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AT&T would divest more T-Mobile assets to make merger work
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1. christony1120 (Posts: 65; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
you see ATT is just not capable in handling the merger nor T-mobile
23. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Dumb statment, dude - AT&T has to make concessions to get approval from the gov't - it is not about how they are handling the merger , because this one has not taken place yet. Now, when it does take place, then we shall see how it goes.
2. LewsTherin006 (Posts: 140; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
even if att gets rid of 40% of Tmobile, they still have to find people with enough money to buy it. Maybe US celluar or Metro PCS, but verizon doesnt look like they want it, and sprint just spent all their money on the iphone.
6. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
"... they still have to find people with enough money to buy it. "
"...it is unlikely that the DoJ would allow the T-Mobile assets to be purchased by Verizon."
The problem for AT&T is that even at a 40% divestiture, there is still the problem of reduction in competition and loss of jobs. They just don't get it. This is not something that AT&T can spin their way out of. The old routine of lying at every opportunity just won't work. This might have worked back in 2007, but not now. To many jobs have been lost; more job losses can not be swept under the rug.
12. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Therefore, the alternative is ATT with a spectrum shortage and Tmobile unable to build out its spectrum and that makes perfect sense to the DOJ and FCC et al.
The consumers end up losing in the process.
15. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
ardent - your assertion about spectrum was challenged in the earlier article. Perhaps you could do PA readers a favor and back up your assertions with some objective facts? Just making unsubstantiated claims isn't going to cut it.
37. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
You are equally guilty of your own assertion -- you provided nothing but hot air.
I also challenged the claim that Sprint was able to acquire Tmobile as well, which was complete horses**t. Like Sprint can come to the Capital Markets and raise $39 billions in new debt when it haen't been profitable in about 4 years. How many PA readers can discern Sprint's debt rating and the associated probability of default, i.e. how quickly Sprint could file for bankruptcy?
Recall you stated ATT can engage in a hostile takeover of a private concern -- reinforcing the notion that civilians don't have the necessary accounting background or legal knowledge. remixfa, the RVI, goes around claiming RD expense belongs in the gross profit margin calculations.
39. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I dont think sprint would be able to pull the capital out of their butts, but they could do a partnership with tmobile. However I dont think that would work well in either's favor since their technology is so different, unless they were purely partnering for a dual LTE roll out where they were able to roam off each other. If they could pull that off and switch everyone to LTE voice & data, then a merge might be feasible, but until then it would make no sense.
24. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Funny, that you mentioned jobs - you can thank the government for the loss of 4 million jobs since NAFTA passed.
29. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
How does NAFTA relate to AT&T-Mobile? (Confused)
41. corporateJP (Posts: 2431; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
Yep. I didn't think Bill Clinton was a bad president until his wife made him...I mean, he signed the treaty.
3. cncrim (Posts: 826; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
Att just don't want pay for break up fee...... they keep fighting until last minutes.
4. roscuthiii (Posts: 2217; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
AT&T must be the elliptical machine king... they're doing some serious back-pedaling.
They should just admit the merger was only a bid to remove competition. How imperative was the acquisition of T-Mobile when they're willing to divest nearly half of it? $39B could have upgraded a lot of their existing towers.
7. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
"$39B could have upgraded a lot of their existing towers."
Interesting how they don't give a red rats ass about upgrading their network. It is all about taking out a competitor. F*ck the market.
Maybe not this time around.
13. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
It's DT (Tmobile's parent) that is saying f**k the US customers because it doesn't want Tmobile to spend the billions to upgrade their network!!
25. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Exactly, DT wants to sell - so, let it - SPRINT is incompentent at mergers as we have seen in the past....40% divesting of the sale onto smaller carriers would be a win for those carriers. But, jobs will be lost.
42. corporateJP (Posts: 2431; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
Sell it to Century Link...they want to get into the business.
It's not rocket science.
SOMEBODY will buy it eventually.
AT&T just sucks, I don't want them to get it.
14. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
That is one the biggest problems on this site -- civilians that don't understand business speak. The $39 billion is the consideration for the entire Tmobile franchise and some of that value would be goodwill after accounting for the market value of the said assets per acquisition accounting under US Gaap.
16. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Ummm. And you are the expert in 'business speak'? $39 Billion is what DT wanted to approve the merger. Otherwise, it would have been a hostile takeover. Without DT's agreement, AT&T was going nowhere in it's attempt to acquire T-Mo.
36. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Not all the $39 billion is in cash.
Tmobile USA is a private concern, so kindly explain to people how ATT can do a hostile takeover of a private subsidiary.
38. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
One more thing, when I corrected you about your claim of Verizon amortizing it's PPE, you just brush it off. It's clear you are clueless about the income statement and US Gaap.
Then there was the time I corrected you because you had no idea how companies calculate margins and you mistakenly claimed you knew Apple's margins.
DxD, it's clear you are business speak challenged. I can find more examples where you butcher common business terms. The good news is you are not alone as other PA equally butcher business terms on a regular basis. The RVI doesn't have a clue as to what is a market niche.
19. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
can you ever post without trying to throw a back handed insult at someone? for someone who claims to be "a professional", you sure lack the ability to act like one.
43. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
There you go again -- making stuff up. I never claim to be a "professional." Instead, I claim to be knowledgeable -- a big difference amongst these two words.
So remixfa, how's your histronic personality disorder treatments working out. I see you still can't control your insults.
5. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
They really, really want the spectrum. Why not just make an offer on the spectrum that T-Mobile can't use?
17. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
if they did that, and T-Mobile turned the stalled carrier into a growing carrier, it would only hurt T-Mobile in the long run as they wouldnt have that extra spectrum to grow on.
21. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
I can only think that the cost for the spectrum is close enough to the cost of purchasing TMO outright. DT is trying to sell and ATT gets some contracts while they're at it.
31. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I doubt the value of the spectrum is anywhere near $39 billion in an auction environment. VZW won\'t be able to bid, and Sprint is going to offer less than $39 B (they don\'t have access to anywhere near that kind of cash after selling their soul to Apple for the iPhone franchise). $39 B is what AT&T had to offer for a friendly merger.
30. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Or, why not do a partnership where AT&T invests in building out T-mo\'s network for them (T-Mo). In return, AT&T customers get access to T-Mo\'s network when they are in the area and AT&T has no coverage. Sprint and VZW had (maybe still have) a similar agreement for their 3G network. AT&T is really hurting their case by insisting that the only way a deal can be done is with an acquisition of T-Mo.
8. rfrapp (Posts: 77; Member since: 10 Jun 2010)
I don't understand why AT&T and T-Mobile need to pass through the FCC to make their merge. I don't by any means agree with the merger, but businesses should be able to do whatever they want. The government should have no say in what a business does. If this merger ends up screwing AT&T, then they'll lose business and be forced to do something about it. That's how it should work
18. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
its called anti-competitive practices. its also called a monopoly (or in this case a duopoly). These rules are in place to protect the consumer from unfair business practices that disrupt the free market.
22. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
More of an ogilopoly than a duopoly though Verizon and AT&T will be the big two (or already are). Though I disagree with people calling it "anti-competitive" TMO was in competition with AT&T and the other carriers and with any competition you have your losers and TMO lost. DT has no interest in continuing with TMO so why can't they sell their property? Especially now with almost half of TMOs assets looking to be sold off why shouldn't this deal go through? DT is going to get rid of TMO one way or another we will be down to three big national carriers for the moment. Though I do not believe it would last for long there is always someone who wants to get their head in the game, such as MetroPCS, Leap or even Cspire.
32. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
them swallowing Tmo isnt the anti-competitive part.. its what happens afterwards when you have VZW and ATT with nearly 80% of all american customers. At that point they can dictate pricing and as long as they continue their practice of almost completely mirroring each other's prices and practices they create an anticompetitive climate. Sprint would be the ONLY national alternative to them. A climate like that makes it very difficult for a new company to grow or for a struggling company like sprint to catch up.
33. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
As opposed to right now? It's difficult for any company to play catch up but if you provide quality service at competitive prices then you have a shot. The idea of the companies dictating price is the problem. That's like saying our cellphone bills will skyrocket as soon as AT&T acquires TMO even though that isn't the case. There is a price that every consumer will pay until they decide that it isn't worth it. That's when you see consumers leaving and heading to smaller carriers such as Sprint and regional carriers. These businesses are there to make money that is why it's a business. They can't run a business if they just raise prices and upset their consumers. People will just leave.
34. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
And when I mean companies don't dictate price I mean price is set by a simple supply and demand curve and where equilibrium lies.
40. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
very much as opposed to right now.
Tmobile (and sprint) put downard pressure on the market to reduce prices. People come to tmobile because their pricing is nearly half of the big boys. $60 for unlimited everything on 4g thats faster than everyone except VZW. The only reason more people dont go to tmobile is that they arent as big as VZW or Sprint in coverage (though they are roughly the same size as ATT, like it or not). Even if they do have great coverage under Tmo, they are convinced by advertising and poor word of mouth that they cant.
If it werent for Tmo and Sprint driving down the costs of plans over the last few years, there would have been no reason for VZW/ATT to come out with unlimited plans, and then reduce the costs of those plans. When they first came out, it was unlimited voice only for 100 bux. UNL everything was still 150 per line.. and that was a deal. (i remember people on 3000 minute single line plans for 200 bux a line on VZW) Sprint has unl everything for $100 and Tmobile has it for $60. That created downward pressure on ATT/VZW to reduce their prices even further to today's pricing. It may still be high, but its not as high as it once was.
Trust me, I used to work at VZW,many of those people wont leave no matter what the price, as they are convinced that they couldnt possibly get great service elsewhere.
The funny part is, people are so used to ATT's crap service that they think its the same everywhere, so they continue to pay for it.. or for their precious iPhones. thats why I laugh at all these ATT customers that talk trash about Tmobile. You are just paying more and getting less. Same coverage, slower speeds, worse data plans.. twice the cost!! yaay ATT!
44. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
Doesnt make sense that Tmobile drives price down when they are bleeding customers. I have AT&T service and in my area it\'s great I am pulling over 2Mbps on a low end smart phone. and at work the only carrier that gets coverage in our break room is Verizon and AT&T. Anyone who has Sprint or Tmobile has to leave the building. I\'ve had Tmobile as well and that was horrible service in my area. And of course all areas aren\'t created equal. Also I live and work in a fairly large metropolitan area of Central Florida. So you can claim they have great coverage but at least in my area they are horrible.
9. phunkinc (Posts: 16; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
It's called Capitalism.
10. mctcm (Posts: 204; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
I bet they'll add at least 40,000 jobs in the process of divesting 40% of T-Mobile
20. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
can you explain how? when companies merge, they shed overlapping positions thus losing jobs. explain how you came up with them adding 40k jobs from all this, please.
11. Carlitos (Posts: 514; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Give that 40% percent to the 5thwoods carrier (metropcs) once they have all that they will use that to build up there network, and catch into the left big three, booming competition, since metro will most likely want to to catch up with sprint, vzw, and sprint.
26. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
The government has allowed mergers before and is no longer interested in saving jobs or ensuring the marketplace competition is not harmed. This is just all a big show for all to see and read. When the dust settles it will happen. I am not saying it is good for everyone, but when you look back at the last 20 years of how our government deals with big businesses, it is pro big business.
27. LewsTherin006 (Posts: 140; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
Ask canada how the 3 major wireless carriers is working for them. Anyone want to get a galaxy nexus on a 3 year contract for $150? they also pay way more than we do. Its in everyones best interest if tmobile stays open. Tmobile keeps everyone else's prices down. Its basic business. Plus the stock market will take a noise drive with the lose of jobs, which will scare investers away.
If Metro PCS got the 40% from ATT, ATT would make sure they never rise very high, and ATT would just buy them a few years later. Its amazing how people dont really care about something until it affects them directly.
