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Xiaomi plans to sell 100 million smartphones next year, according to Sina Tech. Founder and CEO Lei Jun commented on the number at the recent IT Leadership Summit in Shenzhen. Lei also expects Xiaomi's revenue to hit RMB 70 billion (US$11.2 billion) this year.
Update March 31 @3:30: Xiaomi announced today it upped this year's sales projection to 60 million smartphones from the previous 40 million. It's already sold 11 million in the first quarter of this year.
Xiaomi already announced this year's goal of 60 million units, while last year it came up 1.3 million short of its target 20 million.
That projection would put Xiaomi on pace with fellow Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo, which also recently announced the 100 million in 2015 goal. Both companies are gradually pushing their phones out to an international audience, but Xiaomi has some serious catching up to do. Lenovo sold more than twice as many phones as Xiaomi last year, according to IDC's estimates.
Lei bases his projections on a consistent 150 percent increase year-on-year, which the company achieved between 2012 and 2013. The biggest obstacle for Xiaomi and Lenovo, however, might not be competing smartphone brands, but domestic consumers. China's smartphone shipments fell for the first quarter in over two years in Q3 2013, according to IDC, and both companies are still mostly dependent on the Chinese market.
The graph below shows the steep hill Xiaomi will have to climb to catch up with Lenovo by 2015.

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Cattle futures bounce back despite case of Mad Cow
Sarah Gardner
Apr 25, 2012 The case of Mad Cow in California put a few South Korean retailers off of buying U.S. beef temporarily. But Canadian and Japanese importers haven't flinched.
Mad Cow disease detected in California dairy cow
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2012 It's the fourth such cow found in the U.S. food chain in the past nine years, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's no reason consumers should worry.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Farm Bill
David Brancaccio
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Apr 20, 2012 For now, the Farm Bill has stalled in Congress. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks about why the bill is vital to farmers, and the agriculture industry as a whole.
Citrus disease threatens California fruit trees
Sanden Totten
Apr 17, 2012 The citrus disease known as "Huanlongbing" has been raging for seven years, killing millions of orange and grapefruit trees across Florida. Now it's been detected in California.
Weird weather vexes alfalfa farmers
Sally Herships
Apr 13, 2012 A warm winter followed by frosts has Wisconsin farmers confused about when to harvest alfalfa. It's the main food source for dairy cows.
Down on the farm, the economy is up
Mitchell Hartman
Mar 30, 2012 But Illinois farmers give little credit to the political party in power.
Bee population decline linked to common pesticide
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Mar 30, 2012 Bee populations in the U.S. -- and even other parts of the world -- have been on the decline, which has many worried. Well, two new studies out might have figured out a reason why.
Farmers may plant corn, soybeans a few weeks early
Sarah McCammon
Mar 23, 2012 Some farmers in the Midwest are planting crops earlier than usual because of hot weather. But there's a risk of losing it all if a spring freeze hits.
Iowa's 'ag gag' sponsor defends bill
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 1, 2012 Iowa's state legislature passed a bill that would crack down on anyone trying to secretly document animal conditions at farming facilities. Animal rights activists are outraged, but the bill's sponsor says it's a necessary measure to protect private property.
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Hittin' the HMcK BIB tonight, and tasting very good at that!
Having a wheater night with Larceny, OWA Kahn's SB #18, and OF 1849.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
-Agent Kay
Jim Beam White Label and Coca-Cola with some friends. (ducking)
The OGD Bonded really made the Bruins game sing... Thanks for keeping this expression in the front of my mind, Squire. Quality bourbon to be sure.
Forgot to mention, I finally replaced my Glencairn -- My visiting mother managed to break my first one within a week of me getting it, about 9 months ago.
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Thread: Hello Elke Clementine
July 9th, 2013 10:17 AM #6
Very pretty! Congratulations.
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Congratulations! You children have wonderful names.Olympia/College student/Books, arts, glasses and coffee
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Yes we're the ones with the weirdy kids names
After a bit of research we decided to go with the El-kuh pronunciation, thought it allowed a bit more versatility into adulthood, and it also honored our German heritage, which is where that pronunciation originates. She's already getting lots of El-key though, which we expected and have no problem with. Suits a wee little gal.
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Congrats to you and your family on the safe arrival of Elke Clementine. I think Lior and Elke are lovely together!All the best,


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State of U.S. Financial Markets
Sheila Bair delivered keynote remarks on the current state of the markets and possible policy solutions for alleviating the current credit… read more
Sheila Bair delivered keynote remarks on the current state of the markets and possible policy solutions for alleviating the current credit crisis.
Following her presentation, Martin Neil Baily, Douglas W. Elmendorf and Robert E. Litan presented a new Brookings paper about the current mortgage-housing crisis, "The Great Credit Squeeze: How It Happened, How to Prevent Another," analyzing what went wrong, how to fix the current problem, and necessary regulatory reform.
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The Series 3 Ooze Pack comes with six Trashies, two Small Bins, an Extra Large Bin, a Liquid Ooze Pack and a Games Booklet.
