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South Dakota TV Markets Show Growth
Television markets in the Dakotas are growing, with most designated market areas (DMA) showing moderate to substantial growth from 2012 to 2013, according to Nielsen.
The recently released updated DMA listing shows that Sioux Falls/Mitchell moved up from 112 to 111 in Nielsen's market rankings, Fargo/Valley City moved up from 117 to 116, and Minot/Bismarck/Dickinson moved up six all moved up from 151 to 145 in the Nielsen rankings of TV market sizes. Meanwhile, Rapid City remained at 173. Sioux City also remained steady at 147.
TV households grew nationally, according to Nielsen, including all the markets with viewers in the Dakotas. The Minot market had the largest numerical increase of almost nine thousand households, from 150,000 to 158,730, likely reflecting population increase from oil drilling and production in the region.
Fargo added 7,400 households, from 243,890 to 251,290. Sioux Falls added a little over seven thousand households, from 258,460 to 265,470. Sioux City added just over three thousand households, from 154,830 to 157,910. Rapid City added approximately 25 hundred new households, rising from 98,020 to 100,510.
"Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson/Williston jumped six (markets)," said John Petersen, KOTA-TV news director in Rapid City. "That's real growth, and I suspect it is a direct result of the oil and gas drilling in western North Dakota."
WDAY-TV's general sales manager in Fargo agrees with the assessment. Carol Anhorn says the growth started a few years ago, when the Fargo DMA went from market number121 in 2010 up to number 116 for 2013.
"We see this primarily due to business growth and low unemployment attracting families to the eastern half of North Dakota," WDAY's Anhorn said. "The oil boom in the western portion of the state is attracting workers for the oil fields and supporting industries. Many of these families are settling in other cities across the state."
Anhorn also notes that North Dakota has also been getting good press for many "best of" lists which helps balance preconceived notions of quality of life in the region.
As to the Fargo market, Anhorn says a health economy is the key.
"Businesses with headquarters in Fargo like NDSU, Microsoft, Scheels and Sanford have all been growing and expanding," Anhorn said. "As large employers in our area, that brings more families. They all need cars, food, homes, services, etc. which means additional jobs. Jobs and quality of life for families are the main attractions for growth in our area.
Anhorn adds that the North Dakota economy is one of the strongest, if not the strongest in the nation. So that translates to the media as well.
But the North and South Dakota markets are still in the middle to lower middle of the Nielsen DMAs. For comparison, New York, the top DMA in the United States, has almost 7.5 million households while DMA number 210, Glendive, Mont., has 4,260 households.
Market size can play a role in whether national advertisers may advertise in certain markets. For broadcasts journalists, they represent the stepping-stones in their careers and local "bragging rights."


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Video of the Day: How To Make A Tesla (video)
While we have a slight (and growing) penchant for actual How Tos, this is not one of them despite the title. Yet, wouldn't it be great if you could some how build your own Tesla S, or a slight variant there of. A kit car perh...
Tesla Supercharging Stations Will Soon Charge EVs in 5-minutes
Tesla believes they can fully charge one of their cars in just 5-minutes. Tesla's Supercharging stations can charge the company's Model S to 50% in just 20 minutes time. Filling a gas tank to the same "capacity" takes just min...
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It has been eight years since Tiger Woods last won the Masters.
Eight years since Woods holed that too good to be true pitch shot at the 16th hole, the one that took its own sweet time before falling into the cup, the swoosh-stamped ball pausing for an instant to tease the world before tumbling in, igniting a roar that shook the pines and every soul watching at Augusta National and a thousand points beyond.
That was when it seemed Woods could do anything, though the reality was he bogeyed the next two holes after his imagination-rattling pitch-in to fall into a playoff with Chris DiMarco before scratching out his fourth Masters victory.
Since that April Sunday in 2005, Woods has been like a moth to a light on a summer evening, flitting all around another Masters victory but not getting one. He's finished sixth or better every year but last year when he tied for 40th.
It's been a long time, however, since Woods arrived at the Masters the way he arrives for this one.
"It's been a few years," Woods said at Bay Hill when asked the last time he felt as enthused about his game with the Masters at hand.
He is back at No. 1 in the world, his public fall from grace, his injuries and another swing change, having faded into the background.
Less than two years ago, Woods had slipped to 58th in the world rankings while doubters clustered, believing he wouldn't regain what he had lost on the golf course.
Instead, Woods – who recently put his private life on public display with the release of photos with his new girlfriend, Lindsey Vonn – has won six PGA Tour events over the past 13 months or, 30 percent of his starts. That's better than his career winning percent of 25.8.
Consider this: Luke Donald, Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney and Brandt Snedeker are each ranked among the top 25 in the world.
Each of them has won five PGA Tour events – in their careers.
After finishing second to Woods at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral last month, Steve Stricker – who's still hearing it from other pros for giving Woods a putting lesson that week – said this about Tiger:
"His attitude and what I saw (at Doral), his belief in himself again, looks very similar to where he was in the early 2000s or you can pick any (year), I guess, when he was playing great.
"He just seems in a better place mentally, to me. He seems to be having fun. Seems to have a lot of confidence in himself and his game."
This is not about being back.
"Never left," Woods answered when asked if his victory at Torrey Pines in late January showed he was back.
This is about the next stage of Woods' career. He won with a homemade swing, with another swing taught by Butch Harmon, then another cultivated by Hank Haney. Accused of being bullheaded for insisting he could rebuild his game again using Sean Foley's new age teachings, Woods has made it happen.
The next step is winning his 15th professional major championship. Eight years since his last Masters victory and nearly five years since he beat Rocco Mediate in a playoff to win the 2008 U.S. Open, Woods' quest to break Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 majors has stalled.
Once a foregone conclusion, Woods catching and passing Nicklaus is now an open-ended question.
"Is he going to be back to the game he had in 2000 or 2001? Probably not," ESPN golf analyst Curtis Strange said. "Is he back to being a consistent contender, an intimidating figure? Yeah, I think he's very, very close to being back in that respect. Is he back to winning majors? Well, we have yet to see."
In the career race, Woods stands dead even with Nicklaus. At age 37, Woods has played 60 majors and won 14, the same numbers Nicklaus had at the same age. It took Nicklaus nine more years to win his last four majors.
If there has been a single factor that has kept Woods from winning at Augusta in recent years, it's been putting. It isn't glamorous but winning the Masters is often about who makes the most five-footers for par over four days.
Ask Phil Mickelson.
It's what separated Woods for so many years and it's what has dulled at Augusta the last few years.
"Let's face it, no one on the face of the earth has ever putted like Tiger Woods putts, especially under pressure. Now that he's putting good again, he can finish dead last in fairways hit at Bay Hill and win like he did finishing dead last at Torrey Pines and winning. Nobody else can do that," said ESPN's Paul Azinger.
This year, Woods leads the tour in strokes gained putting, perhaps the strongest indicator that this might be the year he wins a fifth green jacket.
This Masters may ultimately be about someone else – Rory McIlroy or Lee Westwood or Mickelson. But it begins – again – with Tiger Woods.
"To me the anticipation is almost like a heavyweight fight; when Ali is getting ready to step into the ring with Foreman or Frazier or when Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns are about to step into the ring or Mike Tyson against Riddick Bowe," Azinger said. "The anticipation for this Masters (is) to see if Tiger can win four out of five and get his first major now that he's making every putt."
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Tavani Tags Four Seniors to for Football Captaincy
Chiarolanzio, Coscia, Roberts and Scheuerman selected as team captains for defending Patriot League champs
Reigning Champs Place Four on Preseason All-Patriot League Squad
Leopards picked third in preseason poll
Scheuerman Selected for FCS Preseason All-America Team
Senior tailback is coming off a 1000-yard rushing season
Football Relives 2013 Season at Annual Banquet
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Lafayette beats Lehigh, 50-28, to capture the Patriot League Title.
2013: Appeared in all 12 games, making 11 starts...All-Patriot League Second Team selection for the third time in his career...won the team's Offensive Back MVP for the second straight season...carried the ball 218 times for 1,113 rushing yards with 14 touchdowns...amassed 1,920 all-purpose yards on the year...returned 19 kickoffs for 470 yards...had 31 receptions for 337 yards and four touchdowns...rushed for a career-high 188 yards with two touchdowns against Bucknell (10/5)...rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns the following week at Princeton (10/12)... had 56 rushing yards, 91 receiving yards, and 144 kickoff return yards for a career-high 291 all-purpose yards against Colgate (11/9)...rushed for 169 yards for two touchdowns in the win against Fordham (11/16)...accumulated 106 rushing yards and 112 kickoff return yards in the win over Lehigh (11/23)...named the All-Patriot League Second Team.
