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Senior Marketing Manager
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- Location
- London
- Salary
- £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 06 Dec 2012
- Closes
- 03 Jan 2013
- Ref
- Contact
- Aaron Walker
- Sector
- Client Side / In-house, Retail, Travel & Tourism
- Function
- Direct Marketing, Marketing
- Specialism
- Retail
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
A well known and respected name in fashion is looking for a Senior Marketing Manager to join their hard working and passionate team. Reporting into the Marketing Director, this is a broad role with a large team and good budgets. The company invests heavily in its people and has best in class benefits. The role is based in London.
As the Senior Marketing Manager, you will ultimately be responsible for driving customer recruitment through a wide range of channels. Your activity will cover everything from offline advertising and DM to partnerships and digital acquisition. You will be responsible for setting the strategy and ensuring your team is equipped to deliver against customer acquisition targets.
Although this retailer sells through a number of channels, they are looking for someone who has some Ecommerce or direct selling experience and ideally within fashion. However, you could be working in other areas of Ecommerce such as consumer electronics or travel. The business is expanding globally so some International experience would be beneficial and you must have demonstrated experience of leading teams of around 10+ people. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and profitable business that is really going places.
As we receive such a high volume of applications every day, regretfully, we are only able to respond to successful candidates who will be contacted within two working days. We wish you the best of luck with your search.


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NFL Preview - Denver (0-0) at Cincinnati (0-0)
By Tony Moss, NFL Editor
(Sports Network) - For one week, barring the unlikely occurrence of a tie score after 75 minutes, either the Denver Broncos or the Cincinnati Bengals will be able to put the dramas of the recent past behind them with a victory.
Meanwhile, as the winner triumphantly leaves the Paul Brown Stadium field, the woes of the loser's all-too-prevalent current concerns will be magnified that much more.
The visiting Broncos have already had a season's worth of drama in the past few months, and then some.
It started when team owner Pat Bowlen fired Mike Shanahan after 14 seasons and two Super Bowl victories, replacing him with then-32-year-old New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
McDaniels took a "scorched earth" approach to a roster that had presided over an 8-8 season in 2008, almost completely overhauling the defense and, more controversially, seeking to replace 26-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler.
After failing to land the Patriots' Matt Cassel via trade, McDaniels exacerbated an already awkward situation through multiple reported "my way or the highway" conversations with Cutler.
Cutler subsequently asked for, and received, a trade, being shipped to the Chicago Bears on April 2nd for a package that included quarterback Kyle Orton and a pair of first-round picks.
Then, later in the spring, Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall skipped the team's mandatory mini-camp due to unhappiness over his contract, and subsequently asked for a trade of his own.
When that wish was not granted by the start of training camp, Marshall went the insubordination route, reportedly failing to learn the playbook and batting away passes thrown to him in practice as a form of protest.
It is unknown whether Marshall will play on Sunday, though mid-week reports suggesting the Broncos are looking to grant the wideout's wish for a new contract would suggest the rift is on the verge of mending.
Against that backdrop, the problems of the Bengals look minute, although a Cincinnati team that went 4-11-1 last season wasn't completely free of preseason problems.
As No. 6 overall draft pick and offensive tackle Andre Smith held out longer than all but one other first-round rookie, quarterback Carson Palmer promptly injured his ankle in the team's first preseason game. Palmer, who missed 12 of the Bengals' final 13 games last year due to an elbow injury, did not return for the remainder of the preseason.
Palmer is expected to play on Sunday, though it is doubtful that his convalescence will allow either him or the offense to appear rust-free in Week 1.
On the bright side for the homestanding Bengals, Cincinnati went 4-3-1 over the second half of last season in order to avoid the AFC North basement, and would seem to have a good chance to build on that minor upturn in fortunes in its 2009 opener.
Denver leads the all-time series with Cincinnati, 16-8, including a thrilling 24-23 home win when the teams last met, late in the 2006 season. The Bengals won the previous meeting, a 23-10 decision in the Queen City in 2004. The Broncos last won in Cincinnati in 2003.
Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis is 1-2 against Denver all-time. The Broncos' McDaniels will be making his initial foray as a head coach.
Orton (2972 passing yards, 18 TD, 12 INT with Chicago) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday after injuring the index finger on his throwing hand during the team's third preseason game, but it would be a major surprise if he doesn't open the game. Less certain is who Orton will be throwing to. Marshall (104 receptions, 6 TD) did not play in the preseason and, in addition to his off-the-field drama, is coming off hip surgery. Free agent pickup Jabar Gaffney (thumb) will definitely be out. That means the Broncos' best bets at wide receiver could be holdovers Eddie Royal (91 receptions, 5 TD) and Brandon Stokley (49 receptions, 3 TD), with tight end Tony Scheffler (40 receptions, 3 TD) again providing a middle-of-the-field presence. The running back situation is uncertain as well, as rookie first-rounder Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) is a question mark after missing most of the preseason. Veterans Correll Buckhalter (369 rushing yards, 2 TD with the Eagles) and LaMont Jordan (369 rushing yards, 4 TD with the Patriots) are listed in the top two spots on the depth chart, though Jordan himself is coming off a knee injury suffered in the preseason. Fullback Peyton Hillis (343 rushing yards, 14 receptions, 6 TD) is another option.
