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Remember David Slaine? For those who need a refresher, he is the former Morgan Stanley managing director and ex-Galleon trader who began working as an FBI informant in 2007 and who was outed for doing so by the Wall Street Journal in January 2010. At the time, we learned a few notable things about Slaine, some of them germane to his role in helping the government go after people trading on material non-public information, others special in their own way, like:
1. He takes french fries, and perhaps all snacks, very seriously.
In 1993, Slaine triggered a fist-fight with a colleague on the trading floor after needling him because he wouldn't share his french fries. Others broke up the fight.
2. He doesn't wait for people to towel off and get dressed before knocking their teeth out.
One morning early in 2001, before trading began, Gary Rosenbach, then was the No. 2 executive under Mr. Rajaratnam, and Slaine were in a steam room together after exercising at an Equinox Fitness Club. Mr. Rosenbach was pressuring Mr. Slaine to improve his performance. As Mr. Rosenbach lay on his back on a bench, Mr. Slaine punched him, giving him a black eye and ending their friendship.
3. Humans aren't the only ones often asked "you want a piece of me?"
He once smashed a computer keyboard in a fit of rage, says a person familiar with the incident.
4. While working on Wall Street, he eschewed the traditional channels of employee recruitment (Wharton, etc), preferring instead to pick up fresh analysts at the club.
While at Morgan Stanley, he met [Craig] Drimal, then a nightclub bouncer at the Vertical Club in Manhattan. The two quickly formed a friendship based on a shared passion for weight lifting and their mutual ability to bench-press 400 pounds…Shortly after arriving at Galleon, Mr. Slaine persuaded Galleon officials to give a position to Mr. Drimal, who then was working as a bouncer at the Roxy nightclub in Manhattan.
5. Being a person with whom he "formed a friendship based on a shared passion for weight lifting and [a] mutual ability to bench-press 400 pounds," possibly the greatest line written about anyone who's ever worked on Wall Street and which which cannot be said enough, means little in the long run if he knows you've been playing it fast and loose with securites laws.
In July 2007, the FBI showed up at Mr. Slaine's door on W. 57th Street in Manhattan and confronted him. Mr. Slaine agreed to help the government. At the time, federal prosecutors in Manhattan were trying to make headway on another investigation that eventually led to the charges involving Galleon. They asked Mr. Slaine who he knew that might be participating in insider trading. Mr. Slaine's answer: his friend Mr. Drimal, according to people familiar with the matter. In September 2007, Mr. Slaine—identified in the complaint as CS-1—tried out his body wire for the first time, meeting Mr. Drimal in New York. During the meeting, Mr. Drimal gave Mr. Slaine a piece of paper with four stock symbols, according to the complaint. He told Mr. Slaine the four companies were all acquisition targets. At the meeting's end, Mr. Drimal told Mr. Slaine to destroy the list. He warned him to "be careful" in trading the securities because no news of the takeovers had surfaced publicly…After the meeting, Mr. Slaine went to a nearby hotel where an FBI agent was waiting, says a person familiar with the matter. The pair went to a room where Mr. Slaine removed the wire.
Anyway, Bloomberg recently checked in to see what Slaine's been up to these last couple years and other than his "experience" with the FBI being "tremendously traumatic," he seems to be doing pretty well.
For instance, he's:
…earned serious accolades from the government.
"Slaine's cooperation has been nothing short of extraordinary," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew Fish and Reed Brodsky wrote in court papers before Slaine was sentenced this year for his own illegal trade. "Slaine's cooperation was one of the key factors that led to a series of successful investigations and prosecutions."
…been working with canines.
He is a partner in a small New York chain that trains and grooms dogs. It's called Spot.
"He loves animals," Elyse Slaine said.
…convinced himself/others that insider trading is like baseball, in that you're allowed three strikes. Trading on material non-public information doesn't count against you if you only do it once; to that end, you don't earn the title "insider trader" until you've made several illegal trades.
"Throughout my career, I refused to work for certain firms knowing it was how they got their 'edge,'" Slaine wrote in a letter to his sentencing judge. "I am not, nor have I ever been a man driven by greed." […] Slaine, who for more than a decade has volunteered at a charity for needy Bronx residents, took a job as head trader at Chelsey Capital, a Manhattan hedge fund. In early 2002, an analyst named Erik Franklin rejoined Chelsey. Franklin arrived with a secret: A longtime friend, who was a member of the investment review committee at UBS Securities, had agreed to repay a $25,000 loan by tipping Franklin to UBS ratings changes before the firm made them public. The tips generated $2 million in profit on insider trades for Chelsey, according to court papers. At his guilty plea in 2009, Slaine admitted he used an illegal tip as well. He made $532,287. It was the only time Slaine traded on illegal information, prosecutor Fish later told a judge. "It was just one trade," Slaine's ex-wife, Elyse Slaine, said in an interview.
