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The company is riding the wave of mobile euphoria with mobile me. However, looking at the company itself, I fail to understand how anyone could possibly pay $203 million for a company that not only consistently loses money, but has no line of credit. They even say in their filing they will get their financing from share offerings which can only dilute their current holders in an almost worthless company.
Projection - 1.5 Billion Mobile RDC by 2014
Beyond the compelling convenience benefits for Mobile RDC to consumers, the adoption of Mobile RDC represents a significant opportunity to reduce traditional branch deposit transaction volume. The Mercatus study found that consumers likely to adopt mobile RDC, today, are responsible for approximately 30% of branch consumer deposit volume. "With only moderate adoption of Mobile RDC by consumers, banks can expect to see dramatic reductions in the volume of branch deposit transactions. The incredible convenience benefit to consumers is equally matched by the strategic cost structure benefit to banks," Hedges said. Mercatus forecasts that with Mobile RDC, more than 1.5 billion check deposit-making transactions will be eliminated from U.S. bank branches by 2014."
I understand the technology and the premise behind it. In fact, I believe it since checks are going the way of dinosaurs. However, what I have not been able to see is where this juicy growth forecast translates into the bottom line for MITK. It seems as though it's just going to the moon because of this belief that growth will lift all boats which I firmly disbelief. They had some contract wins with Chase and a few others, but there has been no meaningful growth to the bottom line which is where I'm more concerned. Without hard evidence, I do not see how this company can sustain it's valuation and more importantly to be worth what it is right now.
I take growth forecasts with a grain of salt because it's usually far too rosy. For example, the tablet market is supposed to grow to 40-5 million tablets within the next few years and up to 220 million something like that. I forgot which IDC or Forrester report it was. But what they fail to mention is that Apple dominates the market for most of the current and forseeable future. While growth is gangbuster, the beneficiary is not all the tablet makers hopping on board. I feel this same situation is happening for the Mobile Checking system going on right now. But I would appreciate any other insightful information gleamed from the industry as I am always looking to update my thesis on my investments.
The standard estimate is 3 to 6 months between signing the deal and implementing the technology. I am sure there are back end changes that need to be made at each bank to support mobile check deposit. That is why DeBello is characterizing the revenue for the next few quarters as being 'lumpy'.
They won't make any money until the banks finally offer mobile check deposit to it's customers. I also think your statement of 'a few others' is minimizing their customer base. They have signed:
PNC Bank
Capital One
I wouldn't consider those names as 'a few others'. As banks like Wells Fargo lose customers to Chase and others offering Mobile Check Deposit, you will see more banks signing up.
Well when I read their 10k, their major customer of significance was chase and the rest were smaller banks. I was looking over their other news reports and they have indeed won more contracts. However, their earnings are pitiful and based on valuation, it's pretty over priced. I'm beginning to think this is going to be an actually good play if it could come down in price. The risk is too high right now.
Thank you for that info though. Btw, when are the banks supposed to actually offer mobile deposit to their customers?
IMHO you are not seeing the forest for the trees here. The check deposit opportunity only represents a portion of the potential. Don't forget that Chase is about to launch Mobile Photo Bill Pay soon. I find it significant that Mitek actually reported a profit last quarter. Their image character extraction software is now available via the cloud and several other industries are developing apps to eliminate or reduce the point of pain experienced by consumers when completing forms or entering data on their cell phones. Of note is an un-named insurance company and I believe that Intuit is working on a beta application.
From the William Blair report: "The market is growing rapidly, driven by increasing penetration of smartphones (we expect 114 million smartphones to be sold in the United States just this year) and greater use of applications as data costs decline," he added. "We peg the market opportunity at more than $2 billion for Mitek's broader set of applications. With more than 80 customers and a large distribution base (through partners such as Fiserv and Jack Henry), Mitek has a key first-mover advantage that puts it roughly 18-24 months ahead of competitors."


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Archer Review: Terms of Enrampagementby Eric Hochberger at . Comments
If there ever was an episode of a cartoon - sorry animated series - that would make people take animation as seriously as its live action brethren, Archer's "Placebo Effect" would be it.
