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Letter from the Chairman and PresidentMaking a difference for Yellowstone is the adrenaline that fuels our work at the Yellowstone Park Foundation (YPF). Like you, we are passionate about the privilege to work together, and share this common mission. As we compiled our 2013 Annual Report, we were in awe of all we accomplished together this year especially given the difficult government shutdown that closed Yellowstone for 16 days. In spite of this challenge, the achievements listed on the previous page reflect the tremendous results that a common purpose and unwavering commitment can produce. The success of these projects definitely provided the margin of excellence for the Park that is the starting point for everything we do. One of the biggest accomplishments in YPF's history happened this year when we opened the restored Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop on June 22, 2013. It was indeed a watershed moment when we cut the ribbon to open its doors with Superintendent Dan Wenk and Deputy Superintendent Steve Iobst. For the first time, YPF has a permanent place in the Park that will showcase our work, and generate a new audience of supporters for this spectacular wonderland that we all love so much. Our work together continues, but we can all be proud of making great strides this year to accomplish our main goal -- to help preserve and protect Yellowstone forever. Thank you for all you did this year to make this goal a reality.
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A former Marine fighter pilot, Jay Hammond heads north to Alaska after World War II. He becomes a trapper, bush pilot, fisherman, guide, wolf hunter, poet, environmentalist, and finally a reluctant politician who endears himself to Alaska's people by telling them the unvarnished and sometimes unwelcome truth about the state of affairs in their oil-boom state. They punish him by electing him governor!
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Adrenalectomy is the removal of one or both adrenal glands. There is one gland on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make several hormones, including cortisol, aldosterone, and sex steroids. The adrenal glands also make adrenaline and noradrenaline in small amounts.
Reasons for Procedure
Your adrenal gland may be removed if you have any of the following:
- Adrenal cancer
- Diseases of the adrenal gland, causing it to make too much of a hormone such as Cushings syndrome , Conns syndrome, or pheochromocytoma
- A large adrenal mass
- An adrenal mass that cannot be identified with a needle biopsy
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Insufficient cortisol production
- Decreases in blood pressure
- Bleeding
- Infections in the wound, urinary tract, or lungs
- Blood clots in the legs
- Injury to nearby organs or structures
- Adverse reaction to anesthesia
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Chronic diseases, such as diabetes or obesity
- Long-standing cortisol excess
- Smoking
- Poor nutrition
- Recent or chronic illness
- Heart or lung problems
- Alcoholism
- Use of certain medicines such as blood pressure pills, muscle relaxants, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, insulin, steroids, sedatives, or hypnotic agents
- Use of illegal drugs such as LSD, hallucinogens, marijuana, or cocaine
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor will likely do some or all of the following:
- Physical exam
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Imaging tests, such as abdominal ultrasound , abdominal CT scan , MRICT scan of the head , and nuclear scan
- Give certain medications to determine why the adrenal gland is not working correctly
Let your doctor know which medications you are taking. You may be asked to stop taking or adjust the dose of certain medications, such as:
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Blood thinners
- Antiplatelets
In the days leading up to your procedure:
- Arrange for a ride home and for help at home.
- The night before, eat a light meal. Do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
- You may be given laxatives and/or an enema. These will clean out your intestines.
Your doctors may need to admit you to the hospital before your planned procedure if your blood pressure has not been well controlled with medication. This will allow more aggressive treatment to stabilize your blood pressure. It will also ensure that you have enough fluid in your body to prevent blood pressure problems after the surgery is done.
General anesthesia will be used. You will be asleep during the procedure.
Description of the Procedure
You will likely be given IV fluids, antibiotics, and medications that depend on the condition that is being treated.
With the laparoscopic approach, the doctor will make 3-4 small incisions in the abdomen. A tiny camera will be passed through one of these openings. To allow a better view, the abdomen will be filled with gas. Other tools will be used to separate the adrenal gland from the kidney. The gland will then be removed through an incision. Stitches or staples will be used to close the incisions. Small bandages will be placed.
A tiny, flexible tube may be placed where the gland was removed. This tube will drain fluids that may build up. It will be removed within one week.
The doctor may need to switch to an open surgery if there are any problems.
Immediately After Procedure
You will be monitored in the recovery room.
How Long Will It Take?
1½–3½ hours
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
Average Hospital Stay
2-3 days
Postoperative Care
- You may be nauseated for a few hours after surgery. You may have a tube placed down your nose and into your stomach. This is to drain fluids and stomach acid. You will be able to eat and drink after the tube is removed and you are no longer nauseated.
- You may be given special compression stockings to decrease the possibility of blood clots forming in your legs.
- Your body may be making substantially less natural steroid hormones. Your doctor may start you on steroid medications immediately after surgery. The dose will be gradually reduced.
