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Ambassador Donald Gips Remarks
Remarks to the South African Institute of International Affairs
South African Institute of International Affairs
August 18, 2010
Good afternoon, and thank you for the introduction.
My thanks also to Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, the director of SAIIA, for the invitation to speak to you today.
And for all my ambassadorial colleagues and those in the audience today, I will use my favorite expression: All protocol observed.
This is a special week for my family and I. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of our arrival in South Africa. At this point, I consider myself "proudly South African," despite my primary role of serving as the United States Ambassador. We have fallen in love with this country – its beauty, its diversity, its cultural richness. I have also developed a fondness for the braais, the wine and the amarula…sometimes I think the real role of an Ambassador is to eat and drink for your country.
From the northern reaches of Kruger Park to the southern tip of Cape Point, there is no more beautiful country in the world. Not only is it physically beautiful but the warmth of its people make it a very special place. My family and I have become huge Bafana Bafana fans-– we were thrilled with Bafana's recent win against Ghana, although that may also reflect Ghana's role in sending the U.S. home from the World Cup. We won't comment further on that.
The United States-South African relationship is a partnership that starts from a simple premise: There is a bond between South Africans and Americans. As Nelson Mandela said after his first visit to the United States, "We are linked by nature, but proud of each other by choice." Our citizens do business with each other, travel to each others' most beloved places, study together and enjoy much of the same culture and music. Our governments work together to fight HIV/AIDS, build peace and stability around the continent, and bring more jobs and prosperity to our people.
Through our strategic partnership, our two great democracies can achieve great things for our people, and the world.
Relations between the United States and South Africa are on an upswing. In 2009, in remarkable demonstrations of democracy at work, new leaders took office in both of our nations. This new leadership offered an opportunity for a new beginning in our bilateral relationship, a chance to build a genuine partnership.
Since their respective elections, President Zuma and President Obama have met no fewer than five times. They have committed to working together on a range of issues, from global issues such as climate change and nuclear proliferation to critical regional issues, such as improving health care and food security, increasing intra-Africa trade, and stabilizing trouble spots and promoting democracy.
Our countries share something very profound: We cherish the idea and practice of a multiracial democracy, and the challenges and opportunities that this brings. As a result, our countries are on shared journeys. Before I came here as Ambassador, I worked in both the Obama White House and the Clinton White House, and since coming here I am continually struck by the fact that we are dealing with many of the same issues, concerns and challenges that face South Africa: How do we improve education? How do we create jobs? How do we solve the healthcare problem? How do we support the institutions of democracy and a free press? We share these issues and while many of the problems are more extreme here because of the history of apartheid, we have much to learn from each other as we seek to improve the lives of our citizens. The richness of the relationship between the two countries is deep, and the foundation is strong.
As Ambassador, it has been exciting for me to see, in addition to everything we do on a government-to-government basis, the exchange that goes on in academia, the private sector, the non-profit world and tourism. Americans come and fall in love with South Africa – we saw this during the World Cup when it was Americans who purchased the most tickets of any foreign nation. There is a synergy between our countries that is dynamic and vibrant and growing. It is a superb time to be the United States Ambassador to South Africa.
In his 2009 speech in Ghana, President Obama said that the future of Africa is up to Africans. He called on individual citizens on the continent to take responsibility for their destiny. South Africa's wildly successful hosting of the World Cup showed exactly what happens when individuals step up, governments work in partnership with average citizens, businesses and non-governmental organizations do their part. While officially Spain won the World Cup, as President Obama has noted, it was clear that South Africa and Africa were the real winners. The challenge for South Africa is to continue to keep on that path of walking together to advance the country.
In his Ghana speech, President Obama also reiterated America's commitment to be a responsible partner of Africa, wherever, whenever we are needed. And make no mistake: It is in the United States' strategic interest for South Africa to succeed in its historic transformation from apartheid to a world leader, where all South Africans share in the nation's prosperity and economic opportunity.
President Zuma has been clear in his recognition that South Africa faces significant problems, including unemployment, an educational system in need of reform, an HIV/AIDS epidemic, high crime rates, poor service delivery, corruption and significant income disparity. Left unaddressed, these forces could pose a challenge to the country's stability. We believe that the South African government is committed to addressing these issues.
And while our foreign assistance resources are limited relative to the overall resources the South African government is mobilizing, the United States and South Africa have a genuine shared interest in finding ways to best leverage our assistance and expertise to help South Africa tackle these persistent and challenging problems.
The United States provides about four billion rands annually to support South Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The vast majority of that money supports technical assistance and infrastructure. South Africa, led by Health Minister Motsoaledi, is driving a government wide fight against HIV/AIDS. As a result of the success of this program in getting more people on ARVs, we were asked in late 2009 to provide one-time additional support of $120 million to augment the purchase of anti-retroviral drugs and improve the delivery system. Through that purchase, we demonstrated that these drugs could be purchased at half the cost that South Africa was paying for these drugs.
The Health Ministry now has issued a new procurement that will allow them to reap huge savings on the purchase of these drugs and treat many more people.
Of course, the real challenge is prevention: How do you keep people from contracting HIV/AIDS? There are existing prevention programs, as well as some brand new research on microbicides that we co-funded, that we are very hopeful will help turn the tide. The good news already is that the situation has stabilized, but the question remains: How do we drive the infection rate down? South Africa continues to develop its mother-to-child prevention programs, which are proven to be very effective, as well as programs like male circumcision, which appear to reduce incidence by 60%. These programs are critical and I am proud that the United States is a key partner in supporting these initiatives.
I am optimistic that South Africa will turn the tide in the fight against HIV/AIDS, due in large part to the commitment of the South African government and the vibrant NGO community here in South Africa.
However, it's important to remember that these gains against the scourge of HIV/AIDS mean nothing unless individual South Africans take responsibility for their actions and sexual behavior. It doesn't matter how many microbicides are developed, how many condoms are distributed, how many prevention commercials are aired - if individuals don't take responsibility for their own future, this horrible disease will continue to ravage and cripple this country. It's time for every individual to step up– every South African needs to look every other South African in the eye and say WE, together, need to unite to fight this disease. That's how battles are fought, and battles are won.
Education in South Africa is also a critical priority, and a personal interest of my family. The United States has invested in programs from teacher training to post-graduate exchange programs for leading South African students – again, with the overriding idea that we support the South African government in their work to improve this nation's schools.
Our partnership with the University of Pretoria established the groundbreaking Mae Jemison US Science Reading Room, which provides supplemental educational resources for hundreds of students in Mamelodi. US Peace Corps volunteers teach in more than 200 rural primary schools in South Africa. The ACCESS English Language Program provides extra after-school support and resources to students across the country as they prepare for matric. We've supported South Africa to create and sustain education and training programs that are responsive to employer labor needs through the Further Education and Training Program.
