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The following discussion of the consolidated financial condition and results of operation of the Company for the years ended August 31, 2010 and 2011, should be read in conjunction with the selected financial data, the financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this filing. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this annual report. We use terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "believe," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "could," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Management's discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of the Company. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes ("Notes") included in this Form 10-K.
We are a leading vocational education service provider in China. We offer a wide range of educational programs and services through vocational secondary schools under "Customized Education" mode. Our business mainly consists of various vocational skills training programs, remote network education, school logistic services, human resource services and development of educational materials. We have abundant student sources that cover 25 provinces and 26 nationalities, including graduates from junior high schools, senior high schools and junior colleges, unemployed people and rural labor force.
Since China's entrance into World Trade Organization, hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, and hosting the 41st World Expo in Shanghai and Asian Olympics in Guangzhou in 2010, China has attracted international financial sources. In line with the high economic growth rate, demand for workers and technicians with specific skills has increased dramatically. To match the requirements, the Chinese government issued several regulations such as Vocational Education Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Privately-run Schools and State Guidelines for medium-to-long-term Education Reform and development Plan to enhance the development of the vocational education industry. Under such preferential policies, we have experienced significant and stable growth in our business in recent years. We have established cooperative relationship with 128 enterprises. We supply our trained students to these enterprises and make various training courses available to their employees. These cooperative enterprises are mainly located in the economic centers of China, which cover, INTER ALIA, Yangtze River Delta (radiating from Shanghai to Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo and other coastal areas), the Pearl River Delta (radiating from Shenzhen to Dongguan, Guangzhou, Huizhou, Panyu, Qingyuan, Shaoguan and other coastal areas), and many inland provinces in China. HQ Global has become increasingly renowned throughout China for its superior training to meet employer needs and its successful production of outstanding technical specialists. As of August 31, 2011, the employment rate remained 100% for the students who graduated from our vocational programs and the supply is still inadequate to meet the demand.
Mr. Guangwen He is the founder and CEO of Oya Education Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha HQ Global Vocational School and Shaoshan HQ Global Technical School. He has been engaged in vocational education and related investments since 1994. In China, "Order-oriented Education", or customized education, was initially created by Mr. Guangwen He and currently is our main operation mode. Order-oriented Education refers to the educational program that tailors vocational education and training via cooperation agreements between us and various enterprises. Under Order-oriented Education, we combine the cultivation targets with the specific needs of enterprises, curriculums with industry production process, vocational training with position requirements. We create qualified students in compliance with the requirements of the industry. At this stage, our revenue is derived from the students' tuition and is recognized proportionately within the semester.
We divide our teaching calendar into two semesters per year. Our first and second semesters for fiscal year 2011 lasted from September 2010 to January 2011 and from February 2011to August 2011 (including two-month summer break), respectively. Our most recent teaching semester lasted from February 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011. During this semester, we offered approximately 60 programs under 17 categories to 36,926 students.
During the winter and summer breaks, off-campus internships are provided to students. Our teachers work as the team leaders for these students who are sent to different enterprises in groups. Such on-field practice help students understand the business, the production process, management model and position requirements. As a result, students are prepared for their position without further training once they are placed with the enterprise clients.
We receive commissions from the enterprise clients for placing intern students with them. The amount of commission is based on the number of students an enterprise client receives. We also receive management fees from the intern students at a monthly fixed rate based on the duration of their internship. Such revenue is recognized upon the completion of the internship arrangement. Upon graduation, eligible students are usually hired by the same enterprise client with which they interned. In such instances, we will receive placement fees from the students and service fees from enterprise clients. Such revenue is recognized upon the completion of all the services related to the job arrangement.
"Order-oriented Education" reflects the resource sharing between schools and enterprises. It benefits our students in their job hunting endeavors after graduation. As a consequence, student recruitment witnessed a significant expansion in recent years for our eleven (11) schools that are located in Shaoshan, Changsha and Shaoyang of Hunan Province, in Lushan, Shimian, Tianquan and Yingjing of Sichuan Province, in Tianzhen of Shanxi Province, and in Zhangwu of Liaoning province, respectively. To carry out the customized training program, we established cooperative relationships with 128 enterprises as of August 31, 2011, including Fuji Xerox Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Flextronics (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., Dongguan Master Electronics Co., Ltd., ASUSTeK Computer (Shenzhen) Inc., Shanghai Inventec Co., Ltd., among many others.
Under economic globalization, enterprises in China are expanding faster than ever and this has resulted in a serious shortage of labor force. According to the Secondary Vocational Education Innovation and Development Plan (Year 2010-2012) issued on November 27, 2010 by the Ministry of Education, in the coming three years, about 20 million skilled workers will be trained and they will become driving force for social and economic development. A study conducted by National Institute for Educational Research showed that the shortage of technical talents will range from 17.46 million to 26.65 million by the end of 2010. This provides a huge expansion space for the vocational education in the mainland of China and provides desirable opportunities for the development of our business.