Ryry turns 5 in June and when he woke up this morning he randomly said I want cake for my birthday and trash packs for my birthday and games for my birthday! I think it's safe to say I have a miniature Trashies fan along with my older boys who already love these dumpster diving toys.
I'm super excited to let you know, fans of the gross gang from the garbage can get their hands even dirtier with the 'Design Your Own Trashie Contest' back by popular demand after last year's trash-tastic competition. From now until May 15, fans can submit drawings of their own Trash Pack characters for the chance to have their design turned into a real life Trashie! Three grand prize winners will have their designs brought to life and also receive a $50 Trash Pack prize pack. Three runners-up will receive a $50 Trash Pack prize pack. To enter, fans can visit: http://www.trashpack.com/us/trash-time/#TrashPack.
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Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant and more, the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer direct a veteran acting cast in numerous and highly variant parts as each actor portrays a vastly different character in each of the six interweaving, and sometimes confusing, storylines. This bold tale explores the idea that all of humanity shares a connected bond that crosses the boundaries of gender, age, race, creed, time and even space. Mitchell's novel, previously referred to as a non-filmable story, is presented in a daring cinematic presentation that astounds.
In a respective and appreciative manner, "Cloud Atlas" tackles subjects based in philosophy, sociology and politics as the story unfolds and delivers its multi-faceted tale. With a running time of nearly three hours, audiences may be glad for the time to digest what transpires as a lot does happen. This film seeks to engage both the heart and the mind as the somewhat confusing back and forth of the film calls for the need to pay more attention.
Paired with a beautiful soundtrack along with gorgeous cinematography, there is something for everyone to enjoy in "Cloud Atlas" as it also blends genres together. Plenty of action, drama, suspense, romance, comedy and more as the multiple stories blend together to create a bond that is presented in a pioneering and impressive manner. Yet, while "Cloud Atlas" holds something for everyone, not all will enjoy this polarizing presentation. I, for one, enjoyed it, and am glad to have experienced it in theaters. It begs for a second viewing and I will answer that call soon.
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With the release of the latest installment of the Spiderman movie, Gameloft has promised a release of Amazing Spider Man for the Android platform which will be available in the Google Play Store pretty soon. Here's a preview of what to expect from the game
The 2D drawing certainly looks enticing and a preview of the game play can also be seen in the trailer. Certainly can't wait to try it out and see how it compares to the other Spider man games out there. The game is scheduled to be released on June 28, few days before the movie. Can't wait to watch the show in the big screen either.
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Health IT Saves a Life in Memphis
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This new IT infrastructure sets the stage for sharing patient information as Memphis is doing. And while reducing tests and other procedures might run counter to hospitals' profit motives, the incentive structure may change under the U.S. health-care reform legislation, which would pay doctors a fixed annual fee to keep patients well, giving them an incentive to reduce duplicate and unnecessary testing.
The Vanderbilt study compared emergency-room outcomes from two groups of patients: one whose clinical background was obtained through electronic records, and another group, with similar conditions or complaints, whose data was not available to doctors.
The study focused on hospital admissions, laboratory testing, head CT scans, body CT scans, ankle and chest X-rays, chest radiographs, and echocardiograms. The clinicians only used the health-exchange information when they felt it was necessary. As things turned out, such checking was done in seven of every 100 patients—but was done at least 20,000 times during the study.
The information-exchange system works like this: unless patients specifically opt out, clinical records from 12 hospitals in the Memphis area, plus any of several county-run health clinics, are automatically sent to a common data center in Nashville run by Informatics Corporation of America. Then, when someone comes into an emergency room or visits a hospital for any other reason, the registration process brings up a screen summarizing how many times that patient—as identified by name and birthdate—has visited any of the other facilities. A doctor can click on that summary to see a chronological report—including the patients' reported problems, their lab results, and doctor-dictated discharge summaries—from each of the hospitals.
The study found that obtaining such data was associated with a decrease in CT scans and other diagnostics as well as a reduction in hospitalizations compared to the other group, Frisse says. Administering the system costs $880,000 a year, he added, and the benefits should improve as usage increases across more departments. He added that the savings was a tiny fraction of what could be achieved in Memphis alone, especially if every doctor's office was also linked to health-information exchanges.
In addition to saving the pregnant woman's life, the system also allowed doctors to learn that a man who arrived in one emergency room had active tuberculosis that had been diagnosed elsewhere. This enabled the doctors to isolate the man from other patients, the researchers say.


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Steve Burns in the office, and on site at Legion Golf Course in Everett, Washington, with Jay Stovall, foreman for golf course contractor Daylen, Inc.