35. vvelez5 (Posts: 623; Member since: 29 Jan 2011)
You have a difference of 25 million wireless subscribers compared to 300+ million wireless subscribers. The more subscribers the more competitive the pricing gets because the companies can spread the cost of running the business out more. Don't get me wrong the American wireless carriers make more money but thats because they have more subscribers resulting in more profits while the consumers have a lower cost.
28. MiltoChezChelio (Posts: 2; Member since: 27 Nov 2011)
this is insane, everyone can see the damage that AT&T wants to do, even if you say you dont... in the back of your mind you do. $39 B that could beused to upgrade your networks expand 3G to all of your footprint.... and yet here you are Mabell a year later with all this opposition trying to wipe out T-Mobile. All because you have the money.. pretty dam unfair. If DT wants out thats fine sell it to someone else that is not verizon or sprint.. its prob better in the long run.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When it comes to crime statistics, Staten Island appears to be bucking the trends seen in the rest of the city.
Shootings have been on the rise citywide, yet Staten Island has seen fewer shooting incidents through June 8 than year-to-date 2013, with 13 compared to 14 in the first five months and eight days of last year. Even so, because two of those 14 incidents included multiple victims, Staten Island has seen a 7 percent increase in the number of shooting victims -- 15 compared to 14 last year.
And though homicides are down by 13.1 percent across the city as of June 1, Staten Island has seen a spike in killings, thanks in large part to a bloody 31-hour period last weekend that saw one man fatally shot in Mariners Harbor and another dead after a bar brawl.
The killings of Anthony Clark on June 6 and Abdou Cisse on June 8 bring the homicide tally on Staten Island to six in 2014 - meaning the borough has seen as many homicides in the first five and a half months of 2014 as it saw in all of 2013.
Overall, the city has seen a 2.4 percent decrease this year through June 8 in major crimes - defined as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, grand larceny auto.
The Island, meanwhile, has seen a 5.4 percent increase in that same time frame - though that's a marked improvement from just two months ago, when the borough was registering an 11.9 percent leap in major crimes in 2014 through April 13, compared to the same time period last year.
Police brass here said in April that the increase stemmed from police receiving more reports of more domestic violence assaults, particularly in the new 121st Precinct. The precinct, which opened last July, has been responding to those crimes faster, meaning victims are more willing to file crime reports and follow through with charges, officials here said.
Though homicides appear to be on the rise here, Staten Island's murder rate is typically too low to discern any year-to-year trends. Last year marked the quietest year for homicides on Staten Island in recent memory
Of this year's homicides, four can be credited to street crime, while one was the result of domestic violence turned deadly. The sixth was the fatal result of a bar brawl.
Here's a recap of the five incidents that led to all six deaths.
On Jan. 20, as a snowstorm raged, 27-year-old Darren Brown fatally shot Kenrick Gray, 34, and Noland Whistleon, 41, outside of 140 Park Hill Avenue, according to police.
Investigators believe that Gray had been boasting about the $132,500 settlement he had received in a false-arrest lawsuit last year, and Brown had meant to rob him of some of that money, law enforcement sources said.
On March 28, 86-year-old Heriberto Pagan shot his grandson, Michael Feliciano, 47, in the face and then killed his grandson's girlfriend, Claritle Christina Huerta, 28, at the family's home at 455 Virginia Ave. in Rosebank, according to police. Pagan then drove a few blocks away and turned the gun on himself. Feliciano survived.
Feliciano, had been squatting at his mother's Virginia Avenue home with his fiancée and their infant son. Pagan had been trying to get the couple out of the home since last August, and a judge signed off on a warrant to evict them just hours before the shooting, but the process was delayed while Adult Protective Services reviewed the case.
Investigators believe the slow pace of the proceedings spurred the shooting. A New York City marshal finalized the eviction on April 17.
On April 1, Richard Salvia, a 50-year-old in-training deliveryman for Crown Palace in Port Richmond, delivered a food order to 244 Grandview Ave., a fenced-off house sandwiched between two abandoned houses on a dead-end street.