To review: numerous trades based on inside information = guilty man driven by greed; one trade based on inside information = just a dog lover/gym junkie whose only crime is being in possession of guns (arms) that are illegal in all 50 states.
Dream Insider Informant Led FBI From Galleon to SAC [Bloomberg]
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"Shampoo is better; I go on first and clean the hair! Conditioner is better; I leave the hair silky and smooth! Oh, really, fool?! Really!"
Any good stories about bonds formed over the mutual ability to bench 250 lbs?
So basically, he's livin' the dream. Lucky dog.
– D. Kneale
Thats too bad I bet his card tricks would have been a hit in prison.
Gary Rosenbach and Slaine were in a steam room together…as Mr. Rosenbach lay on his back on a bench, Mr. Slaine punched him, giving him a black eye and ending their friendship."
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To be fair, naked guys who get a little TOO cozy in the stream room, i.e. laying down, doing ridiculous ninja stretches and or gas the place with too many menthol crystals, deserve to be punched in the face. -
Yeah, but I bet he can't bench 400 lbs while in the steam room at the same time.
-Steamy Gasparino
Shortly after arriving at Galleon, Mr. Slaine persuaded Galleon officials to give a position to Mr. Drimal, who then was working as a bouncer at the Roxy nightclub in Manhattan.
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Reminds me of the old saying, "Keep your friends close, and your coke dealer closer." -
"Yeah, definitely killing it!"
-Internal Monologue of David Slaine While Looking Into the Mirror, Staring Himself in the Eyes, and Considering That Hat
"As Mr. Rosenbach lay on his back on a bench, Mr. Slaine punched him, giving him a black eye and ending their friendship."
We usually consider that the start of something special.
-Harvard BDSM Club
So, he left Galleon bc he didn't like cheaters. Then, he proceeded to Chelsey, and, well, cheated.
"While at Morgan Stanley, he met [Craig] Drimal, then a nightclub bouncer at the Vertical Club in Manhattan"
I thought Vertical Club was a gym?
-NYer with vague memories of the mid-90s
OK terrific!
Yeah, it's called Brokeback Mountain.
One time, we successfully mated a bulldog with a Shih-Tzu. We called it a bullshit.
Ha!…. Drimal. What a tool!
Back when Slaine was a young bank teller, a man came in and said, "I'd like to check my balance….' so he pushed him over!
If I made $532,287 on an illegal trade I'd prob go out and buy my dream car: a 2013 Buick LaCrosse
Things not to do at your sentencing hearing: Try to pass of as NBD a crime that netted you in one day what the median US household earns in a decade. (And probably 3x what the judge about to sentence you earns from a year of dealing with idiots like you every day).
That line about Slaine ending his friendship with Rosenbach is brilliant. Like saying John Wilkes Booth ended Lincoln's viewing of the play.
Slaine is really that bad guy from the original Highlander movie. So good thing no one has made him really mad or off with their heads and he absorbs their powers.
"Improve your performance."
Bad enough when your wife says it. In the steamroom, too? Harsh.
The real David Slane…
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From which film in Jeff Gundlach's collection is this screen shot taken?
Mr. Slaine—identified in the complaint as CS-1—tried out his body wire for the first time, meeting Mr. Drimal in New York
"Nah, nah, nah…youre gonna need a bigger wire than that for these babies"
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Glen Koehler, associate scientist for integrated pest management at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, runs a couple of Orchard Radar sites for Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts that provide in-season weather data similar to Cornell's Network for Environment and Weather Application.
The system, which was established in 1997, currently applies only to apples, "but the concept can certainly be expanded to other crops," he says.
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"Mack The Knife," which held the #1 spot on the Billboard pop chart for an incredible nine weeks in 1959, was a big enough hit for Bobby Darin that it cemented him in many people's minds as the consummate cool-cat crooner. But Bobby Darin was no mere lounge act. His knack for keeping people guessing first showed itself in his shift from rock-and-roll teen idol to finger-snapping Vegas headliner, but his tendency to move in and out and back and forth among diverse musical genres also took him through phases as a writer-performer of protest-folk, folk-rock and even country-western music. Bobby Darin, one of the most versatile pop stars of his generation, was born Walden Robert Cassotto in the Bronx, New York, on this day in 1936.
Bobby Darin wasn't the first to swing "Mack The Knife." Credit for that idea goes to the great Louis Armstrong, who had a #20 pop hit with his jazzed-up version of the signature tune from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's darkly cynical Threepenny Opera in 1956. It was Darin's swinging take on "Mack The Knife," however, that quickly became the definitive version of that ode to a cold-blooded German murderer. It also forced the record-buying public to reassess its image of Darin as a rock-and-roll idol—an image built on his string of late-50s hits like "Splish Splash" (1958), "Queen Of The Hop" (1958) and "Dream Lover" (1959). The shift from teenage music to more grown-up standards like "Mack The Knife," "Beyond The Sea" (1960) and "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" (1961) was not, however, the last major change in direction for Darin.
