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- Comment on About last night … (2015-02-17 11:13:28)
As someone who lives in southwestern Ontario and very close to Detroit, I'm always pleased when the Canadiens knock off the Red Wings. A lot of Detroit fans in this area, so it's nice when we Habs fans get the bragging rights. Go Habs Go!
- Comment on Jarred Tinordi knockout brings up questions about fighting (2015-01-13 08:41:05)
Tinordi will be fine. He just picked the wrong dance partner and that dance partner caught him with a stiff shot. Let him develop into being his own player.
- Comment on Canadiens vs. Lightning preview (2015-01-06 10:55:40)
Isn't TVA one of Peladeau's outfits? The way his "media" outlets are run is similar to that of The Gong Show.
- Comment on Liveblog: Canadiens end road trip atop Eastern Conference (2015-01-03 20:21:45)
Quick prospect note: McCarron (wearing uniform #55) has one goal and two assists so far in his Oshawa debut. Generals winning 3-1 in Sudbury late in the second period.
- Comment on Canadiens vs. Devils preview (2015-01-02 12:30:02)
I know. I was just trying to be a smartass.
- Comment on Canadiens vs. Devils preview (2015-01-02 12:25:07)
And by "here we go," are you referring to the "where was Bergevin?" and "why didn't the Habs get Perron?" comments that are bound to be posted?
- Comment on Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau dies at age 83 (2014-12-03 09:36:59)
RIP Jean Beliveau. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a book signing in Windsor, Ontario a number of years ago. He will be missed.
- Comment on Canadiens given two days off; Nathan Beaulieu sent to Hamilton (2014-11-24 13:02:37)
Habs assign Beaulieu and Bowman to Hamilton.
- Comment on Canadiens vs. Penguins should be a dandy (2014-11-18 15:22:20)
Sadly, yes. I face the same issues in southwestern Ontario. Sportsnet @Sportsnet 3m3 minutes ago LIVE TONIGHT: @CanadiensMTL host @penguins at 7:30pmET on Sportsnet East. NHL regional restrictions apply.
- Comment on Canadiens vs. Penguins should be a dandy (2014-11-18 15:12:51)
Brian Burke is in Calgary now, so he should just STFU and go get a decent haircut. Funny, a guy who calls the media "pukes" sure had no difficulty working for a media organization when he was between front office gigs. Hypocrite.

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Top Performing Hedge Fund Manager Tells His 5 Year-Old A Bedtime Story (About Morons)
To be fair, we don't actually know if Brett Jefferson's lesson about stupidity was delivered as a bedtime story, a lullaby, or just a general piece of wisdom he regularly shares with his young son. But it seems fairly obvious that the Hildene Capital Management founder is wasting no time teaching the boy about the […]
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They've changed their name. They've given back the money. They've cried it out atop the fleeces. What other lessons could possibly be learned? Don't make Steve Cohen walk up and down Park Avenue wearing a sandwich board that reads "I employ insider traders" on the front and "LOTS of 'em" on the back.1
Executing Insider Trades In An Account Set Up Under Baby Mama's Name Not The Fool-Proof Plan Ex-Evercore Director Thought It'd Be
From 2010 to 2014, when he was working in Evercore's mining and metals group, Frank Perkins Hixon Jr. occasionally found himself on the receiving end of material non-public information. Sometimes it was about forthcoming acquisitions. Sometimes it was about his own company's earnings. In both cases, FPH Jr. knew he could sweeten things for himself […]
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Tiger Asia's Founder Is Happy To Have Learned His Lesson Re: Wire Fraud And Insider Trading
Earlier today, Bill Hwang, the founder of the Tiger Cub's Asia-based branch, Tiger Asia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and agreed to fork over $44 million to make allegations by the SEC of insider trading in Chinese bank stocks go away. According to Hwang, his firm "regrets the actions for which is accepts responsibility today and is grateful that this matter is now resolved." According to SEC director of enforcement Robert Khuzami, who we would love to consider a side job writing fables for children* about foxes who trade on unreleased information about clinical trials of Alzheimer's drugs and take advantage of innocent hens, Hwang was a very bad boy and should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone thinking about breaking the law.
"For Example, Racing To Short A Stock I Mention Because It Contains Two Of The Letters Of A Stock I Shorted Last Year. That Would Be Example Of You Guys Acting Like Jo Jo The Idiot Circus Boy."
