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Pen Class: Economy ($25 and Under)
Street Price:: $20
Body Material: Celluloid Derivative
Nib Material: Steel
Nib Size: Fine/Medium Flexible
Cap Type: Screw On/Off
Post-able: Yes
Filling Mechanism: Plunger / Eyedropper
Ink Capacity: Plunger: 1.8 ml / 0.06 oz ~ Eyedropper: 5.0 ml / 0.17 oz
Overall Weight: 18 g / 0.63 oz
Cap Weight: 6 g / 0.21 oz
Body Weight: 12 g / 0.42 oz
Overall Length Capped: 139 mm / 5.47 in
Overall Length Posted: 170 mm / 6.69 in
Body Length (not including nib): 108 mm / 4.25 in
Nib Length: 20 mm / 0.79 in
Body Length (including nib): 128 mm / 5.04 in
Cap Length: 60 mm / 2.36 in
Cap Diameter w/o Clip: 15 mm / 0.59 in
Cap Diameter w/Clip: 20.5 mm / 0.81
Body Diameter at Section: 14 mm / 0.55
Body Diameter at Barrel End: 11 m / 0.43
If this pen were a movie, it would be…
Moby Dick (1956)
Dan: 3 – Same standard Noodler's packaging. Same thorough instructions. The one thing you can say about Noodler's is that they definitely focus on the pen. See more of my comments about the packaging in the Awesome Review of the Noodler's Piston Fill Resin fountain pen.
Eric: 3.25 – The Ahab Flex Fountain Pen enjoys the same paper box packaging as Noodler's Piston Fill Resin and Noodler's Aerometric / Eyedropper Ebonite Fountain Pens. The enclosed information sheet, however, surpasses those of the other pens both in artwork and information. The non-artwork side of the sheet includes eight autopsy pictures of the Ahab, easily worth 8,000 words.
Dan: 7 – The Noodler's Ahab features two different filling systems, a modified syringe filler and an eye dropper. The original syringe filler is a mechanical piston with a solid shaft attached to the piston. When you push down on the end of the shaft it expels liquid and when you pull on the shaft it sucks in liquid. This is the basic concept of the Ahab's syringe filler but with a key difference: the shaft connected to the piston is hollow and there's a breather tube connected to the feed. It fills very effectively and with two simple strokes it was completely full. The downside to this particular filler is that the piston does tend to stick when left to sit for a few days but that can be remedied by purchasing and installing the newer double-walled o-ring that Nathan released.
The other option is, of course, the eye dropper. When used this way it will darn near swallow up a whole bottle of ink. Seriously, though, it holds 5ml! And that's a very good thing because when you're flexing a lot you'll go through ink as fast as a top fuel funny car burns fuel! The practicality and ease of use of the syringe filler combined with the ink capacity as an eye dropper earned the Noodler's Ahab a solid 7 in my book, which is really good for any pen that isn't a piston filler.
Eric: 7.5 – I like a pen that gives me options beyond the standard cartridge/converter norm, and the Ahab does not disappoint. The pen is equipped with a plunger filler, which is accessible by removing the nib/section unit as would be expected. To convert to an eyedropper, the plunger unit is easily unscrewed, one washer is moved and presto, you've got an eyedropper with a "whale of capacity" (as described on the instruction sheet).
Dan: 9 – The first thing I noticed about the Noodler's Ahab is its size. It's huge! Thick! I love it! I was excited when I pulled the pen out of the box and realized exactly how big this pen is. The nib is incredibly smooth too. I was actually surprised. Although, I don't know why because I've never had a problem with any of the other Noodler's pens we've reviewed. Then I started to flex it. Oh my! This nib can get ridonkulous! I'll save those details for the Performance section. But, to say the least, I was very impressed with the Ahab.
Eric: 6.75 – My first Test Drive with an Ahab had to be canceled before it could even begin because ink would not flow. I had performed my usual post-purchase / pre-inking routine and flushed the pen with a dilute solution of dish soap followed by clear water. That was apparently not enough to make things run correctly.
Having now dealt with three Ahabs, I know the secret to ink flow: Remove the nib and feed then lightly scrub the feed with a soft toothbrush using soapy water first and then clear water. Reassemble the nib/feed and you'll be good to go.
Once I had a fully operational Ahab, the Test Drive was surprisingly nice, followed by surprisingly fun. The pen's wide girth made it comfortable to hold. There were no hard starts, no hesitations. I experienced no skipping. The pen wrote, and wrote well. I then moved on to testing the "flex."
This is not your grandmother's flex. The flex of the Ahab does not have the exact same feel as the flex of a vintage gold nib. However, the results are amazingly similar, if not identical, and if you've not been spoiled by long term use of vintage flex, you'll find the Ahab Flex to be very enjoyable. I pushed it's flex to the limits and only managed to inadvertently railroad once. All other railroading incidents were intentional.
Dan: 9 – The Noodler's Ahab has a really cool nib, both in performance and looks. I really like it because it's large and I've never seen one designed quite like this one. It's a flexible steel nib with a longer than normal slit that doesn't stop at a breather hole but instead continues into the section. It's a very interesting look that I would like to see in more nibs. I also like that the imprint is vertical with "NOODLERS" on one side of the slit and "INK CO." on the the other. It's very simple and very clean and very appealing. The only flaw is that the imprint is not even. The left side is much lighter than the right side and it's easily noticeable.
The Ahab does feature a large, hand made ebonite feed. People love this pen because of the nib and the flex that it has. But that flex would be worthless if it didn't have a good feed underneath it. Thankfully, the Ahab does. Think of the feed as a fuel injector. You could have a big block V8 with a massive blower forcing 15psi of boost into the cylinders but without the fuel injectors delivering the proper amount of fuel none of that other stuff matters. The feed is responsible for regulating all that ink and making sure enough of it gets to the nib. If the feed fails to do its job the result are those unpleasant railroad tracks. The good thing about the feed on the Ahab is that it can easily be modified to increase the flow for even the heaviest of flexers.
Even if you're not looking for a pen with flex the Ahab will still please you. The feed comes from the factory with the flow set so it's not too wet when not flexing but will allow you to flex it to a good extent. Honestly, I could use this pen without ever flexing it and be perfectly happy with it. The nib will write with the slightest pressure and is as smooth as can be from no flex to full flex.
Eric: 6.5 – The first time I saw an Ahab nib, a voice in my head asked, "What is that?" The Ahab nib design is not something you see every day, unless of course you use an Ahab on a daily basis. The nib slit is much longer than would be expected, ending somewhere under the section when the nib is in place. There is no breather hole on this nib. The very long slit helps to allow for the separation of the tines when writing/drawing, thereby providing line width variation. There can be no doubt, this is an odd nib. But it certainly gets the work done. It's not scratchy. It's not butter smooth. It provides some feedback, the amount of which is determined by the paper being inked.
The ebonite feed is very nicely made. Being ebonite, it is versatile by allowing for razor blade induced modifications to increase ink flow.