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection, such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
- Keeping your incisions covered
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chance of infection, such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding your healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
- Not allowing others to touch your incision
Recovery time may be 7-10 days. To help ensure a smooth recovery:
Recovery time may be 7-10 days. To help ensure a smooth recovery:
- Your doctor will monitor your steroid and hormone levels and make sure that you have the right dose of medication.
- Weigh yourself daily. Report to your doctor any weight gain of two or more pounds over 24 hours. This may indicate that you are retaining fluid.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe, or soak in water.
- Monitor your blood pressure regularly.
- Increase your physical activity according to your doctor's instructions. This will help you avoid respiratory problems and improve the recovery of your digestive system.
Call Your Doctor
Call your doctor if any of the following occur:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
- Persistent nausea and/or vomiting
- Pain that you cannot control with your medication
- Pain, burning, urgency, or frequency of urination; blood in the urine
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
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- Headaches
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Overview of Switchable Graphics or Dual GPUs
This document pertains to HP and Compaq Notebook PCs.
Notebook computers with a switchable graphics feature have two graphics adapter chipsets - a low power, integrated chipset and a high performance, discrete chipset. Although the exact chipsets on your computer varies depending on model; the low power chipset is usually manufactured by Intel or AMD and the high performance chipset is usually manufactured by ATI Mobility Radeon or AMD.
HP computers with switchable graphics provide the following benefits to mobile computing:
- When handling less demanding applications, the computer conserves power for longer battery life.
- When using graphics-intense applications such as games, the discrete graphics processor enables higher performance.
Determine if your computer has switchable graphics
You can determine if your computer has switchable graphics by looking at the Desktop properties menu or the Display adapters in the Device manager. Use one of the following methods to determine if you have switchable graphics on your computer.
To see if your computer supports switchable graphics, use Device Manager:
- Click Start, type device in the search field, and then select Device Manager from the search results list.
- Expand the Display adapters category.
If two Display adapters are present, switchable graphics are supported. If there is only one Display adapter listed, the computer does not support switchable graphics.
Types of switchable graphics
Computers with switchable graphics will operate in one of two modes: Fixed Mode or Dynamic Mode. Earlier models supported Fixed Mode while later models support Dynamic Mode. Using the Fixed Mode drivers on a computer that supports Dynamic Mode will not work. Using Dynamic Mode drivers on a computer that supports Fixed Mode switchable graphics will not work.
NOTE:Dynamic Mode switchable graphics were introduced because Dynamic Mode preserves maximum battery life and is configurable based on your preferences. Dynamic Mode enables the computer to use both the integrated and discrete graphics processors without restarting or resetting the display. Fixed Mode graphics require the customer to change the power state of the computer to enable the higher or lower power processor.
For the best performance in all configurations, be sure to keep your graphics drivers and software updated. See
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More information about specific configurations
HP computers, depending on the model, have two different configurations of switchable graphics. For more specific information related to the configuration of dynamic and fixed mode, OpenGL and DirectX, see one of the following documents:
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Having spent the past 20 years creating a mini fashion world grounded in classic American roots - fashioned with a twist - Steven Alan has quietly emerged an uncommon fashion pioneer. Upon opening his first retail store in 1994, Steven sold pieces from an eclectic group of emerging designers, becoming known for his keen eye. In 1999, Steven launched his first men's collection, including his now signature Reverse Seam Shirt, followed by a women's collection soon after. The collections build upon the same curatorial point of view using authentic fabrics and precise tailoring along with thoughtful details- resulting in easily wearable, refined casual looks.
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Slightly tailored pant in stretch denim twill. Features twisted seam construction at side seams and hem for a better fit. Comfortable mid-rise, slim straight fit with a slight taper at the cuff. Comes in solid navy or ecru with subtle flecks of brown.
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It is a rare trip to the grocery store when I am able to resist the siren call of the cereal aisle. Seriously, I dare you to find me a better food product than cereal - its portable, versatile, yummy and there are so many options. Since I like to keep it healthy, it can be a challenge to find something both fun and good for me. No longer - today my prayers were answered by Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch! Its snazzy bright blue box drew me in, but it's the tasty contents is what will keep me coming back for more.
When I brought these home, I was pretty excited about my find, and thus decided to incorporate cereal into my dinner plans for the evening. Who says eggs and cereal can't qualify as dinner?! Upon pouring the cereal into the bowl it looks like regular cheerios coupled with small bunches of oat clusters. There are definitely more cheerios than clusters but that's not really a problem for me since I don't like my cereal to be super sweet. The box claims a serving size is 3/4 cup which is a mighty paltry serving so I doubled it up, added some milk and prepared to taste my find. It turned out to be a perfect blend of sweet, crunchy and wholesome, plus it didn't get super soggy in milk - though to be fair I ate it fairly quickly! The milk became sweet and nutty and provided the perfect finish to this bowl of cereal.
