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The Southwood Group Sina Beats Profit Estimates.
The Southwood Group looks at the operator of the popular Chinese Micro blogging service Weibo, Sina Corp, having beaten forecasts on profits after a surge in advertising revenue.
Hong Kong, March 3, 2014 (PressReleasePoint) -
Chinese Sina Corp has posted fourth-quarter earnings that exceed analyst estimations as its Weibo micro blog entered the black for the first time, with advertising revenue from new services more than doubling. Value-added services, such as games and VIP membership fees, helped to boost the profitability of the micro blogging service whilst revenue from non-advertising streams helped Sina deal with strong competition from its rival the internet giant in China, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Sina Corp which has already selected banks for an IPO of its Weibo service, which could raise up to $500 million under current valuations but is not expected until after that of Alibaba Group Ltd.
In 2013, Net income at Weibo rose to $44.5 million, up from $2.36 million in 2012 beating the $28 million average projected by analysts, with sales also gaining by 42% rising to $197 million. Advertising revenue at Weibo surged 45% up to $160 million, comfortably hitting the company's forecast range of between $160 million and $162 million. Total non-advertising revenue for Sina Corp rose 30%, while Weibo saw this increase by 114%, with the company forecasting first-quarter non-GAAP revenues of between $162 million to $167 million.
"The landscape of the Chinese online business world is one of the most vibrant and expanding examples in the world, with it being able to support growth rates that would seem impossible just about anywhere else including the United States, where of course there are still examples of massive entities exhibiting growth, but nowhere near the number and variety of their Chinese counterparts," expressed Jonathan Douglas, Senior VP of The Southwood Group.
Sina Corp which is working with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, a shareholder in Weibo, to boost usage of Weibo which was China's biggest micro blogging outlet with 61.4 million daily active users at the end of December, up from 58.9 million in September. Sina agreed in April to sell 18% of Weibo to Alibaba for $586 million, with the two companies deciding to collaborate in areas of business including online marketing and payment as more Chinese internet users turn to e-commerce on smart phones and tablets. Shares of Sina Corp fell 8% in extended trading after the release of the results, with the stock advancing 4.3% to close at a month high of $76.08 in trading on the Nasdaq.
"The teaming up of both Sina and Alibaba in regards to Weibo, certainly has not escaped attention of analysts here at The Southwood Group and with the possibility of an IPO at Weibo the company is looking more and more appetising from an investment standpoint. Investors holding positions in Alibaba are also seeing the benefit from the collaboration at Weibo, we are continuing to advise our clients as to the best positions to be held in this ever expanding sector," concluded the Senior Vice President at The Southwood Group.
As an equity-research house, The Southwood Group specialises in providing fundamental research and data analysis, ultimately facilitating trend identification, and finally stock selection. The company has professional managers with extensive experience in all aspects of investing and legal compliance, all of whom had spent their careers in the global finance industry from Hong Kong to New York. It is established on ideals of perseverance, enduring commitment to its clients and, most of all, due diligence.
The Southwood Group hopes to enhance even more its capability and reputation as a provider of success-driven service to its clients.
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Villa / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 6
|Key Info
A recently built villa located in a small complex , Private pool in a large garden. 24 Hour gated security.
Will sleep up to 6 with the use of the sofa bed ( sleeps 2 ) in the lounge.
There will be a house keeper available to help you with all your requirements:Taxi , sightseeing , laundry service, help with translation if dealing with local traders and anything else. Your house keeper will be just on the other end of the telephone if needed ( Thai mobile phone provided )
A personal taxi service is available 24/7. This can work on a pay for the whole day or individual trip basis. If you wish to use the taxi driver as your own personal tour guide this can be arranged.
Please just ask if you wish to know more about this service.
|Sleeps up to 6, 2 bedrooms
|2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 1 En suites and 2 Shower rooms
|Nearest beach
|Jomtien 6 km
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Bangkok 150 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player, Telephone, Safe, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
The Kitchen has an electric hob but has no oven.( When you see how cheap it is to eat out you will not need an oven )
Each bedroom has its own air conditioning unit and there is also air conditioning in the lounge/dinner
Bedroom 1 - Super kingsize bed ( 6.0 ' ), Large wardrobe with drawer space , Dressing table - En suite Bathroom/ Toilet
Bedroom 2 - Kingsize bed , Wardrobe with drawer space , Dressing table
Lounge - Large sofa bed ( sleeps 2 ) Large coffee table , display unit , TV , DVD , HI FI , Table and chairs
The house keeper will clean every day and clean bedding and towels will be provided.
Although there is a washing machine available for your use a laundry service is available if required.
There is also cable television .
There is also a Thai mobile Phone available for contacting your House keeper or local Taxi service.
|Further details outdoors
Undercover patio area with patio furniture
Small garden area to 3 sides of the property
Clothes drier.
The Chonburi Province region
The climate in Thailand is very much of a tropical one so it is aways very warm but can get very humid in its rainy season. The wet season runs from about June to October
Bangkok is always worth a visit and the Grand Palace is a must.
Pattaya has many places of interest - Sir Racha Tiger Zoo ( approx 30 min away ) , Nonooch Park which consists of a zoo combined with beautiful gardens is well worth a visit.
Suggest a must is to go to Pattaya elephant village where you will see a superb elephant show and you can have an hours treck on an elephant - A unique experience
There are many excursions available from many local travel agents - one of which is a trip to the bridge over the River Kwai.
They call Thailand the land of Smiles and when you get there you will see why !! The people are very friendly and the culture is so very interesting.
