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CHICAGO — The specter of ever-rising utility costs should be enough to spur the average laundry owner to track this expense and explore ways to minimize it.
In response to a series of questions from American Coin-Op, Gary Dixon, national sales manager for Huebsch, and Kent Walters, national sales manager for Maytag® Commercial Laundry, discuss the role that tracking energy usage and maximizing its effectiveness plays in a successful self-service laundry, and offer some important tips for corralling costs.
Often, the battle against rising utility costs starts with your equipment.
Q: How may a coin laundry owner track their operation's level of energy efficiency?
Walters: Owners looking to determine their store's level of energy efficiency need to compare the cost of utilities vs. revenue. If the cost of the store's utilities is above the industry average—20-25% of total revenue—a store owner should investigate ways to decrease the cost of utilities, starting with equipment.
Dixon: First, I would suggest that the laundry owner establish a baseline. Many manufacturers, along with the local distributor, can provide an estimated energy usage per turn. The laundry owner could then adjust these calculations to reflect their specific energy costs and turns per day.
Second, compare utility bills after every change that is made to the store's operation. If utility rates and the number of turns remain constant within the period in question, but you notice the bill increasing or decreasing, it is a quick indication that the changes you made may have had a negative or positive impact.
Q: Is tracking energy efficiency as simple as comparing this month's utility bills to last month's?
Dixon: It can be, but you will always have to wait for the bill to arrive. However, control technology has really advanced over the last five years. There are features such as advanced leak detection that can help you get an early jump on problems before they impact your utility bills.
Walters: No, comparing month to month isn't the recommended way to determine a store's energy efficiency. Usage varies by time of year and other factors. It is better to look at your utility bills over time and compare them to the net income and what percent of revenues the utilities make up.
Q: In your experience, how likely is it that a laundry owner is tracking his or her store's efficiency?
Walters: Those who have become owners in the last four or five years seem to better understand the need to track a store's energy efficiency, and how it affects the bottom line. The more efficient the operations, the greater the revenue for the store owner. The significant increase in utility costs has also caused long-time owners to pay attention to the costs.
Dixon: In the April issue of American Coin-Op, survey results indicated that "utilities" topped the list of problems causing business owners the most grief (State of the Industry: Operators Soldier On Amidst Lagging Economy, Increasing Costs). So, based on that feedback, I believe the majority of store owners are cognizant of the impact that utilities have on their bottom line. Yet, many are not tracking their store's efficiency. I don't believe it is because they do not want to, but more about how they can utilize available tools to do it effectively. Here is where a good relationship with a local distributor can be priceless.
Q: Why is it even important to track this?
Dixon: There are two reasons: first, there is the obvious impact on a store's profitability. We can probably expect utility costs to continue to rise. Therefore, tracking a store's efficiency is a variable that is important to monitor. The second is customers.
Again, in the April issue, survey results indicated that "lack of customers" and "equipment maintenance/repair" were on the top-five list of problems causing business owners the most grief. A great story to differentiate a business may be to announce that it is concerned about natural resources and is going "green." This may attract customers who are like-minded. In addition, this may require the purchase of newer equipment that will allow the store owner to track and tweak energy consumption. Newer equipment certainly is more energy-efficient and may attract customers to a location. In addition, newer equipment tends to command a higher vend price.
Walters: Tracking energy efficiency is essential for store owners looking to increase revenue and improve their bottom line. By educating themselves on utility costs and what percentage of their current revenue is going toward energy, water, etc., an owner can determine the store's energy efficiency.
Q: Discuss some of the laundry equipment features that contribute to greater efficiency today. What features have been improved over the years?
Walters: Regarding dryers, a tempered glass door, better seals, and a solid dryer drum help keep warm air in the drum, which forces more heated air through the load to reduce dryer use. Fast-drying axial airflow system, increased insulation and double-paned windows keep heat contained in the dryer basket, enabling clothes to dry more quickly with a lower Btu output.
Looking at washers, a higher spin speed, or G-force, removes water from clothes. The more water extracted during the spin cycle, the less time (and energy) is needed to dry a load of laundry.
Meeting energy- and water-efficiency standards (i.e. Modified Energy Factor (MFE), CEE Tier, Water Factor (WF) and ENERGY STAR® requirements) play a considerable role in washer energy efficiency.
Dixon: Laundry equipment has and will continue to evolve as technology becomes available. Today's products use less electricity and Btu. Some of these changes have been mandated by government regulation, but most have been developed by manufacturers to offer product differentiation. However, the real excitement is in the control technology.
It is now possible to regulate up to 30 different water levels, the temperature of the water, spin speed and detect leaks. Auditing software makes it possible for the laundry owner to make changes quickly if necessary. You no longer need to wait for the utility bill to arrive to discover that you may have a problem.
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Emily Lawrence Named Capital One Academic All-District
Senior gymnast graduated with 4.0 GPA in Psychology
UIC Student-Athletes Go Through Commencement Services
50 student-athletes receive bachelor's degree in spring, summer sessions
Academic Achievement Celebrated at 2013 `Night of Champions'
Team of the Year, Student-Athletes of the Year named
Gymnastics Captures First Place At Conference Meet
The Flames notched a season-high score.
Women's Gymnastics To Honor Three Seniors
Erin Duggan, Emily Lawrence and Chantel Turk represent the senior class.
