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As 2011 approaches, the state of the supply chain is a study in contrasts. For every upbeat economic indicator, it seems there is a negative sign to suggest the recovery remains elusive.
For instance, Tier 1 parts makers are hiring again, but supplier employees who lost pensions and benefits remain bitter. Suppliers have discovered that lean operations can be profitable, even at lower unit volumes; but the heavy workload, exhaustion and speed of execution are taking a toll on workers and engineers.
This dichotomy became apparent when several top U.S. automotive suppliers answered a simple question posed by Ward's: "How are things at your company?" Some preferred to go unidentified, freeing up blunt, unfiltered responses such as this one:
"We are seeing pressure from the OEMs to go back to the old way of doing business. They are putting the heat on, making sure you reduce your price if you want a job. I think it will get more heated as we get into the '11 calendar year. The OEMs say, 'We left you guys alone in '08 and '09, and in '10 we didn't come after you too hard. Now we need your help.' The pressure will be immense."
This same Tier 1 supplier executive says he is surprised how many smaller parts producers have failed to grasp the risks associated with accepting unprofitable parts contracts – a strategy that ended in bankruptcy for dozens of suppliers.
"There were companies that were buying business that have probably for the most part stopped doing that," he says. "But I think there are pockets of companies that are still struggling to understand their cost structures. They bid on business and make mistakes. There's still a handful of Tier 2 and 3 suppliers we are watching in terms of performance and survival."
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State of the Industry: North America
The past two years represent a monumental watershed for the North American part-supply community. In 2008 and 2009, some 200 suppliers went out of business, and 60 more declared bankruptcy.
With vehicle production down by a third in a contracting economy, both auto makers and suppliers had to make drastic and immediate adjustments in manufacturing capacity and headcount.
The pain still is felt. Anxious consumers are deliberating over vehicle purchases, rather than making snap decisions to buy; credit remains elusive for some suppliers; and concerns about a double-dip recession in early 2011 have everyone on edge. Analysts suggest European suppliers could feel acute distress in 2011.
But optimism is taking hold. The Original Equipment Suppliers Assn., in its November barometer of the parts industry, finds more positive sentiment among suppliers than the three prior months, and significantly more optimism than first-half 2009.
About half of respondents plan to spend at least 10% more on plant and equipment improvements in 2011 and up to 9% more for research and development, compared with 2010 levels.
But first, suppliers want evidence production levels are sustainable. On average, suppliers
are looking for sales of 13 million vehicles before adding salaried staff and 15 million units before they reinstall plant square footage.
Federal-Mogul Corp. is among the Tier 1 suppliers proceeding with extra caution. The supplier spent more than six years in bankruptcy (as a result of asbestos liability) before emerging in December 2007.
Along the way, Federal-Mogul closed 27 facilities and exited several product lines that had been acquired within the previous decade during the industry's merger and acquisition heyday.
But the company is on the rebound, having posted a solid third quarter with boosted sales ($1.5 billion) and net earnings ($53 million).
Federal-Mogul President and CEO José Maria Alapont attributes much of the improvement to aligning the supplier's manufacturing footprint with global market demands. Federal-Mogul has expanded its "best-cost" manufacturing, which means less capacity in the U.S. and more overseas.
"While we were closing uncompetitive sites, we also opened greenfield sites in China, India, Brazil, Russia, Eastern Europe and other global markets where it was a strategic necessity to establish a local manufacturing and engineering capability," Alapont says in an e-mail to Ward's.
The supplier has 11 manufacturing sites in China (and a new technical center), seven in India, six in South America and two in Russia. "Our investment is paying off," Alapont says.
Also in these emerging markets, Federal-Mogul has been scouting – and finding – lower-tier local suppliers for materials and components. In all markets worldwide, Federal-Mogul is maintaining a dual-source strategy for components and materials, while keeping close tabs on the financial health of its supply base.
Alapont is upbeat about the near future, saying, "All indications point to steady market strengthening" globally.
Compared with 2009, Federal-Mogul anticipates sales growth of 52% in North America, 26% in Europe, 78% in China, 22% in Brazil and more than 200% in Russia.
Emerging more recently from bankruptcy is Visteon Corp., the part-supply division that separated from Ford Motor Co. in 2000. The Chapter 11 filing came in May 2009; the exit was Oct. 1.
After massive restructuring, Visteon is a shell of its former self. Ford used to be its No.1 customer. But in the third quarter, Ford was second behind the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group.
Visteon, which once had dozens of North American plants, now has a miniscule regional manufacturing footprint: only one plant in the U.S. (Alabama), one in Canada (Ontario) and six in Mexico.
Asia accounts for 42% of Visteon's sales, followed by Europe with 34%. North America represents only 17% of sales.
But with bankruptcy now in its rear-view mirror, Visteon has won $633 million in future business – 42% of it in Asia and 39% in Europe.
In exiting bankruptcy, Visteon also sheds liabilities, such as future obligations to reimburse Ford for pension and retiree benefit costs.
The supplier also has the latitude to reject all purchase orders that "would not provide a benefit to the reorganized company," as well as commitments from Ford to source $600 million worth of new and replacement business annually for vehicle programs launching through 2013.
An assurance like that can do wonders for the bottom line.


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When Montrealer Stephane meets a New Yorker named Hugh on a gay dating website, he invites him to visit Montreal.
Stephane receives a text from Hugh saying he is on his way to Montreal. Stephane immediately starts to panic in preparation for his arrival.
This is the "morning after" for the guys. Stephane shows Hugh the plateau area, Mount Royal Belvedaire and also takes the opportunity to tell him more about himself.
Stephane and Hugh are having a spa day at the Bota Bota. Later at a concert, the two lovers encounter Matt, Stephane's ex.
For Montreal based, Stephane, life seems like it couldn't get any better: He's got the looks, a bright career and a rich social life. Things would be perfect if it wasn't for his ex, Matt, who is still causing mixed feelings for the handsome architect. An unexpected visit from Hugh, a hot New Yorker Stephane met online, will send the Montrealer right back into the dating game.
- Stéphane is an attractive, promising 25-year-old architect. He is at the top of his game, with a blossoming career and a rich social life. Stéphane is from a French speaking background and is very comfortable with his English, however, he still has a very sexy French accent. Until recently, Stéphane was in a long-term relationship with Matt. The two were very close and lived together but their differing personalities resulted in the relationship ending in a very dramatic fashion. Despite this, their mutual attraction for each other has caused the former lovers to occasionally hook-up. Although Stephane doesn't want to admit it, he still gets jealous when it comes to Matt and his new dates. Stéphane has never owned a car and loves to bike around the city.
