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Monday, December 9, 2013
It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
If these are the best of times for the American whiskey industry, the 1980s were the worst. The business of making and selling whiskey in the United States had hit rock bottom. The business had lost half of its sales volume and although sales had more-or-less stabilized (they were, in fact, still declining but at a much slower rate) there seemed to be no revival on the horizon. Because they believed the decline would be temporary, producers kept producing far too long and the industry was drowning in whiskey that fewer and fewer people wanted.
With sales down and inventories too high, profits were under intense pressure and whiskey assets were changing hands faster than a hot potato.
Most of the large producers were no longer independent. Instead they were part of conglomerates. In those days, unlike now, diversified conglomerates were all the rage. Spirits producers shared a corporate household with all kinds of unrelated businesses.
Back then, F. Ross Johnson was the powerful CEO of Nabisco. He was played by James Garner in the movie "Barbarians at the Gate" (1993). Nabisco had a subsidiary called Standard Brands that included Fleischmann's Distilling. Ferdie Falk was the CEO of Fleischmann's and Bob Baranaskas was president.
In 1983, Johnson decided to sell Standard to Whitbred, which was part of Grand Metropolitan. A few years later, Grand Metropolitan merged with Guinness to form Diageo.
Assuming they'd be replaced after the sale, Falk and Baranaskas resigned and decided to start their own company. Falk was previously an executive with Schenley, so he approached Meshulam Riklis, whose conglomerate now owned Schenley, about selling some assets. Riklis always needed money so he agreed to sell Falk and Baranaskas the Ancient Age bourbon brand and the distillery that produced it, then called the Albert B. Blanton Distillery, today's Buffalo Trace.
Falk and Baranaskas called their new company Age International. As the name suggests, they believed bourbon's future was outside the U.S. One of their first moves was the creation of Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon. Done at the behest of their Japanese customers, they released it in the U.S. as well.
In 1991, Falk and Baranaskas sold a 22.5% interest in Age International to Japan's Takara Shuzo, with right of first refusal to purchase the remaining shares. In 1992, Falk and Baranaskas sold their shares to Takara for $20 million. Takara immediately sold the distillery to Sazerac, but retained the corporate entity and brand trademarks.
Today, Sazerac still owns Buffalo Trace and Buffalo Trace still produces all of the whiskey for Ancient Age, Blanton's, and the other Age International brands, using a special mash bill. Buffalo Trace distributes the Age International products inside the U.S. Buffalo Trace also makes its own bourbons and other products, using a different mash bill.
Sazerac and Age International have an unusual relationship, but it has worked for both of them for now more than 20 years. It was born at a low point for the American whiskey business. This little story shows how easily things could have been very different.
16 comments:
- Josh Feldman said...
Thanks so much for explaining this mysterious little corner of the Bourbon business to me. I encountered Takara Shuzo when researching Rock Hill Farms, which is one of the Age International brands. I couldn't understand the relationship. Now, as a prior production arrangement connected with an unbundling of corporate assets, it makes sense.
- December 9, 2013 at 4:23 PM
And when one of the future owners of Seagrams/LDI/Angostura/MGP/whatever decides that it would be profitable to release brands of its own, it's going to be VERY interesting to see just how different they can become again.
- December 9, 2013 at 5:31 PM
How important was overseas sales of bourbon and whiskey to the survival of the industry?
- December 9, 2013 at 6:06 PM
- Chuck Cowdery said...
Non-U.S. sales were crucial to getting the industry going again.
- December 9, 2013 at 6:47 PM
- Chuck Cowdery said...
And they continue to be extremely important.
- December 9, 2013 at 6:47 PM
- Eric said...
I'm repeating a bit from Chuck's book on AH Hirsch but the Japanese fell in love with well-aged bourbon (15+ years) and became a big consumer of it. Essentially Japan and other Asian countries became a dumping ground for glut bourbon. Which wasn't a bad thing at all if you lived or live in those countries.