2012: Played in all 11 games making seven starts to earn his second varsity letter...All-Patriot League Second-Team selection...won the team's Offensive Back Award...scored five touchdowns...led the team and was fourth in the Patriot League in rushing (701 yards on 146 attempts)...accumulated 1,156 total all-purpose yards...returned 18 kicks for 304 yards to lead the team...caught 21 balls for 151 yards...had 161 total yards and a touchdown against Robert Morris (9/29)...gained 125 yards and a touchdown on the ground and amassed 194 all-purpose yards against Princeton (10/6)...carried for a season-high 142 yards on ground and 213 all-purpose yards at Colgate (11/3).
2011: Started nine and played in all 11 games while earning his first varsity letter...named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and All-Patriot League Second-Team honors at tailback and return specialist...named Patriot League Rookie of the Week four times following performances vs. Penn (9/17), Stony Brook (9/24), Fordham (10/22) and Colgate (11/5)...placed on the watch list for The Sports Network's Jerry Rice Award given to the nation's top freshman...received the team Offensive Back MVP award...led the team in rushing (104-535 yards) and all-purpose yards (1,402 yards)...fourth on the team in receiving with 20 receptions for 188 yards and one touchdown...led the team and set a single-season record in kick returns with 31 returns for 715 yards and a touchdown...had a 78-yard return in a win over Colgate (11/5)...ripped off a 44-yard run in a 10-carry, 90-yard effort against Stony Brook (9/24)...caught a 44-yard touchdown pass against Penn (9/17)...completed a 35-yard pass to Kyle Hayes against Holy Cross (11/12).
AT ALLENTOWN: Honor roll student who was an All-Colonial Valley Conference First-Team selection as a senior...also earned all-area and third-team all-state laurels...carried 248 times for 1,717 yards and 26 touchdowns...holds county record for career yards and touchdowns in a game...three-time team MVP, playing tailback and free safety...four-year member of wrestling team where he was a two-time county and district champ and was seventh in the state...earned all-area and all-conference first-team honors...selected student of the month while capturing the top scholarship prize, the Jack Stephan Scholarship at the Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet presented by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
PERSONAL: Son of Jan Cote...has older sister, Rachael...born 3/5/93.
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The Skywarn Severe Weather Spotter class scheduled for Tuesday in Wood County has been canceled due to anticipated severe weather.
The class is presented by the National Weather Service and teaches how to identify and report all types of severe weather.
The class has been rescheduled for Tuesday April, 16 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Lake High School auditorium.
The training is free and open to the public.
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CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: A southwest suburban Evergreen Park man was killed late Friday in a drive-by shooting on a South Side Englewood neighborhood street.
Lafayette Johnson, of the 2600 block of West 89th Place in Evergreen Park, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:36 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The 34-year-old man was shot while walking in the 7100 block of South Eggleston Avenue at 11:30 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
Someone in a passing dark-colored vehicle opened fire, leaving him with a gunshot wound to the back, police said.
No one is in custody and Area South detectives are investigating.
Police are investigating the murder of a homeless man who was beaten to death in an alley in Logan Square.
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Four years after seeing Hurricane Gustav come ashore near them, residents of Chauvin were seen moving away from the coast as Tropical Storm Isaac approached the same area.
And Johnny Glover, owner of CoCo Marina, isn't surprised.
"You can't blame them after Katrina and Gustav," Glover said.
People in southeast Louisiana know what to do, Glover said, because they've "been there, done that."
But the wobbling storm's movement and forecast has thrown a wrench in what they're expecting the outcome of the storm to be.
"This thing is mind boggling because you watch it wobble to the north, you get excited," Glover said. "You watch it wobble to the west and you get disappointed because we want it to go east of us. If it goes west of us, we're gonna have a mess of it.
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Shots fired at Upper Nazareth police car
Mannequin officer inside car as deterrent for speeding
Police said they're thankful an officer wasn't sitting in a parked patrol car when someone opened fire, blasting the car with at least 20 bullets.
The shooting happened late Wednesday night on Mayfair Place, off Route 248, in Upper Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co.
A township patrol car, with a mannequin police officer sitting inside, was parked along the road as a deterrent for speeding and running stop signs when a man, armed with a .45 caliber handgun, approached the vehicle and opened fire, police said.
The patrol car is now missing most of its windows, the tires are all flat and there are holes in the hood and grill, said the police chief, adding that he's thankful a real officer wasn't in the car at the time.
Witnesses told police they saw a white man with thinning hair and a husky build walking away from the scene.
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Leatherstocking Corp., owner of the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, has agreed to pay a $550,000 settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit brought by service workers, largely over the distribution of service-charge proceeds.
The workers alleged in the suit filed in Albany in 2010 that the hotel's actions violated New York labor law the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
In settling in the lawsuit, the hotel maintained that it did nothing wrong.
"After years of litigation, the hotel determined that the settlement was in the best interests of the hotel and its loyal employees," the Otesaga said in a statement emailed to The Daily Star at the newspaper's request last week. "The hotel remains committed to complying with its legal obligations."
The lawsuit also alleged violations of overtime and minimum-wage standards, but the bulk of the case focused on a "service/gratuity" charge that the hotel charged guests and restaurant patrons, according to court papers. It also alleged that guests were not told that service charge was part of their bills. The amount of charge varied, depending on the service, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs said this week.
"My recollection (is) that in the dining room, standard meals were charged at a certain amount per diner whether it was $5 or $8 or whatever, per meal, and also that the lodging charges were per night," said Leon Greenberg, a Las Vegas-based specialist in wage cases.
According to court documents, the hotel insisted that it properly distributed all of the service-charge money to employees. The dispute centered on which employees were paid, according to the documents.
The plaintiffs contended that management employees who were not legally entitled to a share of the payments nonetheless received them, while the hotel countered that that all of the people it paid were entitled to a share of the money.


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Ground level two bedroom, one and a half bath condo. Located beside one of Hidden Valley's three pools, perfect location for a summer getaway in the mountains. Unit is also a short walk to the slopes for the best of both worlds.
One bedroom features a queen bed with Cable TV and VCR, the second bedroom features a king bed with cable TV.
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Hidden Valley is a four seasons resort located in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania. Activities and attractions on the resort include, skiing, tubing, golf, 3 on-site pools (one indoor), basketball, tennis, miles of walking trails, playgrounds, mountain biking course and much more. Also, within 20 miles you have access to 7 state parks for hiking, swimming, fishing or biking, white-water rafting at Ohiopyle, touring Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and much more for the outdoor enthusiast.
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Winter rates: $500/weekend, $125/weekday night
Spring/summer/fall rates: $350/weekend, $95/additional night, $700/week*
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Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
By Jerome K Jerome. Adapted from the novel by Craig Gilbert.
Produced by The Original Theatre Company
Directed by Alastair Whatley and Craig Gilbert
Designed by Victoria Spearing
Lighting by Alan Valentine
"As welcome as a gin and tonic on a hot summer's day...
a complete hoot from start to finish"
Keeping audiences laughing for well over a century Jerome K Jerome's classic tale of boating misadventure has become the quintessential example of the charm and wit of Victorian England.
Originally intended as a guide to boating on the Thames, Jerome's ripping yarn of youthful friendship, mischief and folly celebrates the very essence of Britishness inspiring many of our comic legends from Morecambe and Wise to Monty Python.
In an attempt to escape the stresses of city life three friends J, Harris and George accompanied by their faithful canine companion Montmorency decide to take to the river in order to relax and rejuvenate. The holiday, however, quickly unravels and descends into chaos…
In this our Diamond Jubilee and Olympic year the award winning Original Theatre Company take this classic tale of British misadventure and folly by the scruff of the neck. Equipped with a working pub, live piano accompaniment, some ale, music hall singing, a dog and a feast of physical comedy, settle yourself in for a night out to remember.
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In Indianapolis on Sunday, top-ranked Ohio State managed to prevail over Michigan in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. It did take a 16-0 run, though, for the Buckeyes to push past their conference rival and into the finals.
