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FCA Bank is a finance company that offers customized financial solutions as well as insurance services to meet the various needs of Fiat's large customer base.
The services provided by the Autonomy Programme have been designed to make driving and travelling more comfortable and safer in any condition.
An innovative, revolutionary system which analyses the consumption and emissions of cars in real time, on the basis of driving style, and provides advice for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
The Blue&Me™ system lets you communicate and keep yourself entertained in your car in complete safety and complete compliance with legal requirements, because you can use it without ever taking your hands off the wheel.
Where the innovation is born.
Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Abarth and Jeep will be starring in the event from June 11 to 14. In addition to the motor show in Italy's first public park, an extraordinary selection of classic cars will be parading to the gardens of the Reggia di Venaria on Sunday.
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, FCA - the Official Global Partner of Expo Milano 2015 - is organising a round table on the topic of "The Environment: driving change and innovation". Speakers include experts from the environment and energy world and high-ranking academics. At this event, FCA is set to present its tablet and smartphone application dedicated to sustainability, the first in its kind for the automotive sector. It contains a fun game that measures the owner's responsible use of our planet's resources.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
In the captivating setting of the Quirinale, today the President of the Italian Republic handed the nation's flag to Italy's Olympic bearer Armin Zöggeler and Paralympic bearer Andrea Chiarotti for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia). The evocative ceremony saw the participation of a delegation of athletes and important figures from the world of sports and politics, in addition to Giovanni Malagò, President of the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee), and Luca Pancalli, President of the Italian Paralympic Committee.
Official sponsor of the Italian Olympic Committee for the 2012-2014 three-year period, the brand will make a fleet of cars available to the Italian team. After the 2012 London Olympics and the 2013 Mersin Mediterranean Games, Fiat will also be at 'Casa Italia', the CONI headquarters at Sochi, and play an active part in the initiatives that will be organised there.
Brought together to accompany the Italian athletes, the fleet will be made up of Fiat models, with the 500L, 500L Trekking and Freemont standing out. The last car played an important role today, together with certain Italian athletes, in a photo shoot in the Stadio dei Marmi, and it will tomorrow as well, when the CONI award ceremony takes place. This will see Golden Medals, Plaques of Honour, Star and Golden Palm awarded to athletes, technicians and managers for 2012 and 2013, at the CONI Hall of Honour in the presence of Graziano Delrio - Minister for Regional Affairs, Self-governing Areas and Sport - and Presidents Giovanni Malagò and Luca Pancalli.
Already 'Official Car' of the Italian National Football and Basketball Teams, the Fiat Freemont is a new way to experience the car capable of facing up to any situation that everyday life might bring thanks to its multi-faceted soul. At the same time, it's a spacious, convenient and versatile vehicle for hectic everyday life but also suitable for leisure time and the requirements of customers with an active, sporty life. Thanks to its 7 seats and 32 seat configurations, the Freemont is all the cars you want, as its slogan suggests. And its modern approach to interpreting customer requirements has permitted the Freemont to head up the sales rankings throughout Europe while, in Italy, it's been the best selling 7-seater in its segment for 28 months running.
The Fiat Freemont range is made up of 3 trim levels (Freemont, Urban and Lounge), two drive systems (front or active "on demand" all-wheel - AWD), two transmission (manual or automatic, both with 6 speeds) and three engine versions: the 2.0 MultiJet II 16v units with power of 140 HP and 170 HP and a 280 HP 3.6-litre petrol engine.
Sponsorship of the Italian Olympic Committee once more confirms the strong link between Fiat and the world of sport: the brand has taken various opportunities to connect its image to many disciplines practised at all levels, including football, basketball, car racing, motorcycle racing, athletics and winter sports on snow and ice. The Fiat brand is currently involved on several fronts. In particular, it is the proud Top Sponsor of the National Football Teams for the forthcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Turin, 18 December 2013
FCA at the first edition of 'Parco Valentino - Motor Show & Grand Prix' in Turin
FCA at Expo Milano 2015 - The Environment: driving change
Mopar® Vehicle Protection celebrates three years of success
Istanbul Motor Show: world première of the Fiat Ægea project
Istanbul Autoshow 2015: world preview for the new compact sedan from Fiat
FCA welcomes all the Countries attending Expo Milano 2015
Expo Milano 2015 opens its doors alongside FCA
FCA Bank 90 years driving to the future
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A statement from the ECB Cricket Discipline Commission confirmed that they had fined Essex £500 and Shah £250 "in respect of a breach of regulations in that an unregistered agent was engaged in the execution of a recent employment transaction".
It continued: "After investigation, it is accepted by the Commission that although neither party knowingly and wilfully breached the regulations, they admit the breach and apologise for it. Both parties have accepted the financial penalty. In these circumstances the matter has been dealt with by way of summary procedure."
Essex announced on February 27 that Shah had signed a new contract with them, running from the conclusion of his 2013 Indian Premier League campaign with Rajasthan Royals until the end of the forthcoming domestic season.
The 34-year-old former England international joined Essex in November 2010 after leaving Middlesex.
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This company sucks and i want my money back now!!!
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Definition of Aegean in English:
Relating to the region comprising the Aegean Sea and its coasts and islands.
Example sentences
- The Aegean region is packed with out-of-the-way places to bike, climb, raft, trek, windsurf, and sea kayak.
- In the Aegean region, especially, a revolution in tractor usage took place.
- Grieving their lost companions, Ulysses and his men at long last reached a peaceful Aegean island.
noun(the Aegean)
The Aegean Sea or its region.
Example sentences
- On September 23 1942 he took off from an airfield near Alexandria on a solo reconnaissance over the Aegean.
- With more the 300 days of sunshine Rhodes is the pearl of the Aegean.
- In 490 he sent a fleet across the Aegean to Marathon.
Words that rhyme with AegeanActaeon, aeon (US eon), Augean, Behan, Cadmean, Caribbean, Carolean, Chaldean, Cyclopean, empyrean, epicurean, European, Fijian, Galilean, Hasmonean, Hebridean, Herculean, Ian, Jacobean, Kampuchean, Laodicean, lien, Linnaean (US Linnean), Maccabean, Mandaean (US Mandean), Medicean, monogenean, Nabataean (US Nabatean), Orphean, paean, paeon, pean, peon, Periclean, piscean, plebeian, Pyrenean, Pythagorean, Sabaean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, skean, Tanzanian, Tennesseean, Terpsichorean, theodicean, Tyrolean
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A paroled killer charged with murdering two mentally disabled women in a Social Security scam was assigned a new lawyer Monday with death-penalty experience.
Federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Linda Weston, who's now charged with murder, racketeering and hate crimes.
Weston, 52, appeared briefly in federal court Monday, the same day related state charges were dropped. She has been in custody since October 2011, when a landlord found four bedraggled adults locked in a squalid boiler room and called police.
Federal authorities last week unsealed an indictment that charges Weston, her daughter and three others with confining disabled adults like "zoo animals." The victims were often drugged, deprived of food and medical care, and forced to use buckets for bathrooms, officials said.
Weston used "cunning, trickery, force and coercion" to get mentally disabled people to designate her as their caretaker, allowing her to illegally collect about $212,000 in Social Security payments over 10 years, authorities charged. In all, authorities allege six disabled adults and four children were held captive in "subhuman" conditions in basements, attics and closets at various times between 2001 and 2011.
Defense lawyer George Yacoubian, who represented Weston for more than a year in state court, calls the federal murder and racketeering charges "inflated." Local authorities investigated both the 2005 death in Philadelphia and the 2008 death in Virginia, and declined to press charges, he noted.
"I think it's a reach," Yacoubian said. "Somebody dying in somebody's care does not make it a homicide."