During a presentation on Tuesday at which he was expected to reveal his latest bearish thesis, Mr. Einhorn, a hedge fund manager, introduced a discussion of General Motors with an ambiguous line. Mr. Einhorn, the president of Greenlight Capital, pivoted on the ticker symbol of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, a target of his criticism last […]
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Why do people work on Wall Street? Some do it for the money. Some the love of the game. And some to put enough in the bank that they can one day leave the industry and finance their true passion. And, as a comprehensive survey shows, for many, that passion is dolls. Barbie dolls, cabbage […]
Phil Falcone Has Great News For Harbinger Capital Investors, Less Than Great News For The City Of New York
Over the last 10 months or so, the relationship between hedge fund manager Phil Falcone and his investors has not exactly been mutually satisfying. Not that they've been keeping a list but, if pressed to get into specifics, Harbinger Capital clients might cite a few reasons why they've been less than thrilled with Falcone of […]
Trader Turned Bank Robber's Plan Didn't Leave Room For Rookie Mistakes, Old DUI Charges
In 2003, Stephen Trantel lost his trading job, though he left the house "for work" every morning to keep up appearances with his wife. He couldn't find a new gig and didn't know what he was going to do. Then one day while sitting in his car, after being unemployed for over two months, it […]
Goldman Sachs Can Appreciate The Financial Crisis For Its Teachable Moments
Goldman Sachs was "buying more illiquid assets than we probably should have," Viniar, 55, said today at a conference in Miami hosted by Credit Suisse Group AG, his eighth consecutive appearance at the annual event. "It was a good lesson learned." [Bloomberg]
Tim Geithner Bought Shares Of Sweet Ass Manufacturer To Teach His Kids About Stocks
Government officials often avoid conflicts between professional obligations and personal finances by divesting company stocks from their portfolios. So it comes as a surprise that, along with the standard mutual funds, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner owns a small amount of stock in yoga clothing retailer Lululemon…Turns out, he purchased less than $1,000 worth of shares […]
Larry Fink: The Biggest Mistake I Ever Made Was Doubting My Own Sheer Fucking Awesomeness
As previously discussed, CNBC has been running a new series of interviews in which Becky Quick sits down with some financial heavyweight and asks him to discuss the "worst trade" he ever made. While seemingly the stuff of tedious job interviews, wherein applicants are asked to name their worst quality, such as being a workaholic, […]
Overzealous Employee Of Midtown Hedge Fund Want You To Learn From His Mistakes
A Double Down challenge occurred last Friday at 1PM. Man on man (in this case, employee v intern), thirty minutes, as fast as they could get 'em in there. Luckily I was long gone by then but I've been asked to post the results, for those of you considering going up against your younger, hungrier […]
Woman Who Called Obama Hottie With Smokin' Body Full Of Regrets
Yesterday, we learned an important lessons re: how to get on Obama's good side. If you're looking to convince the prez to shut it on the reform bill, or lay off Wall Street's asses, or appear on TV extolling the virtues of Blankfein's golden scrot, plying him with Duff's wings and complimenting his bod will […]
George Bush: Hank Paulson's Surrogate Mother
Those of you who watched the Buffett/Paulson chat know that, sadly there's been no talk of birds. But we did learn a thing or two. 1) Things are still bad, but on the upside, it could be worse, which is why Hank feels "fortunate." 2) Bush "was like a mom" to Paulson, urging him to […]
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Eurovision is worse and worse every year. And the winner is always NID. Like in tennis. You know before tournament's start that the winner will be from USA.
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Assessing Fetal Pain: A Response
A recent New York Times article appraised the fetal pain argument as a legitimate base work for abortion legislation. The article correctly pointed out that "one recent poll" found a majority of people would draw the line for abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. I would add that a number of polls further corroborate this finding. Polling by Quinnipiac, National Journal, Huffington Post, NBC/Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post/ABC News have all found that either a plurality or majority of Americans support limiting abortion after 20 weeks gestation, and that women support the measure in higher numbers than men. The tremendous public support for this common ground limit has provided momentum key to its success.
While the Times piece provides an excellent background on the strategy and history of the legislation, there remain two points that are misleading.
First, the author states that fetal pain laws are "based on disputed scientific theories" and that "most scientists and medical associations say that perception of pain is impossible without brain developments that occur well after 20 weeks." But there is in fact much evidence to support the claim that babies feel pain.
Pain receptors are present throughout the unborn child's entire body by no later than 16 weeks after fertilization, and nerves link these receptors to the brain's thalamus and subcortical plate by no later than 20 weeks. The particular "brain development" that does not occur until after 20 weeks is the cerebral cortex. However, there is substantial evidence that the thalamus—not the cerebral cortex—is principally responsible for pain perception. In fact, in adults, excision/ removal of the cerebral cortex does not alter pain perception, but excision/ removal of the thalamus does.
Dr. Kanwaljeet S. Anand of the University of Tennessee stated in his report accepted as expert by a federal judge, "It is my opinion that the human fetus possesses the ability to experience pain from 20 weeks of gestation, if not earlier, and the pain perceived by a fetus is possibly more intense than that perceived by term newborns or older children." This is due to the extremely vulnerable stage the baby is at in its development. Dr. Paul Ranalli, a neurologist at the University of Toronto, explains, "The pain system is fully established, yet the higher level pain-modifying system has barely begun to develop." This explanation makes sense given that doctors administer anesthesia in utero.
Dr. Colleen Malloy of Northwestern University summarizes the core of the debate in her expert testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "There is no reason to believe that a born infant would feel pain any differently than that same infant were he or she still in utero. Thus, the difference between fetal and neonatal pain is simply the locale in which the pain occurs. The receiver's experience of the pain is the same."