Bold claim? Absolutely. But I'm here to back it up. So grab a drink and sit down because unlike my usual short Archer reviews, where I only point out LOL moments, this one's going to be a little longer.
That drink you grabbed... I'm hoping you did Sterling and Malory proud and made it alcoholic. Preferably some whiskey on the rocks. Because I know I needed one the first time I watched it.
Archer is usually fairly light-hearted, despite its adult nature and violence. But tonight Adam Reed and company took us on a dark adventure.
The first time I watched the episode, it was back-to-back with the episode's predecessor, "Stage Two," and in a pitch-black room at night. Needless to say, despite the happy ending, the episode left me feeling a little depressed.
What!? But I'm TV Fanatic's resident, self-proclaimed King of Sitcoms Slash Cartoons! How could I ever be stuck watching something depressing!?
Seriously, how many cartoons, nay, comedies, outside of Showtime's The Big C, can you think of that took on the C word? Now how many of them had a powerful message while still making it funny? Certainly not The Big C. Zing.
Sure, the two parter initially went for the cheap joke of going with breast cancer. Haha. A man with breast cancer. Then, they went for some more easy light-hearted laughs as Archer manipulated his cancer in the way only that asshole could. All easy stuff and this was when we knew our spy was gonna beat cancer.
It really took the cancer spreading to Archer's lymph nodes and this week's darker turn for the episode to get to the good stuff. Much like my review. Thank you guys for sitting through my nine paragraph intro. Let's get into the episode and start with the intro.
So of course, a narcissistic jackass like Archer would believe that he was badass enough to take down some chemo without a hint of nausea, hair loss or any other side effect. So much so that he was completley blindsided when Krieger revealed he's been popping sugar pills and pumping Zima intravenously. Seriously, Sterling, chewable chemo medicine?
But once Archer learned he was taking a placebo, we were soon introduced to Ruth, a fellow cancer patient that was also duped, and the main inspiration behind our man's rampage and the reason this episode was so powerful.
Without introducing Ruth, Archer's rampage would have been yet another selfish moment in his life. But by getting so close to an elderly cancer patient, Sterling revealed his sensitive side that his character hides so well. Layering her throughout the episode in marijuana-induced flashbacks gave Archer a purpose the audience could get behind no matter how dark and violent things got. More on that as we continue the adventure.
So where we were? Oh, right, when Archer tracked things down to the warehouse where the drugs got swapped in arguably the funniest, most violent scene in the show's history. As Archer played his own version of Family Feud between the Irish mafia and Hungarian janitorios, I was laughing so hard I was not only in pain, but I had to constantly rewind to catch the jokes. Survey says? Funniest. Scene. Ever.
Oh and then there's, Lana. Sweet, sweet Lana. She's normally the only competent, closest thing to a by-the-books ISIS agent you can get on this show. But this episode revealed this tough-as-nails woman has a heart as big as her hands.
Even if Lana didn't see eye-to-eye with her ex-boyfriend's overly-violent rampage or condone his drug abuse throughout the episode, she had Archer's back as the two took down the entire Irish mob and Archer needed just one line to prove there's a lot more to this guy than we often see:
Delaney, did you see Regis this morning?
But then we flash forward to the present. Here, of course, we're reminded it is just a television show and they're not going to kill off their main character. We learn that Archer beat cancer. Did he learn anything? Probably not. But either way I'm still on #TeamLiveBadass.
So was it a perfect Archer episode? It was obviously a little lighter on the humor than some previous episodes, with the bulk of its scene devoted a serious topic, but in addition to the Family Feud scene, there were plenty of traditional Archer humor in the form of repeated jokes, past episodic and obscure references.
I think the episode did a pretty fantastic job of blending its serious, creative rampage storyline alongside the jokes. My only complaint? The B story of Krieger and the Boys from Brazil.
Krieger is by far one of my favorite characters on the show and I'm all for learning his backstory. But I couldn't help but feel like this was one episode where no secondary story was necessary to cutaway to. I would have understand if they tried cutting away to a light-hearted adventure with the ISIS goons, but cutting away to a Nazi cloe storyline? Hardly breaking up things.
That said, I would argue this was the best episode in the show's history and implore the staff to submit this for an Emmy nomination.
