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The City giant's uncompromising focus on performance has reaped spectacular dividends, but under new managing partner Simon Davies, will the upward curve continue?
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In a rare honour for the Legal Week Wiki, the first Linklaters contributor was none other than legendary outgoing managing partner Tony Angel (seriously), who stated plainly that the firm is "aiming to be the best global law firm on the planet".
By most yardsticks, Linklaters is already well on the way. The firm is the most financially successful of London's global big four while also having a widely-spread and effective international network. In 2007-08, average partner profits rose by 11% to hit £1.441m and global turnover jumped by just over 15% to reach £1.293bn.
Indeed, many would say that Linklaters has been the most outstanding performer among London's top firms over the last five years, having recovered from a painful period between 2002 and 2004 when its international expansion had stalled and profits stagnated. The firm responded with a controversial but ultimately successful drive that begun in 2002 to reshape the practice and exit under-performers. With the firm established as London's second-largest law firm by revenue, Linklaters has in many ways stolen the position of Clifford Chance (CC) as the pace-setter from which rivals pilfer strategy.
In 2009 the firm underlined that status after finally seizing CC's crown as the world's largest law firm in revenue terms. While partner profits dipped 9% to an average of £1.302m, most observers will have viewed that as a highly creditable performance given the global recession.
There have been setbacks along the way, of course, notably an ill-fated attempt to bolt on a private equity team, several rebuffed foreign merger attempts and a continued struggle to bring its German practice up to scratch, but the wins easily outweigh the losses. In addition, the current executive team of Simon Davies, who assumed the role of managing partner in 2008, and senior partner David Cheyne appears to be delivering for the firm.
"The quality of people is very good, even by City standards," says one optimist. "It's also true that the partners are not as stand-offish as the firm's general reputation."
True, the firm's unabashed focus on performance and drive to concentrate on the top end of the global legal services market has at times provoked controversy. Notably in early 2009 the firm attracted some criticism for its handling of a major programme of job losses, which claimed around 250 jobs in the UK alone. Nevertheless, the firm's claim to global leader status has never looked more compelling.
Linklaters & Paines was regarded, alongside Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as one of the City's true legal institutions, having stood for decades as a top bluechip adviser.
The firm's direction took a striking shift in the late 1990s, when it begun to commit to international expansion in earnest, notably with its ground-breaking grouping of leading international firms under the Linklaters & Alliance brand. The 'Grand Alliance' of five European firms launched in 1998 and was to lead to three mergers, including Linklaters' prolonged and bloody takeover (and subsequent restructuring) of German practice Oppenhoff & Raedler. The firm also secured full mergers with its Swedish and Belgian allies, Lagerloef & Leman and DeBandt van Hecke Lagae & Loesch respectively.
But it soon became apparent that managing the logistics and egos of so many proud institutions was easier said than done and two of the allies, Dutch heavyweight De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Italy's Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners, walked out of the grouping. The two firms, arguably the most respected of the alliance members, both balked at reshaping their practice to fit in with Linklaters' hopes for a London-led merger.
From 2001 onwards Linklaters shifted gears as it began to struggle with its enlarged practice and the sharp slowdown in deal activity. First to go was the grand alliance itself, with Linklaters resuming sole control of its destiny. Further changes in style came as understated new senior partner Anthony Cann took over from the charismatic Charles Allen-Jones. This left managing partner Tony Angel, who was first appointed in 1998, more space to usher in detailed performance measurement to an extent unprecedented at a major law firm.
In a related move, Angel also helped to drive through a painful restructuring of its business, beginning in 2002, which led to a number of departures at all levels of the business. The move that year saw Linklaters concede that it was taking steps to raise its staff attrition from 10%-15% to around 20% annually, a stance that led to the exits of dozens of London lawyers.
The tough focus on performance was divisive but ultimately proved effective and Linklaters' early-mover advantage was to go on to help drive profits and revenue growth strongly. Firmwide revenue now stands at £1.293bn, putting the firm only narrowly behind CC as the world's biggest law firm, with average full equity partner profits of a whopping £1.441m.
Still, even if the last three years have seemed to go very much Linklaters' way, the firm has still had the odd reverse, notably in 2006 with the fractious departure of the bulk of its City private equity team to the London arm of Kirkland & Ellis. The announcement in 2007 that the firm was to shut its 25-partner Cologne office (ironically the head office of the legacy Oppenhoff) to launch a new practice in nearby Duesseldorf was a reminder that its Germany practice still needs work.
Nevertheless, the firm must be feeling confident as new managing partner Simon Davies takes up his role in early 2008. The polished Davies (pictured below right), who secured the job in an election against several higher-profile contenders, has big shoes to fill in the shape of Angel, who has probably done more to sell the concept of law firm management than any individual. Also of interest will be seeing how Davies works with David Cheyne, Linklaters' outstanding M&A heavyweight, who became senior partner in 2006. However, the early signs are that, outwardly at least, the pair has formed an effective team.
In early 2008, Links was rated as the law firm with the strongest brand in the annual Superbrands survey, ahead of its magic circle rivals and firms such as Eversheds, Herbert Smith and Lovells.
In May 2008, the firm split from its offices in Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava and Prague, a move which was met with surprise from rival firms. The firm launched a new practice to service emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EEMENA), to be led by capital markets partner Nick Eastwell (though Eastwell was to announce his retirement the following year).