Jon Diebler led Ohio State with 16 points. Jared Sullinger struggled from the free-throw line, sinking only four of 10 shots, but still managed 14 points and 13 rebounds, including six from the offensive glass. The Wolverines were led by Darius Morris' 16 points.
With Michigan State and Penn State yet to tip off this afternoon, this is how the Big Ten bracket looks. All times Eastern.
Quarterfinals: Friday, March 11
No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes defeats Northwestern, 67-61 (OT)
No. 4 Michigan Wolverines defeat No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini, 60-55
No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers defeat Michigan State, 74-56
Penn State defeats Wisconsin 36-33
Semifinals: Saturday, March 12
Ohio State def. Michigan, 68-61
Michigan State vs. Penn State, 25 minutes after first semifinal, CBS
Championship game: Sunday, March 13
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International Studies/International Business - Internships
The major in International Business is designed to prepare students for careers in multinational organizations, financial institutions, and other service industries, trading organizations, non-profit and government institutions. Given the high number of nonprofit organizations and international businesses located in Fairfield County, coupled with the University's proximity to New York City, Fairfield can arrange internship opportunities with a significant international orientation. Recent placements include:
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- Solomon Smith Barney
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- Fisher International
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- International Refugee Rights Organization
- International Institute of Connecticut
- Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
- NBC Universal
- Conference of NGOs (CONGO)
- Connecticut Legal Services
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Colts vice chairman Bill Polian hinted late last season that his club could be more active pursuing other teams' free agents this offseason. Although the Colts didn't exactly set the world on fire with their free-agent moves, they did add several players who fit what they do well and have intriguing upside. Among the additions is former Falcons DE Jamaal Anderson, the eighth overall pick in the 2007 draft. Anderson was widely regarded as a bust in Atlanta, mustering only 4 ½ sacks in his first four seasons. But he wasn't brought to the Colts to be a pass rusher; his main responsibility in Indianapolis will be to spell Pro Bowl DEs Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis on obvious run downs. We hear Anderson could be a new version of former Colt Raheem Brock. The versatile Brock, who played inside and outside, was occasionally dropped from tackle into pass coverage. At 6-foot-6, Anderson also could be very effective crowding passing lanes.


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After their 0-3 start, the Kansas City Chiefs were labeled by many as the worst team in the league and the leaders in the race to obtain the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, and consequently, Andrew Luck. Since then, they've won four straight games, and following their dramatic 23-20 win over the San Diego Chargers on Monday Night Football, they sit inexplicably at the top of the AFC West, in the driver's seat for a playoff spot. If you missed the game last night, want to relive it or, like me, passed out on the couch during the fourth quarter, here are the video highlights.
Curtis Brinkley's plays to get the Chargers back into the game late were a great introduction to the NFL spotlight and a real highlight of the game. Unfortunately for him and the Chargers, Philip Rivers' mistakes are going to be the much bigger talking point.
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How the Twitter tax break grew into an expensive giveaway that involves police patrols, a new Muni line — and a lot of real estate
A Guardian review of the voluminous e-mails and other public records behind the proposed Mid-Market tax exclusion zone shows how public officials and private power brokers promised millions of dollars in benefits to Twitter and greatly expanded the tax-exclusion zone to unrelated properties with little explanation, concern over impacts, or understanding of how it would affect city finances.
The result was a proposal that could cost the cash-strapped city more than $17 million — a cost that even the city's fairly conservative economist Ted Egan told the Guardian isn't justified for many of the properties that were included in the proposal, particularly the large commercial office buildings along Market Street and the small businesses in the Tenderloin.
"It's giving taxes away to properties that are going to fill up anyway," said Egan, who recommended several changes to lessen the proposal's cost, even though he supports giving a tax break to Twitter and thinks the deal will be a net positive if it stimulates business development as much as its backers hope.
The proposal would exempt companies in Mid-Market and the Tenderloin from paying the city's 1.5 percent business payroll tax on any new jobs they create for six years. It was sweetened even more for Twitter — city officials promised the company a new Muni line, police foot patrols, and various other tax credits and exemptions to improve Twitter's cash flow, the documents show.
The Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development worked almost full-time on the deal for several months to keep Twitter from following through on its threat to leave town. Indeed, OEWD staffers don't even acknowledge that the tax break is a loss to city coffers, arguing the city would lose money if Twitter leaves and keeping the company here will increase property taxes and rents in the Mid-Market area.
Yet there is little in the documents to indicate how real that threat is or whether the legislation will convince the company to stay here, and Twitter hasn't responded to inquires from the Guardian or other media outlets.
Egan pointed to a reason for Twitter to leave that hasn't been part of the public discussion to date. The city's payroll tax applies to stock options — and Twitter would be on the hook for as much as $40 million in taxes if the company goes public. But he said that could be addressed more directly without the broader giveaway.
OEWD head Jennifer Matz said she trusts Twitter executives and "they are out the door if we don't do this." She also said she disagrees with Egan that the city is giving away more than it needs to and "there is no question in my mind it will bare its fruits."
Yet she also acknowledged the difficult precedent this deal is setting and said she's already fielded regular calls from other companies asking for their tax break. "I've had multiple conversations like that," she said. "We tell the other businesses, 'we're sorry.'"
Not everyone shares her faith in the power of tax breaks, with progressives and the city's biggest public employee union opposing the deal. Critics have said Twitter is a rich company that is essentially trying to shake down city taxpayers, despite previous assurances to remain here. After then-Mayor Gavin Newsom made one of many visits to the company on March 10, 2009, Twitter officials wrote on the company blog, "We assured Mayor Newsom that as Twitter grows, we'll continue to keep our headquarters here in San Francisco."
That all changed the next year as Twitter officials looked to expand and relocate into the SF Mart building at Market and Ninth streets.
"OEWD staff has been actively engaged with Twitter since February of 2009," Matz wrote in a Jan. 18 memo to Sup. Jane Kim soliciting her support for the tax breaks.
Motherfucker can't even choose the correct spelling of bear. Fruit is borne, douche, not... ursine. Prometheus in the dark he ain't.
Of course, if one still gives a shit, there are more substansive problems: The article neatly sidesteps issues of business retention and the mess of Market. Or where they are addressed, it is only addressed in hostile fashion. We can't unionize the homeless, and if we did, against whom would they strike?
SF needs more than nonprofit drains upon city coffers; some one must actually make, buy or sell things. I know, I know, highly distasteful. But the "progressive" alternative to a mid-Market tax break answer is currently Buck's Tavern. Boo. Alt.newsweeklies are supposed to be the bastions of hard-hitting, thoughtful journalism, not reflexive and frankly plain old lame-assed laziness. Boo! I submit a FOIA request on this asshole's ability to comb through thousands of pages of Harry Potter, much less actual civic documents.
In sum: Lazy! Poorly Written! Counterproductive!
Wow, the supporters of this legislation seem to have one thing in common: they use personal attacks as a mechanism of distraction.
The problem they have is that the policy arguments are not on their side. Their Over and over again today, I have seen a variety of personal attacks all day long against any one who opposes the legislation in multiple forums. It shows weakness on many levels, and desperation that I am surprised to see.
Your policy argument "I'm entitled."
You work for SEIU right? And your complaining about ad homonyms?
Put the bong down.
Judging from how they acted so far I'd say Twitter will be a bad corporate citizen and San Francisco should cut it lose before it causes more trouble.
If I were a supervisor I'd ask Twitter/JP Morgan how they could help during a time of desperate need, not talking dirty to them over the phone like one of Willie Brown's street walker mistresses.
A 'bad' corporation can cause a lot of damage that far outweighs any benefits. They have gone to the dark side.
Gosh I'm really beginning to understand why Randy Shaw was so into Jane Kim.
I bet Debora Walker didn't put up with his crap for one second, did she Randy?
"It's giving taxes away to properties that are going to fill up anyway,"
I went into that building once a month at least all through the 90's, it was always 2/3rds full at best.
Now after a recession its going to fill right up?
As the establishment progressives make up things endlessly, there is even less reasons to care about their class ravings.
If you don't like what moves in, don't go there. I avoid 24th street and some of the TL. If mid Market isn't bum filled enough for you, go to the 200 block of Turk St.
Trolls apparently aren't diligent readers: that quote is from the city's economist, who is no progressive, and it doesn't refer to SF Mart as you seem to think. As for the first commenter: One "bare" typo in a 2500-word article based on reviewing thousands of documents, including hundreds withheld until a few hours before my deadline -- is that really the best ammo you've got? Apparently my article is even more solid than I thought.
plural means more than one, the article is about Twitter.
