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Tobacco stocks are known for their generous dividends and yields. Last Wednesday, Lorillard LO -0.06068881808526779% Lorillard Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD65.87 -0.04 -0.06068881808526779% /Date(1422482634184-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3041266 AFTER HOURS USD65.9 0.03 0.045544253833308034% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 620351 P/E Ratio 20.93370622258946 Market Cap 23729447796.1231 Dividend Yield 3.7346288143312587% Rev. per Employee 1731030 More quote details and news » (ticker: LO), the No. 3 U.S. producer of cigarettes by revenue and the oldest U.S. tobacco company, lit up its quarterly common payout by 6.5%, to 55 cents a share from 51.67 cents, for a 5.3% return. This marks Lorillard's fifth payout enhancement since becoming an independent publicly traded company in June 2008, and it's worth an additional $52 million annually to investors. A 3-for-1 stock split took effect on Jan. 15.
By comparison, industry leader Altria MO -1.0080645161290323% Altria Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD54.01 -0.55 -1.0080645161290323% /Date(1422482490677-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6190651 AFTER HOURS USD53.89 -0.12 -0.22218107757822625% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 107583 P/E Ratio 24.775229357798164 Market Cap 107836204315.831 Dividend Yield 3.8511386780225885% Rev. per Employee 1970670 More quote details and news » (MO) pays a 44-cent quarterly and yields 5.1%, while No. 2 Reynolds American RAI -0.4750251907298114% Reynolds American Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD69.14 -0.33 -0.4750251907298114% /Date(1422482531053-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2325924 AFTER HOURS USD69.9743 0.8343 1.2066820943014174% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 189319 P/E Ratio 22.894039735099337 Market Cap 36908299891.0937 Dividend Yield 3.876193231125253% Rev. per Employee 1583360 More quote details and news » (RAI), yielding 5.4%, pays 59 cents.
Newport, Lorillard's flagship premium cigarette brand, is the top-selling menthol and second-largest-selling smoke in the U.S. after Altria's Marlboro. Despite heightened competition and regulatory wrangling over new products, Lorillard continues to outperform the tobacco industry. Total wholesale shipments, for example, rose 0.3% in the fourth quarter, versus the industry's projected overall decline of 2.9%. Earnings, though down 0.3% on weaker gross margins and higher costs, far surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales are growing fast at Lorillard's electronic-cigarettes unit.
The New York Stock Exchange–listed shares trade within a half-dozen points of their 52-week high of $47.02. In 2012, Lorillard repurchased some 14.8 million of its shares for $578 million.
DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP DPS -0.9343434343434344% Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD78.46 -0.74 -0.9343434343434344% /Date(1422482449313-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1032725 AFTER HOURS USD79.4582 0.9982 1.2722406321692583% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17487 P/E Ratio 21.794444444444444 Market Cap 15397191936.0077 Dividend Yield 2.090237063471833% Rev. per Employee 319737 More quote details and news » (DPS) popped the cap last Wednesday on its fourth consecutive annual dividend boost. The new quarterly will be 38 cents a share, up 12% from 34 cents, which translates into $33 million more in stockholders' pockets yearly. Yield: 3.5%. Following its spinoff from Cadbury Schweppes in May 2008, the beverage behemoth initiated payouts in November 2009 at the rate of 15 cents a share. In 2012, Dr Pepper Snapple returned $684 million to shareholders via stock repurchases ($400 million) and dividends ($284 million).
Upbeat dividend news should be just what the doctor ordered, but the company also posted flat fourth-quarter diluted earnings per share of 81 cents, which was three cents shy of Wall Street's consensus guess, although revenue rose 1.6%. The culprit: higher packaging and ingredients costs. So after setting a 52-week high of $46.37 on the Big Board Feb. 6, the stock slipped to $42 and change. Dr Pepper Snapple expects full-year 2013 diluted earnings per share in the $3.04-to-$3.12 range, versus $2.92, on net sales growth of about 3%.
IN CONTRAST TO Dr Pepper Snapple, Omnicom Group OMC -0.5692599620493358% Omnicom Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD73.36 -0.42 -0.5692599620493358% /Date(1422482492111-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1711502 AFTER HOURS USD73.5238 0.1638 0.22328244274809161% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23491 P/E Ratio 17.849148418491485 Market Cap 18310719556.6651 Dividend Yield 2.7262813522355507% Rev. per Employee 211432 More quote details and news » (OMC), a giant global advertising and marketing-services company, posted fourth-quarter EPS of $1.13, up from 96 cents a year earlier, beating Street estimates by four cents, on a 2.4% gain in volume, to $3.94 billion. As a result, Omnicom sweetened its quarterly common dividend 33%, to 40 cents a share from 30 cents, adding $106 million to its distribution on an annual basis and giving the stock a 2.8% yield. This is Omnicom's fourth year in a row of richer dividends. Payouts have been continuous since 1986.
The earnings and dividend news sent the stock to a new 52-week high of $58.16 on Friday. Standard & Poor's rates the shares Buy. Deutsche Bank's opinion is Hold "until ad-market conditions improve."