Click here to see a tribute to Tony Angel, (including a star turn from A&O's Guy Beringer). And click here to read an interview with David Cheyne.
The firm won both Cross-border M&A team of the year and Banking and restructuring team of the year at the 2008 British Legal Awards, but early 2009 saw the firm take drastic measures in response to the economic slowdown, with news emerging that the firm was to restructure its partnership - a move expected to see the departure of up to 120 lawyers and 150 business support from the firm's London base and 35-40 cuts from the firmwide partnership.
However, Linklaters managed an above-average financial performance in 2008-09, as most law firms were struggling with the worldwide recession, with the firm roughly maintaining its fee income at £1.298bn. The performance was enough to make the firm the largest legal practice in the world in revenue terms. Linklaters' profitability, likewise, remains at the top reaches of the global market, with average profits per equity partner of £1.302m.
"Not as stiff as reputation, especially in banking," says one contributor. That's still pretty stiff though - except for the pranksters in finance, of course. However, the firm's unashamed focus on performance comes at a cost, according to one contributor. "The profitability of the firm is undoubtedly impressive but anyone who works there will tell you that it has taken its toll on morale," argues the poster. "Even some of the millionaire partners are pretty down in the dumps - I get the impression that many are still waiting for the knock at the door when 'their turn' comes."
He adds: "[The firm is] profitable but brutal and for all the platitudes about there not being a "Linklaters type", there most certainly is - it is very hierarchical and the partners like to promote in their own (white, male, middle class, workaholic) image."
While there is no question that the firm's sweeping restructuring reinforced its hard-nosed reputation, the firm does usually receive a clear thumbs-up from the competitive associates that make the grade. Legal Week Intelligence's 2009 Employee Satisfaction Report found that Linklaters was the highest-ranked UK law firm according to its own associates' satisfaction a redundancy programme that was unpopular internally.
Key departments
Corporate is still very much the heart of the firm, even if the firm is viewed as having been a little less visible in its European heartlands of late. Within corporate, the firm still has one of the top equity capital markets teams. And as you would expected from a serious M&A firm, Linklaters has a serious competition practice. But "finance has grown a lot and done pretty well," says one Links-watcher. Indeed, the rise and rise of Linklaters' finance practice, bolstered by a decade-long recruitment push, has been a hallmark of its recent development, making it arguably the only London firm to get near building top-tier teams in both finance and corporate. While the practice is well represented across the board, capital markets, leveraged finance and structured products are its strongest teams. However, one contributor is more sceptical of the firm's progress in this area. "Pre-eminent in corporate, second rate (at best) in finance." Alongside CC, Linklaters is also a rarity as a top London firm to pack a real punch in real estate, where the firm has an enviable high-end practice. The firm's full service credentials are underlined by quality teams in restructuring, projects, tax and pensions.
Click here to read an analysis of David Cheyne's leadership of Linklaters' corporate practice.
National/international coverage
Broad, with a string of foreign offices across Europe and Asia. That said, the firm does have weak patches, notably in Italy and the Netherlands, where the legacy of splits with former alliance partners has left Links playing catch-up. More importantly, the firm knows that it could do better in key markets such as Germany and the US. Asia and several other emerging markets have seen the firm thrive more. The hallmark of the firm is a well-put together network rather than individually-outstanding offices.
In October 2007 the firm announced it was opening a new office in Duesseldorf - at the same time as Links confirmed it was axing its sizeable Cologne arm, which it inherited from the merger with Oppenhoff & Raedler. Indeed, Cologne - which numbered around 110 lawyers when news emerged of its imminent closure - was actually the head office of the legacy Oppenhoff. With the two cities just 40 miles apart, the switch was seen by some as a slightly odd move.
More recently the firm has been in expansion mode in the US, despite the current slowdown, making a string of senior appointments in New York.
Key clients
Vodafone is still probably the firm's most active corporate client. Others include Scottish & Newcastle, Intercontinental Hotels and BAe. Plenty of banks too: RBS, Merrill Lynch, UBS and CSFB.
Leading partners
Take your pick. In the City, David Cheyne is still seen as a cut above pretty much everyone else. But there are plenty of other respected partners like Matthew Middleditch, Jeremy Parr and Charlie Jacobs and Olivia McKendrick (pictured). High hopes are also riding on its recruitment in 2007 of CC private equity partner Ian Bagshaw, though it will be interesting to see the extent to which Linklaters' buyout push survives the credit squeeze.
Acquisition finance has energetic performers like Nick Syson and Adam Freeman. Finance can also call on securities specialists Keith Thomson and Carson Welsh, derivatives lawyer Simon Firth and Jim Rice in securitisation. Additionally, the firm in 2007 recruited senior Freshfields finance partner David Ereira in a very rare move between the two arch rivals. In competition, respected names include Gavin Robert, Diana Good and Alec Burnside. Property has an abundance of established partners, among them James Knox, Martin Elliott and Patrick Plant.
Linklaters also recently made a splash in Germany with the hire of Clifford Chance partner Kolja von Bismarck, one of the country's top insolvency lawyers.
Career prospects
On one level, excellent, since the firm has been one of the most prolific promoters of new partners at a major City firm in recent years - providing you can make the grade.