East Pattaya
Pattaya is a large city with large choice of good clean beaches .Plenty of good restaurants and bars and plenty of good shopping.
There is a choice of good clean beaches all within easy reach of the bungalow by car or taxi
East Pattaya is a quiter location away from the main tourist area but is only a short trip to get to the action of the city.
Taxis are very cheap and a trip from East Pattaya into the main areas or beach will cost about 100 - 150 baht (£1.50 - £2.00 )
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3 Feb 2013
"Fantastic location"
We stayed at the bungalow for 3 weeks in Jan 2013. The location was spot on for the city, local town and for me the golf courses. The manager Jay was on hand 24hrs a day and helped out on taxi rides and generally any inquires we had. (Lent us a mobile phone for our needs). The bungalow was very clean inside and out, and the pool and garden was always in top condition. I would recommend this to anybody wishing to stay at Pattaya. Thanks again Adam and Jay.
19 Nov 2012
"perfect villa in a perfect location"
the villa was spotless throughout and the pool was clean and just the right size. a definite selling point on this villa is that you get your own personal taxi driver who will take you anywhere cheaper than any taxi.he,ll pick you up drop you off then pick you up from wherever you are and all this is a 24hr service,you are also given a mobile phone to call him with any problems. we had a very relaxing 4 days here and i only wish we had longer as the villa was perfect.
9 Oct 2012
"very nice and quiet place to stay"
we had a very good time in the villa. Everything was perfect and Jay was very helpfull. Adam, the owner, gave me all the indications i needed...in one worth : PERFECT
14 Feb 2012
"the truth, the honest truth and nothing but the truth"
A fantastic way to experience Pattaya is to stay in this property as it has everything you need two bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge, kitchen and THAT PRIVATE SWIMMING POOL that is definately the selling point for me. The villa is in a good location as its not to far from pattaya city but far enough to get away from busy city traffic and noise, the property has lots of local shops, bars and restaurants near by, Tesco is not far and you can stock up on food drink and other items tesco is also very cheap too. Finally the owner adam offers a very professional service and jay will help in pattaya with getting around he offers a taxi service and will give fantastic advice on restaurants shops and activities.
I am happy that you enjoyed the Villa with it's private pool and that you like the location. I hope you return again in the near future.
20 Nov 2011
"Good location, large clean Bangalow with swimming pool and air-condition"
WOW!! Fantastic big Bangalow, very clean and quiet. Easy to get to centre for shopping. Jay the manager was kind and very helpful. We defintley recommend it and will stay there again soon. Michael,,London
I am happy everything was good for you.
17 Nov 2011
"Excellent villa would stay again"
Villa was really nice everything we needed not too far from the main drag, Jay was good but could have been more helpful when we asked for assistance to hire bike he never came back to us so we had to try and make other arrangements found a local shop owner very willing to help and took me to a rental shop on his bike. The villa itself was good after my wife cleaned the mouse/rat droppings in the lounge along the wall edge, there were no other problems with the villa at all. We would recommend renting the villa again no problem. One small problem we had in Pattaya on the main road while driving the bike was an attempted gold chain snatch this is just a bit of advice for future visitors to Pattaya and this is the first time we have encountered any problems in Thailand in 11years of visiting.
Sorry to hear about the droppings found, these are produced by chit chats (small Lizzard) that inhabit all properties. I have spoken to the Manager who will ensure these are cleaned up in the future. Sorry Jay did not get back to you about the Motorbike rental. I think he may have mis understood about the bike. I can only suggest to any customer they are welcolme to speak to myself on the mobile phone provided if there is any problem. I am always happy to help anytime. I am always looking to ensure every customer is totally satisfied with their stay so thank you for your feedback.
10 Nov 2011
this place is nice outstanding with wireless internet, which was a big help since i have i pad stereo system was good for home entertainment.recommend you get transportation as this will be a big help if you decide to run around and dont have to wait for a taxi,plenty of store 7 eleven there two that close /mini tesco, big c, foodland, not far a way 10 min.google lilyogi627 and you will see my video on u tube when to get an idea of the outside pool. highly reccomended you cannot beat this price for and affordable getaway.i already book my next trip for 2012.would like to see a flat screen tv with hdmi hook up if possible,but i had rca cable to hook up my .other then that excellent.kitchen superb for cooking everything, can order kfc and deliver if you want the delivery for kfc please diall 1150, about 30baht delivery charge plus tip.1117 for mc donald delivery.
I will aim to get an LCD TV in the future. I am happy you enjoyed your stay.
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Restoration Druid Healing Spec, Builds, Talents, and Glyphs (WoD 6.2.2)
On this page, we present the viable talent and glyph choices for Restoration Druids in World of Warcraft WoD 6.2.2. We detail what each of the talents and glyphs do and in which situations they should be taken.
The other pages of our Restoration Druid guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Sonie, a Restoration Druid who raids in Method, one of the best guilds in the world. You can follow him on Twitter.
1. Talent Choices↑top
- Performance-enhancing
- Survival
- Crowd Control
- Movement
- Utility
- Situational
Talents can easily be changed, thanks to Tomes of the Clear Mind. You will frequently find yourself changing talents and glyphs between encounters, in order to adapt your play style to different mechanics. Therefore, it is important to understand what each of your talents does and how they affect your play style.
2. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents↑top
Tier 1 talents offer a choice between 3 means of increasing your movement abilities.
- Feline Swiftness is a passive ability that increases your movement speed by 15% at all times.
- Displacer Beast is an active ability that teleports you 20 yards forward, activates Cat Form, and grants you a 50% increase in movement speed for 4 seconds.