Steve Burns is a LEED Accredited Professional and nationally certified landscape architect (CLARB #20394), currently registered in Florida (#986), South Carolina (#568), and Alberta (#257), with inactive registrations in Illinois (#157.001219), Michigan (#3901001484), and Washington (#682). He is Owner and Principal of Burns Golf Design, which he founded in November of 1988. He studied pre-engineering at Ohio Wesleyan University for one year on a National Merit Scholarship, and Received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University in 1981. Mr. Burns is responsible for all areas of activity for Burns Golf Design. He is an experienced CAD user, and gets involved in the actual drawing production in addition to his other activities. His design work earned him both a 1999 and a 2000 "Board Room Magazine Excellence in Achievement Award." Steve is the only architect that won this award both years. In addition to golf course design work, Steve manages the design studio at parent company Classic Landscapes, in Edmonton, Alberta. From 2006 until March 2011, Burns Golf Design was a part of Thompson Dyke & Associates, Ltd. Mr. Burns was a Vice President and project manager at TD&A, in charge of permitting, construction administration, land planning, and golf course design.
Mr. Burns served as a Design and Construction Associate for Fazio Golf Course Designers, Inc. from 1981-1988. He spent his first year and one half in the office, where his responsibilities included design and drawing preparation. His last five and one half years were spent in the field, where he was the Designer's Representative for six highly-rated golf course projects. His responsibilities in the field included preparation of several drawings for each project, construction observation, and a major portion of the actual golf course design, as the firm did most of its design in the field.
Mr. Burns spent the summer of 1980 on the golf maintenance crew at Sombrero Country Club in Marathon, Florida.
Mr. Burns worked for The Wadsworth Golf Construction Company in 1978, on an irrigation system renovation at JDM Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and supervising laborers at Lost Tree Village Club in North Palm Beach, Florida.
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NEPTUNE — Centerfolds, the go-go club on Route 35 that is owned by the son of criminal developer Anthony Spalliero, has stopped serving alcohol after being charged with permitting employees to perform lap dances with patrons, according to legal filings.
But a settlement between the strip club and the state, dated Nov. 28, has produced a unique, if unintended, by-product: Because the club can no longer serve liquor, it is not bound by state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control regulations that ban nudity.
Centerfolds' dancers now can and do dance topless or totally nude.
Topless dancers
On Friday, some dancers at the club, located near the Asbury Park circle, were performing topless, and one was totally nude. Two dancers also offered patrons lap dances, quoting a price of $15.
Neptune Township Administrator Philip D. Huhn said Centerfolds gained a cabaret/adult entertainment zoning variance "about 20 to 25 years ago" that remains in effect. That allows topless and nude dancing as long as alcohol is not served.
Huhn said he was uncertain if lap dances in which a dancer rubs against and/or gyrates on the lap of a patron violate township ordinance, but is seeking the opinion of the township attorney.
"They turned it into a juice bar," Huhn said of Centerfolds, where, on Friday, the only offerings at the bar were water, juice or soda at $4 each. Some patrons at the club had brought their own wine and beer, which is permitted.
According to the liquor license on file with the Neptune municipal clerk's office, Centerfolds is owned by Vincent P. Spalliero of Aberdeen, who is developer Anthony Spalliero's son.
Anthony Spalliero, 65, pleaded guilty Dec. 5 to paying former Marlboro Mayor Matthew V. Scannapieco $100,000 in bribes for the mayor's help in gaining zoning approvals for a planned development.
Spalliero was known to socialize with Scannapieco and other public officials at the four go-go bars, including Centerfolds, owned by members of his family.
The Neptune club commonly hosts an annual golf outing notorious for nudity and drunkenness. At one such outing in 1999, held at Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, dancers from the club served as topless caddies and engaged in sex on the course with golfers, according to police reports.
James J. Addonizio, an attorney representing Vincent Spalliero, could not be reached for comment.
"Lewdness" at club
The end of the Centerfolds liquor license was the result of charges filed by the ABC in June 2006.
The charges detail four instances in 2005 and 2006 when four dancers at the club named April, Cara, Veronica and Alicia were engaged in "lewdness or immoral activity involving audience participation" that a spokesman for the state Attorney General said were lap dances.
According to the Nov. 28 settlement between Centerfolds and the Attorney General, the club's liquor license was rendered inactive immediately and the owners agreed to sell the license by Dec. 31, 2008.
The eventual buyer must be a "bona fide third-party purchaser having no business or familial relationship" with current club owners, according to the agreement.
The agreement also states that the owners will pay the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control $100,000 upon the sale of the liquor license.
Outside Centerfolds on Friday, a small group of protesters held signs objecting to the topless and nude dancing at the club.
Joseph Imperial, a former Neptune resident who now lives in Neptune City, organized the protest "to put pressure on the (township) committee to close the place."
"The first thing you see when you come into Neptune is a nude bar," Imperial said of Centerfolds, which is located near the township's boundaries with Asbury Park and Ocean Township. "It brings a bad element into town and I don't want it."


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This is my new horse, saw him today, did alot of talking with the owner and my mom and we came away with, finda trainer and buy him.
Meet Oliver Twist, 5 year old Dutch/TB
Many more pictures to come!
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The Muskingum County Transportation Improvement District has been approved for a $250,000 grant that will help fund the replacement of the Grantcliff Road Bridge.