- December 9, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Didn't Riklis have a bimbo wife whose showbiz career he promoted at lavish expense? Might have been a factor in his cash flow requirements.
- December 9, 2013 at 8:09 PM
Wonderful reporting of an interesting and esoteric bit of whiskey history Chuck.
- December 9, 2013 at 9:49 PM
reply to Stacy:
That would be Pia Zidora. I was an auditor on the Rapid American audit engagement back in the early to mid-80s, when Schenley moved its headquarters to Dallas from NYC. Got a good exposure to the business. should have stuck with it. ha.
- December 9, 2013 at 10:37 PM
So does Age International own the #2 mashbill, or can Buffalo Trace make their own products with it?
- January 15, 2014 at 1:28 PM
- Chuck Cowdery said...
"Owns" may not be the right word. However, all of the bourbon brands Age owns are made with that mashbill, and none of the bourbon brands Sazerac owns are. So, presumably, the mashbill and whatever goes with it (e.g., yeast) are for Age's exclusive use.
- January 15, 2014 at 3:57 PM
That's really what I was getting at I guess. Does that exclusivity preclude a #2 Mashbill BTAC bottling at some point? I'd dearly love to see a 17+ yo Blanton's.
- January 15, 2014 at 4:49 PM
- Chuck Cowdery said...
Anything is possible, but it's up to Age, not Saz.
- January 15, 2014 at 5:21 PM
- Brock said...
Chuck, great info! Would I be correct to assume mash bill #2 has remained the same for AI brands before and after Sazerac production? Trying to get to the bottom of some questions about AI AAA10. Thanks in advance.
- September 24, 2014 at 8:11 AM
- Chuck Cowdery said...
As far as I know, mashbill #2 is the same as it always was.
- September 24, 2014 at 9:25 AM
- Brock said...
- September 26, 2014 at 8:16 AM

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The North Carolina Writers' Network is now accepting submissions for three annual competitions. These contests offer members and non-members the chance to put their work in front of industry professionals around the state--fellow authors, publishers, and editors--and gain recognition that will further their career. But the postmark deadlines are fast approaching, so the time to submit is now.
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January 30 is the deadline for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honoring internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review. The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. Acclaimed author Josephine Humphreys will serve as the final judge.
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Hats Off! to Linda Heuring whose short story "Without Goosebumps" appears in Rosebud, Issue 56.
Hats Off! to Mark J. Havlik whose poem "The Lamb" appears in issue number 68 of Kaleidoscope: Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts. Unique to the field of disability studies, the publication has expressed the experiences of disability from the perspective of individuals, families, friends, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, among others, since 1979.
Hats Off! to Fuquay-Varina's Third Thursday Open Mic, which was featured in the Southwest Wake News. Led by Jan B. Parker, this event gathers professional and novice writers from all over the Triangle at 6:00 pm at the Stars Theater & Arts Center. There is a Featured Reader, and Open Mic participants read for five minutes each.
Hats Off! to Malinda Fillingim whose article "Riding Bikes to Church" has been selected for publication in Carolina Country.
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Hats Off! to Terri Kirby Erickson whose award-winning poem, "Angels of Death," from her forthcoming collection, A Lake of Light and Clouds, (which will be published by Press 53 in April), has been set to music by composer and Vice President of Education for the New York Philharmonic, Theodore Wiprud, as part of a cycle for soprano, on varied poems of life, death, and nature. Wiprud refers to the poem as, "a humorous take on mortality that sneaks up on you," from a book of poems that "opens from the everyday onto the profound."
Hats off! to Thomas Wolf, whose short story, "Boundaries," winner of the 2011 Doris Betts Fiction Prize, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and received "Special Mention" in the 2014 edition of Pushcart Prize XXXVIII: Best of the Small Presses.