The Bengals quietly improved defensively as 2008 wore on, allowing a total of 19 points in their final three games (all wins) and finishing middle-of-the- pack in most NFL statistical categories. The area where Mike Zimmer's group must improve immediately is in the pass rush, where the Bengals notched a woeful 17 sacks last season. But there have been no real changes made to the front four, with Robert Geathers (38 tackles, 2.5 sacks) and Antwan Odom (26 tackles, 3 sacks) again expected to start at end, though the team does have high hopes for Michael Johnson (3rd Round, Georgia Tech) as a potential situational pass rusher. The job of defending the Broncos receivers will fall to cornerbacks Johnathan Joseph (42 tackles, 1 INT) and Leon Hall (71 tackles, 3 INT), who need to stay healthy and play together for an entire season, with safeties Roy Williams (5 tackles with Dallas) and Chris Crocker (34 tackles, 1 INT) assisting on the back end. Williams, the former Cowboy, will enhance a run-stopping group that could be the strength of the unit. Linebacker Keith Rivers (37 tackles, 1 INT), back after having his rookie season ended prematurely on a blindside hit from Steelers receiver Hines Ward, top 2008 tackler Dhani Jones (114 tackles, 1 INT) and promising second-round draft choice Rey Maualuga (USC) will lead the linebacking corps.
Just as it did last year, the Bengals' season hinges largely on the health of quarterback Carson Palmer (731 passing yards, 3 TD, 4 INT). The ankle injury that the former Pro Bowler suffered in August is sufficiently healed to allow him to play, but the ability of a suspect offensive line to keep the plodding former USC star out of harm's way will be paramount. The group gave up 51 sacks last season, and the unavailability of the rookie Smith throws a wrench in the team's plans along the front line. If Palmer gets time to throw, he will look downfield to a trio of good targets in Chad Ocho Cinco (53 receptions, 4 TD), Chris Henry (19 receptions, 2 TD), and offseason free agent acquisition Laveranues Coles (70 receptions, 7 TD with the Jets). Ocho Cinco is looking to recover from a sub-standard season that saw him battle a shoulder problem, while Henry is trying to prove he can stay out of trouble and deliver on the promise that followed him into the league. Coles effectively replaces T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who defected to the Seahawks in free agency. In the backfield, the Bengals are casting their lot with Cedric Benson (747 rushing yards, 2 TD), who did some nice things last year despite the fact that Cincinnati finished 29th in the league in rushing.
The biggest culprit in the Broncos' dismal final month of the 2008 season was the play of the defense, so not many Denver fans shed a tear when McDaniels sought to blow up that side of the ball in the offseason. New coordinator Mike Nolan is likely to field a defense with six starters wearing a Denver uniform for the first time, most notably defensive backs Brian Dawkins (75 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT with the Eagles), fellow safety Renaldo Hill (78 tackles, 3 INT with the Dolphins), and cornerback Andre' Goodman (39 tackles, 5 INT with the Dolphins), inside linebacker Andra Davis (90 tackles with the Browns), and nose tackle Ronald Fields (19 tackles with the 49ers). The mainstays of the group include cornerback Champ Bailey (44 tackles, 1 INT), who is looking to rebound following an injury-plagued 2009, as well as linebackers D.J. Williams (93 tackles, 2.5 sacks) and Elvis Dumervil (24 tackles, 5 sacks). Dumervil and fellow holdover Mario Haggan (15 tackles, 1 sack) will be the starters at outside linebacker in the team's 3-4, and will be counted on to provide pressure off the edge. The Broncos were 27th in the NFL against the run and 26th versus the pass in 2008.
Use players from the Broncos and Bengals at your own risk. It's hard to tell how either quarterback is going to look coming off of their preseason injuries, and how much Ocho Cinco and Marshall are going to contribute is worth debating as well. Moreno's injury casts some doubt on the Denver rushing situation, and whether Benson is going to find many holes working behind the Cincinnati front remains to be seen. Neither defense was truly start-worthy last season, and that situation hasn't really changed. The best bets here are probably the kickers, Denver's Matt Prater and Cincinnati's Shayne Graham, and maybe Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler. Otherwise, it's "wait and see" all- around.
Neither of these teams figure to factor into the playoff discussion long-term, but someone will come out of this one feeling reasonably good. Expect that team to be the Bengals, who have more continuity on both sides of the football than the new-look Broncos, and who should get a nice lift from the home crowd. Cincinnati doesn't have the talent to blow Denver off the field, and the Broncos may turn out to be a better team by the time 2009 draws to a close, but given all the alterations in Denver, Cincinnati is simply further ahead at this stage.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Bengals 27, Broncos 24

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What if you could build a sub-$500 HTPC that was slim, fast, and capable, without the headache of picking bargain-barrel parts to accomplish your design goals? What if it had HDMI and 7.1 audio? With the help of their Pundit series, ASUS hopes to make barebones relevant again. Have they done it?
The ASUS Pundit P2-M2A690G barebone system comes in a fairly nondescript briefcase-sized carton that's equipped with a carrying handle. Here's what you get in the P2-M2A690G package: the P2 chassis with M2A-based 690G motherboard and power supply, a (beige?!) power cable, and a trio of CDs with driver software, utilities, and Phoenix Recover Pro, which offers system recovery capability even when Windows won't boot up.
You also get a single right-angle SATA cable and a parallel-ATA ribbon cable for connecting drives. If you've got an SATA optical drive, you'll need to source another right-angle SATA cable. You also get a 4-pin Molex-to-SATA power cable adapter.
The P2-M2A690G barebone system features an upright "book-style" design that's slimmer than a typical micro-ATX tower, and would fit nicely on a desk or beside a HDTV. Three colors are offered – textured black, a vibrant white, and a bluish-tinged dark gray, which is what ASUS sent for review.
The front of the P-Series barebone's case is dominated by a door that runs the full height of the case on the right side of the front bezel, which hides card reader slots, a pair of extra USB ports, and a single mini IEEE 1394 'Firewire 400′ port. A spring-loaded flap on the left side of the front bezel hides the optical drive tray, and the system's power button and optical drive eject button are integrated into a vertical plastic bar along the inner edge of the door, that also integrates the power and HDD activity lights.