- Hugh is in his mid-twenties and is a successful freelance computer programmer who specializes in app development. His job offers him the opportunity to travel. Hugh has been all around the world, is adventurous and enjoys a good challenge. He has a toned, athletic figure and is very fashionable. The New Yorker really knows how to get heads turning. Hugh has been single for a while and feels like he's experienced everything that single life has to offer. Although he is not actively seeking a serious relationship, he is not opposed to the idea of meeting someone special. He has a "jump in" type of personality. This trait either gets him into trouble or helps him make wonderful discoveries.

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Order of Business.
Thursday, 21 October 2004
Seanad Eireann Debate
Ms O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re discharge of a member from the Committee of Selection and appointment of a member in substitution; No. 2, motion re change of membership of Fine Gael members on committees, which will be moved by the Leas-Cathaoirleach; No. 3, motion re the abduction of Mrs. Margaret Hassan, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 2 for 30 minutes and each group will have five minutes speaking time; and No. 5, statements on the Report on Seanad Reform (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of No. 3 until 1.30 p.m., with the contributions of Senators not to exceed 15 minutes.
Mr. B. Hayes: We agree to the Order of Business. I thank the Leader for placing No. 3 on the Order Paper as it will allow us to debate the matter in the House. I appreciate the swiftness with which she responded to the debate on the matter in the House yesterday.
Last week, the Office of the Ombudsman celebrated its 20th anniversary. Since it was established, a number of very distinguished people have held the office. Two suggestions were made by the current Ombudsman, Ms O'Reilly, to which the Government should respond. She suggested that the office should be written into the Constitution to ensure its independence and, more importantly, that the remit of the Ombudsman legislation should be extended to include semi-State non-commercial bodies and the voluntary hospital sector. This immediately drew fire from lawyers and hospital consultants who objected to her suggestion.
We need to extend the remit of the Ombudsman. Moreover, a commitment was given by the Government in 1997 that the remit should be extended. It is important that professionals should come within the remit of the Ombudsman in the same way as Departments and Ministers. It would help the process of accountability and transparency in the State if the duties and performance of bodies which currently have the power to self-regulate, were also regulated by the Ombudsman. The suggestion should be debated in the House and a proposal made to the Government because we have a responsibility to ensure the legislation in respect of the Office of the Ombudsman is fully used to the advantage of all citizens.
[531]Mr. O'Toole: As well as the anniversary of the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman, it is worth noting a very important anniversary in Irish literature. Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Patrick Kavanagh, a man who was never really appreciated in his own lifetime. He was treated very badly when he arrived in this town. People witnessed the pathetic sight of him being dragged through the courts on the grounds of his autobiography by an arrogant bully who has thankfully almost been forgotten, while Kavanagh lives on in Irish literature. It is worthwhile expressing our appreciation of his contribution to Irish literature and marking his anniversary today.
I recently raised with the Leader the issue of public private partnerships. I also raised with the Minister for Finance the possibility of discussing the matter and he indicated that he would respond favourably to requests from the Leader to do so in a number of weeks, once he had read himself into the brief. Such a debate is crucially important given the current discussions about roads, schools and the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on public private partnerships, as well as the issues previously raised in the House by Senator Ulick Burke and me. We need the full story so we can make a political as well as an economic judgment, which has already been made by the Comptroller and Auditor General, about whether PPPs constitute good value or practice.
The Leader of the House referred yesterday to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board of which I am vice-chairman. By coincidence, yesterday morning, before the Order of Business, the PIAB had a board meeting at which the extraordinary profits made by insurance companies were discussed. The attempts by lawyers to undermine and emaciate the work of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board are continuing apace. I ask Members of the House to support and argue the case in favour of the operation of the board. I believe it will work. If it does not work we will all be losers and will still be talking about high insurance premia at some future point. This board can work but it needs support and people need to be reassured that it will help in every way possible. It offers a win-win scenario for everybody involved.
Mr. McCarthy: The reality of suicide in this country is a difficult issue to face not least for the families who are suffering because of it, but for society as a whole and that contributes in no small way to the under-reporting of suicide. Yesterday in Belfast, Youth Suicide Prevention, a joint initiative between the Health Development Agency and Institute of Public Health in Ireland, held a seminar and released details of a report they carried out in this area. They assert that suicide accounts for one third of all deaths in the 15 to 24 age group. More young people here are dying as a result of suicide than were killed in road traffic accidents. That is a harrowing reality.
[532]In the report, the organisations identified a number of recommendations they want taken on board by Governments North and South of the Border. The report identifies key risk factors that need to be addressed when developing future youth suicide prevention programmes. Those recommendations touch on a number of areas including, a history of suicide, a history of depression, substance misuse, poor family communications and certain characteristic traits such as poor problem-solving ability. This is a sensitive issue that needs to be debated and highlighted. I would appreciate if the Leader could arrange for this issue to be debated in the House.
Yesterday, Joe Duffy's radio programme concentrated on the crisis in our accident and emergency services. I am not suggesting that radio chat shows should be used as a measure to gauge the crisis in accident and emergency services or any other sector. However, by the end of the show enough health professionals had phoned in to advise that there was capacity for in excess of 230 beds, which matches the number of people currently lying on trolleys in hospital corridors. The mismanagement of accident and emergency services was again highlighted by that programme.
Senator O'Toole mentioned the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. I am glad the board is up and running as a result of the recommendations of Dorothea Dowling and the Motor Insurance Advisory Board. However, exorbitant premia are still being quoted to young motorists for motor insurance. There has been a decrease in the cost of motor insurance premia in general, but the increase in public liability insurance premia and the exorbitant profits insurance companies are making are frustrating for many ordinary decent motorists. I know of a 19 year old serving an apprenticeship who lives in a rural town who is paying over €5,000 for his motor insurance. That is scandalous and the issue needs to be debated.
Mr. Morrissey: Some two weeks ago I requested that we might have a debate with the Minister for Transport on Aer Lingus following Willie Walsh's appearance before a joint Oireachtas committee.
An Cathaoirleach: I would prefer if names were not mentioned.