Hats Off! to Margaret A. Harrell who will be having a reading/talk/signing event at the 2014 annual Gonzo Fest in Louisville, Kentucky, for her memoirs (Keep This Quiet! My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert AND Keep THIS Quiet Too!). Others presenters include William McKeen (Outlaw Journalist), Anita Thompson (The Gonzo Way), and legendary musician David Amram. Sony Pictures will debut the Ralph Steadman documentary For No Good Reason at the Louisville Palace Theatre during the GonzoFest, weeks before its national release.
Hats Off! to Malinda Fillingim whose story "Bathroom Blessings" has been accepted by Guideposts to be published in May, 2014.
Hats Off! to Charles "LC" Fiore, whose short story "The Trench Garden," was published by Ploughshares as part of their "Solos" series. Amazon.com also chose "The Trench Garden" for their exclusive Kindle Singles series. "The Trench Garden" can be purchased for $0.99 here.
Hats Off to Laurel Ferejohn whose flash memoir piece "Worrisome Thing" has been accepted by Quiddity International Literary Journal.
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Hats Off! to Erika Hoffman who had two stories selected as finalists for Chicken Soup for the Soul: Multitasking Mom's Survival Guide. One is called "BUSY!," and the other "Frenzied." Both stories will be published in the anthology.
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Hats Off! to Erika Hoffman whose essay "Real Time" has been accepted by Mature Years. This is the ninth piece of hers they have taken.
Hats Off! to Malinda Fillingim whose story "Easter Bells" has been published in the Spring 2014 edition of Ideals, a publication of Guidepost.
Hats Off! to Tim Swink. The January issue of O.Henry Magazine is going to publish a chapter excerpt from his novel, Curing Time.
.... to Tony Brown. He will have his short story, "A Once In A Lifetime Thing" published in Down in the Dirt magazine in April, 2011. "The Easter Gift" was published in the September 2010 issue of The Storyteller.
. . . to Jan B. Parker, who earned Second Place in the Methodist University 2011 Emerging Writers Contest as judged by Lorraine Lopez, and will read from her work, "Mayme," at the Southern Writers' Symposium on February 26. Please visit http://www.methodist.edu/sws/index.htm for more detailed information.
Publishers Weekly and BookList wrote favorable reviews of David Halperin's new book, Journal of a UFO Investigator. You can read these on David Halperin's website
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Rachel Pollock's piece entitled, "Until Morale Improves" was included in the anthology, Confessions: Fact or Fiction?, edited by Herta Feely.
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Hats Off to Lookout Books, the literary imprint of the UNC-Wilmington's creative writing department. The imprint's debut novel, Binocular Vision: New & Selected Short Stories, by Edith Pearlman, was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review's January 16 edition.
An excerpt from K. S. Crawford's historical novel, Keowee, was published in Wilderness House Literary Review, No. 5, Vol. 4 (www.whlreview.com).
NCWN member Mary Lambeth Moore has published her first novel, Sleeping with Patty Hearst (www.sleepingwithpattyhearst.com), with Tigress Publishing. Lee Smith says "I got completely swept up ... Moore is a natural storyteller with a great story to tell in this novel." Mary, a native of Reidsville, NC who now lives in Raleigh, has been a member of the NCWN since our beginning.
NCWN member Bill Cissna's second full-length play script, All About Faith, will have a public stage reading on January 28 at Theatre Alliance, Winston-Salem. His short script, Communication Gap, will be one of 10 produced in Evening of Short Plays #24 at the Greensboro Cultural Center, February 10-13.
Rebecca Clay Haynes published her first short story, As She Lay Dying, in the Fall 2010 Edition of The Binnacle, published by the University of Maine. (Unfortunately, the issue is not yet posted online, but the print version is available.)
Hats Off! to Terry L. Kennedy, who has a poem in the latest issue of Heavy Feather Review!
Hats Off! to Ross White, who has three new poems in BODY.
