the max, the basis and time should be relative high, because the third factor "percentage" is aligned with risk. You get a small percentage with little to no risk but every percentage point more goes hand in hand with more risk. It is essential to find the right balance.
Sometimes it is magic
To conclude this article, here is a amazing example on compound interest at work:
"If the Native American tribe that accepted goods worth 60 guilders for the sale of Manhattan in 1626 had invested the money in a Dutch bank at 6.5% interest, compounded annually, then in 2005 their investment would be worth over €700 billion (around USD $1,000 billion), more than the assessed value of the real estate in all five boroughs of New York City. With a 6.0% interest however, the value of their investment today would have been €100 billion (7 times less!)."
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Sheffield United are closing in on the capture of Ipswich's Alex Bruce, skysports.com understands.
Last Updated: 23/07/10 5:03pm
Sheffield United are closing in on the capture of Ipswich Town defender Alex Bruce, skysports.com understands.
The 25-year-old stopper's future at Ipswich is uncertain as he enters the final year of his contract.
Bruce made 12 league starts for the Tractor Boys last season while he was sent on loan to Leicester.
And, having fallen out-of-favour under manager Roy Keane, the Blades are said to be keen to tie up a deal.
Bruce, son of Sunderland boss Steve, signed at Portman Road on a free transfer.


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My theme is the intellectual decline of conservatism, and it is notable that the policies of the new conservatism are powered largely by emotion and religion and have for the most part weak intellectual groundings. That the policies are weak in conception, have largely failed in execution, and are political flops is therefore unsurprising. The major blows to conservatism, culminating in the election and programs of Obama, have been fourfold: the failure of military force to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives; the inanity of trying to substitute will for intellect, as in the denial of global warming, the use of religious criteria in the selection of public officials, the neglect of management and expertise in government; a continued preoccupation with abortion; and fiscal incontinence in the form of massive budget deficits, the Medicare drug plan, excessive foreign borrowing, and asset-price inflation.
By the fall of 2008, the face of the Republican Party had become Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber. Conservative intellectuals had no party.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Microsoft to Unveil Next-Generation Xbox in April?
Andy Ruffell / 5 years ago
With the semi-launch of the PS4 just a few days ago, there is already talks about Microsoft showing their hand when it comes to the next generation Xbox and April seems to be the favoured month for it to happen.
Rumours are rumours but this information is coming from a lot of sources including game developers, Sony employees and other professionals within the industry.
A senior Sony official said that the PS4 launch event that was held in New York recently, "caught Microsoft off-guard". He continued to say that "We definitely ruffled some feathers" and of course wishes to remain nameless.
Rumours continue to say that Microsoft will launch the console at an event for the media in early April, though March 25th till the 29th will see the Game Developers Conference potentially be a focal point for information on the upcoming console.
Naturally Microsoft have declined to comment on these rumours and have done for the past 2 years since first talks of the next-generation Xbox come about but several domains have been registered as of late including XboxEvent.com by Microsoft partner Ustechs.
2013 is certainly going to be an interesting year for both Sony and Microsoft and a Christmas battle is definitely on the books, as we all expected. Lets just hope that Sony actually have a console finished and that Microsoft can utilise the Sony launch event by fine-tweaking their product to offer more to the consumer.