Dan: 5 – The Ahab writes very well when not being flexed and I never ran into any problems when using it that way. But, that's not how this pen was intended to be used. It wants to be flexed and flexed hard. During my Road Trip I left it unmodified and started writing. I started with slow, deliberate strokes with moderate flex and the feed kept up for about half a page from a No. 16 Rhodia pad. After that it started railroading every other letter. Like I said, I wasn't even going fast. I was writing much slower than I normally do when using a flex nib. I'm sure if I had started to modify the feed I could have gotten it to keep up with me. But, most people probably aren't going to do that and I didn't want to have to go through the trouble. I've certainly never had to do any modifying of my vintage flex pens to get them to keep up with me.
I'm very much going to compare the Ahab to vintage flex pens. Regardless of its price, the Ahab is a direct descendant of those vintage flex pens and competes with them directly. I'm sure Nathan is extremely familiar with them, too. I'm no flex expert but I do have experience with them. I have two Parker Vacumatics with full flex nibs, one with a semi-flex nib, and numerous Aurora 88's with varying degrees of flex to them. I have to push both the full flex Vacs to the point where I think I'm going to break the tines before they'll railroad. Out of the dozen or so vintage 88's I've handled I can only think of one with a flex nib where I had to slow down my handwriting to that of the Ahab to prevent it from railroading. There's also the feel. The Ahab just doesn't feel as good as my vintage pens and flexing it requires more effort. The good thing about the Ahab is that I can adjust it and it holds an insane amount of ink. It's also excellent for getting people into flex in an economic fashion, but it can't compete with vintage pens as far a quality of flex and uniqueness. If you buy an Ahab and it's your first experience with flex and you like it, don't stop there. Start searching for vintage flex pens. Greg Minuskin's blog is a great place to look for vintage flex pens that can be had for under $100.
Eric: 8 – With the caveat that the Ahab's feed must be thoroughly cleaned prior to its first use (and probably on a regular basis thereafter), the Ahab performs far above its Economy Class price point. While I don't care for a pen that exhibits even the slightest hesitation after two days of rest (see Road Trip), the Ahab's hesitation could almost be called unnoticeable. And when stacked up against zero skipping while writing and the very affordable price of the pen, certainly forgivable.
I agree, Dan, that the feel of the Ahab Flex is different from Vintage Flex. I'd also agree that the Ahab nib seems to require more effort/force, and perhaps that explains the different feel entirely. But I only had one accidental railroading incident. I wonder if a good cleaning/scrubbing of your pen's feed would help?
Dan: 8 – The Noodler's Ahab is designed to be practicable and affordable. It is made of a celluloid derivative and is "technically" biodegradable. I don't know what that technicality is but that's what Nathan says. The most prominent feature of this pen, when capped at least, is the clip. It is shaped like a whale where the tale would be where the clip attaches to the cap. I actually really like this design except when viewing the side profile. The hump the clip makes just sticks out way too far to be visually appealing to me. I may try to flatten it a bit and see what happens. The clip does provide a good amount of tension so I can't fault it there.
One thing I really like about Nathan and the way he designs his pens is that much of his inspiration comes from pens from 1930's, '40's, and even earlier. The cap band is just one example of this. It's actually part of the injection molding process and starts at the very lip of the cap, reinforcing and protecting it from chips and cracks, especially when posting. Granted, cracking the cap lip of an injection molded part made from modern materials is probably unlikely, it's still a smart design decision and just plain looks good.
Removing the cap and moving to the nib and feed shows several creative and useful design decisions. The most obvious is the long nib slit that allows for so much flex. Feeding that flexible nib is an ebonite feed that can be modified to adjust the flow to the user's preference. SamCapote has done some pretty exhaustive work on modifying the feed so be sure to check it out. Modifying the feed will require removal of the nib and feed from the section. That's as simple as just pulling straight out. Once you do that you'll notice there's a groove in the section to help properly align the nib and feed.
The feed has to get its ink from somewhere and that's where the fuel tank filling system comes in. I already covered it's operation in Fill 'er Up, but will go over its details here. Nathan designed the Ahab to work as a syringe filler and as an eye-dropper but suggests it be used with the syringe filler. The reason for this is because there's air around the syringe filler inside the barrel that insulates it from the heat of your hand. When used as an eye-dropper there isn't any insulation. Once the ink level is between 1/2 and 2/3 full the heat from your hand can make the air inside the barrel expand and increase the flow of ink. Nathan makes a valid point and I've actually experienced this, but I'm glad he still gives us the option of using it as an eye-dropper.
When using the syringe filler, the size and type of the piston o-ring was chosen so that it can be replaced with a faucet o-ring from any home repair store. The purpose of this was to keep it operational for as long as possible by using a very common, widely available o-ring. If you ever remove the syringe filler you'll notice another o-ring on the threads. When switching the Ahab to an eye-dropper that o-ring should be moved to the lower step of the section where the barrel makes contact. This will prevent it from making a little mess from the minuscule amount of ink it holds.
Nathan has done a great job designing a simple, easily repairable fountain pen that should last longer than any of us. He's also made it in like 20 different colors including the newly released black version (THANK GOD!) so there should be one that everyone will enjoy.
Eric: 9 – The design of the Noodler's Ahab Flex Fountain Pen is lovely and inspired. First and foremost, it's a "girthy" pen. The width not only allows for insulation between the warm hand and the ink reservoir, but also makes the pen comfortable between the fingers. I liked the unique shape of the pen's clip from the moment I saw it. When I learned that the shape was based on the bird's eye view of a whale, I liked it even more. Learning that the barrel is "akin" to the whalebone leg sported by Captain Ahab himself provided yet more appreciation for the design. Reading that the plunger filler is "akin" to the manual bailing pumps onboard the Pequod completed my Melville Moment.
Dan has covered the design features in such detail that I have little to add, except to say that I believe the Ahab to be revolutionary: Wonderfully well thought-out design, user serviceability, extremely affordable. How many other pens can claim all three traits? Like most things in life, I've always thought that fountain pens required compromise – there is no perfect fountain pen. The Ahab, however, leaves so little to desire, I'm having trouble putting my finger on the points of compromise.
Dan: 6 – The level of attention to detail on the Ahab is about what you would expect for a pen in the Economy class. The clip is a little rough as you can clearly see the folded edges that make the clip stiff and the "ball" on the end that's created by simply folding over the end of the clip. It works well, but hardly looks good. The transition from cap to cap band could use some work, too. I couldn't find a flush spot between the two anywhere around cap. I'm also not impressed by the profile of the cap where the clip attaches. The tip of the cap is a different profile and doesn't blend into the cap smoothly enough.