The Hendersonville Times-News reported that Susan Snowden's new novel made Fountainhead Bookstore's bestseller list for 2012. Although it came out in August, it captured spot No. 2 on the list. Here's an excerpt from the Jan. 6 article: "In the No. 2 slot is another local author, Susan Snowden, with her debut novel Southern Fried Lies. Although Snowden has been published in many literary journals, this is her first novel. Through word-of-mouth alone, Southern Fried Lies quickly climbed the bestselling list, even beating out Fifty Shades of Grey." Susan has been a NCWN writer since 1996 when she moved to the mountains from Atlanta.
Hats Off! to William Wortman, Jr., of Statesville, who received an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Memoirs Contest sponsored by the Writers' Workshop.
Hats Off! to Megan M. Cutter, who announced the release of her new book, Ink in the Wheels: Stories to Make Love Roll, which she co-authored with S. Barton. Ink in the Wheels depicts the journey of an inter-ability married couple as they explore the courage and perseverance to thrive in a relationship. A Valentine's Day Appreciation Event and Pre-Release Party will be held on Friday, February 8, at the Marbles Kid's Museum in Raleigh.
Hats Off! to Ruth Moose, who had a poem in Narrative Arts that was quilted and will hang in the National Institute of Health. She also placed a poem in O'Henry Magazine, Tar River, and a short story in Pine Straw. She has also won a top award in the St. Louis Jung Society competition.
Hats Off! to Malaika King Albrecht, whose poetry collection What the Trapeze Artist Trusts (Press 53) was praised by 2013 Oscar Arnold Young Award Final Judge Robert Lee Brewer. He said, "Albrecht invites the reader to join her on the poetic trapeze act she performs" but "is always there, ready to catch the reader before sending her off again."
Hats Off! to Linda Heuring, whose short story, "Betty's Branch," was published in the September issue of 42 Magazine. Also, her short story, "One Chair Away," is in the fall issue of Concho River Review, and her story, "Bordering on Sainthood," is due out in Kestrel 29, which will be shipped to readers next week.
Hats Off! to Henry F. Tonn, whose essay-memoir "The French, and Being Odd," has been accepted by the online lit mag Lowestoft Chronicles, to be published March 1.
Hats Off! to Tom Hooker, winner of the 2012 Fountainhead Bookstore Fiction Contest. He will read his winning story, "The Grand Child," on Saturday, January 19 at 5:00 pm at the Fountainhead Bookstore in Hendersonville. A reception will follow.
Hats Off! to Rosemary Royston, whose poetry appears in the current issue of Flycatcher: A Journal of Native Imagination. This is the inaugural issue of Flycatcher.
Hats Off! to Lookout Books and Edith Pearlman, whose collection, Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories , was named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Hats Off! to Ross White, who pulled off a Hat Trick in the 2011 Poetry Council of North Carolina Awards. His poem "Babies Hurtling Several Stories" won the Gladys Owings Hughes Heritage Award (free verse); his poem ""Facts about Early America" incorporated rhyming couplets to win the Charles Shull Award (traditional poetry); and his "Address to Monarchs" won the James Larkin Pearson Award (free verse).
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The Generic Program is for individuals who wish to obtain a BSN degree.
Last acceptance to the traditional Generic Program was Fall 2013. For more information on our NEW Generic program, please review the following link:
Mr. Joe Saladino, Director of Undergraduate Nursing
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The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing is one of the largest and most prestigious nursing programs in the country. The School of Nursing is located on the Brookdale Campus of Hunter College, 425 E. 25th Street at 1st Avenue, near the Manhattan VA Hospital, Bellevue Hospital and NYU Langone Medical Center. The undergraduate program of study combines liberal arts and professional education with a humanistic and comprehensive approach to heath care, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. At the completion of the generic program, students are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam, the licensing examination for registered nurses. The undergraduate program also provides a foundation for graduate nursing study.
