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I need to programmatically read Microsoft Excel file from a specific path. The following code results in an error message I have never seen before
string sConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" + "Data Source=" + Server.MapPath("Book1.xls") + ";" + "Extended Properties=Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=Yes";
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I am attempting to upload some files for my new template for a fix I just made – however even though the files upload and I can leave my note for the reviewer – when I hit submit I just get this:
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One hour ago it worked fine, there are 3 items in the waininglist so I think it worked.
nope still broke and tried different browsers just in case – I haven't contacted support because the message states they already know because the system mailed them…. just thought if someone knew of anything I could of been doing wrong.
Just worried that people will be buying the template and will have to download again once this is fixed.
So I thought I would try again but remove my uploads – I can't remove my uploads And I still get the error message.
I click and nothing happens – mac osx safari and firefox
Gonna try windows – can any one else confirm if they have any issues please as my template is currently being purchased (nice!) but the files are the old ones and they are not getting the fixed ones – I don't wanna upset my buyers.
apparently I am not the only one – the new ajax system is broke – see this thread please:
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Girish Karnad who had openly criticised Narendra Modi as a 'dangerous man' long back before elections was misquoted by 'Times of India' recently which made the playwright see red.
The publication carried a news quoting Karnad as someone who had suddenly shifted his ideologies and aligned with Narendra Modi's views after Modi became PM. "Narendra Modi is our Prime Minister, and we should accept it. I had expressed reservations about the post-Godhra carnage in Gujarat when Modi was chief minister. But after that, there have been no incidents to bring him a bad name. He has provided good governance," the publication quoted Karnad as saying in its frontpage headline.
In a rebuttal, Karnad clarified the claims and explained his stance citing, "For the moment I can only assure you that the dirty tricks department of the TOI is unlikely to affect my political stance."
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On 5 July, at an event organized for the Chitra Film Society in Dharwad by its secretary, Abdul Khan, I was asked how I reacted to having Modi as the Prime Minister, given that I had criticised him earlier as a dangerous person. I replied that since the BJP had come to power through a perfectly constitutional process one had to accept and respect the verdict of the people. I said one should not be in a hurry to start criticising it, and added that the fact that there was such uniformity in the voting across the country could be taken as a sign that somehow democracy was working in India.
Next day, the Bangalore edition of the Times of India carried the report on its front page, discreetly consigning it to a corner although it added that I had expressed approbation of Modi's government which I had not. But one is used to little misquotations and tweakings in Indian journalism. As The Hindu correctly reported it , I had said that 'it would be too early to say anything about the style of functioning of the Modi government... Let us give him time.'
I was therefore startled to receive angry emails from my friends outside Karnataka accusing me of treachery and selling out. It was only when Teesta Setalvad drew my attention to it that I realized that other editions of the TOI had in fact projected the story entirely differently, displaying on the front page my photograph with a saffron teeka on the forehead with a long story inside probably rewritten to match the mood. I was amazed that the TOI should so openly turn itself into a publicity rag for the Right.
But I was more bothered that my left- wing friends, who had known me for years, should so easily accept what the TOI said about me and start lambasting me with accusations of betrayal. If you wanted evidence of the impact of the media, here it was!. I do not tweet or use the Facebook since I do not wish to turn my life into an endless response to ignorant comments. Perhaps as you and Teesta have indicated I should, in my untweeting Facebookless isolation, be more sensitive to the anxieties that are gripping the nation, and in particular, the Left.
For the moment I can only assure you that the dirty tricks department of the TOI is unlikely to affect my political stance.


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|White rum
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|Chocolate spread
|8 Ounce (1 bought carton)
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|3 Ounce (1/8th pint, 1/2 of 6-oz carton)
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3. In a basin, pour out half of the chocolate spread.
4. In another basin, whip the cream till it is stiff and then add 1/2 the butter to the chocolate and whip again till stiff and smooth.
5. Mix all three mixtures together to form a smooth and well blended mixture.
6. Pour this into the centre of the flan case and sprinkle with the nuts.
7. Place the pear halves in a flat layer on the chocolate mixture.
8. In a small basin, mix the 4 oz chocolate spread and 2 oz butter to form a uniform mixture with the rest of the nuts to make a uniform mixture.
9. Fill the second flan case with this mixture, using some in a thin layer on the rim. Invert the second case on top of the first case covering the pears completely and set aside to chill.
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InterRent REIT Results for the First Quarter of 2011
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InterRent REIT Results for the First Quarter of 201117:49 EDT Monday, June 06, 2011OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 6, 2011) -NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESInterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:IIP.UN)(TSX:IIP.DB) ("InterRent") today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 continuing to demonstrate significant progress in repositioning the REIT and preparing for future growth. Highlights from operations Operating revenue for the quarter was $9.4 million, up 9.5% compared to Q1 2010. The average monthly rent for March 2011 increased to $810 per suite from $780 (March 2010), an increase of 3.8%. Reduction in economic vacancy to 4.5% for March 2011 from 11.5% for March 2010. Net Operating Income (NOI) has improved significantly increasing to $4.3 million for Q1 2011 compared to $2.9 million for Q1 2010 – an increase of 47.4%. As a result of the capital investments of over $20 million in 2010, the REIT began a process of preparing applications for Above Guideline Increases (AGIs). As of June 3, 2011, 35 applications have been submitted to the Landlord and Tenant Board and 8 more are in the final stages of preparation representing approximately two-thirds of the portfolio. For the quarter, Funds From Operation (FFO) increased to $0.6 million (or $0.02 per unit) compared to a negative $0.9 million (or negative $0.03 per unit) for Q1 2010. Distributable Income (DI) for the quarter of $1.1 million (or $0.03 per unit) was an improvement of $1.8 million (or $0.05 per unit) over Q1 2010. The fair market revaluation of investment properties under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) resulted in an increase of the carrying value of the assets as at January 1, 2010 of $17 million (an increase of 6.1%). For December 31, 2010, the carrying value increased from $270 million (as reported under previous GAAP for the fourth quarter of 2010) to $332 million – an increase of $62 million, or 23%. As part of the continuing strategy of re-aligning the assets of the portfolio, 5 non-core properties were sold in the quarter (totaling 84 suites) and 1 property was acquired (70 suites) in Sarnia (Western Region) that is well aligned to the growth strategy of the REIT. Financial Highlights Selected Financial InformationIn $000's, except per Unit amounts and Units outstanding3 Months Ended March 31, 20113 Months Ended March 31, 2010Operating revenue$9,421$8,604Operating NOI4,3352,940NOI %46.0%34.2%NOI per unit$0.14$0.11Funds from operations (FFO)$593$(867)FFO per unit$0.02$(0.03)Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)$1,121$(661)AFFO per unit$0.03$(0.02)Distributable income (DI)$1,108$(679)DI per unit$0.03$(0.02)Weighted average units