Port Authority Executive Director Mike Jacoby, who also is administrative agent for the TID, said the grant was approved by the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The state had asked the Muskingum County commissioners earlier this year to make the grant request through the TID as part of a deal that reduced the county's local share of the estimated $4 million project by nearly $400,000.
The bridge project is expected to be bid out in June 2015.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Kenneth Bacon, a Pentagon spokesman in the
Clinton administration who became a voice for millions of refugees uprooted by violence and conflict, died Saturday of skin cancer that had spread to his brain. He was 64.
His death at his vacation home in Block Island, R.I., was announced by Refugees International, a Washington-based advocacy group that Bacon had led since 2001.
"Most Americans remember Ken as the unflappable civilian voice of the Department of Defense," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement. "But for millions of the world's most vulnerable people - refugees and other victims of conflict - Ken was an invaluable source of hope, inspiration and support."
After a long career as a Wall Street Journal reporter and editor, Bacon joined the Clinton administration in 1994 as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. He became familiar to the public as the bow-tie wearing Pentagon spokesman.
It was in that job, during U.S. and NATO operations in Kosovo, when Bacon grew convinced that more people were needed to stop human rights abuses and assist people displaced by manmade and natural disasters.
He became president of Refugees International in 2001. During his tenure, the group doubled in size and advocated for increased protection and assistance for displaced people in places such as Sudan's Darfur region and Iraq, where he focused much of his own
work, as well as in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Thailand and Myanmar, also known as Burma.
"Ken would walk the corridors of power one day and then meet with refugees in the most remote areas of Darfur the next," said Joel Charny, acting president of the group.
A few months before his death, in describing his work for Refugees International, Bacon wrote: "When I came to Refugees International in 2001, I planned to stay for several years and then retire or move on to teaching or writing, but the challenge of the work and the commitment of the staff are too exciting to leave."
Bacon was born on Nov. 21, 1944 in Bronxville, N.Y. He graduated
from Amherst College in 1966 and two years later earned master's
degrees in business administration and journalism from Columbia
Survivors include his wife, Darcy Wheeler Bacon; two daughters,
Katharine Bacon of Brookline, Mass., and Sarah Bacon of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; his father, Theodore S. Bacon of Peterborough, N.H.; a brother; and two grandchildren.
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MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (AP) - MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A south-central Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence just before his trial was to begin.
The Glasgow Daily Times reports that Daniel J. Hostetler entered the plea Tuesday in Hart Circuit Court after the judge ruled he was competent to stand trial in the 2012 death of Brandon Crain. His trial would have begun on Aug. 26.
Hostetler was arrested in April, more than a year after 19-year-old Brandon Crain was last seen alive. A fisherman found Crain's body on April 29, 2012, in the Green River in Butler County.
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Egyptian judges revolt against Morsy's edict sidelining nation's judiciary
CAIRO — Egyptian judges declared on Saturday that they will strike in opposition to President Mohamed Morsy's seizing near-total power and sidelining the country's judiciary.
The judges' suspension of "all courts and prosecutions" occurred during a second day of widespread unrest by enraged Egyptians.
Political analyst Bassem Sabry said the strike is "a direct dagger to the legitimacy" of Egypt's Islamist president.
"Morsy has been keen on surrounding himself with independent judges to give himself legitimacy," Sabry said. So a jurists' strike "can really have an effect on the Egyptian state, and the pressure would be felt by Morsy and his team."
Anti-Morsy protesters massed outside the nation's high court, where judges debated their next move.
Sameh Elias, 44, a tour guide who was in the crowd, said Morsy "belongs to a fascist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, and his decisions are making a dictatorial regime."
Morsy, a former Muslim Brotherhood leader, won the presidency last June after the 2011 ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak. Critics have denounced Morsy as "the new pharaoh."
Morsy's surprise decree, issued on Thursday, placed the executive, legislative and judiciary branches under his control. It has ignited a political firestorm across a deeply divided Egypt.
The country's Supreme Judicial Council denounced it as "an unprecedented attack" on the judiciary. Liberal and leftist parties called for a million-man march to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to oppose the decree.
The Muslim Brotherhood has scheduled its own march a few blocks away, creating the potential for pitched street battles.
Morsy told supporters on Friday that "termites (are) eating away at the nation" and his decree would bring stability.
Critics said the decree would guarantee that a constitution-drafting committee remains dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and ultra-religious Salafis, infusing their fundamentalist ideology into Egypt's rule.
"We want a new liberal constitution," said Elias, the tour guide protesting outside the high court. "A constitution from the Muslim Brotherhood will lead to a religious regime, a theocracy. It will be like Iran, and we Egyptians can't accept that."
As serious-faced judges entered the court, the crowd chanted, "Egyptian judges are a red line!"
Some demonstrators held up an Egyptian newspaper with an anti-Morsy headline: "Leave, oh Pharaoh." Others chanted against him, the Muslim Brotherhood and its leader, Supreme Guide Muhammed Badie. "We are not infidels nor atheists, but down, down with the rule of the supreme guide!" they shouted.
Protester Iman Muhammed said she was never politically active before, "but this is alarming.