Eric: 7.5 – Overall, I'm impressed with the detailing of the Ahab. I've no real problem with the clip. In fact, I've been on a roll recently with finding clips that appeal to me. The Ahab's cap band seems to be hit or miss in that some pens have better flushness with the cap than other, some cap bands don't seem to move, others can rotate easily while other can be pulled of with practically no effort. The very bottom of the pen seems to not be as highly polished as the rest of the pen. Either that or it's slightly flattened for some reason during manufacturing. I've studied it with a loupe on more than one Ahab and can't quite figure out what it is, but something's different. The difference is slight, however, and won't keep me up at night. All threading on the pen is exemplary.
Dan: 7.75 – I had a feeling I was going to enjoy this Road Trip. There's just something about a big pen and a flexible nib that gets me excited. I used the blue demo Ahab and filled it with some Baystate Blue. Without flexing, the Ahab writes a bit on the wet side, which is fine with me but I noticed some slight feathering even on Rhodia Uni Blank. And it didn't get any better once I started to flex it. The nib, however, did perform very well and the flex was quite satisfying. I almost needed a smoke afterward. The largeness of the pen helped me with control and to reduce the amount of fatigue during the entire trip. There were several times when the feed couldn't keep up and I would have to take a short break, but this was only when I was flexing it. I could write without flexing it for as long as I wanted and the flow stayed consistent throughout. I'm sure with a little modification it would keep up with anything I could throw at it.
Eric: 8 – My Road Trip went so well that I could easily be convinced to call it amazing. The pen had been sitting for two days when the Road Trip began and there was only the slightest bit of a hard start. Once physics had corrected that momentary lapse in flow, the rest of the Road Trip was excellent. There was absolutely no skipping. With a light touch, the nib writes a lovely fine line. Flow was excellent, increasing when needed for line variation, behaving nicely when not flexing. The pen was so nice to use that I never once wondered how far from the 21 minute marker were. Three minutes after the Road Trip, my hand was only slightly fatigued. Within five minutes, my hand had completely forgotten the journey.
Pros: ˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ Flexible nib Numerous color options |
Cons: ˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ May require cleaning May require adjustment |
Famous Last Words:
Dan: I really like this pen and what it represents. Nathan does a fantastic job of bringing us an affordable, utilitarian fountain pen. Even though it scored as well as it did I just don't think I can recommend this pen for everyone. If you like to tinker and adjust all your pens then you'll definitely love the Ahab. But, if you want a solid working pen right out of the box then you need to look elsewhere.
Eric: I see your point, Dan, but I'm going to take the opposite stance and say that the Noodler's Ahab should be Standard Issue as everybody's first fountain pen. Yes, some cleaning and bit of tinkering may be required, but I can't think of a pen that makes cleaning and tinkering easier than the Ahab. Let's face it, most fountain pens need cleaning and some tinkering anyway. I'd much rather be messing with a $20 pen as I get my tinkering feet wet than have a several hundred dollar Montblanc Mozart in front of me that refuses to write but upon which I am petrified to tinker.
This pen was provided for review by Luxury Brands, LLC.


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Editors' Review
+LiteCam records video of onscreen activity that you can use in presentations, lessons, manuals, e-greetings, archiving...anything that you can improve with video clips. It not only records video, screenshots, and Webcams but also game activity. It can record and insert picture-in-picture video, so you can record your victories and post the clips online with embedded video of yourself while playing, or insert instructions and comments to create educational and training videos. LiteCam also offers Draw-on-Screen, customizable opacity, and file conversion capabilities. LiteCam's Evaluation release is free to try for 30 days, though it places a watermark on output.
LiteCam's installer displayed our account name and our download's Evaluation status. The registration screen required something in the Company field to activate the Next button. We typed in "x," which was sufficient. LiteCam's Start Menu folder contains four shortcuts: LiteCam, LiteCam Info, LiteCam Website, and Uninstall LiteCam. LiteCam's user interface takes its visual and functional clues from Office, especially with its Ribbon-style toolbar, though instead of a Start button, LiteCam sports a series of quick-access icons on the left end of the Title Bar, with the same commands duplicated in the File Menu and a sidebar: Record Video, Record Screen, Record Game, Record Webcam, and Convert Video File.
The Ribbon-style toolbar offers some advantages; for example, the Home tab contains a set of player controls under Record/Play and a Recording Mode section that lets users select their recording window with a click from Rectangle, Window, Program, Full Screen, and Recording Preview. Clicking one of the Record buttons alters the Home tab's controls to just those feature needs. Each recording choice also displays controls and settings specific to each one in the main window. Under Record Game, we could set Audio Format and Device, Frames per Second, Location, and other options.
Clicking Record brought us dialogs for selecting output format and other options, plus one warning us about the Evaluation watermark. But the program minimized itself, leaving behind an ultrasimple box in the notification area containing Stop and Pause buttons and a neat little Drawing tool. The watermark doesn't obscure LiteCam's quality or versatility, and the full version is worth the cost.
Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of LiteCam 3.8.
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+liteCam HD is the most easy-to-use computer screen recorder for Windows that can help create professional-looking HD videos in no time. liteCam also has simple video editing functions such as video trimming, drawing, title/ending & credits/logo insertion and mouse cursor effects. Simply record anything on your PC screen with audio in order to teach, demonstrate, present, create video tutorials and much more. Its easy and powerful interface makes quick recording and reduces complex settings. For example, most frequently used features are displayed in the Tool bar as a shortcut in the program windows so that a non-techie can start to record without studying how to use the program. In addition, Its user friendly interface navigates how to use a number of comprehensive options quickly for tech savvy. You can record streaming videos that cannot be downloaded as video files. And create video tutorials to explain how to do something on a computer. Record important Skype video chats and calls. Save online web conferences video with audio, capturing all presentation contents and annotations. liteCam HD has unique audio and voice recording function to record any sounds on a computer and convert the recordings to WAV, MP3, or WMA format. In addition, it can extract sound/audio or background music from your recorded video. Record webcam conversation, draw on screen while recording, record mouse pointer with effects, add title and ending credits, and logo, schedule time to record, and take screenshots from your video. In one click, you can create your videos in AVI and MP4 file format. liteCam HD is compatible with Windows Vista, 7, and 8 and it works well windows 64 bit machine. With liteCam HD you can easily capture any onscreen activities to fulfill all your recording needs.
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Exporter: Piedmont Paper Company – Marietta, Georgia
Destination: Mexico
Ex-Im Bank Product: Small Business Credit Insurance
Jobs Supported: 1
Piedmont Paper Company, a Marietta, Georgia company, manufactures bleached and natural paper products for food packing. The company was established in 1978 and still functions as a one-man operation out of Georgia. About 95% of the Piedmont's sales are export-related with approximately $1.5 million in total sales.
In 2008, Piedmont obtained a small business export credit insurance policy for $750,000 to increase foreign sales to its primary market - Mexico. The owner believed the market in Mexico was slowly growing again and needed working capital. The insurance increased Piedmont's borrowing base by allowing the company to assign its receivables to a lender. The lender did not mind increasing Piedmont's cash flow as the funds were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
When asked to participate on a radio show in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss this company's work with Ex-Im Bank, David Hudson, President and Owner of Piedmont Paper Company, was more than willing to participate. "When I was searching for financing to support the cost of receivables and inventory, I was happy when I learned of Ex-Im Bank's small business credit insurance," said Hudson.