I know Jon H. Benjamin was already previously nominated for his voicework. This time around? He definitely delivered the goods, but things were only so convincing thanks to the creative direction of the team. If anything, I could have see Benjamin give a more "sick" sounding performance.
Aisha Tyler, meanwhile, delivered one of her best, dramatic performances. Just her tone as she talked Archer through things when he lost his hair helped sell Lana as such a believable sweetheart beneath her rough exterior.
Before I let this review get any longer, though I'm going to cut myself off and ask everyone to leave a comment, please. Let me know: was it just me that was so obsessed with this episode? Would you guys hop in if I tried to start an Emmy petition?
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Easily the funniest episode so far. An i actually didn't mind the Krieger side story, funniest part being Pams quick retort. Clone Wars, how do they come up with that shit? My GF and i were rolling during the "interrogation". Archer, an asshole for all seasons i tell ya.
This was my favorite episode so far. I re-wound and watched the family feud scene twice, then watched the entire episode again for good measure last night. Thanks for the review. I loved the mix of believable motivation for his rampage (ruth, the fake drugs) with the interaction between archer, lana and the irish mob. Wonderful. And hilarious.
@Matt - Plenty. Just because that line (and pretty much the whole set up of that scene) was a parody of Magnum PI (and acknowledged in the episode), that certainly doesn't take away the Ruth story line...
How much credit can you really give Archer for depth when he was parodying (certainly the writers, if not the character) Magnum PI with the Regis line, though?
I watched this episode at 4am, exhausted thinking I was gonna fall asleep halfway through. I literally had to pause it because I was so overtaken with laughter. This was Archer at its absolute best. Contender for best episode thus far. Violent yes (as far as cartoon violence being, y'know, a thing) but they're secret agents for Pete's sake. Family Feud + Krieger backstory = Me annoying the girlfriend all morning by shouting RAMPAGE around the kitchen. FUCK. YES.
This episode of archer was great but its hard for me to pick a favorite. I agree they did a good job of mixing serious with comedy and Ruth smoking weed in the waiting room and telling the nurse to get her panties out of a wad was great. I also likes how lana pretty much had to finish up the rampage because of the side effects of archers real Chemo treatment.
I've got to say that your review was right on the money. I LOLed at the "Family Feud" moment but it was definitely a darker and more serious episode than I expected. And yes, the "Did you see Regis" moment was #TeamLiveBadass.


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A huge thank you goes to all who supported the 2014 AWESOME Festival this year. We couldn't have done it without our wonderful partners: Proud Principal Partner: BHP Billiton Major Partners: Wesfarmers Arts, The Department of Culture and the Arts, City of Perth and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Major Community Partner: Lotterywest Media Partners: Channel 7 Perth, The West Australian, 720 ABC Perth, 303LOWE & ZAC Creative Venue Partners: The Western Australian Museum, The State Library of Western Australia, The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth Theatre Trust, The Art Gallery of WA, PICA, Propel Youth Arts & The Hive Creative Arts Space. Supporting Partners: DADAA & Playgroup WA
We'd also like to send a heartfelt "thank you" to our many volunteers, who donate their time, energy and smiles to assisting us to create a truly wonderful experience for families.
Our production team is just the bees knees, and they work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly to keep everyone safe and happy. They have been handed challenges, which have been overcome with amazing professionalism and efficiency. We love you guys! To the artists who make the stunning, exciting, beautiful and quirky artwork, shows, performances, workshops and activities – thank you for sharing your talents with Team AWESOME and the families of Perth.
Last but certainly not least – thanks to all who came and bought tickets to a show, took part in a free activity, enjoyed a workshop or told your friends. Our little company and this Festival wouldn't exist without you, and we hope we've managed to inject a little more creativity and sparked some imaginations in your home!
2014 AWESOME Festival ASD Guide
You can download our first dedicated festival guide for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder via the link below. We hope that this guide helps you to make decisions about what to attend (and what not to attend) at the 2014 AWESOME Festival.
Knowing that every child with ASD is an individual with individual needs, we have done our best to gather information about events within the festival program, but ultimately it is parents and carers who are best placed to understand their child's needs and responses and make decisions about what to attend. This guide aims to support you in these decisions.