The case itself is less than four inches wide, and the entire cover of the case lifts off to allow access to the internals. Air intake occurs underneath the front and rear edges of the case, and a large air intake on the left side of the unit feeds cool intake air directly to the CPU fan. The case is solidly built, and reassuringly heavy, even without the CPU, memory, or drives installed.
The rear of the P-Series barebone case is dominated by the PSU's exhaust vent at the top, which handles all exhaust airflow for the case. The P2-M2A690G offers an impressive complement of I/O ports, including four USB ports, full 7.1-channel analog audio inputs and outputs, an optical Toslink digital audio output, a HDMI port, and legacy PS/2, Serial, and VGA ports. With connections for older hardware, this barebone PC makes just as much sense for a business-class desktop PC as it does for a rudimentary home theater PC. The slim case also offers room for two expansion cards.
Specifications (Source: ASUS)
Now that we've taken a look at the ASUS P2-M2A690G barebone system's features from the outside, let's delve into some deeper details of the hardware and internal layout.


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New Kids on the Block: New boy bands can learn from us
January 24, 2015 NEW YORK — New Kids on the Block are ready to take new boy bands on the block to school. more »»
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Oscar fever has fans scrambling to watch, watch, watch
January 24, 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — There's a fever spreading across the land. It's Oscar fever, with a reasonably short incubation period but symptoms that turn otherwise rational film buffs into bingeing maniac. more »»
Tablets may cause sleep deprivation
January 22, 2015 LAURIUM — E-books boast some advantages over their print counterparts, such as portability of large collections, quick downloading and illuminated screens. But that last one may have its downside. more »»
Jazz Cabaret
January 22, 2015 HOUGHTON — When the Rozsa Center presents a show, most people don't expect to take their seats on the stage. But for the upcoming Jazz Cabaret, that's exactly where they'll be sittin. more »»
Study: Fewer struggle with medical costs as coverage grows
January 22, 2015 WASHINGTON — Not only do more Americans have health insurance, but the number struggling with medical costs has dropped since President Barack Obama's health care law expanded coverage, according to... more »»
Formaldehyde risk in some e-cigarette vapor
January 22, 2015 Using certain electronic cigarettes at high temperature settings could potentially release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than smoking traditional cigarettes does, new lab tests... more »»
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January 22, 2015 The Copper Country Suzuki Association (CCSA) will be offering adult fiddling classes beginning January 29. An intermediate class will be offered at 5:45 p.m. more »»
'Sniper' success reveals conservative power
January 22, 2015 NEW YORK — Empty seats were hard to come by at Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" over the holiday weekend, where the R-rated Iraq War drama — all words seldom attached to "blockbuster" — rolled to... more »»
'Selma' sparks interest in historic Alabama city
January 22, 2015 SELMA, Ala. — The 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches in Selma and the movie that tells the story are expected to bring thousands of visitors to this historic Alabama city this year. more »»
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Cold weather kit: Bread, or beer & birth control
Friday - 1/17/2014, 2:00am EST
No matter how sophisticated, learned and important you are, weather, especially extreme weather, is often an interesting subject. A leveler.
If the head of the agency, or an SESer finds him (or her)-self sharing an elevator with the GS troops, they can find common ground talking about the heat. Or, this time of year, the extreme cold many parts of the nation have experienced. Hence...
Last week's "How Cold Was It?" column frosted a lot of people. The piece was in response to a rare, extended blast of Arctic air. It dipped down to parts of the U.S., including D.C., where a lot of us wouldn't know a snowshoe from a squash racquet.
Locally we got down to 6 and 8 degrees. That's swimming weather in some places. Like Thule, Greenland. But, for us, it was cold. How cold? Coldest in 20 years, at least.
Washington's TV weather types are good. But some tend to panic. News coverage of the cold as it approached got a tad hysterical from time to time. Even after it faded to 55 degrees, it only added to their hand-wringing. And to our angst. Fog followed cold. Oh, the humanity!
Some schools closed for one day and others had two-hour delays the next. This time we were not alone...
Federal offices in places that can usually take it, Detroit, Boston, New York, etc., shut down because of dangerously cold (as in freezing rain and black ice) weather. For once, they were like their colleagues here at headquarters where winter shutdowns are frequent events.
Washington is the nerve-center for civil defense, anti-terrorism, continuity-of-government not to mention the fount of all (we believe) political knowledge. But in Washington, when snow is predicted, we all head to the supermarket to stock up on the three essentials: White bread, milk and toilet paper.
Lately some health-conscious types have deserted Wonder Bread for gluten- free. But the other two, milk and TP, are going strong.
So with the worst of winter yet to come, how's it for you and yours?
Ron D., from Fargo, N.D., said "the kids in Fargo just had one day off, they went back the next day. My Chief had to take off one day to provide kid-sitting, otherwise on Monday, it was just another work day at our VA with the morning static air temp of 26 below when I ventured out the door. You East Coasters really should buck up more, the stores do sell winter clothing don't they?!?"
A fed based in often frigid Buffalo, N.Y., said she had read about D.C.'s survival kit and asked "what are you people thinking?" Up in the real world she said, the pre-storm stock-up items are more basic: Beer and birth control devices.
She urges us to get with the program before the next blizzard.
The unkindest comment of all came from one reader who, in response to the age-old how-cold-was-it question, replied:
"It was so cold, members of Congress had their hands in their own pockets!"