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October Term, 2007
June 19, 2008
Today the Supreme Court issued four decisions, described below, of interest to the business community. The decisions address the following subjects:
The Supreme Court today held that (1) an insurer who both administers and funds an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefits plan operates under a conflict of interest; and (2) courts should consider that conflict of interest when reviewing a conflicted insurer's denial of benefits, but should give the conflict varying weight based on the circumstances of the case. The decision preserves deferential review for denials of benefits by conflicted insurers but it gives the lower courts wide latitude in deciding how much weight to give the conflict of interest in any particular case. The decision also provides a roadmap for how plan administrators—both employers that administer their own ERISA plans and insurance companies that administer plans for employers—can preserve deferential review in the courts.
In Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, the plaintiff had been denied long-term disability benefits under a plan sponsored by her employer, Sears, and administered and insured by MetLife. The district court affirmed MetLife's denial of benefits. The Sixth Circuit, however, reversed. It held that MetLife's dual role—as administrator and funder of the plan—created an "apparent conflict of interest" that was one of several factors supporting its conclusion that the denial of benefits was unreasonable.
In an opinion by Justice Breyer, the Supreme Court affirmed. First, the Court held unanimously that an insurer who both administers and funds an ERISA benefits plan operates under an actual, and not merely potential, conflict of interest. Second, and with the support of six justices, the Court held that when a court reviews a denial of benefits by a conflicted insurer, the reviewing court should weigh the conflict "as a factor" of varying significance "depend[ing] upon the circumstances of the particular case." In lieu of giving "a detailed set of instructions" to lower courts, the Court stuck to broad themes: review of a conflicted insurer's denial of benefits should still be deferential, the presence of a conflict of interest is part of "the combination-of-factors" a court should consider, how it does so depends on the circumstances, and the significance of a conflict may be reduced "where the administrator has taken active steps to reduce potential bias and to promote accuracy."
Four justices wrote or joined opinions agreeing in part with the majority. Justice Kennedy, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agreed with both of the Court's holdings but would have remanded for consideration under the new standard. Three justices—Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, and Justice Thomas—agreed with the Court's first holding but would not have considered the conflict of interest without evidence that it actually motivated the denial of benefits. These three justices divided on what should be the disposition of the case: the Chief Justice, writing for himself, would have affirmed because the denial of benefits was unreasonable on other grounds; Justice Scalia, writing for himself and Justice Thomas, would have remanded for consideration of whether the denial of benefits was reasonable without regard to the conflict of interest.
The Court's decision today is significant for four reasons. First, it resolved a deep split among the courts of appeals about how to review decisions by an insurer who administers and funds an ERISA benefits plan and did so by encouraging courts to take into account an insurer's conflict of interest. Second, it clarified that benefit denials by conflicted decisionmakers are still entitled to deference—a partial win for employers and insurers that otherwise would have faced de novo review of most of their denials of benefits under ERISA plans. Third, in dicta the Court indicated that employers who fund and administer their own plans also operate under a conflict of interest. Fourth, and of great significance for litigation going forward, the Court offered a roadmap for how a conflicted decisionmaker could lessen the significance of its conflict of interest. The Court said that a conflict of interest "should prove less important (perhaps to the vanishing point) where the administrator has taken active steps to reduce potential bias and to promote accuracy." As examples, the Court mentioned "walling off claims administrators from those interested in firm finances" and "imposing management checks that penalize inaccurate decisionmaking irrespective of whom the inaccuracy benefits."
The Supreme Court today held that Federal labor law preempts states from imposing restrictions on the use of state funds to effectively regulate employer speech concerning union organization. The decision affirms the right of employers, including those who receive state funds, to exercise their noncoercive speech rights on labor matters, consistent with the National Labor Relations Act.
A California statute, enacted in 2000, prohibited private employers receiving state grants (of any amount) or state program funds (in excess of $10,000 per annum) from using that money "to assist, promote, or deter union organizing." The Court, in an opinion by Justice Stevens, held that these provisions were preempted under the principles of Machinists v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, 427 U.S. 132 (1976), because they restricted conduct that Congress intended to leave unregulated. The Court concluded that, with certain narrow exceptions, employers' noncoercive speech activity on the subject of union organizing is within "a zone protected and reserved for market freedom," finding within the text, history, and structure of the NLRA a congressional policy "favoring uninhibited, robust, and wide-open debate" on labor disputes.
The Court rejected California's suggestion that the regulations were merely permissible restrictions on the use of state funds, concluding instead that the restrictions amounted to an impermissible attempt to indirectly regulate and curb protected conduct. In so doing, the Court reemphasized previous indications that, in the context of NLRA preemption, the appropriate consideration is the activity a state seeks to regulate, rather than the form of regulation it chooses to adopt.
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA or Act), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., there is an exemption for employer actions "otherwise prohibited" by the Act that are "based on reasonable factors other than age." 29 U.S.C. § 623(f)(1). The Supreme Court today held that an employer facing a disparate-impact claim under the ADEA bears both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion for the "reasonable factors other than age" (RFOA) defense. The decision in the case is a significant one. As the Court itself recognized, the decision "makes it harder and costlier" for employers to defend against ADEA disparate-impact claims than if they "merely bore the burden of production." Slip op. 16.
In an effort to reduce its work force, respondent Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Knolls) instructed its managers to score their subordinates on "performance," "flexibility," and "critical skills." On the basis of these scores, in addition to points for years of service, Knolls determined which employees to lay off. Nearly all of the employees laid off were at least 40 years old. Petitioners, who were among those laid off, brought suit asserting a disparate-impact claim under the ADEA. The jury returned a verdict in favor of petitioners, but the Second Circuit reversed, holding that they had failed to carry their burden of persuasion as to the reasonableness of the factors relied upon by Knolls.
In an opinion by Justice Souter, the Supreme Court vacated the Second Circuit's decision. The Court reasoned that the structure of the ADEA—which includes general prohibitions on age discrimination and then sets forth exemptions to those prohibitions in a separate provision (Section 623(f))—indicates that the RFOA exemption establishes an affirmative defense. The Court found that conclusion confirmed by its prior cases holding that the exemption for bona fide occupational qualifications, which appears beside the RFOA exemption in the statute, is an affirmative defense. Traditionally, the burden of proof for affirmative defenses is on the party asserting the defense, and the Court refused to deviate from that convention absent "compelling reasons to think that Congress meant to put the burden of persuasion on the other side." Slip op. 6. In so holding, the Court reaffirmed that the business-necessity test does not apply to ADEA disparate-impact suits.