You're quoting him to further your position.
Beautifully written,
What an edition y'all have today. Have to admit that I'm amused by 'Gabriel' (I'm assuming that's Haaland) waxing poetic against, "personal attacks". He's the biggest back stabber in SF and that ain't easy. Or, weren't your attacks on Adachi personal, Gabe? Pot ... kettle. Pot ... kettle.
Bulldog sees the big picture.
Our economy is anchored on two fragile legs sunk in quicksand. Tourism (one car bomb will destroy that) and, office rentals (they're always looking for a better deal and not reliable).
We should encourage growth of our schools and add more. Students don't run away because they have finals next week and mom and dad have paid their tuition and rent for the entire year. I managed property all over the East of Van Ness area covered in this deal and always had at least 10-15% students.
So, how's the City and the Bay Guardian react to a San Francisco institution like the Academy of Art University growing by leaps and bounds?
The City and Brad Paul and the Guardian and Calvin Welch try to extort 30 million out of AAu. While it offers to add an entire bus line (at our expense) for Twitter, the Guardian and Brad Paul complain about the free buses that AAU provides for their students.
We have over 100,000 students in SF (bet you didn't know that).
We should have 200,000 and more.
"How does a duck know which direction South is?"
"And, how to tell his wife from all the other ducks?"
Good questions, all.
Go Giants!
"and now the next leg of our tour we go into an abandoned building, instead of productive employment this building is kept vacant so that ideological purity can be upheld.
Here are some hobo likenesses scrawled on pizza boxes of our cities secular welfare state saints;
Gabriel Haaland, this saint complains when SEIU doesn't get tax money to hire more SEIU employees
Chris Daly, this saint complains about Nimby's while beimng one
TIm Redmond, this saint supports classism while complaining about it
...now onto our next tour spot, a shooting gallery in the garage"
If you read this right any employees will be taxed in SF on their stock options but not in many other bay area cities like Brisbaine.
So to encourage start ups to stay in SF there is now an area (which were previously undisirable), where Start Ups can locate without this tax.
Surely it is a progressive policy to use the tax code to encourage behaviour, like locating to Mid Market?
Ofcourse if you don't like the idea of successful and not so successful start ups even existing in SF then you would oppose this tax break.
This has highlighted that the pay roll tax should be re-examined in SF, and how it does discourage employers loacating here.
And look I am in support this tax break, but have made no personal attacks.
Stated like a true Koch Brother, a "founders circle" member of the Club for Growth, mixed in with millennial Christians who "believe" in the second coming of greater tax revenues when you cut taxes.
Jane Kim ha ha ha!!
I like the lipstick on that slut's teeth.
This tax break and other favors shifts the tax burden to the rest of the tax base.
This socializes the business risk while privatizing the profits.
Subsidizing Twitter comes out of your wallet.
The payroll tax applying to stock options is new info to me but can we get further explanation how that would work? When does the tax on stock options apply? When granted/given? Or when they're actually exercised? And not clear if this exemption applies to everyone or only new hires? So if only new hires doesn't that mean most of the stock options will go to existing employees and therefore be taxed?
Thanks for the coverage of this issue.
Egan told me that the stock options get taxed as part of the payroll when the company goes public because that's when they get their value. Twitter hasn't shared any financial data with the city, so Egan's estimates are based simply on news reports, but his estimate is that the IPO will be for about $12 billion, about half of which goes to the venture capitalists who now bankroll the company and a quarter each goes to employees and those who buy stock after the IPO. Subtracting out an estimated 10 percent of their value that Twitter employees paid for those options, that leaves $2.7 billion in compensation that is subject to the 1.5 percent payroll tax, leading to a one-time payroll tax obligation of about $40 million.
Now, the deal as it's now structured would exempt Twitter stock options from the payroll tax for eight years, for both new and existing employees. He also said it would be possible to just exempt Twitter stock options, which he said it preferable to the larger giveaway that has been crafted, but he couldn't say whether that would be enough to keep Twitter in town. In the letter Twitter wrote, the CFO claims it would cost the company $30 million over five years in "incremental rent, taxes, and other expenses compared to moving the company out to the peninsula," but he didn't provide any support for that figure.
I hope that helps clarify things.
ISOs are liable for capital gains tax once exercised no matter if the company is public or not providing the employee's total liability is in AMT territory - the IRS calls it "phantom gain" i.e. capital gain on something that can't be sold on an open market but has a gain between the grant price and the FMV as judged by an accredited accountancy firm. That's why employees receiving ISOs would be well advised to exercise iteratively to avoid a large tax liability.
e.g. 10,000 ISOs puchased at $0.10 cost the employee $1000 dollars. If the current FMV is $5.00 then the employee is liable for capital gains tax on the difference i.e. $4.90x10,000 = $49,000. Of course this just an example.
Twitter employees may be able to sell their exercised options today on a private market as many Facebook employees are doing, providing their grants don't specifically forbid it, though I'm not certain an option grant can legally prevent that.
The reason people don't provide data is they have something to hide?
Below is an similar explanation, apparently from a corporate attorney at Google.
Apparently the IPO can be expected to raise an estimated $100 million in cash, so $40 million is a lot to pay for a city payroll tax.
Serious flaw in the business model?
"...Say a company like Twitter, valued at $3.4 billion in its last funding round, goes public at a $10 billion valuation and raises $100 million. There's a good chance that most founder and employee equity would be tied up in ISOs, meaning as much as $3 billion – $6 billion of the $10 billion valuation could be tied up in stock that was originally an ISO. If it were half – $5 billion – then Twitter would get a tax bill from San Francisco for $75 million. 75% of the $100 million they just raised would be paid to San Francisco."
Something else kind of interesting -- apparently if Titter moved to avoid the payroll tax then San Francisco could sue and argue the value was created while Twitter was located in SF and charge the tax anyway.
To me this seems like a bargaining chip.
"...Is it possible that a company could move to San Mateo the year before an IPO? Yes. But could the city sue and allege that the value of those options was created in San Francisco? Yes, again. Because few other cities have local payroll taxes to begin with and the Federal government doesn't subject these options to payroll taxes, there are almost no precedents here."
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Many years ago I had a cat named Loki. He earned that name. He was fiercely mischievous, often wreaking havoc in the middle of the night.
One night, he knocked my mother's old sugar bowl off the counter, breaking the lid into a couple of pieces. The bowl meant a great deal to me as it represented a small piece of my family history. I glued it back together and now, when I see that imperfect lid, with its crack lines and the yellowing glue, I remember both my mom as she was then, and that crazy cat.
The object has become more meaningful with the damage.
This week's Torah portion has a piece of that broken sugar bowl. The portion describes how Moses is on Mount Sinai speaking with God about how things will go. When he returns, carrying the first set of Commandments, which were written by God, Moses encounters the Israelites celebrating the golden calf they created in his absence. Moses is enraged at the blasphemy he witnesses, and he smashes those tablets.
Later in the portion, God instructs Moses to inscribe the second set of tablets.
But whatever happened to that smashed first set? The ones actually written by the Divine? There is a study written long after that time which suggests that the broken pieces were placed into the Ark of the Covenant, along with the second set. It would make sense to keep things written by the Divine. They would serve perhaps as a warning and sign of hope. The warning would be of the consequences that humans can destroy even godly things.
The sign of hope is that those imperfect shards have enough meaning to be in close association with the Covenant of God.
We are not perfect people. But just as the Israelites gathered up those shards broken in anger and kept them safe, so has God kept us. We are in the presence of the Divine every day, surrounded by the air and environment created so long ago and evolving around us, even as we adapt and evolve though time. Remember, we have moved from lives lit by candles and powered by horses, to a people with an amazing array of technology that allows us to communicate and travel, virtually and literally, as never before.
We are not a perfect people. As we witness the Olympics play out with highly trained athletes striving for gold medals, we will see perfect 10s given. But, no matter how well the athletes perform, each of them knows that they have room for improvement. They have faith that continued hard work, discipline and practice will lead to a better performance.
We are not perfect people, and most of us are not Olympic athletes. We each carry the flaws and imperfections we've accumulated during our time on Earth. Those flaws make us who and what we are. Hopefully, we also carry knowledge and faith of our association with the Divine.