outstanding (WAU)32,296,78028,045,435 Results for the Quarter The first quarter of the year is never an easy one as we encounter the unpredictable effects of mother nature. Winter weather has not only an impact on our utility costs, but also on operating revenue (as vacancies are more difficult to fill than during the summer months) and operating expenses (as heating and snow removal costs increased in many regions).The REIT has now experienced five consecutive quarters of gross revenue growth and three consecutive quarters of net revenue growth. This continued increase in gross and net revenues is as a result of management executing on its strategic plan that was put in place in late 2009. Management believes that occupancy is now, for the most part, stabilized and that the repositioning strategy has positioned InterRent to achieve market rents at the properties as suites turnover. Furthermore, management is aggressively pursuing above guideline increases for 2011 based on the capital expenditures in 2010. To date, 35 applications have been submitted to the Landlord and Tenant Board and 8 more are in the final stages of preparation. The increases being applied for (without including the guideline increase) range from 1.8% to 9%.The economic vacancy increased slightly from December 2010 to March 2011. The 0.8% increase was expected as management removed some tenants after completing a second round of tenant reviews in an ongoing effort to improve the properties. Improving the tenant base during the off-peak season makes the most sense given that many of the suites required maintenance. The suites will be repaired and ready for peak rental season. Management expects some modest increases in the vacancy rate for the next quarter as it drives gross rents on suite turnover, rolls out the AGIs and increases parking and locker charges.Operating expenses decreased by $0.3 million for the quarter compared to 2010. The decrease in operating expenses was driven mainly by reductions in staffing as operations were ramping up in 2010 given the deferred maintenance in the property and the REIT's repositioning strategy. Management believes that the staffing levels are adequate to address not only the current requirements but also the integration of planned strategic acquisitions.NOI for Q1 of 2011 saw significant improvement over Q1 2010 increasing by $1.4 million, or 49.5%. NOI for the stabilized portfolio was 46.1% for the quarter and NOI excluding the assets held for sale was 47.5%. "We are pleased to see continued improvement in our NOI for comparative quarters, especially factoring in the difficult winter we experienced. We believe the improvements in NOI quarter over comparative quarter will continue. We will continue to grow our NOI organically by driving out unnecessary costs and increasing our top line through AGIs and bringing units to market rent on turnover. Our valued team members are extremely focused on growing our bottom line and on providing a superior level of customer service that sets us apart." said Mike McGahan.FFO were $0.6 million, and increase of $1.5 million from the negative $0.9 million of Q1 2010. FFO per REIT unit was $0.02 for the quarter compared to a negative $0.03 for Q1 2010.AFFO, which is calculated by adjusting FFO for standardized maintenance capital expenditure as well as non-cash items affecting earnings (such as straight-line rent, accretion of discount in convertible debenture, amortization of deferred finance fee and unit based compensation expense), was $1.1 million for the quarter compared to negative $0.7 million for Q1 2010. The increase of $1.8 million improves our AFFO from a negative $0.02 per unit in Q1 2010 to $0.03 per unit for Q1 2011, which matches our distribution in the quarter.DI was $1.1 million for Q1 2011 as compared to a negative $0.7 million for Q1 2010. The DI of $1.1 million equates to $0.03 per unit which matches the distributions paid by the REIT in the quarter.In keeping with management's strategy of maximizing returns for unitholders and focusing on clusters of buildings within geographical proximity to each other in order to build operational efficiencies and attract focused, professional staff, properties are reviewed on a regular basis to determine if they should be kept or disposed of. Five properties (totalling 84 suites) were sold in the quarter and sixteen others (totalling 439 suites) were listed for sale. On March 24, 2011 the Trust acquired an investment property (70 suites) for a purchase price of $3.67 million, or approximately $52,500 per suite. About InterRent InterRent is a real estate investment trust engaged in building unitholder value through the accretive acquisition, ownership and operation of strategically located income producing multi-residential real estate in Canada. *Non-GAAP Measures InterRent prepares and releases unaudited quarterly and audited consolidated annual financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS (GAAP). In this and other earnings releases, as a complement to results provided in accordance with IFRS, InterRent also discloses and discusses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including NOI, FFO, AFFO, DI and weighted average units. These non-GAAP measures are further defined and discussed in the MD&A released on June 6, 2011, which should be read in conjunction with this press release. Since NOI, FFO, AFFO and weighted average units are not determined by IFRS, they may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other issuers. InterRent has presented such non-GAAP measures as Management believes these measures are relevant measures of the ability of InterRent to earn and distribute cash returns to Unitholders and to evaluate InterRent's performance. These non-IFRS measures should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of InterRent's performance. Cautionary Statements The comments and highlights herein should be read in conjunction with the most recently filed annual information form as well as our consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the same period. InterRent's publicly filed information is located at www.sedar.com.This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning applicable to Canadian securities legislation. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "anticipated", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". InterRent is subject to significant risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements contained in this release. A full description of these risk factors can be found in InterRent's most recently publicly filed information located at www.sedar.com. 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In ERISA stock-drop class actions, plaintiffs routinely allege that their employers breached a duty of prudence by permitting employees to invest their retirement assets in their company's stock. Until today, defendants typically defended against such claims by invoking a judicially crafted presumption that offering company stock was prudent. Today, in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, No. 12-751 (pdf), the Supreme Court rejected that presumption.
But all hope is not lost for stock-drop defendants. Much of the work previously done by the presumption of prudence will now be done by the substantive requirements of the duty of prudence. The Court offered guidance as to what plaintiffs must demonstrate to survive a motion to dismiss—and the standards suggested by the Court will not be easy to satisfy.
As a starting point, fiduciaries who administer retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) owe a duty of prudence to plan participants. See 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a). To comport with that duty, fiduciaries are generally required to "diversify[] the investments of the plan so as to minimize large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so." Id. § 1104(a)(1)(C). But because Congress wanted to encourage employees to invest in their own companies, it waived the duty of prudence "to the extent it requires diversification" for fiduciaries of an "employee stock ownership plan" (ESOP). Id. § 1104(a)(2).
Several federal courts of appeals had inferred from this exemption that an ESOP fiduciary's decision to hold or buy employer stock should be presumed prudent, and that the fiduciary could not be held liable unless the company was in such dire financial straits that its viability as a going concern was in doubt. In today's unanimous opinion by Justice Breyer, the Court held that ERISA's text provides no presumption—in particular, although Section 1104(a)(2) expressly exempts ESOP fiduciaries from the duty of prudence, to the extent that duty requires diversification, it makes no reference to any special presumption.