There, police allege, he found James Sanders, 16, Otoniel Carty, 17, and Devin Hill, 19, who surrounded him. Sanders pointed a gun at his chest, and after Hill dug through his pockets looking for cash, Sanders shot him in the head.
On June 6, just a few hundred feet from where Salvia was killed, Anthony Clark, 54, was fatally shot and killed after trying to sell scrap metal door-to-door in Mariners Harbor.
Police have arrested Steven "Kaborn" Mickens, 18, in connection with the slaying. Authorities believe Clark and another man angered Micjen with their attempts to sell a used crockpot door-to-door. After arguing with Clark, Mickens followed him and his friend to the corner of Grandview Avenue and Arlington Place, where he fired off at least six shots, striking Clark in the right leg and lower back, police allege.
On June 8, roughly 31 hours after Clark's killing, Abdou Cisse, 46, tried to calm down a man who was involved in a brawl at the Drunken Monkey bar at 1205 Forest Ave., police said.
The man - identified by police as Stephen Fasano, 23 - punched Cisse twice in the face, sending him sprawling to the pavement, where he cracked his skull and died, authorities allege.


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Riboflavin: Are You Getting Enough?JulieVR
Riboflavin, otherwise known as vitamin B2, is vital for long-term health. B vitamins such as riboflavin help your body metabolize fats and protein, converting food into fuel. Riboflavin also acts as an antioxidant, battling damaging free radicals, and are important for healthy hair, skin and eyes. But because B vitamins are water soluble and not stored by your body, it's important to get enough of it in your diet. As with all nutrients, it's best to get them from food sources if possible, and use supplements as a backup.
Foods rich in riboflavin include brewer's yeast, milk, eggs, cheese, organ meats (such as liver and kidney), lean meats and nuts – particularly almonds. You'll also find riboflavin in fish, green leafy vegetables (think spinach, kale, chard), legumes, yogurt, wild rice, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts and whole grains. Cereals are often fortified with riboflavin.
Here are a few quick ideas to help incorporate food sources of riboflavin into your diet:
Popcorn with Nutritional Yeast: it's tasty – really. Pop your corn and salt it like you usually would, and add a generous shake of yeast, too. Nutritional yeast is a great source of B-complex vitamins, and is a complete protein.
Toasted Almonds: toast whole, skin-on almonds in a dry skillet until they start to smell like popcorn and turn pale golden. Cool and store in an airtight jar out of the sunlight, to munch on whenever you need to fill the gap. They travel well and don't take up much space, so I keep containers in the glove compartment of my car, in my gym bag, and on my desk.
Sautéed Greens: instead of a salad, try sautéing kale, spinach or chard in a hot pan with a drizzle of olive oil and dab of butter; rinse the leaves, shake them dry and tear them into the pan. If you like, add a crushed clove of garlic, too. Season with salt, and serve alongside virtually any meal. An entire bunch of your favorite greens wilts down to hardly anything, so it's easy to get more in.
Poached Eggs: they're the best, aren't they? Beyond toast, set them atop salads, pasta, sautéed greens – even pizza.
Eat More Beans: when we were kids, my mom used to serve scrambled eggs and brown beans on many a weeknight; it was quick and cheap, but was also rich in riboflavin. Beyond canned baked beans, chickpeas, black beans and lentils can easily be doctored up and served as a side dish, or added to soups and stews.
Think Beyond Oatmeal: try cooking pearl or pot barley or brown rice along with steel cut oats for a more diverse morning cereal. Bonus: barley contains about 4 times the fiber of oatmeal, and comes in flake form, too. Cook it just like you would old-fashioned oat flakes – mix the two, even.
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NEW YORK - In the middle of a whirlwind week this month, Rose Hemingway finished stage-smooching with Daniel Radcliffe in a matinee performance of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and took her final curtain call. Leaving behind an array of mostly deep-pink '50s-style costumes, she donned street clothes and dashed outside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on 45th Street.
The folks from Mount St. Joseph Academy in Flourtown were waiting for her.