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis and use them on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates because of different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. These policies should be read in conjunction with Note 2 of the Notes to consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, Risetime, Global Education, Xiangtan Nicestar, Oya, as well as Oya's subsidiaries and VIEs. All significant inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the selection of the useful lives and residual values of property and equipment and intangible assets, provision for doubtful accounts, provision necessary for contingent liabilities, fair values, revenue recognition, and other similar charges. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing its consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2-Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other then quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3-Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The Company's financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, advances to vendors, other receivables, accounts payable, payroll payable, taxes payable, loans, other payable and accrued liabilities. Management has estimated that the fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The Company uses the Level 3 method to measure fair value of its long-term bank loan. The carrying amount of the bank loan approximates the fair value based on the Company's estimate for debt with comparable risk in market.
The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with ASC 605 "Revenue Recognition". The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the services have been rendered, (iii) the fees are fixed or determinable and (iv) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
(a) Tuition revenue received from educational programs and services is recognized proportionately according to the progress the student completes regarding educational programs in the school. Tuition paid in advance is recorded as unearned revenues.
(b) We provide off-campus internship arrangements for students and collect service charges at fixed amount from both recruiters and students. Revenue is recognized upon completion of the internship program.
(c) We provide other services, mainly logistic services, for our students and the revenue from such services is recognized upon completion of the service.
Accounts receivable consists of balances receivable for the charges of education services we provided and for tuition revenues. Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less an allowance for uncollectible amounts. As of August 31, 2011 and 2010, total accounts receivable were $10,462,232 and $9,023,824 respectively, of which, $7,717,859 and $6,946,895 were tuition fees due from governmental organizations and associations under the impoverished student aid programs for the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2010.
The Company does periodical reviews as to whether the carrying values of accounts have become impaired. The assets are considered to be impaired if the collectability of the balances become doubtful, accordingly, the management estimates the valuation allowance for anticipated uncollectible receivable balances. When facts subsequently become available to indicate that the allowance provided requires an adjustment, then the adjustment will be recorded as a change in allowance for doubtful accounts. As of August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $75,616 and $-0-, respectively.
Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. The cost of an asset is comprised of its purchase price and any directly attributable costs of bringing the asset to its working condition and location for its intended use. Expenditures incurred after the property and equipment have been put into operation, such as repairs and maintenance and overhaul costs is normally charged to the profit and loss account in the year in which it is incurred.
We estimates the useful lives of property and equipment using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, less any estimated residual value. Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
Teaching and dormitory facilities 10 - 30 years Educational equipments and books 5 years Office equipments and other equipments 5 years Automobiles 5 years
In accordance with ASC 360, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets", the Company is required to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
The Company tests long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and other assets, for recoverability when events or circumstances indicate that the net carrying amount is greater than its fair value. Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset's expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary. There was no impairment of long-lived assets during the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2010.
Intangible assets are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". Intangible assets with a defined useful life are amortized over their useful lives.
The Company did not generate any taxable income outside of the PRC for the year ended August 31, 2011 and 2010 and the Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC. The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain. In the event the PRC government determines that the Company is no longer exempt from income taxes, the Company would be subject to a statutory tax rate of 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments.
The Company was incorporated in the United States and, accordingly, is governed
by the income tax laws of the United States. The Company incurred a net
operating loss for U.S. income tax purposes. This loss carry forward, which
August be available to reduce future periods' taxable income, will expire, if
not utilized, in twenty years from the date the loss was incurred. The net
operating loss gives rise to a deferred tax asset. However, the management
believes that the realization of the benefits arising from this loss appear to
be uncertain due to Company's limited operating history and continuing losses
for United States income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company has provided a
100% valuation allowance at the balance sheet dates against its deferred tax
asset. The management reviews this valuation allowance periodically and makes
adjustments as warranted. The valuation allowance on August 31, 2011 was the
same as August 31, 2010.
In accordance with ASC topic 740, interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are required to be calculated (if applicable) and would be classified as Interest expense, net". Penalties if incurred would be recognized as a component of "General and administrative" expenses.
Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is our Chief Executive Officer who reviews the financial information of separate operating segments when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the group. Based on management's assessment, we have determined that we have three operating segments: Vocational Education, Order-oriented Service, and Campus services. These three operating segments are also identified as reportable segments.
� Vocational education services are our main business currently and we provide a wide range of programs through our vocational secondary schools. Fee based revenues from vocational education services primarily consist of student tuition and fees derived from the programs we offer and collected from students based on the fee standards that are filed and approved by the related local authorities;
� Revenues generated from Order-oriented services mainly consist of fees we collected from students and enterprises sponsors related to campus internship arrangement and job placement services;
� Revenues generated from campus services primarily consist of canteen services and grocery sales provided to our students.