"I truly doubt we will see further elections, social life here will be ruined and run by the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, and women's rights will be completely crushed," said Muhammed, 38.
A graduate of American University in Cairo and bank employee, she voiced "serious questions" about U.S. policy.
"We feel that the American administration supports the Muslim Brotherhood, and they don't mind us being oppressed," she said. "Meanwhile, (U.S. officials) are always talking about democracy and human rights."
In a tepid reaction, the State Department said Morsy's decree "raised concerns."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was far more critical, stating in a Twitter post that Morsy "should renounce his power grab before things get out of hand."
Unidentified assailants shot fireworks at the court and tried to storm the building as riot police fired tear gas into the crowd. The falling sparks panicked demonstrators.
"They were aiming at the building so it would fall on us," a distraught woman said. "We were shocked. We didn't understand what is happening."
"The Brotherhood are beating us!" screamed a hysterical woman. Young men in the crowd beat a suspected Muslim Brotherhood supporter.
Anti-Morsy protesters battled lines of riot police outside the court and on streets near the capital's Tahrir Square.
The website of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party reported that an Islamist lawyer filed a case against opposition leaders Mohamed ElBaradei, Hamdeen Sabahi and Amr Moussa for encouraging a "coup against the regime."
All three have been rallying opposition to Morsy's decree.
An opposing group of 100 jurists, calling themselves "Judges for Egypt," announced support for Morsy's decree.
But 22 Egyptian human rights groups issued a statement rejecting it and accusing Morsy of "seeking absolute powers."
"Many, many Egyptians don't want Morsy or the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology, and he has to understand that," said Elias, the protesting tour guide. "If not, the protests will continue."
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It was almost like the family was a beacon for controversy
Three years ago, Gopinath Munde celebrated his 61st birthday, an important occasion among Maharashtrians. He joked about his close friend from the Congress, Vilasrao Deshmukh, who was present to wish him, he cracked a few witty one-liners about the influence of his wife. He spoke of the isolation he faced within the party and outside because of his "straight-forwardness". Towards the end of his speech, he said, "I know I am celebrating my 61st birthday...but I will not stop, I will not get tired," prompting another round of applause. For someone who never really got over his best friend, confidant and brother-in-law Pramod Mahajan's death in 2006, it may have seemed like the start of a new, brighter phase.
On June 3, after Munde, now 64, died in a freak car accident in New Delhi, Shiv Sena's Harshal Pradhan was still in shock and finding it hard to believe. One thing he couldn't get over was a meeting with him a few weeks ago. "I don't know why he said this was his last election. I said things were getting better and he shouldn't be saying such things. He just said he was easily tired nowadays." He had survived three accidents, one of which requiring a neck surgery to get him back on his feet. Not one to be cowed down by anyone or anything, be it accidents or political rivals, Munde was known for taking issues head-on and coming out with his head held high. But not this time. "This number, 3, is the worst for the family. Pramodji also died on May 3. Pravin Mahajan also succumbed on a 3rd. And now this," says a party worker.
Munde, second son of a poor farmer from Nathra village, Beed district, often credited Pramod Mahajan for his political career, which he came into "by accident". Unfortunately, he was to bear witness to several catastrophic incidents in the Mahajan family. Pramod Mahajan, once touted as a PM-probable in the NDA campaign, was shot by his younger brother Pravin in 2006. It was Munde, who lived in the same building, who rushed him to hospital, holding on to Mahajan as he bled profusely and reportedly asked, "What sin did I commit to deserve this?" Pramod Mahajan battled for his life for 13 days before succumbing on May 3, 2006.
Munde paved the way for Mahajan's daughter Poonam to contest the Lok Sabha elections this time. Earlier, his own daughter Pankaja had entered the state government as an MLA from Parali, his constituency. Both daughters seemed set to follow their fathers' paths at the state and national level.
Elected with a margin of one lakh-plus votes to the LS this year, he was given the important rural development ministry in the cabinet. After the demise of his good friend Vilasrao Deshmukh and Pramod Mahajan, he was the only "people's leader" or "mass leader" from Marathwada who could create an impact at the state as well as national level. Nitin Gadkari, now an MP from Nagpur, with whom he shared a hot-and-cold relationship, is now the only senior leader left from Maharashtra in the BJP.
Indeed, Munde came with a unique blend for the party. He was from the Vanjara community, a backward caste. He knew Maharashtra and the pulse of the people, especially the farmers and landless labourers. He was courageous enough to take on any bigwig, even the NCP's Sharad Pawar and that when he was the Congress CM in 1994. At the same time, he was convivial enough to maintain cordial ties with most parties, big or small. He's been credited for the grand alliance the BJP-Sena struck with the RPI(A), Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha for this election. And if anyone could have convinced Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray to relent from his chief ministerial ambitions, it would have been Munde. He was confident of their assembly win.
This confidence was not only about the Modi wave or anti-incumbency. It also came from his past campaigns, like back in 1994-95 when he travelled to every corner of the state as part of a 'sangharsh yatra' against the then Congress government and its alleged corrupt practices. It landed him a deputy chief ministership later. He is also credited with standing firm behind the Mumbai police in their 'encounter wars' on the organised crime syndicates. The stringent MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) also came into being during his tenure as state home minister.