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Yabucoa is known as La Ciudad de los Azúcar, Yabucoa was founded in 1793. Derives its name from a Taino Indian term, which means sitio donde se cultiva la yuca.
Yabucoa is located in the southeastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas.
The surrounding areas produces sugar cane.
There are many well-known "yabucoeños", among them: Santiago Vidarte, Antonio Ayuso Valdivieso, and Jaime Bague.
Yabucoa is made up of 10 barrios (wards/districts):
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Some people go online to find love. They are tired of the bar scene and feel like they are missing out on love. Online dating could actually be hurting your life more than helping it.
Online dating gives you questions so it could match you with what type of guy you are looking for. Just because someone goes online to find someone does not mean that they are looking for someone to date. Some people are just looking for a hook up or friends with benefits.
Society can be very superficial when it comes to dating. Some people are only after looks or sex. If you don't sleep around and answer that in your questions a guy who you may find attractive and says you are an 80% match sees that will not contact you because of that. Some guys only go after a girl's question and if they see she does not sleep around he will not even waste his time messaging her.
When you do meet that person it could be awkward. You have no idea what to talk about and are just looking at each other. You are nervous because you are talking to a stranger.
When it comes to relationships ask yourself what do you want? What are you looking for?
Try going to the gym or other places where you could meet someone. Get to know someone for who they are inside. Build a foundation and once you see someone has what you are looking for you could continue a relationship with that person.


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State Legislatures May Juggle Education Priorities And Fiscal Needs
The 2008 state legislative season launches this month under a fiscal cloud in a number of states, where ambitious education initiatives—including expanded pre-K programs, college- or career-preparation efforts, and improved teacher pay—may end up being balanced against gloomy revenue projections.
"It looks like we have one more decent year before things fall apart," Julie Bell, the education program director for the National Conference of State Legislatures, said about the fiscal 2009 economic outlook, coming on the heels of a year in which 15 states have reported deficits or revenue shortfalls.
A revenue slowdown—foreshadowed last month in reports by the Denver-based NCSL and by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers, in Washington—comes as states prepare to tackle such potentially costly issues as education equity and adequacy and the condition of school facilities.
California, for example, is expected to take up school governance and finance in what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, has said will be the "year of education"—even as he warns of a "fiscal emergency" facing the state, in the form of a projected deficit of up to $14 billion in the next year and a half.
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Steps to check smuggling of essential commodities meant for the public distribution system (PDS), elimination of bogus ration cards, formation of local vigilance committees and introduction of smart cards were some of the prominent demands and suggestions aired at a public hearing held by the Central Vigilance Committee on PDS headed by former Supreme Court Judge D.P. Wadhwa here on Thursday.
The committee was currently on a tour of the State to study the functioning of the public distribution system. In his opening remarks, Mr. Wadhwa said the committee was constituted by the Supreme Court following a complaint that more than half of the money spent by the Union government for subsidising food for the poor was being diverted.
The committee was looking into the maladies affecting the system and eliciting suggestions from public and service organisations to improve the system. A section of the public representatives observed that Tamil Nadu had one of the best PDS in the country and welcomed the supply of rice at Re.1 a kg by the State government. The model of running PDS shops through the Cooperation Department has also been successful, said S. Pushpavanam, Secretary, Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu. However, given their "enviable price," PDS commodities were being siphoned off through various means.
Supply of rice at Re.1 a kg should be restricted to the poor, he said and suggested formation of shop-level vigilance committees for improving their functioning.
K. Raja Mohan Rao, Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusive and Inclusive Policy, Bharathidasan University, suggested the introduction of smart cards, replacing the ration cards. The card holders should be allowed to draw their quota of commodities from any shop.
Sakunthala Srinivasan, president, Tiruchi Payaneetalar Iyakkam, suggested liberal issue of white-coloured ration cards for people who do not wish to draw PDS commodities but only use the cards as proof of residence.
She also mooted the idea of introducing bio-metric cards to eliminate bogus cards.
S. Vairmani of All India Democratic Women's Association suggested opening fair price shops for every 500 cards to ensure effective supply to all card holders. The full quota of requirements for each shop should be supplied fully. She complained that good quality rice was being smuggled out and demanded steps to stop the same. She suggested opening part-time ration shops in villages. S. Jayakumar, representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist), suggested that all commodities, including rice, should be sold only in packaged form to prevent complaints regarding measurements.
Even though bogus ration cards were being eliminated no action was being taken against officials who had issued them. Ration cards were being mortgaged by poor people and some shops were under the control of local bigwigs, he alleged.
V. Muthukumar, president, Tamil Nadu Consumer Welfare Association, suggested staggered supply of the 20 kg of rice, in five kg quotas each week, to check poor card holders from selling the commodity to traders. T.Vincent, president, District Cooperative Employees Association, suggested that the entire PDS be brought under a single agency.
Meenakshi Chauhan, Susheela R.Bhat and Aashish Arya, members of the committee, K. Rajaraman, Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Jatindranath Swain, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, M. Veershanmugamoni, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, T.Soundiah, Collector, T.P. Sundaramoorthy, Inspector General of Police, Civil Supplies CID, and other officials attended the meeting.
Earlier, in the day the committee held discussions with the district officials regarding the functioning of the PDS in the district.
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With all this pressure to conserve water, pause to ponder the underpinnings: How exactly do the water lords measure how much is used? And, are they ever wrong?
Welcome to the mysterious world of flow meters – pressurized, electromagnetic, ultrasonic, etc. – and the realization that, yes, indeed, they can be wrong. To the tune of $8 million.
Turns out that water agencies in South Orange County have been overcharged $8.14 million by giant importer/lifeline Metropolitan Water District of Southern California over the years.
How did it happen? Human error, officials said.