The second claim that requires clarification is that post-viability abortions are illegal. The author says, "The Supreme Court, including Justice Kennedy, has repeatedly affirmed viability as the point at which the state's interest in protecting life outweighs a woman's right to control her body." But in practice this standard has been grossly applied. The Guttmacher Institute points out that a majority of states permit abortion post viability to preserve the life or health of the woman. This is a deceivingly moderate standard given that "health" includes a vast range of mental health exceptions (including "mental distress"), and – arguably tellingly – that "fetal viability" is to be defined by each individual physician.
Notorious late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart has been caught on video saying he performs elective post-viability abortions. Live Action films recorded Carhart saying that he would do an abortion on a 26 week old baby – and Carhart acknowledges that if the baby were to be born that day, it would have had a 50-50 chance of surviving.
Guttmacher reports that in 2011, 18,185 abortions were performed at or after 21 weeks gestational age. That is 18,185 babies subjected to an excruciating procedure that dismembers the baby's limbs one by one after crushing and suctioning her skull.
As the New York Times article points out, there is absolutely an upward trend of citizens who support federal legislation that bans barbaric late-term abortions. This is beyond a simple fad or rhetorical appeal to public sentiments. Opposition to late-term abortions is based upon scientific evidence. It is centered on a profound commitment to protecting human rights.Read More
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Aug 6, 2013
Pro-Life August Recess Guide
Throughout the month of August, members of Congress are back in their districts on recess. During this time, especially in odd years without a November election posing an immediate worry, Representatives and Senators hold town halls and meetings with their constituents. In off-years without November elections, legislation becomes a prime focus of these meetings. Pro-life activists should attend events in their congressional districts and let their elected officials know that they must stand for women's health and protect the right to life of their unborn constituents.
This August, there are two abortion-related issues that are likely to surface in conversations with Members.
First, recall that the House passed H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, in June.
Know how your member voted on this landmark pro-life legislation that will protect pain-capable babies and safeguard the health of women from gruesome late-term abortions. If your representative supported this bill that will save over 15,000 unborn lives per year, be sure to offer a big THANK YOU and encourage him or her to keep standing up for life.
If your member voted against this commonsense lifesaving legislation, ask why. Don't be shy! Get your representatives to explain their vote. Look them in the eye and ask why they voted against protecting the lives of unborn children who feel excruciating pain as they are violently killed in late-term abortions. Ask why they failed to protect women from dangerous late-term abortionists like Kermit Gosnell.
Second, Obamacare.
On October 1, the abortion-funding Obamacare exchanges will go online. Although few know how the disastrous pro-abortion Obamacare law will operate, one thing we do know is that the exchanges will use taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
As Rep. Chris Smith, the co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, explained last year, the exchanges are set up on a cheap, dirty, political accounting gimmick that will require pro-life taxpayers to fund abortions without even being informed of it during enrollment.
Don't let the state opt-out clause fool you, either: even if your state has opted out of abortion coverage in the exchanges, you will still end up paying for abortions in liberal states. And what if you, upon realizing that your money is funding abortions, want to opt out? You'll have to drop out of your healthcare plan in its entirety.
So tell your representatives to fight Obamacare's pro-abortion exchanges that will include the largest expansion of abortion in since Roe v. Wade. Hold their feet to the fire and let them know that you are counting on them to stand resolute for life. Just as the town halls of August 2009 led to a dramatic swing in public opinion against Obamacare, the town halls of August 2013 can be our moment to expose Obamacare for what it is: a huge expansion of elective abortion, funded by taxpayers.
You can visit the House website and find your Representative by entering your zip code. Click here for a list of Senators.Read More
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Aug 5, 2013
Wendy Davis: Hear Our Voice!
This afternoon, state senator Wendy Davis (D-TX)—known for opposing a common ground limit to abortion past 20 weeks in Texas—spoke at the National Press Club luncheon. Davis centered her speech on a laudable theme: the power of one's voice. She stressed the importance of "speaking for those who can't speak for themselves, and of being true to what they would say."
But, interestingly enough, Davis blatantly disregards her own motto. Late-term abortions involve two people: the mother and the baby. Davis ignores both.
She purports, "Women were turned away, and unable to give their voice on a decision that would have a very large impact on their lives." Yet, at least five national polls—Quinnipiac, National Journal, Huffington Post, NBC/Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post/ABC News —all found that a plurality or majority of Americans support limiting abortion after 20 weeks gestation, and that women support the measure in higher numbers than men.
Whether or not Davis herself believes that killing a 20 week old baby capable of feeling pain should be legal, polls prove that most women do not believe it should be. Davis claims that women's "voices are too often drowned out by people who are in power." By fighting so forcefully against a law that more women support than oppose, Davis herself is acting as the agent drowning out the voices of women.
Davis also discounts the voices of the unborn victims of abortion. She continuously reiterates that denying a voice for a segment of our population is one of society's greatest ills. Yet, Davis conveniently fails to mention over 50 million babies that have been aborted since Roe v. Wade. They have not just been denied a voice, but an entire life.