After establishing himself as a successful recording artist and live performer, Darin moved into acting, making seven films between 1961 and 1963, including one—Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)—for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Over the course of the 1960s, Darin's musical repertoire shifted first toward country-inspired tunes like 1963's "18 Yellow Roses" and "You're The Reason I'm Living," and then toward politically relevant folk-inspired tunes like the Tim Hardin-penned "If I Were A Carpenter," which gave Darin his final Top 10 hit in 1966.
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French footballer Demba Ba moved to the highest rung of international football this past week after being acquired by London giants Chelsea. And he proved to have the appropriate pedigree for such a grand employer, as he scored two goals in his English Premier League debut as part of a 5-1 defeat of Southampton.
A 27-year-old striker of Senegalese descent, Ba completed a £7.5million move from Newcastle United. The Southampton match was actually not his first for Chelsea, as he debuted in Chelsea's FA Cup third-round tie at St Mary's the very next day after his arrival.
"I don't think I have made a debut like that before. That's a great one and I'm pleased, I'm going to enjoy it a little bit,' he told the press. "The three [Juan Mata, Oscar and Eden Hazard] behind me make football look easy. I just try to run in behind and try to create space for them. I know when they have some space they will be very dangerous."
"I woke up on Wednesday and I prepared myself to play [for Newcastle] against Everton,' he said. 'I got a text from the manager that said I needed to come and see him. From that moment I knew that everything was fixed and I'd go. I travelled down as quickly as possible to London to watch the [Chelsea] game against QPR and after that the next day I had a medical so it was very busy."
The move ended Ba's short but successful 18-month stay at Newcastle in which he scored 29 goals in 54 league appearances. Prior to that he spent a year at fellow London squad West Ham United before their relegation to the Championship League.
"When a club like Chelsea wants you the decision is going to be easy. They [Newcastle supporters] probably won't be too happy but the true fans will understand,' he added.
Ba's arrival and immediate impact has raised questions as to whether he can play alongside celebrated but struggling striker Fernando Torres. "Ask the manager,' Ba replied. "If I have to play with him, I'll play. If I have to be on the bench, I'll be on the bench. That's it." A perfectly diplomatic answer form Chelsea's new scoring sensation.


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Visits to your family doctor and specialist, necessary medical procedures, hospital stays, and drugs administered in hospital are all paid for through Medicare.
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This post is inspired by a conversation I had a few weeks ago with my good fried Stephanie. During conversation at a local bar, she told me she watched the New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals game the previous evening.
Shocked, I asked why she was watching the game, as she has never been a sports fan. Stephanie told me her new man was a HUGE Yankees fan… As the conversation progressed I learned the following:
Her man is NOT from New York, the east coast… and hasn't even been to New York. He is from somewhere north of KC. I don't remember where exactly, so I cut him a little slack. He is from an area without a MLB team.
My follow-up question, "Who is his team in the NFL." She didn't know, but sent him a text message to ask. My bet was the Dallas Cowboys or New York Giants.
Boom! Yep… both…
Now, I understand this post may upset a few Chiefs Command loyals, but this post is not for you. It is for ladies who may not know much about sports, yet are forced to listen to, and are compelled to believe, everything her man says when it comes to sports.
Before we get into it very deep, there are MANY different types of sports fan D-bags, and not all of these will fit every type of sports fan D-bag, but every sports fan D-bag will exhibit one or more of these characteristics. This list focuses on NFL, but may be applied to other sports as well:
He has never seen "his team" play in-person
This is a BIG one, especially if he lives in a city with its own NFL team. A man who claims a team as his own, yet can't make the effort to actually see them play should throw up red flags as to the effort he will make when it comes to you.
He stays angry for an extended period of time when his team loses
Yes, even if his team is the hometown team, he is still a D-bag if he is mad the following day or multiple days after a loss. It is a game, and nothing more. There is no direct impact on his life whether his team wins or loses… Ditch this type of D-bag immediately!
He buys you a jersey, t-shirt or hat of "his team"
While this may seem like a sweet gesture, it's not… He's not letting you choose "your" own team, he is forcing you to like "his team" because you don't know any better. Instead, reject the gift, telling him you want to learn the game before choosing a team.
He brags about "his team's" pre-season record
While it is perfectly acceptable to discuss excitement and worries about the upcoming season based on pre-season performance, it is absolutely not acceptable, or even relevant, to brag about a team's pre-season record. Pre-season is only practice with another team, where the NFL charges fans out the ass to be able to watch… Nothing else… Uber D-bag!