If that is the case, perhaps, with faith and a memory of that association, we can work every day to live closer to that Presence, and strive to live each day as a meaningful blessing in how we treat those we encounter.
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The Ravens and Steelers have tied for the AFC North title the past two seasons, with Baltimore winning the head-to-head tiebreaker in 2011 and Pittsburgh winning on the basis of a better division record in '10.
As has been the case recently, it appears there is not a lot separating these two entering 2012.
Look no further than the division odds at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino's SuperBook, where Baltimore and Pittsburgh were 6-5 co-favorites to win the AFC North as of Monday. At the Caesars Entertainment sportsbooks in Las Vegas, the Ravens were 11-10 favorites in the North, with the Steelers just a tick behind at 6-5.
The Steelers, who have a widespread and passionate fanbase, are generally popular with the betting public. Jay Kornegay, the vice president of race and sportsbook operations at the SuperBook, said more tickets have been written on Pittsburgh to win the division than Baltimore. In fact, Cincinnati (4-1) and Cleveland (25-1) also have garnered more AFC North-title support at the betting window than Baltimore, which has received "very little support" from a division-winning standpoint to date, Kornegay said. Also, LVH has written almost twice as many tickets and has taken a little more than twice as much money on the Steelers to win Super Bowl XLVII compared to the Ravens, according to Kornegay, who said he believes Pittsburgh is the better team.
Despite the discrepancy in bets, the Steelers and Ravens are both 14-1 to win the Super Bowl at the SuperBook. Moreover, the Ravens are 12-1 to win the Super Bowl at the Caesars books off a 15-1 opening line, with the Steelers now 15-1 after opening at 12-1. Caesars oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman sees the Ravens and Steelers as "clear-cut" favorites in the division and has "taken what we've expected" in Super Bowl bets on both sides.
The Bengals are perceived as the strong third choice in the AFC North — the primary alternative to Baltimore and Pittsburgh. However, the Bengals "haven't attracted a whole lot of attention" from bettors, Fuhrman said. Cincinnati is 7-2 to win the North and 30-1 to win the Super Bowl at Caesars.
Kornegay expects Cincinnati, a surprise wild-card team in 2011, to take a small step back this season. He pegs the Bengals, 50-1 to win the Super Bowl at LVH, to win 7-8 games, calling them a "solid young team."
The Bengals aren't drawing much in the way of Super Bowl bets, however. In fact, the SuperBook has taken more Super Bowl bets on the Browns, who are 200-1. Both rank among the least popular clubs with Super Bowl bettors at the SuperBook, Kornegay said.
But say this much for the Browns — they have received some respect from professional bettors, Kornegay said. Sharp money pushed Cleveland's regular-season win total from 4½ to 5 at the LVH. The Browns have the same total at Caesars, where they are 20-1 to win the division and 125-1 to win the Super Bowl.
Kornegay believes the Browns will be severely challenged during the early portion of their schedule, which looks tougher than a season ago.
"I don't know how a team can have so many question marks year after year," he said.
Here are projected regular-season win totals for AFC North teams at the LVH SuperBook and the Caesars Entertainment sportsbooks as of July 23. The vigorish on the Over and the Under for each total is listed from left to right, respectively, for each club.
Team Caesars LVH
Baltimore 10 (-105 / -125) 10 (+105 / -125)
Cincinnati 8 (-110 / -120) 8 (+110 / -130)
Cleveland 5 (-120 / -110) 5 (-110 / -110)
Pittsburgh 10 (-115 / -115) 10½ (+140 / -160)


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Big Four (audit firms)
The Big Four are the four largest international professional services networks, offering audit, assurance, tax, consulting, advisory, actuarial, corporate finance, and legal services. They handle the vast majority of audits for publicly traded companies as well as many private companies, creating an oligopoly in auditing large companies. It is reported that the Big Four audit 99% of the companies in the FTSE 100, and 96% of the companies in the FTSE 250 Index, an index of the leading mid-cap listing companies.[1] The Big Four firms are shown below, with their latest publicly available data.
|Revenue per Employee
|Fiscal Year
|United States
|United Kingdom
|Ernst & Young
|United Kingdom
This group was once known as the "Big Eight", and was reduced to the "Big Six" and then "Big Five" by a series of mergers. The Big Five became the Big Four after the demise of Arthur Andersen in 2002, following its involvement in the Enron scandal.
BDO and Grant Thornton are the fifth and sixth largest firms, respectively.
Legal structure[edit]
None of the Big Four firms is a single firm; rather, they are professional services networks. Each is a network of firms, owned and managed independently, which have entered into agreements with other member firms in the network to share a common name, brand and quality standards. Each network has established an entity to co-ordinate the activities of the network. In one case (KPMG), the co-ordinating entity is Swiss, and in three cases (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young) the co-ordinating entity is a UK limited company. Those entities do not themselves perform external professional services, and do not own or control the member firms. They are similar to law firm networks found in the legal profession.
In many cases each member firm practises in a single country, and is structured to comply with the regulatory environment in that country. In 2007 KPMG announced a merger of four member firms (in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) to form a single firm.
Ernst & Young also includes separate legal entities which manage three of its four areas: Americas, EMEIA (Europe, The Middle East, India and Africa), and Asia-Pacific. (Note: the Japan area does not have a separate area management entity). These firms coordinate services performed by local firms within their respective areas but do not perform services or hold ownership in the local entities.[6]
The figures in this article refer to the combined revenues of each network of firms.
Mergers and the Big Auditors[edit]
Since 1989, mergers and one major scandal involving Arthur Andersen have reduced the number of major professional-services firms from eight to four.
Big 8[edit]
The firms were called the Big 8 for most of the 20th century, reflecting the international dominance of the eight largest firms (presented here in alphabetical order):
- Arthur Andersen (until its closure in 2002 for a conviction related to the Enron scandal which was later overturned by the US Supreme Court[7])
- Arthur Young & Co.
- Coopers & Lybrand (until 1973 Cooper Brothers in the UK and Lybrand, Ross Bros., & Montgomery in the United States)
- Ernst & Whinney (until 1979 Ernst & Ernst in the United States and Whinney Murray in the UK)
- Deloitte Haskins & Sells (until 1978 Haskins & Sells in the United States and Deloitte & Co. in the UK)
- Peat Marwick Mitchell (later Peat Marwick, then KPMG)
- Price Waterhouse
- Touche Ross
Most of the Big 8 originated in alliances formed between British and U.S. audit firms in the 19th or early 20th centuries. Price Waterhouse was a UK firm which opened a U.S. office in 1890 and subsequently established a separate U.S. partnership. The UK and U.S. Peat Marwick Mitchell firms adopted a common name in 1925. Other firms used separate names for domestic business, and did not adopt common names until much later: Touche Ross in 1960, Arthur Young (at first Arthur Young, McLelland Moores) in 1968, Coopers & Lybrand in 1973, Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1978 and Ernst & Whinney in 1979.[8]
The firms' initial international expansion was driven by the needs of British and U.S.-based multinationals for worldwide service. They expanded by forming local partnerships or by forming alliances with local firms.
Arthur Andersen had a different history. The firm originated in the United States, and expanded internationally by establishing its own offices in other markets, including the United Kingdom.
In the 1980s the Big 8, each now with global branding, adopted modern marketing and grew rapidly. They merged with many smaller firms. One of the largest of these mergers was in 1987, when Peat Marwick merged with the Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG) group to become KPMG Peat Marwick, later known simply as KPMG.
Big 6[edit]
Competition among these firms intensified and the Big 8 became the Big 6 in 1989 when Ernst & Whinney merged with Arthur Young to form Ernst & Young in June, and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged with Touche Ross to form Deloitte & Touche in August.
Confusingly, in the United Kingdom the local firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged instead with Coopers & Lybrand. For some years after the merger, the merged firm was called Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte and the local firm of Touche Ross kept its original name. In the mid 1990s however, both UK firms changed their names to match those of their respective international organizations. On the other hand, in Australia the local firm of Touche Ross merged instead with KPMG.[9][10] It is for these reasons that the Deloitte & Touche international organization was known as DRT International (later DTT International), to avoid use of names which would have been ambiguous (as well as contested) in certain markets.
Elsewhere, the local firm in Malaysia merged with Arthur Andersen.