Mr. Morrissey: I apologise. I called for such a debate following a presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport. Yesterday, a further presentation was made to that joint Oireachtas committee, which I can only describe as a whinge. People who came before the joint committee yesterday asked a basic question. Given the basic nature of the question the Minister must come to the House to outline the function and role of Aer Lingus. That is the question the unions asked yesterday.
[533]If they have a problem with that, so do I. From what I heard yesterday and at the previous presentation, there is a divergence of views. Management seems to think its role is to provide customers with a competitive price to fly on aircraft. From their presentation yesterday, the unions seem to believe Aer Lingus is no more than a job retention rather than a job creation agency, and certainly not an agency that should look for customers from which employment would follow.
Mr. B. Hayes: That is rubbish.
Mr. Morrissey: We require the Minister to come to the House to outline the position.
Mr. B. Hayes: That was a whinge.
Mr. Finucane: In the programme for Government a commitment was given that the Government would improve accident and emergency waiting times and that senior doctors would be available at all times. Yesterday, the Tánaiste apologised to the people who were on trolleys and said there was no quick-fix solution to the problem. As Senator McCarthy mentioned, on the Joe Duffy programme it was highlighted that beds were available that could be used as step-down facilities.
Everybody is saying that the Tánaiste is new to this Department but she has been in Cabinet for seven years.
Mr. Finucane: There is collective responsibility in Cabinet. The crisis in our accident and emergency services that was highlighted yesterday was known last winter. We are now facing such a crisis again. Is the Government serious in its intent to implement what it said in the programme for Government. Urgent action is required. I ask the Tánaiste to do something about this problem and get on with it.
Mr. Scanlon: Following on from the issue of high insurance premia that was raised, I have recently heard of another related issue. Young motorists who take out insurance pay probably two thirds of the premium up front and the balance in instalments over five to six months. Two people recently told me that they had missed their final payment on the fifth month and their insurance was cancelled. That means they have lost six months' insurance cover for the sake of €70 or €80 because they failed to make their final payment. This matter should be seriously examined and addressed because many people are being caught in this trap.
Mr. Norris: I support what my colleague, Senator O'Toole, said earlier. I am glad he brought to the attention of the House the centen[534]ary of the birth of the poet Paddy Kavanagh. He is somebody of whom we can all be proud. I have no doubt whatever that he will have a growing international reputation. I slightly dissent from what Senator O'Toole said about who I take to be Oliver Gogarty who was a former Member of this House. He was a fine poet, a talented doctor, a courageous supporter of democracy, but he did have an arrogant and bullying side.
An Cathaoirleach: It is not fair to that man for the Senator to discuss him in that manner. We need to be consistent.
Mr. Norris: I am glad Senator O'Toole raised that point but like all of us, Gogarty was a mixed event. I ask the Leader to suggest to the appropriate Ministers that they take a sophisticated view of the row currently going on inside the European Commission because attempts are being made to suggest that difficulties of Mr. Barroso concerning Signor Buttiglione are because he is a Roman Catholic. However, it has nothing whatever to do with that or with his private views on homosexuality, women or anything else.
He has a track record within the Italian Parliament of attempting to reverse precisely the kind of non-discriminatory measures that we are expecting him to supervise as a European Commissioner. It is a complete farce and a nonsense. I would defend his right to be a Roman Catholic and to hold whatever views he wants but in terms of policy he has a very bad and dangerous track record not only in terms of gay people but on women and immigrants. We should look at his record. His faith is a private matter. Let us not fudge that issue.
I am sure the Cathaoirleach will find this point relevant. I would like to know when we can take No. 19, motion No. 13 which deals with the Order of Business. I must compliment the Cathaoirleach on playing a valiant role in trying to control us but we are avoiding the reality. The reality being that this is the most interesting, vital, covered and relevant part of the day. We all know that. Why try to cover up that reality by giving us a little squib here, two minutes at 11.30 a.m. and another minute at some other part of the day? Let us extend the Order of Business and see where it goes.
An Cathaoirleach: Order, please.
Mr. Norris: If the Cathaoirleach does so, I believe he will find support for his authority redoubled in all sections of the House.
An Cathaoirleach: Order, please. The purpose of the Order of Business is to deal with the business of the day, not with——
[535]Mr. Norris: This is the business of the day because I have put it down on the Order Paper.
An Cathaoirleach: I do not agree that it is the business of the day. One cannot introduce any matter of public concern; there are other ways of doing so. The purpose of the Order of Business is to decide on the business of the day and it should remain so.
Mr. Norris: Yes, but I believe——
An Cathaoirleach: We have made a decision on the matter and the House ruled on it earlier in the year.
Mr. Norris: Perhaps the matter can be reconsidered because the Cathaoirleach heard very clearly the response of Members on all sides of the House.
Mr. Dooley: I join with Senator Morrissey in calling for a debate on the future role of Aer Lingus, which should be held at the earliest possible opportunity. There is certainly a divergence of views on this issue among the public, as there is between Senator Morrissey and me.
Mr. B. Hayes: In the Government.
Mr. Dooley: We will have a healthy debate on it. I believe certain members of senior management of Aer Lingus hold the view that this is just about profiteering within a commercial sector and they do not recognise that Aer Lingus is still a State-owned company and has a duty to the country, particularly in terms of the delivery of balanced regional development, which is a cornerstone and plank of Government policy.
Mr. Dooley: I am concerned that management is in no way attempting to deliver in that regard and therefore I am seeking a debate on the matter.
Mr. Browne: On the earlier point on the transfer of long-term patients from accident and emergency units to nursing homes, can the Minister for Health and Children be invited to the House to clarify how this will work in practice? Is she trying to increase the level of subvention for nursing homes considering that the current level presents a real problem? There is a great need for more step-down and convalescence facilities around the country.
I reiterate my call of last week for a debate on wireless technology in advance of its becoming a major problem. It will become such if antennae are to be placed on buildings in built-up areas.
Mr. Bannon: Senator Morrissey spoke about the whinging at the transport meeting yesterday. [536]The public will not take kindly to that remark and would prefer if the Senator got on with the business of organising and promoting our transport system and delivering on the transport programme.
Will the Leader invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House to debate the condition of our national secondary and primary routes throughout the country?
Mr. Bannon: The level of co-operation between the Department and local authorities should also be considered, as should the elimination of the many very serious and dangerous blackspots on our national secondary routes. The latter have been neglected for a number of years. The issue of pedestrian lights in most of our towns and villages located on main national secondary and primary routes needs to be addressed——
An Cathaoirleach: The Senator can make those points in the debate.