Linklaters made up almost 100 new partners internally between 2004 and 2007, including 38 in its 2007 round, which compared very favourably with its peer group. Unsurprisingly given its practice profile, the most opportunities were in corporate and banking. This year the firm made up a more modest 28 partners, just seven of whom are based in the City.
In common with most major UK law firms, Linklaters in 2009 cut its salary bands for junior lawyers, lowering its salary for newly-qualified lawyers to £61,500 from 1 May - compared with last year's figure of £66,600. A lawyer moving from NQ to one year PQE now earns £68,000, compared with £70,400 in 2008, while the rate for a lawyer with two years' experience dropped by 11.6% from £82,600 to £73,000. First seat trainee salaries remained static at £37,400. Click here to see how Linklaters compares to its magic circle peers. Despite the reduction, Linklaters is viewed as one of the most generous UK law firms and it remains firm policy to pay at the top of the market.
The firm also pays what is widely regarded to be one of the most generous bonus schemes for top performers, worth up to 40% of salary.
As one contributor says: "Working as I do at a magic circle firm, I have to admit that Linklaters has got the best salary structure (I don't work there incidentally!). Compared to most other quoted bonus schemes, where only a handful of people actually achieve what is stated, theirs, from what I know, is genuine. I know a number of people there and they are all getting hefty bonuses. Two are 4.5 years PQE and both now on six figures and got over 30% bonuses. Another is 1.5 PQE and got a 35% bonus. The 1.5 PQE did an astonishing number of chargeable hours, admittedly, (about 2,700) but one of the 4.5 PQEs got a 32% bonus off the back of just over 2,000 hours. They do seem to value the contribution overall and the quality of the individual not just the number of hours. Their lockstep salary also doesn't plateau noticeably (many other firms start to flatten out at around 5-6 PQE as this tends to be just above the publicised rates). Links publish all their salaries internally through to 10 years PQE and have no banding at any level."
Perks are good too. "You get gym membership and a decent canteen," is the ringing endorsement from one well-toned reader.
For more discussion of the firm's generosity (or lack of), see the Comment section below.
(How gruelling is the interview process? Is it light-in-your-eyes, good cop, bad cop stuff or a friendly chat over a Pimm's with the graduate partner? Did it give you a taste of life at the firm or were you too busy counting the zeros on the pay scale to ask your own questions? - Wiki Ed.)
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Work-life balance
Even by City standards this is a hard-working firm. Legal Week Intelligence's 2009 Employee Satisfaction Report found the firm's assistants were somewhat unhappy with its work/life balance, though its satisfaction ratings for billable hour expectations were only slightly below the average.
"The annual billing target is 1,700," begins one contributor, but the reality is that people will often go above that. "The firm has made a bit more effort very recently with schemes aimed to make benefits a bit more flexible, including a 'time bank' scheme that lets assistants accumulate leave for hitting utilisation targets."
The incoming managing partner has promised that the firm will put in a bit more effort in this area.
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In a library I want to give a base monad and allow the user to choose a monad transformer. However, the Monad.Trans.Class from transformers is not strong enough, because it cannot warrant that a transformed monad is a monads itself. I have appended a module that implements a class with methods 'point' and 'bind' that correspond to 'return' and '>>='. A backward-compatible solution would be to add the class as subclass of current Monad.Trans.Class. This is how I implemented my proof-of-concept. A cleaner solution for the long run would be to add the methods 'point' and 'bind' directly to the current Monad.Trans.Class. Is there any interest in that extension or modification?
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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE ; 25 March 1842; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18420325-TC-JWC-01; CL 14: 89-90
Templand, 25 March, 1842—
My dear good Wife,— Your kind and sad little Note arrived this morning. Never mind me and my health; the country with its sacred stillness and freshness is sure to amend me of everything; its very tempests and blustering spring-showers do me good to witness. God's earth! It is good for me, also, to be left quite alone here, alone with my griefs and my sins,—ever as in the presence of one sainted and gone into the Eternal Clearness: God Most High is over us both.
This morning I hear from Adamson about some legacy-tax and the Inventory of effects; I have taken order about it, and answered him: to you this only will be interesting, that she had (if I recollect) £189 lying in the Bank,—so needed not to fear money-straits at least. Heaven be praised for it. O Jeannie what a blessing for us now that we fronted poverty instead of her doing it! Could the Queen's Treasury compensate us, had we basely left her to such a struggle.1
Moffat has just been here; again about that House, which also I had an immense talk with Hunter yesterday concerning; who is to come again today, and then Jardine is to come again! There is no end to these people's quantity of talk. We are all four to meet tomorrow at noon, in Moffat's house at Thornhill, and there and then settle it, if it exceed not human power. It seems to me likeliest that this Moffat, who is a good little fellow, of gentlemanly ways, will get the House, and continue Jardine as he before stood; but for poor Jardine too I mean to insist on a small advantage, such as she had contemplated for him, or an equivalent to such. There is also, it seems, indispensably needful some sort of application from me to "the Duke";2 this also, after boggling at it for some time, I have put in readiness. One way or other I will be thro' this poor business, and end all talk and thought about it before I be many days or hours older.