Yacoubian also challenged the racketeering charge, arguing that federal authorities assumed a hierarchy within the group that wasn't there.
"Certainly, the RICO charges are inflated," he said. "RICO requires some sort of enterprise where subordinates take orders. … There was no organization."
Because he does not have federal death-penalty experience, a judge Monday appointed capital lawyer Patricia McKinney to represent Weston on the federal charges. She and several co-defendants are due back in court Thursday for federal detention hearings.
Weston previously served time for the slow starvation death of a man locked in her Philadelphia apartment.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania urged officials Monday to expand a pilot program designed to prevent criminals from managing another person's Social Security benefits.
About 5.6 million representative payees _ those who receive benefits on behalf of people who cannot manage the funds themselves _ handle $61 billion in Social Security payments each year for about 7.6 million beneficiaries.
"These beneficiaries need to know their representatives are individuals who can be trusted," Casey wrote in a letter to Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue.
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Service Trips
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Project Homeless Connect Fall 2016
Do you have a willingness to engage with the undeserved? Participate by helping with Project Homeless Connect in Harrisburg. Volunteers will be paired with a person from the community that is homeless or at risk, and will help them as they walk around the building and experience different resources and services. Training is provided and required prior to the event. Lunch and a T-shirt will also be provided. Sign up in Nicarry 237 or 238 or email email@example.com for more information.
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Urban Poverty Experience and Service Trip (Lancaster City)
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement is sponsoring a trip to Lancaster City to experience life as a homeless individual lives. Spend the weekend living in a shelter, using public transportation, and helping with special service projects within the shelter. Face the challenges of sharing a communal living space in a shelter and living from meal to meal.
Dates: Fall 2016
Rural Poverty Experience and Service Trip (Lancaster County)
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement is sponsoring a service trip to The Factory in Paradise, Pennsylvania to explore the topic of rural poverty. Students will be introduced to the various hardships a person living in poverty experiences on a daily basis. The participants will be serving dinner, engaging and playing games with the families in attendance, listening to speakers from community organizations, and touring the local area.
Dates: Friday, April 15th - Saturday, April 16th
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Looking for something fun and meaningful to do over fall break? Join us in a service trip repairing homes damaged by natural disasters. No previous skills or experience necessary, just be willing to learn!
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- Report: #1108581
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Chantelle Nicole DesignsInternet USA
Chantelle Nicole Designs Karma & Promises = No Delivery of Jewelry + Takes & Keeps $$$ Internet
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Placed order and received confirmation email, all looked normal until I placed 2nd order right away and asked that they be combined into one to recieve intial 15% discount. Received no response from company.
A couple weeks later again eamiled company no response. Looked closer at website & order confirmation which indicated to call M-F 8am-5pm CST for questions on orders, however, no phone number anywhere on the site or order confirmation document.
Vendor phone # that showed up on my Visa statement: 304-460-9263 goes unanwserd as well. It appears this company takes orders and does not fulfill or respond to any inquires. I ultimately contacted my credit card company to dispute the charge and investigate the company.
If by some miraculous event the jewelry items show up and are designed as promised then I'll provide updated information.
However, caveat emptor!
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The three opening chapters are concerned with how Eru (Iluvatar) created the Ainur (Holy Ones) from his thought, and with their aid created Ea, the earth and heavens. Under Eru's guidance, the Ainur created a Great Music from which the world was born. Many of the Ainur then left their homes in the Timeless Halls and entered the world, becoming the Valar and the Maiar.
These opening chapters tell how these spirits built the world, and how it was created to be a home to the Children of Eru, the Firstborn (elves) and the Followers (Men). One of the Valar, Melkor, desired to dominate and bend this world to his own will, however, and these chapters tell of his battles with the other Valar.
These chapters also give some insight into the Valar themselves, showing them to be like aspects of nature, and describing the domain over which their powers lay. In this, Tolkien appears to have amalgamated Christian beliefs of One God with the Pagan beliefs of many nature deities.
Names and Places
Eru (Iluvatar) The One God.
Ainur The Holy Ones, created from the thought of Eru with the Flame Imperishable.
Valar The greater of the Ainur who entered Ea.
Maiar The lesser of the Ainur who entered Ea.
Aratar A term for the eight most powerful Valar.
[u]The Aratar [/u]
Manwe. King of the Valar, Husband of Varda, Brother of Melkor. Domain, Air, sky, wind, weather, sight, wisdom.
Varda (Elbereth). Queen of the Valar, wife of Manwe. Domain, Light, stars, insight.
Ulmo. King of the Sea. Domain, Water, sea, rain, streams.
Aule (Mahal). The Smith, Master of the Earth, Husband of Yavanna. Domain, Non-living earth, crafts.
Yavanna (Kementari) Mistress of the earth, Giver of Fruits, Wife of Aule. Domain, Living earth, plants.
Namo (Mandos) Keeper of the Dead, Lord of the Halls of Awaiting, Brother of Nienna and Irmo. Domain, Spirits, death, passing.
Nienna. The Weeper, Sister of Namo and Irmo. Domain, Conscience, grief, pity, suffering.
Orome (Aldaron) The Huntsman, Master of the Wild, Husband of Vana, Brother of Nessa. Domain, Nature, forests, wild animals.
[u]The Lesser Valar [/u]
Vana. The Ever-young, Mistress of Flowers, Wife of Orome, Sister of Yavanna. Domain, Youth, birth, renewal, flowers, song.
Tulkas. Champion of the Valar, Husband of Nessa. Domain, Valor, laughter, loyalty, hardiness.
Nessa. Mistress of Celebrations, Wife of Tulkas, Sister of Orome. Domain, Joy, celebration, happiness.
Irmo (Lorien) Dream Master, Lord of Visions, Husband of Este, Brother of Namo and Nienna. Domain, Spirits, dreams, desires, love, peace.
Este. The Healer, Mistress of the Fountains of Renewal, Wife of Irmo. Domain, Renewal, healing, rest, peace.
Vaire. The Weaver, Wife of Namo. Domain, Time, fate, tales, memory.
[u]The Enemy [/u]
Melkor (Morgoth) The Unmaker, the Nameless, the Great Enemy, Brother of Manwe. Domain, Fire, cold, crafts, materiality.
[u]Maiar of note [/u]
Ilmarie the handmaiden of Varda.
Eonwe the Herald of the Valar and Captain of the Host.
Osse the servant of Ulmo.
Uinen servant of Ulmo, wife of Osse.
Melian servant of Vana and Este. Wife of Elwe (Thingol)
Olorin servant of Irmo and Nienna. Said to be the wisest of the maiar, he later became the Istari, Gandalf.
Sauron servant of Aule, he was corrupted by Melkor.
The Valaraukar corrupted spirits of fire that became the Balrogs.
[u]Places of Note [/u]
Ea The World, includes Arda and the Heavens.
Arda The Earth. This is composed of the continents Middle Earth (Endor) and Aman, which are separated by the Belegaer Sea. The Encircling Sea surrounds all this. There are other continents too, but they have no part in this story at the moment.
Middle Earth This is the land in which the Hobbit and LotR is set. At this time it also extends West beyond the Blue Mountains into Beleriand.
Aman These are the Undying Lands. Valinor (the home of the Valar) occupies much of Aman, and the two names are often interchanged, although there are parts of Aman outside of Valinor.
Halls of Mandos These are the Halls where Mandos gathers the spirits of the dead, and leaves them to sit in quiet contemplation. They are situated in the far west of Valinor.