Mr. Bannon: ——to try to free up the traffic on these routes. Road signage also needs to be addressed, particularly where major repairs are being carried out on particular routes.
An Cathaoirleach: All of those matters can be raised in the debate.
Mr. Bannon: These are issues that need to be addressed urgently.
Mr. Coghlan: I agree with Senator Brian Hayes's call to the Leader regarding the Ombudsman's report, to which I referred recently. She has made reasonable recommendations regarding extensions of powers to her office.
I also agree with Senator O'Toole's comments on the PIAB. I raised this issue yesterday in regard to seeking a fair and proportionate reduction vis-à-vis the profits the insurance companies are making.
Members will have been disturbed to have read in the Irish Independent this morning that stealth is stealing our people's wealth. Of 23 countries, Ireland last year had the third largest increase in the tax burden. What are the Leader's views on this? Will the Government make a commitment that there will be no further increases and that this will bring about a serious reduction in the forthcoming budget?
Mr. J. Phelan: I agree with Senator Coghlan's comments on stealth charges. This issue was prominent in some of the newspapers this morning. Most people would be very disturbed to see that we had the third highest increase in stealth charges of the OECD countries. The new Mini[537]ster for Finance, Deputy Cowen, would do well to investigate this.
Let me raise an issue I raised with the Leader last week. Will she invite the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, to the House to explain the seemingly new Government position on the future of the community employment schemes and other related schemes? We have heard mixed messages in this regard over the past two or three weeks.
Will the Leader invite the Minister for Transport to the House, if at all possible, to discuss the roll-out of the national roads programme, particularly the difficulties that have arisen in different parts of the country, such as the Tara incident and the incident in Waterford that is delaying the bypass of Waterford city? Have we not learned anything in recent years from the major delays caused by choosing routes that directly involve sites of historic or archaeological interest? We should surely be ensuring that future routes will not pass through areas of such significance.
Dr. Mansergh: This side of the House would welcome a debate on economic and budgetary matters at any time. We have the lowest tax rates in the EU and the OECD and the lowest tax rates on people of low income. We have been commended by the EU Commission many times in that regard. If there is a need for debate, it is perhaps between putative coalition partners on the other side of the House——
Dr. Mansergh: ——as to whether there is sufficient revenue being raised or whether there is a need to raise more——
Mr. Bannon: Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil.
An Cathaoirleach: Order, please.
Mr. U. Burke: Will the Leader make contact with the new Minister for Agriculture and Food on the item in today's press indicating that imported free-range chickens have been contaminated with traces of a potentially cancer-causing veterinary drug? The chicken is imported into all our major stores, including Dunnes Stores, Tesco and Superquinn. It is time that we, as a food producing country, had greater monitoring of imported food products. We do not know their origin or the method of production in many cases, nor do we know what has been used in their production. It is very important that we protect Irish food products against dangerous imports that are probably cheaper. Thanks to the Food Safety Authority, the contamination of the chicken has been discovered and the products have been withdrawn.
An Cathaoirleach: I ask Senator Ross to return to his seat.
[538]Ms O'Rourke: He did express his wish to be Cathaoirleach on one occasion when he was bringing us into the House.
Senator Brian Hayes, the Leader of the Opposition, said that the Ombudsman, Ms O'Reilly, had stated her office should be included in the Constitution for the sake of its independence. He was equally concerned about expanding the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman. That is a matter for the Minister for Finance and I will convey the Senator's concerns to him.
Senator O'Toole stated it is the anniversary of Patrick Kavanagh about whom there were lovely programmes on RTE. Well done to those concerned. BBC2 also showed an older programme by RTE.
The Senator also raised the matter of public private partnerships. I understand that the Minister for Finance is keen to discuss this once he has read into it. The Senator said we should give our vocal support to the PIAB because it will result in cheaper insurance. It may be too early to review the work of PIAB, but it will be useful when the time is right.
Senator McCarthy raised the reality of suicide and the North-South seminar. The statistic which indicates that one third of all deaths among people between the ages of 15 and 24 are due to suicide rather than traffic accidents is a salutary one. The Senator asked for a debate on this issue. He also referred to "Liveline". I have admiration for the way Joe Duffy runs his programme. Finding spare beds was a useful exercise and fair dues to the researchers and all those who unearthed this fact. I am sure there is much more involved than just finding beds and putting people into them. There are a myriad of factors involved, but certainly yesterday's exercise was useful. The Senator also raised the issue of motor insurance for young people. I am sure the PIAB is giving the issue detailed consideration.
Senator Morrissey asked for a debate on Aer Lingus, which will be useful, but we will not discuss the people who came to the meeting. Senator Dooley also echoed that request.
Senator Finucane referred to the Tánaiste. I am sure she is preparing the ground for an initiative on the accident and emergency issue, including other matters.
Regarding Senator Scanlon's request, I did not realise that one could pay one's insurance premium by instalment. I thought one had to pay when one got the bill. Perhaps this is something the PIAB could examine.
Senator Norris referred to Patrick Kavanagh. He did not just bring fame to his native county of Monaghan, but also to Dublin. He is regarded as a Dublin poet, given that he spoke so well of the city. The Senator did not support Oliver St. John Gogarty but, as the Cathaoirleach said, we cannot speak badly of people who cannot defend themselves.
Mr. B. Hayes: We do it all the time.
[539]Ms O'Rourke: The Senator referred to the proposed Italian EU Commissioner, Signor Buttiglione. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but not where it would cut across one's duty. The Senator also referred to motion No. 13 on which the Cathaoirleach ruled.
Senator Dooley asked for a debate on Aer Lingus. I will endeavour to get the Minister for Transport to come to the House to debate the matter.
Senator Browne asked for a debate on wireless technology. If he was listening to "Morning Ireland" he would have heard a debate on the issue. He also asked for a debate on the health service.
Senator Bannon asked for a debate on roads, particularly the blackspots on secondary roads. Senator Coghlan asked for debates on the Ombudsman's report, the PIAB and stealth tax. He was very poetic when he said that stealth is stealing the nation's wealth, or other people's wealth.
Mr. Coghlan: In honour of Patrick Kavanagh.
Ms O'Rourke: Senator Phelan referred to stealth charges. He requested that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment come to the House to debate the change, if any, in community employment schemes. He also asked for a debate with the Minister for Transport on the roads programme.