AS A JUNIOR (2012): Competed in 13 meets, mainly on beam ... scored a 9.575 v. Kentucky (Feb. 28) ... scored a career high 9.700 (March 2) ... scored a 9.625 in the MIC Championship (March 24) ... scored over a 9.550 five times ... put out 3 events regularly in competition or exhibition ... hitting her first 3 sets of the year with a high of 9.725 on beam ... named to the All-State and All-Conference Academic teams achieving a 3.25 or higher grade point average for the fall ... earned Scholastic All-American Award.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in five meets ... scored a 37.100 in the all-around competition at Iowa ... enjoyed a 38.675 all-around score against Bowling Green which was her career-best meet ... established a 9.675 on vault, a 8.950 on beam, a 9.575 on floor and a 28.200 in all-around at Northern Illinois (March 1) ... No.1 Female Student/Athlete at UIC ... hit her first three sets of the year with a high of 9.725 on beam ... all-state and all-conference academic team member, achieving a 3.25 or higher GPA for the fall ... earned Scholastic All-American Award for the 2010 season for being an outstanding representative of UIC and the Women's Gymnastics Program.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Hit four for four and set a personal high 38.675 in the all-around with personal highs on three out of four events as she scored 9.75 on vault, 9.625 on bars and 9.775 on beam ... established a 9.575 on vault, a 9.525 on bars, a 8.850 on beam, a 9.575 on floor and a 37.525 in all-around at SEMO (Jan. 30) ... scored a 37.100 in all-around at Iowa (Jan. 15) ... ended her routines with an impressive 2-1/2 twist on floor ... all-state academic team and all-conference academic team honoree.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Competed eleven years for LaFleur's Gymnastics in Germantown, Wis., under club coaches Greg LaFleur and Tammy Donahue ... five time national qualifier ... 2009 floor champion at Level 10 Wisconsin State Floor; as well as placing second on vault, bars and all-around ... 2007 and 2008 national qualifier ... conference champion 2006-2008 in diving ... born October 11, 1990 ... daughter of Dan and Kristi Lawrence ... currently enrolled as a chemistry major.
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Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor, a co-author of Venture Hacks, and a co-maintainer of AngelList. Previously, he was a co-founder at Genoa Corp (acquired by Finisar), Epinions.com (IPO via Shopping.com), and Vast.com (largest white-label classifieds marketplace). Hes also invested in many companies, including Twitter, FourSquare, DocVerse (sold to Google), Mixer Labs (sold to Twitter), Jambool (Social Gold), SnapLogic, PlanCast, Stack Overflow, Heyzap, and Disqus.
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|Before you go out and actually try to meet investors and raise money, it is critical to know a few things about your business and your fundraising strategy. Here are some of those things:What are the different types of Investors?These descriptions are not set in stone, but the types of investors can…
|Section 2: Getting Meetings with Angel and Venture Capital Investors
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Getting Meetings with Angel and Venture Capital Investors
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|Below are a series of sample e-mails related to getting introductions and following up and turning that into a meeting. Notice that I intentionally chose some e-mails while we had momentum and some when we had no momentum. I just want you to get a flavor of how things change.E-mail to Prospective In…
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|Description: This lecture is a video interview of Dave McClure. Dave is known to be straight-forward and honest, and hopefully you will agree that this interview epitomizes that notion. Dave discusses how to reach him and get his attention, what to do when you finally get a meeting, and what type of people are the best to intro you to him. Dave also dives into his own opinions about how to close a funding round and find a lead investor.
|Section 4: Creating a Killer Pitchdeck
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|In this class, Jay Jamison outlines what a perfect pitchdeck looks like. He has experience as an entrepreneur who's raised $7 million for MoonShoot and recently became a Venture Partner at BlueRun Ventures. His presentation was so popular that we received numerous e-mails afterwards asking to e-mail the presentation out to the group. We hope you like it!
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|Many people loved Jay's talk about writing a pitchdeck, but asked for some more information on what a successful pitch deck looks like. This is by no means a perfect deck (I would argue it is only mediocre), but it is a successful deck. It was the exact same presentation Udemy used to raise $1M and is a good example of what you need in a pitchdeck and what slides should look like. That said, keep in mind that angel investors do not care as much about the presentation as VC's. In many of Udemy's pitch meetings, the deck was used as a way to frame the conversation and was only opened after a live demo of the site.
|Section 5: The Legal Side of Fundraising
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GOLD RIVER, Calif. - The Stanford men's rowing I Eight advanced to the IRA Championships semifinal round while the II Eight was edged out of a semifinal spot Friday at Lake Natoma.
The I Eight will row in one of two semifinals Saturday, with the race times set for 12 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. The II Eight will race in the Third-Level Final for places 13-16 Sunday at 10:04 a.m.
"We are pleased to be in the semifinals and racing for a spot in the National Championship finals on Sunday," said Stanford head coach Craig Amerkhanian. "Our goals are alive and the challenge is before us. We will bring the mantra of Stanford Men's Rowing to the starting line: iron will, impeccable technique and Cardinal power."
The I Eight was off first among the two boats Friday, qualifying for Saturday's semifinals with a second-place finish in the fourth preliminary heat. The Cardinal battled its way down the course in the lead pack with Northeastern and Wisconsin, surging for the automatic semifinal berths afforded to the top two boats. While Northeastern would manage to pull away enough to claim a 3.5-second win, Stanford would outmuscle Wisconsin to the line for second in a time of 5:51.025, just over one second ahead of the Badgers.
In the II Eight's heat, the Cardinal faced off against Ivy League competition Harvard, Princeton and Penn in a four-boat race. Princeton would pull away for a six-second win over the field, while the Cardinal would end up fourth in a time of 6:12.658, eight seconds out of the second qualifying spot.