One box of Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch cost $4.99 at my local grocery store, but I live in NYC so that's actually not too bad as far as cereal goes here. Each 3/4 cup serving contains 100 calories, 1 gram of total fat, no saturates fat, 2 grams of protein, and 22 grams of carbohydrates which includes 2 grams of fiber and 8 grams of sugar. Not too bad as far as cereals go.
In an ideal World there would be more fiber and perhaps a little less sugar, but all in all this satisfied my health criteria. This cereal contains wheat and almonds, so it's not an appropriate choice for those with those food allergies. I will definitely be adding this to my cereal rotation. It tastes good, fits my healthy lifestyle and would probably work well as a base for snack mixes or in yogurt. They always say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but I gotta hand it to Cheerios, they really hit the mark on this one.


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49 CFR 173.12 - Exceptions for shipment of waste materials.
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First. 99 games left? Does that really mean we've played 63? Time flies when you're having fun.
So I was just going about my business (reading tweets, that is) when "Bob Geren relieved of his managing duties with the Athletics" popped up. I was shocked. It's not that the idea of firing him surprised me. People have been calling for it/predicting it for a long, long time. I was just surprised that the A's took the plunge and did it. And I admire that. Personally? I liked Geren. And I don't think firing the manager is really the answer to a team's problems. But it may be an answer. And it does, to me, demonstrate some sort of resolve and commitment to moving forward and competing. Happy travels to Bob in the future.
Speaking of travels… Bob and his wife nail airport style here. I love her coat. And his tie.
Speaking of the AL East. Have you, uh, checked out Alexi Ogando? He's 7-0. With a 2.10 ERA. Which is really something, especially considering that this is his first year as a starting pitcher and he's come on a long, long road to get here. Read a great article about his journey here. I hasn't been very well publicized or much talked about, but it's fascinating. And Ogando has been absolutely dominant this year, putting the Rangers in first place, seven games (seven Alexi games?) above .500.
My "I do that too!" moment? Nyjer Morgan hit a walk-off hit for the Brewers yesterday against the dismal Mets (not so dismal! The Nationals are behind them!), but thought it was the eighth. The other day I did the exact same thing at a Little League game. Except, well, I wasn't batting or anything. I just collected my coat and blankets (yes, blankets) and started to leave. Not so different, right?
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the amendment. J-V was written specifically for Russia/Soviet Union.
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On 12/12/11 9:00 AM, Peter Zeihan wrote:
Tensions between the US and Russia have been rising over the past
month with a series of rows launched over old problems - missile
defense and supply lines into Afghanistan. Now this week, another
potential crisis between the US and Russia looks to be on the horizon-
this time over Russia's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. The
US is struggling over its many commitments in the world and balancing
whether it needs to focus on the current situation in Afghanistan or
the future situation in Central Europe. Russia has been taking
advantage of the US's dilemma, taking advantage of its leverage in
both arenas. However, Russia is tottering on the edge of taking its
aggressive moves too far, and facing a potential backlash.
Persisting Disagreement: Missile Defense
Missile defense has been a source of contention between Moscow and
Washington for the better part of the past decade. The US has
contended that the current program is meant to counter threats
emerging from the Middle East - namely Iran. However, the missile
defense installations in Romania and Poland will not start their
implementation until 2015 and 2018 respectively. Russia believes that
the US will have to sort through its problems with Iran before then.
Instead, Moscow knows that the missile defense strategy is more about
containing them. Id leave the Iranian stuff out completely -- it
distracts from the topic and you end up simply saying that the
Russians dismiss the arg anyway, so just focus on the Russians The
issue itself is not of the US having the technical ability to actually
impact Russia's missile capability. US missile defense stationing in
Central Europe to Russia is more about American commitment to those
states, who border Russia's former Soviet region-a region Russia is
regaining its influence over.
In previous years, Russia has focused on those Central European states
- Poland and (at the time) Czech Republic - who were signed onto the
missile defense program, pressuring them to reconsider. It was a
unilaterally aggressive strategy out of Moscow, which peaked when
Russia invaded its neighbor Georgia-proving that Moscow was willing to
take forward military action. This action caused the Central Europeans
to pause, but ultimately continue to hold to the US as the primary
protector of the region.
Since then, Russia has shifted its strategy concerning missile
defense. Instead of being completely against it, Moscow asked to take
part of it. The Kremlin's logic was that if Washington were being
truthful in Iran and other non-Russian threats being the reason for
expanded missile defense, then having Russia take part in the program
would only make the West's defenses stronger. Russia has missile
defense capabilities that stretch across the Eurasian sphere - even to
Asia where North Korea would be an issue. The goal was that if Russia
was integrated into the system, there would be no need for expansion
into Central Europe since Russia had that region covered.