Senator Mansergh, in his pursuit of the finance spokespersonship, said that we have the lowest tax rates in Europe and asked if there should be a debate on the opposite side as to whether there is a need for more revenue raising measures if promises are to be kept.
Senator Ulick Burke referred to the Northern Ireland chicken firm. We all think that if we buy organic products we are getting the best products. What are for sale are organic cuts of chicken, yet they are suspect. The Senator asked for a debate with the Minister for Agriculture and Food on the matter.
I do not know what Senator Ross wished to say because he was cut off mid-stream.
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How do you get it to work with Win 7 Pro?
so has anyone else stumbled on the bad window switching support? Try this:
1) cmd + tab to change to the next window in your window manager but hold the cmd key to leave the window switcher up
2) cmd + shift + tab to go back to the previous window… and it breaks your window manager "switching session"
This doesn't happen on other keyboards, so I'm wondering if Logitech is going to put out a software update to correct this.. Otherwise I love this keyboard!
I JUST discovered that it works with my wife's K760 on Lion. I've been suffering with this behavior on my K760 on Mountain Lion, perhaps it's Apple's fault?
I just purchased my first tablet: a Google Nexus 7. Wanting to use business apps, a keyboard was necessary. The sales guy pointed to the k760. The solar power and Logitech's excellent reputation sold me. To quell concerns about android compatibility, they paired the keyboard in the store and the performance was perfect.
I love being able to switch between the Nexus and my iPhone with a button push.
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Posted: July 31, 2009, from the August 2009 issue of GCI Magazine.
Since branding is simply the public's perception of a product or service, it is natural for a brand to change in time as the market or company evolves—or if the overall culture transforms. The decision-makers at MUD understood this concept before any work began.
page 4 of 4For the interior of the stand-alone MUD retail stores in Los Angeles and New York, there was focus on making the shopping experience as simple as possible through the creation of custom displays that enhanced the color-coded categories of product. Soft white hanging panels diffused the light in the space and created privacy in the makeup stations. Instructional graphics conveyed important product information and useful professional tips and tricks for an added educational experience.
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NetBeans 6.1, UTF-8 encoded source files, and a tale of corruption
I'm always happy when a company or product adopts Unicode as its charset. I think it makes perfect sense to do so. There are lots of good reasons why standardizing on Unicode is the right thing:
- the data charset can represent all modern, useful -- and many not-so-useful -- scripts
- charset consistency helps prevent data loss across application boundaries, including those among application, business tiers, application servers, and databases
- a single, multilingual charset simplifies the localization process
I was pleased to see that NetBeans 6.0 and the 6.1 beta uses the UTF-8 encoding (a Unicode encoding) as its default for project configuration and source files. The following figure shows the default setting in the project's property sheet:
This makes it much easier to edit non-ASCII, non-English source and property files. You can type text in any supported Unicode script right into Java source code. A legitimate usage would be comments or even localizable text in
ListResourceBundle files. You can do that because NetBeans will save your files using the UTF-8 encoding by default...and NetBeans even puts this setting into the project's Ant file settings so that it compiles the file properly using the correct
javac arguments. For example, NetBeans would use the following for a UTF-8 source file:
javac -encoding UTF-8 YourSource.java
Despite the potential benefits of this, NetBeans 6.1 still doesn't support this correctly in my humble opinion. Why not? Well, the biggest reason is simple: file corruption and permanent data loss. Ouch!
Let's take a simple "Hello, world!" example in Japanese. This is simple for NetBeans because of the UTF-8 encoding. The NetBeans editor even displays it correctly as shown here:
Unfortunately, the joy of this discovery was short lived when I discovered how easy it is to corrupt this data. Feel like experimenting with the charset encoding? Surely someone will. I suspected what would happen, so I didn't do this with any substantial code base...but someone will. I sure hope they use version control software.
Reopen that project property sheet, select another encoding, say
ISO-8859-1 or
windows-1252 since so many American and Western-European programmers use that by default. What happens? It appears as if nothing has happened. In this NB 6.1 beta, I see the same editor screen as before. NetBeans apparently hasn't yet reloaded the file from disk, so I'll force the issue by closing and reloading this file. The result is here:
Some of you, the super careful, nit-picky ones will now argue with me, "But John, you haven't really lost anything yet. 8859-1 and CP 1252 don't have those characters, but the original byte values are still entact. You can get them back in this example." OK, I concede the point. But now I'll show you some serious data loss, no messing around this time. Instead of
ISO-8859-1, pick
US-ASCII as the target charset. Add a comment or another line of code to the file. Save. And there you have it as shown here:
Now that's just not good. Did NetBeans save the file correctly? Sure. However, NetBeans can do better than this. I would argue that if NetBeans knows that the target encoding does not support the source encoding, it should at least warn the user that the resulting file will contain garbage characters and that parts of the file will be lost--permanantly in many cases.
So, just in case anyone over there in the NetBeans developer group can hear me...you have to fix this. Yes, I know it's a silly mistake for someone to do this, but NetBeans can help them avoid the problem. Just provide a warning dialog, "Saving this file in the target encoding will cause data loss because the target encoding does not support all characters in this file or project." Keep the encoding feature, just perfect it by helping some users avoid this costly mistake. The fact is that most software developers still don't understand character sets and encodings, and this is just an accident waiting to happen.
On a personal note: I really love NetBeans. And I hope this blog qualifies me for the NetBeans 6.1 blogging contest! I could probably file this under the "suggestions on how to enhance NetBeans 6.1" category.
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by bpsm - 2008-03-30 07:31
Yea. Charset issues are ugly. What we've done on more recent projects is to just mandate UTF-8 for java source files (and some other file types). A pre-commit hook script (we use Subversion) verifies this and rejects any text files that do not appear to be valid UTF-8.
The method is a hack. Using python: (1) load file (as bytes), (2) decode to unicode under the assumption that it is UTF-8, (3) encode the unicode as UTF-8, yielding bytes. If no exceptions are thrown and the byte string in 1 is identical to the byte string in 3 it is accepted as UTF-8. This whole dance only works because (unlike other 8-bit encodings) not every possible sequence of bytes is valid UTF-8.
In practice, this works surprisingly well.