If South Africa wants to continue to be a leader on the continent and in the global community, its citizens cannot tolerate an educational system that results in failure for millions.
In 2009, only about 60% of South African students passed the matric exam, a decline of two percent from the previous year. These results aren't acceptable, especially given the fact that South Africa spends more on education than most other countries on the continent. This underscores that it is not just a funding issue, but one that calls for system wide reforms.
In America, we know this debate. President Obama has developed several initiatives designed to push educational reform, such as the 'Race to the Top' program. Some are controversial in the U.S., but all are grounded in President Obama's firm belief that we owe it to our children to tackle these vital issues head on. In the U.S., the reform debate focuses on issues such as pay for performance for teachers, teacher tenure, charter schools and vouchers, standards and closing down failing schools.
Let me be clear: America's experiences are not exactly the same as South Africa's —you need to decide on your own how to change your education system. What I am saying is that the status quo should not be acceptable to anyone who cares about the future of this country. As you have this debate, we are committed to sharing our experiences, good and bad, as we both struggle with this critical issue.
We're also committed to partnership on perhaps South Africa's most important issue: Job creation. I believe that the future for South Africa, and for the continent, rests with moving away from aid, towards trade. At the beginning of this month, the United States hosted the 11th annual African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum. Bilateral trade between South Africa and the U.S. has increased dramatically thanks to the AGOA agreement. South Africa is the leading non-oil beneficiary of AGOA. Ninety-seven percent of South African exports to the United States entered duty-free in 2009.
There are over 600 American companies with operations here in South Africa. We're committed to increasing the number of American businesses, and increasing bilateral trade - the United States' strong trade and business partnerships with South Africa are hallmarks for the continent. One of the stumbling blocks of increased trade has been a lack of clarity around BEE. While America supports transformation and the goals of BEE, the lack of specificity has been a hindrance for American companies. We, and AmCham, have been working with DTI to seek more clarity on aspects of the BEE program. We applaud the Department of Trade and Industry's recent agreement with Microsoft as a new model for BEE that we hope will be expanded.
We are also working with DTI on other initiatives to build trade and create jobs. Through the South African International Business Linkages (SAIBL) Program, the US helps enhance the competitiveness of historically disadvantaged small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
This program has created over 18,000 jobs and generated R12 billion in SME revenue.
Job creation is also a priority of the U.S. Government's agriculture programs, which focus on partnering with the South African Department of Agriculture to increase capacity along the entire agriculture and food value chain, with a focus on emerging farmers. U.S. government technical assistance ensured South Africa retained R280 million in fruit trade to the United States and is promoting the development of harmonized technical standards that will facilitate even more trade across Africa and with the U.S.
Perhaps the greatest challenge for both of our countries in increasing trade is to break down the barriers that hamper trade between African nations. Together, we need to foster and facilitate intra-Africa trade. For American businesses, a market of 48 million is attractive, but a market across Africa of 1 billion consumers would be impossible to ignore. Trade barriers between African countries must fall, tariffs must be reduced, trade agreements reached, common standards set, border crossings simplified and infrastructure improved… and the added cost of doing business due to corruption must be tackled.
The South African government's initiatives to fight corruption are critical in this regard. Corruption is an issue in every country and South Africa's 2009 ranking of 55th out of 180 nations on Transparency International's corruption scale is good but there is room to improve. This is the first country where I ever heard the word 'tenderpreneur.' A corruption-free South Africa will attract investors from all sectors of the globe – from the EU, from America, from China and beyond, and trade is what builds nations. For South Africa to continue in its rightful place as a global leader, corruption cannot be tolerated. Not by elected leaders, not by business and not by private citizens. This will require sustained and personal leadership, a united fight across all sectors.
America's founders recognized that the best way to fight corruption and promote democracy in their new nation was through a free press.
America still believes that a free press serves as the front line in the defense of democracy. We believe that, at the most basic level, governments are accountable to citizens, and democracy requires those citizens to make choices. A free press provides the information that permits the public to make informed choices.
Just as America's founders were concerned about the quality of the media in America's early days, I also understand the government's concern about the professionalism of the South African press. In my conversations with journalists, they themselves recognize that economic pressures have led to lapses and that their internal standards need tightening. Having served in two White Houses, I know how members of government feel when leaders are attacked by the media, sometimes unfairly.
However, as President Obama just said in his remarks to the Young African Leaders Forum in early August, "One of the wonderful things about the United States is that in my position, there are often times when I get frustrated, when I think I know more than some of my critics. Yet, we have institutionalized the notion that those critics have every right to criticize me, no matter how unreasonable I think they may be."
I believe the challenge here is to balance that right of criticism with the need for media professionalism and standards for truthful and fair reporting. We note the efforts of the South African media to discuss reforms, such as greatly strengthening the Office of the Press Ombudsman and diversifying the membership of the Press Council.
In the United States, the balance of criticism with fair reporting includes protections of national secrets, but these protections are strictly and clearly defined and articulated. In the United States, 'national interests' are issues of national security.
We believe this balances the public's need to know, freedom of speech and the protection of national security. Here in South Africa, the media and the government must come together to agree on specific and concrete standards for the management of sensitive information that also guarantee free speech and the right to dissent.
The rhetoric in this debate from both sides is clouding and complicating the hard work that will be required to reach common ground. As an outsider, listening to this debate closely, it appears that the one thing that both sides agree on is that the Constitution, one of the greatest of such documents in the world, is sacred. We hope that the Constitution will serve as a guiding light in this debate, as the parties walk forward, together, for the public good.
In the early days of America, our third president Thomas Jefferson said, "Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it." In the darkest days of South Africa, the press was a leading light that helped expose the acts of the apartheid regime. The overturning of apartheid offered South Africans opportunities to come together to create a constitution that is a model both in terms of citizen responsibility and for its protection of the freedoms so many fought to achieve and enshrine in law. South Africa must not turn away from that history now.
I believe there is the potential for these two sides to come together. As Deputy President Motlanthe said yesterday, "..what is required is really to debate with the full understanding that freedom of expression, freedom of speech, free media, access to information, all these are matters that are enshrined in our Constitution. So we should proceed from that point of departure and debate as calmly as possible rather than to be hysterical about these issues."
The world needs this debate to be successful as we believe South Africa serves as the role model for the continent and the world. South Africa has shown the way as a peacekeeper for the continent, in Burundi and Sudan.
This country's role as a regional negotiator for disputes on the continent, including Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement, is critical, as is the wide range of developmental and humanitarian assistance that South Africa provides to its neighbors.