But the US and most of NATO declined Russia's proposals, leaving the
Kremlin to claim that it had been a willing partner of NATO's but was
rejected. This left the door open for the Kremlin to introduce a new
defense strategy, outlined by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on
Nov. 23. In the new strategy, Medvedev clearly stated that Russia had
had the "political will" to open a fundamentally new chapter in
relations with the US and NATO, but that it was the US who did not
want this. Because of Russia had no choice but to make other
arrangements in order to counter US plans in Central Europe.
Medvedev announced the plans for deployment of the Iskander mobile
short-range ballistic missiles and the activation of an early warning
radar system in Kaliningrad - Russia's exclave that borders
NATO-members Poland and Lithuania. Deployment of other Iskander
systems would start to be considered, particularly along Russia's
western and southern borders. Russia also would urgently fit its
Strategic Missile Forces and Navy with advanced missile defense
penetration systems; orders were also given to set up measures to
destroy foreign missile defense data exchange and control centers. All
of these plans were given with the qualification that more measures
could be implemented to "neutralize the European component of the US
missile defense system." Even with such aggressive plans outlined, the
entire strategy was framed by Medvedev saying that all this can be
avoided and a new era of partnership between the US and Russia can
still be struck - but it is up to Washington which way this goes, not
The US Dilemma
There was an expectation that the US would respond to Russia's renewed
strategy on Thursday when NATO and Russian foreign ministers met in
Brussels. But US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shirked the issue
by reiterating how the missile shield was about Iran, and not Russia.
This is because the US is now in a very dangerous situation concerning
the Russians. The US has no intention to abandon its commitment to
Central Europe in the face of a resurging Russia. However, the US has
other commitments in the world that may force it to in the short term.
The US is currently handling the ramifications of deterioration in
relations with Pakistan, most recently due to a US helicopter strike
on the Afghan-Pakistani border that killed some two-dozen Pakistani
servicemen. Since then, the Pakistanis closed their borders to the
passage of fuel and supplies for the NATO-led war effort in
Afghanistan, leaving one of the only large routes to get in via Russia
and its controlled Northern Distribution Network. Moscow leapt at this
opportunity to remind Washington that it was possible to cut the
alternative route, leaving NATO and the US in a catastrophic position
in Afghanistan. Russia's threat was linked back to the overall
relationship with the US and NATO, meaning the missile defense
This is a new level of dynamism. Russia has leveraged previous threats
against the US and missile defense - such as increased support for
Iran. But the Americans then called Moscow's bluff, knowing Russia
also did not want a strong Tehran. But the threat of interrupted
supplies into Afghanistan is one that Washington cannot take lightly
as it places 100,000 US and allied troops in a vulnerable position.
Consequently the US has to take Russia's new threat seriously, as well
as a way to mitigate the situation.
American Olive Branch or New Crisis?
Therefore the US has planned out over recent months a potential olive
branch to offer Russia in the short term in order to diffuse tensions.
In the past, there has been little that the US could offer Russia -
outside of abandoning its strategy in Central Europe. Previously when
tensions were escalating in 2009 and 2010, the US offered Russia a
large economic package rephrase - you're making it sound like this is
a govt initiative w/govt $$ that included modernization and investment
into strategic sectors - mainly IT, space, and energy. Since Russia
had just launched its sister programs of modernization and
privatization, Moscow jumped on the proposal, diffusing tensions and
even leading to Russia signing onto US initiatives like sanctions
against Iran.
Now the US is extending another carrot: membership in the WTO.
Russia's struggle has been long with WTO membership - eighteen years
of applying for accession. Russia is the tenth largest economy in the
world, but has been blocked from the 153-member organization. Though
there have been many real reasons for Russian exclusion based on the
country's extreme economic policies, the main barriers of recent have
been political. As Russia sorted through economic disputes with most
WTO members, its neighbor of Georgia refused Russia membership based
on the fact that Russia militarily occupies 20 percent of Georgia's
land. But in recent months Georgia backed off its barring of Russian
membership, not because it wanted to, but because the US asked it to.
The US had to have some sort of offer to bring to the table with the
Russians. On the other side, Moscow cares little about the actual
economic benefits of WTO membership. To Russia this is political, and
being excluded from the WTO made them look like an economically
backwards country. we still haven't clearly laid out Russia's
rationale for wanting to join the WTO. So far, all we've offered is
that it's a "prestige issue"
Seems flimsy to me. Russia used its exclusion as an excuse to rail
against the US (and Georgia). Now with all roadblocks cleared, Russia
is set to be voted into the WTO on December 15-16. So it should seem
that the US has successfully found a small way to diffuse tensions
with Russia in the short term.
But a there is another problem with Russia's accession into the WTO.
Once Russia is voted into the organization, each member-state must
"recognize" Russia as a member. Thus far, there are not any WTO
members that look to deny Russian recognition - even Georgia has been
open to Russian recognition. But there is one country that cannot
legally recognize Russian membership: the US.