At the conclusion of its opinion, the Court made clear that the plaintiff in an ADEA disparate-impact case is required to identify the specific employment practice that is allegedly responsible for the impermissible disparate impact. Noting that this "is not a trivial burden," the Court sought to reassure employers that its decision would not "encourage strike suits or nudge plaintiffs with marginal cases into court." Slip op. 16.
Justice Scalia concurred in the judgment. He would have vacated the Second Circuit's decision on the ground that Congress placed the issues before the Court in the hands of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which, in his view, resolved those issues reasonably. Justice Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part. He agreed with the Court that RFOA is an affirmative defense but would have affirmed the decision below on the ground that disparate-impact claims are not cognizable under the ADEA. Justice Breyer did not participate.
The Supreme Court today held that, when an employer adopts a pension plan that includes the employee's age as a factor and treats employees differently based on their pension status, a plaintiff alleging disparate treatment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA or Act), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., "must adduce sufficient evidence to show that the differential treatment was 'actually motivated' by age, not pension status." Slip op. 11. This is an important decision for employers with pension plans that take age into account in determining benefits.
Under Kentucky's pension plan (Plan), "hazardous position" workers (including policemen and firemen) receive "normal retirement" benefits after either working 20 years or working 5 years and reaching the age of 55. The Plan calculates "normal retirement" benefits on the basis of the employee's final salary and years of service. The Plan also pays "disability retirement" benefits to workers who become seriously disabled but have not otherwise become eligible for "normal retirement." In calculating "disability retirement" benefits, the Plan adds to an employee's actual years of service the number of years the employee would have had to work to become eligible for "normal retirement" benefits.
Charles Lickteig, a worker covered by the Plan, became disabled at the age of 61, with 18 years of service. Because he became disabled after having already become eligible for "normal retirement" benefits, the Plan did not impute any additional years in calculating his annual pension. Had Lickteig become disabled before reaching the age of 55, additional years would have been imputed. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit, alleging a violation of the ADEA. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, but the en banc Sixth Circuit reversed.
In an opinion by Justice Breyer, the Supreme Court reversed. The Court held that the Plan did not violate the ADEA because (1) under the holding of Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins, 507 U.S. 604 (1993), age and pension status are "analytically distinct" concepts; (2) there is no evidence that the Plan used pension status as a proxy for age; (3) the Plan had a clear non-age-related rationale and age factors into the "disability retirement" calculation only because the "normal retirement" rules permissibly consider age; (4) the Plan did not uniformly disadvantage older employees; (5) the Plan did not rely on any pernicious stereotypes about older workers; and (6) finding the Plan unlawful would leave Kentucky with no clear criteria for determining how many extra years to impute for workers who become disabled at age 55 or older.
In a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Scalia, Ginsburg, and Alito, Justice Kennedy argued that, under a straightforward interpretation of the ADEA, the "use of age in a formal, facial, deliberate and explicit manner, to the detriment of older employees," violates the Act. Slip op. 1 (dissenting opinion).


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My orders included 30 days delay in reporting: counted as leave, the first leave I had been granted since November of 1940! I served through the rest of the war as Radio Officer aboard the USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87), an escort carrier. Post War At the end of WW2, upon my request, I was released from "active duty" and returned to St. Louis and my family, which now consisted of my wife and one daughter, born in Honolulu on 6 January 1943. I went back to work for the Western Electric Co., Installation Dept. in 1945. The winters of 1946 and '47 were very harsh in St. Louis and me and my family had been spoiled by the mild Hawaiian climate. So we longed to move to a milder climate. I learned of an opening with the Department of Army (Signal Corps) in Hawaii and I applied for that job, and was hired. We moved to Hawaii in 1948 and I worked at the Receiver Station and Tape Relay at Halemano, a part of the Army's world-wide high-frequency system later called "Stratcomm." I stayed there until the fall of 1952 when I took a transfer to the Signal Corps' Plant Engineering Agency in Washington, DC.. That agency went through a number of name changes through the years but remained intact despite the abolition of the Signal Corps and the Army Signal Service at Large. I retired from that outfit (by that time called "US Army Strategic Communications Command.") in April of 1970 at age 55! The main reason for early retirement: the Army was phasing out high-frequency communications in favor of satellites and I was, after all one of their H-F "experts." Post Retirement I have enjoyed Amateur Radio all these years and have continued to do so since retirement. But at age 55 it is too early to sit back and put ones feet up. So in 1972 I went into business for myself: I opened a print shop called Wayside Press, named for the little town near Gray, GA, where we lived from 1970 through 1988. I printed QSL cards in Wayside from 1972 through 1985 when I closed the business. I never kept an accurate count of the total number of hams for which I printed cards, but I guess it would run into several thousand. I get some of them back in acknowledgment of QSO's I have had with some of them! Now I am still active on the H-F bands, mostly CW, and favorite bands are 30m & 17m. Please look for me there. I would happy to chew the rag about old times, ww-2 or the Navy. For now 73 & CUL from www.qrz.com: Born: Carbondale, IL Aug 1915. Moved to St.Louis, MO at age 5. First licensed as W9CLT, Sept 1931. Attended Soldan High in St. Louis and Missouri Technical School on north 25th St. in St. Louis. Naval Reserve 1937. Called to active duty Dec 1940. Was in Pearl Harbor (USS Schley DD103) on Dec 7, 1941. Chief Radioman 1942. POIC Navy Radar Midway Island 1943. Warrant Radio Electrician 1943, assigned to new construction (USS Steamer Bay CVE87) Jan 1944, put her in commission 4-4-44. 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Most websites that have a lot of text would most likely need someone to proofread. Even the articles on this website have to go through an editor before they are published. Another good example would be a website design firm. They may get information from a customer about the script that should be on a page. It would then be the proofreader's job to make sure the words ended up the same on the website as on the submitted material.
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Co3O4 nanocrystals on single-walled carbon nanotubes as a highly efficient oxygen-evolving catalyst
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The efficient catalytic oxidation of water to dioxygen is envisioned to play an important role in solar fuel production and artificial photosynthetic systems. Despite tremendous efforts, the development of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with high activity and low cost under mild conditions remains a great challenge. In this work, we develop a hybrid consisting of Co3O4 nanocrystals supported on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) via a simple self-assembly approach. A Co3O4/SWNTs hybrid electrode for the OER exhibits much enhanced catalytic activity as well as superior stability under neutral and alkaline conditions compared with bare Co3O4, which only performs well in alkaline solution. Moreover, the turnover frequency for the OER exhibited by Co3O4/SWNTs in neutral water is higher than for bare Co3O4 catalysts. Synergetic chemical coupling effects between Co3O4 nanocrystals and SWNTs, revealed by the synchrotron X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) technique, can be regarded as contributing to the activity, cycling stability and stable operation under neutral conditions. Use of the SWNTs as an immobilization matrix substantially increases the active electrode surface area, enhances the durability of catalysts under neutral conditions and improves the electronic coupling between Co redox-active sites of Co3O4 and the electrode surface.