America has spoken, and their choice is clear. They want legislation that protects women from the Gosnell-style abortion clinics endemic to America; they want to protect the most vulnerable members of society from the barbaric late-term abortion industry; they want to be heard and listened to. Davis has done anything but that. She has used the Texas abortion bill as a political maneuver to obtain quick stardom. So I ask you, Mrs. Davis, please hear my voice and the voices of the plurality of women and children who have expressed similar sentiments: stop subjecting women and children to dangerous abortion practices, and respect our rights to speak for ourselves.Read More
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The Celtics can use another wing off the bench with Marquis Daniels out. The Mavericks, sans Caron Butler, could possibly use one, too.
Is Orlando ready to pull off another blockbuster to gain ground in the Eastern Conference? Magic general manager Otis Smith isn't afraid to shake it up. The Trail Blazers could be angling for something huge. Everyone is on the block in Houston.
The moving parts and possibilities going into the trade deadline are endless. Title hopefuls are searching for that piece to put them over the top. Pretenders aspire to move into the contender ranks. Also-rans are trying to shed unwanted veterans and bad contracts.
Through it all, one overriding theme trumps all else in the days leading to Feb. 24.
"It's all about Carmelo," said Steve Kerr, current TNT analyst and former Phoenix general manager.
The cloud of Carmelo Anthony's future has hovered over the league since last summer. New Jersey came and went. Other teams -- Mavericks, Rockets -- would pull the trigger on a rental. The Los Angeles Lakers' rumor was sexy, but quickly fizzled. Denver's three-year extension for $65 million is now a possibility, according to 'Melo himself, if he's not dealt in by the deadline.
And then there's always New York.
"I don't think the Knicks have enough," said Kerr, noting that free agency is a more likely Anthony-to-New York vehicle. "The whole Minnesota three-way trade looked like a disaster for Minnesota. I don't know why they would do that. They were just facilitating a deal for New York."
Whether it gets done with 'Melo, a number of others could be on the move. O.J. Mayo (Memphis), Antawn Jamison (Cleveland), Troy Murphy (New Jersey), Eddy Curry (New York), Andre Miller (Portland), Corey Maggette (Milwaukee), and Detroit teammates Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince are among those actively being shopped, according to league sources.
What about Steve Nash? Kerr certainly knows the situation with the Suns, and the rumors don't seem to subside regarding a 37-year-old point guard still playing at the level that led to back-to-back MVPs.
"No way," Kerr said. "The thing about Nash is he really is the franchise."
The contracts of those mentioned above not named Nash would necessitate blockbuster-type deals, just because of the money involved. Several of the serious title contenders are probably in the market for more subtle moves to fill a few holes.
Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has said the defending East champs are looking after Daniels suffered a bruised spine. Boston hasn't put on a timetable on how long Daniels will be out, but Kerr worked the Celtics-Lakers game this past Thursday and said the injury to the highly-valued reserve is likely significant.
"There's a pretty good chance he's done for the year," Kerr said. "They're pretty thin at the backup 3. Even when Delonte West comes back, he's more of a combo guard. I think Boston would love to get backup 3. I don't know who that would be."
It would have to be someone with some length who is willing to fit a role and play defense. One player that could make sense is swingman Rasual Butler, who's sitting at the end of the Los Angeles Clippers bench and has a reasonable contract ($2.4 million).
San Antonio and Orlando are two teams often mentioned as needing size. The Spurs complement Tim Duncan with undersized centers/power forwards in DeJuan Blair, Antonio McDyess and Matt Bonner, and a rookie 7-footer Tiago Splitter struggling to get his footing.
San Antonio is also cruising along with the league's best record.
"They likely won't get anybody who would play ahead of Splitter," Kerr said. "Splitter is hardly getting any minutes, but who do they get to come in? Splitter has now been there half a year and he's familiar with the system and what they're trying to do.
"That's the tricky part with these things. When you say who we can get, you have to get somebody better than who you already have on the bench. I don't see anybody out there better than Splitter for San Antonio."
The cupboard really looked bare for the Magic behind Dwight Howard, especially while Brandon Bass was out. (Bass planned to return to the lineup Sunday against the Lakers.) Smith, one of the league's more active general managers, has already traded for Hedo Turkoglu, Jason Richardson and Gilbert Arenas this season.
"Those trades made them better, but not good enough," Kerr said. "They're going to win more games because of it, but they're still not good enough to beat Boston or Miami or Chicago, in my mind.
"You go down their bench and it's like the smallest team I've seen in my life. I think Orlando is definitely looking for size. And considering their recent struggles after making such huge moves, they wouldn't shy away from making another one. They're almost chasing a bad hand."
Much like the Spurs, Kerr doesn't anticipate Dallas doing anything sizeable, despite Mark Cuban's history of deadline doozies. Kerr noted that the Mavericks' backcourt of Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, J.J. Barea, along with the eventual return of Roddy Beaubois, is a strength that's been able to mask the loss of Butler.
"They look good at the guard spot and they've got a $60-million backup center (Brendan Haywood), so the only position you think they could fortify would be that wing spot," Kerr said. "Cuban is the type of guy that would go after Rip or Tayshaun. It's a question of how they would get that done."
The Mavericks have already made one noteworthy addition by signing free agent Peja Stojakovic, who was bought out by Toronto. A number of veterans in the last year of their contracts could also reach free agency if they're not moved by the deadline. Murphy is a likely buyout candidate with the Nets as long as he isn't traded.