- Wild Charge is an active ability that differs based on the
shapeshift form you are in, as follows:
- No shapeshift form: you fly to an ally's location.
- Bear Form: you charge an enemy, immobilizing them for 4 seconds.
- Cat Form: you leap behind an enemy, dazing them for 3 seconds.
- Travel Form: you leap forward 20 yards.
- Aquatic Form: your swim speed is increased by 150% for 5 seconds.
Displacer Beast should be your default choice in every encounter. If the situation does not require you to take this talent, then you can choose one of the other two, as you prefer. Wild Charge's greatest benefits will be the ability to fly to an ally's position, or to leap forward, while Feline Swiftness is just a passive movement speed increase that can, if you do not need anything else, prove useful and pleasant to play with.
3. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents↑top
Tier 2 talents offer a choice between 3 healing spells.
- Ysera's Gift is a passive spell that heals you for 4% of your maximum health every 5 seconds. If you are at maximum health, then it heals a random injured party or raid member within 100 yards for the same amount.
- Renewal is a self-heal for 30% of your maximum health with a 2-minute cooldown. It is off the global cooldown.
- Cenarion Ward is a buff that you can place on a friendly player, lasting up to 30 seconds. When the player takes damage, Cenarion Ward activates a 6-second HoT on the player, consuming Cenarion Ward in the process.
The best choice in this tier is Ysera's Gift, providing a very solid amount of healing. It also requires no management whatsoever, which is a nice bonus.
Cenarion Ward is a useful buff to keep up on targets that take constant damage, or on someone who is dangerously low on health.
Renewal provides an excellent self-healing cooldown, but we believe that the fact Ysera's Gift and Cenarion Ward can be used to heal other raid members is enough to make Renewal unappealing.
4. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents↑top
Tier 3 talents offer a choice between 3 crowd control spells.
- Faerie Swarm is an improved version of Faerie Fire, which it replaces. In addition to Faerie Fire's effects, Faerie Swarm also slows the target's movement speed by 50% for 15 seconds.
- Mass Entanglement roots all enemies in an area around the target for up to 20 seconds.
- Typhoon is a spell that affects enemies in a cone in front of you, knocking them back and dazing them for 6 seconds.
The choice between these talents is entirely situational and, in any case, it is unlikely to play any part in your performance. That said, Typhoon will probably prove to be the most valuable talent in most encounters.
5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents↑top
Tier 4 offers a choice between 3 performance-enhancing talents.
- Soul of the Forest passively grants you a buff when you cast Swiftmend. The cast time of your next Healing Touch is reduced by 50%, or the healing of your next Regrowth or Rejuvenation is increased by 100%, or of the next Wild Growth by 50%, depending on which spell you cast first (the buff is consumed).
- Incarnation: Tree of Life grants you the Tree of Life healing
cooldown. It lasts for 30 seconds (with a 3-minute cooldown), it increases all
healing done by 15%, it increases your armor by 120%, it grants you
immunity to Polymorph. It also improves some of your spells.
- Wild Growth affects 2 additional targets.
- Regrowth is instant cast.
- Rejuvenation has its healing increased by 50%, and its Mana cost reduced by 30%.
- Entangling Roots is instant cast.
- Force of Nature is an active ability that summons a treant which casts Swiftmend on your current target, and which heals nearby injured allies with Healing Touch, for 15 seconds. Force of Nature has a maximum of 3 charges, and a 20-second recharge time.
The default choice in this tier is Incarnation: Tree of Life, because it allows you to save Mana and it buffs your healing throughput.
Soul of the Forest is viable during short encounters, where you need more sustained healing. Even in these cases, however, it is mostly better to stick with Tree of Life, as this conserves Mana and allows you to spend this extra Mana on Wild Growth.
Finally, Force of Nature is simply not a competitive option.
6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents↑top
Tier 5 talents offer a choice between 3 crowd control spells.
- Incapacitating Roar is an AoE incapacitate that lasts for 3 seconds and affects all enemies in a 10 yard radius. It has a 30-second cooldown.
- Ursol's Vortex is a targeted AoE slow, which slows down enemies in an 8-yard radius by 50%. When enemies first try to leave the slowing area, they are pulled back in. The vortex lasts 10 seconds, and it has a 1-minute cooldown.
- Mighty Bash is a single target 5-second stun.
The choice between these talents is entirely situational. That said, you will find that Ursol's Vortex will probably come in handy in most encounters.
7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents↑top
Tier 6 talents offer a choice between 3 talents that improve your ability to heal and to act as a hybrid.
- Heart of the Wild is a 6-minute cooldown that grants you 35% increased healing when used. In addition to this, allows you to tank, and to deal competitive melee and spell damage. It lasts 45 seconds.
- Dream of Cenarius is a passive ability that increases the damage done by Wrath by 20%, and causes your Wrath to heal a nearby ally for 150% of the damage it does.
- Nature's Vigil is a 90-second cooldown that causes all single target healing spells to also damage a nearby target for 30% of the healing done, and all single target healing and damaging spells heal a nearby friendly target based on the amount done (20% for heals, and 40% for damaging spells or abilities).
The choice in this tier is quite difficult. We recommend using Nature's Vigil as the default talent. That said, Heart of the Wild is better for burst healing, so if the encounter calls for heaving healing at a specific moment, then Heart of the Wild is the talent to choose.
Finally, while Dream of Cenarius remains a viable option, it is not a preferred choice at this time.
8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents↑top
Tier 7 talents offer you a choice between 3 passive abilities that enhance your healing performance.