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- Co3O4 nanocrystals on single-walled carbon nanotubes as a highly efficient oxygen-evolving catalyst
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Nano Research
Volume 5, Issue 8 , pp 521-530
- Cover Date
- 2012-08-01
- 10.1007/s12274-012-0237-y
- Print ISSN
- 1998-0124
- Online ISSN
- 1998-0000
- Publisher
- Tsinghua Press
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- Keywords
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes
- cobalt oxide
- hybrid
- oxygen evolution reaction
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Jian Wu (1)
- Yan Xue (1)
- Xin Yan (1)
- Wensheng Yan (2)
- Qingmei Cheng (1)
- Yi Xie (1)
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- 1. Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
- 2. National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, China


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This process never gets old for Andre Miller, entering his first full season with the Wizards at 38 and in the last year of his contract. No matter what this season holds, this isn't a farewell for him as he plans on sticking around the NBA. "I will. I feel good. If I didn't feel good I'd say this would be the last year," said Miller, who was acquired from the Denver Nuggets in a Feb. 20 trade and will play his first preseason game tonight at the Chicago Bulls (CSN, 8 p.m. ET). "I've done a good job in training camp, taking care of my body during the summer and keeping up with the younger guys so will see where we're at towards the end of the season." CSNWashington.com
"I thought I should've made the all-star team maybe four or five times," Miller said. "It's never happened just because it's a popularity contest. So I just find myself going out and working hard. And I think that's what he's done." Washington Post
As reported here almost three weeks ago through Andre Miller's agent, the Wizards have picked up his $4.6 million option for 2014-15, CSNWashington.com has confirmed. CSNWashington.com
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The Wizards have told Andre Miller that he'll be retained via the $4.6 million option on his contract for the 2014-15 season, his agent Andy Miller confirmed to CSNwashington.com on Friday. All along it appeared the Wizards would keep Miller, a 38-year-old who was acquired in a Feb. 20 trade with the Denver Nuggets. CSNWashington.com
If the Wizards let Sunday's deadline pass without requesting waivers, the team will guarantee his contract for $4.6 million next season. A league source with knowledge of the team's thinking said the Wizards are "leaning in that direction." The Wizards acquired Miller from the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 20 in a trade-deadline deal for failed former lottery pick Jan Vesely. Washington Post
The decision on whether or not to bring back Andre Miller probably will be an easy one for the Wizards, who have a team option on his $4.6 million for 2014-15. He can be bought out for about $2 million of that to clear the roster spot and make the 38-year-old a free agent. The thinking is that's a steep number to pay for a team that use a veteran such as Miller. The reason Miller worked out, after he was acquired in a Feb. 20 trade, and Eric Maynor didn't was because he's OK with limited minutes behind John Wall. CSNWashington.com
Miller, acquired in a Feb. 20 trade with the Denver Nuggets, finally gave the Wizards a competent backup for John Wall after the failed experiment with Eric Maynor. "The business side always throws you a loop. Hopefully they can figure out how to keep a nice good core group of guys together," said Miller, who is due to be paid $4.6 million for 2014-15 or be bought out for a fraction of that and become a free agent again. "I'd like to be a part of that. ... I feel like I have a lot more years left and I can be in the rotation of a lot of teams in this league." CSNWashington.com
"I told coach it's probably the first time in my career I've gotten text messages from guys saying, 'Welcome to the team.' I saved Al's number and I'm not a guy that communicates and text messages back and forth with my teammates but I text him to ask him about how he feels about the organization and his time while he's playing here," said Miller, who played for coach Randy Wittman in 1999 when he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. "He's like 'Dre, you've got to get over here. It's a good community. Good management. Good guys. I think you would fit in right here.' I was like, 'OK that's all I need to know. ' Everything played out just right for me. CSNWashington.com
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According to the latest rumbles, Washington is leaning toward bringing back Miller next season. The 38-year-old holds an non-guaranteed salary of $4.6 million for 2014-15, so it's not a lock that the Wizards will consent to deploy a backup point guard making close to mid-level exception money. ESPN.com
Taj Gibson watched the last 7:51 of the season from the training room after rolling his left ankle. He didn't like what he saw: The Wizards grabbed five offensive rebounds in the final 1:57 of the Game 5 75-69 loss Tuesday night at United Center. "Just frustrating," he said. Up three, the Wizards held the ball for 1:18, buoyed by three Marcin Gortat offensive rebounds. With 16.2 seconds left and still up three, Andre Miller missed both free-throw attempts, but Nene got the rebound. When Bradley Beal missed his second free throw, Nene got another rebound. "It symbolized the way the series went," swingman Mike Dunleavy said. "We just could not secure an offensive rebound. Chicago Sun-Times
According to one source, though, Thibodeau was concerned about Augustin's defensive shortcomings being exposed, especially in the playoffs, when opposing coaches smell blood and attack. Sure enough, the Wizards' guards seemed to go right after him down the stretch, whether it was John Wall, Bradley Beal or even 38-year-old Andre Miller, who scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter. Chicago Sun-Times
The Wizards have a player option of the final year of Miller's contract next season. Miller can be bought out for $2 million of his $4.6 million salary but he has helped solidify the Wizards' bench and completed the team's long and frustrating search for a backup to John Wall. Whereas the Wizards once dreaded when Wall sat, they can now expect Miller to maintain or lead a ignite a rally with one of his patented point guard clinics. "He has that high IQ and he's been in the league for a long time," Beal said. "He knows everything." Washington Post
Just three months ago, Miller was home in Denver, working out on his own and waiting for the Nuggets to trade or release him. Golden State, Minnesota and Washington were in the mix, but the Warriors nabbed Steve Blake and the Wizards swooped in with an offer of Jan Vesely to get Miller, a move that allowed him to reach the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 years. "This was my first option, just looking at the roster, previous history with Martell [Webster], Nene and Al [Harrington]," Miller said. "This was my first choice. It was granted and I'm just happy to get here and try to get comfortable with the situation. It's been a good experience so far. I'm going to enjoy my time here for as long as they want me here. I'm just happy to be in the playoffs, happy to be able to contribute to this team." Washington Post
Brian Shaw on Player management: "Middle of the pack. If you would ask the players, I think they all genuinely like me. They probably would all say he would be one of the coolest coaches we played for. But with that being said, I also feel like that was taken advantage of at times. Because I'm laid back by nature and I try to leave a lot of things up to them to decide for themselves, and I need to be more directive when it comes to that. Obviously I feel that I was always open to communicate with them — I kept it real with them. But there were instances where the players felt like ... like the Andre Miller situation. He didn't feel like he was communicated with. Denver Post
"I wasn't aware that he had a streak of never gotten a DNP (did not play) before. I should have been more aware of that. I don't know if it would have changed anything. So there were instances where I clashed with guys. But I thought it was important that I got the way I wanted to do things established, got that foundation laid. So I stuck to my line. Some of it was good, some of it was not." Denver Post
Because head coach Brian Shaw and veteran Andre Miller couldn't reconcile their differences the organization was forced to trade the guard. Upon Miller's return to Denver, Shaw tried to make amends for the way things worked out. "I told him, for whatever it's worth to you, sorry for everything that's happened the way that it did," the first year head coach absolved. The point guard was reportedly displeased with Shaw's decision in playing time and the disagreement forced the club to suspend Miller for several games. 9news.com
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Several growers were once again in the winners' circle at the recent Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show in Springfield, MO.