Strangely, for a man known to have a handle on agrarian issues like Pawar, he wasn't able to transform Beed into Baramati, either due to lack of support from the Centre or political will. One of the most backward districts in the state, Beed even today battles challenges like drought, a migrant population working as sugarcane labourers for 4-6 months a year and an abysmal female child ratio.
Some experts say this was his chance to make a solid difference. "He had become the rural affairs minister. He knew what was ailing the farmers in Marathwada. He could have done something," says a farmer from the region.
It may be too early to talk about the impact of his death on state politics or the assembly polls. Sympathy vote apart, the party will find it hard to replace Munde, who was a face of backward castes in a party that has a Brahminical or upper-caste image. Munde was also a negotiator and a warm link among constantly bickering alliance partners. Warring cousins, Raj and Uddhav Thackeray, both crucial to state politics, have already declared their ambitions.
At his funeral, the sight of the eldest of his three daughters performing the last rites is going to be etched in the state's collective memory for long. There's even some conspiracy talk. RPI leader Ramdas Athavale has demanded a CBI probe into the accident. So have state BJP leaders like Avadhut Wagh. In a tweet, he said, "Mahajan first, then Munde. Is it not a conspiracy to finish Mahajan-Munde family from politics? How such 2 big leaders die unnatural death." (sic)
And while that question may cloud everyone's mind right now, there's one thing everyone is sure about. In the words of Maharashtra BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, "God has not been kind to Gopinathji." Or to the family.
Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble to read the article and share their thoughts. Out of the arguments made here, there are two that perhaps need answering. So here they go.
1. The first part of the article compares outcomes (relative percentages of population of the religions concerned) irrespective of the process that led to those outcomes - whether immigration, relatively faster population growth or conversions. This was for two reasons. One, to put the figure of 2.3 per cent in "numerical perspective", as the article itself explained. The second reason was that outcomes are ultimately what the crux of debate is about. The rest of the article in any case dealt with process - or conversions in this case, from both a contemporary and historical perspective.
2. Some commenters have tried to cast doubts on the reliability of Census 2001. Those who do this should bear in mind that Census 2001 was conducted by a BJP government. Considering the extreme importance that BJP gives to this issue, it would be reasonable to expect that IF it had perceived a problem with the methodology that was distorting the numbers, it would have fixed it. As the article mentioned, BJP or BJP-supported governments have been in power for 10 of the last 40 years, or about a quarter of the time, and the only reasonable conclusion one can arrive at is that any misreporting of numbers, real or perceived, would be marginal and hence, not of importance.
To all other arguments made, my answer is the following: Please read the article again, with particular focus on the quotations of Vivekananda and Monier Williams, and the history of the missionary efforts in Bengal and their outcome.
(1) Shri Munde was a man of masses and knew the state of Maharashtra very well. Problem of the BJP, and for that matter its alliance partner Shiv Sena, is not paucity of leaders with mass support. They are there in almost all regions of the state. But problem is that there are very few leaders who have a very clear understanding of various aspects of the state economy, its place in national economy, nature of fiscal relationship between the Central and State governments and what needs to be done to ensure that all the regions of the state of Maharashtra get their due share in economic growth. One wishes that void created on account of Shri Munde's death is filled soon by a leader with long term vision and good understanding of needs of ordinary people of Maharashtra. (2) Just before the Assembly elections in Maharashtra in 1995, the controversy about the Dabhol Power Project had become had erupted. ShrI Munde had declared that if BJP-Shiv Sena alliance got. Came to power, he would dump the power project in Arabian Sea. Nothing of that sort happened and even today the project still continues to be loss making white elephant. (3) It is just cheap publicity to say that ShrI Munde's death may be a conspiracy.
The man is dead,what really moved me was his Love for Pramod Mahajan and his family.Man give it to Munde,hats off.
How many do you have who will credit a freind and then Brother inlaw for there position today,nobody.
The relationship he shared with Pramod was both emotional and one off trust.
The fact he got Mahajans daughter a seat as MP ,and his daughter was just a MLA,shows that the man was gratefull.
As a Leader he did nothing for BEED,poor masses they got nothing,But Munde who belonged to a Family off a poor farmer became a Millionaire,ironical.
Munde got that publicity as the NDA was voted into power,if not he would got a passing reference in the Media.
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Christine Gwyther
Election statement:
Born and brought up in Dyfed Powys, Christine has represented West Wales in the Welsh Assembly, and been a government minister. She has the right experience to handle the job and a track record in getting things done.
With a background in economic development, she has worked with business throughout Wales and now works in front line community development, speaking up for families and for local communities, to make things better in their everyday lives.
Massive 20% cuts to policing budgets mean that Dyfed Powys police force will lose 64 officers this year, with more losses to come. Such large cuts could seriously compromise their ability to police our communities effectively.