- Moment of Clarity modifies your Omen of Clarity to last for 7 seconds, instead of for one cast.
- Germination allows you to apply two Rejuvenations to the same target, and increases the duration of Rejuvenation by 3 seconds. When Rejuvenation is already applied on a target, a second cast of Rejuvenation applies a second version of the HoT. From this point on, as long as both HoTs are active on the target, Rejuvenation will always refresh the HoT with the shortest remaining duration.
- Rampant Growth causes your Swiftmend to consume your Rejuvenation or Regrowth HoT on the target, but Swiftmend no longer has a cooldown and its healing is increased by 20%.
Germination provides the most steady, sustainable benefit, and it should be your default choice on most fights.
Moment of Clarity can be quite decent, but its random nature makes it somewhat unreliable. That said, there are some opinions within the community that it could be used over Germination. We do not advise this for now, but we will evaluate the matter further.
Rampant Growth requires too much attention and proper management, and even then it is not really competitive with Germination.
9. Major Glyphs↑top
There are a large number of Major Glyphs that can affect your gameplay as a Restoration Druid, although few of them offer obvious benefits. There is also one very useful Minor Glyph.
The 3 Major Glyphs you should use as default are:
- Glyph of Regrowth, which increases the critical strike chance of Regrowth by 40%, but removes its HoT component. Despite the fact that you both gain and lose certain benefits, we believe that this glyph is quite strong and should always be considered a strong option. It is especially important to note that since Regrowth is guaranteed to be a critical strike with this glyph (it has an innate critical strike chance of 60%), you will also proc Living Seed each time.
- Glyph of Wild Growth causes Wild Growth to affect an additional target, but it increases its cooldown by 2 seconds. The result of using this glyph is that you gain higher healing throughput (assuming that there are 6 players to be healed, so, predominantly in large raids) from Wild Growth casts, but your uptime with it will be lowered. This frees up a global cooldown, allowing you to weave extra spells in. You will have to decide how important healing a 6th target is to you in the encounter, compared to having higher uptime of Wild Growth.
- Glyph of Stampeding Roar increases the range of Stampeding Roar by 30 yards. If using this ability is vital to your raid's strategy, this glyph is excellent.
In case you do not need to use Glyph of Stampeding Roar (for example, if the raid does not need to move during the encounter), then you can use Glyph of Rebirth instead.
There is a number of other glyphs that may be useful in certain situations.
- Glyph of Healing Touch reduces the remaining cooldown of Nature's Swiftness by 2 seconds each time you cast Healing Touch.
- Glyph of Rejuvenation reduces the cast time of Healing Touch by 10% while Rejuvenation is active on 3 more targets. You might find this glyph useful, depending on the encounter.
- Glyph of Blooming causes your Lifebloom to heal for 50% more when it blooms, but it reduces its duration by 5 seconds, and no longer allows it to be refreshed by Healing Touch and Regrowth. This will probably only be useful in PvP, where Lifebloom can often be dispelled, but it may also be useful in some rare PvE situations. We would like to emphasize that this glyph diminishes the benefit of the Tier 18 2-Piece Set Bonus, so it should be avoided if you are using this bonus.
10. Minor Glyphs↑top
An important note is due to Glyph of the Sprouting Mushroom, allows you to place your Wild Mushroom anywhere on the ground, instead of having to place it underneath a target. This glyph is very good, since it gives your Wild Mushrooms a lot of freedom. Effectively, it is mandatory.
Aside from that, there is only one Minor Glyph worth talking about. Glyph of Grace reduces the damage you take from fall damage even when you are not in Cat Form. While this is not likely to be of use often during PvE progression, it can sometimes help.
11. Changelog↑top
- 22 Jun. 2015: Patch 6.2 updates.
- Updated the tier 4, 6, and 7 talent discussions.
- Added a mention that Glyph of Blooming reduces the effect of the Tier 18 2-Piece Set Bonus.
- 23 Feb. 2015: Updated tier 4 and 7 talent sections to account for Patch 6.1 changes.
- 10 Dec. 2014: Revamped the discussions for tier 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 talents.
- 30 Nov. 2014: Updated the description of Nature's Vigil, as per a recent hotfix.
- Introduction
- Builds, Talents, and Glyphs
- Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
- 1. Rotation
- 2. Cooldown Usage
- 3. Optional Read: Mastering Your Restoration Druid
- 3.1. Understanding Your Spells
- 3.2. Procs and Mechanics
- 3.3. Detailed Cooldown Usage
- 3.4. Restoration Druid Playstyle
- 4. Changelog
- Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities
- Stat Priority
- Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
- Macros and Addons
- 1. Macros
- 2. Addons
- 2.1. Generic Addons for Druids
- 2.2. Specific Addons for Restoration Druids
- 3. Changelog
- Gearing Up and Best in Slot
- Resto Druid - Sharing some WeakAuras
- Help with Challenge Mode DPSing
- Boomkin class trinket - Mastery or Crit?
- [Balance] Trinket and stat weights discussion.
- Boomkin DPS help


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F1Q09 Earnings Call
May 15, 2009 8:30 am ET
Eric Cerny - Manager of Investor Relations
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Eric Cerny
Good morning and welcome to our first quarter earnings call. Earlier this morning we released our first quarter sales and earnings, balance sheet, statement of operations and an updated financial history. Please feel free to reference these materials, available on our website.
The figures in these materials, as well as comments we will make this morning regarding our financial results for the first quarter ended May 2, 2009, do not include the effect of a non-cash impairment charge, currently being determined, which is to be recorded in the first quarter in connection with a strategic review of the RUEHL business and will be discussed in greater length later in our prepared comments.