As to the problem at the front end: I don't think there's any getting around a basic understanding of character sets and unicode's various encodings.
by goron - 2008-03-30 07:19It's worse than that (but not really Netbeans' fault). Or maybe not important at all. If you have a mixed IDE environment, some using NB6, some NB5, some Vim, some Eclipse.... perhaps some developers in Tokyo, some on Moscow, some in London.... you will already have gone through some pain and have sorted out your charset strategy. You'll probably even use a VCS that understands different charsets and converts. Or more likely, you'll have put all localisable text in properties files and mandated simple ASCII or latin1 for source files. The point you highlight is valid, but probably only for very small teams. And for winning the blogging contest :-) good luck!
by mthornton - 2008-03-30 05:14As the encoding is project wide, it ought to check all the files in the project not just those currently open. Then there are two cases, first you are just declaring the encoding of existing files, second where you want to change the encoding for all files.
by amarinx - 2008-05-19 00:16I have a similar problem. I originally set my project charset as tis-620 and later decided to change it to utf-8. Turns out all files change charset to iso-8859-1 and will not change back to anything else. New files , old files. The project properties still show character encoding as utf-8 but page properties show 8859-1 and it will not save as anything else. So now I switch to using Dreamweaver. Any idea what I can do to fix it?


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By Jordan J. Ballor
I've spent the last decade uniquely positioned at a think tank focused on the intersection of theology and economics. Over that time I've learned some important lessons about faith, life, and work. Here are five of the most memorable.
- Treat people like people. The Golden Rule, "do to others what you would have them do to you" (Matt. 7:12), may seem like common sense, but it is much more uncommon to see what it really should look like in practice. I experienced this when I was walking back to my car from the office after work one day when I was approached by someone asking for help. At the time I was caught up in my own thoughts and worries, and the person in front of me was really just a problem, an obstacle. I took the easy way out and missed an opportunity to treat a person as if he was a person, made in God's image and likeness.
- Your work matters to God. It doesn't matter if you are a preacher, a plumber, or a politician; the work you do is important to God. Most of us are not tasked with leading Fortune 500 companies, passing laws, or proclaiming the gospel from the pulpit. But we are all called to be faithful, to use our various gifts to serve others. The work you do matters to God because you matter to God and he has placed you where you are for a reason. So be a channel of grace in whatever you do. As Peter puts it, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms" (1 Peter 4:10).
- Culture matters. So does politics. The so-called "culture" wars of previous decades have exhausted and exasperated many Christians, and for good reason. Given the way that many of these battles were fought, it might be more accurate to call them the "political" wars. Many are coming to realize for the first time that, just as their work matters to God, so does culture. In some cases, this is leading to the disillusionment with politics as inherently divisive. This may be the way things often work in politics today, and there is much that is broken. But God calls us to faithfully follow him not just in the easy things or the cool things, but in the difficult things as well. Good governing matters to God, and while politics is too important for many people, for others it may not be important enough. Endeavor to put politics in its proper place. Figure out what it means to be a faithful follower of Christ in your own context, understanding that culture influences politics, but the reverse is also true.
- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. There's a saying in graduate school that the only good dissertation is a done dissertation. The truth of this insight applies to other endeavors, too. Let good enough be good enough. If you wait to "go live" with something until it is perfect, it will never see the light of day. Realize that improvement is a never-ending process, and that the only way to achieve anything is to risk failure and even embarrassment. Perfectionism can be a way of withdrawing from the responsibilities of work in this world. So don't let your high standards be an excuse to wash your hands of genuine engagement.
- The dirtiest work has already been done. The reason we can be free to risk failure is because our hope doesn't rest in our own perfection. The dirtiest job, the perfect, atoning work of Jesus Christ in his life, death, and resurrection, has been accomplished. It is finished. Jesus has set us free from sin and we are free indeed (John 8:36). And just as a servant is not above his master (John 15:20), the disciples of Jesus Christ are called to get their hands dirty in faithful service.
As the Protestant reformer Martin Luther put it memorably, "Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly. For he is victorious over sin, death, and the world. As long as we are here we have to sin. This life is not the dwelling place of righteousness, but, as Peter says, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells." This is another way of saying that we cannot avoid getting our hands dirty in our daily work, and indeed in some sense we are called to do so. But we are not to rest in the merits of our own work but rather look forward in hope to the day when every hand will be clean.
Jordan J. Ballor is a research fellow at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty, a think tank in Grand Rapids, Michigan, founded to "promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles." He works as an editor, writer, and researcher, in both academic and popular venues. He lives in Wyoming, a suburb of Grand Rapids, with his wife and two children (with a third on the way), as well as a dog, cat, and hamster. He is missing half of the pinky toe on his right foot, a casualty of a lawnmower accident while daydreaming as a teenager.
These and other lessons can be found in his latest book, Get Your Hands Dirty: Essays on Christian Social Thought (and Action) and on Twitter (@JordanBallor).
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Thomas A. Lee Sr.
PAWTUCKET - Lee, Thomas A., Sr. Archie, 89, of Pawtucket, RI, died Tuesday, September 18 at Oak Hill Nursing Home. He was the husband of Maria (Pena) Lee and the late Eva Elizabeth (Gaumond) Lee.
Born in Providence, RI, a son of the late Anthony F. Lee and the late Marie Rose (Contois) Lee-Jodat.
He was a designer and sample maker for Interpak for 31 yrs., retiring in 1996. A WWII veteran of the US Navy, he served aboard the USS Charles Carroll APA28; participating in six campaigns between 1942 and 1945 including the invasion at Normandy. He later served in the US Marines until 1948. He was an active member of the Walter G. Gatchell VFW Post #306 Pawtucket. He was an artist, woodworker, outdoorsman, and avid reader.
He is survived by one son, Thomas A. Lee, Jr. & his wife Rachel of Pawtucket; two daughters, Linda M. Grueb & her husband James of North Kingstown and Cheryl A. Lefebvre & her husband Ronald of Lincoln; two brothers, Roland R. Lee of CA & Robert E. Lee & his wife Barbara of Providence; two sisters, Marie Murphy Microulis of Rumford & Lillian Heaney & her husband James of FL; 7 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Frank R. Lee, Sr.
A committal service and burial with military honors will be held at RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, RI on Thursday, 9/27/12 at 10:10 am. All attending, meet at the Administration parking lot.
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High School Baseball
Indians rise to occasion minus senior leader
East Coweta's baseball team led off Monday with its leadoff hitter, senior Cam Smith, in a hospital bed recovering from an emergency appendectomy that left the rest of his high school career in jeopardy.