Our police and our communities deserve our respect, and they deserve the support of a commissioner who will not lie down in the face of Tory cuts.
If elected, Christine will:
- · lead the fight against police cuts;
- · ensure victims of crime get the support they need;
- · show police officers and staff the respect they deserve: after all, they risk their lives every day to keep the rest of us safe;
- · prioritise visible, community policing;
- · get senior managers regularly out of their offices and onto the beat—and that includes herself;
- · be open, honest and accountable to the public.
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Let's discuss about "CHEATING"!
I like to participate in English Speech Contests because I think it a good chance to practise both writing and speaking skills. And since I get to know many English-speakers here, I sometimes ask them to correct errors in my speech drafts.
The problem is-----Is it a cheating??
I think in China, peeking, cheating sheet, plagiarizing a paper and knowing the questions before the exam are definitely cheatings, (However in my mind, as to writing a paper, if you paraphrase others' word then it's not plagiarism. And as to the homework, you are free to discuss it with others as long as you do not copy it :)
But I'm not sure what it's like when it comes to a speech contest.
Sooooo how do you define cheating (academically) in your culture?
I'm keen to hear your opinion.
Nice topic!
First of all, it would better to say Let's disscuss cheating, without about
As for me, everything good in moderation. If sometimes you need a help and someone corrects your writting with fine comments, what not.
However, if you do it regularly , it's not good for your knowledge.
Thanks Keit!
Yes. I noticed that improper "about" as soon as I submitted the discussion but I was to lazy to delete it and start a new one haha. Thanks anyway:)
@CJ Hepp
I've never heard rules of such contest either.
But I "wikied" it (I'm really interested in this topic haha) and the definition of it says "It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain unfair advantage in a competitive situation."
I'm just curious about the 'rules' :)
AND let's keep it to cheating not "plagiarism" pls.
The sentece I wrote "as to writing a paper, if you paraphrase others' word then it's not plagiarism." is very wrong on a second thought, for plagiarism is a far more complicated topic to discuss:)
Nothing wrong with asking someone to proof-read you work and suggest improvements or change.
Just so long as you don't find someone giving an identical speech as a result!!! 老鬼
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Neelam Dhawan is VP & General Manager, Enterprise Group; Country Managing Director.
India is an emerging and dynamic country. While in many instances it is at the forefront of technology, 69 percent of Indians live in rural areas with little infrastructure. In these areas, many people have no access to telephones or even electricity.
A quick look at the statistics illustrates the challenges at hand:
- About 57 percent of rural elementary schools (primary and upper primary) in India have less than four classrooms and little or no electricity.
- About 66 percent of the rural population in India lacks access to preventive medicines and almost 31 percent has to travel over 30 kilometers to receive medical treatment.
- Infectious diseases account for 40 percent of deaths in rural areas, compared to 23 percent in urban areas.
As one of the country's largest technology providers, HP provides IT infrastructure through various initiatives, including via partnerships with the Indian government. Through these initiatives, HP technology is deployed to enable innovative solutions in healthcare and education that address the country's unique problems to help further economic growth.
Several projects currently underway pair HP technology such as software, networking and personal systems with creative delivery methods to address some of rural India's most pressing needs. Here's is a snapshot of how HP is living its "Make it Matter" ethos in India:
- eHealth Center: Mobile health units constructed in shipping containers are quickly transported by air, rail or land and allow paramedics to consult with skilled doctors through videoconferencing, bringing healthcare solutions to remote areas and collecting crucial data to advance medical research.
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Q3 2013 Earnings Call
October 25, 2013 9:00 am ET
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Joe Diaz
Thank you. Good morning, and thank all of you for participating in the Viad Corp third quarter 2013 earnings conference call. I would like to remind everyone that certain statements made during this call, which are not historical facts, may constitute forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning business and other risk factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements can be found in Viad's annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC. During today's call, we will refer to the earnings press release, which is available on the Viad website at www.viad.com. Today, you will hear from Paul Dykstra, Viad's Chairman, President and CEO; and Ellen Ingersoll, Viad's Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Steve Moster, President of Viad's Marketing & Events Group; and Michael Hannan, President of Viad's Travel & Recreation Group, will be available for comment during the question-and-answer session at the end of the call.
With that, I'd like to turn the call over to Paul Dykstra. Paul?
Paul B. Dykstra
Thanks, Joe, and thanks to all of you for participating in today's call. We appreciate your continued interest and support of the company.
I'm pleased to report that our third quarter income before other items of $0.69 per share was better than our prior guidance, reflecting stronger-than-expected performance from our Travel & Recreation Group and in-line performance from our Marketing & Events Group. Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $236.5 million with operating income of $24.6 million. As expected, year-over-year results were impacted by significant negative show rotation in our Marketing & Events group of about $70 million in revenue during the quarter but the team worked diligently to minimize the impact of the lower revenues on operating results and posted solid results for the quarter. Travel & Recreation Group also turned in a very good performance, with all 3 of its business units posting higher revenue and operating income as compared to the 2012 third quarter.