He wears a jersey of a player who is no longer on the team
This is a different type of D-bag. This D-bag either doesn't know better, meaning you should take ZERO of his sports discussion seriously, or he is too cheap to buy a new jersey… Which speaks for itself. On the flipside, you should respect a man who has a jersey in the closet of an ex-player, yet decides to go with a plain red (for a Chiefs fan, as an example) polo instead.
Now, there are exceptions to this rule. If a player is an All-Time Great for the team, it is absolutely acceptable to continue to wear the jersey. As a note: It is not yet acceptable for a Chiefs fan to wear a Tony Gonzalez jersey. While he is most definitely an all-time Chiefs great, he is still playing in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons… The player must be retired from the NFL before bringing back his jersey.
He berates fans of "his team's" opponents
Basic D-bag move. If he cannot respect and acknowledge there are fans of EVERY team, he may have deeper D-bag issues than are apparent on the surface.
He anoints someone as "Cool" or a "Loser" based on the team gear they are wearing
Now, I am not sure which side is more of a D-bag… But this one speaks for itself.
"His team" is the team of the biggest superstar on his fantasy football team
Another topic with a tight line. It's ok to root for and watch the games of the fantasy football players who may bring a fantasy championship, ie cash, but if "his team" changes each year and he goes out to buy a jersey with his 1st round draft pick's name on the back, you are definitely dealing with a D-bag sports fan.
"His team" is the team of his favorite former college player
Along the same lines of the previous topic. It is ok to follow your alma mater's players, but… Seriously?
He fights or tries to get in fights at sporting events
No explanation needed.
So, ladies…
You have now been warned, your man may, in fact, be a sports fan D-bag. Now, the decision is yours, think long and hard before following the examples and advice of your D-bag sports fan man!
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Oro Valley, Arizona The city lights of Tucson glimmer to the south and two mountain ranges loom into view as a Stone Canyon–dweller shifts his gaze left and right. This is an unabashedly upscale development luxuriating on 1,400 Sonoran acres. Residential lots are one-acre minimum and the low-slung homes are loaded with bold design elements. One of golf's great desert architects, Jay Morrish, twirled his wand over the canyon and delivered a course that critics can't get enough of. Along with golf, the diversions here include a lavish new health and fitness center and pool. The home pictured represents the typical style of the houses in the new Tuscan Estates neighborhood. It comes with a separate guest casita and rights to a club membership. Visit stonecanyon.com.
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All processors run hot, even when clocked at default frequencies or even underclocked for that matter. When you overclock the processor, you cause the processors core and cache to operate faster and hotter temperatures then designed to. It goes without saying - "Heat is the enemy of all overclockers". The lower temperature you can get your processor running at the better. You will experience better overclocking results, less crashes and a longer processor lifetime. Enter the wonderful world which is CPU cooling. I could make this section around 5,000 words long, but I won't. There are a LOT of coolers designed for socket 370 and slot 1 processors. There are SO MANY which I could list, I will only list the few I recommend...
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I've watched Frontline nearly since its debut in 1983. Specifically I
remember watching a program on a clash in Greensboro, North Carolina,
between communist labor organizers and white supremacists. That program
focused on a white-supremacist informant, and how the police treated
and used his information. It was a documentary that, for myself, for
the first time didn't take sides. It presented testimony by the
participants, and made no attempt to guide the thoughts and feelings of
the viewers. It was the first time I'd ever seen a prgram that let me
think and feel the way I wanted to about a subject. That was twenty
years ago, and Frontline has continued to produce fantastic in-depth
documanteries to this day.
Frontline's programs have ranged from geo-politics to so-called "adult
films," to equal rights, to the battle in Mogadishu, to whatever
intriguing subject one can think of. And it's all done with the aim of
informing and educating the viewer on how said subject is treated and
perceived by those involved.
Unlike other documentaries Frontline merely reports the facts without
pushing an agenda (unlike so many other one shot documentaries).
Frontline lets you make up your own mind by presenting testimony of the
people involved. It's a program whose narration isn't filled with
conclusions worded to sound like fact (again, unlike many other
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The Brokedowns have always been a band that's super hit or miss for me. This record, not surprisingly is much the same. The first song on their side 'This Future Sucks' I don't care for at all, not even a little. But then the band comes back with the great song 'Sean, Bless This Shit' and totally redeems themselves. Luckily this time around they come out on top of things because the song they close their side out with 'The Same Mistakes Endlessly Repeated (On Repeat)' is also awesome. A good job by the Brokedowns this time out. Vacation Bible School is a band I've loved from the first time I heard them back a few years ago when they did a split with The God Damn Doo Wop Band on Traffic Street Records. I don't think this band has put out a release or a song that I haven't liked. They continue that streak by starting off with 'All To Blame' a great fast song that's a really good opener. But the shining star on this entire record comes next with 'Middle Son(g)' this song is just fucking incredible, holy shit its good. I'd put this among some of the band's best songs. Closing out they've got 'Left Behind (The Kirk Cameron Story)' another great fast song. It's catchy as hell and the perfect way to end a record like this. If you haven't bought this record yet head on over to It's Alive Records and scoop up a copy.