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The athletics department recently gave the Lyon mascot a makeover to correspond with a new logo and branding. Looking good: "Hey, look at me, on the right (the old me is on the left, so 1996). Yes, yes, I did have a little 'work' done, a little nip-tuck around the eyes. I'm also taking good care of myself—resting (sleeping for days) and eating right (high protein, no carbs)." Playing hard: "I get lots of exercise standing around at key athletic and campus events—from Homecoming to the Norton Halloween parade. You'd be surprised how much energy it takes to just smile and not talk." Getting pumped: "It's all worth it when I interact with people and see the joy, excitement and enthusiasm I generate in the name of Wheaton, no matter the event. Go Lyons!"
Dancer Caitlin Kennedy Foley '98 returns to choreograph
It has been 17 years since Caitlin Kennedy Foley '98 was a member of the Wheaton Dance Company, but she can still kick her leg high over her head and leap like a gazelle as effortlessly as she walks across the dance floor in Balfour-Hood.
Her physicality and artistry were on full display in fall 2015 as she worked with the 10 members of the Wheaton Dance Company. Foley's original choreography was performed during the company's show in December in Weber Theatre. (Her work with the dance company was sponsored by the Ruth Eddy '42 Master Class in the Arts Endowed Fund within the Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists Program.)
The three-minute piece, called "Ruby Blue" (after the song by Roisin Murphy), was a fun jazz number carried out with quick leaps and turns and lots of sass—the kind of unsuspectingly demanding number that Foley is drawn to as a dancer.
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This academic year, Wheaton welcomed 437 first-year students in the Class of 2019. Even before arriving, these remarkable students were well on their way to doing amazing things. The class includes a Junior Olympics qualifying fencer, a ski instructor and mountain rescuer, a competitive fiddler, a Carnegie Hall performing pianist, an Italian opera singer and an Arabic translator, just to name a few. Here is a glimpse of the class by the numbers:
Senior prepares for career in neuroscience
Robyn D'Agostino's decision to major in neuroscience in college began taking shape before she even began preschool—although she had no idea at the time.
"When I was 4, my great-grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease," she said. "As I matured, I watched her progress through the stages. She is now late-stage, and 95 years old. I can remember where I was when I was told of her diagnosis, and from that moment on I have been passionate about the brain. I love learning about it, and it is what I ultimately wish to study."
This past summer, the student-athlete spent several weeks enhancing her knowledge and exploring her interest as an intern at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., and by working as a lab assistant at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.


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- Department:August 12, 2016
After a slow start to the 2016 hurricane season, storms in the eastern North Pacific Ocean were plentiful during July and the beginning of August.
- August 10, 2016
Climate experts are keeping their eyes on the tropical Pacific, watching a strip of cool water that may be one indicator that La Niña is brewing.
- August 2, 2016
In 2015, the frequencies of extremely warm days and nights were the highest ever recorded in western North America, parts of central Europe, and central Asia. The year broke the record for the highest number of extremely warm days in the 66-year record (1.8 times more than the average).
- August 2, 2016
2015 was a tough year for vegetation, both natural and agricultural, with a near-record area of global land surfaces in some state of drought.
- Department:July 29, 2016
Extreme heat in Kuwait last week might have set a new high temperature record for Asia and the Eastern Hemisphere. How do climate experts verify such records?
- August 2, 2016
Using measurements taken worldwide, scientists estimated that 2015's global average carbon dioxide concentration was 399.4 parts per million (ppm), a new record high. At Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawai'i, where atmospheric carbon dioxide has been recorded longer than anywhere else in the world, the annual average carbon dioxide concentration was 400.8—also a new record, and a new milestone.
- August 2, 2016
In 2015, glaciers across the globe, on average, continued to shrink for the 36th consecutive year.
- August 2, 2016
Ocean heat storage has increased substantially since 1993, hitting a record high in 2015, according to the State of the Climate in 2015 report. Ocean warming accounts for over 90% of the warming in Earth's climate system.
- Department:August 2, 2016
The author of the glacier chapter of the 2015 State of the Climate report and his daughter talk about how family connections brought them together scientifically, and how science keeps bringing their family together.


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Could Intel's Core M be on the way out? While the chip remains in broad use, it hasn't received a great deal of attention from vendors of late.
The first full review of multiple Carrizo systems doesn't find much to be happy about — mostly for reasons beyond AMD's control. Carrizo improves on Kaveri, but the Intel situation isn't good.
ARM and Intel have been on a collision course for years, but the iPad Pro is the most significant volley yet into Intel's traditional markets. Can Apple's new A9X match the performance of Intel's low-power Core M?
Qualcomm is prepping a massive, 24-core server chip to take on Intel — and says this is just the prototype.
Intel has taken the lid off its next-generation Skylake mobile chips. Fat L4 caches are coming to a lot more mobile hardware.
ARM has published the details of its upcoming Cortex-A72 processor and the numerous improvements over the Cortex-A57. The chip should be smaller, draw less power, and hit higher performance figures, all by the end of 2015.
A new report shows that Intel's Core M performance depends a great deal on which OEM hardware you buy in the first place. While this has always been true to some extent, the gaps are significantly larger this generation.
Intel's second-generation Core M is scheduled for the latter half of 2015. Skylake, Broadwell's successor, will launch across both desktops and mobile in that timeframe.
Amplicity is a tiny PC you don't buy. Instead you rent it six months at a time for $99, but it comes pre-loaded with software.
Intel's new Broadwell has gone under the microscope at chipworks, and the firm has certified that Intel's new core hits its metrics. Broadwell is a full 14nm shrink.
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Aisling O'Connor: That's the Pitts -- Brad bottles it for perfume ad
Published 15/10/2012 | 17:00
'WHAT'S the mystery?" asks the back of Brad Pitt's head in the hunkiest voice he can muster. The world waits for the Hollywood A-lister's Chanel campaign, with mouths still gawping at the premise of a male face to an iconic women's fragrance. In a series of YouTube teasers for the commercial due to be released today, Brad puzzles a prospective Chanel No 5 customer further with questions not even the object cares to ponder.
So why is Brad Pitt peddling women's perfume? The answer is fame and money. The 'Brangelina' star is fading fast as this couple settle down, prepare to swap rings and cut the cake. Did he crack under the pressure of taking advantage of his money maker while he's still got the 'it' factor. A £4.3m (€5.4m) cheque from Chanel is nothing to sneeze at.
While their gossip-friendly show-mantic relationship is losing its allure, both Brad and Angelina are falling in the sex symbol charts. At a life stage where trading on your looks starts to look a little desperate, Pitt is having his last hurrah as a desirable hunk -- and cashing in while he can.
Ageing means retirement to the majority on the rolling Hollywood roster. High-flying careers with longevity enjoyed by the likes of Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are rare -- as are stars over the age of 35 who continue to enjoy their original faces.
The pressure to be forever young on female actors is well documented. Celebrity cosmetic surgery is among the top gossip topics, with young actresses such as Leighton Meester and Emily Blunt joining Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston in pray-tell columns and magazines. But Hollywood has become an equal opportunities employer applying pressure on both male and female stars.
Brad and Angelina are a unique pair of actors. They have each garnered respect for their performances but their fame is down to their looks and sex appeal. Pitt enjoyed a couple of decades in the upper echelons of the 'sexiest male' lists, but the coveted Oscar still evades him. Trading on his looks for so long means that as they fade -- and he is seen as a celebrity husband and father over a hunk -- the facts of Hollywood life will serve him a small number of options. Does he make the move to the other side of the camera like Robert Redford, or go for the nip-and-tuck to compete with the likes of up-and-comers Ryan Gosling and Zac Efron?
While he ponders his future, Brad has this odd swansong of an endorsement to fulfil. One wonders if he was hired to become the first male face of Chanel No 5 as a massive publicity stunt based on the public's (albeit waning) interest in his forthcoming wedding, or does the market really still see him as a leading man?