Having resolved the question presented, the Court proceeded to "consider more fully one important mechanism for weeding out meritless claims, the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim," and explained how, in light of the substance of the duty of prudence, motions to dismiss should be assessed.
The Court effectively ruled out stock-drop claims based on publicly available information, invoking its two-day-old decision in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (pdf) (previously discussed on the blog), in which the Court opined that investors may reasonably rely on the market to incorporate public information into a stock's price. For circumstances in which fiduciaries are alleged to possess nonpublic information that suggests it was imprudent to hold company stock, the Court held that "a plaintiff must plausibly allege an alternative action that the defendant could have taken that would have been consistent with the securities laws and that a prudent fiduciary in the same circumstances would not have viewed as more likely to harm the fund than to help it." The Court emphasized that ERISA fiduciaries cannot be required to trade on insider information in violation of the securities laws. And the Court cast doubt on other theories sometimes offered by ERISA stock-drop plaintiffs—that fiduciaries should have ceased making new investments in company stock or disclosed the previously nonpublic information. The Court noted that ERISA's requirements must be in harmony with "the complex insider trading and corporate disclosure requirements imposed by the federal securities laws" and the objectives of those laws, and indicated that ERISA's fiduciary breach requirements do not require plan fiduciaries to take actions that "would do more harm than good to the fund by causing a drop in the stock price and a concomitant drop in the value of the stock already held by the fund."
The Court's decision fundamentally reconfigures the landscape for ERISA stock-drop class actions. Although the rejection of the presumption of prudence is likely to result in more suits against retirement plan fiduciaries, the Court's substantive guidance arms class-action defendants with potent defenses that can be invoked at the motion-to-dismiss stage. The main issue left open by the Court—when, if at all, fiduciaries must act on nonpublic information—will be litigated extensively in the lower courts, and may ultimately percolate back up to the Supreme Court again.
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In 2012, Amanita Design, developer of Machinarium (another game we absolutely loved) launched Botanicula on the PC, another great point-and-click puzzle that took the gameplay experience to a more natural setting. ItŌĆÖs taken nearly two years to hit iOS, but the wait is finally over for Botanicula [$4.99 (HD)] for iPad. Just as Machinarium benefited from a transition to touch-based controls, Botanicula is another fine example of a great game made better on the iPad.
Machinarium was praised for a lot of facets, but its visuals really stood out as one of its best elements. That trend continues with Botanicula, which is a gorgeous game in its own right. Taking place on a giant tree full of a strange and fantastical creatures, BotaniculaŌĆÖs soft, nature-inspired palette creates an almost dream-like world that simply looks beautiful on the iPad. It really gives off a feeling of being an interactive story book, which seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout the rest of the game. Complementing the excellent visual styling is an amazing soundtrack that suits the game perfectly and certainly deserves its own download.
The story, meanwhile, does a great job of telling a tale through sound and pictures without even needing a textual exposition. The protagonists, a rag-tag group of tree creatures, seek to save the last seed of their home: a giant tree which has unfortunately been infested by evil parasites that are causing trouble for the rest of the treeŌĆÖs denizens. While the journey certainly sounds serious, Botanicula inserts a great deal of humor through its heroes. It manages to strike that perfect balance of comic relief with a significant journey and it does it simply through its character disposition and overall feeling. So many games try and fail to hit such lofty aspirations but Botanicula executes it well.
From a gameplay standpoint, Botanicula is one of those puzzle games that really force the players to think outside the box. A lot of the ŌĆśpuzzlesŌĆÖ are involve scanning the environment and figuring out intuitively what to tap in order to make the story progress. ItŌĆÖs not as complicated and open as, say, Year Walk, but its sort of reminiscent only in the sense of its habit of dropping players into new environments without much in terms of prompts to go on. The fact that thereŌĆÖs no in-game hint system or guide to offer assistance means that players used to a more traditional presentation of solving puzzles may become frustrated.
For some players, Botanicula may devolve into a game of simply tapping on everything on each screen, hoping to trigger whatever is required to advance. Personally, I donŌĆÖt think it really matters how players approach the puzzles, as the quality of the story and presentation overpower any of the frustrations regarding the puzzles. IŌĆÖd almost treat Botanicula as less of a puzzle adventure and more of an interactive story book that requires interaction to advance.
Meanwhile, if youŌĆÖve played Botanicula on the PC and are wondering if itŌĆÖs any better on iOS, IŌĆÖd say this is probably the definitive version. Touch-based controls are infinitely better in my opinion than the traditional PC inputs and I think the visuals simply look better on the iPad. When playing a game thatŌĆÖs essentially an interactive story, I think a platform like the iPad serves it far better than a traditional laptop/desktop environment. However, if youŌĆÖve played through it in its entirely on the PC, IŌĆÖm not entirely sure if itŌĆÖs worth picking up simply due to the improved platform.
Regardless, if youŌĆÖve not had the pleasure of experiencing Botanicula and you are a fan of its style of point-and-click puzzles, you absolutely need to check it out. The fantastical story combined with gorgeous visuals and the excellent control touch-based control scheme make it an experience certainly worth exploring. IŌĆÖll admit that itŌĆÖs unique style of puzzle presentation means itŌĆÖs not necessarily for all players, but itŌĆÖs a sure-fire recommendation for everyone else.
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During the period from 2006 to 2008, more than $35bn in securities class actions and regulatory settlements were finalized. According to a series of academic studies conducted over the last decade, as well as anecdotal evidence from market participants, anywhere from 30% - 70% of investors that are eligible to participate in a given settlement fail to file a claim form and thus leave the money on the table.
The costs of not filing, or not filing properly, can be very high. In January 2005, more than 40 mutual fund managers were sued by shareholders in class action lawsuits alleging that the
funds had failed to collect nearly $2bn in settlement payouts to which the funds (and the funds' shareholders) were entitled.
In this era of negative returns for many portfolios, it is more important than ever to ensure that an investor claims every dollar, euro or pound that they are entitled to.
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Up to 12 million infected ads were served recently to sites in the Yahoo-owned exchange.
Online ads infected with a Trojan virus have been delivered to users of numerous high profile sites participating in Yahoo-owned Right Media's online ad exchange, according to Web security firm ScanSafe.
ScanSafe reported that during a period beginning August 8th and lasting until early September, it saw a surge in the number of a Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Agent it was blocking. The virus was being unknowingly distributed by over 70 Right Media ad servers, which Scansafe estimates delivered up to 12 million infected ads in recent weeks. Myspace, Bebo, Photobucket and The Sun were among the sites carrying virus-laden ads.