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Letting markets work: the Malaysia fuel subsidy goes bye bye
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Asia Sentinel – Malaysia cuts fuel subsidy
One of the recurring themes of this blog is the conflict between good politics and good economics. Most of the time in government, smart economic policy is sacrificed in order to achieve political favor with voters. Whether it's price ceilings on petrol in China, Zimbabwe's slashing of food prices, harmful import restrictions to benefit domestic producers, or the proposed suspension of gas taxes in a time when fuel conservation is really what's needed, politicians often act in economically stupid ways to bolster or hang on to their popularity.
So when a government makes a bold move that is economically sound, it sometimes comes as a surprise, as in the case of the Malaysian government this week. The government in Kuala Lumpur has for years subsidized domestic fuel prices, which at under 2 Malaysian Ringit per liter have been the equivelant of roughly $2.40 US per gallon, far below the average price in the west. Drivers benefited from this subsidy, but were not forced to bear any of the burden of rising oil prices, nor had they any incentive to conserve or switch to more fuel efficient automobiles or alternative forms of transportation. The Malaysian government, on the other hand, has had to allocate more and more of its limited budget towards subsidizing petrol prices.
Well, as of yesterday, all price supports for petrol are cancelled, and the effect will be sweeping in the Malaysian economy:
The government announced Wednesday evening that petrol prices would rise by 78 sen (US24¢) at midnight — a 41 percent jump from RM1.92 per liter to RM2.70. That means those spending RM2,000 per month to fill the tanks of their BMWs will now be paying RM2,820. Regardless of income levels, it is likely most Malaysians will feel the pinch.
The subsidy would have cost the Malaysian government 56 billion ringit (around $17 billion) this year. With the money it will now save by ending the subsidy, the government will begin making public transport cheaper and more convenient for commuters who wish to avoid paying for the more expensive petrol to fuel their personal automobiles:
The government hopes to channel the savings into improving public transportation, as it promised many years and elections ago but with little to show. In Kuala Lumpur, despite having a light rail train service and monorail, public transportation is expensive and inconvenient. Worse, intercity travel is still being serviced by old and slow trains, and accident-prone buses.
Malaysia is not the only country taking measures to end government fuel-price supports:
Indonesia has hiked fuel prices by an average of 29 percent, saving about 34.5 trillion rupiah and kicking off a series of street demonstrations… Similarly, after slashing subsidies, Taiwan will distribute US$659 million to middle and low-income families. The latest to raise oil prices is India, whose government announced Wednesday that gasoline and diesel prices will increase by 10 percent.
The combined effect of slowing increases in demand (or perhaps even a decline in demand if enough substitution of alternative forms of transportation takes place), and increases in supply as new production facilities come on line will be a stabilization and eventual fall in the price of oil.
The future fall in oil prices is explained in more detail here. Malaysia's repealing of the fuel subsidy is one example of how markets work to restore equilibrium in a market such as that for oil today, where short-term bubbles always burst. $135 oil is probably not here to stay, if only the market is allowed to works its magic.
Discussion Questions:
- Why does a subsidy create disequilibrium in a product market like the petrol market in Malaysia?
- Give two examples of how consumers may respond to the 40% increase in petrol prices once the subsidy is removed in Malaysia.
- How could making fuel more expensive to consumers in the short-run actually lead to a fall in oil and fuel prices in the long-run?


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Despite Economic Dip, Organic Food Sales Soar
Even in a down economy, green consumers have shown a willingness to pay more for organic, natural or environmentally-friendly products, per a study released last week by the Natural Marketing Institute and The Nielsen Co.
If there's a recession, organic food doesn't know it.
The Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (or LOHAS) consumers are top spenders in many consumer packaged goods categories.
"They are less price sensitive, and also have more
fully integrated LOHAS products into their lifestyle and are less
likely to go back," said Gwynne Rogers, business director at NMI,
Harleysville, Pa.
About 20% of Americans make up this segment of buyers.
These highly desirable consumers tend to spend 10% more in warehouse
clubs as well as buy more cereal, jelly, pasta, produce, soup and
ready-to-serve prepared food than "non-green" consumers.
Products labeled organic represented $4.4 billion in
sales for the 52 weeks ended April 19 (excluding Wal-Mart), per The
Nielsen Company. Mintel, Chicago, forecasts sales will grow to $6.8
billion by 2012.
Small brands are seeing big growth. Ian's Natural
Food's grows 45% annually, per the company. Nature's Path Foods,
meanwhile, grew 30% in the first half of this year and will launch 15
new products by year's end.