This morning I packed up the poor little chair for Scotsbrig; the sight of it standing here, with its poor little cover (I think, an old dressing-gown of yours), made me sad: it is packed, out of my sight, and waits a conveyance to Thornhill I added her Psalm-Book, which she had got from old Mrs Scott at Haddington; and two small religious volumes, unbound, which had no mark of her, Baxter and Doddridge.3——— The old Backgammon Board I think I must give to R. M'Queen; who has already had a Book or two once mine (the German Romance, and two odd American Miscellanies, not good enough for Mrs Russell's stock), for which he seemed very thankful. The little round dumb-waiter does not appear to be in the house now; or I would have snatched it carefully. There is an old School-collection here, which seems once to have been Wm Welsh's;4 but on which also I notice in most crabbed infantine hand a "Jane B Welsh," which makes it precious for me. Your Picture was packed up by mistake of Mrs Martin or Helen: it now belongs to me.5
The rain has begun falling again; or perhaps I should not have written at present. I will now take my Mackintosh and out before the time come for the mutton-chop. With the people coming, I shall run the risk to get no walking at all otherwise.
Adieu, then, Dearest. If anything be settled tomorrow, you will of course hear of it. Tell me next time that you have got sleep; I pray you may be able! Those melancholy packages may linger for days; compose yourself to front them. My love to Cousin Jeannie. Your affectionate Husband T. Carlyle
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"I'm not the new Penelope Cruz. I'm Paz Vega. There's only one Penelope, and she's marvelous."
-Paz Vega
An A-list celebrity in Spain, Vega earned international renown after her work in the sex-filled Sex and Lucia. She was later cast by Pedro Almodovar in Talk to Her and made her American big-screen debut in James L. Brooks' Spanglish. Vega has starred in a handful of English-language movies since, including the babefest but nevertheless box office disaster The Spirit alongside Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson and Jaime King and the indie flick 10 Items or Less opposite Morgan Freeman. In 2010, Vega stars opposite soon-to-be "it" girl Zoe Saldana in Burning Palms, a comedy that interweaves five different stories set in Los Angeles involving Tinseltown taboos, as well as Roadkill, about two amateur detectives who naively agree to protect an escort from a female assassin.
In 1999, Vega worked on no less than three films: Zapping, I Will Survive and Nobody Knows Anybody. She returned to TV, where her career finally took off in 7 vidas. After gaining fame across Spain, Paz became globally celebrated thanks to the super spicy sex drama, Sex and Lucia. She was so convincing and forthright that she no longer had to grovel for work.
Filmmakers came to her instead, including Pedro Almodovar, who cast her in his Oscar-winning Talk to Her. Then, American director and producer James L. Brooks courted her for her first Hollywood project, the Adam Sandler comedy Spanglish. She's been on "sexiest people" lists ever since. Next up, Vega will star in 2010's Burning Palms, a comedy that interweaves five different stories set in Los Angeles involving Tinseltown taboos, as well as Roadkill.
Paz Vega BiographyShe was born Paz Campos Trigo on January 2, 1976, in Seville, the Spanish town famous for Carmen and singing barbers. The slender and athletic Paz first dreamed of being a sports star and later aspired to politics. But at age 15, all it took was a day at the theater to cement her ambitions; a performance of La casa de Bernarda Alba set her sights on acting for good.
vega goes to acting schoolAt 16, Paz left school and patiently waited for the prestigious Centro Andaluz de Teatro acting school to accept her. The fact that she directed a Spanish play in the meantime certainly didn't hurt.
After two years at the acting school and another two studying journalism, Paz moved to Madrid, where she sought fame. She changed her name to Paz Vega (her grandmother's last name) and worked in bars while auditioning for every gig she heard about.
Her big break came on TV, where she appeared in three episodes of the Spanish series Menudo es mi padre. Two other series, Mas que amigos and Companeros, gained much from her energy and acting vim.
paz vega in 7 vidasPaz's efforts eventually paid off. In 1999, she got her first major movie role in Zapping, in which she played a hot sex-loving vixen who snagged another woman's husband. That same year, she also had a minor part in Sobrevivire (I Will Survive), which finally got her noticed. Paz then returned to television with the career-making role of Laura in the series, 7 vidas.
It was that role that endeared her to Spaniards nationwide. Filmmaker Mateo Gil liked Paz so much that he gave her a major part in his movie Nadie conoce a nadie (Nobody Knows Anybody, 1999). As she juggled TV and movies, she quickly learned the ins and outs of the film industry and soon became a pro.
paz vega enjoys fame as luciaMovie director Julio Medem saw her potential and asked Vega to leave her TV role to dedicate herself to his new project. His film would be so provocative, steamy and sensual that it would either be a runaway hit or an embarrassing flop. He, therefore, needed the right actress.
In 2001, Lucia y el sexo (Sex and Lucia) hit theaters. It told the story, in graphic and lurid detail, of an innocent girl who slowly discovers her sexuality. Paz took it all off, acting with her whole body in a gush of sensuality. Sex and Lucia became an international hit and won Paz a Goya, Spain's biggest movie award, for Best New Actress.


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Puerto Vallarta increased its hotel occupancy by 10% this summer season and doubled Mexico's hotel occupancy growth rate of 4% with an 8.97% increase according Mexico's Tourism Secretary, SECTUR. The international destination and jewel of the Pacific had 62.18% hotel occupancy in 2011 compared to 71.75% during this year's summer season, July 2 to August 19.