Although declining an interview, a Right Media spokesperson issued a statement saying, "We became aware of a Trojan [advertisement] introduced into the Right Media Exchange by a member network. The ad has been identified as a high risk creative and banned from the exchange".
The Trojan itself required no interaction from the user to infect their machine, meaning that insufficiently patched operating systems were vulnerable simply by browsing to a page containing the ads. The adverts were being delivered to Right Media's network from a third-party ad server, which was rotating both legitimate and infected ads. The infected placements delivered a Flash file generating an invisible 'iFrame', which prompted the download of a Trojan executable file.
In a recent press release, Dan Nadir, vice president for product strategy at Scansafe said "this is another example of how legitimate 'trusted' Web sites can unknowingly host malware. Online ads have become a primary target for malware authors because they offer a stealthy way to distribute malware to a wide audience".
On its Web site, Right Media describes how each newly uploaded creative is run through a series of 10 tests in order to detect malicious activity. ScanSafe suggested the infected ads were designed to distinguish between scanning servers and regular site servers, and to deliver to the former ads with no malicious code to avoid detection.
Right Med's spokesperson did not discuss future plans to prevent future incidents of this nature, but said the ad exchange is "committed to finding ways of keeping this type of activity away from consumers and publishers".
The use of online advertising as a delivery mechanism for malware appears to be a rising menace. A report released earlier this summer by the Finjan Malicious Code Research Center found a rise in the use of affiliate ad networks to infect computers with keystroke loggers and other malicious code.
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lol that is the only thing that is keeping me here....Derrick turns 18 in a year and a half...then ill only have Savannah..hmmmm
PsychoAlice, I have no idea who has said what about you, and you know what? Who freaking cares what hateful, small minded people say? I'm sorry for being so darn blunt but I am so over people who have tacky little lives, who think they can buy anyone or anything they want with their mean and hateful words. That's what it is you know. The filthy people that talk about others are simply buying fake friendships with their lies.
Don't even bother to ignore them. Whomever they are, they are completely beneath your notice.
You are a truly unique and magical person. Those few stunted souls who don't know that (or actually, are green with envy over it) don't deserve to know you anyway.
Geez. I've ranted and I'm sorry for that. But it just makes me so angry to think of someone being heartless with you. :(
Blow 'em off Babe. You have more magic and class in your little toenail than they'll ever have in a lifetime.
God woman you just know how to make me cry!!
I love you so much...
Then we'll cry together baby.
I have nothing further to add - it's been said by everyone here already.
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Charles Woodson (21) broke his collarbone during Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams and probably will be sidelined for six weeks, which will leave the Packers thin at safety.
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On Sunday at St. Louis, the Green Bay Packers played without starters on the defensive line, at inside and outside linebacker and at cornerback.
The only position group that remained intact was safety.
The fill-ins for nose tackle B.J. Raji, inside linebacker D.J. Smith, outside linebacker Nick Perry and cornerback Sam Shields played key roles in the Packers' 30-20 victory. One of the reasons, it could be argued, was because of the leadership of veteran defensive back Charles Woodson. ...


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A lot of the activity in virtualisation is focused around the datacentre. That's all well and good, but there's a whole world of virtualisation for workstations, where competition for the best suite is red-hot and constantly improving.
Previously we examined the bare-metal hypervisors that are favoured in datacentres. Here we look at Type 2 virtualisation — where one operating system needs to be running to host another operating system.
The line-up for this round-up is: VMware Workstation, Virtualbox, Parallels Workstation and KVM. Wine is also tested to provide some control to the test and because it can achieve some of the benefits of a hypervisor for running Windows applications.
The workstation we used for testing was an HP Z800 workstation; this system features dual 3.2GHz Xeon W5580 processors, 2GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive. A monstrous Nvidia Quadro FX 5800 graphics adapter with 4GB RAM is also part of the mix.
Ubuntu 9.04 was chosen as the base operating system as it provided the widest range of hypervisors to examine and allowed for testing of KVM and Wine, which are not available on any Windows operating systems.
Windows XP SP2 was installed under each hypervisor, and the following tests performed:
- Cinebench single CPU
- Cinebench multiple CPU
- Cinebench openGL
- Start-up time
Windows XP was chosen over Windows Vista or Windows 7 as it is stable, lighter and a well-known quantity. We felt that this would allow each of the hypervisors to show off their potential with the additional extra packages and tools included for XP. KVM was the only hypervisor to not provide an additional package to install to accelerate Windows XP's performance.


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Being the social snow capital of British Columbia, Whistler truly is the Las Vegas of the ski world, our words!
Another reason why we choose to run courses here is that it holds an astonishingly impressive social life. Whistler has a plentiful supply of bars and even a few clubs, so when the weekend comes around there are plenty of places for you to unwind and have a good time. A big part of what our course is all about. A place to meet new friends with a mutual interest for snowboarding. Having a few drinks or some food with new friends immersed in and around a sport you love is pretty special we think. It genuinely tops off the whole experience. All of our social events will be organised by our NBS reps, with a group meal out every Friday night at new restaurants and weekly cinema nights held within your accommodation.
There are over 20 après ski venues for you to explore during your visit.
A typical Friday night in Whistler is as follows. We all meet up in Longhorns for a cheeky one before heading off for a group meal, which is included as part of the course cost. After eating we move on to one of a number of bars to begin the night. Depending on what your reps have organised this could be a bar crawl or just hit up a few bars before ending the night in a club.


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Nila holds two teaching certificates and a Master's Degree in Education (Curriculum Development
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She has taught at several post-secondary institutions in Canada.
In the U.S. she was a valued faculty member at Harvard University Institute for English Language Programs. Her international teaching experience includes contracts in Qatar, the UAE, China and Japan.
For over 10 years, Nila operated her own English language school and tutoring service. She enjoyed working with high school students and adults and misses being in the classroom. She is a news and fitness junkie, loves travelling, CBC radio and reading books.
Nancy Carson is our feature writer. She is a retired B.C. teacher with 35 years experience at the elementary, secondary and college levels. She has spent a total of three years in volunteer positions in Western Kenya, East Africa. There she worked for organizations giving scholarships to needy students and she still supports some boys and girls at school. In 2011 and 2012, she spent four months in Kenya helping with Tembo-Kenya's new program Read for the Top. As well, she co-facilitated seminars on reading, writing and oral language strategies for teachers of children whose third language is English.
In Canada, Nancy volunteers for Seniors organizations and coaches ESL students. She is Vice-President of Tembo-Kenya, a Canadian charitable organization which specializes in education and community projects. www.tembokenya.org
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She has a diploma in Children's Literature. However, she has always been a bit of a newshound. Starting in grade eight, she would run home from school at lunch to watch Elwood Glover on CBC. What a geek!