Results of operations are a general reflection of our experience in providing customized educational programs, the operation time of our schools, the reputation of our schools, the scalability of our schools and the total number of students, all of which demonstrated a growth trend in the past years and are expected to expand in the future. Our expansion can be reflected specifically in the increase of our student enrollment, the development of new customized educational programs, the cooperation with more target employers, the education appropriations from local government for running new schools. It also will be reflected in our return from the investment on new business in the future. The number of students increased from 34,477 as of August 31, 2010 to 36,926 for the year ended August 31, 2011.
The following table summarizes our audited consolidated operating results for the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2010:
For the years ended August 31, Comparison 2011 2010 Amount Percent US$ US$ US$ % Revenue -Fee based 40,881,647 34,755,064 6,126,583 17.6 -Service based 14,690,984 12,300,242 2,390,742 19.4 55,572,631 47,055,306 8,517,325 18.1 Cost of revenue -Fee based (21,911,066 ) (19,488,030 ) (2,423,036 ) 12.4 -Service based (12,378,498 ) (9,635,489 ) (2,743,009 ) 28.5 (34,289,564 ) (29,123,519 ) (5,166,045 ) 17.7 Gross profit 21,283,067 17,931,787 3,351,280 18.7 Selling expenses (1,038,506 ) (915,265 ) (123,241 ) 13.5 G&A expenses (3,253,140 ) (2,327,716 ) (925,424 ) 39.8 Income from operations 16,991,421 14,688,806 2,302,615 15.7 Other expenses (228,027 ) (1,119,803 ) 891,776 (79.6 ) Income taxes - - - - Net income 16,763,394 13,569,003 3,194,391 23.5
In line with the business expansion, both revenue and profit have demonstrated significant growth in these periods. For the year ended August 31, 2011, we achieved total revenue of $55,572,631, representing an increase of $8,517,325 or 18.1% as compared to $47,055,306 for the year ended August 31, 2010. Our net income for the year ended August 31, 2011 was $16,763,394, representing an increase of $3,194,391 or 23.5% as compared to $13,569,003 for the year ended August 31, 2010.
Year Ended August 31, 2011 Compared With Year Ended August 31, 2010 Revenues, Cost of Revenues and gross profit by segment For the yearss ended August 31, 2011 2010 Amount Percentage Revenues Vocational Education - fee based $ 32,288,730 $ 28,642,779 $ 3,645,951 13 % Order-oriented service - fee based 8,592,917 6,112,285 2,480,632 41 % Campus Services - service based 14,690,984 12,300,242 2,390,742 19 % 55,572,631 47,055,306 8,517,325 18 % Cost of Revenues Vocational Education - fee based 20,747,993 18,571,780 2,176,213 12 % Order-oriented service - fee based 1,163,073 916,250 246,823 27 % Campus Services - service based 12,378,498 9,635,489 2,743,009 28 % 34,289,564 29,123,519 5,166,045 18 % Gross Profit Vocational Education - fee based 11,540,737 10,070,999 $ 1,469,738 15 % Order-oriented service - fee based 7,429,844 5,196,035 2,233,809 43 % Campus Services - service based 2,312,486 2,664,753 -352,267 -13 % $ 21,283,067 $ 17,931,787 $ 3,351,280 19 %
(1) Revenues from vocational education primarily consisted of tuition and fees derived from the programs we offered and collected from students based on the fee standards that are filed and approved by the related local authorities. For the year ended August 31, 2011, total tuition and miscellaneous fees increased 13% as compared to tuition and miscellaneous fees for the year ended August 31, 2010. The increase was the result of increases in our student enrollment and tuition rates as well as the expansion of our business.
� Our student enrollment increased to 37,408 and 36,926 for the first and second semester of fiscal 2011 as compared to 32,238 and 34,477 for the first and second semester of fiscal 2010, representing an increase of 16% and 7%. Our order-oriented education mode, excellent job placement rate and great reputation have attracted a greater number of students to study in our schools.
� Our tuition rates for fiscal year 2011 increased 11% compared with fiscal year 2010. The increase in tuition rates also led to the increase in revenue.
Cost of vocational education services mainly includes salary and welfare of teachers, depreciation of teaching facilities and educational equipment, maintenance, and other expenses. For the year ended August 31, 2011 we incurred total cost of $20,747,993, representing an increase of 12% as compared to $18,571,780 for the year ended August 31, 2010. The increase was mainly attributable to the following:
� Increase in faculty and staff members in schools. The commencement of operation of the new school and the increase in student enrollment led to an increase in faculty and staff members. Besides, the Company increased the pay rates for teachers to improve their income levels. Therefore, salary and welfare for the year ended August 31, 2011 increased $708,778 as compared with the amount for the same period of the prior year.