A NICE PAYDAY. Icahn Enterprises IEP -0.12387736141220192% Icahn Enterprises L.P. U.S.: Nasdaq USD96.75 -0.12 -0.12387736141220192% /Date(1422482400123-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 65819 P/E Ratio 34.187279151943464 Market Cap 11767477069.4101 Dividend Yield 6.2015503875969% Rev. per Employee 458614 More quote details and news » LP (IEP), a diversified holding company 93% owned by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, more than doubled its annual dividend, from $1.40 per depositary unit, a payout consisting of 40 cents in cash and $1 in depositary units, to $4, payable in quarterly installments in either cash or additional depositary units, at the election of each holder. Yield: 4.8%. Icahn is expected to take his dividend in units. If all holders took cash, the company would have to pay out about $420 million. That wouldn't be a problem, given it had about $3.14 billion in cash and equivalents as of Sept. 30. From a 52-week low of $37.22 at year end 2012 on Nasdaq, the units set a 52-week Friday of $90.75.
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Putting in a few new pieces of furniture, a new bathroom mirror, and a new shower curtain is not the same thing as remodeling a building. This is not a remodeled property. Our room had holes all over the walls where they had removed old pictures and hadn't patched or painted the old holes. There was mold all around the shower area. Wallpaper was peeling. In general things still looked old, rundown, and dirty. We chose this hotel because we are Marriott members but it was not worth the points.
The breakfast was okay...pretty standard fare...but there was not enough seating after 7am on a Saturday. 5 of us sat at a table for 2 with 1 chair. People were waiting in line for tables. There was plenty of food, but not nearly enough seating. Get rid of the couches and add tables.
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Wed Jul 31st 2013 7.00am–10.00am
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7:02am | Graham Parker "Nation Of Shopkeepers" from Your Country (Bloodshot Records www.bloodshotrecords.com 2004)Buy it! |
7:07am | Billy Bragg "There Will Be A Reckoning" from Tooth & Nail (Cooking Vinyl 2013) —Recorded in a basement studio in Pasadena, Calif. with Joe Henry. Sun 9/22 Billy Bragg w/Joe Purdy – Old Rock HouseBuy it! |
7:10am | Warren Zevon "Steady Rain" from Preludes: Rare And Unreleased Recordings (New West www.newwestrecords.com 1976)Buy it! |
7:17am | Ha Ha Tonka "Colorful Kids" from Lessons (Bloodshot Records www.bloodshotrecords.com 2013) —due September 24 via Bloodshot RecordsBuy it! |
7:23am | The End of America "Cemetery" from Shakey (self released 2012)Buy it! |
7:27am | Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros "Remember to Remember" from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Vagrant 2013) —Featuring Jade Castrinos on vocals. At LouFest on Sunday, September 8.Buy it! |
7:34am | The James Hunter 6 "Drop On Me" from The James Hunter 6 (Concord / Fantasy 2013) —Just announced: James Hunter at Old Rock House on October 10.Buy it! |
7:37am | Nikki Hill "I Know" from Here's Nikki Hill (Deep Fryed 2013) L —09/19/13 St. Louis, MO Blues City DeliBuy it! |
7:38am | Bettye Lavette "Still Want To Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)" from The Scene of the Crime (Anti www.anti.com 2007)Buy it! |
7:44am | Barrence Whitfield and Tom Russell "Jack Johnson" from Hillbilly Voodoo (Stony Plain Music 1993) —Written by Mr. Russell and featuring a great band: Andrew Hardin, Seth Pappas and Hank Bones on bass.Buy it! |
7:47am | Slaid Cleaves "Still Fighting the War" (Music Road Records 2013)Buy it! |
7:50am | David Ramirez "The Bad Days" from The Rooster (Sweetworld 2013)Buy it! |
7:54am | The Dive Poets "Cherokee Nights" from Married to Your Ghost (self-released 2013) L —CD release party at the Demo August 10 w/ The High ScoresBuy it! |
8:03am | She and Him "I've Got Your Number" from Vol. 3 (Merge 2013)Buy it! |
8:07am | Cheyenne Mize "Whole Heart" from Among The Grey (Yep Roc Records www.yeprocrecords.com 2013)Buy it! |
8:10am | Laura Veirs "Sun Song" from Warp and Weft (Raven Marching Band 2013) —Due out August 20.Buy it! |
8:15am | Treetop Flyers "Things Will Change" from The Mountain Moves (Partisan Records 2013)Buy it! |
8:20am | Someone Still Loves You Boris "Nightwater Girlfriend" from Fly By Wire (Polyvinyl 2013)Buy it! |
8:23am | Fanfarlo "Myth of Myself (A Ruse to Exploit Our Weaknesses)" from Single (Atlantic 2013) —No release date as yet for the Simon Balthazar and Co.'s third album.Buy it! |
8:29am | The Love Language "Calm Down" from Ruby Red (Merge Records 2013)Buy it! |
8:33am | The National "Graceless" from Trouble Will Find Me (4AD 2013) —At LouFest Saturday, September 7.Buy it! |
8:38am | Goldspot "Abyss" from Aerogramme (Mt. Hoboken 2013)Buy it! |