The boat would return to the water in the afternoon, facing Dartmouth, Gonzaga, Syracuse, UC San Diego and Yale in the repechage, with the top two finishers earning semifinal berths. The Cardinal were off the line strong, staying within a length of Yale and Syracuse through the first 1,000 meters of the race. But Syracuse and Yale would continue pulling away, with the Orange taking first in 6:05.235 and the Bulldogs coming in less than a second behind. Stanford crossed third in 6:14.915.
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Scott Roycroft
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The Other Ethiopia
Tamara Mickel
A photo journal of our summer spent in Ethiopia. It is my hope that through this book, people will see for themselves that Ethiopia is so much more than we are normally shown. More than famine, dust and despair. Ethiopia possesses tremendous beauty, vibrant culture, and incredible resilience.
A portion of the proceeds will go to Vulnerable Children's Society, an organization that helps children and their families in Ethiopia. Visit www.vulnerablechildren.ca
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As you wait for it to develop
Please try to understand
That my smile might as well be painted
My tears photoshopped out
I'll add a caption on the reverse
So there will be no doubt
That I swing low like a pendulum
In a grandfather clock
That I fly high as a soaring kite
With each tick and each tock
Will you take a Polaroid picture
And hold me in your hands
As you wait for me to develop
Please try to understand
There'll be days when I'm as cold as ice
I'll thaw myself for you
And those things I said with aggression
I will try to undo
You should take me in to a dark room
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The love I show you is very real
The hate just comes from fear
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A group of forest owners is accusing Prime Minister John Key of breaking an election promise to encourage more tree planting.
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Blue,stainless,nickel or chrome? If it didn't come in your choice of finish did or would you still buy and carry it?
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Blue,stainless,nickel or chrome? If it didn't come in your choice of finish did or would you still buy and carry it?
I like dark, subdued guns. I do have a two tone Colt Combat Elite, but I often consider having it Cerakoated Graphite Black.
Black, since they are polymer frames. My carry guns are not to look at.
Well, since Springfield only makes plastic XD9s, and I prefer all steel guns, does that count? I love me a nice 1911, but practicality, budget, and carry ability dictates I carry a sub $500 ugly grey/black piece of tupperware that goes bang every.single.time. and exactly where I point it. I love my XD, doesn't matter that it's ugly, I trust my life with it, but I wouldn't cry over losing it (ok, I probably would, a little).
Mine have always been black.
Ruger SR9c for deep concealment. Walther PPQ most of the time.
Black I too like the dual tone or something shiny but my glock and 709 are black as is my Christmas present an xd9 sc excited about that also looking at the xdm 3.8 compact next maybe in dual tone if i can find one. plan on polishing the slide on my 709 since the finish is coming off anyway.
Wally Birdsong and Associates in MS perfected the patented Black T Finish, which ironically now comes in various colors, and solves this problem forever. And the gun will NOT rust, after it's been treated. Mr. Wally Birdsong passed away a couple of years ago sadly but his sons are keeping the business alive, and it's thriving. I had my Kimber Ultra Raptor treated, and because I was an active duty LEO at the time, they turned it around in less than three weeks, and for less than a hundred dollars (gun and two magazines). They have huge government contracts (U.S. Navy SEALS to name one end user) and don't advertise much if at all, but they are awesome to work with.
Blued, or similar darker/subdued type finish. While I have had a couple bi-tone examples, nearly all have been blued/similar. I suppose that's just my general avoidance of all things flashy.
Black, heavy, all metal...Sig P239.
Black + Polymer. Metal guns are awesome, just happen to be heavy for me to carry around in my waist all day. And yes, I'm in the same camp, carry guns are not for show.
For metal guns, I love nickel. Going to have one of mine nickel plated soon. Stainless is sweet too, nickel just seems a little more rare.
black carry guns only for me. i did polish a barrel that started looking pretty sad but otherwise they're all black.
Depends, I personally like SS, but my EDC gun, that I use when not working, does not come in SS. Finish isn't a deal breaker for me.


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Veteran cornerback Champ Bailey isn't ready to end his storied NFL career after being released Saturday by the New Orleans Saints.
Bailey's agent, Jack Reale, told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network that Bailey was now "fully healthy" and "definitely" wanted to sign with another team.
Bailey, 36, is a 12-time Pro Bowl participant who many believe will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after he retires.
But his stint with the Saints was brief. He suffered an injury July 31 that caused him to miss much of training camp and the first two preseason games. Reale said Bailey hurt his plantar, which is the sole of the foot.
The injury is no longer an issue, Reale said.
"He just missed too much time for the coach's evaluation to be complete," Reale told Rapoport.
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It will be Marc Bergevin's call of course, but Team USA gold medal-winning coach Phil Housley says the Habs' top draft pick showed defensive smarts in the title game and could learn and grow in a 4th line role at the NHL level.
The Canadiens' rookie GM is feeling competing pressures: not to rush his prized 1st round draft pick or if Alex Galchenyuk is game ready, to unleash him out of the gate in the NHL's lockout-shortened season.
Housley tells CJAD 800 in a 1-on-1 interview that the 18 year old (turning 19 next month) was a big part of the "spark" and "depth" doing a "great job" without the puck "especially in the gold medal game."
"He was usually the first guy back paying a price away from the puck defensively," says Housley, a longtime NHL defenseman.
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How about a day in the countryside? Owner of culinary school Good Keuken Blake Van Roekel and sustainable food advocate Lane Selman have organized a series of fascinating tours to help city folk learn more about Oregon's rich agricultural community firsthand.