The Indians did their best to pick up their senior teammate's spirits with a 5-2 victory over Westlake that left the team's magic number to clinch a Region 3-AAAAAA title at one.
On the road, senior right-hander Austin Bellamy fought off a rare speed bump in the second inning that allowed the Lions to close within a run before East Coweta's bats polished off a productive outing including five extra-base hits.
The Indians' 14th consecutive win, and 12th straight to open 3-AAAAAA play, provided at least a share of the region title. While off today awaiting Westlake's trip to Sharpsburg for game two on Wednesday, East Coweta could clinch a 3-AAAAAA championship as early as this afternoon should Newnan and Westlake split a 3 p.m. doubleheader.
The way the Indians (18-5, 12-0) are playing, however, it may seem inevitable.
With Nick Pippen moving up to Smith's leadoff spot on Monday against the Lions (11-10, 8-3), senior catcher Austin Jones responded with a home run after being elevated into the No. 2 hole in the order, and fellow senior Matthew Meyer continued a standout final varsity season by going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles including an RBI that gave the Indians breathing room in the top of the third.
"It's a big blow to our team. We had already lost [pitcher] Dalton Chocallo for the season," East Coweta head coach DeLoach said. "The thing about Cam Smith is it's not just stats. It's leadership. He's a little sparkplug, a good leader. Whether he's able to come back or not, I'll just be happy to get him back in the dugout. He plays the game the way it's supposed to be played."
Faced with the bad news about Smith — a third-year starter — while heading into the final 3-AAAAAA three-game series of the season against a stingy Westlake team, East Coweta DeLoach was pleased with how the lineup responded to its latest adversity.
"You could tell it lingered on us," he said. "We were able to get ahead and snuck one out of there."
The Indians quickly jumped out for three runs in the top of the first starting with Jones' blast. Meyer continued a two-out rally with a double followed by an RBI single by sophomore Jaquez Williams.
Filling Smith's starting spot in left field, Mackenzie Martin made an immediate contribution with an RBI single en route to a 2-for-4 effort with 2 RBIs.
The latter of Martin's two run-scoring hits proved to be even bigger in the top of the third and quickly answered Westlake's lone rally of the game.
East Coweta's No. 1-6 hitters went on to finish with nine of the team's 10 hits while producing all five RBIs in the win. Cary Holloway had the Indians' other hit.
Bellamy, meanwhile, remained as consistent as any varsity pitcher in the county, shaking off a three-hit second inning that produced both of Westlake's two runs by retiring 14 of his final 16 batters.
The Indian ace allowed just two hits the rest of the way while finishing with eight strikeouts and just one walk in his second consecutive complete-game region victory in less than a week.
"They're a good team," DeLoach said of Westlake. "They had five hits but none of them were hit that hard. He's did a fine job."
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The owner of the Massachusetts specialty pharmacy implicated in the meningitis outbreak that has killed 32 people declined to testify Wednesday before a Congressional committee investigating the matter, the Associated Press reported.
After a series of questions from members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Barry Cadden, co-founder of the New England Compounding Center, said: "Under advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer under basis of my constitutional rights and privileges, including the Fifth Amendment."
The committee hearing is focused on whether the outbreak, which has also sickened 438 people, could have been prevented.
Also expected to speak Wednesday is U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. She is expected to tell the committee that new laws are needed to give her agency more legal authority and funding to oversee so-called compounding pharmacies, like the one in Massachusetts at the center of the deadly outbreak, the AP reported.
Compounding pharmacies combine, mix or alter ingredients to create drugs to meet the specific needs of individual patients. Such custom-made drugs may include a smaller dose, for example, or the removal of an ingredient that might trigger an allergy in a patient, according to the FDA.
Compounding pharmacies aren't subject to the same FDA oversight as regular drug manufacturers.
The New England Compounding Center in Framingham was the source of the tainted steroid injections, which are typically used for back and joint pain. The company has ceased operations since the meningitis outbreak first surfaced early last month.
Meningitis is inflammation of the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Infected patients have developed a range of symptoms approximately one to four weeks following t
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Farmers reveal all for charity
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BARING all paid huge dividends for members of the Lostwithiel Young Farmers' Club when sales of their naked calendar allowed them to present a cheque to Cornwall Search and Rescue Team (CSRT).
Six male and six female members of the Lostwithiel YFC were snapped in tasteful scenes of day to day farming life minus their clothing and, rather than hitting a bum note, sales of the calendar rocketed.
The cheeky calendar proved hugely popular locally but also found its way around the globe with copies landing in homes in France, Australia and Japan.
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Brighten up your living room or bedroom with this Mermaid Afghan. Great for beginning and advanced crochet fans, this free crochet afghan pattern can be made in any color you'd like; however, this Sea Coral color would compliment almost any decor. The simple fan or shell stitch also makes this afghan look like it's made completely of sea shell.
- 12 skeins Red Heart Classic yarn in Sea Coral
- 4.5 mm (US G-6) crochet hook or size needed for gauge
Gauge: 4 rows – 2 ¾"; Shell, 2 dcs – 2 ¼"
Special Stitch:
- Shell – 5 dcs in space or stitch as indicated in instructions.
Throw Measures: 44" x 55"
Throw is crocheted in multiples of 7.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 140, dc in 4th ch from hook, [skip 2 chs, Shell in next ch, skip 2 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs] across to last 3 chs, skip 2 chs, 3 dcs in last ch, ch 3 and turn.
Row 2: Dc between first 2 dcs, [Shell between 2 dcs of 2 dc pair, dc between 2nd and 3rd dc of next Shell and 3rd and 4th dc of same Shell] across, 3 dc between last dc and turning ch, ch 3 and turn.
- Repeat Row 2 for a total of 75 rows.
On right side work along top edge (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs, ch 2, sc) between 2 right corner dcs, [(sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) in center dc of Shell, (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) between 2 dcs of 2 dc pair] across, (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs, ch 2, sc) between last 2 dcs.
Work along side edge (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) in first dc, [skip next dc, (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) in next dc] across, (sc. ch 2, 3 dcs, ch 2, sc) between 2 dcs of bottom corner edge.
Work along bottom edge [(sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) between 2 dcs, (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs) in ch below Shell] across, (sc, ch 2, 3 dcs, ch 2, sc) between last 2 dcs.