8:43am | Neko Case "Man" from The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (Anti- www.anti.com 2013)Buy it! |
8:46am | Mia Dyson "When the Moment Comes" from The Moment (Black Door Records/MGM Distribution/The Co-Op 2013)Buy it! |
8:50am | The Mountain Goats "Heretic Pride" (4AD 2007)Buy it! |
8:55am | Bob Dylan "Caribbean Wind" from Biograph (Columbia 1985) —Recorded Apr 7, 1981 during the Shot of LoveBuy it! |
9:02am | Mavis Staples "Far Celestial Shore" from One True Vine (Anti- www.anti.com 2013)Buy it! |
9:05am | Deadstring Brothers "Oh Me Oh My" from Cannery Row (Bloodshot www.bloodshotrecords.com 2013)Buy it! |
9:09am | The Walkabouts "Satisfied Mind" (Cargo 1993)Buy it! |
9:16am | The Jungle Fire "Brothers and Sisters" (The Jungle Fire 2013) L —Appearing at the next KDHX tribute night, in honor of Marvin Gaye, on Sept. 13 at Off Broadway. Details at KDHX.org.Buy it! |
9:19am | Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band "East Side Queen" from Made it Through the Mill, Again (holliday 2013) L —Also at the Marvin tribute night.Buy it! |
9:23am | Marvin Gaye "A Chance With You" from A Cellarful Of Motown! Volume 3 [Disc 1] (Motown 1963)Buy it! |
9:27am | Bhi Bhiman "Rainbow In The Dark" from Substitute Preacher (Bhi Bhiman 2013) —Song by Dio of all things.Buy it! |
9:30am | Cold Satellite "Cavalcade" (Signature Sounds www.signaturesounds.com 2013) —Featuring Jeffrey FoucaultBuy it! |
9:35am | The Linemen "Took It On The Chin" from Through Side One (self-released 2006) L —One of the best records to come out of St. Louis in the last 10 years.Buy it! |
9:40am | Camera Obscura "This Is Love (Feels Alright)" from Desire Lines (4AD 2013)Buy it! |
9:43am | Veronica Falls "Everybody's Changing" from Waiting For Something To Happen (Slumberland)Buy it! |
9:46am | Alela Diane "The Way We Fall" from About Farewell (Rusted Blue 2013)Buy it! |
9:52am | The Electric Soft Parade "Summertime In My Heart" from Idiots (Universal unk 2013)Buy it! |
9:55am | King Tuff "Just Strut" from King Tuff Was Dead (Sub Pop 2013) —Fri 9/27 King Tuff – Off BroadwayBuy it! |
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It's a hard knock life for Annie and the other orphans of Depression Era New York City, under the patronage of the wretched and scheming Miss Hannigan at the Hudson Street Orphanage.
One day, Annie's life is changed for ever when Grace, the beautiful assistant of the enigmatic millionaire Oscar (Daddy) Warbucks comes to ask for an orphan to stay at his mansion for the Christmas holidays.
This begins a wild and mad-cap adventure where Annie's bright and shining personality wins over the crochety business and teaches him the meaning of love, life and looking on the bright side.
Joseph is the 12th and favorite son of Jacob, a poor farmer who dotes on the sensitive and clever boy. To show his devotion, Jacob bestows him with a marvelous coat of many colors, which enrages his other brothers. Incredibly jealous, they hatch a plot to get rid of him, taking his coat and selling him as a slave to some passing Ishmaelites. Enduring more trouble, Joseph finds himself in jail. When all hope seems lost, he discovers something extraordinary; he can interpret dreams! Suddenly, he finds himself in the service of the Pharaoh, who's heard about his talents, and wants his help
A passive busker named Guy is playing guitar when he meets Girl, with whom he shares a connection through a mutual love of music. The shy kindred spirits start to make music together, mixing their complementary style to create a melancholic folk-rock sound that explores the themes of love and loss.
Over the course of a week their lives change forever, there is poignancy and where there is a joyous celebration of love, there is also a bitter-sweet feeling that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre. This will not disappoint fans of the original movie and new theatre.


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Pink Berries Tie Dye Skirt
Different shades of pink pull this skirt together. Once you sew the sateen cotton fabric together you can have an amazing skirt. Find this project from I Love to Create in the free eBook for fabric dye inspiration and instruction, Fun with Fabric Dye.
- Tulip Custom Dye Color Kit
- Sewing machine
- Plastic cooking spoon
- Skirt pattern – Simplicity #2906
- Salt
- Flat plastic bin
- Fabric #175521 – cotton sateen – white – 2½ yards
- Scissors
- Safety pins
- Tablespoon
- Rubber bands
- Rubber gloves
- Felt pen
- Large plastic bucket
- Sewing pins
- Needle and thread to match
Sew cotton sateen fabric into skirt following pattern instructions.
Cut 3 strips 8" X 24" from scrap fabric.
Fill large bucket with one gallon of hot water following dye package instructions. Add four tablespoons of salt then use plastic spoon to stir until dissolved.
Wearing rubber gloves, carefully cut open dye packages then pour into included jars. Use a permanent felt pen to mark colors on outside of each jar.