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· Lower division (liberal arts and general education requirements)
· Upper division (professional nursing education)
Students are considered for admission to the Upper division of the program for the Fall semester only, after completing lower division pre-requisite courses and application to the School of Nursing. Only students admitted to the Upper division are allowed to declare nursing as their major. Admission to the School of Nursing is very competitive. At present, 100 students are admitted annually and no one is guaranteed a seat into the program. Students admitted to the Upper division are required to attend the program on a full-time basis, during the day only.
Acceptance composite score for admittance to the Upper division is as follows:
· Cumulative GPA (50%)
· NLN Pre-RN exam score (50%)
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Clinical course schedules are determined by the School of Nursing based on resources and clinical facilities and may include mornings, a full day, evenings or weekend hours. Criminal background checks may be required by the clinical facilities. A student who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor will have to undergo investigation by the Office of Professional Discipline, which might result in RN licensure being withheld.
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LOWER DIVISION and GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Pre-Requisite courses are in bold type and must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
- Co-requisite courses: CHEM 120/121 and BIOL 120. BIOL 122 and BIOL 230
- For a complete list of all GER courses per stage, refer to the Undergraduate Catalog, p. 25
- GER requirements must be completed prior to graduation
- Minimum of 120 credits to complete the BS degree
Stage 1: Academic Foundations
Group A (3 cr.) English Composition ENG 120
Group B (3 cr.): Quantitative Reasoning STAT 113 or STAT 213
Group C (3 cr.): U.S. History (see catalog)
Stage 2: Broad Exposure
Group A (3 cr.): Literature in English (see catalog)
Group B (6 cr.): Social Science PSYCH 100 and PSYCH 150
Group C (3 cr.): Humanities (see catalog)
Group D (3 cr.): Visual & Performance Arts (see catalog)
Group E (18 cr.): Natural Science CHEM 100 (lecture) 101 (lab), and CHEM 120 (lecture) 121(lab) and
*note: CHEM 102 (lecture) 103 (lab) and CHEM 222 (lecture) 223 (lab) are acceptable substitutions
Allied Courses: BIOL 120 (Fall only), and BIOL 122 (Spring only)
Stage 3: Focused Exposure
Group A (3 cr.): Humanities (see catalog)
Group B (3 cr.): Social or Natural Science BIOL 230 (Spring only)
Group A (3 cr.): Non-European (see catalog)
Group B (3 cr.): Cultures (see catalog)
Group C (3 cr.): Women and/or Gender (see catalog)
Group D (3 cr.): European (see catalog)
Foreign Language Requirement: students pursuing a BSN are exempt from FL requirement
Significant Writing (W) Requirement (must be taken at Hunter College only)
- Students matriculating with fewer than 31 credits need to complete 3W courses at Hunter
- Students matriculating with 31-59 credits need to complete 2W courses at Hunter
- Students matriculating with 60-90 credits need to complete 1W course at Hunter
All students must apply to Hunter College as an Undergraduate student pursuing the lower division via one of the following two categories:
- Freshman Application with the University Application Processing Center:
CUNY curriculum code: 0347
Fall application deadline: February 1
Spring application deadline: September 15
Once admitted to Hunter College, students must attend a mandatory Freshman Orientation session
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CUNY curriculum code: 0347
Fall application deadline: February 1
Spring application deadline: September 15
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o General Chemistry with lab (CHEM 100/101) or higher equivalent course
o Organic Chemistry with lab (CHEM 120/121) or higher equivalent course
o Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II (BIOL 120 & BIOL 122) 2 courses
o Introduction to Statistics (STAT 113) or higher equivalent course
o Microbiology with lab (BIOL 230)
o English Composition (ENGL 120)
o General Psychology (PSYCH 100)
o Human Development (Developmental Psychology of the Life Span) (PSYCH 150) 1 course
· May be enrolled in 2 of the pre-requisite courses during the Spring semester of application; however, must provide proof of a grade of "C" or better in these courses no later than 6/1
· A career goal statement of yourself will be required
· Completed at least 60 credits by the end of Summer session prior to beginning Upper Division courses
· Register for the National League for Nursing (NLN) RN Pre-Entrance exam at the Hunter College Testing Center (150N) in January and pay the non-refundable exam fee
· National League for Nursing Review Guide for RN Pre-Entrance Exam, editor: McDonald available in most bookstores
· NLN RN Pre-Admission exam (referred to as the NLN PAX exam) administered in February at Hunter College Testing Center (150N)
· Applications will be available online through NursingCAS on https://portal.nursingcas.org from Friday, November 30th through Friday, February 1st. Applications are due no later than Friday, February 1st to NursingCAS. Make sure to submit all transcripts to NursingCAS, including your Hunter College transcripts. Please note that the deadline for the application is subject to change.