ACCORDING to rumour, in the ad, Pitt flirts with an unseen woman -- the big reveal being that he's just talking to a bottle of the iconic fragrance.
In a magazine editorial, as unintentionally comical as Angelina's Oscar leg-posing, the break-out star of 'Thelma & Louise' plays dress-up as legends Rudolf Valentino and Bob Marley -- dreads and all. In an effort to fight time and the Hollywood fade, Brad has made a laughing stock of himself. He has become, like many before, an embarrassing dad.
The switch from the leading man of 'Legends of the Fall' and 'Mr & Mrs Smith' to quirkier and deeper roles in 'Burn after Reading', 'Inglorious Basterds' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' pointed to a Pitt eager to be taken seriously and hell-bent on an Academy Award. His search for respect seems to be in a direct battle with an industry that just sees him for his physical attractiveness, as long as that lasts.
He might be too far down the 'looks' road to be seen in any other light, but this is what he signed up for. The movie industry likes to use the pigeon hole, and drain a good thing dry.
Only time, awards seasons and box office numbers will tell if Brad Pitt will succumb to Hollywood pressure, or get left on the shelf -- talking to a bottle.
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HOUMA -- Ellender's volleyball match at 7 p.m. Monday will also serve as a fundraiser for Relay for Life of Terrebonne. Portions of the proceeds from the match will go toward the foundation, as well as proceeds from purchases of pink t-shirts honoring the event.
Following Ellender's junior varsity match, which starts at 5 p.m., a guest speaker will speak with the crowd and the Cajun Roller Girls will be present with free admission to their Nov. 13 bout at the Warren J. Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium in Thibodaux.
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They are ripping people off right and left. I also asked to receive my payment via PayPal and gave them the account to send it to and they did not do as they said. They mailed a check! I guess they are not at all organized and think they can pay pennies for gold. I have requested they return my gold as they say they will. We will see what happens. You are supposed to have 7 days to request they return it. I sent the email the day the check arrived.
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Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7
|Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month.
For this you have to make sure you don't have more then 7 exp in a playlist. On the 7th of any month, go into the playlist you have 7 exp on and this will unlock. If you have less then 7, just win a match (or more) and once you gain the 7th exp the achievement will unlock.
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|Average Rating (Based on 3 votes)
|Comment #1 by RynTyrrAssassin
Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 09:16:30 AM
Do I really need to do this on the 7th?
|Comment #2 by Brando23
Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 12:37:29 AM
Oh yeah. 7th of any month.
|Comment #3 by lornesbored
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 01:19:58 PM
You can boost this really easily..
Or you can just change your timezone to something obscure on the 6th so you can do it a day earlier, if you are really that desperate to get it.
|Comment #4 by Wrathfan
Saturday, January 29, 2011 @ 07:30:45 AM
Can i just change my timezone to the 7th month and do it?
|Comment #5 by Nozynuts
Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 07:04:17 AM
,Lol, it's time zone, not month zone.
|Comment #6 by AjaksWavy
Monday, March 07, 2011 @ 06:16:17 PM
|Comment #7 by Battletick
Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:13:21 PM
Are you screwed if you have more than 7 exp already?
|Comment #8 by kingfatass010
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 08:17:59 AM
I guess unless you want to keep on quitting games until you end up with 7xp but that'll be a shame if you've got 1000xp:(
|Comment #9 by ProDragRuyu
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:12:53 PM
that's bowshet. so we have to do this on the 7th day of any month?
and if we have more than 7xp there is NO way to get this achievement???
|Comment #10 by ProDragRuyu
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:13:57 PM
if that's true so i have to stop playing online so i don't pass trought 7xp..
that's really bowshet..
|Comment #11 by ProDragRuyu
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:16:19 PM
One more question, "On the 7th of any month,
go into the playlist you have 7 exp on and this will unlock."
What's playlist? so that means if i got more than 7xp in a playlist i can use
other. but whats that?
|Comment #12 by SuileanGorm
Thursday, July 07, 2011 @ 01:15:38 AM
i think you have to get 7exp in the game 7 on 7 for this to pop.
|Comment #13 by Warrdean
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 03:45:55 PM
for comment #12 .. false, i thought that also, got to 7xp and nothing.
|Comment #14 by iTz ARMAGEDDON
Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 06:15:23 PM
i see that some of you guys dnt know exactly what to do...ill tell you how i did this....what i did was i played a playlist i hadnt really played too much...like mlg..i got 6 xp on mlg say on like 2/02...so i didnt play it until 2/07 and i played one more game to make it 7 xp..then it didnt pop up for me..so i chose like team snipers.played a match of that..then i went back to mlg...as soon is i just chose the playlist it unlocked...easy as that..it doesnt matter what playlist it is...all you need is 7xp on a playlist an choose it on the 7th on a month
|Comment #15 by Redevil1111
Monday, July 25, 2011 @ 04:27:34 AM
You can still get this achievement if you have more than 7xp in a playlist, you just have to have a multiple of 7 as your xp when you enter the playlist on the 7th of the month and you should get the acheivment
|Comment #16 by Matty Gee79
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 @ 09:00:26 AM
okay so just to clarify, a playlist is a game type? (like lone wolves or team slayer?)
|Comment #17 by chris lailo
Thursday, July 28, 2011 @ 12:25:30 PM
@15 Are you sure? I certainly hope so...
|Comment #18 by xXNINJEDIXx
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 @ 12:44:23 AM
i logged in with 7 next to my gamer tag and played lone wolves, and nothing happened. After the match was over is when it popped. so you have to actually complete a match with 7 exp.
|Comment #19 by TheDuctTapeMan
Friday, October 07, 2011 @ 11:15:56 PM
I have tried all of the above methods to get this and still nothing.
Any new theories?
|Comment #20 by GodLike499
Friday, October 07, 2011 @ 11:47:19 PM
I just did it using the method described by #3. I played 7th on 7 playlist.
I started out with 0 exp (and I've heard that your exp in this playlist is
reset every month). I didn't realize that I didn't gain 7 exp until 12:30 a.m.
eastern time. I was afraid I'd have to do this all over again next month until
I read his post. Went to the dashboard and changed my timezone to mountain
(which adjusted my clock back to 10:30 p.m.) and started Halo up again. As soon
as I selected "Start Matchmaking" the achievement popped.
|Comment #21 by TheDuctTapeMan
Saturday, October 08, 2011 @ 12:47:18 AM
GOT IT! CRAZY. I started off today with lone wolf at 7exp. Played several games and nothing seemed to work. Finnaly I switched to my Halo 3 disc instead of using the multiplayer disc from ODST (aslo changed the time zone) and played another round of Lone Wolf. I ended the game with 8xp and it popped up one I got back to the matchmaking menu. Halo 3 had an update that needed to be applied but didnt promt using just the odst multiplayer disc. That update may have been what was holding me up. Thanks.
|Comment #22 by Major Monogram
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 @ 12:02:25 PM
Why does the achievement guide for this say "for the extra 750G" when the achievement gives 0G? What did you guys get when you got this one?
|Comment #23 by ScottHarris
Monday, February 06, 2012 @ 10:20:20 PM
Just got it , and what i am about to say needs to be said . Some of the Halo 3 achievements are stupid and based on luck . This achievement is another stupid one , if you don't get it on the 7th then you need to wait a whole month just to get it. Achievements are supposed to be fun , this isn't fun.
|Comment #24 by JimCant
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 @ 10:26:06 AM
Is it weird to anyone else that we care so much about a 0 achievement??