Follow recipe to create Guava color from included Recipe Book. Use spoon to thoroughly mix. Immerse skirt and one strip of fabric into mixture then stir with spoon for 15 minutes – this will ensure even dying. After 15 minutes stir every so often for 45 minutes.
Rinse both pieces under water then wash in washer with small amount of laundry soap. Dry in drier and iron smooth.
To create darker color at hem, place skirt on work surface then starting at one side and about 8" up from hem, scrunch fabric together following curve of hem. Rubber band tightly at the 8" mark to secure fabric.
Fill flat plastic bin with a gallon of hot water then repeat dyeing step using recipe for Wild Current. Place a second strip of fabric in dye then dip hem of skirt up to rubber band into dye and swish around for 15 minutes. Lay remainder of skirt over edge of bin, letting dyed section steep in dye for 45 minutes following package instructions.
Carefully cut off rubber band then wash, dry and iron skirt and fabric strip.
Dye third section Pink Salmon, repeating steps above.
To create flower, cut strips into 5" X 18" strips. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides out then fold under one end about ½". Use needle and matching thread to sew a gather stitch along cut edge, tightly gathering. Knot off other end. Repeat step with remaining strips.
Starting with light strip, roll end then stitch along the way to secure. Add medium shade and keep stitching, adding darkest last.
- Use safety pins to pin where desired.
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) continued their tradition of having an Australian spine by snapping up the brilliant Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell and their T20 International captain George Bailey.
Punjab ad retained Manan Vohra and David Miller — none of whom one usually thinks of while discussing big names. However, they had a field day at the auction on Wednesday, often teasing other franchises to raise the prices and backing out, and making some excellent purchases. They still have a 'Right to Match' card left. With smart buys, they have certainly built a strong team can challenge other IPL teams in the upcoming torunament.
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Apple posts tribute to Robin Williams
On August 11, 2014 the world lost Robin Williams, a legend in comedy in and cinema. Recently, Apple released an advertisement that featured the actor's dialog from "Dead Poets Society." Tim Cook has already paid his respects via Twitter, but now his company has as well.
Apple posted the above image, along with the text, "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Robin Williams. He inspired us through his passion, his generosity, and the gift of laughter. He will be greatly missed."
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To become a good advisor technical brilliance alone is not enough. You must have some good interpersonal skills too.
Often, while discharging your duties at work you are required to provide advice based on your technical expertise to others say your boss, a client or a colleague. But to your surprise your well-intentioned advice frequently falls on deaf ears. You are baffled at why your suggestions though technically sound have not been implemented.
Herein lies the catch. To become a good advisor technical brilliance alone is not enough. Along with good advice you must have some good interpersonal skills too. You are wrong if you think advice giving is just a logical process. It has an emotional undercurrent that you must take into account. Before you can influence others, you must build a good rapport with them and earn their trust. Unless you learn to recognise and respond to others' emotions, you cannot become an effective advisor. Your success greatly depends on your ability to understand their personalities and adjust the advice-giving process accordingly. Therefore the next time you are asked for advice, remember to do the following to improve your effectiveness:
Choose right words: While giving advice pay careful attention to language. Suggestions for improvement may carry an implied indication that things are not being done well at the moment. This feeling switches the other person into a defensive mode. So first you must find a way to convince him that your intention is not to criticise but to help him. Choose the right words to express your views so that it comes across with respect and any implied criticism is softened.
Understand perspectives: If you talk directly about how to improve things, you may not find instant takers. To be really effective as an advisor you must know how to influence the thinking of other people. As a first step, try to gain good insights into what they think and why. When dealing with more than one person such as committees you must take extra pains to collect this data. Each person in the group brings a different perspective to the problem you have been asked to help with. So find out beforehand who is going to attend the meeting. Call each of them in advance to find out their take on the issue. When you understand their individual views and concerns you will be better equipped to provide expert guidance and secure a buy-in for a preferred solution.
Be a guide: The most effective way to influence a client, subordinate or a colleague is to help him find the solution himself. Instead of saying what you want him to do, develop a gradual reasoning process that helps him arrive at the logical conclusion himself. The whole process should involve more of questioning and listening than suggesting improvements. While helping the person solve a problem you can ask questions like:
Why do you think this problem occurred?
How can we do things differently?
What pros and cons do you think exist for the various options?
What do you think is the best option under the current circumstances?
By helping him discover all the available options, their costs, benefits as well as risks involved, you can gently guide him to the preferred solution.
Emotional support: People in general look forward to support, affirmation, approval and appreciation from others. This also applies to people whom you need to give advice be it your boss, client or a colleague. In order to make them listen to your advice and accept it you must develop the right behavioural skills that ensure the kind of emotional support they expect along with your technical guidance.
Customise: Tailor your advice giving approach to suit the individual who has sought your help. Depending on the situation and the other person's preferred style of interaction, you have to make amends to your approach. The key to success is to be sufficiently flexible and discover what works best in any given situation.