� Increase in cost of school-running cooperation. The Company has put more efforts in expanding the scale of continuing education in fiscal year 2011. For the first and second semester of fiscal 2011 the total number of students enrolled in continuing education program was 3,756 and 3,839, representing an increase of 113% and 90% when compared with the number of students for the . . .


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Not one police or Iraqi army unit responded during the mid-morning attack, though there was a police checkpoint about 200 yards away, area residents said.
The attackers wore police uniforms and pulled up to the building in at least 20 police vehicles, witnesses said. They spent about 15 minutes searching the four-story building, hauling off every male they found and locking all the women in a single room and seizing their cell phones.
By nightfall, at least 30 of those kidnapped were released, said Maj. Gen. Abdul Kareem Khalaf, a Ministry of Interior spokesman. He said the kidnap victims included Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.
Interior Ministry officials, who are responsible for Iraq's security forces, denied police involvement in the attack, but Sunni politicians blamed the Shiite-dominated police force, which they've long accused of being involved in anti-Sunni violence. A Sunni, Abed Theyab, runs the Ministry of Higher Education.
The kidnapping underscored how pervasive violence has become in the capital. U.S. officials once called the central Baghdad neighborhood where it took place, Karradah, a model of security. U.S. forces had handed control of parts of the neighborhood to Iraqi police.
But as soon as they did, rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia began to open offices and take over streets. In July, gunmen seized the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and 30 employees on the same street where Tuesday's attack took place. They haven't been seen since.
In October, an Iraqi-American soldier was kidnapped in the neighborhood while visiting his Iraqi wife. U.S. officials believe the Mahdi Army was responsible for kidnapping the man, who is still missing.
Tuesday's attack was one of the largest mass kidnappings since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
The kidnappers stole some cars parked at the building, stuffed their victims in them as well as in the police vehicles, and drove off in a convoy toward northeast Baghdad, witnesses said.
After the attack, Iraqi police immediately closed off most of eastern Baghdad to search for the convoy. Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said the attackers would be arrested, and he jailed five senior officers, including the commander of the local police station, charging incompetence.
The higher education minister interrupted a Parliament session with the news of the attack, saying the kidnappers were members of government forces and ran a well-planned operation. "They want the government to fail," Theyab said.
A Shiite parliamentarian, Khalid al-Atia, interrupted him and suggested the kidnappers weren't members of the mostly Shiite security forces.
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Both Shiite and Sunni politicians said the attack showed the current security plan is failing.
Shiite politicians argued that the multinational forces couldn't protect the country, saying Iraqis know how to defend their country better than foreigners.
Sunni politicians blamed Shiite government forces.
"Maybe the kidnappers could buy the uniforms off the streets, but where do you think they got the government vehicles from?" asked Saleem Abdullah, a Sunni parliament member.
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Average book - not worth the hype
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Losing My Religion
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Feb 27, 2014
Nail biting fast movingyou just can't put the book down with out completing it, it has just so many twists and turns and one of the best debut novels I would say, though the plot looks a bit unrealistic in a general sense you would feel that all that would make sense, in a raw sense it depicts a real scenario and the way to look at the life in a lighter sense, at the same time valuing the human relations, though the language is a bit MODERN I would say, it's still okay in the sense the book is written. I has an air of freshness and off the beat plot, changes your view about the junkies and the happening of love betw… (Expand)
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Amazing story. :)Vishwas Mudagal, is a serial entrepreneur and a CEO. His passion is writing and this is his first novel. He dedicates this novel to entrepreneurs, whom he calls 'beasts'. This book was published by FingerPrint, in 2014. This story is about a young entrepreneur and devoted gamer, Rishi Rai, who's life, which was once successful, crumbles into pieces right before his eyes. One day, when he's down in the dumps, he meets an unpredictable and crazy hipster, Alex, who changes the way Rishi sees life. He travels across India along with Alex with no plans and no obligations. From the snowy peaks of t… (Expand)
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Riveting, captivating and a complete entertainer !!After a long time i came across a book that i could not keep down till i reached the end ! For starters it has an amazing story, an unpredictable end, an ultimate climax and a fresh plot ! You can instantly connect to the characters and you know how Rishi must be feeling when he says that he is losing his religion because we all have been there at some point in our lives.... a few pages down the book you wish you had a friend like Alex and reading the Malana episodes you know its the next destination you want to go to ! Vishwas Mudgal does a great job in keeping the reader excited and gripped … (Expand)
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GoodLosing My Religion is interesting and addictive. Character delineation is pretty good and direct. The characters are three dimensional. Relationship with various elements in the book is handled decently. The theme is traditional and the author has kept it real.