Participants will have the option of experiencing lambing season, getting an up–close look at draft horses, and learning about oyster production on the coast. After the tour, guests will enjoy a chef-prepared picnic lunch and libations.
- March 22 Spring Lambing tour at Vitality Farms in Corvallis and Gathering Together Farm in Philomath
- April 19 Oregon Wine and Cheese tour at Quail Run Creamery and Big Table Farm on the Oregon Coast Range
- Beginning May 7 Weekly urban farm tours of five NE neighborhood farms
- May 31 Farming with Draft Horses at 47th Avenue Farm and Illahe Vineyards on Grand Island and the Dalles
- June 21 A Taste of the Sea with Jacobsen Salt in Netarts Bay
Destination tours are $69 per person, neighborhood tours are $49 per person, and are available for purchase online. For more details, see Get Dirty Farm Tour's website.
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Five Questions: With John Walters
Chris Williams
ABOVE: Photo courtesy of Cyclones.com
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams
The Iowa State athletic department made a blockbuster announcement on Friday morning with the hiring of ABC5 Sports Director/Voice of the Cyclones John Walters as a full-time employee. Walters, a three-time Iowa "Sportscaster of the Year" winner, will head up Cyclones.tv, that will launch in August.
Shortly after the announcement was made, CycloneFanatic.com caught up with Walters to discuss the next step of his career.
CF: Congratulations on what seems like just an awesome opportunity for you. What would you say excites you the most about the next step of your career?
JW: I love being around the Iowa State coaching staffs. I'll get to do more of that now and work more closely with all of those staffs. I can concentrate on something that I really love, which is Iowa State athletics. It's going to be fun to really put all of my energy into that. You see more shows on television now like on ESPN that are more specialized. There's Baseball Tonight and NFL Today instead of just Sports Center. You see specialized type shows. I've always been kind of jealous of the Tim Kurkjian's of the world that can kind of just focus on one thing and now I'll be able to do that with Iowa State. I'll hopefully provide some really good content for the website, for Cyclones.tv, so fans can feel like they are getting their money's worth. It's going to be a great product. I'll get to work with Tyler Rutherford and Dani Varley who have done a tremendous job already with the things that they've put together. Now I'll try to do that and it's going to be a blast. It will be fun to be around Iowa State athletics on a daily basis. I'll get to go to football practice way more often. Basketball practice way more often. That will be really good for me for calling the games too. There's tons of positives.
CF: One of the things that stood out to me when I watched the video of you and Jamie (Pollard) making the announcement was the fact that this should be a great opportunity for the non-revenue sports, that aren't football and men's basketball, to really gain some extra exposure.
JW: Absolutely. I think that is one of the best things that will come of this. I'd really like to and we've been in some talks of doing some sort of an Olympic sports show. Iowa State is blessed with a tremendous volleyball program. Christy Johnson-Lynch deserves to have people hear, read and see more about what her program is doing. It's one of the best in the nation. Corey Ihmels, it's the same deal with track and field and cross country. I can go on and on. It's going to be great to put some focus on those sports more so than in the past and really devote some time into that. Those sports are very deserving of that and I can't wait to be a part of that.
CF: Let's go back to the revenue sports, football, men's basketball and even women's basketball. I haven't done this nearly as long as you but I haven't been around when there's been this much momentum amongst the fan base. They seem to be so in love with this group of coaches right now. Is that an overstatement by me, as far as the momentum at Iowa State right now?
JW: It might be an understatement. You look at averaging 53,000 fans for football. Finishing second in the Big 12 in men's basketball. Women's basketball was third in the nation. Volleyball attendance is going through the roof. We continue to have great wrestling attendance. It's just an awesome time to be a Cyclone. There is tons and tons of positive momentum going on right now in the athletic department. I am just really excited to be a part of that. You're right. The coaches that are in place, the people really feel connected to. When you look at a Paul Rhoads, Fred Hoiberg, Bill Fennelly, you're talking about native Iowans. Guys that love being here. Guys that understand what a special place that Iowa State is. The results on the field are as good as they've ever been too. You talk about a bowl game, an NCAA Tournament in men's and women's basketball and NCAA volleyball that made the Elite Eight. It doesn't get much better than that when you get all of those programs in postseason play. There's just a lot of positive momentum going on right now for Iowa State and on top of that, the Big 12 has opened up the option to do these tier three things and Iowa State had been kind of waiting in the wings to see how it all played out last year. Now they pounced on it. They feel like this is the time to do it. The timing is right and I think that Jamie Pollard is right on the money by thinking this is the time to go with something like this.
CW: What do you think Pete Taylor would say about not only your big announcement but everything that is happening right now in general?
JW: I know he'd be happy for me. I think he'd be really pleased to see Iowa State taking off the way he has. He was a huge part of it. So many fans grew up listening to Pete and they grew their identity as Cyclone fans because of Pete. He was a huge, huge part of that. I think he'd be very proud to see the direction in which the athletic department is heading, the great success on the field, the fan base growing and nobody played a bigger role in all of that than Pete Taylor. There's no doubt in my mind.
CW: Tomorrow is the big spring game. What are you looking forward to watching the most?