Glenn and Toni Obermann, of Monett, MO, captured top honors in the contest with an entry of third-cutting alfalfa. The entry registered 183 relative feed value (RFV), with 22% crude protein and 66.1% total digestible nutrients. The win marks the Obermanns' third OEF championship in the last four years.
John Staiger, Billings, MO, was the reserve champion winner. Staiger's alfalfa-orchardgrass entry, with a 135 RFV, scored 39 out of 40 possible points in the subjective evaluation portion of the judging. The subjective score, based on color, aroma, purity, shape and condition, accounts for 40% of the final placing. The balance of the scoring is based on a lab analysis. Since 1985, Staiger has notched champion hay honors in the show four times.
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A year ago a devastating tsumani struck the Fukushima plant. As the scale of the accident became known many companies offered their assistance and have continued to help the on-going recovery process.
In the following interviews some of the leading figures in the global nuclear industry highlight actions taken by their companies, both in assisting efforts at Fukushima, and in the reviews of nuclear plant that have taken place worldwide. They also give their views on the role of nuclear energy in meeting future energy needs.
CanduFrank Yee Chief Nuclear Engineer"Simply put, the first videos of the tsunami rolling over the coastal regions were shocking. It was difficult to comprehend the scale and magnitude of the destruction and loss of life.The subsequent accident at Fukushima raised many questions in our minds. Was this preventable? As designers, we design for these types of events, so what was missed? What can we learn from this so that it does not happen again?" (more)
Aris CandrisPresident and CEO"Fukushima has reinforced the need to further prepare for the unexpected. It is imperative to assess and, where necessary, incorporate significant new information as it becomes available.As is our nature and practice, we will incorporate any lessons learned across the industry as the first step in a short-term and long-term review of enhancements that may be made at all nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the events in Japan." (more)AREVAMichel-Hubert JamardSenior Executive Vice President Communications "The accident has raised legitimate questions and the nuclear industry has to give appropriate answers. The debate on nuclear power is a legitimate one: and we will take part in it. AREVA is open to dialogue and debate. More than ever, we will listen and educate in order to maintain and restore the trust we were able to build with all of our stakeholders." (more) Caroline Reda President and CEO "The nuclear industry is, first and foremost, characterized by a strong commitment to cooperation and safety. The lessons learned from the events in Japan are going to make the industry safer and we're committed to being part of the analysis, learning and evolution of the industry." (more) Jong-Shin Kim President and CEO "The global demand for energy is continuously on the rise and greenhouse gases generated from burning fossil fuels is still troubling the earth. Alternative energy should be environment-friendly; ensuring a sustainable supply of low-cost and high-efficiency energy. Thus, I think nuclear energy is still the most viable alternative." (more) Vyacheslav Pershukov Deputy Director General, Direction of Science and Technology "After the accident in Japan, absolutely all work relating to the safety analysis of research reactors were subject to rigorous scrutiny."(more) |


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The Arizona Cardinals are going with the rookie.
Coach Ken Whisenhunt announced after practice Wednesday that Ryan Lindley will start for Arizona against St. Louis Sunday.
Lindley, who saw his first game action last week against the Falcons, completed 9-of-20 passes for 64 yards in Arizona's loss in relief of John Skelton.
The decision comes as little surprise, as with Kevin Kolb still injured and Skelton ineffective, it makes sense that the coach would want to see what his sixth-round pick has to offer.
Interestingly enough, there were some who thought this was going to happen as early as training camp. Sports Illustrated's Peter King had suggested Lindley would have a shot to play by midseason, and ESPN's Ron Jaworski said back in May he believed the rookie would be a starting QB in the NFL in four years.
Looks like Lindley, who finished his collegiate career throwing for 12,690 yards with 90 touchdown passes and 47 interceptions, is a bit ahead of schedule.
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Looking out from Archant Towers to a sea of white brings back childhood memories of days off from forced school closures playing in the snow in Cromer. Memories of your youth often have key points that not only stick in your mind but also often come up in conversations with friends such as "what was the first record you ever bought?".
I can clearly remember going into Woolworths in Cromer with my mum to buy Ultravox's Love's Great Adventures which started a love affair with music I still have.
Sadly, I now doubt that my boys will have that same experience and memories.
I cannot believe that a click on a box on a website will illicit such strong emotions some 30 years later. This brings me to the current retail stalwart to struggle: HMV.
HMV opened its first store in Oxford Street, London, in 1921 and currently has 231 stores – all of which are now under threat as it moves into administration. The future of HMV is now clearly in the balance and there is a strong potential that it could go the way of Our Price and Andy's Records as fond childhood memories. This despite the fact that last year, according to Verdict Research, HMV accounted for 22pc of all music and video sales in the UK
Most commentators are putting the blame squarely on the rise of music e-commerce combined with the growth in online services such as Spotify and iTunes. Those certainly are major factors but they have their own pressures. A major online-only competitor was Play.com which has recently ceased to be a straight retailer, caused by the closing of the Low Value Consignment relief tax loophole which meant that prices were cheaper as they were imported from the Channel Islands.
But the fact remains that most of the people I know purchase single tracks or whole albums in digital form only – if only to reduce storage space in their homes.
Other contributing factors have been glossed over, such as the fact that, as a nation, we are buying less music than we did 10 years ago.
The fact that music retailers faced competition not just from the internet, but also from the supermarkets and their purchasing power, was a major reason for many independent music stores closing.
Despite all of this, could HMV have done more to survive?
That is a difficult question. Certainly you could argue that it could have reacted earlier and more strongly on the threat from online.
You could also argue that the stores could have had more focus and become more experience-focused. However, when revenue pressure starts and you move down the "pile high discount" model its a difficult one to escape and to move to creating a store that people want to visit rather than are afraid about knocking over piles of cheap DVDs.
What HMV still does have, though, is brand value in its name and peoples emotions regarding the brand.
On the day of the announcement #HMVmemories started trending on twitter, you didn't see that with Comet.
I truly hope that someone recognises a potential here and starts again with the brand. However they will need to be strong in retail, marketing, branding and also digital and companies who have managed to master all of these are extremely rare.
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Enjoyable article. I would agree that HMV 'could' and probably should have been more experience focused but as you point out they were in a very product-centric business. It would have taken some guts to make a drastic change (http:bit.lyVYcaHQ) and hopefully they can emerge intact albeit with less staff and stores. I think we're seeing a resurgence in the popularity of niche and boutique shopping experiences (see The Lanes) and it might be something HMV can aim for (at least in spirit) when they hit the reset button. In some ways it became difficult to distinguish between HMV and GAME for example other than for largely cosmetic differences. As these chains try to do more and more we care about them less and less.