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Feb 20, 2014
Losing My Religion!When I heard the title 'Losing My Religion' for the first time I thought the book might be about Indian caste rituals etc. But I was wrong. When I began reading Losing My Religion it turned out to be nothing you'd expect it to be. It's very catchy & interesting, something which I did not expect. Reading Losing My Religion is worth your time. I must say the author has done great job at his debut.
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Losing My Religion is absolutely a great book filled with adventure and romanceLosing My Religion is absolutely a great book filled with adventure and romance. And entrepreneurship. I never thought business could be so much of fun. I am very impressed with the way the author has introduced the various elements in it. This book has entrepreneurship, romance, friendship, success, failure. I loved reading the adventures that Rishi and Alex have and the love story of Kyra and Rishi. I am reading it again
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Feb 14, 2014
Awesome reviewsI have ordered a copy and I am eager to receive this book and read through. Knowing Vishwas for many years and I am sure this is going to be a good read. I read good reviews about the book from many reviewers. Also, this book will stand as a testimony for many young entrepreneurs.
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Oct 15, 2014
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Inspires me each time I readI purchased the book the day it was out in the market and have been waiting to write a review since the day i finished reading ( In a few hours that is ) and every time i plan to write a review I get a strange feeling that i should read it once more so i could be more expressive in the review,
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Oct 8, 2014
religion error 404 not found :PCan't say its a classic, too filmy and perfect for my taste but definitely a fresh read, some parts are really entertaining..malana to gokarana to haridwar to usa, this book is quite a journey and ha ha title just sounds heavy but book is a pure Indian oxygen,it just does'nt end with #halfgirlfriend ..if vishwas could have cut down some filmy drama and stuck to some facts and the depth of the story without deviating from the plot,this book would have gone down as a classic,. vishwas mudagal's command over the language is worth a mention,it's really refreshing to read books written by Indian au… (Expand)


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Date: April 9, 2002
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for encouraging better planning.
Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), joined by a bipartisan array of original
cosponsors, introduced S. 975 last year. The bill would authorize $25
million per year for five years to establish a grant program for federal
assistance to states and communities for reform of outdated state planning
statutes and improved state, regional, and local planning. This legislation
has been endorsed by a wide array of organizations, including realtors,
developers of multifamily housing, environmental groups, historic
preservationists, community design professionals, and smart growth
Some critics claim that S. 975 would infringe on local control of land-use,
but absolutely nothing in the bill erodes that authority. The Community
Character Act is a voluntary grant program designed to help states and
localities implement their own unique vision for improved planning that
responds to their specific needs and vision. In fact, the bill seeks to
support broad public participation in the planning process.
S. 975 recognizes that the Federal government can, and should, be a
constructive partner with those communities seeking innovative solutions to
improving local quality of life through better planning and land use.
Planning is among the most effective ways to deal with growth issues facing
states and communities. Passage of S. 975 is one of the most important and
beneficial things Congress could do to help promote local solutions to such
pressing issues as downtown revitalization, traffic congestion, urban sprawl
and open space protection.
S. 975 authorizes the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to establish
a program to provide grants to States and tribal governments on a
competitive basis for the development, revision, or implementation of land
use planning legislation. States and tribal governments are eligible for
grants if their land use planning activities promotes certain elements, such
as environmental protection, public works infrastructure, and sustainable
economic development.
States and tribes that receive these grants may use them to conduct research
and development relating to land use plans, provide funding to local
governments to carry out land use planning activities, hold workshops and
public meetings, and offer training and new technological resources for
improved planning. The bill is designed to promote locally-driven planning
innovation through resources, technical assistance, and capacity building.
The bill creates local government pilot projects related to land use
planning. S. 975 authorizes $25 million each year for 5 years and $1 million
per year for EDA to provide educational and informational programs for the
use of State, local, and tribal land use planning and zoning officials.
This legislation promotes smart growth principles and encourages states to
create or update the framework necessary for good planning without imposing
federal mandates. This program is a small investment that will bring
substantial dividends in improving the livability of our cities, towns and
If your Senator is a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee,
please contact the Senator's office immediately and urge her/him to vote
"yes" this Thursday on S.975.
More information on CCA, including our recent testimony, talking points, and
a fact sheet, can be found on APA's website at www.planning.org/legislation
<http://www.planning.org/legislation>. You can also contact APA's
Government Affairs Coordinator Jason Jordan for assistance at 202.872.0611.
Senator Phone
Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT), Chair 202.224.5141
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) 202.224.2651
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Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) 202.224.5852
Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) 202.224.2921
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The Urbz: Sims in the City User Reviews
The Urbz, how ace it is.The bad:
This game is about a Sim who has just moved to the city and wants to become rich maybe, but definitely famous. Your Sim basically wants to become an Urb. It does not have that classical Sims story, living in a house all the time spending all the time in the world in the same place, but you have the chance to travel in a massive city, only controlling one Sim, which is a first.