Haha not that I'm saying I didn't get this one anyways....
|Comment #25 by Leopardiz
Monday, February 13, 2012 @ 04:51:21 PM
I played 2 diffrent gametypes both whit 7exp on the 7th of february and dident get it. Dont know what im doing wrong
|Comment #26 by MyHERO
Monday, May 07, 2012 @ 09:32:50 AM
For all the people that don`t understand this Achievement..
*It has to be done on the 7th of any month.. Dont know if it works if you change your timezone.
*You can do this in any playlist. So not only the 7 of the 7th playlist.
*If you are in a playlist and you see a number 6 for example next to your GT. Press your own service record. Maybe you have number 7.. (That is a thing that always is confusing me.
I got the achievement about 20 mins ago.. its not that difficult just keep playing games and try to win or got the highest score. That helps
Goodluck guys
|Comment #27 by BD2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012 @ 10:44:47 AM
er...why is it 0 gamerscore?
|Comment #28 by Tom5429
Wednesday, July 04, 2012 @ 08:57:36 PM
Is the 7 of the 7th playlist still running?
|Comment #29 by PBH198st
Saturday, November 03, 2012 @ 12:04:11 PM
I have two controllers and friends to help out who ever want to do this need at least 3 or 4 controllers. Add me gt is (junglefever198) lets do this before halo 4 comes out!
|Comment #30 by JBSlick81
Sunday, December 16, 2012 @ 04:44:33 AM
Can I still do this? I am ranked 7 on ranked MLG but no one plays it for me to get in a game. WIll this work on lone wolves if I lower my level?
|Comment #31 by JBSlick81
Thursday, December 20, 2012 @ 12:36:55 AM
it is not rank but EXP
|Comment #32 by VacuousVermin0
Tuesday, November 05, 2013 @ 01:21:52 AM
last achievement for me
|Comment #33 by RodrigoLucchina
Sunday, March 30, 2014 @ 11:12:48 PM
i want this archiviment but i never remember when i have to enter
|Comment #34 by The Taymanator
Tuesday, April 08, 2014 @ 02:57:43 AM
This is bull! I started out at 6 EXP, played a few games on both ranked and social, blasted through 7 EXP, and now I'm on 8EXP! Am I screwed now???
|Comment #35 by The Taymanator
Tuesday, April 08, 2014 @ 03:17:44 AM
Weird. It just popped when I earned corporal. Go figure....
|Comment #36 by RandomDero
Wednesday, January 06, 2016 @ 11:12:41 AM
Keen to do this achievement if anyone is willing to help still, not sure if you can play any matches by yourself..
GT: Random Dero
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By Michelle MillinerMarch 9, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. - This week, the U.S. Army announced finalists in a competition designed to uncover new potentials in virtual worlds. The Research, Development and Engineering Command's simulation and training center launched the Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge in August 2009 to reach a global development community and explore innovative, interactive training and analysis solutions in virtual worlds.
The contest uncovered new possibilities for using virtual worlds that may have not been considered. The U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center in Orlando oversaw the competition. Evaluators included judges from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Department of Transportation and Health and Human Services.
The Army is inviting the public to participate through a public review process available on the web site, which will remain open through the coming months.
Submissions came from the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and made use of a variety of virtual worlds: such as Second Life, Active Worlds, Teleplace and 3DInternet. The contest divided entries into four categories: Collaboration, Skill Building, Instruction and Visualization.
"It was clear that there were groups of developers who were pushing the envelope of training and analysis capabilities within virtual worlds," said Tami Griffith, challenge creator. "Our hope was that the Federal Virtual World Challenge would expose those pockets of excellence and provide an opportunity to build relationships between these innovators and the Federal Government."
Griffith said she is pleased with the quality of the entries submitted. "We believe each of the finalists have demonstrated great innovation in the use of this emerging platform."
Finalists in each category from both the government and government contractor and the non-government categories are invited to demonstrate their entries and attend the award ceremony taking place on the final day of the Defense Users' GameTech Conference in Orlando March 29-31.
Non-government winners will receive travel accommodations to the conference. Army officials said this group is also eligible to receive a monetary award in the amounts of $1,000, $500 or $250 for first through third place.
The Simulation and Training Technology Center director will have the option of awarding a $25,000 grand prize if a submission provides a significant advancement and would likely lead to additional future government investment. However, the real value to the finalists may be the recognition gained for their innovations and the potential of follow-on work with the government.
The Army is also inviting finalists to provide presentations at the Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds event in Washington, D.C., May 13-14.
The non-government category finalists, in alphabetical order of entry are:
Building 3D Models in Second Life - Dr. Cynthia Calongne
Breakdown - Jeremiah Isbell
DataScape - David Burden
Hyper-Reality - Kevin Simkins
Imagine - Kevin Simkins
Immersive Learning Environment - Donelle Bunch-Sydow
PIVOTE - David Burden
Tactical Situation Visualization - James Stibbards
Tredpro Fusion Fire System - Aaron Buley
Virtual Training Partners - Mark Jankowski
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Army Family Support Center - Jaque Davison
Chicken Chase - Dana Moore
iSched - Virtual World Training Scheduler - Alexandre Gosselin
I-Room - Austin Tate
Mars Expedition Strategy Challenge - Mike McCrocklin/Andrew Stricker/Dr. Cynthia Calongne
Play2Train - Ramashsharma Ramloll
VetAdvisor Virtual Room - Dan Frank
Virtual Border Crossing Simulation - Ken Hudson
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Merchants Credit Guide/ Ravinia/ CFB Holdings, LLC223 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
Merchants Credit Guide/ Ravinia/ CFB Holdings, LLC ripoff, attempt at false debt collection w/a company I've never heard of or had an account with! Chicago Illinois
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Baltimore Barbizon School Of Modelingbarbizonmodeling.com Nationwide U.S.A.
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Dick is a Legendary NFL Player with the Chicago Bears. After a stellar career at Illinois, he was drafted by the Bears in 1965 (the same year Chicago signed Gale Sayers). Butkus performed superbly on relatively poor Chicago teams.
He recovered 25 fumbles during his career.
His jersey number was 51.
He was forced to retire after multiple knee injuries in 1973.
His jersey number was 50 at Illinois University.
He was an All-American two years in a row.
He went to the University of Illinois.
He was voted 9th best player in league history by The Sporting News.
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Graymark Healthcare, Inc. is organized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and is one of the largest providers of care management solutions to the sleep disorder market based on number of independent sleep care centers and hospital sleep diagnostic programs operated in the United States. We provide a comprehensive diagnosis and care management solutions for patients suffering from sleep disorders.
We provide diagnostic sleep testing services and care management solutions, or SMS, for people with chronic sleep disorders. In addition, we provide therapy services (delivery and set up of CPAP equipment together with training related to the operation and maintenance of CPAP equipment) and the sale of related disposable supplies and components used to maintain the CPAP equipment. Our products and services are used primarily by patients with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. Our sleep centers provide monitored sleep diagnostic testing services to determine sleep disorders in the patients being tested. The majority of the sleep testing is to determine if a patient has OSA. A continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, device is the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's, or AASM, preferred method of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. Our sleep diagnostic facilities also determine the correct pressure settings for patient CPAP devices via titration testing. We sell CPAP devices and disposable supplies to patients who have tested positive for sleep apnea and have had their positive airway pressure determined.
There are non-controlling interests held in some of our testing facilities, typically by physicians located in the geographical area being served by the diagnostic sleep testing facility.