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BERLIN (AP) -- Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site's policy requiring users to register with their real names.
Schleswig-Holstein state's data protection body said Friday it will appeal the court decision. It argues the ban on fake names breaches German privacy laws and European rules designed to protect free speech online.
The administrative court in northern German Schleswig argued in its ruling Thursday that German privacy laws weren't applicable because Facebook has its European headquarters in Ireland -- which has less far-reaching rules.
The California-based company argues its real name policy protects users.
Germany's strict privacy rules have posed a legal headache for Facebook, Google and others in recent years, giving consumers significant rights to limit the way companies use their information.
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Area residents are outraged, and perhaps sickened, by a classless act.
Debbie Hymore-Tester and Diane Belden placed about 40 small American flags on veterans' graves at Lakeview Cemetery during Memorial Day weekend, only to find them missing and broken Tuesday.
"I was very angry (when I found out)," Hymore-Tester said. "Diane and I worked hard to show respect."
Cemeteries and veterans have been popular topics of discussion in Port Clinton.
Port Clinton Mayor Vince Leone recently vowed to clean up the city cemeteries after the grounds were left in poor condition during Memorial Day weekend and prior to it, he said.
In December, Belden helped organize a memorable event: Catawba Island's participation in Wreaths Across America. Wreaths were placed on the graves of hundreds of deceased veterans that snowy day.
But despite all the attention and respect the cemeteries have been shown recently, someone, or a group of people, allegedly stole or broke all the flags Hymore-Tester and Belden placed.
The majority disappeared, Hymore-Tester said, while others were found broken in or around Lakeview Cemetery.
"It was despicable," she said. "People showed disrespect."
The women have since replaced the stolen or broken flags, but the damage has been done.
Anyone with information on the incident should contact Port Clinton police at (419)-734-3121.
The alleged thief could potentially face multiple counts of theft, police said.


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MTRCB commends cable channel's self-regulation on 'Walking Dead' series
Even "walkers" have to contend with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
MTRCB Chairman Eugenio Villareal recently sat down with local officials of Fox International Channel, distributor of the popular American post-apocalyptic drama series "The Walking Dead," to discuss the local rating system for television.
"Walkers," also known as zombies, lurkers, roamers or biters, are the main antagonists in "The Walking Dead." They are mindless, violent creatures that were once human.
"Fox implements self-regulatory measures, for example, by airing warnings for shows like 'The Walking Dead.' Since it brings in content that are mostly of foreign origin, its officials wanted to know how they could make the measures more consistent with the local TV rating system," Villareal told the Inquirer.
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Since the MTRCB also has jurisdiction over cable companies, Villareal regarded this as a "welcome development." He explained: "It was good that Fox [execs] were very enthusiastic and wanted to learn. They asked about 'SPG' (Strict Parental Guidance) and, generally, about the intricacies of all the ratings."
Also present during the "Matalinong Panonood nina Juan at Juana" seminar conducted at the Fox offices in Taguig City were MTRCB members Manet Dayrit, Liezl Martinez, Gabby Concepcion and Jay Revistir, as well as spokespersons Ann Marie Nemenzo and Tony Veloso. Fox VP/head for Philippine territory Jude Turcuato led the group of Fox officials and employees.
"The good thing about that whole exercise was that, in the end, they all realized that, more than company officials and employees, they are also parents, or big brothers and sisters who should be concerned about the welfare of young viewers," the MTRCB chief added.
Other talks
The MTRCB likewise conducted recent "engagements" with the Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Association of the Philippines (Fictap) and the Philippine Cable Television Associations Inc. (PCTA).
Villareal also reported a recent "get-together" that he attended with officials and employees of the cable channel INC (Iglesia Ni Cristo) TV. He recounted, "It was a talk that was turned into a taped hour-long TV program, wherein I explained all the ratings."
The MTRCB chair explained why the talk was important: "The INC is a significant faith-based organization and is into media. They initiated this. They've been very supportive of the MTRCB ever since I can remember."
Villareal recently delivered a "Matalinong Panonood" lecture before the legal sector at a conference with the theme "Beyond Likes and Hashtags," held at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City.
In the lecture, he discussed "media and the legal profession and their impact on the dynamics of audience sensitivity." This, he added, has been a popular topic since the controversial case of broadcaster Arnold Clavio.
In November 2013, the MTRCB issued a "grave and serious admonition" to GMA Network Inc., its show "Unang Hirit" and Clavio, one of the program's hosts, who was said to have used "rude language" when interviewing on air Alfredo Villamor, one of the lawyers of the alleged pork-barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles.
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George Keller (academic)
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- For other uses, see George Keller (disambiguation)
George Keller (1928–2007) was an American scholar of higher education, Professor of Higher-Education Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, from which he retired in 1994.[1]
He is best known for his book Academic strategy : the management revolution in American higher education, held in over 1195 libraries,[2] and which has been cited over 200 times since its publication in 1983.[3] At the time of his death he has completed a book Higher Education and the New Society, to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2008. He was also the editor of Planning for Higher Education, the journal of the Society for College and University Planning.
- Keller, George, ed. The Best of "Planning for higher education." Ann Arbor, MI : Society for College and University Planning, c1997.ISBN 0960160868
- Keller, George, Academic strategy : the management revolution in American higher education : Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983. ISBN 0-8018-3029-X
- Review, Higher Education Volume 13, Number 2 / April, 1984
- Keller, George, O'Brien, Dennis, and Rudolph,Susanne Hoeber . Changes in the context for creating knowledge New York, N.Y. : American Council of Learned Societies, 1994. OCoLC 31593898
- Keller, George, Prologue to prominence : a half century at Roanoke College, 1951-2003 Minneapolis, MN : Lutheran University Press, c2005. ISBN 1-932688-12-9
- Keller, George. Transforming a college : the story of a little-known college's strategic climb to national distinction Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8018-7989-2 (about Elon University)
- Review, The Review of Higher Education - Volume 28, Number 4, Summer 2005, pp. 637–638
- ^ "George Keller: Intellectual Whirlwind" by Wilfred M. McKay, Chronicle of Higher Education, November 23, 2007 p. B12-B13.