The contractor that installed and programmed an ultrasonic meter way back in 2005 used the wrong diameter for that pipe – about an inch bigger than it actually is. This resulted in O.C. agencies being billed for more water than they actually received. For nine years.
It took years for officials in South County to figure out precisely what was going on. It was gumshoe detective work, and that work continues: There are seven more meters like this one installed throughout Metropolitan's vast water delivery system, installed and programmed by the same vendor. Metropolitan is currently investigating them all.
Metropolitan, by the way, imports water for 19 million people from Ventura County to the Mexican border, making it possible for us all to live in this desert we call home. It's a staggering undertaking, really.
A 26-mile-long pipe transports water from the Diemer treatment plant in Yorba Linda to South County. Service Connection OC-88 – site of the aforementioned ultrasonic meter – pumps water into the South County Pipeline, where it is then slurped up by South County residents.
In 2000, Metropolitan bought $1 million of equipment from Accusonic Technologies, a company based in Massachusetts. Some in the water world like ultrasonic meters because they don't use moving parts that can break; instead, they shoot sound waves through moving water, and use calculations involving the speed of sound to measure flow.
Most Metropolitan meters, however, are Venturi meters, which use pressure to read the flow.
In the fall of 2004, as part of a $10 million "Energy Savings Modifications Capital Project," Accusonic installed and calibrated the ultrasonic flow meter for OC-88. Accusonic certified the accuracy of that meter, and it went into service on May 1, 2005, according to Metropolitan.
And so it went, for years. Engineers at the Santa Margarita Water District suspected something might be a bit off, but it wasn't until they fired up their own high-tech gizmos in 2011 – which provided much more precise readings – that they had something concrete to work with.
The total amount of water that Santa Margarita's meters said was flowing did not match what Metropolitan billed for, Santa Margarita Operations Manager Rich Kissee and his team found.
Uh oh. Was there a leak?
"It's not unusual for those numbers to be off a percent or even two, because of variations such as when the readings are taken, and it usually balances out from month to month over the year – a little more for them one month, a little more for us another," said Jonathan Volzke, spokesman for Santa Margarita, the biggest water district down in these parts.
"In this case, however, the readings consistently favored MET and were at or sometimes exceeded the 2 percent margin of error."
The issue took on a new urgency as water prices rose. The other South County water agencies – Moulton Niguel, Trabuco Canyon and South Coast water districts, as well as the cities of San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente – put their heads together to try to unravel the mystery.
They probed possible equipment, measuring and operations errors. They found nothing that accounted for the differences. In 2012, they asked Metropolitan for help; Metropolitan asked them to work through the middle-man – the Municipal Water District of Orange County, which buys water from Metropolitan and then sells it to them.
Municipal joined the team. The O.C. agencies completed extensive calibrations on downstream meters, checked for leaks, conducted flow tests. Still nothing.


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With Shinzo Abe's new government intent on prodding the Bank of Japan into unlimited monetary easing, it is hardly surprising that the yen has slumped to two-year lows against the dollar. This could lead to even more flows into overseas markets from Japanese investors seeking higher-yield homes for their money.
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Interest rate cuts in emerging markets, credit ratings upgrades and above all the tidal wave of liquidity from Western central banks have sent almost $90 billion into emerging bond markets this year (estimate from JP Morgan). Much of this cash has flowed to locally-traded emerging currency debt, pushing yields in many markets to record lows again and again. Local currency bonds are among this year's star asset classes, returning over 15 percent, Thomson Reuters data shows.
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Hungary's forint and rate cut expectations
A rate cut in Hungary is considered a done deal today. But a sharp downward move in the forint is making future policy outlook a bit more interesting.
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Ravaged by the financial crisis and struggling with new capital regulations, European banks have scaled back overseas assets and slimmed loan books.
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Local sculptor bids 'aloha' to his collection of Hawaiian shirts for a fundraiser
On last week's episode of The Travel Channel's "No Reservations," world traveler and consumer of weird foods Anthony Bourdain walked into a store in Hawaii and dropped $3,000 on what he considered the perfect example of a vintage Hawaiian shirt.
"We should be so lucky," said Michelle Byrd, director of public relations for Memphis College of Art, referring to the "Hawaiian Luau: Aloha Shirt Sale and Auction" Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the college's main gallery.
On sale and up for auction are almost 700 Hawaiian shirts collected over a lifetime by local sculptor John McIntire. McIntire, who taught at MCA in the 1960s and '70s, donated the shirts to the college. Proceeds from the sale and auction will fund a newly established scholarship in his name.
The shirts, representing all the colors of the rainbow and many unheard of in any rainbow unless the rainbow had ingested some potent hallucinogens, are on display this week at MCA and are available for public viewing. Prices start at $15. Among the important labels are Duke Kahanamoku, Iolani and Ui-maikai.
Collectors may spend thousands of dollars on vintage Hawaiian shirts; McIntire never spent more than $5.
"They all came from flea markets and yard sales," the artist, 73, said last week, touring the collection. "Sometimes I bought them in armloads."
Gazing around at the richly colored and patterned shirts, many hung on racks but the special ones intended for auction displayed on bamboo poles run through the arms, McIntire said, "This is all my laundry. The college brought them all here and washed and ironed them. They look great."
As the accumulation -- McIntire didn't think of the shirts as a collection -- grew, he stored them in his attic of his house in the Cooper-Young neighborhood, where he is a familiar, if not legendary, figure.
"I would go upstairs in the morning and try to choose a shirt to wear that matched my mood," McIntire said. "And sometimes I would come downstairs and think, 'Oops, no, wrong shirt.' And I would go back up and find a different one."