- Work along side edge as for opposite side edge, join to beginning sc and fasten off.
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Secrets of Alicia Keys Wedding and Vera Wang Dress
As if designing Chelsea Clinton's wedding dress, in addition to those of her bridesmaids, wasn't enough, our friends at StyleList just received confirmation that Keys also wore Wang during her July 31 nuptials in Corsica.
The pregnant 29-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer donned an ivory silk, georgette-draped goddess gown with jewel detail on the back shoulder, a spokesperson for the designer told StyleList.
Keys completed her beautiful bridal look with a jeweled headpiece and a cascading bouquet of purple calla lilies. PopEater has learned that the headpiece was originally a one-of-a-kind necklace that was reworked by Jacob & Co. into a custom fitted 60 carat diamond halo designed especially for Keys.
Music producer Swizz Beatz (aka Kasseem Dean), 31, wore a white Tom Ford tuxedo and didn't hold back his emotions, tweeting "Wowwwwwwwwww" the night of the wedding, followed by: "It's a brand new day :) I feel like Nas and Diddy song :) love y'all and blessing!"
Deepak Chopra, a friend of the bride and groom, officiated the intimate ceremony, which took place at a private residence on the Mediterranean Sea, according to Us Weekly.
Famous guests in attendance included Bono and Queen Latifah, reports the Daily Mail.
The couple is expecting their first child together later this fall. "Whatever we're blessed with, that baby is being born to blessed parents," Beatz recently told PEOPLE. "Alicia is definitely one of those great parents-to-be. She's super ready. Super glowing. Super happy."
Hanks tied the knot with publicist Samantha Bryant on Saturday, May 8 in Los Angeles at sunset on the roof of the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
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- Monday 02 AugustBy Alexandria
I've been an Alicia Keys fans since 2001 and still is today. I wish her the best.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Mitch
It's amazing how people, who have not lived a sinless life enjoy judging other's. Don't put your self in the place of God! May God Bless you Alicia on your new journey.
- Monday 02 AugustBy jordan
My sins never hurt anyone but me. The certainly didnt contribute to the break up a marriage or a family.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Gwen
I love Alecia Keys she is one of my favorite singers, beautiful, talented, graceful, however, good people make bad choices.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Sheri
Men only cheat because of the women willing to cheat with them.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Jais
The first decision is to cheat. The second is with whom. Cheating is always an indication of a problem in your relationship. Open your eyes so that it doesn't happen to you.
- Monday 02 AugustBy ventura
men are only as loyal as there choices!
- Monday 02 August
I beg to disagree. Men cheat because they choose to. I have no idea about the nature of the relationship that led to the new groom's bad behavior and doubt that any of us know. I do know that we have no right to judge.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Liz
I would never want a man with so little character. How can you respect a man who would put that kind of stress on a pregnant woman. Leaving her while she is carrying his child. Selfish losers!
- Monday 02 AugustBy Linda
You are right, Alicia has an equal amount of shame for putting his 1st wife through that pain, especially his pregnant wife.
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- Monday 02 AugustBy z34km
You are all right on; she is a hard talking tramp and they are truly alike. Same as, same as, too bad his pregnant wife isn't in a position to see what they are.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Gogo2
I, too, feel sorry for Alicia Keyes, but it goes to show you that all the money and fame in the world cannot replace or provide a person's deepest need--to be loved in a warm and caring family. The beautiful wedding pics disguise what lies beneath it all--deceit, disloyalty, despair. No one wins in this situation and the innocent bystanders- the yet to be born-lose most of all. What a shame!
- Monday 02 AugustBy Teresa in VA
None of you know what happened or how this came about and you are all talking as if you know all the details. You do not and should reserve judgement of other people's lives. Spend you time on more worthwhile things like putting your own lives in perfect order and let other people live their own. By the way, if a man cheats there is often a reason for that. It doesn't excuse his behavior, only explains it. All parties are responsible for their actions but it is none of our business.
- Monday 02 AugustBy max
- Wednesday 04 AugustBy SaRaH
well damn no jada and will smith
- Monday 02 AugustBy Millie
Angelina Jolie
Julia Roberts
Jennifer Lopez
Alicia Keys
It's the norm. All of the above are beautiful and broke up marriages. It's so sad that they have choices and choose to be with someone who has a family/wife. Fame, beauty, money, no morals. There are a lot of things people do wrong...just because they can. Right or wrong doesn't matter.
- Monday 02 AugustBy The Truth
They didn't break up anything. The MARRIED MAN did.
HE didn't care about HIS family.
- Monday 02 AugustBy Nicole
It's funny how because only potions of peoples lives are publicized we think as fans or haters that we know everything. The only people who knew what was going on in his relationship with his first wife and his relationship with his current wife is them. We as the viewers, readers or listeners never get the whole story or we tend to believe whoever's PR person can put the best spin on the story. If he is a low down person as some of you would have him to be then he only has to answer to one person and guess what you are not that person. I send out a congratulations to the newlyweds because I'm happy for them. Love is always found in the most unexpected places. Now don't think because I'm not joining the Swizz Beatz bashing that i condone infidelity because i don't but i am no one to judge someone else's business.
- Monday 02 AugustBy decaturdog
Why do we have to have reports of a "pregnant" bride - can't bride be enough? It's so sad that celebrities with no morals are held up as worth our time - she's not that great a singer, anyway, and now she's just another knocked-up bride. What a world.
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Shifts within and across occupations drive changes in skill levels
September 17, 1999
Average skill levels in the economy increased over the 1989-97 period, primarily due to shifts in occupational employment within industries.
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A little over half of the total change was caused by shifts within broad occupational groups, within specific industries. An example of this might be a shift toward clerical supervisors and away from secretaries and data processors in the clerical occupations within the services industry.
About one-third of the increase could be traced to shifts within industries but across broad occupational groups. One example would be the trend toward hiring more professional workers and fewer clerical workers in a wide variety of industries.
Skill levels increased only slightly due to shifts toward higher-wage industries. Such across-industry shifts were mostly in the service-producing sector and accounted for about one-tenth of the total increase in the economy's skill level.
The data used in this article were produced by the Occupational Employment Survey. Find out more in chapter 2 of Report on the American Workforce 1999 (PDF 1,037K).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Shifts within and across occupations drive changes in skill levels on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/sept/wk3/art05.htm (visited October 10, 2015).
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