- 2014 AWESOME Festival ASD Guide
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Monster Mash Activity Sheet
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Queensland 7–11 Oct State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
The Gingham family are very concerned for all the lost and discarded hand-made toys in the world and travel the globe to find them. They bring them to their colourful home and welcome them to the family. Each toy is introduced, one-by-one, and after seeing a short film of how they came to be lost, they are given a voice, a dance groove, their very own night-light…and a nice comfy bed. [more]
The Magic Chicken
New Zealand 9–12 Oct State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Devour a slapstick treat of culinary chaos! Two underlectual chefs in a Seussian kitchen cook up a hilarious concoction of punk-potato physical comedy, live music and puppetry. As our half-baked heroes juggle pots, knives and snarling customers, their lives are interrupted by a mysterious feathered friend. The orders are coming thick and fast, but can our dumb waiters stop the caper from turning to custard? [more]
Lily Can't Sleep
Queensland 4–10 Oct The Seagull Tent, Perth Cultural Centre
New day. New school. New house. New room. Everything's changing for Lily. Night falls and she's got a lot on her mind. No wonder she can't get to sleep. Her mum tells her to count sheep, but what good is that when one of them is running amok in her room? Enter Baarbara, an all-singing, all-dancing woolly entertainer who helps Lily dream up ways to put what's worrying her to bed. [more]
Victoria 7–12 Oct Perth Cultural Centre
It's an ear party and both of them are invited!
The hilarious, messy and decidedly insane, Rich and Matt from The Listies are back with the chaotic and ingenious show Earworms! Earworms is an interactive radio show recorded live each day and the [more]
New Zealand 8–13 Oct Western Australia Museum - Perth
Inspired by the struggles and joys of autistic children, Jen McArthur introduces us to Echo, a delightful young woman who is making her way in the world. Echo's daily routine is unusual, she is quite particular about certain things and she has fears that some of us won't understand. [more]
Plain Jane
Western Australia 6–11 Oct State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
Based loosely on one of the world's most popular children's fairytales Cinderella, Plain Jane celebrates the joy of dance, music and storytelling.
A whimsical and enchanting look at the joy of movement and tangled relationships, this performance is sure to capture your imagination… [more]
Moominpappa at Sea
4–13 Oct Western Australia Museum - Perth
Have you ever met a Moomintroll?
Come and meet the Moomins, a world-famous family of friendly white trolls created by Finnish author, Tove Jansson in her magical storybook series. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has adapted this play from the original… [more]
Laser Beak Man
Queensland 4–13 Oct State Library of Western Australia
Tim Sharp is a visual artist of international renown and we are thrilled to welcome him to the AWESOME Festival. Tim is most famous for the creation of Laser Beak Man, a colourful superhero with a keen sense of irony who knows how to have fun! Hailing from Brisbane, Tim has autism (ASD) and like many young people with ASD, his initial prognosis was bleak. That was until his Mum, Judy, put a pencil in his hand. Tim's story is one of unconditional love, hard work, hope and real talent. [more]
Better Beginnings Books-To-Go
Western Australia 4–13 Oct Urban Orchard, Perth Cultural Centre
Visit Better Beginnings Books- To- Go and create your very own book to take home. You can even publish your work for others to enjoy, adding to the growing library of books made by families from all over Australia. Better Beginnings Books-To-Go is brought to the AWESOME Festival by the State Library of Western Australia's Better Beginnings Family Literacy Program and Kids Own Publishing. [more]
Early Childhood Creative Play Space
Western Australia 4–13 Oct Urban Orchard, Perth Cultural Centre
The Urban Orchard will transform into a space for creative play for the under 5s and their grown ups!