JW: I just enjoy football so much, it is just fun to see the guys out there in uniform again even if it is just a game that isn't going to register in the standings. It's still good to see guys get out there and compete. It isn't like they're going halfway in this thing. They play hard. These guys are playing for positions. You get to see guys play at the highest level and a big part of it is that it is a mixed emotions game because you get really excited when you see James White bust open an 85-yard run and you also think, why didn't somebody catch him? You can never really fully enjoy it as much as you'd like to but you see those flashes of brilliance from individuals that gets you really excited about next season. That's one of the things that excites me the most about what we're going to be doing. We're going to be launching this thing in time for the football season, in time for fall camp. Fans are going to get more of an inside look at Iowa State's practices leading up to the season. People just can't get enough of that stuff. You know that as well as anybody with your website. There is no doubt that when practice rolls around, that people get so wrapped up in football that they cannot wait for that opener. Hopefully we wet their appetites a little with the practice reports that we're going to do and the features that we're going to do leading up to the season.


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IMF Completes Third Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for MozambiquePress Release No. 09/08
January 16, 2009
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Mozambique's economic performance under a three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Mozambique's economic program with the IMF remains on track and all the quantitative and structural assessment criteria to end-June 2008 were met. The Board's decision was taken on a lapse of time basis.1
The PSI for Mozambique was approved on June 18, 2007 (See Press Release No 07/135) to support the nation's economic reform efforts. It is aimed at consolidating macroeconomic stability and at achieving sustained economic growth and poverty reduction through the pursuit of prudent macroeconomic policies as well as promoting structural reforms. The strategy to achieve this goal remains set in the Mozambican authorities' national poverty reduction strategy, Plano de Acção para Redução da Pobreza Absoluta (PARPA II).
1 The Executive Board takes decisions under its lapse of time procedure when it is agreed by the Board that a proposal can be considered without convening formal discussions.


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A good professional wrestling storyline is one that follows along with the laws of logic. Without logic, a storyline is destined for failure. Regardless of who or what is involved, a storyline is bound to fail when it is inconsistent and insults the intelligence of the viewer. My jaw dropped last night as I watched WWE take dynamite to an angle they have been building the past few months and blow it to oblivion. Let's take a look:
- Triple H is the WWE "COO" not the "Raw General Manager." I was very interested to see how WWE would handle Smackdown last week given the "walkout" cliffhanger that ended last week's Raw Supershow. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that walkout featured a walkout of talent from both brands, not just the Raw roster. I was left scratching my head when WWE taped an angle with Teddy Long to open last week's Smackdown saying Raw's loss would be Smackdown's gain. The show went on to highlight talent from both brands because Triple H was not in charge. They even taped a promo with Air Boom saying they would only appear on Smackdown until Hunter was removed. Wait a minute. Hunter had been appearing on both Raw and Smackdown, pushing his authority around on both shows. Now there's a walkout on Raw and all of the sudden he's not longer in charge of the company? Doesn't COO stand for Chief Operating Officer? Isn't the COO in charge of the operations of the COMPANY? Since when did his authority get reduced?
- Mr. McMahon was "fired." Last night's Raw Supershow opened with only the employees that didn't walkout. I could ignore the fact there were cameramen working despite the fact they too walked out last Monday, but who shows up to save the day? Vince McMahon. Again, correct me if I'm wrong but as the storyline goes, the WWE Board of Directors "relieved" Vince McMahon of all of his duties within the company. If this is the case, then how did he get backstage? How does he have the authority to inform Triple H of the board's decision to relieve him of his duties? Shouldn't he be treated like The Miz and R-Truth in that he is no longer with company?
- The Anonymous Raw General Manager. Remember this guy? For months speculation ran rampant as to who was behind the decision-making process on WWE Raw with WWE even bringing the laptop and podium out despite it not being used with Triple H "in charge." Now all of the sudden John Laurinaitis is named Interim Raw GM. So the Anonymous Raw GM was fired? Are they just going to quietly forget about an angle that dominated TV for a year? If Laurinaitis is "replacing" Triple H shouldn't he be Interim COO?
- High school jock mentality. It's no secret that WWE is ran by the high school jock mentality so just for good measure they made sure to insult Jim Ross in his hometown of Oklahoma City. How many times has JR been fired and then re-hired? Since JR was "fired" by the Raw GM is he eligible to be hired by Smackdown? JR was hired by the company COO but fired by the Raw GM. How does that make sense and why do they continue to treat the best play-by-play man of all-time like he's a dime a dozen? They've tried for years to replace him and haven't been able to do it.
In conclusion, last night's Raw Supershow was a train wreck. They had a hot angle and blew it up with as many gaps in logic as I can ever recall. It's almost like the show was being written as it aired, defying everything that has been built over the last few months. McMahon was never reinstated, Hunter was never the Raw GM and what about that stupid computer? Something had to have happened to make McMahon go this direction but this is going to take awhile for me to get over. If I were just a normal viewer and didn't do this for a living, I'd have to stop watching for a couple weeks just to forget about how bad my intelligence had been insulted. It's almost like watching your favorite team come out and get beat 28-0 after coming in previously unbeaten. It makes no sense and makes one thing clear – WWE thinks we are stupid.


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Posted by KFGauss
The young ladies who pose for pictures and videos with their bottoms bare, red and across someone's lap get a lot of attention in spanking circles. I'l bet that if one of these girls should run across someone in real life who seems to recognize her from somewhere, it would be a pretty safe bet what that person's sexual orientation might be. It would be like, "Oh so you know who I am, well then I know what sort of a person you must be."
Karl Friedrich Gauss
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I think Pixie does an exemplary job of keeping in touch with her fan base;
Nice skirt, Pixie; what school do you go to?
Of course she's wearing panties; what sort of a girl do you take her for?
Now then, what's all this about? Has Pixie gotten into trouble yet again?
Pictures from Pixie's blog. Which one you ask?