Puerto Vallarta nearly tripled the amount of rooms occupied per day when compared to other international Mexican destinations with a 16.77% jump from 7,022 to 8,199 rooms. The increase surpases the amounts reported by Cancun (6.26%) and Los Cabos with 4.11%.
Earlier this year Puerto Vallarta registered record hotel occupancy rates thanks to a highly successful Tianguis and Spring break season. March occupancy rates increased by 9%, with nearly 140,000 tourists. Puerto Vallarta maintained similar hotel occupancy rates throughout April with an influx of 101,025 visitors.
From January to June of 2012, international visitors occupied 613,854 hotel rooms in Puerto Vallarta in comparison to 590,921 for the same period in 2011.
Set on Bandera's Bay, Puerto Vallarta offers a variety of hotel accommodations; from picturesque villas to 5-star all-inclusive resorts and boutique hotels the destination can accommodate the needs of every guest.
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Smith, R E (2009). Covariance of cross-correlations: towards efficient measures for large-scale structure. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 400(2):851-865.
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We study the covariance of the cross-power spectrum of different tracers for the large-scale structure. We develop the counts-in-cells framework for the multitracer approach, and use this to derive expressions for the full non-Gaussian covariance matrix. We show that for the usual autopower statistic, besides the off-diagonal covariance generated through gravitational mode-coupling, the discreteness of the tracers and their associated sampling distribution can generate strong off-diagonal covariance, and that this becomes the dominant source of covariance as spatial frequencies become larger than the fundamental mode of the survey volume. On comparison with the derived expressions for the cross-power covariance, we show that the off-diagonal terms can be suppressed, if one cross-correlates a high tracer-density sample with a low one. Taking the effective estimator efficiency to be proportional to the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N), we show that, to probe clustering as a function of physical properties of the sample, i.e. cluster mass or galaxy luminosity, the cross-power approach can outperform the autopower one by factors of a few. We confront the theory with measurements of the mass–mass, halo–mass and halo–halo power spectra from a large ensemble of N-body simulations. We show that there is a significant S/N advantage to be gained from using the cross-power approach when studying the bias of rare haloes. The analysis is repeated in configuration space and again S/N improvement is found. We estimate the covariance matrix for these samples, and find strong off-diagonal contributions. The covariance depends on halo mass, with higher mass samples having stronger covariance. In agreement with theory, we show that the covariance is suppressed for the cross-power. This work points the way towards improved estimators for studying the clustering of tracers as a function of their physical properties.
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As part of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill NRDA Trustee Council, NOAA is focusing on short-term and long-term restoration projects that will restore the Gulf coast from the Gulf spill. The restoration planning process involves many steps and includes input from scientists, experts, and the public along the way.
While oil releases can harm natural resources in a number of ways, the full impacts may not be readily apparent. The most immediate and visible impacts are typically oiled beaches and dead organisms, such as fish, lobsters, birds, wetland plants, and seagrasses. But other impacts may require time and study to fully assess. For example, nurseries for fish or nesting sites for birds and turtles may be destroyed, and birds and other wildlife may become ill from eating contaminated food.
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she's a pencil sharpener?I recently heard one of my friends refer to the woman I'm seeing as a "pencil sharpener." I laughed about it since everyone else was laughing, but I had absolutely no clue what he was talking about. Was he implying something sexually insulting?
Dear Bruce,
I can't make it clear enough that you should never laugh at a joke that you don't understand. Unless your friend was implying that your girlfriend is a secretary, it sounds to me like he was insulting her.
For lack of a better explanation, a "pencil sharpener" refers to a woman who gives oral sex roughly using her teeth, ultimately scraping up the penis. It seems as though your friends have made your woman the subject of something awful.
Donald Zimmer
she freakin' stinksThere is this woman that I am dating and I have known her for a long time. She is really attached to me because I took her virginity. The problem is that I don't like hanging out with her anymore since we had sex. And I don't enjoy sex with her at all because she smells horribly. It makes me want to gag. I have no idea what the problem could be; I've been with plenty of women and I can stick my nose inside their vaginas and not smell a thing. I can smell her from across the room. How can I tell her that her vagina stinks without upsetting her?
Wanting to smell the roses,
Dear Reader,
There are a few reasons why your girlfriend might not smell terrific in the genital department:
1- It's possible she never learned how to clean herself thoroughly;
2- When you engage in sex, she's not freshly showered, or even fresh for that matter (tight pants may cause the area to sweat and build bacteria, and vaginal odor is strongest when women sweat);
3- She eats pungent foods and the odors are released via her pores (odors from foods such as garlic, asparagus, and curry are released through the pores);
4- She doesn't trim or shave her pubic hair and therefore odors get trapped;
5- She has an infection.
When you do decide to talk to her about it, don't mention that no other woman has smelled this way. Simply tell her that she emits a "strong" odor and should visit a doctor now that you're having sex.
Get her to see a gynecologist. You have to be sensitive about this; keep in mind that she has no experience in this department and may not realize that she's emitting a terrible odor. But if the odor is that pungent, a doctor will be able to diagnose the problem if there is indeed one.
Good luck,
Donald Zimmer
does sex loosen vaginas?Does the size of the vagina increase as a woman has more sex and more sexual partners?
Augustine L.
Hi Augustine,
In short, no. The great thing about a vagina is that it can shrink to accomodate a finger and widen enough to release a baby. Sometimes, however, depending on how excited and how lubricated she becomes, a woman's vagina may feel tighter if she's dry, or looser if she's excessively lubricated.