This call is being recorded and the replay may be accessed through the Internet at abercrombie.com.
Before we begin, I remind you that any forward-looking statements we may make today are subject to the Safe Harbor statement found in our SEC filings. Today's earnings call will be limited to one hour. We will begin the call with a few brief remarks from Mike Jeffries, followed by a review of the financial performance for the quarter from Jonathan Ramsden and Brian Logan. After our prepared comments we will be available to take your questions for as long as time permits. Please limit yourself to one question so that we can speak with any many callers as possible.
Mike Jeffries
Good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us today. The first quarter was clearly a difficult one for us with the challenging economic environment, we continue to face a headwind where the consumer is reluctant to spend on premium brands. There is a price consciousness dictating shoppers' purchases today, unlike anything I have seen before.
We've spent years building our brands to compete on quality, aspiration, and the unique store experience, not on price. There are also fashion headwinds. We are currently in a cycle that lacks a dominant trend in the female business, trends that appear to have some traction but not the long-term trend of classic, casual, preppy, all-American sportswear that is core to our heritage.
Our belief is that all of these phenomena are temporary, however, we are approaching the current conditions with a conservative mindset until we see a clear improvement. We see 2009 as a transitional year and are focusing our efforts on laying the groundwork for our long-term success and prosperity.
We took a number of steps in this direction during the first quarter. First, we pushed forward with our international expansion efforts and continue to be more than excited about the extraordinary opportunity this represents. The future is tied to our international expansion.
Second, there are actions we have taken to improve product and pricing. We are actively planning for meaningful reductions in our average unit retails, while remaining committed to protecting our initial mark-up percentage and providing quality product. We are pleased with the feedback from our customers regarding newness in fashion currently being offered in our assortment and we look for this to continue to improve in summer and back-to-school.
We believe we missed some female fashion trends in the first quarter, but as you can see, we are addressing it. We continue to believe that we can take the trends that are doing well in female fashion and turn them into our handwriting.
Third, we made significant changes at our home office that will enable us to operate more efficiently going forward and will also result in significant cost savings. These were difficult decisions but they were made with an eye to the future. As we have said before, examining our cost structure is an ongoing effort. Jonathan will provide more on this in a moment.
We expect to reap the fruits of all of these efforts partly in 2009 but more significantly in 2010 and beyond. In the meantime, our long-term priorities will continue to be concentrated around protecting the brands, preserving cash, and growing internationally in a seasoned, disciplined and controlled way.
With that, I will hand the call over to Jonathan but will available to answer your questions at the end our prepared comments.
Jonathan Ramsden
While we are disappointed with the loss in the first quarter, as Mike said, we are taking steps to better position us to achieve stronger results going forward. For the first quarter, net sales reduced 24% to $612.0 million while comp sales decreased 30%. Our gross margin rate for the quarter was 63.3%, down 350 basis points, reflecting a higher mark-down rate for the quarter.
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Effect of nucleolin (NCL) knockdown on N6L biological actions. Down-regulation of nucleolin (NCL) mRNA (A) and protein (B) using specific siRNA targeting nucleolin mRNA. Effect of N6L (10μΜ) on proliferation (C) and adhesion (D) of HUVECs. The last two bars of each diagram indicate HUVECs that were transiently transfected with siRNA targeting nucleolin (NCL). Results are expressed as % change relative to control and are mean values ± SE from at least 3 independent experiments.
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Congratulations to Fairmont State University's 2012 Nursing Class. A pinning ceremony was held May 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fairmont State Feaster Center.
Congratulations to Fairmont State University's 2012 Nursing Class. A pinning ceremony was held May 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fairmont State Feaster Center.
As part of the Fairmont State University Presidential Lecture Series, Connie S. Moore, APRN, BC, MSN, Abelina Suarez Professor of Nursing, Senior Level, will present "Simulation as a Teaching Strategy for Nursing Education."
The end of the academic year is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the students and faculty of Fairmont State University.
Saturday, March 24, 2012 offered an exciting opportunity to experience campus life at Fairmont State University through Campus Visitation Day. The pictures are from that day's events.
Fairmont State University formalized its relationship with Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea, today, Dec. 2, through the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
Liz Boord of Kingmont has no trouble recalling the first moment she decided to apply to Fairmont State University. It was the day she watched her sister, Laura Lombardi, give birth to a son, Joseph. It was Aug. 1, 2009. "The nurses were so cool. When they let me help, that was my 'wow' moment," she said. By August 2010, the wife and mother was taking anatomy and microbiology classes as an FSU undergraduate student pursuing her own Associate of Science degree in Nursing.
When you walk through the door of the Simulation Center for the School of Nursing and Allied Health Administration, you feel like you've stepped off of a college campus and into an interactive clinical setting. The initiative to develop this lab, which currently has four human patient simulators and a new childbirth simulator, was headed by Connie Moore, Associate Professor/Senior of Nursing.
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This is the video of the sermon I preached this morning followed by a full set of notes.AudioHow do you tend to think of God? A Force or Power? A remote ruler? An angry judge?But the Bible reveals that God is intensely personal and he is very interested in you. HE wants to know you. Part of getting to know someone is getting to know about someone. It is not enough to merely learn about them, but it is a helpful and necessary start. We must know why we believe what we believe and … [Read more...]