This one
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A while ago, Ed Lee started to write a series of posts about the early days of Nu-west. He told how he found Alyse (who's shown here in the first photo spanking Debbie) through placing a vaguely worded classified ad. And then once Alyse learned what he was about, she brought Debbie along, who she'd been spanking as a friend. They figured if they were going to do this anyway, they might as well do it in front of Ed's camera and get paid for it. At one point Ed told Alyse she didn't need to spank Debbie THAT hard. Alyse told Ed that Debbie needed it like that. So my theory is that Debbie was a great spanko actress in part because she was never really "acting". It was all "for real".
These pictures are via Michael Masterson's blog:
Link to Nu-west, the source of it all!
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"So my theory is that Debbie was a great spanko actress in part because she was never really "acting". It was all "for real"..."
Further to that thought, I guess I should elaborate that it wasn't really for real, as in that Alyse was the real boss of Debbie, it was real in that Alyse and Debbie were already playing these roles with each other outside of Ed's studio and that it wasn't a fiction created for the benefit of the viewers of Ed's photos and movies. So it was more real, but it wasn't totally real, if you know what I mean.
Karl Friedrich Gauss
Ed Lee used to muse that there was a time back in the 80s when no girl in America was getting more spankings than Debbie! And while the settings and the story line may have been fake, the spankings were real. In fact I think we can thank Ed Lee for bringing the realism of red bottoms and bawling girls to spanking photos and cinema. And that's no small thing, given what the industry standard seemed to be before he arrived on the scene.
Here's Ed in action, taking the strap to some undoubtedly deserving, cowboy-booted, young lady out by the propane tank:
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Samantha Woodley
I think there would be widespread agreement that Samantha Woodley is one the prettiest and most appealing spanking actresses to appear on the scene in recent years. I remember reading about how she used to avidly read the Shadowlane website long before she was old enough to appear in any of their movies. And if that's not a reason she deserves a good spanking, I don't know what is.
Here's a doctored still from one of her earlier Shadowlane shoots -- when she was probably still a teenager.
Since starting with Shadowlane, she's gone on to work with other producers, notably Firmhandspankings, where if I understand correctly, her role goes beyond that of a model. Not sure exactly what the scope of her responsibilities there are, but the quality of Firmhand's work has definitely been looking up since Samantha joined the team -- and not just because she's been in some of their pictures.
Here's some of Sam's more recent work, from Firmhandspanking.com:
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Spanking the Boss
I'm just musing a little on what if Sam has some sort of executive role at Firmhand and she's interviewing prospective on-screen tops, tops who are going to end up spanking her in addition to other girls. Maybe she'd have them take her over their knee during the interview to get a feel for their style.
Now THAT would really be "topping from the bottom" in a weird sense. But hey, if that's how the world works!
Imagine though that a guy who's just been interviewed like that goes home to his girlfriend who wants to know how the audition went.
"Well", he says, "I was interviewed by this real pretty girl who wanted me to give her a spanking. So I spanked her!"
"What the hell kind of role are you auditioning for, mister," his girlfriend now wants to know.
"I'm going to spank girls for video productions," he explains.
"You're kidding me, right".
"Wrong. And they're paying me good money for this. But she did say I needed to brush up on my technique...."
Karl Friedrich Gauss
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And now, just because "nothing exceeds like excess", we have the nude Samantha, getting spanked in her birthday suit:
Love the hairstyle!
These are via The Spanking Spot, but like most of the other pictures of Samantha, originally from firmhandspanking.com
Karl Friedrich Gauss
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As a little aside, here are the results of a poll done by a Spanish blog as to who are the most popular spankees. This was done in April 2008, so it's a little dated. Here's a link to the English version of their site, with the poll results.
BTW, the girl with the most votes, the most popular spankee in the world of that blog's readers, was Samantha Woodley. And I found that out after I had written the four posts above about Ms. Woodley. Of course they list several more popular choices in their top ten results so have a look and see if you agree. Pixie and Nu-west's Debbie also make their top-10 list.
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Another girl who figures in that Spanish blog contest, and who I had meant to include anyway, is Linda from Girls Boarding School. If you'd pass her on the street you might not see her as that much different from any other pretty girl. But put her on a set and give her a spanking in front of cameras and that's where she shines.
Linda's reactions are what makes her special in my book. Adjectives like heartfelt, sublime and authentic come to mind. And no, I actually don't think she's acting. But if she is, she's doing a consummate job of it. I wish I could link you to a video clip but right now I can't. So here are a few screen grabs. As far as I know, Linda has never worked for any other production house and I hear she is one of GBS's most popular models -- and rightly so!
Girls Boarding School, where girls like Linda learn how to behave.
If anyone out there has more "Linda lore", I'd love to hear it.
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McLane Co., the mammoth food and drinks distributor owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has filed a federal lawsuit in Austin claiming that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) is unfairly barring it from distributing beverage alcohol in the Lone Star State
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Rich and Leslie Frank, owners of Frank Family Vineyards, are thrilled to welcome wine industry veteran Chris Vyenielo as vice president of national sales. Vyenielo will oversee Frank Family Vineyards' sales and distribution in the United States as well as Mexico, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Central America.
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College Hockey:Wayne State Edges St. Lawrence
CANTON, N.Y. — CANTON, NY"Freshman Jordan Inglis snapped a shot just under the crossbar
with 7:05 gone in the third period and sophomore goaltender Brett
Bothwell made it stand up as the game winner as Wayne State turned back
St. Lawrence University 3-2 in an NCAA Division I hockey game at SLUs
Appleton Arena Friday night.
Wayne State improves to 3-7-1 on the season while St. Lawrence is now
4-7-2. The two teams will play a rematch Saturday evening.