"It's much easier for [organic products]…to get onto
shelves today than it was 10 years ago," said John Foraker, CEO of
Annie's, in Napa, California. "As big CPG companies give organic
credibility, that's made it easier." But once inside the battle for
shelf space can be fierce. Annie's natural macaroni and cheese, for
example, is going head to head with Kraft's organic offering.


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what was your dream about..
Islamic dreams about Green Bottle Gourd find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Green Bottle Gourd dictionary!
Green Bottle Gourd dream interpretations
Gourd Dream Explanation
— The
, also called vegetable marrow, pumpkin, squash, and winter squash, alludes to the recovery of a sick person. Its vine is a knowledgeable man or a blessed and sociable doctor who benefits people. It could also refer to a poor man. A
is favoured by most interpreters, like meat and eggs.
• Eating cooked gourd: The dreamer will find an errant, memorize knowledge, or gather something scattered, as much as he had eaten of the
• Eating raw gourd: (1) Will have a quarrel and break with somebody. (2) Will be scared by a jinn.
• Sitting in the shadow of gourds: (1) Reunion with family or friends. (2) Reconciliation.
• Getting gourds from a watermelon farm: Will heal from a disease, thanks to a medicine or a prayer, in view of the story of the prophet Yunus (Jonas) as related in the Holy Quran: "Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick; and We caused a tree of
to grow above him…." ("Al-Saffat" [Those Who Set the Ranks], verses 145–46.)
Gourd Dream Explanation
— (See Pumpkin)
Bottle Dream Explanation
— (Glass bottle; Water skin) In a dream, a
represents a money pouch, knowledge, a womb, or a despicable person. Seeing or carrying a
of honey in a dream means learning a trick from a loathsome person. Seeing or carrying a
of fuel in a dream means earning unlawful money through an evil person. Blowing into a
in a dream denotes having a son. The same interpretation is given for blowing air or inflating any sack or a balloon. Seeing a
of water in a dream may denote a wife, a husband, a host, a merchant, or a pregnant woman. (Also see Glass bottle)
Dream Explanation
— A glass
in a dream represents a servant, a housekeeper, a son or a woman. A glass
in a dream also represents a woman who does not keep a secret, a slanderous companion, sickness, an adulteress or a prostitute. A glass
filled with oil in a dream represents a woman and her makeup. If one grooms his hair with oil from such a
in a dream, it means adorning himself or being proud about his love for such a woman. If the oil spills over one's face during the process of applying it in the dream, it means that he will suffer from distress. The broken chips of a glass
in a dream represent money. A urine testing tube in a dream represents a prostitute. Thus, if one sees himself urinating inside such a tube in his dream, he should beware not to commit adultery. A
of wine in a dream represents a housekeeper who is hesitant about carrying money on her. A
of wine in a dream represents a pregnant woman who could suffer from hemorrhaging though she will deliver her child safely. Glass bottles of different colors and sizes in a dream represent people of different nationalities. A glass
in a dream also could mean exposing people's secret life or slandering disloyal people. If a glass
falls and breaks inside one's house in a dream, it means avoiding corruption or escaping from temptation that could take place inside such a house. (Also see Bottle)
Dream Explanation
— In a dream, a scent
or a perfume
represents a guardian who is entrusted with an estate to manage, or a guardian who is entrusted with an inheritance to distribute as charity on Allah's path, or it could denote a woman or a child.
Green Dream Explanation
— (Fertile; Good harvest; Longevity; Paradise; Youth) Wearing a
garment in a dream is a sign of piety, religious attendance, assiduity and devotion.
silky garments are the robes of the dwellers of paradise. Seeing a departed person wearing a
raiment in a dream means that he or she are living in a good state and reaping the benefits of their deeds in the world. It could also mean inheriting the deceased person. As for the deceased person himself, it could also mean that he has left this world in a state of martyrdom. All
garments in a dream represent benefits.
in a dream is also interpreted to mean submission to Allah's will. (Also see Garment)
Green Fruit Dream Explanation
— If
fruit is seen, it suggests wealth which will be of no benefit to the observer.
Mare Dream Explanation
— He will marry a woman with a charming personality and a sweet, singing voice.
Green fields Dream Explanation
— (See Crop)
Clothes Dream Explanation
— A pleasant dream for both the living and dead since
is the colour of the people of Jannah.
Ink Pot or Ink
Dream Explanation
— Symbolises a women. If it breaks or is stolen his wife will die.