Big 5[edit]
The Big 6 became the Big 5 in July 1998 when Price Waterhouse merged with Coopers & Lybrand to form PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Big 4[edit]
The Enron collapse and ensuing investigation prompted scrutiny of their financial reporting, which was audited by Arthur Andersen, which eventually was indicted for obstruction of justice for shredding documents related to the audit in the 2001 Enron scandal. The resulting conviction, since overturned, still effectively meant the end for Arthur Andersen. Most of its country practices around the world have been sold to members of what is now the Big Four — notably Ernst & Young globally; Deloitte & Touche in the UK, Canada, Spain, and Brazil; and PricewaterhouseCoopers (now known as PwC) in China and Hong Kong.
2002 saw the passage of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act into law, providing strict compliance rules to both businesses and their auditors.
In 2010 Deloitte with its 1.8% growth was able to beat PricewaterhouseCoopers with its 1.5% growth to gain first place and become the largest firm in the industry. In 2011, PwC re-gained the first place with 10% revenue growth. In 2013, these two firms still claim the top two spots with only $200 million or 0.5% revenue difference. However, Deloitte has seen faster growth than PwC over the last few years indicating that they may reclaim the #1 spot in future years.[11]
- Arthur Andersen (2001)
- Developed from Andersen, Delany
- Ernst & Young (1989)
- Arthur Young (1968)
- Ernst & Whinney (1979)
- Ernst & Ernst (US)
- Whinney Murray (UK)
- Whinney, Smith & Whinney
- Ernst & Young (1989)
- PwC (2010)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (1998)
- Coopers & Lybrand (1973)
- Cooper Brothers (UK)
- Lybrand, Ross Bros, Montgomery (US)
- Price Waterhouse
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Deloitte & Touche (1989)
- Deloitte Haskins & Sells (1978)
- Deloitte & Co. (UK)
- Haskins & Sells (US)
- Touche Ross (1960)
- Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart
- Ross, Touche (Canada)
- George A. Touche (UK)
- Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart (US)
- Touche Niven
- Bailey
- A. R. Smart
- Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart
- Deloitte Haskins & Sells (1978)
- Tohmatsu & Co. (Japan)
- Deloitte & Touche (1989)
- Peat Marwick Mitchell (1925)
- William Barclay Peat (UK)
- Marwick Mitchell (US)
- Klynveld Main Goerdeler
- Klynveld Kraayenhof (Netherlands)
- Thomson McLintock (UK)
- Main Lafrentz (US)
- Deutsche Treuhand Gesellschaft (Germany)
- Klynveld Main Goerdeler
- Peat Marwick Mitchell (1925)
A year at the end indicates year of formation through merger or adoption of single brand name. A year in the beginning indicates date of closure of functioning or going out of prominence.
Policy issues concerning industry concentration[edit]
In the wake of industry concentration and individual firm failure, the issue of a credible alternative industry structure has been raised.[12] The limiting factor on the growth of additional firms is that although some of the firms in the next tier have become quite substantial, and have formed international networks, effectively all very large public companies insist on having a "Big Four" audit, so the smaller firms have no way to grow into the top end of the market.
Documents published in June 2010 show that some UK companies' banking covenants required them to use one of the Big Four. This approach from the lender prevents accounting firms in the next tier from competing for audit work for such companies. The British Bankers' Association said that such clauses are rare.[13] Current discussions in the UK consider outlawing such clauses.
In 2011,The UK House of Lords completed an inquiry into the financial crisis, and called for an Office of Fair Trading investigation into the dominance of the Big Four.[14] It is reported that the Big Four audit all but one of the companies that constitute the FTSE 100, and 240 of the companies in the FTSE 250, an index of the leading mid-cap listing companies.[1]
In Ireland, the Director of Corporate Enforcement, in February 2011 said, auditors "report surprisingly few types of company law offences to us", with the so-called "big four" auditing firms reporting the least often to his office, at just 5pc of all reports.[15]
Global member firms[edit]
|This section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2009)
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte & Co. S.R.L
|Pricewaterhouse & Co. S.R.L.
|Ernst & Young
|Rahman Rahman Huq
|Deloitte Hua Yong
|PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian
|Ernst & Young Hua Ming
|KPMG Hua Zhen
|Kamel Saleh
|Mansour & Co.
|Allied for Accounting and Auditing (Emad Ragheb)
|Hazem Hassan
|El Salvador
|DTT El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.
|PricewaterhouseCoopers El Salvador
|Ernst & Young El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.
|Deloitte & Touche Oy
|PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy
|Ernst & Young Oy
|KPMG Oy Ab
|Hong Kong
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, P C Hansotia, C C Chokshi & Co, S.B. Billimoria, M.Pal & Co., Fraser & Ross and Touche Ross & co and A.F Ferguson, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Deloitte & Touche Consulting, Deloitte Audit & Enterprise Risk Services
|Price Waterhouse, Price Waterhouse & Co., Lovelock & Lewes, and Dalal & Shah, PricewatershouseCoopers, PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Centre
|S.R.Batliboi & Co. LLP, S.R.Batliboi & Associates LLP, S.V.Ghatalia & Associates LLP, S R B C & CO LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, PDS Legal
|BSR & Co LLP, BSR And Company, BSR And Associates
|KAP Osman Bing Satrio & Eny
|KAP Tanudiredja, Wibisana & Rekan
|KAP Purwantono, Suherman & Surja
|KAP Sidharta dan Widjaja
|Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar
|Kesselman & Kesselman, PwC Israel
|Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer (Ernst & Young Israel)
|KPMG Somekh Chaikin
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
|Reconta Ernst & Young SpA, Ernst & Young Financial Business Advisors SpA,
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Kansa Houjin Tohmatsu
|PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata
Aarata Kansa Houjin
|Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
ShinNihon Yugen-sekinin Kansa Houjin
|KPMG AZSA LLC (formerly KPMG AZSA & Co.)
Azsa Kansa Houjin
|Deloitte Touche (M.E)
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte & Touche (E.A)
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte Touche (M.E)
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte KassimChan
|Ernst & Young
|Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S.C.
|PricewaterhouseCoopers México
|Mancera S.C.
|KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.
|Deloitte Touche (M.E)
|Ernst & Young
|Akintola Williams Deloitte
|PwC Nigeria
|Ernst & Young
|M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co.
|A. F. Ferguson & Co.
|Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder
|KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co.
|Deloitte Touche (M.E)
|Ernst & Young
|Navarro Amper & Co (formerly Manabat Delgado Amper & Co.)
|Isla Lipana & Co.
|Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co.
|R.G. Manabat & Co. ( formerly Manabat Sanagustin & Co.)
|Deloitte Audit S.R.L., Deloitte Tax S.R.L., Deloitte Consultanta S.R.L., Deloitte Evaluare S.R.L. Deloitte Fiscal Representative S.R.L. and Reff & Associates SCA (jointly referred to as "Deloitte Romania")[16]
|PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit SRL, PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisors & Accountants SRL, PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consultants SRL, PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Recovery Services IPURL, PricewaterhouseCoopers Servicii SRL[17]
|Ernst & Young Romania SRL[18]
|KPMG Romania S.R.L.[19]
|Saudi Arabia
|Deloitte & Touche Bakr Abulkhair & Co
|PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
|Ernst & Young Saudi Arabia
|KPMG Al Fozan & Al Sadhan
|South Africa
|South Korea
|Anjin LLC
|Samil LLC
|Hanyoung LLC
|Samjong LLC
|Sri Lanka
|SJMS Associates (independent correspondent firm)
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
|Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers
|Ernst & Young
|Deloitte (M.E) - Nassir Tamimi Chartered Accountant
|Abdul Kader Hussarieh and partners
|Mejanni & Co. Charted Accountants and Consultants LLC
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos
|Ernst & Young
|KPMG Phoomchai
|PricewaterhouseCoopers Taiwan
|Ernst & Young
|DRT Bagimsiz Denetim ve S.M.M. A.S.
|Basaran Nas Bagimsiz Denetim ve SMMM A.S.
|Güney Bağımsız Denetim ve S.M.M. A.Ş., Kuzey Y.M.M. Denetim A.Ş., Ernst Young Kurumsal Finansman Danışmanlık A.Ş., BEY S.M.M. A.Ş.
|Akis Bagimsiz Denetim ve S.M.M. A.S.
|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
|ASC PricewaterhouseCoopers
|Evan Young
|Lara Marambio & Asociados
|Espiñeira Pacheco y Asociados (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
|KPMG Rodriguez Velasquez y Asociados
- ^ a b Mario Christodoulou (2011-03-30). "U.K. Auditors Criticized on Bank Crisis". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Deloitte". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "PwC". Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "EY reports 2013 global revenues of US$25.8 billion". Ernst & Young.