It was an all-too-familiar story for St. Lawrence which once again
dominated the game, outshooting Wayne State 44-15, but came up a goal short.
We just have to keep plugging away at things and hopefully it will turn
itself around, said Saint coach Joe Marsh. The guys are working hard,
but it can be frustrating when you keep coming up just a little short.
The Warriors opened the scoring 1:37 into the second period as Mike
Forgie finished off a two-on-one rush with his fourth goal of the season
right after the expiration of a Saint power play. It went to 2-0 at the
17:55 mark of the second when freshman Tyler Ruel scored his second
collegiate goal from close range as his shot from right next to the post
hit the shoulder of Saint goalie Kain Tisi and tumbled into the net.
Warrior defenseman Jeff Caister, a game-time decision as far as
availability due to injury, had a big night for Wayne State as he
assisted on all three goals and blocked several shots as Wayne State
frustrated the Saints in their efforts to get second shots in close.
The Saints finally got on the board at 3:16 of the third period when
junior Brock McBride buried his fourth of the year off a quick centering
pass from Sean Flanagan with Mike McKenzie also assisting on the play.
The Saints outshot Wayne State 7-0 in the first seven minutes of the
period, but the Warriors first shot of the final period ended up in the
net when Inglis took a pass from Dylan Exton and gunned a shot which
Tisi was helpless to stop.
SLU answered right back as Jeremiah Cunningham tipped a shot by Matt
Generous for his second of the year, but that was the only other shot to
get past Bothwell, who made 42 saves for the Warriors.
The Saints had a late scramble with just under two minutes to go, but Bothwell was able to glove the puck out of the air just before it crossed the goal line
while on his back and while the Saints pulled Tisi for an extra attacker
in the final minute, they couldnt tie it up.
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Well done Cronulla, you have some real PRIDE and COURAGE especially with all the injuries and suspensions that your team has had this year. Maybe the WESTS TIGERS could take a leaf out of your book and show some PRIDE and COURAGE instead of the HEARTLESS displays they have shown their supporters this year. Once again Cronulla, Congratulations and good luck for the future.
I'm not a Sharks fan, however I hope they get back on track next year for a good season ...... as long as they don't beat my own team !
Well played Sharkies. You deserved to win!
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama outfielder Haylie McCleney (Morris, Ala.) was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. McCleney helped lead the Crimson Tide to an undefeated 5-0 record at the UNI-Dome Classic this past weekend.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area has two big-league cities. It has the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, an ocean, wine country and fresh seafood.
The Browns would be happy to never see Northern California again after the last 15 days. They lost two games and saw a starting running back injured in each.
"We've got to quit coming to the Bay Area," Browns coach Pat Shurmur said.
The frustrating season continued Sunday at Candlestick Park with a 20-10 loss to the 49ers (6-1). That's because the maddening Browns offense didn't find a cure for its incompetence on the cross-country flight.
The Browns (3-4) didn't score a touchdown until the fourth quarter, which snapped a drought of more than seven quarters, dating to the fourth quarter of the 24-17 loss at Oakland. Until 6:17 remained, the Browns' only points Sunday came on a 52-yard Phil Dawson field goal to end the first half.
Dawson has made three 50-plus-yarders in the last two weeks, but the rest of the team can't match his efficiency.
The Browns totaled 290 yards, rushed for only 66 and fumbled five times, losing one. The first half was particularly dreadful, as they managed six first downs — three on the hurry-up drive at the end — and 93 yards. San Francisco's Frank Gore had already rushed for 103 of his 134.
"We have to do a better job of moving the football regardless of who's playing," Shurmur said.
The Browns opened the game without No. 1 receiver Mohamed Massaquoi (concussion) and starting running back Peyton Hillis (hamstring). They quickly lost running back Montario Hardesty to a calf strain, leaving Chris Ogbonnaya as the only option. He was added to the team Oct. 18.
"We have to be able to, if we have an injury, put a guy in there that's going to play well and help us win," Shurmur said.
The Browns have been focused on starting fast. After Sunday's opening, maybe they should just try not to cause irreparable harm at the outset. Quarterback Colt McCoy was hit and fumbled on the second play when right tackle Tony Pashos missed a block. That set up a 20-yard touchdown drive for the 49ers and the Browns never recovered.
McCoy finished 22-for-34 for 241 yards, four sacks, a touchdown, an interception and an 83.1 rating. He fumbled four times, losing one.
"We're a better second-half team," linebacker D'Qwell Jackson said. "As a group, from offense to defense to special teams, we gotta figure out how to jump ahead early and not put ourselves in this position every week."
"Maybe we have to quit talking about starting fast," Shurmur said. "I don't know. We'll go back to the drawing board and try to do it again."
The defense was torched early, as Gore was able to find room around the edges. His most important run was a 24-yarder from the 2-yard line that began a field-goal drive. Kendall Hunter followed with a 26-yard run. Safety T.J. Ward was unable to stop either.
"I'm on the edge, I get upfield, seemed like the whole offensive line was pulling," Ward said. "I gotta shorten that edge, so he has nowhere to pull to. I did that better in the second half."
The defense, possibly sparked by a goal-line stand in the second quarter, played much better in the second half, holding Gore to 31 yards and the Niners to 95. But the offense couldn't close the gap, and the defense gave up a late field-goal drive to seal the win.
Jackson was called for a 15-yard facemask penalty on third down with about five minutes left, and 49ers quarterback Alex Smith threw 18 yards to wide-open 330-pound defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga, who lined up at fullback on third-and-3 from the 32-yard line.