Pumpkin Dream Explanation
— See
Hemorrhaging Dream Explanation
— (See Glass bottle)
Waterskin Dream Explanation
— (See Bottle; Urn)
Urine Dream Explanation
— (Also see Excretion; Glass bottle; Impurity; Urinating)
Glass Dream Explanation
— According to Daniel the Wise, as quoted by Ibn Shaheen, glass symbolizes women. For Ibn Siren, manufactured white glass represents religion and life, especially if the name God is written on or carved in it. Otherwise, it refers to the ephemeral. He also concurs that it is part of the essence of women. If the name of a king is written on it, it means that the life of that king will soon come to an end. Glass seen in the form of a container is the least harmful. The Holy Prophet is said to have predicted the slaying of his own grandson, Al-Hussein (from his daughter Fatema Al-Zahrae), when told that he was seen in a dream holding a
. The Prophet said, "I shall collect in it the blood of Al-Husain."28 Dreaming of dropping a glass
that breaks means the dreamer's wife will die. If the dreamer is a bachelor, a female relative will pass away.
Glass pitcher Dream Explanation
— For an unwed person, seeing a glass pitcher in a dream means marriage to a rich and a beautiful woman. (Also see Bottle)
Jar Dream Explanation
— The water jar symbolizes the dreamer's warehouse, shop, or wife, since it contains his water, says Ibn Siren. The same applies to the wicker
Glass Dream Explanation
— Anything made of glass such as a tumbler or
symbolises household goods such as jar (for preserves), vessels of fine china, porcelain, chairs etc. it also symbolises male and female servants.
Sprout Dream Explanation
— (Garden greens; Leguminosae) A fresh sprout in a dream means distress, but if it is dry, then it means a good harvest, or clean money which is earned with joy. If one sees himself gathering a bunch of
sprouts in a dream, it denotes a warning. If one recognizes its substance in his dream, interpreting the element then goes back to its innate quality. Entering into a field of sprouts in a dream means a marriage into the family who owns that farmland, or it could mean a business partnership. If one sees himself bartering
sprouts for bread in a dream, it means aversion to poverty. Eating cooked sprouts in a dream means benefits in every respect. If one sees himself in a dream exchanging quails and manna (See Manna) for
sprouts and garlic, it means that he will be subjugated to poverty and humiliation. Purslane in a dream represents someone who has exaggerated hopes. This is why this type of sprout is also called; stupid sprout.' (Also see Garden herbs; Lentil)


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Flowers are blooming, students are graduating, kaijus are…kaiju-ing? Spring is really springing, folks. This week's P & S explores how it's J.J. Abrams' world and we are all just living in it. May the 16th be with you. Pop some popcorn, relax and enjoy the show.
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The best way to protect your business is to know what you need to protect it from. Last week, Symantec security experts Kevin Haley and Jay Epton engaged in a Twitter chat with Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends to discuss the findings of the Internet Security Threat Report Vol. 18 (ISTR), which reveals the current state of the threat landscape and an increase in focus being placed on SMBs by attackers. More than 600 tweets explore how cybercriminals are working to steal intellectual property and other confidential information from SMBs, and what you can do to protect your business.
If you missed the #SMBchat, here are some of the questions that were asked, with responses from Symantec experts and the SMB participants.
We keep hearing that cybercriminals change their tactics. What is the big takeaway from the ISTR 18?
- Small businesses are now the target of 31% of all attacks, a threefold increase from 2011. (@KPHaley)
- Sorry @smallbiztrends not just one takeaway. Also: Web-based attacks increased 30% in 2012. (@KPHaley)
- It's possible many of these attacks originated from compromised websites of small businesses. (@KPHaley)
- I've seen quite a few hacked servers over the last several months. It's a pain to clean up the mess too. (@robert_brady)
- Wow, that's a pretty significant increase. Shows how important it is to ensure our #SMB security. (@tiroberts)
- One of my good blogging friends recently had her entire domain stolen from her site directory. She's had to completely rebuild a new blog with a new domain name and content. I must say she handled it well. Would hate for that to happen 2 me. (@tiroberts)
We've all been cautioned about protecting our computers. But what about tablets and smartphones?
- For company-provided devices, consider locking them down and preventing the installation of unapproved applications. (@KPHaley)
- Android OS attacks are on the rise so those users especially must use an AV product and be careful of rogue apps. (@PinkTec)
- Also be cautious when downloading music on your phone or tablet. Many viruses can be disguised as music files. (@tiroberts)
- 59% of all mobile malware ever written was written in 2012. (@KPHaley)
- Updated your website or social media from a mobile device? Get e-mail on your smartphone? Then there's cause to worry. (@Shawn_Hessinger)
- Mobile security is just one piece of the puzzle for a poor #Smallbiz owner that is already wearing too many hats. (@PinkTec)
Fake sites designed to infect computers have doubled in the past year. How can employees tell if a site is fake?