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LIVE interview with Michael L Brown on hypergrace
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GUEST POST: Paul's curse on those who preach another gospel (Galatians 1)
This blog is adapted from a chapter in Phil Moore's new devotional commentary, "Straight to the Heart of Galatians to Colossians", published this month by Monarch Books.ONE STAPLE"If we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God's curse!" (Galatians 1:8)David Nowitz had tried very hard. The Society for Family Health in Johannesburg had never had such a conscientious marketing manager. He had managed to secure government … [Read more...]
I believe in Jesus: A Sermon on the Trinity and the Resurrection
The following sermon was preached on Sunday 30 March in Northwood Church in Keller, Texas. Encouragingly there was a number of gospel responses afterwards. You can watch the video here, or download the audio and a powerpoint file from the church's website. Some brief notes follow the video here.UPDATE: I have also since preached a version of this sermon that went into more detail on the TrinitySermon Notes I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.And in … [Read more...]
Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson discuss Penal Substitutionary Atonement
Steve Chalke's rejection of Penal Substitution around 10 years ago was the first major controversy I got involved with on this blog. In the next of a series of video discussions between him and Andrew Wilson that were moderated by Justin Brierley they revisited this.Chalke continued to support his viewpoint, but still seemed surprised at the strength of the reaction to him calling Penal Substution "Cosmic Child Abuse" He was clearly scornful of the idea that the wrath of God needs to be … [Read more...]
Adrian speaking on BBC London about Lent with Jumoke Fashola
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Why silence about controversies should not be read as agreement
Just in the past few days both my emails and Twitter stream have contained a few direct questions and challenges. I have had people gloatingly point out to me the story of the death of the latest snake handler to meet his inevitable death, demand my response to the Pope sending Kenneth Copeland a message promoting unity, and ask what I think of Steve Chalke's article about how he now approaches the Bible. In addition, I have also noticed that David Yonggi Cho has been found guilty of e … [Read more...]
Jesus the Great Evangelist: a sermon on John 4
Jesus is the model evangelist and we can learn from his example how to get caught up on his mission to seek and save the lost. This is a sermon about the Woman of Samaria in John 4. Brief sermon notes follow the audio.John 4:1-42We tend to think of Jesus as the Great Shepherd or Pastor, or as the Great Priest, as the Great Apostle of our faith, as the Great Teacher, as the Greatest Prophet of them all. But he was also the greatest evangelist.1. What do you live for?Jesus … [Read more...]
Ed Stetzer, Matt Chandler, and others on TBN
This was one of the things I missed during January when I scaled back my social media commitments dramatically. Matt Chandler, Jefferson Bethke, Priscilla Shirer, Josh Wilsonm and Christ August, who are all solid evangelicals, appeared on special TBN's Praise the Lord program hosted by Ed Stetzer. The whole program faithfully proclaims the gospel of grace, and is very nicely produced.This video thrilled me. Too many of us in the circles I move in have made a sport of mocking all Christian … [Read more...]
A sermon on Psalm 2
This is a sermon I preached earlier this year at Jubilee Church Wood Greed. It is based on Micah 6:7 and Psalm 2.Here are some brief notes from the sermon.The rejection of the King The world hates us as it hates God. They see Christianity as boring and restrictive, and cast off the restraints. But God sets limits for our own good. So-called constraints are actually liberating. He has designed you, be content with what he has made you to be.The response of the King Jesus is … [Read more...]


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It Begins - Managed High Yield Bond Fund Liquidates After 17 YearsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 10/13/2015 22:50 -0500
Since inception in June 1998, UBS' Managed High Yield Plus Fund survived through the dot-com (and Telco) collapse and the post-Lehman credit carnage but, based on the press release today, has been felled by the current credit cycle's crash. After 3 years of trading at an increasingly large discount to NAV, and plunging to its worst levels since the peak of the financial crisis, the board of the Fund has approved a proposal to liquidate the Fund. While timing is unclear, this is the worst case for an increasingly fragile cash bond market as BWICs galore are set to hit with "liquidty thin to zero."
"It Feels Like 1997" Warns Art Cashin, "Watch High Yield"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/25/2015 11:21 -0500
"It's not necessarily out of control yet. But if they do not provide some stability pretty soon it will begin to affect not only the markets over there, but - as we saw today and somewhat last week - it affects markets all around the world. Financial Markets are correlated. We learned that back in 2008 When the fall of Lehman spread all around the globe."
The Fed Is Out Of Options, "QE Is All It Can Do Here" Art Cashin PredictsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/11/2015 22:43 -0500
"...they're in a kind of silly loop where they did QE expecting a reaction... didn't get it.. and then they did QE again because it didn't live up to their expectations... but I think they have no other options, if things get negative on the economy, QE is all they can do."
Chart Of The Day: Is China Sending A Warning?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/30/2015 11:15 -0500
"I think China may be more important than Greece. Stick with the drill – stay wary, alert and very, very nimble."
Technically Speaking - Bears Are WinningSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 06/29/2015 16:10 -0500
Whether, or not, a Greek exit from the Eurozone or a potential debt default is "the thing" that sparks the next major correction in the markets is unknown. Historically, such a widely "known" event is generally already factored into the markets and has much less of an impact when that event eventually comes to fruition. As Art Cashin suggested this morning: "I think China may be more important than Greece. Stick with the drill – stay wary, alert and very, very nimble."
Another Fed "Insider" Quits, Tells The TruthSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 06/17/2015 21:43 -0500
"The Fed is allowing the [market] tail to wag the [monetary policy] dog... The Fed's credibility itself is at stake... they have backed themselves into a very tight corner... the tightest ever... The hope today is that the current era of easy monetary policy will have no deep economic ramifications. Such thinking, though, may prove to be naive... All retirees' security is thus at risk when the massive overvaluation in fixed income and equity markets eventually rights itself."