Important Information
Starting Fall 2009 semester, in order to advance into nursing clinicals, students must provide documentation for one of the following categories:
1) U.S. Citizenship
2) Permanent Residency
3) International Student with F1 Status
4) Granted Asylum, Refugee Status, Temporary Protected Status, Withholding of Removal, Deferred Enforced Departure*; or Deferred Action Status by the U.S. government
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UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (54 credits)
· Students MUST attend upper division full time
· Courses are mostly during the day time
First Semester (Fall)
NURS 200 Introduction to Nursing (3 cr)
NURS 310 Nursing 1 (8 cr)
NURS 331 Essentials of Pharmacology (3 cr)
Second Semester (Spring)
NURS 312 Nursing 2 (8 cr)
NURS 332 Nutrition in the Nursing Process (3 cr)
NURS 380 Nursing Research (3 cr)
Third Semester (Fall)
NURS 410 Nursing 3 (8 cr)
NURS Elective (3 cr)
NURS Elective (3 cr)
Fourth Semester (Spring)
NURS 412 Nursing 4 (8 cr)
NURS 419 Nursing Management and Leadership(2 cr)
NURS 421 Nursing and Society (2 cr)
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Because you can have your own personal interior decorator at 22. And if Marc Jacobs names a bag after you, you can also buy a house in the Hamptons to match your East Village apartment. Why, yes I am jealous thank you very much.
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Reason #4,829 to Become a Model If You Could: Jessica Stam's Apt
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22 comments:
- hrose said...
bloody models.
they have the bodies, they have the looks, they have all the free bloody clothes, they are friends with all the amazing designers and the girlfriends of hot photographers/rock stars/actors/millionaires (delete where necessary)
and now they have gorgeous apartments too. Her lounge room is amazing, really amazing. the purple of her walls is such a gorgeous shade of purple.
Her bedroom is cute too! i love her little pink satin headboard!
you're jealous? count me in too! i think i'm going purple with envy right now. :D
*sigh* if only god had graced me with long long long legs and wideset eyes... that could be my parents fault, but lets just blame god for now, shall we?
thanks for the comment, i'm linking you, i hope you don't mind.
ps. when browns has a 95% off sale that is the day that Future Fabulous Me comes into being. until then, boring present me rules the day. *sigh* oh alaia. i love thee. please send me skirts and shoes for free!
i don't think its going to work. but its worth a try, right!
- October 21, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- AlicePleasance said...
Fab. You need that apartment and a house in the Hamptons to match the Marc Jacobs bag, by the way...
- October 21, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Tahda said...
lol "purple with envy" that's the best thing I've heard in ages.
wow, I cannot believe that place. She has similar bedding to mine - just a lot more of it. that's incredible.
- October 21, 2008 at 6:29 PM
- yulanda said...
I love Stam! & her apartment is insanely gorgeous.
- October 21, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- ...love Maegan said...
I seriously drooled when I saw this in the magazine. ...sigh*
- October 21, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- Leigh said...
Yes I will also admit I am very jealous.
I used to not be a purple violet girl, but lately this year I am adjusting, this apartment is eye candy.
- October 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
- i.d. said...
I love her apartment, it's so girly but not over-the-top. And I wish MJ would name a bag after me! *sigh*
- October 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- La Clocharde said...