Discover and Play
Join Playgroup WA with your youngsters in a world of Imagination and Creativity. Relax with your little ones and enjoy this magic moment of special time while creating something awesome with your child… [more]
Galloping Tales
New Zealand 4–13 Oct State Library of Western Australia Theatre
Galloping Tales are stories, games and interactive encounters in a world of shapes, masks and weird and wonderful characters. Realised through Digital Puppetry, using X-Box Kinect technology bright young things can interact with a world full of possibilities. Combining the fantasy of an animated cartoon, with the immediacy of live performance and the story telling of your favourite books, Galloping Tales will have you up on your feet and interacting in ways you would not have thought possible! [more]
Film Workshops
Queensland 4–11 Oct Western Australia Museum - Perth
The Monster Zoo
One of the main attractions from The Monster Zoo is on the loose and we need your help to get him back in his cage! Budding documentary film makers will work together in teams to search the Western Australian Museum for clues. Each clue comes to life with the use of an augmented reality viewfinder app on an ipad. Young film makers will document their findings through interviews and observational footage they will film using iPads. At the end of the experience the team will work with the zoo keepers to edit their documentary and finish the workshop with a special screening of their film. [more]
Robot Road Trip
Victoria 4–10 Oct Perth Cultural Centre
The boys from Cake Industries are back with their travelling mobile arts technology experience, Robot Road Trip! There's new, exciting activities to try! Check them out!
Robot Story Time: "Radius" is back this year to entertain your bright young things with fun storytelling and bad jokes! Radius is an old humanoid robot from a future time… [more]
Shaping Stories
Western Australia 4–13 Oct State Library of Western Australia
AWESOME's Creative Challenge program visits regional and remote Western Australian communities each year, engaging young people in story-telling and art skills workshops with artists-in-residence.
In 2014, in partnership with the State Library of Western Australia, young participants worked to the theme of Shaping Stories and explored the art of storytelling and different mediums through which their community's story could be told… [more]
Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones
Canada 4–13 Oct
The creator of Swamp Juice and shadow puppet master Jeff Achtem returns to delight young audiences with AWESOME Festival Favourite, Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones! Made from every day junk, flying chickens and sneaky ninjas take on luminous personalities in hilarious scenes involving brain surgery, horse racing, competitive chess with some kung fu thrown in! Marvel as this magnetic performer draws you in with his imaginative shadow creations, makes you laugh and leaves you and your family with a feeling of pure joy! [more]
Story Book
Western Australia and New South Wales 4–13 Oct Urban Orchard, Perth Cultural Centre
Story Book is an installation best described as 'adventure art' that sparks the imagination and ignites the senses! Following simple prompts children can pick a path through Story Book to create their own adventure and mini story book to take home. Story Book encourages free play and creativity so get ready to unlock your imagination! [more]
Tristan's Monsters
Western Australia 4–13 Oct Art Gallery of Western Australia
Tristan is a 9 year old boy with a passion for sharks. At 2 years old Tristan was diagnosed with Autism. His love of art allowed his parents into his world, and through their unconditional love and unwavering support, Tristan has created stunning artworks of sharks, dinosaurs and other monsters! Bright young things and their families are invited to experience Tristan's Monsters and inspired by Tristan's world, create their own work of art at the Art Gallery of WA. [more]
The West Australian Tent
4–13 Oct Urban Orchard, Perth Cultural Centre
Parents, do you need some time to relax? Why not chill out at The West Australian Tent in the Urban Orchard? Grab a cup of coffee, sit and watch the kids entertain themselves in Imagination Playground.
You can even complete one of The West Austral [more]
Be Active Artlink & stARTSPEAK with DADAA
Western Australia 6–13 Oct The Hive: Creative Art Space
DADAA's BE ACTIVE ARTLINK PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN:
DADAA supports the development of communities that value diversity, respect equality and provide opportunities for West Australians to realise their full potential through the arts… [more]
AWESOME Kids Book Club - The Last Viking Returns
6 Oct State Library of Western Australia
Josh is as brave as a Viking Warrior. And not much can scare a Viking. Not even bullies. But the two littlest Vikings are so fearless they think they're invisible. When Pop takes the family to Viking World, the two little Vikings go berserk! Josh is in for one rocky ride as he discovers just how far he'll go to keep them safe. Join author Norman Jorgensen as he takes you on a journey through his amazing book The Last Viking Returns! [more]
Gentlemen of the Road
United Kingdom 6–13 Oct Perth Cultural Centre
The Chipolatas bring their unique brand of circus theatre with live music to capture hearts at this year's AWESOME Festival. Three actors double as musicians and triple as clowns, in a witty and charming performance that will take you on a journey without words…blending the old with the new. Circus tricks, music and lots of laughter & smiles are sure to create a joyful experience for the whole family! [more]
South Australia 6–10 Oct State Theatre Centre of Western Australia
After the huge success of This Baby Life, Sally Chance Dance returns to the AWESOME Festival with beautiful new work Nursery.