But again, the following are factors that may lead to loosened vaginal muscles:
Constant vibrator use
When a woman uses a vibrator chronically, the constant and unnatural vibration causes the canal to expand in size and become looser over time.
Constant dildo use
Again, if a woman places a hard, inanimate object into her vaginal canal on a daily basis, chances are that her vaginal muscles will weaken.
Multiple childbirth
While women who are fit before childbirth will likely return to their normal vaginal size and be able to rejuvenate their vaginal muscles, they do have to take the time to tone them. Then again, some women aren't able to maintain their vaginal fitness after giving birth many times.
Most obese women aren't very healthy or physical and so their muscles aren't strong, and that includes their PC muscle. So chances are that obese women have weaker vaginal muscles than women who exercise regularly.
Unfortunately, men and women are rarely taught about performing Kegel exercises regularly in order to maintain strong sexual muscles and be able to maintain healthy, fit sex lives.
So, in essence, sex alone will not loosen a vagina, rather a woman who doesn't exercise her muscle may end up with a loose vagina.
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Oracle HCM Cloud Release 9 UX highlights: 'Glance, Scan, Commit' design philosophy at work for Hiring
By Kathy.Miedema-Oracle on Dec 18, 2014
By Sarah Smart, Oracle Applications User Experience
As Oracle Applications Cloud Release 9 gets under way, the simplified UI continues to improve the Oracle user experience. Continuing the prime directives of Release 7 and 8, Release 9 delivers even more improvements to the applications' simplicity, mobility, and extensibility. Here's how Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud moves the Oracle user experience forward.
"Glance, Scan, Commit"
The Oracle HCM Cloud dashboard
Oracle's Release 9 user experience unites even more seamlessly with the design philosophy driving Oracle Applications Cloud. This is the first example of a unified user experience with Taleo. In Hiring Activities, users can easily update the hiring process from a macro view -- at a glance. But if they need to, they can scan for the important pieces and commit to drill deeper.
Viewing actions to take in Requisitions: Use the drop-down in this innovative "smart card" view to reject, move forward, or add comments on a candidate from any level of commitment.
Timeline: Visualize data on candidates in different stages of the hiring process, from the first interview to the offer, and quickly scan for a glance at status and next actions.
Better Understanding: Infographics in Analytics
Simple, modern, well-designed analytics help executives and managers effectively evaluate their organizations with a speedy once-over. The graphics are large, smart, and colorful, making them great for presentations, and progress toward goals is easy to see.
Analytics: See performance ratings in one simple view, and eliminate digging through reports to understand how your organization is doing.
Headcount Budget view: Check your employee count quickly and easily, and if you need an extra pair of hands, you can jump directly into creating a requisition.
Maximum Engagement: Social and Competitions
Expanded social capabilities and competitions give employees across generations an extra push to engage in their work life. The Social Panel allows users to access Conversations and Walls to update information without having to leave the home page, and they can have as many Conversation threads as they desire while keeping them organized.
Social Panel: Post to your Wall or the Wall of a business object in which you are actively involved from anywhere in HCM.
Competitions uses the same glance-able view found throughout Release 9, allows actions at multiple levels of commitment, and gives users more information on request.
Competitions: Perform the most common competition-related tasks from this level, or drill deeper to check rankings or add a score -- number of steps taken for a wellness competition, for example.
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 288 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1972 in West Monroe, LA
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Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.
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Alabama Head Coach Mitch GaspardOpening statement:"Have to tip our hats to Florida State, I thought they played extremely well tonight. I thought our group competed really hard. We had really good energy particularly in the front half of the game and offensively we were really good. I thought we were on the barrel for most of the night against a tremendous left hander in (Sean) Gilmartin. They had a good offensive approach, I thought it was a game where both teams competed really well all night and they were able to have the big inning in the sixth and we had a tough time recovering from that."
On getting five runs but not being able to get the win:"That's really been the formula for us, about five runs usually does the trick. We had a different way of getting them tonight, found more barrels tonight but got them in a hurry. I thought the key was Gilmartin when he started pitching on the inner half of the plate. Our approach was to stay back through the middle the other way and when he changed it up it kind of shut us down for a little."
#6 Josh Rosecrans, DHOn hitting against Sean Gilmartin:"We kept talking about staying middle away the whole time. We wanted to stay opposite field for most of the time and we were able to do that early on in the game."
On the effect of the loss on the team:"I don't think it completely sucked the wind out of us. Our guys competed big time tonight. I never saw us get too down or discouraged; we pretty much stayed with it for most of the game. Gilmartin settled in and made some pitches and did a good job."
#32 Adam Morgan, LHPOn Florida State's lineup:"They have a tremendous lineup, we just made some mistakes and fell behind. They were very disciplined at the plate, and the pitches I gave them they took advantage of."
FSU Head Coach Mike MartinOpening statement:"We are obviously excited to be in the position that we are in but we know that this tournament is a long way from being over. There are two very good baseball teams who will be playing tomorrow that are capable of winning this thing also. We just know that we've got a lot of work to do."