Yes, I'm jealous too.
She's got a fabulous apartment, love the violet palette in it, and the lovely flowers...orchides and peonies, I think? If so, they are my two favourite flowers.
I'm also in love with another model apartment...Erin Wasson's. Have you seen it? Quite different style but too cool for words too.
Cheers and thanks for passing by.
- October 21, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- poeta fit, non nascitur said...
well you know what they say about money... it can't buy you happiness.
BUT! it can make you unhappy in really cool and amazing places. don't you agree? :D
- October 22, 2008 at 1:09 AM
- chelsea said...
wow. jealousy to the nth degree. that apartment in manhattan is definitely near the top of my fantasies.
- October 22, 2008 at 2:20 AM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there-LOL, lucky her, I say!!
- October 22, 2008 at 3:25 AM
- The Stiletto Effect said...
that's her house? wow it looks amazing! i wrote a post a few days ago about models who fall on the runway... now i def dont care about them falling lol
- October 22, 2008 at 7:16 AM
- Pretty Little World said...
Hmmm...when I compare the apartment that I had a few years ago to her apartment, they are not the same :(
I love.love her place - the mix of patterns and fabrics in the bedroom is gorgeous! Even her curving hallway is just stunning!
- October 22, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Bella said...
I love this post... so witty and yet entirely true!
Can't we all have this lifestyle? Please!!
- October 22, 2008 at 11:15 AM
- Dominique said...
I'm jealous too, it looks freaking amazing!
- October 22, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- The Clothes Horse said...
You know what is additionally bothersome about Stam? She looks fantastic no matter her hair color...she must not be human.
- October 22, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- LENORENEVERMORE said...
...let me guess, she must love lavender ;) Dreamy indeed!
- October 22, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- {this is glamorous} said...
I know -- her home is crazy beautiful -- love the colour scheme and wallpaper in the dining room is amazing.
- October 22, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- coco said...
I'm loving all the purple. It is stunningly decorated.
- October 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- Katee said...
*slightly* jealous.
- October 22, 2008 at 6:41 PM
- issa said...
her apartment is amazing.... no fair!
- October 23, 2008 at 10:24 PM
- Caroline said...
i seriously cant comprehend how someone can be so amazing. haha, it sounds stupid, but it's so true,
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GStreamer uses Liboil for making signal processing code faster using SIMD CPU extentions. One of the limitations of liboil is that it has fixed (although expandable) functionality, i.e., if the function you need isn't in liboil, it has to be added, and then SIMD code written on various platforms. A related limitation is that many applications require combining many simple operations into a complex, configurable operations, and proper optimization depends on the exact configuration.
One of the ways to get around these is to move liboil in the direction of compiling/assembling a simple signal processing language at runtime into fast code that is targetted for the current processor. An example of how this might work is OpenGL shading language compiled at runtime into code that runs on a GPU. There are of course existing JIT compliers, but none targetted specifically for SIMD. (Or maybe there is, and we just don't know about it.)
The project would be to either convert an existing JIT compiler to create SIMD code, or write a new one.
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The Santuari de Lluc is a monastery and pilgrimage site located in the municipality of Escorca in north-west Majorca. It is located in a basin on a height of 525 metres and is surrounded by a number of high mountains such as the Puig de Massanella. The sanctuary was founded in the 13th century after a Moorish shepherd found a statue of the Virgin Mary on the site where the monastery was later erected.
Lluc is considered to be the most important pilgrimage site on Majorca. It is also known for its boys' choir, Los Blauets (a name derived from the blue cassocks worn by the boys), which was founded in 1531; the choir holds regular concerts and has gained international fame. A boarding school and numerous tourist-orientated facilities are to be found in the town. Today, the cells of former monks are leased to visitors.
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.