Going Concern and Management's Plan
As of December 31, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of $57.6 million and reported a net loss of $22.4 million for 2012. In addition, we used $4.2 million in cash from operating activities from continuing operations during the year. On March 29, 2013, signed a definitive purchase agreement with Foundation Surgery Affiliates, LLC and Foundation Surgical Hospital Affiliates, LLC (collectively "Foundation") for 98.5 million shares of our common stock. We expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2013, however there is no assurance the acquisition will close at that time or at all. The closing of the Foundation transaction is subject to the consent of Arvest Bank (our senior lender), Foundation's senior lender and certain preferred interest holders of Foundation and there is no assurance that these consents will be obtained. For financial reporting purposes, the transaction will be recorded as a reverse merger and Foundation will be considered the accounting acquirer. If the transaction is closed, our primary focus will be the execution of the Foundation business plan which includes operating surgical hospitals and surgery centers. In addition, we anticipate that our existing strategy of providing diagnosis and care management solution for patients suffering from sleep disorders would be significantly curtailed.
There is no assurance that the Foundation transaction will close and we currently do not have sufficient cash on hand and do not expect to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to meet our cash requirements over the next 12 months. Historically, we have been able to raise the capital necessary to fund our operations and growth, but there is no assurance that we will be successful in raising the necessary capital to fund our operations and obligations.
If we are unable to close the Foundation transaction or raise additional funds, we may be forced to substantially scale back operations or entirely cease our operations and discontinue our business. These uncertainties raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
Stock Offerings
On November 12, 2012, we executed a subscription agreement with Graymark Investments, LLC (doing business as Oklahoma Health Partners ("OHP")) in which OHP agreed to purchase 1,444,445 shares of the Company's common stock for $650,000 ($0.45 per share). The proceeds from OHP were received on November 13, 2012 and were used to fund our operations.
In June 2011, we completed a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock and warrants exercisable for the purchase of 6,700,000 shares for gross proceeds of $8,400,000 or $1.40 per combination of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The underwriter of the offering received sales commissions of $420,350 (5% of the gross proceeds), a corporate finance fee of $168,140 (2% of the gross proceeds) and a legal and other expense allowance of $116,094 (1.4% of the gross proceeds). In conjunction with the offering, each investor received a warrant to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock purchased. The warrants are exercisable for the purchase of one share of common stock for $1.50 beginning June 20, 2011 and on or before June 20, 2016. We incurred $824,603 in expenses directly associated with the offering.
In conjunction with the offering, the underwriter had an option to purchase an additional 700,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase 700,000 shares of our common stock solely to cover over-allotments. The underwriter exercised the full over-allotment option with respect to the warrants in June 2011 in connection with the initial closing and we received $7,000 for the purchase of such warrants. In July 2011, we received $472,600 in gross proceeds from the sale of 340,000 over-allotment shares that the underwriter purchased directly from us. The net proceeds of the over-allotment were $439,518.
In May 2011, we executed subscription agreements with existing accredited investors or their affiliates to sell 1,293,103 shares of our common stock in a private placement. The proceeds of the private placement were approximately $3 million ($2.32 per share). The proceeds included $2 million in cash and $1 million from the conversion of the Valiant Note. In conjunction with the private placement, each investor received a warrant to purchase one share of common stock for each common share purchased pursuant to the subscription agreement. The warrants are exercisable for the purchase of one share of common stock for $1.80 beginning November 4, 2011 and on or before May 4, 2014.
Reverse Stock Split
On January 26, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split in one of five ratios, namely 1 for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. On February 1, 2011, we received the consent of a majority of our shareholders for this reverse stock split. On May 18, 2011, our Board of Directors resolved to effect the reverse stock split of our common stock in a ratio of 1-for-4 effective after the close of business on June 3, 2011. We executed the reverse stock split to regain compliance with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Nasdaq Capital Market requires issuers to maintain a $1.00 minimum bid price. In determining a reverse stock split ratio of 1-for-4, the Board of Directors considered the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Markets, considered a ratio that would allow us to achieve long-term compliance with the listing standards and which allowed us to have a number of outstanding shares to have sufficient trading volume. Our Board of Directors determined that a ratio of 1-for-4 was the best balance of these various factors. The effect of the reverse split reduced our outstanding common stock shares from 34,126,022 to 8,531,506 shares as of the date of the reverse split.
Discontinued Operations
On May 10, 2011, we executed an Asset Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") with Daniel I. Rifkin, M.D., P.C. pursuant to which we sold substantially all of the assets of our subsidiary, Nocturna East, Inc. ("East") for $2,500,000. In conjunction with the sale of East assets, the Management Services Agreement ("MSA") under which we provided certain services to the sleep centers owned by Independent Medical Practices ("IMA") including billing and collections, trademark rights, non-clinical sleep center management services, equipment rental fees, general management services, legal support and accounting and bookkeeping services was terminated. Our decision to sell the assets of East was primarily based on our determination that the operations of East no longer fit into our strategic plan of providing a full continuum of care to patients due to significant regulatory barriers that limit the our ability to sell CPAP devices and other supplies at the East locations. As a result of the sale of East, the related assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of East have been classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
On September 1, 2010, we executed an Asset Purchase Agreement, which was subsequently amended on October 29, 2010, (as amended, the "Agreement") providing for the sale of substantially all of the assets of our subsidiary, ApothecaryRx to Walgreens. ApothecaryRx operated 18 retail pharmacies selling prescription drugs and a small assortment of general merchandise, including diabetic merchandise, non-prescription drugs, beauty products and cosmetics, seasonal merchandise, greeting cards and convenience foods. The final closing of the sale of ApothecaryRx's assets occurred in December 2010. As a result of the sale of ApothecaryRx's assets, the remaining assets, and liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of ApothecaryRx have been classified as discontinued operations for financial statement reporting purposes.
Under the Agreement, the consideration for the ApothecaryRx assets purchased and liabilities assumed is $25,500,000 plus up to $7,000,000 for inventory ("Inventory Amount"), but less any payments remaining under goodwill protection agreements and any amounts due under promissory notes which are assumed by buyer (the "Purchase Price"). For purposes of determining the Inventory Amount, the parties agreed to hire an independent valuator to perform a review and valuation of inventory being purchased from each pharmacy location. We received approximately $24.5 million in net proceeds from the sale of assets of which $2.0 million was deposited into an indemnity escrow account (the "Indemnity Escrow Fund") as previously agreed pursuant to the terms of an indemnity escrow agreement. These proceeds are net of approximately $1.0 million of security deposits transferred to the buyer and the assumption by the buyer of liabilities associated with goodwill protection agreements and promissory notes. We also received an additional $3.8 million for the sale of inventory to Walgreens at 17 of our pharmacies with the inventory for the remaining pharmacy being sold as part of the litigation settlement. We used $22.0 million of the proceeds to pay-down our senior credit facility.
In December 2011 (the 12-month anniversary of the final closing date of the sale of ApothecaryRx), 50% of the remaining funds held in the Indemnity Escrow Fund ($1.0 million) were released, without deduction for any indemnification claims. All remaining funds held in the Indemnity Escrow Fund ($1.0 million) were released in June 2012 (the 18-month anniversary of the final closing date of the sale), without deduction for any indemnification claims.
Business Strategy
We plan to grow our business via organic growth related to our Independent Sleep Care Centers, Hospital Sleep Diagnostic Programs (both increased volumes related to existing management agreements and the execution of new management agreements), therapy services and recurring re-supply fulfillment. We also plan to expand revenues at our existing locations through new billing under arrangements with hospitals in our existing markets. Acquisitions, the opening of new facilities and new management agreement with hospital sleep labs will also be an integral part of our growth strategy going forward. We will seek to acquire business operations that can be rolled into our existing operations as well as additional independent sleep care centers. We will also seek acquisition opportunities related to therapy service and re-supply business operations and new management agreement opportunities in both existing and new markets. We expect all acquisitions to be accretive to our earnings and fully integrated within ninety (90) days of closing.