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Both authors are at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. Rajan thanks the Center for Research on Securities Prices while Zingales thanks the Graduate School of Business for funding. This project was also made possible with a grant from the Center for International Business Research at the University of Chicago and the National Science Foundation (grant SBR9423645). We thank Patricia O'Brien, Douglas Diamond, Eugene Fama, Jennifer Francis, Steve Kaplan, Anil Kashyap, Richard Leftwich, Merton Miller, Mitchell Petersen, Jay Ritter, James Seward, and Robert Vishny for helpful discussions, and participants in workshops at the University of Chicago (Finance & Junior Faculty Lunch Group), HEC-University of Montreal, Indiana University, University of Maryland, National Bureau of Economic Research. Summer Institute, the Stockholm School of Economics and the 1994 WFA meetings for comments. We are indebted to Eduardo Gonzales for excellent research assistance, and Andrew Alford for invaluable help in getting us acquainted with Global Vantage and detailed comments on an earlier draft. This paper incorporates part of a Center for Research in Security Prices working paper entitled "Notes on International Capital Structure".
What Do We Know about Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International Data
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RAJAN, R. G. and ZINGALES, L. (1995), What Do We Know about Capital Structure? Some Evidence from International Data. The Journal of Finance, 50: 1421–1460. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1995.tb05184.x
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We investigate the determinants of capital structure choice by analyzing the financing decisions of public firms in the major industrialized countries. At an aggregate level, firm leverage is fairly similar across the G-7 countries. We find that factors identified by previous studies as correlated in the cross-section with firm leverage in the United States, are similarly correlated in other countries as well. However, a deeper examination of the U.S. and foreign evidence suggests that the theoretical underpinnings of the observed correlations are still largely unresolved.


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Area servicemen gather Saturday for Purple Heart Day
35 honored in Sherrill Park
CORPUS CHRISTI - Orman Gabhart had just parachuted over the Rhine River on March 30, 1945, when shrapnel from an exploding shell burned into his right leg.
He's been considered disabled since.
"I've got by all right," said the 87-year-old as he blocked the sun with an umbrella Saturday morning from his 17th Airborne comrade William Stevens, 87.
Gabhart was one of 35 Coastal Bend recipients of the Purple Heart honored at Sherrill Park.
"These are our heroes," said Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal, who spoke at the ceremony.
He explained that General George Washington designed the Purple Heart on Aug. 7, 1782, as a badge of military merit. The present design, a purple enameled heart with Washington's profile, was created in 1931.
It honors those injured in battle.
Gabhart is only one of three World War II recipients remaining in The Military Order of the Purple Heart Alaniz-Valentine Chapter 598, which hosted the ceremony for the 18th year. The chapter is named for Army Spc. Andy Alaniz, and Pvt. Roger Edward Valentine, who were killed within a month of each other in early 1991 during the Gulf War.
Three chapter members died in the past year -- one from World War II and two from the Korean War.
A new member, Army Cpl. Kevin Kainer, asked his father to represent him Saturday because he's still serving in Iraq.
Kainer's kidney was crushed from the impact of an improvised explosive device, said his father, Bennie Kainer, 76. "I told him I'd be honored to be here for him."
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PITTSBURGH — Brenden Morrow scored two goals for the second straight game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Wednesday night to move closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Brandon Sutter added two goals for Pittsburgh, and newly acquired Jarome Iginla and Doug Murray also scored for the Penguins, who had little trouble with the Canadiens despite playing without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots and Pittsburgh dominated in racing to a quick 4-0 lead.
Brian Gionta, Alex Galchenyuk, Gabriel Dumont and Andrei Markov scored for the reeling Canadiens, who have lost three straight. Peter Budaj started in goal but was pulled after stopping just six of the nine shots he faced in the first period.
Carey Price relieved and allowed three goals on 20 shots, absorbing the loss.
The Penguins lead the Canadiens by nine points in the fight for the top seed. Both teams have five games remaining.
Crosby missed his seventh straight game because of a broken jaw, and Malkin sat while nursing a lingering shoulder injury. Their absences have allowed the aggressive moves made by Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero the last 12 months to shine through.
Morrow, Iginla and Murray arrived in trades just before last month's deadline, and Sutter came to Pittsburgh in a stunning swap last June that sent popular center Jordan Staal to Carolina.
Sutter has settled in just fine anchoring the third line, and he is quickly developing chemistry with a suddenly resurgent Morrow. The veteran forward failed to score in his first six games with the Penguins but he has five goals in eight days.
The Canadiens intended to give Price, their No. 1 goalie, the night off to recover after he allowed 12 total goals in blowout losses to Toronto and Philadelphia.
Sabres 3, Bruins 2
BOSTON — Drew Stafford scored the only shootout goal after Buffalo tied the game in the final minute of regulation, and the Sabres beat the Bruins in the first pro game in Boston since the marathon bombings.
The Sabres forced overtime with 26.6 seconds left when Cody Hodgson scored his 14th goal of the season, tipping in Thomas Vanek's pass into the slot during a power play.
Boston still clinched a playoff berth by gaining one point. The Bruins are tied in points with Montreal atop the Northeast Division, but have one game in hand on the Canadiens. Both teams trail Eastern Conference-leading Pittsburgh by nine points.
There was heightened security at TD Garden where cars entering the garage were searched, and fans were checked with wands and patted down.


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On Friday, Kyle Busch won the Camping World Truck Series race to take over the owner's points championship standings for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
On Saturday, Busch finished second to Carl Edwards in the Nationwide Series race, though was unhappy about it as he thought Edwards jumped the start.
"Does it f—- matter?" Busch said afterwards. "Race is over, guy's in Victory Lane."
On Sunday, Busch stirred up controversy again, following repairs that he had to make on pit road after a wreck.
Under caution, Busch sped off pit road to try to beat the pace car and stay on the lead lap. He caught up, but NASCAR penalized him one lap for speeding.
Busch then went on a rant on the radio against NASCAR and showed the officials the middle finger on pit road, which incurred a penalty of two laps for driver misconduct.
"I'm the only one who will stand up to 'em, and they're gonna show me how far I can stand up," Busch said on the radio after the penalty. He then added that it was freedom of speech, going against the constitutional rights of everybody.
Today, NASCAR announced they were penalizing Busch $25,000 and putting him on probation till December 31st for "actions dentimental to the sport of stock car racing".
Busch released the following statement following the announcement.....
"I accept NASCAR's penalty and realize what I did during Sunday's race at Texas was inappropriate.
"Even in my relatively short time here in NASCAR, it's pretty obvious to everyone that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. Sometimes that passion has allowed me to find that little something extra I needed to win, and other times it's made me cross the line. Sunday at Texas was one of those days.
"I lost my cool, plain and simple. It's not acceptable, and I know that. I apologize to NASCAR, its fans, all the partners who support Joe Gibbs Racing, and all the people who work so hard to give me a racecar that's capable of winning races every week. All of those people deserve better from me, and I owe it to them to keep my emotions in check."