When he was buying the shirts, McIntire didn't pay attention to such factors as kind of fabric, button materials, vertical versus horizontal button holes, geometrical versus floral designs, and pocket pattern coordinated to overall pattern.
"I didn't know about any of that," McIntire said. "I just thought they were pretty. I liked them."
But such aspects of Hawaiian -- or aloha-- shirt authenticity are important to real collectors, said Don DuMont, who teaches graphic design at MCA.
"What you might call the 'Golden Years' of the Hawaiian shirt lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s," DuMont said. "They were still made mainly in Hawaii. The patterns were mainly geometric. The buttons were still made of coconut husk or natural shell or sometimes even brass. But tourists wanted to bring something 'islandy' back from the islands, and China got into the business of making the shirts to keep up with the demand."
The history of the Hawaiian shirt begins in the early 19th century, when Christian missionaries to the islands wanted a garment to cover the upper bodies of the native inhabitants. At the same time, workers in the sugar, pineapple and coffee plantations needed a durable garment to protect them during hard labor in the fields. The traditional Hawaiian fabric, called tapa, made from the pounded inner bark of the wauke tree, was used to make these shirts until denim, typically blue and white checked, replaced it. Gradually, these garments moved off the plantations and into the general cultural life of Hawaii, and by the 1930s. they were being printed in "tropical" patterns on silk, cotton and batik and rayon from the U.S. mainland.
Hollywood in 1940s and '50s boosted the visibility of the aloha shirt. In "From Here to Eternity," set on the islands around the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra are often pictured wearing Hawaiian shirts. Bing Crosby and Arthur Godfrey wore them. Harry S. Truman was portrayed on the cover of Life magazine in 1951 wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
The Hawaiian shirt made a comeback when Tom Selleck, the star of the popular CBS series "Magnum, P.I.," set on Oahu and broadcast 1980-1988, consistently wore aloha shirts, when he wore a shirt at all.
It's not difficult to imagine Clift or Selleck walking into the main gallery at MCA and looking approvingly on the dazzling display, perhaps purchasing one or two shirts for their own collections.
McIntire, on the other hand, seems a bit wistful. "They look so pretty here. Maybe I'll change my mind and take them all home."
Then he laughs, because he didn't stop buying Hawaiian shirts when he donated almost 700 to MCA. He has already accumulated another 50.
"You know," McIntire says, "I thought about donating these shirts to the army for soldiers to wear in Iraq. I mean, who would shoot someone wearing a Hawaiian shirt?"
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Hawaiian Luau: Aloha Shirt Sale and Auction
Memphis College of Art, in Overton Park, Friday, 6 to 9 p.m.
The event features almost 700 Hawaiian shirts from the John McIntire collection; proceeds benefit a scholarship in the artist's name.
There will be a cash bar (for those tropical cocktails), and hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Hawaiian attire is encouraged, but not required.
The event is free and open to the public. Call 272-5100.
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Chevron Sells Marketing Businesses in Kenya and Uganda
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that its subsidiary Chevron Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to sell 100 percent of its shareholdings in Chevron Kenya Limited and Chevron Uganda Limited to Total Outre Mer S.A (Total). Under the terms of the sales, Total is to acquire Chevron's marketing businesses in both countries. Chevron Kenya Limited and Chevron Uganda Limited's assets include 165 Caltex-branded service stations, one terminal, seven fuel depots, six aviation facilities, one lubricants blending plant, and a commercial and industrial fuels business.
"These sales are part of our continuing effort to increase efficiency and improve returns by creating better alignment between our marketing and refining operations," said Shariq Yosufzai president, Global Marketing, Chevron.
The transactions are subject to obtaining relevant regulatory approvals and are expected to close in the first half of 2009. No additional details of the agreement were disclosed.
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Some really interesting comments here. The tempo of the point is something your never really notice unless you are actually playing it yourself. With each ball coming so fast and deep, time and time again, you have little chance I guess, to formulate a plan as it is happening, especially if you are not used to that kind of play. That's probably why Skiracer, you mentioned the need for that plan for each point before you actually get in to it. If you have an idea of what you want to do, and through practice you've gained confidence in your ability to do it each time, then you probably won't be put off as much by that kind of constant pressure.
I guess it is why a lot of the pros say they gain their practice from matches during the season.
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...I think you've got some good perceptions. John Newcombe used to call it "preacting." My former coach, Dave Hodge, used to talk about putting a videotape in your head of what you wanted to do on the serve...and then rerunning the video to make it happen.
There's a drill that another of my former coaches, Sam Winterbotham (now head coach of the Tennessee Vols men's team), used to do with me. And that is, without rushing it, whoever has a ball in his hand starts the point with a serve, play the point out, quick breath, start the next point. No score, the idea is to get the flow, the tempo, that you want in point play and keep it going, build on it.
Basic pattern play isn't a bad idea, either, as a drill. One I do with one of my hitting partners, just a bread and butter movement to the net point, goes like this: I chip a short ball to his backhand, he hits the approach down the line, I hit a pass to the center of the court, now the gloves are off, play the point out. Repeat 10 times, then switch to the other side. Even if you're not a player who likes spending a lot of time at the net, this drill is a good one because it will force you to (a) up-tempo your point play and movement (but you still have to stay smooth to make it work) (b) hit precisely under pressure...try it, you'll like it...
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There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the marriage of Hollywood actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, since it was suggested that they were due to split. Now, former Fresh Prince of Bel Air star, Alfonso Ribeiro has added his voice to the denials.
Alfonso, who played Carlton in the hit comedy show along with Will Smith, has categorically denied that the couple are splitting up, after 13 years of marriage. Ribeiro explained, "[Will and Jada are] not getting a divorce. They're all good."