On Sean Gilmartin:"One thing I want to say is the guy to my right (Sean Gilmartin) has been in this program for three years and he just pitched four innings that were totally uncharacteristic of him. And yet he goes out in the fifth, sixth and seventh – what was it 95 degrees – and just fights to get his team in the dugout, throws up three zeroes, and our young men did a great job of scoring runs. That to me shows what kind of guy I have had the pleasure of coaching. Because there was no concern about himself on the bench. It was all about the team. A lot of times I have seen guys go over and sulk because their performance wasn't what it has been for the last four months. That makes me proud to be associated with guys like that because that separates the good ones from the great ones."
On his team's performance:"Raffy (Rafael Lopez) had another great game behind the plate with a big hit to left to drive in two; Rammer (James Ramsey) – another tremendous game driving in two bring runs with a base hit to central. It was a tremendous performance by (Brian) Busch and (Daniel) Bennett. It's like we have said all year – it's a 27-man win."
#3 Sean Gilmartin, LHPOn battling through the night:"The first four innings obviously weren't my standard of what I want. I didn't really have my best stuff going. I didn't really have a great changeup tonight that I normally have. They hit my mistakes. Credit Alabama for doing that doing a good job there. The last three or four innings that I threw basically my thought process was to keep them right there. Coach Shouope and 11 (head coach Mike Martin) watched (an Alabama) game the other day and they figured out they didn't feel real comfortable swinging at the pitch inside. That really helped."


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22nd Annual Airport Open House and Fly In
You won't want to miss the 22nd annual Fly-In and car show. On Saturday, take a close look at warbirds, antique aircraft and automobiles on display. On Sunday, free flights will be offered for kids ages 8-17, sponsored by Young Eagles EAA Chapter 864. Free admission and parking. For more information, call (618) 259-2531.
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2nd Annual Pietown Gospel Music Festival & Ron Dunning Memorial Car Cruise
We are very excited to welcome you, your friends, and your family to the second annual Pietown Gospel Music Festival Have a pork steak, enjoy an ear of corn, chill with some refreshments, stroll through our classic cars, let your kids play in the Kidzone and enjoy the music. For more information, call (618) 550-9291 or email email@example.com
8th Annual Miles for Meso 5K Race
The annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race & 2K Fun Run/Walk will take place in downtown Alton. The race begins at the Simmons Hanly Conroy Law Firm building, across from Marquette High School, and winds through the historic, brick streets of downtown Alton. Cash prizes awarded. All registration fees benefit research from Mesothelioma, one of the most aggressive types of cancer. For additional information, call (877) 304-MESO(6376)
All-Star Restaurant Week
Join us for an All-Star lunch or dinner special, at a participating All-Star restaurant of your choice July 8 - 17. There will be 18 restaurants participating and lunches are $10 while dinners are $25. For more information, call (800) 258-6645.
Alton Farmer's & Artisans' Market
There will be an abundance of delicious fresh produce, crafts, baked goods, plants & flowers, locally-raised hormone-free meat, handmade soaps, jewelry, artwork, pottery, art demonstrations and more at the Alton Farmer's and Artisans' Market. Admission is free for shoppers and there is plenty of parking at its new permanent location in the city-owned parking lot at the corner of Landmarks and Henry Street. The Alton Farmer's & Artisans' Market is every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Alton Fireworks Spectacular
Watch one of the few places in the country where fireworks are shot over the Mississippi River in downtown Alton. The Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats are scheduled to perform before the fireworks show. For more information, call (800) 258-6645.
Alton Food Truck Festival
This event will feature food trucks from around the region offering global street food cuisine. In addition, the amphitheater's concession team will offer beverages of all types to compliment the food trucks. Live music will be showcased on the amphitheater stage with Boogie Chyld as the Food Truck Festival's headliner. The Alton Food Truck Festival is free to the general public. Each food truck will have a different food offering with a range of prices. A special VIP ticket can be purchased for an upgraded experience that includes parking close to the venue and complimentary drink tickets. For more information, call (800) 258-6645.
Alton Hauntings Tours
Based on the book Haunted Alton by Troy Taylor, Alton Hauntings Tours offers an entertaining and spine-tingling trip into the unknown, taking visitors to the most authentic haunted places in Alton. Uncover the eerie folklore, ghostly tales and documented haunted spots on a three-hour walking tour of the city's most haunted sites. Visitors will see sites that have become nationally known, like the old Alton penitentiary, First Unitarian Church, Enos Sanitarium and many others. The tours have been proven to be popular with ghost enthusiasts and history buffs alike, and nowhere else can you learn as much about the real, haunted history of Alton. Walking tours and bus tours are offered during two touring seasons – Spring & Summer and the Haunted Fall Season. Private tours are also available for groups of 20 or more. Reservations must be made in advance for all tours.
Alton Marina 20th Anniversary Party
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Alton Marina with music by The Boat Drunks, a year-in-review slideshow hosted by Elite Events and Black Iron BBQ will be there for all your BBQ needs! For more information, call (618) 462-9860.
Alton Muny Band: Haskell Park
Enjoy concert band music, which includes marches, concert pieces, popular tunes, and novelty numbers. This is family friendly and the concerts are free and open to the public.These concerts take place every Sunday evening June 12- August 7 all starting at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
Alton Muny Band: Riverview Park
Enjoy concert band music, which includes marches, concert pieces, popular tunes, and novelty numbers. This is family friendly and the concerts are free and open to the public.These concerts take place every Thursday evening June 9 - August 11 all starting at 8 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
American Indian and Ethnographic Show
Historic artifacts on display.