The U.S. Government assists South Africa in its support of other countries on the continent through the Trilateral Assistance Program. South African expertise has been utilized to, among other things, promote food crop research, disaster preparedness, and training of government officials in a number of African countries. This demonstrates how combined U.S. Government and South African efforts can support development of other African countries, including Sudan and Malawi.
And before I am asked in the Q+A, let me talk about Zimbabwe. The United States and South Africa have identical goals for Zimbabwe– we both want a free, fair, prosperous country in which the Zimbabwean people control their own destiny. We also recognize that South Africa has an immediate and very real challenge – Zimbabwe is on your doorstep. As things destabilize, more and more Zimbabweans cross the border, putting more and more of a strain on South African resources. We do hold some different views regarding tactics and strategies, but we are in constant dialogue to better understand each other's point of view. I think that dialogue has improved dramatically and will continue to do so.
As the tragic attacks in Kampala demonstrated, terror impacts us all. South Africa has already joined the world community in the fight against terror.
We worked in partnership during the World Cup, and as part of a robust partnership in law enforcement cooperation and security, the United States has provided South Africa with targeted financial support for training, equipment and other security-related assistance. We continue to work closely with the South African government to address future threats to the security of the continent.
My priority as the Ambassador is to take our relationship to a much higher level. South Africa today is a miracle – and we should never lose sight of that. South Africa emerged out of a history of oppression and hatred. It's the only country in the world that re-invented itself as a free, democratic, multiracial society after suffering the injustice of apartheid. South Africa could be like every other country in the world, but the world needs it to be better. The global community looks to South Africa to be the leader, to set an example, to show us our better selves and what we can be when a people take their own destiny in hand.
When South Africa is at its best, everyone gives a little of what would be in their own self-interest. The World Cup was a great example. During this month-long celebration and the years leading up to the spectacle, South Africans, as the Dinokeng Scenarios said so beautifully, weren't walking behind each other, or in front of each other, but walking together. That's what made the World Cup a success. Individuals, stepping up, working together.
We know it is possible for you, as a nation, to realize the dream of 1994. South Africans need to walk together, and I guarantee you that America will walk with you, as investors, as tourists, as partners in education and health, solving the great problems of our time. We stand ready to help as South Africa's partner, and South Africa's friend.
In the spirit of freedom of speech, I'd be happy to take questions. And in respect of diversity and equal time, I hope not all of the questions will be about freedom of the press.
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield has been making headlines recently by tweeting with people… from space, the International Space Station, to be precise. He's been sending amazing, breathtaking photos and exchanging playful tweets with folks, including Star Trek stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei and Wil Wheaton. The CSA invited Shatner to chat more extensively with Hadfield, a fellow Canadian, and Shatner took them up on the offer. So, today at 10:30 a.m. EST, Hadfield (by video) and Shatner (via phone) will converse before an audience of "space tweeps" – people who follow Hadfield and the CSA -- assembled at the CSA for demos and scientific presentations.
According to the CSA, the tweeps, following the Shatner-Hadfield conversation, will be able to ask questions in real-time to Hadfield. CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen will host the event. The really cool part? We can all listen to all of it via live webcast.
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To say the least, this has been a wild college football off season. There has been trouble at a variety of schools, including Ohio State. It seemed every week we would hear something unsettling about a well-known program.
Coaches and administrators at the trouble-free schools breathe a sigh of relief, while at the same time they want to make sure everyone is following the rules.
It reminds me of the incident several years ago when coach George O'Leary had to step down from a dream gig at Notre Dame because of false information on his resume. Just about every other coach in America felt the need to double check his own resume.
Naturally, all the trouble in college football has many critics claiming the game is little more than a cesspool, where nobody cares about anything other than making money. Sure, money matters in college athletics. I think most folks accept that as a fact of life. The mistake occurs when everyone is labeled by the actions of a few.
Badgers fans should feel pretty good about their team. The biggest news story out of Madison this summer is the addition of transfer quarterback Russell Wilson. While the hype surrounding Wilson's arrival has bordered on the extreme, his resume suggests he should be an excellent fit at Wisconsin.
I do not simply mean his on-field stats. Wilson has earned his undergraduate degree, and by all accounts he is a very good teammate.
There is no guarantee that Wilson will be a star with his new team, but his addition is a good, positive story. One national writer said it was refreshing to report something that did not involve the NCAA Committee on Infractions. It is hard to argue with those sentiments.
As another training camp opens, the only thing that concerns me is the hype. Even some national pundits, such as ESPN's Rod Gilmore, have mentioned Wisconsin as a team to watch in the BCS title hunt. Maybe he is right, but I always feel a little better when the Badgers are under the radar.
History supports the argument. In Wisconsin's four Big Ten championship runs of 1993, '98, '99 and 2010, it never was the preseason favorite.
Fans in these parts can't wait for the historic Big Ten opener against Nebraska, but before the Cornhuskers come to town, the Badgers have at least a couple of tricky non-conference games -- specifically a home tilt with Oregon State, and a Soldier Field date with Northern Illinois, under the direction of former UW defensive coordinator Dave Doeren.
Those back-to-back road night games at Michigan State and Ohio State figure to be extremely difficult. The Spartans, with veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, should to be a strong contender in the Legends Division.
Meanwhile, the Buckeyes might be in a difficult period, but if they get through the first five games unscathed, they too could be more than a handful.
While it is easy for the rest of us to wonder whether Ohio State's saga creates a window of opportunity for Wisconsin and everyone else in the Big Ten, Coach Bret Bielema is smart enough to know that thinking about any program other than his own is a waste of time.
Don't get me wrong -- it is hard to blame you for being excited about Wisconsin football. The Badgers have been winning, and by all indications, they have been winning the right way. They have done well in the classroom. They have done wonderful work in the community.
As another season approaches, the hope from this observer is that the Badgers stick to the principals that worked so well a year ago. They won big in 2010. The way they won in 2010 was proof that there are good things going on in college football, and they gave fans plenty of reasons to be very proud.
There always seem to be a handful of plays that make or break a season. Last fall most of those plays went the Badgers' way, but as long as the Badgers stick to their principals, they have a very good chance of having another successful season.
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To say the least, this has been a wild college football off season. There has been trouble at a variety of schools, including Ohio State. It seemed every week we would hear something unsettling about a well-known program.
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Great story Matt... I love that Wisconsin is being mentioned nationally... although that raises the expectations to great heights it is a lot better than not being talked about at all.. plus in the end it gets us athletes we may have not been able to get before.. Anyway, here's to a great season with high expectations. Look forward to hearing you and Lukey on Thursday night Sept. 1st.. ON WISCONSIN!


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Work on the protocol began during the summer as the Ross County Coalition to End Human Trafficking first began meeting. The goal was for area agencies to identify strengths and weaknesses of the local response to human trafficking and develop a guide, said Julie Oates, executive director of the Child Protection Center of Ross County.