Nursery is a safe and special play space where delight is devised moment by moment and where babies and performers together… [more]
Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours
Victoria 7–13 Oct Perth Cultural Centre
Guru Dudu is a fun-loving modern guru who loves to interpret the world through disco dance. He will take you on a Silent Disco Walking Tour where everyone wears headphones (supplied) and listens in to the same music simultaneously along with the Guru's hilarious commentary. [more]
Song Play with Fay and Jane
Victoria 10–13 Oct
Catch a Song
Bring you little ones to a happy, gentle and lively session of quality singing – sweet and engaging action songs with a space for children to respond. Collect lots of ideas for musical play to take home from this light-heated, fully interactive session of music-making using voices, hands, knees and feet. [more]
AWESOME Kids Book Club - Near & Dear
Singapore 12 Oct State Library of Western Australia
Near and Dear: Stories for Children from Australia and Singapore.
Is your dad a superhero? Timmy thinks his dad is and daydreams about secret superhero adventures they could go on together. But Timmy's dad is not quite who he seems. Timmy must learn to be the superhero of his family… [more]


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The suspect assaulted or tried to assault store employees in each case, investigators said.
The first robbery was reported shortly before 2:15 p.m. Aug. 18. Police said a man entered the Plaza Express Mart, in the 6300 block of The Plaza, and pretended to make a purchase. The suspect then assaulted the clerk and took money from the register, police said.
The next two robberies were this week, police said.
About 8:30 p.m. Monday, a man entered a 7-Eleven store in the 8100 block of Old Concord Road, pretended to buy an item again, and then tried to assault the clerk, police said. The suspect took money from the register and ran, investigators said.
The third robbery was reported about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Giant Penny Grocery Store, in the 3300 block of The Plaza. Police said a man assaulted the clerk, took money from the register, and ran off.
The suspect is described as a black male in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 to 6 feet tall, weighing 160 to 200 pounds. He was wearing a white T-shirt and purple cap in Wednesday's robbery.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers, 704-334-1600.
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Thoroughly enjoyable despite the narrator, Barret Whitener. Mr. Whitener has a highly annoying habit of reading phrases with an unwarranted ascending intonation. It adds an effect reminiscent of moaning and howling. Fortunately, thanks to the book's content, I was able to ignore it. Presently, as we are offered no choice of narrators, we should be happy to hear this book as offered. Sequel is implied. I look forward towards Audible providing us with other Niven books. (Even if they are read by Whitener.)
It lacks new ideas, draws on the old, beaten up 'paranoia of the global control' thoughts. If you like paranoid, get this book. It does not help that this author is a mediocre writer. What else can I say? Well, he does not quite excel in the "bad writer" department. There are ones worse than him out here.
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Shares of Ambac (ABK), were up 8.54%, MBIA (MBI) was higher by 12.24% and Radian Group (RDN), PMI Group (PMI)and MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG)all showed big gains.
The driver was foreclosure snafus by Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) and other banks. Those banks hired people who signed affidavits saying they had personally reviewed foreclosure files, when it fact they had processed far too many far too quickly to make that claim believable.
Some banks, including Bank of America and JPMorgan, have agreed to halt foreclosures while they sort out the mess. Others, including Wells and Citigroup (C), have so far resisted calls for them to do the same.But those moratoriums, as well as investigations by attorneys general in several states, could push claims that the insurers would have to be paid out this quarter to the first quarter of 2011, says Jim Ryan, a senior analyst at Morningstar. That would allow them to reinvest that money, potentially at a profit, Ryan explains. Ryan also believes the foreclosure mess could help the insurers in lawsuits against the banks where they are claiming the banks made misrepresentations on some of the mortgages the insurers covered. "This is really about survival. It would help the monolines and be better for their future. They could rebuild capital and even potentially get their ratings back," Ryan said. "The question is can they last that long." Edward Grebeck, CEO of Tempus Advisors and a New York University professor cautions investors, however. "You are basically betting on the outcome of a court case. It is not extremely clear how the bond insurers are going to come out." -- Written by Dan Freed and Maria Woehr in New York.