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Dr. Frank R. Rauzi, MD
Family Medicine, Southwest Family Medicine
- 8340 Sangre De Cristo Rd Ste 105
Littleton, CO 80127 - 1 Office Location
- (303) 932-2111
Dr. Frank R. Rauzi graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at Denver in 1976. He works in Littleton, CO and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Rauzi is affiliated with Porter Adventist Hospital, Swedish Medical Center and Littleton Adventist Hospital. He speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 39 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine at Denver
Graduation Date: 1976
Hospital Affiliations: Porter Adventist Hospital, Swedish Medical Center, Littleton Adventist Hospital
Specialties: Family Medicine


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Blazers have a new look heading into the season
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)
General manager Neil Olshey prefers the term ''emerging'' rather than ''rebuilding'' when it comes to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Blazers open training camp on Tuesday with a new general manager, a new head coach and a group of promising young players as they seek to move forward from last season's turbulence.
''I think the process is further along than most people believe,'' Olshey said Monday.
The Blazers finished last season 28-38 and out of the playoffs for the first time in four years. They dismissed head coach Nate McMillan and let go of some of their more veteran players, choosing instead to build around All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge and swingman Nicolas Batum.
Just seven players from last season were on the training camp roster for this season: Aldridge, Batum, guards Wesley Matthews, Nolan Smith and Elliott Williams, and forwards Luke Babbitt and J.J. Hickson. Williams is already likely out for the season after recent surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.
It was an obviously busy offseason for the Blazers, who got a nearly head-to-toe makeover.
Olshey was hired in June after nine years with the Los Angeles Clippers, who went to the second round of the playoffs last season with All-Stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul.
Portland's new GM went to work right away preparing for the NBA draft, and went on to land guards Damian Lillard and Will Barton and center Meyers Leonard.
In free agency, Portland made a play for 7-foot-2 restricted free-agent center Roy Hibbert, but the Indiana Pacers matched.
The Blazers got into a poker match with the Timberwolves over Batum, eventually matching Minnesota's four-year offer sheet worth more than $45 million for the 23-year-old. While Portland insisted the whole time it would match any offers for Batum, the matter was complicated when his agent said he'd rather be in Minnesota and the Timberwolves hoped perhaps they could force a sign-and-trade.
At the team's annual media day on Monday, Batum said the contentious negotiations were part of the business.
''If I could do it again, if I could change some things? Maybe,'' said Batum who averaged 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds over four seasons with the Blazers.
Portland's next move was to hire head coach Terry Stotts, who was 115-168 as coach of the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks but spent the past four seasons as an assistant with the Dallas Mavericks, where he won a championship.
While Olshey went with the emerging Blazers, Stotts' buzzword for the team was ''possibilities.'' He's looking to take the Blazers to the playoffs his first season.
''I don't know why anyone would think otherwise,'' he said.
Much of the hope for the Blazers' future lies with Aldridge, in his sixth season with the team. He averaged 21.7 points and eight rebounds per game last season, his first as an All-Star.
Asked for his characterization of this Blazers team, Aldridge chose the word ''new.''
''New pieces, new players, new locker room, new coach,'' he said. ''Everything's new.''
This season Aldridge will be working closely with Lillard, whom Olshey has labeled the team's franchise point guard. The sixth overall pick in the NBA draft, Lillard averaged 24.5 points, five rebounds and four assists as a junior last season at Weber State.
He was impressive at the NBA Summer League, averaging 26.5 points, 5.3 assists and four rebounds in four games.
''Hopefully I can be what they expect me to be,'' Lillard said.
While Lillard is expected to start, Leonard, a 7-foot-1 center out of Illinois who was the 11th overall pick, will likely need more seasoning. Portland is thin at center, and could use J.J. Hickson in the starting lineup when the season opens.
One interesting addition to the Blazers training camp roster was Adam Morrison, the former Gonzaga star who was the third overall pick in the 2006 draft.
Morrison played for the Charlotte Bobcats and the Los Angeles Lakers, but never really lived up to expectations in the NBA. He also played overseas in Serbia and Turkey.
Morrison said he thought he'd give the league one more shot with the Blazers.
''I've been through the gamut. I've been to the top, I've been to the bottom. I've been to some championships, I've been overseas,'' Morrison said. ''I think I have something to offer these young kids.''
The Blazers open the season on Oct. 31 at home against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Genre/Form: | Political spots |
Document Type: | Archival Material |
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Peter Smith; University of Oklahoma. Political Commercial Archive. |
OCLC Number: | 29812642 |
Notes: | Political Commercial Archive, Dept. of Communication, University of Oklahoma, Burton Hall, Norman, OK 73019. |
Description: | 16 commercials (on 3 videocassettes) (U-matic) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. |
Commercials used during Smith's campaigns for the 1982 lieutenant gubernatorial and the 1988 and 1990 U.S. congressional elections in Vermont, Republican party.