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith previously released a joint press statement denying the rumours of a split and Will's son from a previous marriage, Trey Smith has also denied the claims. Add to that the denial from Jada's representative and now Alfonso Ribeiro and it appears that the couple are very much together.


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Tree Tops is a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house which has just been carefully renovated throughout and extended. It is in a special location with beautiful tropical gardens and overlooking an adjoining natural gully. A superb 40' long deck in Purple Hart runs along the back of Tree Tops offering a perfect place to relax and enjoy the views of natural Barbados. The two main bedrooms open out onto this deck. The third bedroom has its own, smaller deck. There is also a covered dining terrace amid Bougainvillea at the front. The private pool is surrounded by Hibiscus, Travellers and Golden Palms and a sweet scented Frangipani....Inside, the bedrooms have air con and ceiling fans and the bathrooms + kitchen are completely new. The large open plan living room opens out onto the kitchen to one side and onto the terrace and gardens at the front through 2 pairs of double doors. The furniture is a mixture of hardwoods and cane with modern fabrics.
Would you like someone to do some cooking for you: Take a break from shopping and cooking. If you would like someone to cook authentic meals for you we have one English and three Bajan ladies who have cooked many lovely meals for us. They can cook you a meal for an occasional night, a special occasion - or everyday if you prefer. - - - - FAVOURITE DISHES with guests include: Bajan seasoned flying fish, curry or roti, grilled Marlin, Tuna, Kingfish or Mahi Mahi, cou cou, baked eggplant, butter nut squash, pineapple pie. - - - CHILDREN LOVE the baked chicken, Bajan macaroni pie and rice & peas.
Eating Out: MULLINS BEACH BAR & RESTAURANT is just 400 yards away. A few hundred yards further North is a good Chinese Restaurant and 3 informal Bajan eateries. - - - SPEIGHTSTOWN which remains authentically Bajan is a mile from Mullins, with popular eating places such as Mangos Restaurant, The Fisherman's Pub, Casareep Cafe and Doris' Place - - - FURTHER NORTH, just beyond Speightstown is the excellent Fish Pot restaurant, La Mer at stylish Port St Charles and local fishing village frys in Six Mens and Half Moon Fort. - - - TO THE SOUTH the best ribs on the island are served at Chris's Places in the hills a mile away. Nearer Holetown is Lone Star, the equally renowned Groots Bar & Restaurant and Spago. - - - HOLETOWN has 20+ restaurants & bars for all budgets and tastes. Tides offers superb waterfront eating. The Mews is highly rated. Zacchios is the children's favourite. Sports fans and happy hour goers love Surf side while Sitar cooks has great curries in a stylish setting.
Airport pick up - Friendly staff - Car available : AIRPORT PICK UP: We can arrange airport pick up for you with a reliable local taxi firm who know Tree Tops and will make your transfer easy. - - - VERY FRIENDLY STAFF: Noella the housekeeper and Andrew who looks after the garden, pool and maintenance will do all they can to make your stay in Barbados enjoyable and restful. - - - CAR AVAILABLE: Our large 4 door, 5 seater classic Toyota is also available at a reasonable rate as part of a package for guests staying at Mullins Bay House. - - - FACTSHEETS AVAILABLE: To help you make the most of Barbados we have written an in depth guide to the area, local facilities, restaurant, bars and advice on getting cheap flights to Barbados - please email us for these fact sheets. No obligation.
La casa e' molto bella ed e' immersa nel verde in una zona molto tranquilla. Ha tutte le comodita' ed e' idelale per famiglie o gruppi di amici. La spiaggia di Mullins si raggiunge a piedi. Siamo appena tornati e gia' sentiamo la nostalgia. Super consigliata.
Treetops is located a short walk from Mullins Beach bar. The house is comfortable and well equipped. The staff is very helpful. We go there as a family and feel very comfortable and safe. It's a home away from home.
We all had a fantastic time at Tree Tops, 3 adults & 3 small children, 2,3 & 5 yrs. everything we needed was there to make it enjoyable for everyone. The kids loved the space to play and especially the pool, which was cleaned twice a week. The information we received from the owners Simon & Sarah was extremely helpful and covered everything you would need to know about the villa, Island and lots of useful tips. Princess the house keeper was a gem and so good with the children, very helpful with any of our needs. Close to Mullins beach which we walked to on several occasions, but it was so nice just spending time in the garden by the pool. One of the best relaxing holidays I've had if that's possible with 3 young children.
My one and only small criticism is that there are no mosquito nets on the bedroom windows, it would have been nice at night to have the windows open but the air con kept us cool. Overall a fab holiday, staying in a comfortable, pleasant villa made it for me, and somewhere I will definitely stay again.
We stayed at Tree Tops for 10 days in June 2014. Our trip was fabulous. After visiting the island for 10 days we realized that Mullins Beach area was one of the best locations on the island. The beach 5 minutes walking distance to the villa, the area is very quiet and free from any traffic, the supermarkets are not far away (short reggae bus haul from the villa), the area was very safe and the secluded villa with private pool provided comfort, peace of mind and lots of fun for the kids (with green monkeys passing by the villa every afternoon at 3:30pm !)
The information on the island (places to go, restaurants, how to get around, etc) provided by the owners was better than most travel agencies would ever provide.
The villa was very well maintained during our stay.
All in all, great value, great experience
We have just returned (5 adults) from a delightful stay at Tree Tops. The tranquility and location of the house is perfect. A short stroll (5 minutes) from Mullins Beach but well away from any road and transport noise. Perfectly equipped, with a pool in full sunshine all day. Sarah and Simon's information and help with our booking before we left made the whole trip smooth and hassle free. Excellent value for money.