Most teams don't have Cuban's resources when considering the financial implications of any possible trade. The next collective bargaining agreement is an obstacle, as teams in many cases are wary of picking up new contracts.
Paul Allen's Blazers, under first-year GM Rich Cho, could be an exception. Portland is riddled with injuries once again and residing in the lower half of the West playoff picture. Miller and Marcus Camby are potential chips. Some have suggested that Brandon Roy, who's set to return this week, could also be in play.
"That's one team that I can see make a move," Kerr said. "They're saddled with some bad, long-term deals. I could see them doing something. Cho when he got there made a pretty big deal about how there was going to be change, and they've been waiting for change and nothing's happened."
As for where 'Melo eventually ends up, Kerr's guess is probably as good as anyone else's. Well, probably a little better.
"I would lean," he said, "and not that confidently in the camp that he stays in Denver."
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Meeting's over: Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim leaving in his car after meeting Sultan Sharafuddin at Istana Kayangan in Shah Alam .
SHAH ALAM: Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim will remain as Mentri Besar until his successor is appointed – and there is no time frame given.
This follows a decree by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who deferred the resignation of the embattled mentri besar until the appointment of the new chief.
The Sultan deferred Khalid's resignation to ensure the administration of the state government continued smoothly, a statement from the palace issued yesterday read.
The statement, signed by Sultan Sharafuddin's private secretary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani, also ordered PAS, DAP and PKR leaders to submit more than two names each as the potential new mentri besar.
"This is to help the Sultan ascertain qualified candidates and give his consent on the appointment of any candidate perceived as suitable to become the state's mentri besar," the statement read.
This, according to Mohamad Munir, was in line with the convention that had been in practice in the appointment of the mentri besar.
He confirmed that Khalid had tendered his resignation.
He added that under the state legislation, the Sultan was given absolute discretion in the appointment of a mentri besar.
Khalid told a press conference that he would decide on the date to have an audience with the Sultan on his position as mentri besar on Monday.
"I will inform (on Monday) when I will meet the Sultan and then I will issue a media statement," he told reporters after attending a dinner organised by SM Chung Hua alumni last night.
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - Wood manufacturing hardware firm Hafele said today it has launched a furniture industrial engineering business.
Hafele Engineering GmbH & Co. KG, to be based at Hafele's Nagold, Germany headquarters, will consolidate production development already done for casegoods, furnishings and other markets across the company's major business sectors. The announcement came in a specially called press conference at Interzum 2011, the wood materials industry trade show taking place in Cologne, Germany.
The Häfele Group
Established: 1923
Revenue 2010: €881 M
Number of employees: 5250
Sibylle Thierer: Marketing and sales
Stefan Huber: International business
Dieter Klär: Development and manufacturing
Wolfgang Schneider: Logistics/IT
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Core expertise:
Hardware technology and functionality for furniture
Mechanical and electronic locking systems
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Furniture fittings, interior equipment for furniture, hardware technology, architectural hardware for doors and windows, locking systems
Worldwide (export proportion approx. 74%)
37 foreign subsidiaries, numerous domestic
Four plants in Germany, a Joint Venture company in Budapest
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"This company will be active across borders," said Sibylle Thierer, managing director of Hafele Group in making the announcement. The move comes in response to shifting demographics that is affecting social behavior, and consumer buying patterns, said Thierer. Smaller homes and escalating offices rentals are leading to new requirements among Hafele's customer base of casegoods, cabinetry and furnishing firms.
"In the future, industry will ask for services we were not able to produce under our previous structure," she said.
Rupert Richler was named general manager of Hafele Engineering GmbH. He said current engineering activities across existing Hafele units account for about 20 percent of the €81 million in 2010 sales for the privately held, 5,000-employee firm. The division will allow Hafele to leverage engineering of its functional furniture and cabinetry hardware to the specialized needs of the furniture industry.
"All engineered products will bear the slogan,"`Engineered by Hafele,´" Richler said. The personnel for the new division were assembled bz 40 key managers who drew an additional 170 employees from across Hafele. Richler said Hafeles global positioning - it has 37 subsidiaries around the world - give it access to market trends. "We collect market intelligence and knowledge from 37 subsidiaries and sales offices," Richler said, giving Hafele "intimate understanding of user preferences in all corners of the world. And this is knowledge that directly influences our consulting capabilities about applicatinos for hardware tehnologies."
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Updated: 11/09/2013 - An assault at a Lexington home Friday night is now being investigated as a homicide.
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After taking a beating from critics over its decision to hike the provincial sales tax, the Selinger government has redefined how it will spend the new tax revenue bonanza.
In today's throne speech, the NDP vowed to restrict the $278 million in extra annual revenue from last summer's PST increase to core infrastructure such as roads, sewers, bridges and flood protection.
Overall, the province promised to spend $5.5 billion over the next five years in these areas. The new plan, which will be detailed in next year's budget, will allow the province time to secure matching federal dollars, the government said.