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On February the 21st 2012, Manchester SciFi book club met at the Madlab to discuss Ray Bradbury's 1953 dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451.
The novel presents a future American society where reading is outlawed and firemen start fires to burn books. Written in the early years of the Cold War, the novel is a critique of what Bradbury saw as issues in American society of the era.
The novel has been the subject of various interpretations, primarily focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas. Bradbury has stated that the novel is not about censorship, but a story about how television destroys interest in reading literature, which leads to a perception of knowledge as being composed of factoids, partial information devoid of context.


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Wind-Towers and Pearl Fishing: Architectural Signals in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Arabian Gulf
Hawker, Ronald, Hull, Daniel, Rouhani, Omid, Antiquity
The United Arab Emirates is a peninsular country located on the south-west side of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf and on the north-west banks of the Gulf of Oman (Figure 1). With an area of 83 600 square kilometres (Al Abed et al. 1996: 269), the United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qawain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. It was known prior to confederation in 1971 as either the Trucial Coast or Trucial Oman and was dependent on the few resources that the difficult climate and geography offered. Small towns, villages and hamlets were strung along the coastal inlets and off-shore islands, and set into the interior desert oases and mountain wadis. Mountain and beach stone, coral, palm frond, mud brick, and the occasional palm log have served as the main building materials.
The Emirates have long been regarded as having no great architectural tradition of the Islamic period. Indeed, we may reflect on Creswell's biting conclusion that: '... Arabia, at the rise of Islam, does not appear to have possessed anything worthy of the name of architecture. Only a small proportion of the population was settled, and these lived in dwellings which were scarcely more than hovels' (1932: 7). But these words were written in the 1930s, and are of their time, for since then greater appreciation for the inventiveness of the local building traditions has emerged. Through the Gulf generally, examples of late nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture have been preserved and documentary texts about the buildings and their architectural styles have begun to appear. However, this existing evidence generally emphasises functional and decorative description over social context. In recent years, archaeological investigation, with its combination of scientific, imaginative and deductive methods, has pursued a research agenda seeking to determine economic and ecological sequences. In some cases these inquiries have begun a dialogue with those of history and architecture, to the great enrichment of both.
Between 1857 and 1929, the most pervasive and lucrative economic activity in the Gulf was trading in pearls, and this provided a substantial underpinning to the material culture of that period. In this paper an archaeologist, an art historian and an architectural historian explore how the various aspects of the pearl trade were reflected in material culture, using two case studies. The first reviews archaeological evidence for the extraction of the pearls and the impact of the trade in the area of Abu Dhabi, and the second shows how the development of the trade and the consequent movement of merchants left its mark on the architectural corpus in Dubai. In both cases the focus is on the social complexity of the nineteenth-century Arabian Gulf, and the explanatory wealth made possible by a multi-disciplinary, indeed a cross-disciplinary approach.
Pearl extraction in the Abu Dhabi area
Since 1991, the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey has surveyed and recorded over a thousand archaeological sites throughout the region, in which archaeological evidence for the pearl trade has been found in abundance. Although fieldwork has identified extensive evidence for settlement during the Late Islamic period on almost all of the islands in Abu Dhabi waters, as well as much of the coastline, this evidence is ephemeral, and suggests intermittent settlement deriving from patterns of regular nomadic movement (Hellyer 1998; King 1998, 2001). Natural resources are scarce, and permanent water sources few and far between.
The most obvious form of evidence for the extraction of pearls is shell middens, resulting from the opening of oysters in order to remove the pearl within. These shell middens range in quantity from just a few to several million shells (Figure 2), and give us a range of information, including the species of oyster collected, usually Pinctada radiata, but also Pinctada marganitifera, or, for mother-of-pearl, the winged oyster Pteria macroptera. …


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Star Trek: Outreach - "And So It Begins..."
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, but instead was being reassigned to Project Outreach. The following day had seen Commander Ghall promoted to Captain and lined up to replace her. Jordan Kelly, like many onboard, was sorry to see her go. He had served under her aboard the
and signed on to the
with several others on the crew, where she had appointed him Second Officer. He had led missions before, even commanded the
on occasion, but this was his first official dalliance into Command. It was yet to be determined who would become the new First Officer on the
, but he had thrown his hat into the ring in the off chance that he might get the job.
Until the decision was made, he continued as normal. So he sat in the Drafting Room, running through simulations and diagnostics on the ships tactical and defensive systems, as well as hull stress tests. There were a few others present, a mix of the ships crew and construction team, all eager to ensure that the
launched on time and ready.
From where he sat, he had a crew line of sight of the exit, as he never liked sitting with his back to a door, so when they panels parted he was the first to see shRanni enter. As soon as she did, her eyes locked onto him and she headed towards him with purpose. A few others in the room noticed her and greeted her, which she replied to addressing each officer by name. She then came to a stop in front of his console.
Good afternoon, Captain.
Jordan, I knew Id find you in here.
Im nothing if not a creature of habit. What can I do for you?
You can come with me, she told him simply.
Where to?
Empok Nor
Seriously? he asked, not quite believing what hed heardeven for Thanasirta shRanni that was upfront.
Given the situation out there, Im going to need the best damn tactical officer I know. If we get into a shooting match, I want to make sure well come out of it.
He flashed her a rare smile. Im in.
Good. Well be departing on the twenty-eighth, twelve hundred hours from Spacedock One.
Ill be ready; I can assure you of that, Captain.
I know you will, Jordan. Ill go and talk to your COI have a little pull with him, she said with a wink. With that she turned and left as quickly as shed arrived. A few in the drafting room, looked at him then chatted amongst themselves, but he paid them little attention, he had the opportunity hed been looking for. Onboard the
, he could have wound up anywhere, but now he would be going into Cardassian territory. He would be able to monitor all their sensors and communications, looking for that one signal amid millions, that slim strand of hope hed carried for months.
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Sydney Spaceport
Australia, Earth
Stardate: 53063.9 (January 24th, 2376)
With only a few days until they were due to depart, JNae had yet to be told exactly how she and her staff would be getting from Earth to
Empok Nor
, only that there were arrangements being made. So far her immediate staff stood at four: Commander Tokell as her Chief of Staff, he was current a liaison officer with the section, so he knew many of the organisations and people involved, whilst his diplomatic and organised manner made him the perfect choice; Lieutenant Commander Winona Tregakt was a logistics officer in the section as well, she would be assuming the more senior role of Logistics Manager, giving her greater authority over the convoys and ships in the region, so as to ensure they were where they needed to be; Lieutenant JG Chloe Hannigan would serve as her Administrations Officer, keeping all the paperwork, calendars and meetings organised, just as she had done for JNae on Earth; then lastly there was Nkova as her bodyguard, a role she didnt like the idea of but understood the need for, but at least she had been able to get someone she wanted in post before Starfleet Security assigned one to her. There were still a few outstanding posts, such as Maintenance Officer and Quartermaster, that had yet to be filledbut she was sure she would find suitable candidates once she got to the station and saw in person what was needed. She had been told by Starfleet Intelligence that they had an appropriate liaison ready, though all they would tell her about the person was they were called Commander Graywhich was as useful as shed come to expect from Intel.