Now, I'll cover some highlights for each business group before turning the call over to Ellen, who will discuss our financial results in more detail.
Marketing & Events Group maintained a strong focus on sales and marketing activities to retain existing business and generate new business and on improving U.S. profit margins through a more efficient service delivery network and rigorous labor management. As I have previously indicated, we set a goal to increase the operating margin of our Marketing & Events Group, 2% in 2012 to 2.5% in 2013. In order to deliver this 50-basis point margin improvement in a down rotation year, a lot of things needed to turn out right for us. While not everything has gone our way this year, it's important to recognize that confronting challenges are part and parcel of running a business and it's our job to stay in the batter's box and not be afraid to swing the bat. It's how you respond to those challenges that defines what an organization is all about. While we've taken a few strikes this year, we've also hit a fair number of doubles and triples that has positioned us for improved operating results this year and beyond. We expect to be able to deliver on our 2.5% operating margin goal this year, with continued improvement in 2014 and beyond. I am proud of the team for maintaining a diligent focus on our key initiatives throughout the year to make this happen.
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hi all
Can we use final and transient together? And what is the goal if used togather??!
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Oct 10, 2002 07:49:00
final: means a value has been finalized at compile time and it can not change at run time.
transient: means if object is saved to disk, the transient value will not be saved.
I guess it makes sense to use them together because you do not want to save the values you know are final and can be read back by compiler at a later time.
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sun par
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Oct 10, 2002 08:01:00
I used something like
final transient int jh=8;
in my program and it gave me the error..
modifier transient not allowed here
final transient int jh;
1 error
so how can the final and transient be used together
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Oct 10, 2002 09:04:00
hi Sunita,
you said is true ..but partially!
put the same line of code as class member, it will work!
reason is transient/volatile can be applied only to member variables.
further following combinations are allowed for member variables but not for local
final transient
transient volatile
"final volatile" can never appear together
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Oct 10, 2002 09:18:00
Thanks Kedar.. Am able to understand now..
Jose Botella
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Oct 10, 2002 09:34:00
final: means a value has been finalized at compile time and it can not change at run time.
Not exactly right. A final variable once initialized is not allowed to be assigned again.
final double variable = Math.random();
The value assigned to
is not computed at compile time.
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sun moon
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Oct 10, 2002 10:09:00
can anyone explain me the use of
final transient int k =100;
as a member viriable.
What i infer is
If any variable is assigned with a keyword fianl then the value cannot be changed.
But i think with tranisent it is not the case.
Then actualy where it is used can anyone exaplain me with example. Please
Thanks in advance
sun par
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Oct 10, 2002 10:11:00
transient means that variable is not written out when the object is serialized, think when it is made final that value cannot be changed and is not written out during serialization...
sun moon
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Oct 10, 2002 11:29:00
hi sun par
u mentioned written out what it means can u explain please
sun par
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Oct 10, 2002 11:38:00
for example if you write an object and it has a transient variable when you write out the object to a file for example the transient variable will not be written to the file...
zaghal mohd
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Oct 10, 2002 12:42:00
Hi all
transient means that variable is not written out when the object is serialized, think when it is made final that value cannot be changed and is not written out during serialization...
I think better explanations as sun said
But correct me if I am wrong
transient variables cannot be serialized.
and final cannot be changed. overridden.inherited.
and variable should be final or a constant
My question Any goal for using both together
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Oct 11, 2002 14:55:00
You can have final and transient together for an instance variable (transient NEVER makes sense with a static variable, because static variable values are never saved as part of an object's state).
You need to be allowed to mark a variable as transient for whatever normal reasons you have (it's not serializable, or its really big, or its a security risk to let this part of the object be saved into a file, etc.).
BUT... its dangerous if the variable is final.
Remember that final means that once assigned the value can't be changed.
And you get TWO chances (as of
2) to assign that initial (and forever) value:
1) Explicit initialization (in other words, at the moment of declaration -- final int x = 17;
2) In the constructor. If you haven't assigned the final variable an explicit value, then the compiler will make sure that you have given it one in the constructor. This is called a BLANK FINAL (a final that is declared but not explicitly initialized.)
With transient, the problem is that transient variables are restored at de-serialization with their default values, because explicit initialization doesn't run and neither does the constructor when an object is de-serialized. So an int variable explicitly (or in the constructor) initialized to, say, 5 will come back as 0.
BUT... with a transient variable that is also FINAL, Java does a little trick and runs the explicit initialization again -- just for the final variable, not the non-final transient variables -- so that the final variable is assigned its original value again.
BUT... that only works if the final transient variable is NOT a BLANK FINAL.
So the bottom-line: you can use final and transient together, and may need to. But if you DO use a final variable, you better give it an explicit value rather than wait for the constructor, or you can have a scenario where the object gets de-serialized and the final variable now has a different value (the default values) and you can't reassign it!!
(and even the normal way to recover from this -- using a private readObject method -- won't work because you can never, ever reassign a value to a private variable --- even while its in the process of being deserialized. Only Java itself can re-run your explicit initialization for that final transient variable).
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