In all sports, there are teams that you love and then teams you hate. The same theory applies in NASCAR, as there are drivers you love and then those you hate. A simple poll of the fans easily shows that one of the drivers that seems to be on everybody's list is Kyle Busch. In simply asking a group of fans as to why, you quickly get the sense it has to do with attitude and actions like the above.
"He just gives off this vibe that he is better then everybody else and it's all about him," Evan Towle said. "Sort of like a young Tony Stewart used to be. Tony used to get on my nerves when he first started in NASCAR, but now he has matured and I like him."
"I tend to agree with a lot that the way Kyle Busch acts," Kyle Sedan said. "Sometimes it's rather annoying."
"Arrogant attitude, expects respect on the track but doesn't give it back, whines about others when he is doing the same thing, fake." One fan commented.
"His attitude." Cathy Gamble Costigan simply puts it.
If you take his attitude out of the equation, then a lot of people seem to have respect for him.
"I am, personally, a Tony Stewart fan, but for Kyle, love him or hate him, he is a damn good driver," Mike Hearty said. "Race wins don't lie."
"I do really like his support/involvement and commitment to short-track racing." Sedan added.
A lot of people have been debating that he needs to change, which has come with mixed reactions.
Towle says, "We don't need him, as the sport is doing fine without his babyish acts."
In some ways, there are certain things that Busch has to become better at, such as some of the things that we saw this past weekend.
However overall, the sport needs somebody like Busch. His actions spruce things up and add something different to the sport are needed to invoke discussion and rivalry. If everybody was the same cut, wouldn't it get boring after awhile?
As Mike Hearty and Kyle Sedan both say, it adds to the sport.
"I personally love Kyle's attitude myself," Hearty said. "NASCAR is entertainment and Kyle entertains in any way he can. Each sport needs a stand out person the fans can have a choice to love or hate and he is the one. I do believe, though, when he matures more, his attitude will die down. I think he is young and is a star and living in the moment right now."
"People either 'love him' or 'love to hate him'," Sedan says. "So he most definitely adds to the sport, and it is good for it."
This is something that you always see around the short tracks, as every short track has that one driver that fans would love to see win or lose.
For my local short track, Sunset Speedway, it's Tom Walters and people take it as "love or hate him, he puts fans in the stands." There were even some that went as far to say that they were just pure "ABW: Anybody But Walters." For Walters, it deals with his aggressive on-track style in how he likes to use his bumper.
At the end of the season, yes, he did frustrate some of us through the year, though he made the late model competition interesting this year with debates over some of his moves. Evidence of that can be seen on both Canadian Racing Online (http://www.canadianracingonline.com) and Inside Track Motorsports News' Pit Board (http://www.insidetracknews.com) where fans have proceeded to debate whether Walters was in the right or the wrong with his moves.
Discussion like that or discussion over Busch's latest antic on or off the track is what keeps the discussion lively with debate for everybody. It's also what brings out most fans' colors, showing what they truly believe in.
If you're looking back at the NASCAR season, recall that controversy, whether it be Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer's penalty, or the Jeff-and-Jeff show is what got the fans most riled up in saying what they had to say. Busch is just a piece of that, as there were moments this year when he did certain things that got fans either right angry or happy.
So, the next time you come to the point where you're wishing that Busch would just go away or that you could wave a magic wand over him to change him, think about the fun discussions you've got to have due to him.


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Happy birthday to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, who turns 33 on December 17. Utley is looking to rebound from his most disappointing full season in the majors, as he posted just a .769 OPS and didn't play until May 23 due to an unusual knee injury. Some news from around baseball as we head into the weekend... Carlos Beltran has at least one offer worth $10MM per year on the table, tweets Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com. With the Rockies out of the picture after signing Michael Cuddyer, Beltran's known market includes the Blue Jays, Cardinals and two mystery teams. Responding to fans on his Twitter feed, Omar Vizquel says he plans to play in 2012, isn't returning to the White Sox and would "go now" if the Giants offered him a one-year deal (all links are via Twitter). Pirates players and officials took part in a Q&A period at today's Piratefest fan event and Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review was there to tweet some pertinent hot stove informat...
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Market Cap: [Rs.Cr.] 220.49 | Face Value: [Rs.] 10
Industry: Miscellaneous
Dear Shareowners,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Thirtieth Annual Report on theperformance of your Company and the audited statement of accounts for the financial yearended on March 31, 2014.
Financial Results
The performance of the Company for the financial year ended on March 31, 2014 onstandalone basis is summarized below:
|Amount (in Rs )
|Gross Receipts
|Gross Profit before Interest and Depreciation
|Less : Finance Cost
|Less : Depreciation
|Profit /(Loss) Before Tax
|Add/(Less): Reversal/(Provision) of Deferred Tax
|Profit/(Loss) After Tax
|Add : Balance in Profit & Loss Account
|Closing Balance of Profit & Loss Account
Operating Results and Business
During the year under review, your Company recorded Gross Receipts of Rs 76.34 crorevis-a-vis Rs 104.88 crore in the previous year. Your Company has recorded net loss of Rs18.29 crore vis-a-vis a net loss of Rs 6.28 crore in the previous financial year.
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend on Equity Shares for the year underreview.
Transfer of Amount to Investor Education and Protection Fund
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205A (5) of the Companies Act, 1956, finaldividend for the year 2005-06 which remained unpaid /unclaimed for a period of 7 years,amounting to Rs 1,64,824/- has been transferred by the Company to the InvestorsEducation and Protection Fund (IEPF).
In terms of Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Agarwal, Directorof the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offers himselffor re-appointment at the ensuing AGM.
The brief resume of Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Agarwal, Director who is to be re-appointed atthe ensuing AGM, nature of his expertise in specific functional areas, names of companiesin which he holds directorship, committee membership/ chairmanship etc., are furnished inthe Annexure to the Notice forming part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to the notification of Section 149 and other applicable provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013, Mr. H P Prabhu, Mr. R G Govindrajpuram and Mr. Ravishankar Gopalanare proposed to be appointed as Independent Directors for a term of five consecutive yearsstarting from April 1, 2014 and ending on March 31, 2019.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Companyconfirming that they meet with the criteria of independence as prescribed both undersub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and under Clause 49 of theListing Agreement.
Directors Responsibility Statements:
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 217(2AA) of Companies Act, 1956, withrespect to Directors Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2014, theapplicable Accounting Standards have been followed and there is no material departure fromthe same;
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true andfair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014 and of the loss ofthe Company for the year ended on that date;
iii) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities; and
iv) the Directors have prepared the accounts for the year ended on March 31, 2014 on agoing concern basis.