She was entering the Spaceport on the outskirts of Sydney with Tokell beside her, even though she had good posture the ramrod straight Vulcan always made her feel as though she were slouching, so she endeavoured to stand a little straighter whenever with him. She wasnt exactly sure why she was there; Tregakt had merely told them that she had just learned of a new asset that JNae should see first-hand. Though she didnt usually like surprises, she had been stuck in her off for days, trying to get everything ready for the transfer to the station, so she was suffering from a mild case of cabin fever and agreed to the field trip.
They had been told to go to landing pad four, which was one of the larger bays of the Spaceport (it could hold around six runabouts nose-to-tail). When they turned into the corridor that led to pad four, she noticed Tregakt standing in front of the doors, hands clasped behind her back and a wide smile on her face. It was something JNae liked about the Human/Ktarian officer, the harder and tougher things got, the happier she seemed to be.
Admiral, Commander, good morning.
Youve peaked my curiosity, Commander. So what have you got to show me?
Tregakt gestured to the doors. Right through here, sir.
Willing to give her a little leeway, JNae stepped towards the doors, which opened automatically and entered. Each pad was the same design (just different sizes), a doughnut shape building which housed waiting rooms, galleries, cargo holds, and maintenance bays, all around the landing area. Pad four was just the same, but resting peacefully on the ground was an Aerie-Class ship. Normally associated with the Federation Science Council or civilian organisations for long-range research or survey work, they were a common enough sight. This ship however had Starfleet pennants on its angular hull and nacelles, with the registry number NCC-80190 clearly visible.
A Starfleet ship? Tokell stated, his tone as close to surprise as it ever got.
Yup, Tregakt stated.
Border Service? JNae asked. She knew the Border Service had a few Aerie-Class ships on the go as patrol scouts, though was confused why one would be in Sydney and why she was being shown it.
Nope. JNae could hear the smile in the Logistics Managers voice. According to Starfleet Command, this ship has been assigned to Project Outreach to act as the, she brought a PADD out from behind her back and continued, personal transport ship for Rear Admiral Alisana JNae.
JNae looked from Tregakt to Tokell, then back to the ship. Well it was nice of them to tell
about it.
I think it was to be a surprise for you, sir. Though it does answer the question of how Starfleet was going to get us out there.
According to the specs they sent through, all the science labs have been removed, in favour of accommodation and meeting rooms, though maintains her wide array of sensor arrays and palettes. She has the same engine performance and armament as the Border Service ships.
What about her crew?
Well since its a transport for occasional use, the crew will be integrated into the normal roster on the stationtheyll only take up their posts onboard when the ship departs. From what they sent through, it looks to be a standard three shift rotation with a minimum of two crew per shift, though has enough space for up to six crewmembers, in addition to those who are being transported.
JNae placed her hands on her hips as she looked up at the little ship and nodded to herself. Though not a grand vessel, it would suit her needs and would save one of the relief task force being redirected from important work just to ferry her around.
What is the ship called? Tokell asked.
Well, seeing as how Aerie-Class ships are usually named after birds and given that the Admiral is from Alpha Centauri, they chose to call the ship the
JNae looked back at her with a smile. Chokobos were native of her homeworld; they were large flightless domesticated birds, slightly larger and more muscular than ostriches, with bright plumage. They had been used for riding and as beasts of burden for centuries on Alpha Centauri (just like horses on Earth), held in great reverence for the role they played and the work they did. Seeing what work the ship would be doing in the weeks and months to come, it was a more than fitting name.
Tokell, ensure all system status checks are completed and inform the rest. Well need to be ready for our departure date.
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Ready Room,
U.S.S. Mercury
Docking Port 34, Spacedock One
Stardate: 53070.4 (January 26th, 2376)
The small office on the starboard side of the Bridge was sparsely furnished, a small desk three chairs and some shelving, with nothing in the way of personal effects, as it had been since the death of Captain TPai. Commander Dulahn had served as Acting Captain since that day six months ago, since experienced command-level officers were in short supply and, as such a small ship, the Sabre-Class
wasnt seen as a high priority. He would fulfil the roll for as long as required, but for now he continued to feel a pretender to the throne every time he sat in the command chair on the Bridge, or used the ready room.
He had needed a private space as he had been told to expect a communiqué regarding the
s next assignment. He used the time he had to look over the newest assignees, which included a new Acting XO at ops and a conn officer, as well as, surprisingly, a science officer. There were several others coming onboard as well, either replacing those who had been transferred or filling posts vacant since the war, which boosted the crew complement back up to forty. Whatever their new posting was to be, it was obviously something important to require them up to almost full strength againall they needed was a new Captain and the ship would be complete.
Before he could dwell on that fact any longer her terminal chirped with an incoming signal. He set down the PADD with the new duty roster on it and tapped the link. The Starfleet delta appeared for a brief moment before the furred face of a Caitian Admiral appeared, though he was not just any Caitian; it was Rrymalthrin Mrrkol, the Chief of Starfleet Operations.
Good evening, Admiral.
And to you, Commander. How are things going onboard the
Our new personnel have reported aboard and getting settled. Though, given all the new people weve gotten, I had expected a new Captain to be assigned as well.
I was discussing that matter with Personnel. We believe that you more than meet the requirements for command of the
, so for the foreseeable future shes all yours, Commander.
Dulahn had to sit back at that. He had been First Officer for only a couple of years, which of course had seen him take the lead on many assignments and missions, but he would never have called himself ready for such a position. Had Starfleet not been suffering such shortfalls in personnel, he doubted he would be given such an opportunity.
I will do all I can to ensure that your faith in me has not been misplaced, sir.
You have my every confidence, Commander.
Now, youre no doubt wondering as to where youre being posted.
It has caused some debate onboard.
Mrrkol gave the Caitian approximation of a smile.
I dont doubt it. In two days, we have a small convoy heading out to the Trivas System. They are a key part to Project Outreach and will be in need of an escort, which is where you come in. The
will accompany the three ships out to what was
Empok Nor
, once they you will take up guard duties of the station, which will allow the
U.S.S. Tahv
to stand down from tactical status and focus on their repair and refit work.