The Global Liquidity Squeeze Has BegunSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 04/18/2015 17:50 -0500
- American Express
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- Australia
- Bank of New York
- Bond
- Borrowing Costs
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Central Banks
- China
- Credit Conditions
- default
- European Union
- Eurozone
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- Federal Reserve Bank
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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- France
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- General Electric
- Germany
- Global Economy
- Greece
- McKinsey
- New York Fed
- Real estate
- Recession
- recovery
- Romania
- Student Loans
- Turkey
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The entire global financial system resembles a colossal spiral of debt. Just about all economic activity involves the flow of credit in some way, and so the only way to have "economic growth" is to introduce even more debt into the system. Unfortunately, any system based on debt is going to break down eventually, and there are signs that it is starting to happen once again.
Fed Vice-Chair Stan Fischer Explains What Yellen Really Meant Last Week - Live FeedSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/23/2015 11:20 -0500
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- Credit Conditions
- European Central Bank
- Excess Reserves
- Federal Reserve
- Foreign Central Banks
- Great Depression
- Gross Domestic Product
- headlines
- Janet Yellen
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- Risk Management
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With the world now convinmced that Janet Yellen is as dovish as she has ever been on rate hikes, today comes the first post-FOMC speech. None other than Vice-chair Stanley Fischer is due to address The Economic Club of New York on the topic of "Monetary-policy lessons and the way ahead." As Art Cashin warned this morning, Fischer "seems to feel that the Fed must raise rates this year. He is also the only Fed official to concede that any rate hike will be different than any seen before."
Art Cashin On The Anniversary Of The Unsolved Murder Of A Banker With "Too Many Enemies"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/27/2015 14:18 -0500
On this day in 1955, the police were called to the five story, Fifth Avenue, mansion of Serge Rubenstein. There they found the corpse of the controversial 46 year-old "Financier." He had been strangled with a curtain cord. Rubenstein embodied in one man everything that would later be called "the sins of the eighties." He was greedy. He was flashy. He was a raider. His operations were shrouded in mystery and covered by dummy companies. And he used the press to exaggerate his wealth, so that he could bump up his credit with gullible bankers. He had been the guest of presidents and potentates. And through it all most folks thought he was a real slime ball. In covering his murder, Time magazine felt he had so many enemies that, with only a little tongue in cheek, Time congratulated the New York City police on having "....narrowed the list of suspects down to 10,000." It never got narrower.
Did Grinch Steal The Rally: A Peek At The BS Behind "Big Data" PredictionsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/02/2015 08:24 -0500
Don't listen to or become entrapped by financial advisors offering some great skill, in knowing the guide path for various asset prices, and therefore can guide you in when to buy and sell certain securities. It's their only job to simply sell as much insane fantasy as possible, to anyone willing to buy. And it's those same advisors -frenzied by their battalion of technology resources- who are likely uneducated on the lessons contained in the straightforward story about the Grinch, to provide a better light for anyone in their winter voyage ahead.
50-Year NYSE Veteran Art Cashin Unleashes New Year's Poem - From ISIS To The Ice Bucket ChallengeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 12/31/2014 09:19 -0500
Hot on the heels of his Xmas Poem, 50-year NYSE veteran Art Cashin, UBS Director of Floor Operations, has unveiled his New Year's Poem summarizing the year behind and looking at the year ahead. From ISIS to The Ice Bucket Challenge and from Joan Rivers' death to Kim Jung Un's life, Cashin covers it all...
Art Cashin Unleashes Chistmas Poem: "Count Your Blessings... Along With Your Wealth"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/23/2014 21:40 -0500
From no greater laureate than UBS' NYSE Floor director Art Cashin... the year behind us (and the one ahead) in rhythmic narrative.
2014 Year In Review (Part 2): Will 2015 Be The Year It All Comes Tumbling Down?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2014 13:53 -0500
- Abenomics
- Alan Greenspan
- Albert Edwards
- Ally Bank
- Andrew Cuomo
- Andrew Ross Sorkin
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- Bill Gross
- Bitcoin
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- Boeing
- Bond
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- Central Banks
- Charlie Munger
- Chelsea Clinton
- China
- Citigroup
- Cliff Asness
- Cohen
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- Corruption
- Counterparties
- Credit Default Swaps
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- default
- Dell
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Despite the authorities' best efforts to keep everything orderly, we know how this global Game of Geopolitical Tetris ends: "Players lose a typical game of Tetris when they can no longer keep up with the increasing speed, and the Tetriminos stack up to the top of the playing field. This is commonly referred to as topping out."
"I'm tired of being outraged!"
On This Day, 138 Years Ago, The Idea Of QE Was BornSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 11/25/2014 16:59 -0500
On this day in 1876, a group of influential, yet irate, Americans met in Indianapolis. Their primary purpose was to send a message to Washington on how to get the economy moving again.... So this group decided that what was needed was re-inflation (put more money in everyone's hands, you see). The method they proposed was to issue more and more money. Cynics called them "The Greenback Party". And on this day, the Greenbacks challenged Washington by running an independent for President of the United States. His name was Peter Cooper. He lost but several associate whackos were elected to Congress.
You Asked For It, And Here It Is: The First GDP Downgrade Due To The Polar Vortex 2.0Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/20/2014 09:42 -0500
BMO Capital Markets economist Sal Guatieri notes that the BMO Economics team has lowered its U.S. fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate to 2.5% from 2.8% due to weaker housing starts and a view that November's activity could get chilled by polar vortex 2. While October was relatively warm, November has been anything but. However, he does not expect the sort of massive hit that GDP suffered in the first quarter of 2014 due to cold weather.