The 49ers used a jumbo package often and were successful running and throwing play-action passes. Left tackle Joe Staley caught a 17-yarder in the first half.
"It's tough because you don't expect a D-lineman to come in," Jackson said. "They hadn't shown it.
"They came off the bye week with a few wrinkles for us. They hit us. Everybody was geared up for the run."
"It's tough, but if we would've done the things we should've did in the beginning and not let them get to a fast start, none of that would've happened," Ward said. "We really didn't do anything different (in the second half) but play harder. We made some small, minor adjustments. The way the game was going, we couldn't let it go down for two more quarters."
No matter what Ward said, the defense wasn't the problem. Shurmur knows it, McCoy knows it, everybody knows it.
"I just want to credit our defense," McCoy said. "They've been playing really good. They are keeping us in games."
The offense finally did something by scoring a touchdown with 6:17 left in the fourth quarter when McCoy fit in a ball to Joshua Cribbs down the left sideline. Cribbs made a nice grab over his left shoulder, broke Tarell Brown's tackle and ran down the sideline for the 45-yard score.
"I was asking for it all game," Cribbs said. "I told Colt, 'Trust me.' He said, 'If I throw it over, you better catch it.'
"Even though I wasn't his first read, he threw it to his playmaker. I commend him for that."
McCoy's struggles continued, starting with the fumble on the second play. He misfired early, didn't handle the pressure well and threw into double coverage in the end zone on a third-quarter interception intended for rookie receiver Greg Little. Ogbonnaya picked up the quick pressure, but McCoy was forced to move up in the pocket, disrupting the timing.
"Well, that is where the ball is supposed to go," McCoy said. "We were trying to take the shot to Greg. You don't want to throw a pick at all. We were trying to make a play at that point.
"We liked our matchup but the safety (Dashon Goldson) made a nice play. I think he did it because we didn't handle the protection as well as we should have."
Goodbye, Bay Area. Make that, good riddance.
"Just a long plane ride," Jackson said. "Another game that you lose."
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On January 25.2014 a gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire in a Columbia, Maryland Zumiez Skateshop. He killed the manager 21-year-old Brianna Benlolo of College Park, Maryland and 25-year-old Tyler Johnson of Ellicott City, Maryland who was also employed at the Zumiez in the Columbia Mall. After fatally shooting Benlolo and Johnson and wounding at least 5 others the gunman then turned his gun on himself and committed suicide.
Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon stated in a news conference "We do not know yet what caused the shooting incident, we do not have a motive."
Howard County Hospital treated 5 patients. One of whom was treated for a wound as a result from a gunshot. All have been released from the hospital.
Brianna Benlolo was survived by her 2-year old son. She was reportedly on good terms with her son's father. They had shared custody of the child.
It has been suggested on the official Zumiez facebook page post about the shooting, that Zumiez should help pay for the funerals and provide the families some money in their time of anguish and need. - Jason Chapman The Skateboarding Examiner
Zumiez Official Release by CEO Rick Brooks:
"We are deeply saddened by the violence that has occurred this morning within our store in Maryland at The Mall in Columbia. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families.
As you have heard from the Howard County Police the two victims are Zumiez employees. They have been identified as Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson.
We're making arrangements for counselling to be made available to Zumiez employees in the area.
As you can imagine, we are receiving numerous calls and are unable to respond to the flood of questions at this time. We're working with the Howard County police department and all information will come through them. We won't be giving interviews or comments. Thank you for understanding.
The Zumiez team is a tight knit community and all of our hearts go out to Brianna and Tyler's families. " Rick Brooks, Zumiez CEO
"Our deepest sympathies for Brianna Benlolo and her young son. Tyler Johnson has visited the Charmcity Skatepark before and was a brother in the Skateboard Community. This shooting is tragic and we mourn the loss of another fellow skater lost.....Rest in Peace." - Jason Chapman owner The Charmcity Skatepark Baltimore, Maryland


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Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet: Four To Go
Four To Go
Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet
Mellow (Zivaldo 032008)
Zdenko Ivanuši? (alto sax), Andrej Henigman (alto sax), Vanja Ilekovi? (tenor sax), Aleš Suša (baritone sax).
Composed by Zdenko Ivanuši?.
Recorded: Zagreb, Croatia, May 11-12, 2008
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The Croatia-based Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet (DLSQ) was formed in 1999 by altoists Zdenko Ivanuši? and Andrej Henigman, and has had the same personnel since 2001. While they have been known to play charts of their predecessors the World Saxophone Quartet and the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet, over time they have developed their own distinctive identity and sound.
On this follow-up to their first CD, Four Odd, it becomes apparent that baritonist Suša's role is just as important to the DLSQ's overall success as were those of Hamiet Bluiett and Jim Hartog, respectively, to the aforementioned a cappella sax quartets – providing essential basslines and rhythms. Ivanuši? is the DLSQ's strongest soloist and main composer, a vibrant player heard at his best on his own infectious "Four to Go." Suša's winding bassline leads to Ivanuši?'s articulation of the prancing theme. A catchy vamp by the two altos and tenor serves as the bridge. Ivanuši?'s stop-and-start solo leaves space for an accompanying line by the other saxophonists to take the forefront, as his velvety tone accentuates his intricate and lively post-bop runs. After Ivanuši? revisits the theme, with the contrapuntal backing of his bandmates, the vamp/bridge creates a perfect resolution. There is an easeful mastery at work here that simply must be heard.
Reviewer: Scott Albin
Tags: 2000s jazz · croatia · saxophone ensemble
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