When the station goes online, the
will be taking up a permanent position with the Project task force. You will be on patrol and reconnaissance operations in the Trivas Sector, youre main objective will be to ensure the safety of the station, until she can get her fully upgraded weapons array installed, whichusing
as an examplecould take up to a year, though we hope using what they learned previously will take the S.C.E. less than that.
Will we be taking part in any of the relief work?
If necessary, though it may be more aiding refugee ships in the region or providing cover to convoys. The safety of the station comes first though, without it our position in the Cardassian frontier becomes more difficult if we only have
Deep Space 9
to work from.
I understand, Admiral. Well be on guard.
Just what I wanted to hear. Rear Admiral JNae, the Project Commander will be in the convoy. She will contact you shortly with the specifics.
Acknowledged. I will have all systems checked and inform the crew, well be ready for departure.
Good. I will let JNae know. Good luck to you, Commander. Mrrkol out.
The screen reverted to the delta until he deactivated it. Of all the orders they could have received, he never would have suspected they would be part of the relief fleet going into Cardassia. He had expected to be on border patrol somewhere or acting as a courier, but as guard ship for a station, he would be responsible for defending hundreds of lives. He was now a legitimised pretender to the throne and white knight rolled into one. He was in for a very interesting time ahead.
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Detectives are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Bremerton man in the overnight hours, and they are treating it as a homicide, according to the Bremerton Police Department.
Officers were called to the 1800 block of 15th Street shortly before midnight by a witness who said the 39-year-old, identified by police as Mark David Simonton, had shown up at his doorstep with an apparent stab wound.
Medics were able to get the 39-year-old into an ambulance, but the man died en route to Harrison Medical Center, police said.
Marvin Flory, whose home sits across 15th Street from Simonton's residence, said he hadn't heard any disturbances Wednesday night, but said he'd seen Simonton on a few occasions walking with groceries. He estimated he'd lived in the house for about eight to 10 months.
Simonton's home, which was a rental, was the second closest to the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, amid about a half-dozen other small cottages. Many of the cottages' residents said they were patients of Kitsap Mental Health, which apparently helps the homes' owner place residents there.
Detectives have searched the 39-year-old's home, and there appears to be evidence related to his fatal wound inside the residence, police said.
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International marketing, Customer satisfaction, Global value measurement
Global Business Development: Jordan, Global Marketing, Global Marketing Strategy, Intrapreneurial Project
Lauranne Buchanan, Ph.D., is an associate professor of global marketing at Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is also the academic director of Thunderbird's Modules Abroad in the full-time MBA program, run in conjunction with the Czech Management Center in the Czech Republic and Instituto Technologico y de Estudios de Monterrey in Mexico. In addition, she is co-director of the innovative Jordan Winterim in which Thunderbird students act as consultants to Jordanian SMEs, NGOs and to the government. In her capacity as director of these programs, she travels with students to regions around the world.
Her expertise is international marketing, channel management, and customer satisfaction and global value measurement. Dr. Buchanan has also worked with industrial-marketing-research company Thomas Research, Inc., to assist clients in the global chemical industry complete studies measuring value and customer satisfaction.
Among her research and writings, her work has been published in academic and professional journals such as Journal of Advertising, Advances in Consumer Research, Marketing Letters, and Journal of Marketing Research. She is a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Macro Marketing, and she has served on the review boards of the Journal of Marketing and Journal of Marketing Research. Dr. Buchanan is a regular contributor to the Thunderbird Case Series, including such intriguing studies as "An Entrepreneur Seeks the Holy Grail of Retail," "Selfless, Candid and Quick: Is that All There is to Crisis Management?" and "Samsung: From Cheap to WOW!"
Dr. Buchanan's work has been presented at professional conferences, including those of the European Institute of Retailing and Service Studies (EIRASS), the Arizona Marketing Consortium, American Marketing Association, and the Association of Consumer Research.
Prior to joining the Thunderbird faculty, she has been a faculty member at Arizona State University, the University of Illinois, where she earned teacher excellence recognition, and as a visiting professor at the University of Florida. She has served as a project director for Marplan Research when it was a subsidiary of advertising and marketing services giant Interpublic Group, and in her role worked closely with international suppliers in countries as far flung as Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
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Genre: Glam Rock, Disco, Synth-Pop, New Wave
Comments: Ssion (pronounced "shun") is just ridiculous. The group goes wild on the lyrics and the glam rock/dirty disco beats found on Fool's Gold. Sure, a lot of these tracks aren't clean for radio, but this such a fun album. Try imagining it as the more offensive version of the Scissor Sisters. This is such a guilty pleasure, but it's undeniably funky and fun. Lead singer Cody Critcheloe has been described as "early Madonna and Courtney Love trapped in a man's body," and it's not hard to see that. Even if you're not going to listen to it, it might be interesting enough to check out the bizarre album art.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is developing an Android powered video game console, according to "people familiar with the matter." The report also mentions that the company is developing a digital wrist watch using Android, hoping that both devices will compete against Apple's future hardware.
The popularity of Android games compared to traditional console gaming has grown tremendously, signalling the development of Android devices. According to WSJ's sources, Google's game console development is a reaction based on the company's prediction that Apple will be releasing its own video game console when it introduces the next Apple TV. The report also mentions that Google has also been studying the launch of the Ouya, another Android gaming console that was released earlier this week at a price of $99.
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Published Sunday, June 10, 2012
Summertime equals travel time for millions of Americans, and for most of them, travel means souvenirs. I'm a sucker for keepsakes. I don't visit a new place without dragging home some trinket, T-shirt or totally worthless knick-knack. Fresh pictures are always part of the package.
I've always thought I was doing enough to preserve fond travel memories, but now I realize my memorabilia was missing an important ingredient: the distinct smell of a place. Thanks to a business called The Scent of Departure, travelers like me can now bring home the fragrance of their favorite destination in a bottle.
The stuff is sold in handy 1.7 oz. bottles perfect for passing security checkpoints at airports, which is the only place you can now get The Scent of Departure.
But if you're willing to part with just $45 (American) you can bathe in the lush aromas of such romantic and far-flung places as Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Paris, Frankfort, Seoul, Keflavik, Munich, Milan, London and New York.
A company press release goes overboard with promises of nostril-hugging bliss, saying:
"Each perfume explores the most vibrant facets of a city in a subtle olfactory memento which distils faraway stories as you wear and experience them. Travel, scents and design ingenuity are woven together to create an evocative experience. Get ready for take off as you are invited to enjoy an enchanted and aromatic journey to your favorite cities!"
And what do these swell places smell like?
According to press releases, Paris overflows with the "charming scent" of white flowers, green crispy leaves, lime trees and roses. Guess the travel writer missed the bakeries. And street urinals.