- ^ "KPMG International Press Release". KPMG.
- ^ Ernst & Young. "Legal statement". http://www.ey.com/GL/EN/home/legal.
- ^ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES 544 U.S. 696
- ^ Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales: Firms' family trees
- ^ Deloitte: Our domestic routes
- ^ Alison Leigh Cowan (1989-12-05). "Deloitte, Touche Merger Done". New York Times.
- ^ The Big Four Accounting Firms 2011 Performance Analysis
- ^ Lawrence A. Cunningham, "Too Big to Fail: Moral Hazard in Auditing and the Need to Restructure the Industry Before It Fails", Columbia University Law Review.
- ^ Big-Four-only clauses are rare: BBA, Accountancy Age, 18 Jun 2010
- ^ Adam Jones, "Auditors criticised for role in financial crisis", Financial Times, 30 March 2011
- ^ "Appleby and Revenue query work of auditors". Irish Independent. 2011-02-17.
- ^ http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_RO/ro/about/index.htm. Missing or empty
- ^ http://www.pwc.ro/en/about_us/site_provider.jhtml. Missing or empty
- ^ http://www.ccer.ro/Ernst-Young-Romania-SRL*memberID_49-members_details. Missing or empty
- ^ http://www.kpmg.com/ro/en/pages/default.aspx. Missing or empty
External links[edit]
- Frontpage of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
- Frontpage of KPMG
- Frontpage of Arthur Andersen website archived in 1996
- Frontpage of Coopers & Lybrand LLP website archived in 1996
- Frontpage of Price Waterhouse website archived in 1997


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Chalazion (Lump in Eyelid)
Chalazion Overview
A chalazion is a lump of the lid that is caused by obstruction of the drainage duct of an oil gland within the upper or lower eyelid. This lump may increase in size over days to weeks and may occasionally become red, warm, or painful.
The gland involved in the formation of a chalazion is a modified oil gland (meibomian gland) that lies within the eyelid. There are about 30-40 of these glands within each of the upper and lower lids. These glands secrete oil into the tears. When one of these glands becomes blocked, it can increase in size and cause a visible lump.
Although a stye is also a lump in the eyelid caused by obstruction of an oil gland, a chalazion is not a stye. A stye, or hordeolum, represents an acute infection of the gland. A chalazion is not an infection but is an inflammation of the area. Inflammation is a process in which the body reacts to a condition and produces swelling, redness, pain, or warmth. A stye is usually more painful than a chalazion and may appear infected.
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text: The majority of smartphone users are tethered to their cell phone like it's an extension of themselves, according to a recent study out of the United Kingdom.Stateside, a treatment group has been formed for smart phone users who have become seemingly addicted to the digital device.For Christiana Ike, not having her phone provokes extreme anxiety. She has three phones and carries two phone chargers with her at all times. She even takes her phone with her in the shower."I'll have it sitting there on the counter, because I'm thinking, 'What if President Obama calls or the Pope?' I don't know why I do that," Ike says.Since 2008, some 66 percent of the UK population showed symptoms of Nomophobia, or no-mobile-phone phobia, according to a study sponsored by SecurEnvoy.Symptoms of Nomophobia include: Panic and anxiety when separated from the phone Having multiple phones Compulsive checking of phone for messages, battery life Using phone in inappropriate places Phone activity becoming an issue in relationships, work or school"For some people who use the phone excessively, we know that the brain is actually responding to the phone as if it is a drug," explains Dr. Elizabeth Waterman, clinical psychologist at Morningside recovery Center in Costa Mesa, California. "So there's some burst of dopamine that occurs when the person can engage in the pleasurable behavior."When cell phone users receive that reward and their anxiety is decreased, they become conditioned to frequently check their phone throughout the day, Waterman said."They have an anxiety response when their phone is inaccessible and they engage in desperate behaviors to avoid losing their phone," she adds.Ike's obsession with her phones began after a traumatic incident six years ago during which she did not have her phone with her. Now her preoccupation with her phone is affecting her face-to-face interactions."If someone has to talk to me, it's hard for them to pry me away from my phone especially if I have a message," she says. "I have had several people try and take my phone away from me or tell me I'm being disrespectful and rude.""Unfortunately I become so attached to communicating with everybody via my iPhone, that I become less attached to people who are physically in front of me. And that's where it becomes detrimental," Ike says.Ike belongs to a Nomophobia recovery group at Morningside Recovery Center in Costa Mesa where she learns how to break her habit.Clients are first taught health coping skills to manage the anxiety they feel when their phones are taken away, Waterman said."We help them identify irrational fears associated with the phone loss and help them create new rational thought to replace those fears," she says. "We teach them distraction skills, so they can learn to distract themselves with healthier behaviors instead of engaging in the additive behavior."Self-awareness has been touted as the leading method of curbing frequent cell phone and Internet use, according to Waterman.She says the hyper-connected should start monitoring how frequently, when and where they use the phone or surf the web.They're also encouraged to ask friends, loved ones, even co-workers if they see it as a problem.If so, Waterman suggests powering down - turning off the cell phone, walking away from the computer - for a certain amount of time each day. During that time users should nurture face-to-face relationships."If you can't follow through with putting the phone down or putting the computer away, then ask for people to take those things away from you for a certain amount of time," Waterman says.Ike has learned a variety of coping skills to manage her anxiety and fear. She is repairing old relationships, forming new ones, and is enrolled in school."As opposed to thinking of myself as being trapped without my phone, I am actually trying to focus on how it can actually be freeing to not have my phone," she says. "I don't have to hoard things like my phone in order to feel safe."


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Selinsgrove, PA: For the past 17 years, a group of 45 select seniors and juniors have travelled to Susquehanna University to spend a week together in late June. They come to the green campus in the small town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania to participate in the Advanced Writers Workshop, taught by professors from the university and helped by teaching assistants from its writing majors.
Students enroll in one of three workshops: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction or Poetry. They spend a week reading selections, drafting, workshopping and honing their skills as writers. The professors, published and widely recognized writers, have much to teach the young writers. The TAs, as university students, have wisdom to share about the college experience that is just ahead for the students, and what it means to be a writer in college. Students attend classes, break for lunch, and then have more classes. At the end of each day, they gather to listen to a reading by a professor or visiting writer.
It goes without saying, however, that the students don't only learn from their professors. Gathering so many talented and artistic people in such a stimulating atmosphere gives rise to many meaningful experiences. Whether composing poetry as a group, engaging in spontaneous late-night readings, or having discussions about their favorite works, there is definitely a strong group dynamic and a sense of community.
The workshop also provides a preview of college life. Students live in a dorm with comfortable rooms and a spacious common area. They eat at the university cafeteria and have access to the gym and bookstore.
At the end of the week, which always comes much too fast, students meet with parents, professors and TAs to enjoy brunch, then divide into three groups with a teacher, a TA and 15 students (representing all three genres) who share their favorite piece with parents.
The workshop is an intense week of work and new friendships. Students leave having gained new friends and skills. Student works, with a list of contact information, are published in a collection sent to them in the fall. The Advanced Writers Workshop is, if you ask any participant, a major milestone in the career of a young writer. The lessons learned about writing, college life and themselves are crucial and stay with students.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.


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WARREN, Ohio - A Trumbull County jury, convicts a homeless man of stabbing a Warren man to death.
The jury read the verdict early Friday afternoon in the case of Richard Clark, who was charged in the stabbing death of Dwayne Hickman.
Police found Hickman dead at his Williamsburg Street NW home March 25. He had close to a dozen stabbing wounds.
Since they took on the case, prosecutors knew they had enough evidence to convince the jury that Hickman died at the hands of Clark during a robbery.
"I think the scientific evidence, both the blood evidence as well as the DNA on Mr. Clark's clothes, was something that couldn't be overcome by the defense," Gabriel Wildman says, assistant county prosecutor.
While Clark's DNA was not found on the murder weapon, his blood and DNA was discovered throughout Hickman's home and sweater. Witnesses testified Hickman wore the sweater days before his death.