In addition, we plan to acquire the surgery center and surgical hospital businesses of Foundation Healthcare Affiliates, LLC. On March 29, 2013, we entered into a purchase agreement to acquire these businesses from Foundation. The acquisition is subject to conditions to closing, including the consent of Arvest Bank, our secured lender and the consents or Foundation's lender and the preferred members of certain of their subsidiaries as well as other customary closing conditions. There is no assurance that we can close this acquisition as planned in the second quarter of 2013 or at all.
On December 12, 2011, we acquired 80% of the Village Sleep Center ("Village"), located in Plano, Texas, for a purchase price of up to $960,000. Under the purchase agreement, we paid $596,000 in cash and withheld $364,000 of the purchase price ("Withheld Funds") as collateral to secure any obligations the sellers have pursuant to the indemnification clauses of the purchase agreement. The Withheld Funds, less any amounts deducted, shall be paid in two equal installments, not to exceed $182,000. In order to receive the maximum installment payment, the trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for Village for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 must be at least $200,000, respectively. If the EBITDA for 2012 and or 2013 is less than $200,000, the payment of Withheld Funds is reduced by the ratio of actual EBITDA to the required EBITDA of $200,000. We initially estimated the fair value of the contingent consideration or Withheld Funds to be $234,565. We revaluated the contingent consideration based on the actual EBITDA results as of December 31, 2012 and reduced the expected contingent consideration by $90,380.
Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets
As of December 31, 2012, we have fully-impaired our goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets are not amortized, but are subject to impairment reviews annually, or more frequent if necessary. We are required to evaluate the carrying value of goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the related operating unit below its carrying amount. These circumstances may include without limitation
� unanticipated competition, or
� an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.
In evaluating whether goodwill is impaired, we must compare the fair value of the operating unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the operating units carrying amount, including goodwill. The fair value of the operating unit is estimated using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market approach that utilize comparable companies data. If the carrying amount of the operating unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of the impairment loss must be measured. The impairment loss would be calculated by comparing the implied fair value of an operating unit to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value of the operating unit goodwill, the fair value of the operating unit will be allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that operating unit based on their fair values. The excess of the fair value of an operating unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities will be the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss will be recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
Based on our sleep study trends and forecasted cash flows, we determined that impairment indicators existed during the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, the primary factor that drove impairment was our actual volume of sleep studies compared to the volumes that we had projected for 2012. During the fourth quarter of 2012 when we performed our annual impairment review, we noted continued negative trends in its sleep study volumes, coupled with deterioration in the overall sleep diagnostic market. During 2012, the sleep diagnostic market experienced a continued shift to home based testing and continued negative trends in reimbursement levels. Based on assumptions similar to those that market participants would make in valuing the our business, we determined that the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets related to our sleep centers exceeded their fair value. Accordingly, in June 2012 and December 2012, we recorded a noncash impairment charge on goodwill of $3.0 million and $10.7 million, respectively, for a total 2012 impairment charge on goodwill of $13.7 million. In addition, in December 2012, we recorded a noncash impairment charge on intangible assets of $1.1 million. Our evaluation of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets completed during December 2011 resulted in no impairment.
Operating Statistics: The following table summarizes our locations as of December 31, 2012 and 2011: Number of Locations Location Type 2012 2011 Sleep centers 26 22 Managed sleep centers 82 78 Total 108 100
The following table summarizes unit sales and other operating statistics, by quarter, for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:
1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. Total Sleep studies performed: 2012 4,234 4,185 4,247 3,673 16,339 2011 3,515 4,005 4,245 4,101 15,866 CPAP set ups performed: 2012 586 662 583 544 2,375 2011 684 683 694 610 2,671
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth selected results of our operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. The following information was derived and taken from our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report.
Comparison of 2012 and 2011 For the Years Ended December 31, 2012 2011 Net revenues: Services $ 12,509,355 $ 12,556,630 Product sales 4,451,747 4,953,164 16,961,102 17,509,794 Cost of services 5,324,688 5,137,027 Cost of sales 1,598,758 1,743,117 Selling, general and administrative expenses 14,055,409 13,743,820 Bad debt expense 1,444,525 895,863 Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets 14,787,165 - Depreciation and amortization 1,233,943 1,110,735 Net other expense 1,084,767 1,282,884 Loss from continuing operations, before taxes (22,568,153 ) (6,403,652 ) Provision for income taxes - (13,992 ) Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes (22,568,153 ) (6,417,644 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (224,470 ) 291,155 Net loss (22,792,623 ) (6,126,489 ) Less: Non-controlling interests (342,920 ) (232,080 ) Net loss attributable to Graymark Healthcare $ (22,449,703 ) $ (5,894,409 )
Discussion of Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
Services revenues were flat for 2012 compared with 2011. Our sleep diagnostic services are performed in two environments, our independent diagnostic testing facilities ("IDTF") and at contracted client locations ("Hospital/Outreach"). For studies performed in our IDTF locations, we generally bill third-party payors for the sleep study. In our hospital and outreach agreements, we are paid a contracted fee per study performed. In our more rural outreach locations, our contracted rates are typically higher due to the additional costs associated with servicing more remote locations. Our urban hospital agreements tend to be at a lower rate due to the reimbursement environment and lower costs to serve.
The flat revenues from sleep diagnostic services during 2012 compared to 2011 was comprised of a $0.6 million increase at our Hospital/Outreach locations which was offset by a $0.3 million decrease at our IDTF locations and a $0.3 million decrease at our clinic locations.
The $0.6 million increase in our Hospital/Outreach location revenue during 2012 compared to 2011 was due to the following:
� We transitioned our Tulsa Midtown IDTF location to a contracted hospital location in May 2011. Through May 2011, the revenue for this location was included in IDTF revenue. For the same period in 2012 revenue from this location is included in our Hospital/Outreach category. This change accounts for $0.2 million of the Hospital/Outreach revenue increase in 2012 compared to 2011.
� A decrease in overall average reimbursement per sleep study due to a change in the mix of patients at our existing Hospital/Outreach locations resulted in a decrease of $0.1 million in revenue in 2012 compared to 2011
� An increase in the volume of sleep studies performed at our existing (operating for at least one year) Hospital/Outreach facilities resulted in an increase of $0.3 million in revenue.
The $0.3 million decrease in revenue in 2012 at our IDTF locations compared to 2011 was due to the following:
� We transitioned our Tulsa Midtown IDTF location to a contracted hospital location in May 2011. Through May 2011, the revenue for this location was included in IDTF revenue. For the same period in 2012 revenue from this location is included in our Hospital/Outreach category. This change accounts for $0.1 million of the IDTF revenue decrease in 2012 compared to 2011.
� A decrease in the volume of sleep studies done at our existing IDTF facilities resulted in a $0.9 million decline in revenue in 2012 compared 2011;
� A decrease in the overall average reimbursement per sleep study in our existing IDTF facilities resulted in a $0.2 million decline in revenue during 2012 compared to 2011. The decrease is due to a combination of a change in mix of the locations where studies were performed and the mix of payors at the various locations.
� Revenue from new facilities opened after the third quarter of 2011 (less than a full prior year operating results) resulted in an increase in revenue of $0.9 million in 2012 compared to 2011.
The $0.3 million decline in revenues related to our clinic services were due to the closing of our clinic service locations in Oklahoma City during the fourth quarter of 2011.
Product revenues from our sleep therapy business decreased $0.5 million (a 10.1% decrease) during 2012 compared to 2011. The decrease was due to a $0.7 million reduction in revenue from the initial set-up of CPAP devices, partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in revenue from our re-supply business.