The US has an old Soviet-era amendment on the books called
Jackson-Vanik, which was set up to bar trade relations with countries
that violated human rights, mainly the Soviet Union. After the Soviet
collapse, Jackson-Vanik still applied to the new Russian Federation,
though every US President has waived its operation via presidential
decree since 1992. But the Jackson-Vanik Amendment cannot be repealed
without an act of Congress. Now with the WTO vote just days away, the
US cannot legally recognize Russia as a member until Jackson-Vanik is
repealed. But there are other countries in the WTO that have a rep
sheet of Human Rights abuses, including China, Venezuela and quite a
few African countries. Does Jackson Vanik apply to them as well, and
if not, why is the US worrying specifically about Russia?
Why can't Obama waive J-V this time just like every other president
since 1992?
The White House has been calling on its immediate repeal, but with so
many issues dividing Congress and the White House, it does not seem
that the issue can be discussed for months - if at all. This leaves
yet another opportunity for Russia to spin up a crisis between the US
and Russia. It was the US that led the way for Russian WTO accession,
but now it is the US that will not be able to commit. Moscow could
make a very public and noisy show of such an insult.
Balancing Crisis and Strategy
This leads to the question to how far Russia will allow so many moving
crises to go. Moreover, what is Russia's real target - the US or
something else? What Moscow really wants out of this is Central
European uncertainty. Russia's strategy is to use each of these crises
in order to create a certain level of tension between the US and
Russia in order to make the Europeans uncomfortable. Moreover,
European discomfort needs to be framed not in an aggressive Russia but
a Russia that has no other choice but to act this way because of the
US. What Moscow is attempting to achieve is not a break between Russia
and the US, but a break between Europe and the US.
There are already glimmers of the Europeans growing nervous,
particularly following Medvedev's new defense strategy announcement.
With the US avoiding response to renewed Russian aggressions, many
Europeans may be wondering if the US is about to trade its
relationship with Central Europe in the short term in order to ensure
the supply lines via Russia into Afghanistan remain open. It isn't
that the Central Europeans want a warmer relationship with Russia, but
they may feel they need to hedge their relationship at this time. This
was seen this past week with Poland announcing it would be open to
discussions on missile defense with Russia, and with the Czechs (a
previous American missile defense partner) signing multi-billion
dollar economic deals with Russia.
But with more opportunities arising for Russia to escalate tensions
with the US, Moscow will have to be wary to keep this from becoming a
massive crisis and break of actual relations. Should Russia take a
step too far in its design of an uncomfortable situation for the
Europeans, there could be a strong European backlash against Russia
and a unilateral unification with the US on regional security issues.
This is a strategy Moscow has to play just right, in order to keep the
US caught between many commitments, while keeping Europe off balance.
It is a difficult and complex balance for the Kremlin to maintain.
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Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:34:38 PM
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Already bulky with alot of moving parts, so please keep to the
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Color us boosterish! Despite the layoffs, Mr. James said sales were great. "Our 2011 performance was way higher than we'd projected originally," he said. But Lot18 still had to shed some bloat, which apparently included its vice president of operations, director of operations, and compliance manager.
A Lot18 spokesman echoed Mr. James, saying the layoffs bring the company back down to 72, the same headcount as it had in October. "2011 was a very robust year for us, and the actions of today just put us on a clearer path toward profitability," the spokesman said.
Mr. James said he expects Lot18 will be back up to 96 employees in a few months. (Déjà vu: Gilt Groupe CEO just said the same thing after layoffs at the luxury discounter.) Lot18 is still hiring in the U.S. and Europe, just for a different mix of positions, he said.
Lot18 analogues Gilt and RueLaLa both recently announced mass layoffs; even American Apparel got hit by a Groupon coupon. Meanwhile, design-centric flash sales site Fab.com still seems to be on the rise. Is the flash sale business model a flash of brilliance, or a flash in the pan?
Mr. James said even though Lot18 took a lot of money, he's still got his eye on the prize: profitability. "We raised a lot of money both recently in pretty rapid succession in less than 12 months," he said. "We have a really healthy balance sheet. We're certainly not looking for money for a long time and potentially not looking for money ever again."
The beginning of the end for a flawed concept that will never see profitability.
The days of spend big up-front and hope to flip are over. -
Raising ( or borrowing) money is not the same as making money. All the hype surrounding a capital raise is just that. Lots of OPM thrown at an Excel spreadsheet assuming infinite growth.
It's fascinating how supposedly sophisticated investors (Accel) can sometimes get taken in by a seriously flawed business plan.
They are hiring too many expensive development and engineering staff as if they do not have enough already. They are waisting money on Pour events where employees get to drink all the booze they can until they reach 3K tab. Very efficient! They give away wine, break walls to make more room for their employees……too much space now for no reason…..Who is in charge of their budgeting?