Budapest, on the other hand, is "soft and spicy all at once, transported by a powdery wind of paprika spice." Spicy? Paprika? Try the gumbo at Dupuys Oyster Shop in Abbeville, Louisiana, and save the airfare.
The blurb for the New York scent talks about the smell of "lilac and rose" in Central Park. Right. Just don't go during a garbage strike.
In other words, the company has no clue how to capture what a city smells like. They can only duplicate the aromas of local flowers, foods and spices. But I still like the concept and admire the attempt. I've never longed to splash on a hint of Italian garlic, but if someone can duplicate that first hint of salt air as you approach the beach, I'd be a buyer.
Naturally, when the product came out, naysayers weren't far behind.
My wife said she heard some TV chick mocking the concept and saying, "I want to smell like Sheboygan." Since I have family in Sheboygan, I took offense. Sheboygan smells just fine. Certainly much better than the French Quarter in those romantic predawn hours after the bars close and before the streets are hosed down.
Few cities have a smell that permeates the air from border to border. Years ago, before heavy duty smokestack scrubbers were installed, the paper mills in Savannah bathed that whole city in a foul-smelling fog visitors and residents will never forget. Places like that are few and far between. It's a blessing.
Some folks may pay to savor their favorite aromas. Not me. Not while so many glorious smells are out there for free.
Travel is nice, but some things are universal. Including smells. I don't care where I am, if I can walk past a pit-cooked barbecue joint or a Krispy Kreme donut shop seconds after the "Hot" light goes on, I'll be just fine.
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Composite Index at 71, Up From 69 in March;
Most Individual Indexes Increased
Senior Financial Executives Surveyed on
Economic Indicators and Forecasts Used for Planning and Investment Decisions
Need to Know . . .
- The Composite Business Outlook Index increased from 69 in March to 71
- Most individual indexes showed continued improvement, including those for current orders, export orders, backlog orders, profit margins, and U.S. investment
- The Inventory Index's decline from 66 to 59 is a positive sign in that it is a move away from potentially excess inventories and is consistent with increased shipments
This MAPI Business Outlook reflects the views of 51 senior financial executives in member companies on current and future business conditions. The questionnaire was sent out in early June and responses were due June 30, 2014.
Part I: June 2014 Survey Results
Business Indexes
The Composite Business Outlook Index increased from 69 in March to 71 in June. The composite index is well above 50, the dividing line between expansion and contraction, and points to continued expansion over the next three to six months. Further, the composite index has increased steadily over the last six quarters. Figure 1 shows the historical trend in the Composite Business Outlook Index through June 2014. The Federal Reserve's industrial production index for the manufacturing sector (based on annualized quarterly growth rates) is also shown. In general, the latter closely tracks the Composite Business Outlook Index. A rise or fall in the composite index typically is followed by an even sharper rise or fall in the overall industrial production index for manufacturing.
Composite Business Outlook Index
Most of the indexes based on current business conditions were up in June. The Current Orders Index increased from 71 in March to 78 in June. This index is well above 50, the dividing line between expansion and contraction. The indexes for Export Orders, Backlog Orders, and Profit Margins also increased in June and are above 50. The Capacity Utilization Index slipped from 35.7% in March to 30.0% but remains close to the long-term average of 32%. The Inventory Index decreased from 66 to 59. This decline is a positive sign in that it indicates that threats of an inventory overbuild have decreased. The rise is consistent with increased shipments.
The trends in the forward looking indexes were mixed in June. The Prospective U.S. Shipments Index, based on expected shipments in the third quarter of 2014, slipped from 88 in March to 87. This index, however, remains at a very high level in absolute terms. The Non-U.S. Prospective Shipments Index declined from 81 to 76 while the Annual Orders Index fell from 89 to 81. The U.S. Investment Index jumped from 59 to 67 in June and the Non-U.S. Investment Index continued to improve, rising from 59 in March to 64. Finally, the R&D Spending Index edged down from 69 to 67.
MAPI Forecast of Economic Activity
MAPI updates its economic forecasts four times a year. The most recent (May 2014) forecasts of GDP growth and manufacturing sector growth (total and non-high-tech manufacturing) are displayed below. The forecast of an improvement in the manufacturing sector growth rate is consistent with the results in the current MAPI Business Outlook.
Forecasts of GDP and Manufacturing Sector Growth
Source(s): MAPI
Part II: Current and Forward Looking Indexes
Current Business Condition Indexes
This section presents the current business condition indexes from June 2013 to June 2014. Each is based on comparisons of responses in the current quarter with those of the same quarter one year earlier. The separating point between expansion and contraction is 50. For example, when the Current Orders Index exceeds 50, current orders are up on a year-over-year basis. The charts accompanying each table depict the historical quarterly values for that index.
Current Orders Index—Second Quarter 2014
Export Orders Index
Backlog Orders Index
Profit Margin Index
Inventory Index
The Capacity Utilization Index measures the percentage of companies operating above 85% of capacity.
Capacity Utilization Index
The distribution of companies sorted by their capacity utilization in the March and June surveys is presented in the table below.
Forward Looking Indexes
The indexes in this section are forward looking. The first two are prospective shipments indexes (U.S. and non-U.S.) and are based on a comparison of expected orders in the third quarter of 2014 with expectations of prospective shipments in the third quarter of 2013. The charts that follow each table provide a picture of the historical trends for the forward looking indexes.
Prospective U.S. Shipments Index—Third Quarter 2014
Prospective Non-U.S. Shipments Index—Third Quarter 2014
The remaining forward looking indexes are based on expectations for all of 2014 compared with 2013. Starting in September of each year, survey respondents are asked how annual orders, U.S. and non-U.S. investment, and R&D spending in the current year are expected to compare with the following year. In the current survey, for example, respondents were asked how expected annual orders in 2014 will compare with those in 2013. A comparison of these measures of activity for the same two years continues each quarter until the following September, when the years on which the comparisons are based shift forward.
The tables include responses from the September, December, and March surveys pertaining to expectations for 2014. The reference points in the charts for these indexes are based on results from each year's June survey.
Annual Orders Index
U.S. Investment Index
Non-U.S. Investment Index
Research and Development Spending Index
Part III: Economic Indicators and Forecasts
This quarter's wildcard questions focused on the economic indicators and forecasts used for purposes of planning and investment decisions.
- Industry-specific forecasts and forecasts of GDP growth are the most widely followed forecasts for planning purposes. Almost two-thirds of the respondents (63%) rely on industry-specific forecasts and 57% look at forecasts of GDP growth.
- Assessments regarding the accuracy of forecasts of U.S. economic activity over the past two years appear to be normally distributed. Twenty-three percent of the respondents said that forecasts have been fairly accurate while 17% reported that the forecasts were not very accurate. In the middle, 60% said the forecasts have been accurate some of the time but inconsistent at other times.