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Bon Jovi is in hot water with some local fans after the band backed out of its upcoming New York State Fair concert -- but only days earlier are performing at a private fundraiser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Ultimate Classic Rock reported that the band was set to play on August 28th for 17,000 fans and even had its agent sign the deal paying the band $650,000. On July 30th, "a lawyer for New York's Department of Agriculture & Markets requested the contract be withdrawn -- a move that could cost the state more than $1 million in lost ticket sales and other revenue." On Friday (August 9th) Gov. Cuomo was quoted by The New York Daily News as saying in upstate Watkins Glen: "An entertainer like Jon Bon Jovi is very busy and sometimes the dates of when you want them and when they're available don't line up."
On August 25th, three days before the scrapped gig, Bon Jovi will perform for the governor, with tickets reportedly running $5,000 per head for the 100-person fundraiser. Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said: "The contract (for the State Fair) was pulled at the request of the band for scheduling conflicts" -- with Bon Jovi's people agreeing. Yet insider whispers are alleging that the State Fair gig was canceled, quote, "to avoid anyone seeing a conflict in. . . playing a private show for the governor and then three days later being paid $650,000 to perform at the fair."
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11-3131.00 - Training and Development Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
Sample of reported job titles: Development Manager, Director of Education, Director of Educational Services, Director of Staff Development, Education and Development Manager, Learning Manager, Manager of Staff Training and Development, Training and Development Coordinator, Training Director, Training Manager
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Prepare training budget for department or organization.
- Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
- Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
- Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
- Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
- Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
- Train instructors and supervisors in techniques and skills for training and dealing with employees.
- Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
- Develop testing and evaluation procedures.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|High capacity removable media drives — Universal serial bus USB flash drives
|Liquid crystal display projector — Liquid crystal display LCD video projectors
|MP3 players or recorders — MP3 players
|Notebook computers — Laptop computers
|Videoconferencing systems — Videoconferencing equipment
Technology used in this occupation:
|Computer based training software — Adobe Systems Adobe Captivate; Moodle *; Saba Centra; SyberWorks Training Center
|Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Learn.com LearnCenter Talent Management Suite; Oracle PeopleSoft
|Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks; Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
|Presentation software — Adobe Systems Adobe Presenter; Magenta MultiMedia Tools Magenta II; MediaChance Multimedia Builder; Microsoft PowerPoint
|Web page creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver; eXe *; Linspire Nvu; SAFARI Video Networks eZediaQTI
* Software developed by a government agency and/or distributed as freeware or shareware.
|Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
|Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
|Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
|Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
|Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
|Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
|Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
|Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
|Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Work Activities
|Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
|Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
|Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Work Context
|Electronic Mail — 100% responded "Every day."
|Telephone — 100% responded "Every day."
|Contact With Others — 88% responded "Constant contact with others."
|Duration of Typical Work Week — 92% responded "More than 40 hours."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 71% responded "Every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 54% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 46% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Work With Work Group or Team — 42% responded "Extremely important."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 71% responded "Every day."
|Letters and Memos — 42% responded "Every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
|Related Experience
|A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
|Job Zone Examples
|Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
|SVP Range
|(7.0 to < 8.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Bachelor's degree
|Master's degree
|Associate's degree
Interest code: ES
|Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Styles
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Work Values
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Related Occupations
|Marketing Managers
|Sales Managers Bright Outlook
|Public Relations and Fundraising Managers
|Purchasing Managers
|Logistics Managers
|Human Resources Managers
|Education Administrators, Postsecondary
|Social and Community Service Managers
|Training and Development Specialists Green
|First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$49.01 hourly, $101,930 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|29,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Average (8% to 14%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Training and Development Managers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.
- Association for Talent Development (ATD) , 1640 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone: (800) 628-2783. Fax: (703) 683-1523.
- International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) , 1400 Spring St., Suite 260, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 587-8570. Fax: (301) 587-8573.


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Timing on that announcement is just too coincidental, been that I am pretty sure that it is one of the requirement for mantle, if you consider the description they gave of how you can manage the memory and tread in the APU13 presentation.
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