I survived the bloodletting but I am looking elsewhere for work.TERRIBLE leadership that gives us half truths and bogus excuses for the lack of resources and presence. Philip is never here. Kevin is a ghost. No one has a clue what shoe is next to drop but I can tell you that the way yesterday and today were handled, many of us that drank the Lot 18 kool-aid have spit it out.
No Lot18 employee would put a space in the name. Bogus. nice try.
lol. right. im bogus. good luck getting "profitable" when everyone who makes less than 100k realizes they are only one more bad month away from the alt conference room and the manila HR envelope.
Who cares about a space? Lot18 or Lot 18. Big deal! This person is 100% right. The company wastes its resources on a kindergarden staff, out of which half calls themselves anything begging with SVP and ending with Director or Head Manager. They literally just wiped milk off their lips and suddenly were given the opportunity to be in charge of more than they can handle. Then all these worthless meetings that each one of them run around to find a room for…..gosh, waste of time just hearing them all talk and never getting to anything substantial.
They let the wrong people go, they should have snapped off some of those know it all, but really know nothing children.
VC is all about drinking the Kool -Aid
With $40m raised why a lack of resources? Where's all the cash?
Stolen…..stuffed in the pockets of the higher-ups
Investors should really think twice before investing in this company any further. Clearly, people that were laid off are not the staff that should have gotten fired. Customer retention is the key and cannot be done without good customer services and speedy shipping to back it up.
The review below should be of concern to Lot18. This should be the priority, because there are many reviews that sound alike!
"No real excuse for that, if they really do have 80 some-odd people working for them as I've read, then they ought to pop a couple of more into the import orders department. Or spend a little less time with fluffy bios about their "curators" and maybe put that energy into getting shipments rolling faster. The best marketing in the world is fast and efficient delivery. I did email their customer service box twice, and got polite responses that were a bit vague and just said that my order would be going very soon. Lots of daily wine deal choices out there, so I guess I expected quite a bit more from these guys. At least from this experience, I certainly can't recommend them"- Keith J
Interesting but not entirely surprising. Speaking as a veteran from the dot.com trenches, it's not unusual for companies of this size (and funding round) to make serious adjustments to their management and team in order to press ahead (as unfortunate as it may be for some folks). Having said that, I actually interviewed at Lot18 but withdrew my candidacy after meeting the "team". Something not quite right going on over there.. employees were unenthusiastic, defensive and generally coarse in their demeanor. It was as if they were saying "run away" under their breath. They have a gorgeous online product and an interesting model.. hope they can pull it together and overcome the obvious growing pains they're experiencing.
More people won't make up for a flawed business model. If you don't own the product you are selling "fast and efficient delivery" is out of your control. A Marketing Platform can never become a Major Player if what your selling is not a service. Amazon was never just a marketer of books. They buy those books, take delivery at their Distribution Centers and ship the product to the consumer. That is a real internet retail model. The capital Amazon invested in inventory and systems long ago did not pay off instantly, however their retention of control over product insured that they could provide superior customer service and made them what they are today.
Every clone of the Lot18 model will fail, sucking millions of foolish dollars out of the VC community.
RE: Sad
You mean who wrote the imaginary business plan?


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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 9, 2010
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
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Nov 10, 2010
Nov 9, 2010This is by far the most complete and deep gaming experience in history. The balance in the multi-player maps and weapons will be imitated and praised for years to come. This is the BEST game ever.
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Nov 9, 2010With a much improved campaign, expansive zombie mode and a deeply enriched multiplayer, Call of Duty: Black Ops not only delivers as an excellent addition to the series, but maybe the best among the other CoD games.
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Nov 13, 2010I don't understand why so many people are complaining about this game. The multilayer is more balanced than in any installment in call of duty. They got rid of stopping power, martyrdom, danger close, and juggernaut. For that reason alone this title is better than MW2.
Nov 13, 2010Best Call of Duty up until now, A well balanced multiplayer , superb sound effective, appealing graphics and specially the ton of content this game packs makes any Call of Duty fan dreams come truth.
Nov 9, 2010This doesn't surprise me, since I saw it coming for a long time. Long story short: Black Ops is practically the same thing as MW2. I hated MW2. So, why should I be surprised?
Nov 9, 2010
Nov 9, 2010I detect battlefield fanboys in these reviews. a 0 without any reasoning to back it up? Disregard these reviews, I think it's best to go with the critics in these ones.
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Nov 27, 2010Total waste of money. Just like they added new maps and crappier skins to MW2. Stick with MW2 and save your money. They should ditch Treyarch, they are killing the series softly.
Nov 9, 2010Metacritic....excellent site but when it comes to gaming ,just throw the users reviews out the window!
Typical spoilers who only post zero to bring the score down....get a life,you morons.
Have the decency to score accordingly like the movies user reviews.
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Nov 14, 2010I can't put my controller down, the awesomeness got a hold of me. Single player and multiplayer is just the best i've seen of any fps nuff said; good job IF!!