"The look on her face when she came across the street to see the Mount people who came to see her - she was thrilled," says Sister Kathleen Brabson, president of the girls' academy whose stage Hemingway, Class of 2001, had graced through high school.


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We read with interest the article on the neurologic manifestation of Wegener granulomatosis (WG) by de Groot et al,1 which described a prospective series of 128 consecutive patients with WG ascertained between 1991 and 1997 who underwent a standardized neurologic evaluation, including history, examination, electroencephalography, and electrodiagnostic testing. The authors determined that 56 patients (44%) had a peripheral neuropathy: a distal symmetric polyneuropathy in 31 (55%) and multiple mononeuropathy in 25 (45%). Weakness was present in 19 patients with neuropathy (34%), and muscle atrophy occurred in 24 (43%), implying that the neuropathy was purely sensory in more than 50%. All patients were treated with immunosuppressive agents to induce remission (generally oral cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids). The authors reported that whereas patients with multiple mononeuropathy exhibited a significant improvement in disability after treatment, those with a symmetric polyneuropathy did not.
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I'll admit it is a long time since I have seen "Haven" but I don't remember anything about Xelo trying to change Deanna's accent, is this accurate. At the time Sirtis' accent was more midlantic than anything else (she lapses into East London when angry, and a bit more in the VOY appearances.) Lt.Lovett (talk) 10:29, March 25, 2014 (UTC)


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The second floor has Japanese and Chinese porcelain, plus an especially fine sample of eighteenth-century European porcelain, most notably hard-paste wares (fired at very high temperatures) from Meissen, Germany. This floor also holds a charming collection of Italian commedia dell'arte figurines, doll-sized representations of theatrical characters popular across Europe from the middle of the sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. The predecessor of pantomime, the commedia dell'arte featured stock characters in improvised settings, but with a consistent theme of seduction, age and beauty: the centrepiece was always an elderly, rich merchant and his beautiful young wife. Up above, the third floor is given over to temporary exhibitions.
The Gardiner Museum, just across the street from the Royal Ontario Museum, holds a superb collection of ceramics, beautifully presented and displayed over three small floors. On the main floor, the pre-Columbian section, composed of over three hundred pieces from regions stretching from Mexico to Peru, is one of the most comprehensive collections of its kind in North America, providing an intriguing insight into the lifestyles and beliefs of the Maya, Inca and Aztec peoples. These finely finished vessels are all the more remarkable because the potter's wheel was unknown in pre-Columbian America, meaning everything on display was hand-modelled. On this floor also is an exquisite sample of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century tin-glazed Italian majolica, mostly dishes, plates and jars depicting classical and Biblical themes designed by Renaissance artists. The most splendid pieces are perhaps those from the city – and pottery centre – of Urbino, including one wonderful plate portraying the fall of Jericho.


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nonsense, that would never happen
And like yourself, I was just a poster in this thread - so we're both falling under the "you guys" category. I would agree with you that people do "use what they have" to their benefit; and I'd hope they would.
Much better. Finally he understood it's not the 80s...
He has always had it cut in the summer, but I suspect the Puffs folks insisted on Charlie having it styled before that barrage of interviews.
I am sad to see it go.
Seriously - How many people (men and women) have hair like that?! And I mean that in a very positive way. If your got it, flaunt it!
I think this is Tanith's influence to make Charlie look a little older. She is a cougar, after all.... It's ok, different, kinda Mad Men looking (early 60s). It is just hair and it grows.
But I agree that as long as two adults are happy together, their ages do not matter.
And as long as Charlie White's big laugh remains intact, I'm fine with any hairstyle that he chooses.
And BTW, I am sucker for photos of skaters and their pets.


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The cooperative principle of putting consumers first plays a major role in real health-care reform, Mary K. Brainerd, president and chief executive officer of Minnesota-based HealthPartners, told the Cooperative Network annual meeting crowd in Rochester, Minn., Nov. 14–16. Brainerd was featured at this year's symposium sponsored by the Ralph K. Morris Foundation.
HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation, experienced record growth under Brainerd's leadership and is recognized as a national leader in the health-care industry. She attributes this success largely to HealthPartners' adherence to the principles of co-op governance.