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On July 9, 2010, the Longview Police Department conducted a tobacco sting to test the compliance of Longview area tobacco retailers in regards to Texas tobacco laws. The undercover stings utilized 14-16 year old minors, accompanied by Longview Police Officers, who entered stores and attempted to purchase tobacco products. The stings are funded through a grant issued by the Texas Comptroller's Office.
The Texas Health and Safety Code states that it is unlawful for a person to sell, give or cause to be sold or given a cigarette or tobacco product to someone who is younger than 18 years of age. A violation of this statute is punishable as a class C misdemeanor and the fine is over $500.00.
The undercover officer/minor teams went to 112 Longview area tobacco retailers and of those, 12 retailers sold tobacco to the undercover minors. The locations that sold the tobacco products were:
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2. OXXO, 301 S. Mobberly Avenue
3. Food Fast #24, 2851 N. Eastman Road
4. Zippy J's No. 5, 2001 N. Eastman Road
5. La Michoacana Meat Market #20, 1419 S. Green Street
6. Cowboys Quick Stop #10, 3601Gilmer Road
7. Brookshire Food Store #45, 3354 Gilmer Road
8. Murphy USA # 7086, 2430 Gilmer Road
9. Mr. C's, 2578 Alpine Road
10. Food Fast #25, 2300 Gilmer Road
11. Smart Stop, 1721 E. State Hwy 31
12. Lone Star, 2401 H.G Moseley Parkway
Citations were issued to the clerk at each location that sold tobacco to the undercover minor and the clerk will have to appear at the Longview Municipal Court to resolve the citation.
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|Austocylindropuntia subulata is a good one. But may grow TOO fast :O
Lemaireocereus marginatus is a good one too. (One of my favorites)
also Celiostocactus strausii (probably all cleistos are good, but i only have experience with 3)
Stetsonia coryne is fantastic, likes full sun, and has maybe 4 inch spines.
Polaskia chichipe is a good one too
One that may take a bit longer, just is much more beautiful are the brazilian cacti, Pilocereus. They love sun but despise cold
I think all of those can be found in big box stores
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|Cleistocactus can definitely be fast-growing, but many species are rather sprawling, instead of perfectly columnar.
However, as Microthrix mentions, C. strausii is a good columnar species, as is C. hyalacanthus.
Cereus peruvianus is so fast, I have to pare it down every year.
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It was just announced that Dark Lord Day will be held on Saturday, April 24th.http://www.darklordday.com/
I guess that it's no suprise because it's usually held on the last saturday in April. I'm pretty new to the Northwest Indiana area so I had never been to 3 Floyd's until mid last year, and now I'm there on a weekly basis because I love their beer and their burgers. I'm planning on trying to get these infamous golden tickets and dealing with the crowds on DLD, and was wondering if anyone knew how long the wait in line was last year if you had the golden ticket. From talking to the bartenders/waiters there, apparently there are going to be some changes this year, but they weren't sure exactly what. I know some people on this site think that Dark Lord is over-rated, but I love almost everything that 3 floyd's brews so I'm definately going to give Dark Lord a shot. Anyone have any other tips for a newbie going to Dark Lord Day?
I went last year, I stood in line for the brewpub to get food and beer. I had Dreadnaught which was great, one of the other people I met in line had Dark Lord aged in a bourbon barrel with vanilla, basically the best beer I've ever tasted, I thin it was '08 vintage. Anyway after the brewpub I went and stood in line for 5 minutes, got my 8 bottles of Dark Lord and took them to my car. I should have gotten back in line for when they started selling Dark Lord bottles to those without tickets, but I had to get home.
The line at the beginning of the day was HUGE! Went around the block and further, but since I had the tickets (you were allowed 2) I didn't feel the need to stand in the line. This year I really want to hang out with some brewers I've met on HBT.com so we should make sure to set up a time and place to meet.
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Me and swmbo are planning on attending this year. Really trying to stay on the ball to get tickets if they do them again.