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— Reconstruction of Highway 75 to U.S. Interstate standards to ensure the road stays open except under the most devastating floods;— Provincial funding to widen by one lane the underpass on Pembina Highway at Jubilee Avenue as part of the expansion of rapid transit.— Upgrades to Highway 1 between Winnipeg and the Ontario border;— Resurfacing of Highway 59 from Brokenhead First Nation to beyond Grand Beach, leading to the future twinning of that section of the highway; and— Phased reconstruction of the southwest Perimeter Highway and creation of a new bypass around Headingley to divert heavy truck traffic.
In a briefing with reporters before Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee read the speech in the legislature, kicking off a new legislative session, Premier Greg Selinger said every dollar raised from the PST increase would flow to core infrastructure.
That is in contrast to the message the government delivered last spring, when it indicated that the additional PST revenues would also go to things like new schools, day cares and personal care homes.
That angered business and municipal leaders who had been ready to back an increase in the sales tax as long as the province spend the money where it would do the most good — on roads, bridges, sewer and water.
"Our new multi-year infrastructure plan will build on core, strategic and economic infrastructure. And every dollar raised from the new point of PST will be fully dedicated to new infrastructure investments over and above what we're already doing," Selinger said.
Details of the renewal of Highway 75 will be unveiled at a news conference on Wednesday, the premier said.
Meanwhile, the government announced it will update the Language Arts curriculum for all K-12 students, focusing on improved literacy skills and the ability to think critically and communicate effectively.
The government will also take further steps to fight school bullying. New reporting requirements, a new provincial disciplinary code of conduct and more prevention measures will be unveiled in the next year.
And the province will do more to provide opportunities to high school students to prepare for future careers by increasing opportunities for them to earn post-secondary credits, expanding co-op and work placement credit options, and upgrading shop classes so students can get a head start on apprentice training in the trades.
In the coming weeks, Manitoba will host a national conference on diabetes. At that time, the province will release a new plan in support of renal health and for guarding against complications from diabetes and kidney disease.
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— Introduce livestock price insurance to protect Manitoba beef and hog producers;
— Introduce grants to help young entrepreneurs purchase equipment for technology-based start-up companies;
— Provide further reductions in school property taxes to seniors in the new year;
— Bring in further safeguards to protect consumers when buying cars purchasing cable, Internet or phone services.
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No, I am not talking about wheelbarrows with training wheels. What I am really wondering is what you use and where you get the material you use to fill raised beds.
As I said earlier, I am working off and on, building a raised bed. It takes a large amount of material to fill a raised bed. I have a very small compost pile, but don't have much waste, so don't have a lot of compost. Buying it is expensive. Some places in GA offer free horse manure, or free chicken manure, but they are too far from me (like 175 miles). So, just wondering what others do.
I ordered a dump truck full of topsoil (unsifted as it was cheaper). Cost me 170.00. This was last year. I still have a little more than half left.
I gathered tons of rock from the creekbed that separates my property from my sister. I stacked the rock up and left one end open so I could haul in the materials. I have a tree company that dumps their chopped wood on my property. I use it mostly for mulch but it is composting in parts of the piles.
After stacking the rock how I liked it, I laid down about a 3 inch layer of wood from the piles...most of the wood is cubed..1/2"x1/2"...made sure got some of the composting stuff mixed in too. I haul this stuff in my two garden carts...one hand for each cart....LOL! Then a one and half inch layer of topsoil, then another 2 inch layer of the wood stuff, then the top soil. I topped it off with 2 inches of wood (as mulch) on top. I christened this new bed with some early spring bulbs, daffodils, tulips, freesia, alliums, asiatic lilies and whatever else I forgot to mention. I dug a hole in the bed same as I would in the ground. What I dug up I used to even everything out. I filled the holes with my dirt mixture consisting of 1 part topsoil, 1 part peat moss, mixed together, then an equal amount of potting soil mixed into that. Here is a pic I took not too long ago. Notice the piles off in the distance? That's about 1,000 feet away from this bed. I didn't measure the bed, but it is HUGE. Pic was taken facing West, there is about 9 feet more of bed on the east side not showing in this pic of which I have ferns, hostas, lungwort, merrybells and other shade things.
Many of our more recent beds are raised beds and we used just about everything to fill them. There is a forum here on composting or lasagna gardening here on the GW which can give you all kinds of info on materials used to create rich organic beds. Here is a picture of a hosta bed that is now three years old but was done with different layers of material contained by railroad ties. It was started in late summer and basically cheap, cheap wood mulch in bulk form, with layers of green stuff added between the layers. It was piled several inches above the ties and set all winter composting. To get it started, 10-10-10 fertilizer was broadcast over the area. By spring, it had settled and was ready to plant. We again added 10-10-10 and eventually Epson Salt because some of the hosta were not as dark green as they should have been.
Here is another raised bed, that also has a bed in front of that, that we used pure pine bark fines to fill. This one could be planted immediately since it didn't need to cook and compost. Unlike numama, we never add any form of "dirt" to the raised beds. The composting material will make all the dirt you need as it composts. Here is another area that was done last spring and planted in immediately because there was nothing "hot" in the bed. This was cheap wood mulch with the good compost/pine bark mix.