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-very addictive
-too hard to get people in your crew
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Graphics: The graphics are great. The visuals are well done and in high quality. Seeing you sim is very easy, and the other sims that you can talk to.
Game-play: The game-play is simple. You can freeze time or fast-forward it. The crystal is you marker, you go over something press A, and see what you can do. You can make your sim do something, then you can mark things for your sim to do after he\she does what he\she was doing. You talk to other sims to up your reputation, and you can do other stuff, like air guitar to make your reputation go up easier. The more reputation you can get, you un...
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Urbz features many new items from the PC versions of the Sims.
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In the relational literature, the subject of termination - the ending of an analysis - has received scant attention, and traditional Freudian or ego-psychological criteria are not always enough to assess the readiness to terminate therapy in the coconstructed, intersubjective analytic relationship. Good Enough Endings seeks to remedy this gap, bringing together contributions from contemporary relational thinkers, while at the same time engaging with ideas from other psychoanalytic perspectives. Topics given consideration include:Can there be a relational criteria or paradigm for termination, and what would it include? How do treatment goals of the analyst and/or that of the patient affect the decision to terminate? How do recent developments in attachment theory and research influence the preparation to end analysis? What occurs for the patient after termination, and how do we assess the need for follow-up?
Integrating elements of existing psychoanalytic theory with the fruits of the relational turn, Good Enough Endings expands and expounds upon the relational considerations in ending analysis, providing a resource for reflection and insight into the final - and perhaps most difficult - aspect of psychoanalytic treatment.
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Issue date: Saturday, December 31, 1977
Pages available: 63
Previous edition: Saturday, December 24, 1977
Next edition: Saturday, January 7, 1978
Publication name: Burlington Saturday Times News
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
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Saturday Times-News, The (Newspaper) - December 31, 1977, Burlington, North Carolina THE TIMES-NEWS 90th Year No. 160 Burlington, N.C., Saturday, December 31, 1977 15 Cents 28 Page 4 Sections Tongsun Park Agrees To Testify WASHINGTON (AP) South Korean rice dealer Tongsun Park will return to the United States and testify iii court about his alleged influence- buying operation in Congress, U.S. and South Korean officials announced Fri- day. Under the agreement, which was criticized immediately by principals in a separate congressional investiga- tion, the Justice Department will drop its criminal bribery and influence- buying indictment against Park once he testifies truthfully in court. Once his testimony is given, Park will be allowed to return to South Korea and will be immune from any further U.S. prosecution. However, he can be charged and prosecuted for perjury if he gives false testimony in his court appearances. Park has been accused in a 36-count indictment of trying to buy influence in Congress for the South Korean government by distributing contribu- tions to more than 20 past or present congressmen and entertaining dozens of others. Congressional criticism came from the chairman of the House ethics com- mittee, conducting its ov.-n investigation into alleged South Korean influence-buying attempts. "The agreement is a facade, It does not embody true cooperation because it excludes congressional access to Mr. Park and enables South Korea to control his saidRep. John J. Flynt. "This, to me, is nothing more than a continuance by South Korea of its refusal to cooperate with Congress." Special committee counsel Leon Jaworski added his condemnation in a separate statement. He said the Under the agreement, which was criticized immediately by principals in a separate congressional investigation, the Justice department will drop its criminal bribery and influence-buying indictment against Park once he testifies truthfully in court. arrangement is inadequate because "it fails to obligate Mr. Park to testify" before Congressional com- mittees and "enables the South Korean government to point to an in- stance of cooperation with the United States, when, in truth, its action is a mere token of cooperation." Assistant Atty. Gen. Benajamin R. Civiletti said he has asked Jaworski not to subpoena Park and "he has said he does not feel any inclination to honor that request." But Civiletti said he expects no con- frontation because he said he cannot imagine the Justice Department challenging Congress' legal right to subpoena Park. The assistant attorney general said he cannot speculate on whether Park's testimony will lead to criminal indict- ment of any more present or former congressmen in the influencebuying scandal. "I don't he said, "because I don't know what Park knows com- pletely. Certainly we will know more facts." Civiletti said he and Paul R. Michel, head of the Justice Department's Korean investigation, will go to Seoul Jan. 6 and expect to be there about two weeks. Under the agreement, they and Korean prosecutors will question Park possibly with the use of lie detec- tors. Transcripts of Park's testimony will be given to both the House and Senate ethics committees and probably will be turned over to a federal grand jury, Civiletti said. Although the agreement specifies that a lie detector may be used, Civiletti said it will not be