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Ratings: 36 | Reviews: 16 | Display Reviews Only:
3.32/5 rDev -12.6%
08-30-2014 19:47:03 | More by NJB145
4.5/5 rDev +18.4%
08-27-2014 20:23:23 | More by Caddant
4.5/5 rDev +18.4%
08-10-2014 04:34:56 | More by Dbradjenkins19
4/5 rDev +5.3%
08-07-2014 14:18:06 | More by GameOfBeers
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
06-09-2014 03:20:33 | More by kmos27
New York
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
06-04-2014 23:13:32 | More by schaffer9252
New York
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
05-10-2014 22:40:20 | More by Mix_Master_Mike
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
01-12-2014 22:45:23 | More by craigdb
4/5 rDev +5.3%
10-24-2013 02:58:32 | More by Nightrain
3.73/5 rDev -1.8%
LOOK: Corked and caged bottle opens with an audible pop. Pours a slightly hazed gold with a large soapy head that laces the glass well. Has a bit of a chill haze on it.
SMELL: Sweet yeasty aroma with a light but pungent floral hop.
TASTE: In the taste, white grape, clean malt, and a slightly musty yeast note. Hops are mild but balancing hop character. Clean, yeasty and a nice table beer.
FEEL: Medium bodied with a champagne like character.
OVERALL: A lovely Belgian style ale brewed in Italy. Above average for the Belgian pale ale style.
10-20-2013 00:48:04 | More by Stinkypuss
4/5 rDev +5.3%
09-12-2013 01:00:07 | More by BrandonOakes
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
09-12-2013 00:26:53 | More by JDavidRice
New Jersey
3.59/5 rDev -5.5%
Date tasted: June 27, 2013... Glassware: Duvel oversized tulip... Occasion: goodbye school year, hello, summer--and goodbye NBA draft anxiety,, hello Anthony Bennett?!... Appearance: thick, falling-from-the-club-type foam head that sits unevenly on a pale, peach body of slow-paced carbonation--worthy of repeated viewing... Aroma: sports a softened mux of coriander and light hops--some bright banana and sugar tease, but not full-nostriled... Palate: rather smooth with wrinkles of aftertaste; slight carbonation gives it a champagne mouthfeel but much drier... Taste: sweetish? honeyesque? a delicate-tasting orange profile that doesn't maintain its strength... Overall: From the start, gives one high hopes,, and on this day, when Cleveland moves forward, I'd like to think this beer is a good deal like Bennett--capable of great things despite its inability to truly be a #1 draft....
07-03-2013 01:40:06 | More by dacrza1
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
05-12-2013 23:15:44 | More by jbaker67
3.81/5 rDev +0.3%
750mL bottle into snifter. lot: 1754.
A: slightly hazed golden yellow body. head is voluminous and is a bright white hue. great retention and super thick lacing. everything a bottle conditioned Belgian style ale should look like.
S: fruity. a lot of yeasty esters. a bit of an earthy hop aroma as well. sweet. slight biscuit. bready.
T: very fruity. pears and a bit of apple as well. a little bit of oxidation is going on here. virtually no bitterness. finish is estery combining with more fruit.
M: jacked up. almost effervescent. medium body.
D: not a bad brew here. not exactly what I think of when drinking a Belgian pale ale, but regardless, still plenty of positive Belgian notes. good work Italy on making a good example of a neighboring brew.
04-09-2013 05:20:02 | More by Jimmys
4/5 rDev +5.3%
03-28-2013 21:33:39 | More by TheMerryMonk
4.5/5 rDev +18.4%
12-25-2012 21:39:13 | More by HundredWeight
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
10-22-2012 00:32:29 | More by Gww1864
4/5 rDev +5.3%
09-04-2012 15:03:59 | More by Calculat0r
3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
Pours a clean deep yellow with a white head. In the aroma, a mellow gingerbread like malt and a small candy sugar. In the taste, a mellow malt and a small abrasion of candy sugar. A small bite and a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a lightly dry and mellow candy sugar in the aftertaste. Honestly, it smells like Belgium. Mellow and basic, but just about average.
06-11-2012 18:54:28 | More by OWSLEY069
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
04-17-2012 00:53:51 | More by jbuckeye
3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
From a tall 750 ml corked bottle (with an explosive pressure), this beer is an interesting golden ale. Sampled it with my wife on Easter Sunday afternoon. The beer is a slightly hazy gold color with a very slim white head and lots of yeast floaties. The beer is effervescent,with champagne-like bubbles. The aroma is dry, with a floral and spice scent. Orange blossom and honey. The taste is semi-dry, with a delicate malt and spice character. Nice balance and a little carbonic bite. Fuller in body than I expected...after a few sips, it no longer comes across as a light and airy beer. Overall, this one is good, but not really outstanding.
04-08-2012 18:06:32 | More by Suds
New York
4.03/5 rDev +6.1%
Pours crystal clear, dark gold with columns of carbonation. A four-inch, rocky, white head slowly dissipates, never quite completely, as it leaves patches of sticky lace and a film on the glass.
Pleasant funkiness of fermented apples that have been laying on the ground. Sweetness wrestles with the fruity yeastiness and there is a hint of perfumy hops in the background.
The flavor is a mix of acidity, bitterness and light, sour flavors. These carry through into a subtle and lingering finish. There is a bit of apricot up front and apple cider in the middle.
A medium body that is a bit oily with lots of carbonation. This one is fresh like a crisp, sunny autumn day.
This beer draws out memories of the apple harvest and days in the barn with an apple press, great people and good times.
03-11-2012 20:36:24 | More by SLeffler27
4.28/5 rDev +12.6%
An Italian take on a classic Belgian style, the first thing you will notice about Lacu is its frothy, creamy, and unyielding head. This hazy golden ale's aroma is full of lemon, orange, and yeast.
Sweet grapes, grassy malt, and a mix of lemon and orange. Hops provide just a touch of bitterness. The 6.3% ABV warms a bit, as well. I also like the champagne characteristics with its effervescence, slightly dry finish, and flavor.
Lacu is smooth, creamy, and exceptionally well balanced. It will also take forever to get through it because the glass is half full of foam after every pour.
Perhaps not mind-blowing, but my, is that tasty
03-04-2012 02:30:38 | More by McNealc31
3.88/5 rDev +2.1%
I bought this on a whim at Hop City in Atlanta for about $2.50 for a 750mL bottle. Deep gold color with a bit of yeast particles because I poured too fast. Slight bit of lacing on wall of glass. Clean taste. The aftertaste is pleasant with no bitterness. I have no issue with drinking it again.
03-03-2012 01:46:16 | More by pgr2ferrari
Biere D'Abbaye Lacu from Brasserie Lacu
85 out of 100 based on 36 ratings.


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Sadomasochistic foo-things. Be afraid.
Sadomasochistic foo-things. Be afraid.
Gotta love the fact that they have a whole range called 'Con'.
I used to make it all up as I went along, but these days I can't be arsed.
Pah! typical closed mind response, have you actually tried them?
Shoe bombers! Increase your payload by becoming a clown.
Well, there have been lots of this over the years. Best was putting 50 lb (25 kg) of Folded Roofing lead on top of speakers. (Best.....hmm!)
Flux Busters anyone?
You could buy the Glastonburys on eBay. Heavy and inert!
One should be sparing with ones contempt because of the large number of those in need of it.
Oooh. Vey cute. They also work on electronics and power cables.
And a pair of the biggies are just 1950 SEK. 1,950.00 SEK = 176.706 GBP
So they are not only hideous monstrosities... ooops, I mean, delightfully cute but they are also excellent value.
New signature coming soon...


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Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- A cafe in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is offering camel's milk and more.
The sign outside of "Cafe 2 Go" in Central Dubai reads "Curious to try the milk?"
Apparently some folks are.
The care is reporting brisk business.
The most popular choice is the camelccino, but the cafe also serves camel-milk ice cream, camel lattes and an iced camel mocha.
Diners said there is a difference in taste. The cafe also serves food.
The most popular dish is the camel fajitas.


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I'm working on the FunambolLDAPConnector, a connector for Funambol to be able to synchronize contacts to a LDAP server. Our users would like to be able to keep some contacts in common with other users (general repository) and some private.
I'd thought to do this based the category field of the vcard standard but it seems that the S60 based phone we are using doesn't send such information even though it seems it is available on the phone.
Did I miss something, will the category field be available in a future update of the firmware, thanks for your help.