- Most respondents (74%) rely on internal staff analyses when making investment decisions. Close to half (48%) use leading indicators correlated with company products while the same percentage follow statistics on current business conditions such as factories orders, auto sales, and housing starts.
- Company factory orders are viewed as being "somewhat correlated" with government data on current business conditions by 63% of the respondents and "closely correlated" by another 6%. Close to one-third of the respondents, however, indicated that company factory orders are not very correlated with government data on current business conditions.
- Respondents provided a broad list of leading indicators of their companies' future business activity that staff rely on. Many of these leading indicators appear to be product-specific.
- Despite much discussion regarding the potential of big data, 80% of the respondents said they have made little—if any—use of big data. Sixteen percent said that they are starting to mine big data and incorporate it into their forecasts while just 4% are actively using big data.
The detailed responses to the questions on economic indicators and forecasts are as follows.
1. What forecasts of economic activity are most important for your planning purposes? (Check all that apply)
- Housing starts (2 respondents)
- Housing starts, municipal spending, nonresidential construction
- Consumer spending
- Consumer confidence; the Architecture Billings Index (ABI)
- Medical/hospital spending
- Non-farm payroll (especially white collar), high school and college enrollments
- Consumer confidence, housing
- Vehicles in operation, unemployment levels, miles driven
2. Which best describes the accuracy over the past two years of the forecasts of U.S. economic activity that you follow?
3. In making investment decisions, what economic data do you chiefly rely on? (Check all that apply)
4. How correlated are your company's factory orders with government data on business activity?
- We have a relatively large component of government/municipal spending that drives purchases of our products, and we correlate more closely to that activity
- Our business lags factory order data by about six months
- For our industrial orders, it is strongly correlated with PMI. For our medical orders, it is strongly correlated with hospital capital spending
- We supply office and education products—education is more driven by enrollment numbers than business activity
5. What key leading indicators of your company's future business activity do your staff rely on the most?
- There is no published leading indicator that is correlated strongly enough with our business (and reality) to materially affect our decision-making; however, we rely on feedback from our sales force, dealers, and customers to guide expectations
- Movements in the industrial production index
- Forecasts from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- Window shipments, housing starts
- Global PMI, IPI
- Machine tool consumption
- Project pipeline and quoting activities
- Unemployment rates, manufacturing employment, new vehicle sales
- PMI, hospital capital spending
- Our own backlog and order rates
- We utilize a series of leading indicators that have been mathematically correlated to our historical ship to sales
- Industrial production, infrastructure projects, oil and gas/petrochemical activity
- Securities prices
- AIA index, residential and nonresidential construction starts / investments and outlook, scrap steel price outlook (example sources: McGraw-Hill, Reid, IHS)
- Power demand, natural gas prices, wind turbine development pipeline
- Housing starts/sales
- Housing starts, industry-specific data on refrigeration and HVAC
- Industrial output, nonresidential expenditures (Dodge & Cox)
- FX and commodity trends/forecasts
- Vehicles in operation, miles driven, unemployment levels
- Status of state budgets
- Varies from business to business
- CEO confidence, small business confidence, housing starts
- Transportation and construction activity
- Housing starts, commercial construction, rig counts for oil/gas exposure
- Order backlogs
- It is customer demand–driven and supported by multi-year contracts
6. Where is your company in regard to its use of big data [huge amounts of unstructured and semi-structured real-time data, much of it captured or provided by the internet] to improve upon your economic forecasts?
- We utilize a series of leading indicators that have been mathematically correlated with our historical ratio of shipping to sales
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I purchased the Tusting Briefbag from Levenger and this is a nice compliment to that bag. It is easy to carry and I use it when I need just a few items on an...Read complete review
I purchased the Tusting Briefbag from Levenger and this is a nice compliment to that bag. It is easy to carry and I use it when I need just a few items on an appointment. I added the monogram which is a nice feature and reasonably priced. I was amazed at how fast it arrived with the personalization. This great little item holds just the right amount of tools too. Circa notebook, ipad, a few other folders fit nicely into this rich leather folio.
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I rec'd my purchase last week and was very excited until I tried to open it. The zipper was difficult to open and it took me several hours to get it closed again. Having...Read complete review
I rec'd my purchase last week and was very excited until I tried to open it. The zipper was difficult to open and it took me several hours to get it closed again. Having had it monogrammed, it can't be returned. I was looking for a nice gift to give to my clients who use my agency, but I will have to look for another high end gift for my travelers. As for me, I'll now have to find a leather shop to help solve my problems if possible.
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By Kansan
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This product fills a need for me when I want something more than a folio but less than a briefcase. I find this to be made of high quality materials. The leather is nice and the zipper substantial.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Exactly what I Needed!
By jmbennett
from Houston, TX
I have been looking for a quality, handsome folio for some time. Not to carry a laptop in, but something to keep my documents orderly.
Excellent Purchase
By crz87
from CT
I was looking for something to bring home files and notebooks without having to lug home my entire laptop bag. This is everything I wanted, excellent quality and even with the initials it arrived within the week. Very pleased with this website and their products, already have a few more items on the way. Just wish I knew if there was something to polish /clean the bag with or if I even should?
Serves well
By Pgadgt
from Washington, DC
Ordered with initials and hoped for the best after reading reviews. All reports about sticky zippers are true. But, I put some oil on the zipper, which helped and now the Briefolio serves its advertised purpose. After 6 weeks zipper and tab are still on. So far, it's a good value and I like it.
By Krito
from Illinois
I needed a folio that was large, durable, and satisfied my sense of aesthetics, and the Essential Briefolio is perfect. I carry a lot of loose sheet notes, and notebooks, for an ongoing manuscript, and wanted something stylish but functional. The large size fits all my papers, the heavy duty zipper is essential for stuffing the bag, and the leather quality is smooth without being too soft and flexible when being thrown hither and thither. Buy it, use it, abuse it. It's just what I wanted.
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By fiona1208
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Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By OldYuppy
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This was my first purchase from Levenger. While the quality is not so bad that I will return it, I was nonetheless disappointed. The zipper is very sticky and I think that I might throw it in the trash one day in frustration. Maybe it will loosen up, hopefully. Also the leather feels cheap and not soft at all. As a leather accessory addict, I will keep it but have bought much nicer goods from Leather and Luggage
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Briefolio, Briefolio--you keep my things togetherZipped up nicely in your beautiful leather.When I'm dashing around from meeting to meeting,You can take quite the beating,Yet, I know I can count on you forever!
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This product is extremely well made and functional. The leather is top quality and the design is very modern and appealing to all.
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