necessary to use it throughout the questioning of Park in Seoul. Civiletti was asked if the presence of South Korean officials at the preliminary questioning might not have "a chilling effect" on Park's tell- ing the full extent of any South Korean government involvement in his alleged influence-buying operation. "I believe we're past Civiletti replied. He did not elaborate. The House committee got public testimony in Oc- tober that the Korean Central Intelligence Agency conspired with Park's operation and that at least one former South Korean ambassador tried to give congressmen envelopes stuffed with bills. Civiletti said the agreement on getting Park's testimony in U.S. courts reflects cooperation by the South Korean government that brings hope of "early settlement of the pending problems between the two governments concerning the case." Earnest Hate's Plymouth In Fountain At Fountain Place Photo by Chambers Laird Wet Surprise One Car In A Fountain By MIKE HAILEY Staff Writer Police were surprised, almost as much as Earnest Hale was, when they responded to a call about a car that was in the fountain on Fountain Place in Burlington Friday evening. When they arrived on the scene. Hale was still in the drivers seat. Neighbors, some with cameras, braved the chilling night weather to watch as Hale, 75, was helped from his water soaked, late model Plymouth. The fountain is situated in the mid- dle of the street with a birdbath in the middle. The sides of the street splits around the fountain. "Boy, I'm sure said Hale af- ter stepping out of knee-deep cold water. "Hope that the food is all right." Hale stated that he was coming home from the grocery store to cook dinner when the accident occurred. "I don't even know what hap- pened...didn't even see the he said. Hale, whose address is 802 W. Front St., stated that he received no injuries in the mishap. He was not driving un- der the influence, according to policemen on the scene. No charges have been made as of yet. The car, which took about 20 minutes to remove, was damaged although the amount was not available at the time. At State Dinner Carter Pledges 6NoWar' President Carter And Polish First Secretary Edward Gierek WARSAW, Poland (AP) President Carter pledged Friday night that America would never start a war ex- cept by mistake, and said he believed the Soviet Union would begin a war only under 'the most profound provoca- tion or misunderstanding." Carter made the remarks in a toast at the close of a state dinner with Polish Communist Party leader Edward Gierek. As the president entered the ornate palace for the din- ner he passed about 100 dissidents shouting in Polish, "Carter, Carter, save us, save us." Their demonstration on the cold, rainy night was dispersed by Polish police. It could not be determined if there were arrests. Saturday December 31, 1977 PARTLY Weather Precipitation: 20% Highs: lower 40s Lows: in the 30s Winds: NW 10 to 15 mph Across The State..............Page 3A Church News.................Page 5B Classifieds..................Page 7-8B Comics ......................Page 7A Editorials.....................Page 4A Inside: Police Watch For Strangler, Page 2A Soul City Building For Sale, Page 3A Pitt Topples Clemson, Page IB Chapel Hill Wins Holiday Classic, Page IB People.......................Page 8A Sports .....................Page 1-3B Stocks.......................Page 6B Theaters.....................Page 8A Weather................ Page 5B Women's News............Page 5-6A AREA DEATHS: Mrs. Frances Motley Driver; Mrs. Bessie Duncan Foushee; Mrs. Maude Holt Phillips. See Page 46. Monitor Victim Of N.C. Gale WASHINGTON (AP) There was a gale blowing off Cape Hatteras on that New Year's Eve 115 years ago as the USS Monitor, the latest thing in naval warfare, struggled south to join the Yankee attack on Wilmington, N.C. But the going was too rough. Soon, the Monitor put out the red distress lantern. Then, the ironclad vessel, which had proved a match for the Confederate enemy but not an ocean gale, became one more victim of the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Eleven men aboard died when the Union warship slid under the waves. The site of that Civil War sinking was discovered on March 7, 1974, by a professor from Duke University. A year later, the lost crew's grave was marked when the site was des- ignated as a Marine Sanctuary to protect it from treasure hunters and salvors. The red distress lantern is back from the depths now. It was recovered last summer in a project conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc. The expedition photographed the sunken ironclad and explored the area, but NOAA officials are not sure if it ever can be raised because of the rough waters and the possibility that the ship might break apart if moved. The Monitor, which ushered in a new era of naval warfare, is resting bottom-up on the sand, its revolving turret visible, under 210 feet of water about 16 miles off the North Carolina coast. The vessel "has a dark green cast to it and the armor belt and turret look to be in very good condition the ship ap- pears to be austere and solitary and very much like a ship- Cmdr. Philip Johnson of NOAA wrote in his log after viewing it. The Monitor, which gave its name to a whole class of war- ships in the late 19th century, had been built in response to Confederate experiments with ironclad vessels. Its mere 18 inches of freeboard the part of a ship's side that is above water drew some criticism, but the design was approved by President Lincoln and the ship was built in less than 100 days at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In his toast, Carter said: "I know in more vivid terms than before that na- tions like your own and like the Soviet Union, which have suffered so deeply, will never commence a war unless there is the most profound provocation or misun- derstanding brought about by