I live in Central IL, and so the drive isn't insane.....the problem is, although I love beer, I just can't imagine a beer I'd love that much to make the trip. And I love 3 Floyds' beer, Alpha King still being one of my standards for a style, much like Samuel Smith's for Oatmeal Stout.
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I am hoping to make it there for the first time this year.
Would be great to hang out with you all! I'm dragging my wife along as well, I had to agree to go to some music thing in the summer though
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Accommodating to individual schedules, casual dress code, unlikely to be fired
No career growth, flat organization with high paid managers prevent opportunities to move up, no raises, money invested in new ideas and often failed due to poor planning, overpaid managers in failing divisions, underpaid employees in successful divisions.
Quit paying executives to work for one year at the highest salary and then leave. Reward company loyalty and plan your future. Get ahead of the industry curve instead of dragging your feet. Don't be so stingy with employee salaries so you're not scraping the bottom of the barrel for talent.
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They will give unproven talent a chance. They are relatively hands-off so you have the opportunity to develop your skills and projects (opportunity but not necessarily support). There are opportunities to interact with senior management. Promotions are possible (but greater responsibility is not necessarily rewarded.)Cons
PBP is very set in its ways. Original thinking is typically punished until the new employee learns to fit the mold. The company markets very aggressively, leading to complaints such as you can find with an easy Google search. Most employees have given up trying to make sense of management decisions and just follow orders. Many simple tasks become power struggles due to the absence of basic policies and procedures. There is almost no funding for ongoing skills development, especially if it might benefit another employer.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Super-aggressive marketing models are becoming self-defeating. You should reward your employees for finding ways to bring in revenue while treating customers with respect. Many employees bring you their passion and dedication -- despite low salaries -- they deserve better, both in compensation and in their opportunities to thrive.Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEO
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Not anything I can share with him of course. He'd be upset. Because I am earning all this revenue for my boss; and he sees my boss as his arch-rival.
I don't blame him, at all. In fact, I sympathise, empathise, hate the dreadful position I am in, am wracked with guilt most days about working for his rival and not being able to do more for him. As I said before, it feels like I am sleeping with the enemy.
But what can I do? I don't want to quit this job. It's good going - stuff a lot of people in my profession can only dream of doing, and I have a great working relationship with my partners. Money is fine as I get to put away a good sum every month. Let's put it this way, I wouldn't move to another Big 4 even if it gave me another HK$20K a month. I honestly think I have a shot at making partner myself here, someday.
But because of this god awful relationship between me, him and my boss, I feel really inhibited. I don't know how people view me. Already, I know people keep me at arm's length because of my relationship, and some partners will probably not use me because of it. At home, I can't shout my wins from the rooftops, much as I want to share my joy with him. I really try my best to listen to his problems, but it's tough because he views everything I do at work for my boss as harmful to him.
It feels like I have no one to talk to at all about winning the losing end.
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Public curfews have been imposed periodically
through the nations history. Most are targeted toward youth under 16 years
of age, and extend from 11 PM to 6 AM on school days, and from midnight to 6 AM
on non-school days. Usually, exceptions are made for juveniles escorted by an adult,
travel to or from work, emergencies, school or church activities and other special
circumstances. Violations generally result in a parental fine of $75 to $500 (LeBoef 1996).
Curfew ordinances must pass a two-pronged
test to survive a constitutional challenge. Local jurisdictions must demonstrate
that 1) there is a compelling state interest in imposing the curfew, and 2) that
the ordinance is narrowly tailored to achieve its objective (enhancing public safety).
Communities enacting juvenile curfews have
reported reductions in crime ranging from 10% to 27% during curfew hours. Most have
relied on simple before-after comparisons that do not take into account other changes
in the community that may have coincided with curfew effects. The impact of curfews
on overall rates of juvenile violence is less clear. Analysis of juvenile crime
data from South Carolina suggests that the per-hour rate of juvenile offending in
the "after-school" hours of 2 to 6 PM may be four times greater than the
rate of juvenile crime during late night "curfew" hours. However, large
cities like Dallas report that the majority of violent juvenile crimes (rapes, robberies,
aggravated assaults and homicides) occur between 10 PM and 1 AM (LeBoef 1996). Much more must be known before we can confidently predict
whether curfews are worth the financial and social cost.