My only word of warning is be careful when you plant daylilies in it because it probably will be so light and fluffy the crown could sink and you can create rot. We lost a couple of new intros last year during our wet winter, that sank and couldn't take the moisture on the crown. My hubby has a problem of planting daylilies too deep but that's OK, I have a habit of planting everything very high. It was also a great excuse for him to let me plant all new arrivals. Somehow, I think he snoockered me!
Like numama, we have a couple of huge piles of wood chips sitting in the field composting. We will use this material for the new raised beds in the seedling field. The wood chips we used last year for a new hosta area were run through our chipper/shredder. We will add some compost/pine bark, which we have to buy, to the mix when we add plants to the new area.
With your long hot summers and adequate moisture, you should be able to "cook" a raised bed fairly quickly and be ready to plant in the fall. Throwing fertilizer on it will help the "cooking".
Thanks for the info. What is the attitude of the tree companies about dumping the chopped wood on your property? Are they glad to find a place to dump it or just do it as a favor?
Brooke, did you find a place to buy pine fines in bulk, or did you just buy it in bulk from one of the box stores? I think there is a place in south GA that sells it in bulk and delivers. Don't know where exactly, but with gas prices now, I expect delivery prices would be very high. I did find some bags at Lowe's and bought quite a bit, but as you and Nancy know, it takes lots and lots to fill a raised bed.
Starting this thread caused me to do some thinking and searching. As a result, I ran across a web site with ads for poultry litter for sale. One place is about 50 miles from me (I think). Sent them an email asking if they would sell as little as a half ton. Don't think they deliver. If so, I will mix it with the pine fines and a little peat moss I have and might get it done. Thanks for the pictures and information and for just letting me ramble. It helped me to "get it in gear" and look for something.
The tree service that dumps the chopped wood is a private service the city/county hires to trim trees under powerlines and they LOVE having a place to just dump the stuff. When we use it for a bed, it is again run through a chipper/shredder for faster decomposing. We use the bigger stuff to put around shrubs and trees we have planted on the outside of the fence. I love it for that purpose because the chunks are big and rain can penetrate through the looseness of the chunks. I don't have to worry about it packing down and deflecting water. Inside the garden area, we use the purdy stuff!
Email Pryor from the Robin and ask where he gets his pine fines and cost of delivery. We were there about four years ago and he had a semi-trailer load on property. All of his very elevated beds are made of pine fines. I think he said Pickles also uses this.
We have a company here where we can buy bulk. Hubby has a trailer and he can get about four scoops on it without fear of weighing it down. Buying it by the bag is expensive. Glad you're in gear.
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Brooke and Royce,
I had no method to my madness. I just thought it sounded good to me so I did it. The bulbs coming up in that bed sure look healthy and good!
The tree service dumping on my property is happy to do so. They don't like having to pay to dump it somewhere. They also dump next door at my sister's house where they have about 12 piles now. My sister's husband has been filling in parts of their land with this wood stuff and he has outlined their pond with it too.
Haven't heard from the guy with the chicken litter for sale. I sent him an email asking if he would sell me a pickup load. He charges $25 per ton. He might be too busy laughing to reply. I later looked at the wanted side of the site. There are 4 ads that want chicken litter. The amounts wanted in the 4 ads are: 100 tons, 500 tons, 6,000 tons and unlimited tons. Hmmm, wonder if wants to sell me 1/2 ton? lol
I get my mulch from a local tree trimmer who lives around the corner from me. He told me he'd bring me all I want, for free. Saves him about $10 a load at the city landfill. One year he brought me about 15 loads in two weeks! I was crying "uncle"! I still have one load left to use and now it's deteriorate almost to soil. Perfect for raised beds.
I line the bottom of my raised beds with several layers of newspaper and/or cardboard. It helps the recycle center clear some of it out and it helps smother out any weeds I might have missed. Over time, it biodegrades and enriches my soil. And of course, it's free--one of the best words in the English language. LOL
Call some tree trimmers. They work all over the county or state. And if they're trimming trees out your way, they'll be happy to drop you a load when they're done, probably for free. Be sure to ask them in their blades are sharp. If they haven't sharpened them recently, they spit out shredded stuff that is too big to use as mulch. Asplundh dumped a load here last year that was totally unuseable. I couldnt' even get a pitchfork in it. My tree trimmer knows what I use it for, and he won't bring me diseased stuff or anything that's not properly chipped.
Brooke and numama,
I loved the pics of your raised beds. I enjoy the landscape photos the most...so I can steal your ideas for my own garden!
Thanks Kat, It's hard work, but when you're done and see what you have accomplished all by yourself....well no feeling like it really! it's the what to plant part that is hard for me to decide. I think Brooke is a lot better at that, as hers are drop dead gorgeous!
Thanks Kat and Nancy for the compliments but this place is a work in progress and probably always will be. I guess no garden is ever finished. Feel free to steal Kat, I'm sure I stole my ideas from someone too - just don't remember where!