"I consider it a great luxury in my job to know who I'm here for, and that's the end-user—not the doctors, not the insurance companies," she said.
Brainerd pointed out the need for health care reform by citing figures that show, according to current trends, a family of four is likely to pay an average of $40,000 in health care costs in 10 years, yet the average income for a family of four is projected to be only $65,000. The Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in March 2010 and is set to take effect in 2014, will extend coverage to 40 million Americans. The act seeks to make health care better and safer and provides for insurance reforms to make access easier. However, costs of health-care reform, which are to be covered by spending cuts and new revenue in the form of taxes, are concerns. Projected cuts in Medicare reimbursements, she said, are especially troubling, as a decrease in payments to doctors will negatively impact consumers by making it difficult for health-care providers to retain doctors in areas where the pay is already lower than in other areas. Brainerd added that popularity of national health-care reform continues to drop.
Key to providing real health care reform, Brainerd said, is engaging consumers in their own health by shifting the focus of health care from chronic care to supporting healthy living. Brainerd said many common chronic health concerns, such as diabetes and knee and other joint problems, are directly attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle—including a healthy diet, regular exercise, abstinence from smoking, and moderate alcohol consumption—could reduce health-care costs by 25 percent, she said.
Despite the physical and financial benefits of healthy living, Brainerd said only 8.6 percent of American adults and 9.8 percent of youth are now living a healthy lifestyle. Even more alarming was a series of maps tracking the dramatic increase in the number of overweight and obese Americans over the past 20 years, resulting in what Brainerd called a "tsunami of health-care costs." Reversing this unhealthy trend is particularly challenging, she said, because healthy living is a social issue as well as medical, and no single organization can tackle it alone. She said she believes cooperatives can play an important role in leading a comprehensive social movement toward healthy living.
She is also optimistic that the obesity trend can indeed be reversed because Americans have already launched successful social movements with regard to seat belt use and smoking. In particular, Brainerd pointed out that the anti-smoking campaign has resulted in a decreasing number of smokers over the past 20 years, which in turn has reduced smoking-related health costs.
Other points Brainerd listed for achieving real health care reform include coordinating health care across specialties; making value of care the incentive for payment by taking the emphasis away from fee for procedures; using health information technology to improve results; and reducing administrative burdens.


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Machines are ok, but free weights are better in my opinion. The exercises you have chosen look good (best to stick with compound, not isolation exercises). The number of sets and reps is not super important; the key is to make sure that the last rep or two is quite difficult. If not, increase the weight.
Just remember, you don't have to stick to the "women's weight room."


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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tonight's Debate: Why Paulites Should be Cranky
I got home late and didn't immediately jump into watching the debate. I didn't have the strength. I couldn't resist the call of the pander entirely, though, and tuned in about half an hour ago. In that time, Ron Paul sat looking frighteningly attentive (as he does), but given no chances at all to speak. Then came a magic moment: the question put to all the candidates, in essence, "Was Justice O'Connor the right choice?"
Ron Paul was allowed a tiny snippet of an answer before being rudely cut off with the question being shuffled to the next candidate down the line.
He was about to give an answer that, I think, would not only have been interesting but would have matched my own beliefs. Instead of treating him with the tiny bit of respect due to any of the candidates, he wasn't even allowed that little moment to give his thoughts.
I don't support the guy (and, in fact, was preparing a lengthy post in opposition to him), but if he's going to be allowed to debate, he needs to be allowed to speak.
PS - I miss Fred. I really miss Fred.
PPS - Huckabee could make the same complaint. And he is. WIth extra crankiness.
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Couple this with a phenomenon so rare it tests all credulity: an actual, bipartisan federal legislative effort that has essentially peeled $13 million to battle the carp from a $475 million Great Lakes restoration bill. (That, by the way, is $13 million that would have gone into much needed harbor dredging, habitat improvements and pollution clean-up.) This moving rendition of kumbaya among Democrats and Republicans has our carp laughing so hard, he is swimming belly-up.