- If only it was that easy. 61% of websites hosting malware are legitimate sites. Hijacked by bad guys. (@KPHaley)
- Business, technology, and shopping websites were among the top five types of websites hosting infections. (@KPHaley)
- Symantec attributes this to unpatched vulnerabilities on legitimate websites. Website Admins, you gotta patch! (@KPHaley)
- I saw a cool site that Norton offers: https://t.co/JOCTQ2tprP where you can check a website to see if it is fake. (@TJMcCue)
- Another growing source of infections on websites is malvertisements. (@Jay_Epton)
- This is when criminals buy advertising space on legitimate websites and use it to hide their attack code. (@Jay_Epton)
What are three things you recommend small businesses do this week to better protect against cyber threats?
- First, realize that signature-based antivirus along is not enough to protect against today's threats. (@Jay_Epton)
- Use a comprehensive endpoint security product that includes additional layers of protection. (@Jay_Epton)
- Emphasize multiple, overlapping, and mutually supportive systems to guard against single-point failures. (@Jay_Epton)
- Update your antivirus and get the latest version, run a thorough scan, change all passwords (@tiroberts)
- Keep your security software current and your OS and third-party apps updated with the latest patches. (@Jay_Epton)
We'd like to thank those who participated in #SMBchat. If you have any other questions regarding the ISTR, let us know in the comments below. For more detail on the ISTR, click here.
You can follow the continued SMB news and conversations at @SymantecSMB. Let us know if you have any topics to suggest for out next Twitter chat.


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Shane Black, who made his reputation writing Lethal Weapon for producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros., has decided that he's not too old for this shit.
After striking it big again as a director of last summer's Iron Man 3, Black has re-partnered with Silver and Warner Bros. for a project he co-wrote with Anthony Bagarozzi titled The Nice Guys. And he's landed some pretty nice guys to play the two L.A. detectives investigating the mysterious suicide of a 1970s porn star: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. READ FULL STORY


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Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
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My name is Belle!
Facts about Belle
- Breed: English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix
- Color: Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
Belle's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, a special needs pet, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
My name is Belle!
I'm a character, I love to cuddle...
I'm a goofy, silly girl that is built like a mac truck :)
I'm short and stocky just like the English Bull Dog part of me
and the other is the Pit Bull where I get my gorgeous coloring.
I'm pretty good with big male dogs, but I'm a bit pushy when I play.
I have a "roll into you" style, I'm not very graceful LOL and I'm a vocal player.
I think I'm a lap dog, I know I'm too big to be a lap dog ...but in my eyes
that's just not fair...I'm a lap dog that's my story and I'm sticking to it! :)
I've been in 2 foster homes and I REALLY need to find my forever loving home.
Please will you love me forever?!
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Belle, a San Diego English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier for sale in San Diego, or seeking a English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier dog from a breeder in San Diego.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in San Diego already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a San Diego breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier breeders who help with English Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in San Diego paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Posted by David Johnson on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on June 26, 2012
It was Sunday morning and I got up around 6:00 as I do most mornings, and picked up the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition over a cup of coffee. I was moved by a story about middle-aged professionals struggling to find work for 3 years or more, and it got me thinking about how the role of I&O professionals is changing right now, who is at risk, and what skills will offer the best chances of staying employed (and hopefully happy) for years to come. Many of us are approaching or well into our 40s and beyond, and the older we get, the more difficult it can be to find new jobs.
How you are perceived by others matters most I'm a strong believer that our employability (true for everyone - analysts included) is directly proportional to the perceived value that we provide to the people around us and those in the hierarchy that we are directly accountable to. Customer value that we create is a factor as are formal metrics, but let's face it, peer feedback often matters more than anything else in many organizations, and there is inevitably an invisible org chart in addition to the one drawn by HR. Few of us are lucky enough to work for companies where the measures of performance are clear and include a strong customer-focus component (I work for such a company, but it's not common) - let alone what behaviors and skills will give us the best shot at job security and growth. There are just so many variables.
Perception is a function of your mindset and daily conduct
Posted by John Rakowski on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on December 15, 2011
Firstly, let me explain: I am not really a fan of Dolly Parton but I heard this song last night and this got me thinking further about my I&O FLB exclusive report on 'Tomorrow's I&O Leaders Require An Equal Blend Of Technology And Business Acumen,' which addresses changing skills and recruitment practices. Specifically I asked myself:
"Do current I&O contracts of employment really support agile, customer centric IT operations?"
Now I know the majority of I&O professionals have never lived Dolly's dream of 'working 9 Till 5' anyway but with the fast pace of technology innovation and demands by the business, will we see a time when I&O leaders ring the bell on current formal contracts of employment?
I also take into consideration that a signed employment contract is a legal requirement for a number of reasons but can I&O executives continue to state a set number of working hours, e.g., "you will work x hours per week" as a requirement? I am not advocating flexi-time contracts here but with I&O moving to customer-centric deliverables does this mean that I&O leaders need to align contracts of employment to specific customer I&O services/deliverables and take into account the social lives of their employees?