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Table Figures are rounded to the nearest 1 g fat, 10 mg sodium, 10 kJ energy and 5 g serve sizes. RDI Recommended daily intake. * KFC, Hungry Jack's, McDonald's and Subway are available in all states. Sumo Salad has stores in NSW and Victoria (and one in Brisbane) www.sumosalad.com has details. Pure and Natural isn't in Tasmania or the NT (www.purenat.com.au). Jesters has stores in NSW, Victoria and WA (www.jesters.com.au). Healthy Habits is in Victoria and Queensland, plus one store in each of the ACT, NSW and SA www.healthyhabits.com.au). (A) Not marketed as a healthy option, but included for comparison.
Not all the chains we looked at got into our 'best' list, but most do have some better choices available. Here's the best of the rest
KFC's Original Fillet Salad (with dressing) that only has two teaspoons of fat — but it packs in the salt: over 40% of the daily maximum. KFC is also trialling a new product called Boneless Chicken, a coated chicken fillet product using breast, thigh and drum fillets that has less than half the fat of a serve of Original Recipe chicken.
SUBWAY has eight subs on offer with no more than six grams of fat (a little over a teaspoon or less). No SUBWAY lower-fat offering made it into our worst list, and one made the best list. The other seven missed out because they have about 30% or more of the maximum recommended salt for a day in one sub. Take care when ordering other subs or wraps on its menu — many have one or even one-and-a-half tablespoons of fat, and plenty of salt too.
Here's a fast-food giant that's really been trying to reinvent itself and deflect criticism about the nutritional quality of its food. All the items on the Salads Plus menu are a better choice than a Big Mac — they have less than two teaspoons of fat per serve, but all but one missed our best list because of the salt content. But watch out for some of the new healthy-sounding Deli Choices. Most have salad ingredients, but they're not necessarily lower in fat or salt — a few made it into our worst list. McDONALD'S new warm salad range — Crispy Cut and Herb Fusion salads — aren't part of the Salads Plus range. Herb Fusion is low in fat — less than one teaspoon — but it's still high in salt. And Crispy Cut made it into our worst list when teamed with the higher-fat Spicy Avocado Dressing.
What can you say about a chain that tells us its baguettes are its healthy option, but manages to cram seven teaspoons of fat and nearly 60% of the daily salt limit into its Country Chicken Baguette? All is not completely lost, however. HUNGRY JACK'S Steak Sandwich Baguette and Spicy Chicken Baguette would have made it into our best list if it weren't for the large whack of salt they provide. With only two teaspoons of fat, both are a better choice than a Whopper.
A pie shop with pies that the National Heart Foundation will tick? Yes, though only one sweet and three savoury pies (listed in the table) make the grade, so don't assume all their pies get the tick. However, the ticked pies are not all that magically different gram for gram from some of the other pies on the menu — they're just smaller (175 g vs 200 g).
This is a chain with a healthy image — its catch-cry is "fast fresh 100% healthy food". In general most of the offerings we looked at were better than average, and all but the Chicken Satay Filo were heading for the best but the salt content knocked most of them out.
HEALTHY HABITS claims to be "a cut above the rest", and given how big their wraps and rolls are (400–500 g), it's impressive that all those we looked at just barely topped the two-teaspoons-of-fat mark. What kept most of them off our best list was the salt content: one teaspoon of fat in a huge roll is impressive, but when it comes with 40% or even 60% of the maximum recommended daily salt, not so good.
With its funky packaging, complete with New-York-style Chinese takeaway containers and chopsticks, you feel cool and healthy just buying something from SUMO SALAD. Five of its offerings made it into our best list, but the two wraps only get there if you buy the smaller half-serve size, and the salads only with the small dressing option. More of the salads and wraps would have made it in if it weren't for the salt content, although a couple are pretty heavy on the fat and one made it into the worst list for that reason. They're packed with vegies, though, and that's a good thing.
To make our Top 10 best choices a product had to have around two teaspoons of fat or less per serve and give you less than one quarter of the daily recommended limit for sodium (from salt) This is a fairly generous cut-off for salt, but if we were tougher nothing much would have made the list. The meals in the Worst 10 list are up there with McDONALD'S Big Macs and KFC Chicken Fillet Burgers. They all have one tablespoon of fat or more per serve, some one-and-a-half. All have more than one third of the daily upper recommended limit for sodium, most more than half. It always pays to go for something with heaps of salad or vegies in it, if your looking for fast food: you may still be getting fat and salt, but at least there's some fibre and vegie goodness there as well. Watch the dressings, too, unless you're sure they're low-fat and not packed with salt.
We looked at are those products which the chains suggest are in some way their healthier or lighter, fresher options. They may not specifically claim to be lower in fat or salt, but they present a healthier image. We only included a selection of menu items that have nutrition information available and are portable fast food, rather than sit-down options. We didn't include some very small items (such as small spring rolls and side dishes). Where dressing is available we assumed you'd have some, but if there's a smaller size, we used that. SUMO SALAD offers half or full wraps; we assessed half wraps, which are closer to the serve size of a Big Mac, but included its regular-size salads.


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Freshly baked breads or pizzas infuse the whole house with a sweet, yeasty aroma. Although the process requires patience, the satisfying act of kneading and shaping dough can be quite relaxing. Strong, steady kneading develops the glutens in dough to create an evenly textured loaf that's free of holes or dense spots. Place the dough on a lightly-floured surface. With the heel of your hand, push the dough down and away with a rolling motion. Give it a quarter turn, fold it over then push it down. Knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes working in just as much flour as the dough can handle. Continue until the dough is smooth and tiny blisters appear just below the surface. The dough is ready when it's smooth and elastic and bounces back when it's pressed. The dough should now be set aside to rest and rise until it doubles in size. To test it, press a finger a half an inch into the center. If the dent stays, the dough has risen sufficiently. If the dent fills in, the dough needs more rising time. To punch the dough down, push your fist into the center, then work the edges of the dough to the center. For easier shaping, place the risen dough on a lightly-floured surface and let it rest for 15 minutes. For a round loaf, gently pull the sides under the dough until it's rounded. Place it on a cookie sheet and flatten it slightly. Once shaped, the dough usually rises a second time until it's almost doubled in size. For a rectangular loaf shape, roll the dough into a rectangle with a floured rolling pin. From the narrow end, roll the dough tightly jelly-roll style. Pinch the seam and the ends to seal them and then turn the ends under. Place it seam side down in a greased loaf pan. For a hollow or braided loaf, use a knife to divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll the pieces under the palms of your hands into 3 long ropes. Braid the 3 ropes in a common 3-strand braid just as if you're braiding pigtails. When you get to the ends, pinch them together and tuck them under.
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