Mar 13, 2011
Nov 9, 2010Game is fantastic. You will not be disappointed as a call of duty fan. Both the single player and the multiplayer have fixed everything we have complained about in the previous instillation. Though the graphics sometimes are not up to par to the previous game, the over the top game play, new additions to multiplayer, and fantastic new modes deliver a game we have been dying for.
Nov 11, 2010
Nov 10, 2010
Nov 11, 2010Yet another dissapointment hyped up pile of yack. Really (although it won't happen) we need to boycott these rubbish developers and stop buying thier sub par graphics and gamplay. As already mentioned it's like playing a game from 6 years ago with glitchy textures to boot, waste of money.
Nov 11, 2010Poor Sound, Bad Graphics awfully Buggy and laggy. On PC this game is shockingly bad. Taking it back for a refund. Activision should be ashamed.
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Dec 14, 2010
Nov 8, 2011Okay. "Call of duty: Black Ops" is a game in a situation called "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained". It's like copying MW2 into another CD and selling it back, except that it has different titles and more **** graphics. The zombies are the only stand-alone con that makes me play this game with my friends. Either than that, I'm ready to sell this ****
Nov 9, 2010Call of duty black ops is a great game, after ordering it from amazon it arrived just before i had to go to work but as soon as i got home I played it a lot the multiplayer is great as always the single player is not great but not bad either and it is worth playing the campaign but the multiplayer is the best part.
Nov 9, 2010Black Ops is amazing! The campaign story is meh, but with zombie mode, and extremely great graphics, im surprised with these users! Go Black Ops!! :-)
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Nov 9, 2010So far so good! The graphics aren't as good as Modern Warfare but the gameplay is definitely fun and very customizable!!! Wish Treyarch and Infinity ward would Co-op a game and share eachothers secrets.
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Nov 11, 2010
Nov 10, 2010Campaign pretty good: 7 out of 10
Multi player: 2 out of 10 i was expecting a lot more i just feel like i own this game already. (MW2) 60 bucks to play MW2 again?...
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Nov 10, 2010It's another call of duty game, save your money and put it toward something good. The graphics look like a N64 game. The game play is terrible being a call of duty game that was pretty much a given. The on-line is still completely broken and cheaters are everywhere. This is a complete waste of money and I truly feel sorry for anyone who wastes there money on such a poorly developed game.
Nov 10, 2010My main complaint is Graphics. Why release a new game in the series when it actually looks a lot worse than the last installment? Treyarch failed to deliever good looking game. I just played CoD4 and it actually looks better than this game. And I'm not even talking about MW2. Just look at those gun models! They look cheap, the same as WaW! Not recommending that game to anyone.
Nov 11, 2010
Nov 11, 2010What the hell happened to this game! It used to be greatness on a disc now itâ
Nov 13, 2010................................more of same......... single player sucks, Multiplayer sucks, graphics sucks, Treyarch sucks...................................
Nov 13, 2010This may be the best Call of Duty in the series with probably the best story in the Single player campaign off the rest of the series and a highly enjoyable multiplayer that will keep you busy for weeks.
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Nov 24, 2010It's a much better game than Modern Warfare 2, but it doesn't really feel as fresh as it probably should. The new additions Treyarch made don't really help the gameplay much, and seeing as most people have played MW2 to death, there's really no reason for anyone other than hardcore COD fans to buy Black Ops.
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Nov 28, 2010I played this game for a couple of hours........incedible letdown.....same old same old......graphics are actually WORSE than MW2......rinse repeat.....UGH!....Battlefield Bad Company 2 craps all over this......
Nov 17, 2010This game sucks. Seriously. I returned it within 2 days. NOT FUN. Back to medal of honor, or Halo reach for me. This is a big step back for the franchise. DUMB!
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Nov 9, 2010This game is awesome and has a lot of new customization options, wager matches, theater mode, combat training, zombis, split screen online... definatly this is the game of the year!
Nov 10, 2010
Nov 11, 2010Graohics and game play are early 2000. The game is totally abysmal when compared to such titles as crysis and mafia ii. It feels as if the game reviewing industry sold out its reader base. I have no other explanations for the rave reviews it got from such sites as GameSpot. Watch out - don't waste your money on this title.
Nov 14, 2010really enjoyed the single player, i would advise anybody who likes cod to rent it and play the single player, but they ruined the multiplayer, its not even close to as mw2 or cod4, its just like waw but slightly updated. the snipers are almost usless, the maps are shocking in general. even zombies isnt as good as in waw. this is the last treyarch cod i buy.
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Nov 15, 2010metacritic needs captcha, most of the bad user reviews are the same word for word. they are computer generated accounts from a rival company. everything about this game is solid, you just need a good gaming computer ,not a 2 dollar piece of ****
Dec 16, 2010
Jul 10, 2011Single player is forgettable and fails to suck you into it's plot. Multiplayer is what people actually buy the game for and it still lacks in everything. Lag issues, awful respawn points at times, but I will say this though: The multiplayer is certainly better than MW2...although no CoD games compare to CoD4.