Annual Wood River Triathlon
Are you physically fit and up for a challenge? Be a part of the annual Wood River Triathlon. The event will begin with a swim at the Aquatic Center, followed by a bike ride and run through the streets of Wood River.
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Arrival at Camp River Dubois
Come celebrate the arrival of Lewis and Clark at Camp River Dubois. This annual event commemorates December 12, the day William Clark and the men of the detachment arrived at the confluence of the "Riviere a Dubois," Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The event will include members of the detachment portraying military life, re-enactors recreating the civilian population and demonstrations. For more information, call (618) 251-5811.
Autumn Solstice Haunted Extravaganza
Meet paranormal investigators, have a free Tarot card reading and take a free tour of the Historic Museum of Torture Devices during the Mineral Springs Haunted Autumn Solstice Extravaganza. There will be speakers, vendors, door prizes and so much more! For more information, call (618) 465-3200.
Bad Boys of Baseball
Don't miss a Q&A with Jose Canseco and John Rocket, and of course a great night of Grizzlies Baseball! A spectacular fireworks show will follow the game.
Beer Garden and Fish Fry at Pere Marquette Lodge
Featuring live bluegrass music, delicious fried fish and Green Jack Ales. Green Jack Ales are well-known for their "hoppy character". With malted wheat and barley, traditional English cone hops are blended with hops from the New World in generous proportions to give the ales floral, citrus and fruity aromas. No entry fees or reservations are taken for this event but seating is limited so feel free to bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets just in case. Come spend a relaxing day filled with entertainment, a gorgeous view, tasty beer, awesome food and an ambiance that cannot be found anywhere else. Check it out from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, call (618)786-2331.
Cajun Beer Garden at Pere Marquette
Welcome to the Cajun Beer Garden! Join us on the terrace at Pere Marquette Lodge for a Cajun Beer Garden starting at 12 p.m. and let the good times roll. Featuring specialty beers from Louisiana as well as a Creole Crawfish Boil and live bluegrass music. No reservations are needed but seating is limited so feel free to bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets just in case. The Beer Garden at Pere Marquette is a wonderful place to spend a relaxing day filled with entertainment, a gorgeous view, cheap beer, and awesome food. For more information, call (618) 786-2331.
Comedy Hypnosis Show at Pere Marquette Lodge
Come enjoy Pere Marquette Lodge's famous fried chicken buffet and then join in a gut-busting Comedy Hypnosis Show. Watch in wonder as Dan Ladd brings down the house. Reality changes, personalities radically alter, and laughs pile on laughs as your friends and loved once become superstars. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. in the ballroom and includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, vegetable of the day, hot buttered rolls, dessert, coffee, tea and water. Adult beverages can be purchased at the Restaurant Service Window. For more information, call (618)786-2331.
Dinner with Elvis
Things are about to get "All Shook Up" at Pere Marquette Lodge, when Steve Davis performs his salute to the King of Rock and Roll. Come enjoy Pere Marquette Lodge's famous fried chicken buffet and then sit back and enjoy an hour-long tribute to the King. From the 1950's hits " Heartbreak Hotel," to his later smashes "Devil in Disguise" and "Suspicious Minds," the music of the legend lives on in this special tribute experience. Dinner begins at 6 pm and includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, vegetable of the day, hot buttered rolls, salad, dessert, coffee, tea and water. Show is performed to pre-recorded tracks and begins at 7 pm. Adult beverages can be purchased separately.
Downtown Alton Chili Cook-off
Enjoy the fall weather during the annual Downtown Alton Chili Cook-Off. The Chili Cook-Off will take place from noon to 3 p.m. in the giant warehouse and pavilion at Elijah P's. $100 cash prizes in 5 categories and $25 to register a team. Admission: $6 per adults, $3 per kid 10 and under. For more information, call (618) 463-1016.
Dueling Pianos at Grafton Winery The Vineyards
Dueling Pianos are coming to Grafton Winery The Vineyards. Join us to sing and dance the night away with Spanky Entertainment. Tickets are $30 per person plus tax and gratuity. Ticket includes dinner and show. Wine Club members enjoy 10% off. Advanced reservations required 618-786-3001.
Eagle Meet and Greet & Raptor Awareness Program
This program gives you the opportunity to see multiple species of birds of prey including an American Bald Eagle up close and personal! Ask and learn about their species and habitats. For more information, call (800) 258-6645.
Feed the Need Concert: Rodney Atkins Featuring Jana Kramer
Listen to the sounds of country star Rodney Atkins with special guest Jana Kramer. The Harmans Family Band will be the opening act. Atkins, an East Tennessee native, has an impressive track record with hitting on sentiments that strike a chord with the country listener: he?s had five number one hits from his first three albums, from "Watching You" and "These Are My People" to his most recent smash, "Farmer?s Daughter," For more information, call (800) 258-6645.


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Taking this opportunity
to wish all of you
a very Merry Christmas
everything is ready
bring on the food, family and fun!
Wishing you the merriest Christmas filled with lots of love, laughter, great food and wonderful memories! Hugs and much love to you, sweet friend! xxoo
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Lori, my special friend.
Hope it is a happy and peaceful one for you....thinking of you and Trev.
Lots & lots of love,


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