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Haneke depicts an a post-Apocalyptic France.He conceals the cause and gives no answers.This is a mute end of world aftermath. The title tells us we have reverted back to a medieval back to basics scenario.Performances are emotionless shot dogme style,with natural light. We, the audience,are literally in the dark as are the main characters,Anna(Huppert) and Eva(Demestier) and Ben, deprived of security, home, husband / father,possessions and transport, forced to beg and rely on others.Haneke doesn't give his audience the picture,he keeps things undefined. Using blunt realism he avoids the pyrotechnics of genre movies and sci-fi elements. Exactly what is going on is never revealed. A lack of information and non-specific vagueness undermines the film.Sparse dialogue and stark imagery make up for a lack of dramatic variation and convey monolithic dourness. We end up in a depot for refugees,a small commune with tribal leader. Survivors trade goods for water and women barter sex for food, children die of thirst. They all await a train that may not come(the one from which cameras roll at the end onto a sunny countryside?)Stripped of their humanity people can only come together and pool their resources.Where strangers are predators this kind of collective may help humanity recover. TOTW strips away our Western complacency and shows a what-if scenario when others lay claim to your security and social constraints are dismantled. Haneke uses shock tactics evident in the murder of the father,the real deaths of animals, rape at knifepoint and xenophobic scapegoating.Women,children and animals have the lowest place in the new hierarchy.Some cut their own throats or wish to sacrifice themselves. The subtext seems to be ethnic cleansing,refugees and trouble in the Balkans.Extremist religious beliefs of the 'Just 36' seem to flourish. The moody cinematography takes place in darkness,blazing fires the only light source. Fire is both destructive and brings hope. Inside the railway depot is a grey,crepuscular light. There is no soundtrack.Things are gloomy.This vision of Judgement Day reflects bitter reality for thousands of war refugees each year. The only sparks of hope are Eva's friendship with with the ostracised outsider figure and Benny's new found father figure who saves him from immolation. The ending too is almost cheerful a green luscious landscape in sunshine from a moving train. The film for me lacks the coherence of Hidden and the brilliance of Code Unknown. This film needed a simpler narrative(eg 28 Days Later,Strayed,Shame).For me the austerity,desolation and violence recalled his earlier 7th Continent. Haneke doesn't really work through his ideas of the '36Just' and mostly he doesn't utilise Huppert's considerable talents so she becomes a bystander.Demestier steals the film for me.Haneke is still to be applauded for taking this subject on as a thought experiment to test humanity's limits.
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Set somewhere in Europe in what appears to be the near future, Haneke's apocalyptic fable takes a rigorously realistic approach to material all too often compromised by hackneyed spectacle and sensationalism, simply tracing a family's attempts to survive in a countryside deprived (for reasons wisely left unexplained) of electricity and clean water. Darkness is the film's dominant metaphor, underlining not only the uncertainty felt by Isabelle Huppert, her two kids, and those they encounter on their travels in search of food, safety and something resembling normal' civilisation' but also the terrifying threat of absolute solitude. Since Haneke refuses to provide the usual dramatic climaxes, the film demands an attentive curiosity from the viewer not required by more conventionally generic fare, but the strategy has its rewards, not least in the unexpected emotional force of the final two scenes.Author: GA
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Title | Utilisation inacceptable de la violence contre des manifestants pacifiques |
Publisher | International Federation for Human Rights |
Publication Date | 17 March 2011 |
Country | Yemen |
Topics | Political situation | Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Security forces | Security situation |
Cite as | International Federation for Human Rights, Utilisation inacceptable de la violence contre des manifestants pacifiques, 17 March 2011, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4d83049a2.html [accessed 1 February 2015] |
Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |


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The Gatekeeper instead killed a puff of purple smoke, and patch of rock floor ten feet in diameter. Katarina spun in a whirlwind of knives, flinging dozen of daggers at her foe, and managed to get many stuck in the Gatekkepers armor before he just kicked her, and sent her flying across the room. An enormous axe flew across the room, and lodged itself in the Gatekeepers helm, tilting the huge mans head a bit to the side. What a throw, huh? Draven spun another axe in his hands, and threw them at the Gatekeeper, forcing the metal man back a bit. Hey! Draven called, spreading his arms wide, and posing Fatso! Dont die too quickly, cuz we gotta a show to put on--! The Gatekeeper reached onto his own arm, and wrenched out Darius axe from his forearm guard, and threw it at Draven. The executioner gulped, then ducked, narrowly avoiding the headless fate that Darius axe had dealt to countless other victims. The Glorious Executioner scampered away, trying to flee the huge man that had suddenly charged him. Draven tripped, which let the Gatekeeper catch up to him, and then swat the man away like a fly. The Gatekeeper then turned to Katarina, who was still recovering from her first blow. She feebly raised a hand, as the man raised a metal palm to deal the finishing blow. CAW! A crow pierced the mans helm, and the Gatekeeper fell to a knee. Another raked his back, and the Gatekeeper wordlessly fell to all fours. Without warning, a flock of ravens overtook the Gatekeeper, slowly eating him alive. A final crow pierced the mans heart