A lovely home with a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. The description for this property is accurate. Beautiful garden and swimming pool in a brilliant location. Sitting on the deck watching the wildlife in the gully was a joy, lots of monkeys and fireflies making the whole experience magical. There were 6 adults in our group and we felt that there was plenty of room to all get together or enjoy our own space. Noella and Andrew are very knowledgeable and helpful, yet unobtrusive. We were even able to organise an online grocery order to be delivered prior to our arrival. Simon and Sarah made the booking of this property easy and even accommodated our check out requirements. A lovely holiday home which we will be returning to.
Tree Tops is a family holiday 350 yards from Mullins Beach in St Peter on the West Coast of Barbados. Private pool, peaceful tropical gardens, friendly staff make it a perfect place to relax on your vacation. Tree Tops is self catering but we have 4 local cooks who can cook some or all of your meals if you wish. All three bedrooms have air conditioning and are very comfortable.
The three bathrooms are all modern with beautiful tiles. Shops, restaurants are close by and the town of Speightstown is just over a mile to the North.
Other Activities: Spa, Nature Reserve, Harrisons Cave.
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The Lakers need Andrew Bynum to win this NBA Finals. Video of Lakers vs. Celtics preview.
They don't need him to be Wilt or Hakeem or Shaq. They just need him to show up, to catch some first-quarter passes and face the hoop and at least make Boston acknowledge his 7-foot presence.
They need him to come off his man and block a Kevin Garnett up-and-under, or to vigorously foul Rajon Rondo coming down the lane.
They need him to rebound whatever the Celtics miss, at least for 15 or 20 minutes or for however long he can play.
Because this Lakers-Celtics series is all about change.
June 17, 2008, remains a particularly ugly graffiti-scrawl on the Lakers' monument. Not even their '09 championship washed it off.
The Lakers went to Boston for Game 7 and lost by 39 points. They have lost Finals before, even lost them to Boston, but they've never tapped out like that.
Bynum was hurt at the time. Ron Artest was in Sacramento. Shannon Brown was in Chicago, or limbo. Pau Gasol had been a Laker for barely 41/2 months. Vladimir Radmanovic was still a starter.
Now Gasol and Kobe Bryant have found magical permutations in their pick-and-roll game. And Bynum, playing with a torn meniscus, is the one element that can balance the Boston-heavy matchups.
He averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds in two regular-season games against Boston, and Bryant missed one of those games. For this year's playoffs Bynum is averaging 24.2 minutes. If those minutes are constructive ones against Boston, the Lakers have a legitimate chance to win this series, although not quickly enough to do so in Boston and postpone the inevitable L.A. Live riot.
If not, they do not.
Bynum is crucial because Boston center Kendrick Perkins is also crucial. Perkins is the only member of the Boston lineup who isn't part of the Big Something, since Rondo has joined the Big Three of Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. But if Perkins can't control the defensive lane, it forces Garnett to give help, and that's lethal when the man he is leaving is Gasol. The Lakers are at their most efficient when Gasol and Bynum are passing to each other down low.
Bynum also is a shot-block presence the Lakers will need in case Rondo escapes Bryant and sails down the lane. And whatever he does will allow Phil Jackson to keep Lamar Odom holstered until the right time, because Odom was a starter in '08 and now can help neutralize the Boston bench, which starts with Rasheed Wallace and drifts to Nate Robinson.
The Celtics had not asked Robinson to remove his warmups in a key situation until Game 6 of the Eastern finals. Robinson struck for 13 points and Boston got the lead it needed to beat Orlando. But the Celts weren't asking Robinson to do something beyond his capabilities. In '09 Robinson averaged 13.2 for the Knicks.


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|@Zoolophage I'd be glad to give Mario Tennis a spin. Not played one of those games since the N64.
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|@zoolophage Just letting everyone know Zelda arrived perfectly. Top bloke. Thank you so much!!
|@PrivateFloyd Hey hey, as I said the other week 'no rush' but I was wondering if you ever sent MGS. Just hoping you forgot and it didn't get lost in the post!
I am fail. MGS has FINALLY gone in the post today first class to you.
I have practically felt the good karma ebbing away due to my shitness at getting it sent but alas real life has got in the way too often.
Enjoy, should be with you tomorrow.
And now to find drhcnip to tell him I have sent his case.....
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@drhcnip Same as above bud.
Sent the vita case today first class.
My apologies for the delay, I hope your daughter enjoys the case.
Goat is hungry.....
@PrivateFloyd don't be silly, you're still a legend in my eyes so good karma is still intact!
Just glad it didn't get lost to some sticky handed royal mail employee
no rush, buddy & thanks again
the time it takes me to post stuff from this thread, i have no room for worrying about delays....
received today, pal, to much delight..thanks again!
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Happy days!
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The Darkness II 360
Brilliant game. Ask via the thread please.
Stone me, What a life!
DUFFMAN5 wrote:Ill take this if its going.
I have bioshock and bioshock infinate going if interested in return.
It is yours
pm your details, I will post this week.
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I should have Ass Creed (360) going in the next couple days!
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|@DUFFMAN5 game arrived today. Many thanks will message you when its back up
damagedinc wrote:Morning mate, no need for that, play then keep or gift, enjoy!. Make sure you try the diff modes, I played a couple of co-op missions, still people online
Stone me, What a life!
good game, darkness 2....
still got the wonder that is ride to hell retribution on ps3....nobody? not even for the trophy?
|Would like to also give a shout out to Zoolophage as he kindly donated DK3DS to me and wouldn't even take any kind of thank you payment for the postage. Absolute gentleman.
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