Auditors and Auditors Report
M/s. M.M. Chaturvedi & Co, Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of theCompany retire at the ensuing AGM and are eligible for re-appointment. They have furnisheda certificate regarding their eligibility for re-appointment as Statutory Auditors of theCompany. The Board recommends their re-appointment from the conclusion of the ensuing AGMuntil the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company.
The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors Report areself-explanatory and do not call for any further explanation.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements based on the Financial Statementsreceived from subsidiaries as approved by their respective board of directors have beenprepared in accordance with Accounting Standard (AS-21) on Consolidated FinancialStatements notified under Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956 read withCompanies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, as applicable.
Corporate Governance
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance andadhere to the corporate governance requirements set out by SEBI.
The report on corporate governance as stipulated under Clause 49 of the ListingAgreement forms part of the Annual Report.
The requisite certificate from the Auditors of the Company confirming compliance withthe conditions of corporate governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49, isattached to the report on corporate governance.
The Company has the following subsidiaries:
1. ABG Kolkata Container Terminal Private Limited
2. Kandla Container Terminal Private Limited (formerly ABG Kandla Container TerminalLimited)
3. ABG Ports Limited
4. ABG Projects & Services Limited (U.K.)
5. West Quay Multiport Private Limited
And the following are the step down subsidiaries of the Company:
1. ALBA Asia Private Limited
2. Haldia Bulk Terminals Private Limited
3. ALBA Marine Private Limited
4. ABG Container Handling Private Limited
5. ABG Turnkey Private Limited
6. Tuticorin Coal Terminal Private Limited
7. Vizag Agriport Private Limited
8. Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal Private Limited
9. ALBA Ennore Private Limited
The description of operation of your subsidiaries is briefly described below:
ABG Kolkata Terminal Private Limited operates at berths 4 and 8 of Netaji SubhashDock (NSD) system of Kolkata Port Trust and is engaged in handling containers at theseberths.
Kandla Container Terminal Private Limited was incorporated for operating theContainer Terminal at Kandla Port on BOT basis. It terminated its contract with KandlaPort Trust vide its letter dated November 9, 2012 due to the failure of Kandla Port Trustin meeting its obligations as per the license agreement. Kandla Port Trust has taken overthe Terminal. The matter is under arbitration.
ALBA Asia Private Limited is operating Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs) at NewMangalore and Visakhapatnam ports. The aggregate volume handled by the MHCs atVishakhapatnam was 3.18 million metric tonnes compared to 4.9 million metric tonnes in theprevious year. The aggregate volume handled by the MHCs at New Mangalore was 1.05 milliontonnes compared to 0.8 million in the previous year.
ALBA Marine Private Limited obtained a stevedoring License from V.O. ChidambaranarPort Trust ("VOCPT") for undertaking the stevedoring activities. The Company isfinalising the business model for stevedoring activities at VOCPT and Visakhapatnam PortTrust.
Tuticorin Coal Terminal Private Limited ("TCTPL") has achieved more than80% progress in development of NCB-II berth at Tuticorin. There has been delay incommissioning of project due to pending clearances from Government of India. If allclearances are received, Company will be able to commence operation by first quarter of2015. This terminal will cater to the needs of the thermal power plants in the vicinity ofTuticorin.
West Quay Multiport Private Limited ("WQMPL") signed a 30 year ConcessionAgreement with Visakhapatnam Port Trust, for developing WQ-6 berth for handling the drybulk cargo on DBFOT basis. The Company has already achieved more than 85% progress indeveloping WQ-6 berth. The commercial operation is likely to commence by end of September,2014.
Vizag Agriport Private Limited ("VAPL") signed a 30 year ConcessionAgreement with Visakhapatnam Port Trust, for developing the EQ-7 berth for handling thebulk fertiliser cargo on DBFOT basis. This berth will be one of the largest fullymechanised fertilizer berth in Public Private Partnership in India. The project ispresently under implementation and the commercial operation is likely to commence in 2015.
Haldia Bulk Terminals Private Limited ("HBT") was incorporated foroperating bulk cargo at Haldia Port. Due to breaches of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and itsrenunciation of acting as required under the Agreement, the Company terminated itscontract with KoPT on October 31, 2012. During the year, the Company received relief fromKolkata High Court that it can take out the operating fixed assets from the premises ofKoPT and can deploy them for business purpose at any other location in India. The Companyis exploring the possibility of deploying its assets for generating revenues.
Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal Private Ltd. (DBGT) signed a 30 year ConcessionAgreement with the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust ("VOCPT") for conversion ofEighth Berth at V.O.Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin as a Container Terminal on BOT basis.Financial close of the project was achieved on July 8, 2013. The project is presentlyunder implementation. Presently it handles containers using vessel gears till the terminalis equipped in terms of the Concession Agreement.
As per approval granted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India,under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account,Report of the Board of Directors and the Report of the Auditors of the subsidiarycompanies have not been attached with the Balance Sheet of the Company. However thefinancial summary of the subsidiary companies is disclosed in the Annual Report incompliance with the said circular. The Company will make available these documents andrelated information upon written request by any shareholder of the Company or subsidiaryand will also be hosted on the website of the Company at www. abgworld.com. The annualaccounts of the subsidiary companies will also be kept for inspection by shareholders atthe Registered Office of the Company and that of respective subsidiary companies. TheConsolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company include the financial resultsof its subsidiary Companies.
Fixed Deposit
Your Company has not accepted any Fixed Deposits within the meaning of sections 58A& 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 from the public during the year ended on March 31,2014.
Particulars of Employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with theCompanies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, the names and otherparticulars of the employees are set out in the annexure to the Directors Report.Having regard to the provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the said Act, the AnnualReport excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company.Any member interested in obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary ofthe Company.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Considering the nature of business activities being carried out by the Company, theDirectors have nothing to report regarding conservation of energy and technologyabsorption required to be furnished pursuant to Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,1956, read with Companies (Disclosures of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors)Rules, 1988. The information related to Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo is provided inthe Notes to Accounts forming part of the Annual Report.
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the support andco-operation extended by bankers, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, governmentauthorities, shareholders and specifically the contribution made by the employees of theCompany in the operations of the Company during the year under review. Your Directors lookforward to their continued unstinted support.
|For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
|Date : May 30, 2014
|Kamlesh Kumar Agarwal
|Place : Mumbai
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Key Executives:
Kamlesh Kumar Agarwal , Chairman
Saket Agarwal , Managing Director
R G Govindrajpuram , Director
G Ravishankar , Director
Company Head Office / Quarters:
Bhupati Chambers 5th Floor,
13 Mathew Road Opera House,
Phone : Maharashtra-91-22-66563000 / Maharashtra-
Fax : Maharashtra-91-22-23649236 / Maharashtra-
E-mail : email@example.com
Web : http://www.abgworld.com
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