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Today I spoke with several people who mentioned how much they hunger for a deeper experience of Christian spirituality. This is something I run into on a regular basis: practicing Christians who want to take their faith to a new level; non-Christians (or Christians alienated from the contemporary church) who are genuinely interested in Christ and the mystics but don't know how to cope with the crazy/limiting/judgmental qualities they see so abundantly in ordinary Christian communities.
I am convinced that there are plenty of people, both Christian and non-Christian, who would love to learn about the mystics and who would find in the mystics guidance to improve their own spirituality. But if this is so, then why is it so hard to get people to attend a class, or buy a book, on Christian mysticism?
Books on mysticism go in and out of print like the flash of a strobelight. Classes on mystical spirituality often are sparsely attended. Even an organization as long-lived and well organized as Contemplative Outreach seems to have only minimal impact within the larger Christian community.
Why is this? I believe the hunger is out there. So why aren't people finding out about the riches of the contemplative tradition?
Here's my theory: natural contemplatives probably only comprise about 1% of the population (thinking about the frequency of the INFP type in Keirsey's and Bate's study of Jungian personality types). Only 1% of the population — which would suggest that a normal Christian parish with 1000 members probably only has about 10 "natural" contemplatives (and of course, many churches are smaller than that, so do the math). Maybe another 10 to 20 folks who might be interested in the topic, but they probably would only attend one workshop or class, just long enough to figure out that it isn't for them.
And of course, out of the ten natural contemplatives, some of them aren't going to want to take a class or study a book, for whatever reason. Moral of the story: nearly all churches just don't have enough contemplatives within their ranks to justify investing resources into teaching and training them. It's a "critical mass" issue: you've got five folks who really want to go deeper, but nobody else really cares, simply because most people have a different personality type that means their interests lie elsewhere. It's hard to put together a course or a book or whatever when only such a small percentage of folks are interested — so it just never gets any traction.
So what we need is a way for contemplatives to find one another, reaching out beyond denominational lines. Contemplative Outreach does a wonderful job with this very situation: as an interfaith group, they appeal equally to Catholics and Protestants.
But more work needs to be done.
I certainly don't have all the answers, and now it's my bedtime and I'm sleepy. But I hope whoever is reading this blog will take into consideration the need for Christian communities today to find ways to help the natural contemplatives in their midst find a deeper spirituality. Even if it means (gasp) reaching out to other nearby faith communities, of a different denomination and all.


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today. Survivors was great. The concept of an alcoholic lead character in a sci fi series is kind of rare. I enjoyed Gariabaldi's conversation with Londo in the casino. Both episodes really drove home how there are truly different political forces at play on B5. DS9 addressed politics on occasion but only as a one episode plot device. Politics are always present on B5.
I don't agree with the complaints about season 1. I'd take season 1 B5 over season 1 DS9 any day. Far more exciting.
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Losing weight is not an easy task. It is both a mental and physical endeavor that will challenge you in ways that are hard to prepare for. Lean on someone who understands the peaks and lows. Don't try and go it alone. If you go to bed at night envisioning yourself healthy and can commit to a program then make sure you have atleast one supportive friend to rally for you when the going gets tough. Many times, the difference between success & failure is a pep talk or a good cry.
- Submitted by JPARIANOS 5/31/2011 in Weight Loss | 0 Comments
The first 2.5 glasses of water...
Before I drink my coffee or eat anything I drink 1 bottle of water (most are 16.5 ounces, so I get my first 2 and a half glasses in right away) I was always told you should drink water before you put anything else in your body in the a.m. since you have gone at least 8 hours without water as it is.
- Submitted by JOL2367 6/1/2011 in Weight Loss | 4 Comments
I can preserve a healthy mindset by just simply believing in PROGRESS & NOT PERFECTION~
- Submitted by JANE-0 3/28/2010 in Staying Healthy | 4 Comments
We've made it a nightly activity to go for a family walk after dinner. My children love to run, so we have races up, down and around the block. This adds a little extra cardio to the day and I'm the coolest Mommy ever.
You wanna live you gotta sweat!!
I was eagar to begin to walk/run. But I failed to stretch before beginning. I ended up with severe tendinitis, which caused me to put my walking/running regimen on hold until my tendinitis healed. So a word to the wise properly stretch before exercising or you pay dearly for your mistake.
If you get an injury like a sprained ankle, take the time off the exercise to let it heal. Focus on eating right and resting. Return to your exercise regime once you are fully healed. Chances are if you do half exercises with an injury you are just going to prolong the healing process and it'll take
Protein after a late-night workout
Due to a busy day schedule, I tend to workout late at night. Once I'm done, I want to take in some protein to help my muscles out, but I have to go to sleep soon and don't want to eat a meal right before showering/sleeping. My solution? I drink a cup of milk! Not many calories, not harsh on the stomach, and it has 8g of protein. Drinking it warm helps me relax before going to sleep.
- Submitted by RENABANANA 5/6/2011 in Exercise | 1 Comment
When you have eaten something not in your eating plan or have found yourself binging don't wait for tomorrow to start over. Stop right now. Walk over to the garbage throw away whatever is left, spit out that mouthful the minute you realize what you are doing is harmful to your health and success.
- Submitted by CATHYCOUNTS 6/30/2010 in Getting Back On Track | 3 Comments
I have found that building snacks into your day really helps keep uncontrolled cravings and binging under control.
- Submitted by TNKELSE 6/12/2010 in Healthy Eating | 3 Comments