from behind, and the man hit the floor, causing tremors along the surface. He was dead. You idiots. Swain muttered, as he morphed into his human form. His crow, Beatrice, flapped back onto her masters shoulder. Do I have to do everything by myself? Idiots. Caw. Beatrice parroted. Swains cane and his peg leg clattered along the stone surface of the room, which was slick with blood. The Master Tactician stopped at the wall, and then looked up. He gazed upon his late loyal servant, Darius, who now bore more of a resemblance to a hamburger than anything else. Well at least no one will be able to identify the body. Swain turned and tapped his cane on the Gatekeepers lifeless hand. Miss Katarina. Katarina slowly got up, nodded, limped over to Swain, and then drew her swords. With several hacks she managed cut off the Gatekeepers fingers. Sir why is Singed so important? Katarina gave a glance up at what was left of Darius body. Is he really more important to Noxus... than us? Swain chuckled, as he picked up one of the Gatekeepers fingers, examining it. Draven was wrestling with fitting a thumb into the lock. The single digit was thicker than Swains waist. Well, Singed is developing a new weapon for us an extremely powerful one. Whats the use of a weapon, spat Katarina, as she clutched her side If we cant even use it. The League would sanction us relentlessly. Hell, even this is risking the Noxus to the wrath of the League. Put it this way, Swain mentioned offhand, as he fitted the Gatekeepers fingers into the lock in the iron door, If we have this weapon then we dont even need the League, or anyone else." Swain gently pushed open the door, and it swung open silently. "So lets go make sure Singed wins this one. The Master Tactician walked silently into the Anteroom. It was deserted, of course. There were no champion to prepare themselves, and all of the Summoners were in the Summoners Platform in the room beyond. Swain stepped into the Summoners Platform. On it, five Summoners stood in a circle, manipulating glass orbs between both hands, casting summoner spells, and informing their champions of the map, and the combined vision of all towers, champions, and minions. Summoners were essential to the victory of any team in the League. Too bad, Swain thought, as he raised a hand. His signal. Katarina flung a dagger across the room, and spun once, before it impacted with a sickening thud between the eyes of a stocky summoner that was supporting Ashe. The man never knew what hit him. The summoner dropped to his knees, and then fell over, dead. Aki, who was across the slain man, saw it first, and screamed. Aki? Yi called, Whats going on? Suddenly, the natural vision of the entire map and his allies faded from his mind. Did the girl drop her orb? Or something worse? Yi turned, and raced to find his allies. They had to stick together. Raah! Aki Ignited Katarina, bathing the Sinister Blade in sparks and puffs of flame. Katarina cursed, and turned away, trying to pat away the flames that licked at her body. A thin summoner wrapped Draven in restricting light, Exhuasting the executioner. Draven made a show of being extremely tired. Oh GOD you exhausted me! Whatever shall I do? Draven spun in a circle, holding the back of his hand against his head, as if he were going to faint. An arm flung out, and the Summoner twitched as he was impaled on Dravens axe. Oh that. One summoner made a run for the door, but Katarina caught the girl in the calf with a dagger. The girl fell flat of her face, and tried to scamper away, whimpering from pain and fear. The girl reached out to the door, as if she could touch it, everything would be alright. Katarina took a single step, and stepped on the girls fingers. The summoner wept in despair. Katarina put her out of her misery. She looked up from her kill. It looked like almost all the targets were dead. Only Aki was still alive, slumped against a wall, cradling a wound she sustained from being caught by one of Dravens axes. The girl looked downwards, not facing her soon to be killers. Swain loomed over the doomed girl, and pointed his cane at her neck. You have any brave last words, sweetheart? Words! Words! Beatrice cawed, flapping her wings. Aki looked up at the man, and raised her hand, dripping with blood from her wounds. She clenched it into a fist. A golden hand spilled from her hand, and it reached out to Swain. The Master Tactician smiled at the fruitless effort; Smite could not harm Champions. It drifted over his heart for a second before Aki smirked in return, and then lifted her hand. In a last act of defiance she Smited Swains crow. The golden hand wrapped itself around Beatrice, and crushed her. The crow gave a half-CAW before exploding in a mess of blood and feathers. Swain gazed in disbelief at the action, as remains of his most beloved pet soaked into his shoulder. Katarina let out a loud, clear laugh at the insolence. Aki laughed silently, painfully, below them. Even Draven nervously chuckled. Swain turned sharply, and killed Aki. The laughter died out. The Tactician left the bloody scene, leaving Katarina and Draven to look at each other once, and shrug, before following their leader back into the Institute of War. While inside, Aki lay dead, eyes closed, with the ghosts of a smile still on her face.
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Nice back and forth battle, didn't expect that much resistance from the summoners...lol @ Beatrice.
Yup! you guessed it right!! And it really wasn't a back and forth. Only Aki really did any kind of damage, but to be fair, even if five ignites went of on a champion, it wouldn't kill them.
Squishy? I guess in a morbid sense, we're all kind of squishy... And just to be clear, I wasn't writing that Darius was weak, but that the Gatekeeper was that strong. For reference, he would have killed all three of his assailants if Swain hadn't stepped in, and if he wasn't ambushed by Swain, he could have given all four of them a run for their money. Darius was unfortunate in that he got caught by the Gatekeeper, and couldn't dodge.
why didnt she flash through the wall
Ahri had recently used her Spirit dash to escape the gank by Talon, remember?