I agree with the one who chases butterflies - we never dig a bed or kill the grass/weeds prior to building a raised bed but use newspaper or cardboard in the bottom and pile the organic matter right on top. Any bed that is not raised also gets the newspaper placed in the open areas with mulch on top. Between the newspaper and mulch, the KY clay has become great "dirt".
Thanks for all the comments and pictures. Today, I purchased a pickup load of pine fines (ground pinebark). The place is 70 miles from me and a pickup load cost $28. I am very pleased that it covered a larger area than I had expected. I think I need one more load for the raised bed I am filling. Good thing the place isn't closer. I would go wild in buying the stuff. I can only look at the landscaping you guys are showing and wish, but at least I am now getting the raised bed filled.
BTW, Brooke, we discussed that it was a little surprising that I only had two responses to my post to the email robin asking for sources. It occurred to me today, while driving, that I might have gotten more responses if I had said ground pinebark instead of pine fines. I only learned the term "pine fines" a few months ago on this site. Always knew what ground pinebark is. Possibly some others are not familiar with the term pine fines.
I'm surprised more "southern" people didn't know the term pine fines because I learned about it from people in TN. Up here in the almost north, they had never heard of pine fines so I couldn't find it.
It was during my quest for bonsai potting mixes that I heard the pine bark soil conditioner term and finally figured out they were the same thing, just different terminology.
Today I have to go out and get the bagged pine bark. I have 20 something daylilies coming next week, about the same number of hosta the next week plus I still have some late budding bonsai trees to get out of their grow out containers into a bonsai pot. I will go through several bags of the stuff in the next couple of weeks. It is cheaper to buy the bulk form, which we use in the garden, but we would have to buy containers for storage and have the problem of squeezing the containers into the garage, where hubby stores his big boy toys.
Yesterday was the first day I could actually work outside and not wear a sweatshirt (or two) and even got a little warm in just the turtleneck. Today, I might actually have a teeshirt on - time for the sunscreen!


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Summer display of Lobelia, Phlox and Daylilies
I purchased a collection of flowers from the Audubon Workshop that were suppose to attract flowers but have found that the best one for attracting them is the Jacob Cline Monarda bee balm. The others look nice though.
Here is a link that might be useful: Lobelia, Phlox and Daylily display
What's the magenta-red flower in the front, slightly left of center? That's gorgeous, love the color and the flower shape.
Are the deep red flowers, the lobelia? Such beautiful flowers! I love all the colors!
I enjoyed your video too. Just lovely blooms, however my experience is the same as yours... the monarda is the clear "go to" flower favored by all the pollinators!
I'm thinking the tall red is Lobelia x speciosa. This is from some random web site, about 'Red Ruby' :
A succession of strong spikes of vibrant, crimson-red, tubular, two-lipped flowers attract bees and butterflies from June until September. This plant is the result of many historic complex crosses, and many growers regard it as the best tall, red-flowering lobelia to grow in the garden.
Sounds as good as it looks!
In my gardens, the hummers nectar on many different plants, but the top 3 plants are
- Lobelia cardinalis (the regular cardinal red species)
- Monarda didyma - both red and 'Raspberry Wine'
- Salvia guaranitica 'Black & Blue'.
When these 3 are blooming I am guaranteed to get regular visits from the hummers multiple times through the day. Often there are 2 and sometimes 3 hummingbirds fighting over these flowers.
They also like the tall Zinnias, all Salvias, Buddleia, Tithonia, Silphium perfoliatum, Hostas, Columbine, assorted annuals vines, and many other plants.


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"You want to make the decision now but certainly we've got to see how everything goes with Kurt," Whisenhunt said. "Even though he may feel great today, there might be a situation where something could come up."
Warner, who sustained a concussion against the St. Louis Rams on Nov. 22, took all the practice time with the starters last week but sat out Sunday's 20-17 loss at Tennessee because of lingering symptoms. That left Leinart the starter without much preparation.
Warner said he feels much better this week but Whisenhunt is putting off his decision in case there are any late setbacks.
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Meanwhile, the Cardinals could be without starting left tackle Mike Gandy, who has not practiced this week because of a pelvis injury. Jeremy Bridges would be Gandy's replacement. If Gandy can't start, it would end a string of 31 consecutive games in which Arizona has had the same starting offensive line.
Tight end Stephen Spach also didn't practice because of a sore knee.
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Choosing the right aperture for night photography
When setting up your camera to shoot night photography, it's usually essential to keep the camera perfectly stable. In low light, faster shutter speeds are harder to achieve.
In some situations, such as floodlit sporting events, it might be necessary to hold the camera in your hand, but in most night scenarios you need a steady platform to rest the camera on.
The ideal choice is a sturdy tripod, which will keep your DSLR completely still, even with shutter speeds that are minutes long. However, you can also keep the camera remarkably steady simply by balancing it on a flat surface, such as a car roof or a window ledge, and then firing the camera using the self-timer function to avoid any unwanted vibration (and the resulting camera shake).
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This is a line voltage halogen bulb that replaces typical A-lamps, but is more torpedo-shaped.
Has anyone had any experience using them for high cri, general room illumination? Are there special trims that work with this bulb better than a regressed typical a-lamp?
Thanks for any feedback. --Mark