lack of communication. "We also want peace and would never start a war except by mistake, when we didn't understand the motives and attitudes and desire for peace on the part of our potential adver- saries." The dinner ended the first full day of Carter's mile, six-nation journey that will take him to Iran on Saturday. Before the dinner, Carter met with Polish and American reporters in what was believed to be the first full-scale news conference held by a U.S. president in a. Soviet bloc country. He complimented Poland on its human rights record but raised a sensitive rights issue the government's refusal to allow dissident journalists to attend the news conference. In an opening statement, he noted that the dissident reporters had been barred and he said he would answer their questions later in writing. There was no immediate official Polish reaction to Carter's statement. But it had the potential for stirring up the second diplomatic flap of the three-day Carter visit the first having been a U.S. interpreter's erratic and slightly comical translation of Carter's arrival speech into Polish. After the news conference, Carter attended a state dinner with Polish leader Edward Gierek. That capped a day of snow and rain that also included a tour of national monuments, a visit by Mrs. Carter to Poland's outspoken Roman Catholic primate, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, and an 80-minute meeting between Gierek and Carter and Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance. The president was to fly to Iran Saturday on the second leg of his six-nation tour. On the subject of the Middle East, Carter told the news conference he will con- sider visiting President Anwar Sadat in Egypt on his current trip, which ends next Friday, "if it's mutually con- venient and desirable." Carter is eager to help move the current Egyptian- Israeli peace talks ahead and to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. evenhandedness in the Mideast. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said Thursday he was "d-sappointed" by a Carter statement backing the Israeli position on the Palestinian issue. Carter already is scheduled to meet with Jor- dan's King Hussein and Saudi Arabian leaders during the tour. Carter told the news conference he offered Poland million in agriculture credits to help ease grain shortages from four suc- cessive crop failures. Now Say That Again Please WARSAW, Poland (AP) President Carter ran into new translation difficulties Friday night. This time it was a brief problem with the Polish interpreter sub- stituting for the American who had made embarrassing mistakes in Carter's arrival address Thursday. Carter paused after delivering the first sentence of his toast at a state banquet to allow the substitute Jerzy Krycki to translate it into Polish. No translation came. Carter delivered another sentence and waited. Again no translation followed. Then the translator who had rendered Polish leader Edward Gierek's .toast into English stepped to the microphone and took over. Presidential aide Barry Jagoda defended Krycki, who was once employed by the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and who was furnished by the Polish government to translate :arter's news conference earlier Friday. Jagoda said Polish television had praised Krycki's .ranslating at the news conference as "faultless." Ex- jlaining the Friday night pause, Jagoda said, "What hap- >ened was that he and Gierek's interpreter, a man he studied under, got together and realized Gierek's in- terpreter could do a better job." Polish journalists said Stephen Seymour, hired by the State Department for the Carter trip, spoke "very rusty" Polish. His simultaneous interpretation of Car- ter's airport speech Thursday night drew snickers from the Polish welcoming crowd, although Communist leader Edward Gierek and other officials kept a straight face. When the president spoke of the desires of the Polish people, Seymour translated it as "your lusts for the listeners said. Carter's "when I left the United States" became "when I abandoned the United they said. Seymour also interpreted "Our nation was founded" as "Our nation was and "He won the admira- tion" as "He merited the respect." Wait One Second Before You Celebrate WASHINGTON (AP) Before you start celebrating the new year, you should know that 1977 will last one second longer than originally scheduled. The world's timekeepers will add a "leap second" to the year Saturday to keep clocks in step with the earth. The National Bureau of Standards in Boulder. Colo., operates atomic clocks and radio broadcast stations which provide most of the Western Hemisphere with standard time and frequency signals. These signals will incorporate the "leap second." The leap second will begin at exac- tly p.m. and 60 seconds, Greenwich time, and end one second later, when the new year officially begins in London. The leap second will be officially ad- ded at 7 p.m. EST in the United States. Adjustments such as this have been made once every year since 1972. In 1972, the first year to use them, two leap seconds were inserted. Leap seconds are needed because the atomic clocks which generate of- ficial time do not run at exactly the same rate that the earth spins on its axis. The Bureau of Standards says, do not want these ex- tremely accurate clocks to get too far out of step with the earth's variable rotation. ;


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Cell phones are considered wireless wires, for the purpose of the law.
Of course. That makes perfect sense. I knew it was a stupid question.
Why not also consider the police car to be a court house, and consider the policeman to be a fully robed judge? The cruiser's glove compartment could be considered the judge's chambers. That would make sense too, wouldn't it?


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