The $0.7 million reduction in CPAP set-up revenues was due to a $0.3 million decrease related to the average revenue per set-up performed which was caused by a change in the mix of payors as well as rate reductions from some payors and a $0.4 million decrease due to lower set-up volumes during 2012 compared to 2011. The increase in re-supply revenue was driven by a $0.1 million increase related to increased volume during 2012 compared to 2011 and a $0.1 million increase in the average reimbursement per re-supply shipment.
Cost of services increased $0.2 million (a 3.7% decrease) to $5.3 million from $5.1 million during 2012 compared to 2011. The increase in cost of services was due to the overall increase in volume during 2012 compared 2011 driven primarily by new facilities opened since the third quarter of 2011.
Cost of services as a percent of service revenue was 42.6% and 40.9% during 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in cost of services as a percent of service revenue was primarily due to the shift in our business towards Hospital/Outreach sleep studies which have a lower reimbursement per sleep study compared to our IDTF locations, and as a result has a higher cost of service as a percentage of revenue. In addition, we saw a decline in 2012 of the average reimbursement per sleep study compared to 2011. During 2012, 55% of our sleep studies were performed in an IDTF location compared to 61% in 2011. The higher cost of service percentage in Hospital/Outreach locations is more than offset by the significantly lower operating expense associated with these locations, primarily related to the lack of facility costs.
Cost of sales from our sleep therapy business decreased $0.1 million (an 8.3% decrease) during 2012 compared with 2011. Cost of sales as a percent of product sales was 35.9% and 35.2% during 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in cost of sales compared to 2011 is primarily due to a lower number of set-ups performed in 2012 compared to 2011.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.3 million (a 2.3% increase) to $14.0 million or 83% of revenue in 2012 from $13.7 million or 79% of revenue during 2011. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to:
� an increase in central shared service expense of $1.3 million as we added infrastructure and centralized certain operations to our corporate office. The added infrastructure was primarily in the areas of sales, compliance and human resources. In addition, we centralized patient scheduling and benefits verification from field locations to our corporate office;
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Women had a light-bulb moment last week when Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr revealed how to keep a man happy. The 29-year-old, who is married to 'Lord of the Rings' actor Orlando Bloom, delivered a little homespun advice, courtesy of her nan.
"Let's bring it back to my grandma. What she said to me about men: men are very visual, don't forget that. So every day, just put a little make-up on, put on some nice underwear and you'll keep your husband," the model told American chat show host Craig Ferguson, who then declared her "the most awesome wife in America".
"A-ha!" women shouted in unison. "That's where I've been going wrong. I have been sitting around the house in a fleece onesie from Penneys with Sudocrem on my spots. It wasn't about trying to do more things as a couple, striving to achieve a better balance when it comes to domestic chores or not sighing when live snooker is on TV. All I need is some great lingerie and artfully-applied-but-not-too-obvious cosmetics and he'll never leave me. Marital bliss is within my grasp!"
The thing about Kerr's claims is that, of course, there is an element of truth in what she says.
It's a standard piece of marital advice and it should be something mutual. It's not necessarily about one's choice of knickers but it's some act or deed that demonstrates respect and consideration and affection.
But in the main, what Kerr says is silly and deeply, deeply annoying. Silly because, doh, a plunge bra is not a relationship band-aid; and annoying because modern women have enough to contend with without having to factor in a daily selection of appealing underwear and good make-up. When would we ever get time to watch 'Homeland'?
Ultimately, it's a dangerous and archaic message. In a world where children have ambitions to be famous in the same way that they used to want to be vets or astronauts, the last thing any young girl needs is a successful, beautiful model stating that all a woman really has to do is to look pretty.
Kerr's advice is just one of seven million depressing tips being hurled at women as to how they can be more attractive, lose a dress size before Christmas and all the other soul-destroying counsel that is relentlessly peddled.
Adding to the annoyingness of Kerr's remarks is that selling underwear is what she does.
As a Victoria's Secret Angel, she is one of the faces of America's largest lingerie retailer and her success has resulted in her becoming one of the world's top-earning models.
Miranda Kerr saying that women should wear nice underwear is like McDonalds telling us that burgers are delicious. And it might be nicer to think that her remarks were made in the interest of commerce, rather than that there is only what meets the eye in terms of her relationship.
Kerr's relationship advice comes at a very dangerous time of year when it comes to lingerie. The perennially popular present choice from men to women at Christmas, it would seem that underwear is not the gift that keeps on giving, but instead is a complete non-starter.
A recent survey by UK lingerie company Fox and Rose found that men invariably made poor choices when it comes to buying underwear for their partners, with one in five of the 1,600 questioned admitting that they had never worn lingerie they had received as a gift.
If women lounge around the house in oversized, slightly grubby T-shirts with a face mask on, that is their prerogative.
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text: Mellowrush Ian Blackmore Raleigh www.twitter.com/mellowrusko This is my future, This is my dream, this is why i'm on this earth: I strive to produce the very best electronic music that my computer and I can possibly make. I'll release it and if people like it, great... if people don't, great. If people like it too much I'll get blasted with all the glory. People might say stuff like "Dude your music is amazing" or something like that, and I'll respond with "thanks. yeah it is pretty cool, but i made it with the brain that God put in my head, so go thank God for my music". If people like my music so much that they buy it on iTunes or Beatport, awesome. But all my profits will go to the offering box. Same for any payments that are given to me in exchange for playing shows, I'll only keep enough to get to the next event. From there the tithes will help a church sponsor a village somewhere in a 3rd world country, or maybe right here in the US, it doesn't matter. What matters is that if my offering is part of the furthering of the gospel. That could be the construction of a well, or the creation of a church. The people that go to that well or church will be thankful for that offering, because without that offering, the well might not have been built. The people that dig the well will hopefully share the gospel with the people in the village around the well, and then they'll know that God called some people in the US to give enough money to make that well happen. God will use that well to further his gospel because that was the purpose of my offering. The people that the gospel is furthered to will rejoice because through that well they'll know that they have a spot in heaven reserved for them. Once i'm in heaven I'll be in a massive celebration of people, people rejoicing constantly because they trusted God with their future. In that crowd will be the people from this village that I sponsored with my music, and they'll be searching through that crowd of people looking for me. Why? Because I did as I was commanded to in Matthew 28:19. I won't know them, but they'll know that I was the music kid from NC that gave his earnings to them, which in turn brought salvation to them, so they could spend eternity in heaven. They'll party harder than any human, they'll make a rave better than the most amazing festival that ever happened on earth. If I turn out to be the next Skrillex, Bassnectar, Rusko or whatever..... I've failed if the glory and fame that came to me because of that talent was not directed towards God in thanks for the talent HE gave me. THIS IS MY PURPOSE. Mellowrush's tracks Mist *CLIP* by Mellowrush published on 2013/12/29 04:44:34 +0000 Fractal - Avare (Mellowrush Remix) by Mellowrush published on 2013/12/26 19:54:37 +0000 Conzey - Deep Blue (Mellowrush Remicksszsss) by Mellowrush published on 2013/12/13 01:15:08 +0000 Tread Lightly by Mellowrush published on 2013/12/12 23:43:23 +0000 HHHHHRRRGGGh Deep Haus Something Something DJ Hanzel... something cats by Mellowrush published on 2013/12/12 21:41:19 +0000 Rebar CLIP by Mellowrush published on 2013/11/03 20:44:19 +0000 Tight Tracks Mix by Mellowrush published on 2013/10/31 11:52:39 +0000 Slip Grip CLIP (Out Now on Vibration Records) by Mellowrush published on 2013/09/22 14:35:03 +0000 Diamond Saw CLIP by Mellowrush published on 2013/08/04 17:31:58 +0000 Optic CLIP by Mellowrush published on 2013/08/04 16:25:24 +0000