I find it a little hard to believe that Draven had NO reaction to his brother's death. :/ They are close.
i imagined that just as champions are stronger out of the league's restrictions, summoner spells would be stronger as well... but really, not a single alarm or any other protection device? and will the league REALLY acept this battle? I mean, even if the protagonist were to loose (what contradicts the logic of storys, but whatever...) would the league really acept a battle were one of the teams were saboted? and it is obvious who did it... just by defing the league like that, Singed would already be doomed... he, swain, katarina and darius, their skills let obvious marks, as katarina didn't retrive her daggers and draven didn't recover his axes... and swain spells are easly recognited... well, anyway, i'm waiting to see how will yi put on a figth against singed's team without sumoners... and i will probably die out of laughting if he actually wins this battle. (just like i almost sufocated from laughing at 300)... gj


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IBM switched to services over a decade ago. They were the first and largest computer hardware vendor to do it, and other companies have been fruitlessly trying to emulate them. IBM's strategy is, AFAIU, actually studied in business school (anyone with a recent MBA care to chime in?), because they were one of the largest companies ever to successfully make such a fundamental switch to their business model, and their execution was near perfect.
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With the workforce also aging but technology always changing, emphasis is placed on older and more experienced workers maintaining and upgrading their job skills.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 20 percent of workers in the United States, about 33 million, are age 55 and up.
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This second part of the ongoing evolving workplace series will look at what older employees are doing to keep their jobs skills up-to-date, as well as how retired workers are continuing to make an income with a new job or by starting their own businesses.
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There are then great opportunities for the young workers to help their more experienced counterparts develop needed skills for the new technology Aries Industries continues to install.
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For instance, Kroll said at each work station there are computers with video monitors that are tied into the work stations so an employee can pull up production needs. He said some of the older workers are not very familiar with the system so their younger co-workers help them become more so.
The cross-training at Aries Industries is primarily occurring at the production level and is often peer-to-peer, Kroll said. This also means more than one person can perform a job, so if someone is on vacation production doesn�t sit idle.
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Updating job skills
Now more than ever, keeping up job skills is vital for all age groups, said Suzanne Kelley, executive director of the Waukesha County Business Alliance.
�It is important to stay current and to stay relevant even for an older worker,� she said. �The motivation can be to stay in your current job or to start something new.�
There are many resources in Waukesha County for workers to improve their jobs skills, such as Waukesha County Technical College, the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and private and online learning institutions, such as Herzing University, Kelley said.
There are also groups, such as SCORE Southeast Wisconsin, which offers free business consulting, business mentoring and business resources and low-cost business trainings.
Kelley said reverse mentorship such as Aries Industries offers is a great way for workers to keep their job skills current by working with a younger employee to learn new trends.
Making a passion profitable
Some Waukesha County Business Alliance members spent their careers working for a company and then eventually became consultants and started their own businesses, Kelley said.
Starting a business happens at many ages, said WCTC Small Business Center Manager Russ Roberts.
Skills that many older adults are lagging behind in are often the same ones Roberts said entrepreneurs need to improve, such as technology and social media knowledge. Small business owners, he said, don�t need to be technology experts but must know how to use a computer as a tool.
Starting a business can offer the entrepreneur the flexibility she desires and a needed income - or maybe she just wants to keep busy.
�They don�t want to sit around in a rocking chair. They want to do something with the skills they developed over the years,� Roberts said.
He has observed many retirees starting consultant work and others who take a passion for food and start a small online or farmers market business.
�The interesting thing is starting a business later in life isn�t any different than starting a business earlier in life,� Roberts said. �Everything is teachable as long as someone is willing to learn.�
The necessity of working longer
For some choosing to start a new job or a business after retirement is a necessity because they didn�t save enough or their pension and Social Security doesn�t cover all of their living expenses.
A Gallup poll in April 2013 indicated three-fourths of employed adults planned to keep working past retirement age. According to the poll, 19 percent of people said they would choose to retire, 40 percent want to keep working and another 35 percent believe they will need to keep working for financial reasons.
Kelley said there are people who continue to work full time or part time not because they must, but from their love and passion for their work. And there are other benefits to working more years.
�Just daily social interaction would be one thing - satisfying your need to give back to make a difference. Just really staying active and continuing to build your network,� Kelley said, adding it can also be as basic as keeping your mind sharp.
�I see lots of benefits coming from staying in the workplace and there are opportunities in the workplace,� she said.
At a glance
Half of older workers who left their career jobs by the time they were ages 65 to 69 moved to a new employer.
More than eight out of 10 full-time workers ages 51 to 55 in 1992 had left their 1992 employer by 2006 (when they were ages 65 to 69). Half of workers who did so (and 43 percent of all older workers) had a new employer by 2006.
Nearly two-thirds of workers who changed jobs (and 27 percent of all older workers) switched occupations.
About three in 10 late-life career changes are the result of layoffs or failing businesses. One in four adults ages 51 to 55 who were working full time lost their jobs because of layoffs or business closings by 2006, even before the Great Recession began.
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute, July 2009
5 part-time jobs for retirees with decent pay
Librarian assistant/aide with a pay range from about $8.86 to $23.33 per hour.
Bookkeeper with an annual pay range of $21,610 to more than $54,310, depending on advanced training and degrees and location.
Personal and home care aide, which pays about $7.91 to $13.34 per hour.
Handyman, which pays $10 to $20 an hour, and up to $50 for certain custom work.
Medical assistant with a median pay of $14.12 per hour; upward depending on location and experience.
Source: AARP, April 2014