Nov 10, 2010
Nov 10, 2010AMAZING GAME. This is what modern warfare 2 wanted to be, a great game all around. The single player is nothing short of heart stopping, the multiplayer is at least 10 times better than mw2 and i still have no idea how you people dont like this game!
Mar 23, 2011
Nov 15, 2010This is definitely a great game. i am espescially surprised at how well Treyarch did with the campaign. it was one og the funnest that i have played in years. and multiplayer as always, is amazing. i also like the new zombie mode.
Nov 15, 2010the best call of duty game to date. treyarch made a great game, keep it up guys. for me this lived up to all the hype. and the wager games are incredible.
Nov 14, 2010This is a fantastic addition to the Call of Duty Franchise, The Story is Excellent, Multi-player is addictive, and Zombies is awesome! BUT I must warn you, this game can be so frustrating. So if you have a short temper, or a good throwing arm, I'd be careful playing on a expensive TV...
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Apr 19, 2011This is without a doubt just a game to get money, hardly any changes apart from time from previous games, same engine, same graphics, same gameplay and its absoloute rubbish!
Nov 10, 2010
Nov 14, 2010This is by far the best COD that has been released. The new COD points available is an excellent upgrade to the series
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Nov 9, 2010
Nov 9, 2010If you enjoyed Modern Warfare 2, you WILL enjoy this game. I defy anyone that had fun with MW2 MP, to not like this. They have fixed numerous "problems" that existed in MW2, like boosting (no tactical insertion in FFA), no Quickscoping, and no Commando perk to get stabbed from 25 feet away.
Nov 9, 2010Awesome game! I don't understand all the haters? The graphics and voice acting is amazing. I loved the story, yes it's a little different but entertaining and well done. The multi-player credit system is brilliant and the customization options are incredible. I'm not even talking about the Zombie mode which is super. Wonderful game if you're a COD or shooter fan.
Nov 9, 2010I don't get all the negative user reviews. Clunky controls? Its the same setup modern warfare 2 had. Bad graphics? Graphics are amazing. The campaign is great and so is the nazi zombies. The only reason I did not give it a ten is that it requires you to be online for the combat training. I can't get online so I would have loved to play with bots on the map. Anyway, best call of duty yet.
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Nov 15, 2010As a stand alone game, though part of a series, this is easily 9 or 10.
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Apr 9, 2011Sound design and visuals are simply bad, and there is nothing realy new here. The single player campaign is short, and you dont realy feel strongly about the characters or the storyline.
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Nov 10, 2010Easily my favorite Call of Duty, definitely after the lack of depth in MW2, the graphics are a bit of a step back I think from MW2, but in no way interfere with the game.
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Jan 30, 2011A short campaign which is never spectacular and never very clever, but always solid enough. [Feb 2011, p.99]
Jan 18, 2011By dint of obstinacy, Treyarch delivers probably its best with Black Ops Call of Duty to date - but probably not the best in the saga.
Jan 16, 2011There are more highlights in the first two missions of Black Ops, then in Medal of Honor. The requirements of Treyarch seemed to be better, than in the past few years. They made an interesting setting. In addition, there's a nice zombie mode and an overwhelming multiplayer. No doubt, this is Treyarchs best Call of Duty ever!


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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart discussed gun control legislation he is proposing, aimed at reforming and strengthening the enforcement provisions of the stateâs Firearm Ownerâs Identification Card (FOID) system Thursday, January 31, 2013. He displayed guns and FOID cards that were recently confiscated. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times
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Sheriff Tom Dart proposed new gun legislation Thursday that would in part give a specialized unit the authority to — without a warrant — search homes of people prohibited from buying firearms because of a gun or gang-related conviction.
The Prohibited Persons' Enforcement Act also would require the same people in Illinois just 48 hours to return an expired Firearms Owner's Identification card and account for their firearms. If not, he wants the authority to seize their weapons.
Currently, Cook County Sheriff's officers don't have the authority to take guns from convicted felons or people who can't buy guns because of a serious mental illness, unless the person is on parole and someone from the Department of Corrections is on patrol with officers.
"Right now, you couldn't think of a more preposterous system if you dreamed it up. Honest to God," Dart said. "When you think you have your card revoked because of a criminal conviction or because of mental health, you are supposed to mail it in and if you don't mail it in, nothing happens. No one comes looking for you. No one is coming to your door. Nothing."
There are about 5,000 current FOID card holders who have had their card revoked in Cook County alone, according to the sheriff's office. Just 20 percent of those people have turned their cards into Illinois State Police, which runs the FOID system. Of the 4,000 who didn't return the card, 870 were revoked for mental health reasons and 804 were revoked because of the issuance of an order of protection.
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