Add to this psychedelic gestalt the carp knocking people out of boats, the tons of native fish that have been poisoned in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a possible lawsuit that would close the shipping locks on the Canal (despite the unknown economic consequences), and massively expensive electrical barriers that not only had to be re-engineered so they would not electrocute humans, but must be frequently shut down for maintenance—and you have a black humor epic that rivals any creation of Kubrick, Pynchon or Vonnegut.
Mind you, I understand how devastating the carp may be to the Great Lakes ecosystem and the various industries that rely on it.
However, I pose a simple question: "Where were all of these agencies and politicians years ago when a few prescient scientists and journalists were warning anyone who would listen that the carp were making their way up the Mississippi River and would eventually threaten the Great Lakes? In a recent "Greening of the Great Lakes" interview with Detroit Free Press Outdoor Writer, Eric Sharp, I learned that he and others have been sounding the alarm for at least ten years—TEN YEARS!
Even in the Holiday Season, it is sometimes very hard to avoid cynicism when it comes to the government that purports to serve our interests. This is one of those times.
Click on the arrow below to hear my December 18 Greening of the Great Lakes conversation with Sharp. Greening of the Great Lakes airs Friday evenings at 7 on News/Talk 760 WJR.


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Anchorage Legislative Caucus Public Meeting Saturday, January 11
Visit with Anchorage-area legislators before they head to Juneau for the legislative session.
The Anchorage Caucus invites Anchorage residents to attend a public meeting at which legislators will provide brief presentations about ongoing and proposed state projects in and around the Anchorage area and will provide opportunity for public comment.
The event is this Saturday, January 11, from 9:00 AM to noon in the Municipality of Anchorage Assembly Chambers at the Loussac Library.
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It just might be. You have to be able to maneuver words with skills, in both Arabic and English. You have to enjoy the complicated process of discovery, of learning, and of thinking. The Internet must rank pretty high up there in the list of things you understand and love.
That's what we expect of you.
What you can expect of us, on the other hand, is quite different. You will work with a diverse team of creatives and technologists, who come from all over the world. You will learn more about writing for the web, as well as how to craft exciting competitions, engage on social media, and work with PR and marketing. Since we are from the Internet, social media will play a large role in your job.
Expect to entertain, and be entertained. Expect to write articles, tips, and advice that will help the Middle East's professional community. Expect to socialize online, and meet people from all across the world who want to improve their careers.
This job is for you if you are passionate, love correct grammar, and always up to a challenge.
Key Responsibilities:
• Sourcing and writing content for the Bayt.com as a company.
• Update existing content continually in line with SEO practices.
• Partake and brainstorm in departmental discussions on brand, voice, and tone with communication.
• Produce career literature.
• Produce interviews.
• Produce content for business development usages.
• Produce newsletters and mailers.
• Assessing, editing, and ensuring consistency in all corporate communications materials including sales, marketing, advertising, content, etc.
• Maintaining the online presence of Bayt.com on social media in order to increase number of registered users.
• Ensuring high levels of engagement on Bayt.com content to increase interaction and page views by responding to comments and ideas
• Pushing different content onto social networks, social bookmarking websites, as well as forums, then tracking what our audience is liking and reporting back to editor
• Taking part in generating ideas for increased engagement, including features, quizzes, competitions, and tools
• Provide help and support for the users of Bayt.com, when required.
• Assist with PR and marketing operations, when required.
* Excellent English writing skills (Grammatically correct, appealing, and target relevant)
* Excellent Arabic writing skills (Grammatically correct, appealing, and target relevant)
* Understanding and familiarity with all the major social networking sites
2. Soft Skills
* "Idea person"; ability to come up with relevant and interesting ideas on spot
* Naturally interested in different topics, with an awareness of what people like and do not like
* Has thick skin and ability to handle criticism
* Familiarity with rules of web communication
* Ability to connect to people via online channels
* Ability to perceive how web users relate to digital content in the form of articles and micro-articles
* Ability to work whenever it is necessary
* High motivation and passion for product
* Curiosity and ability to find interest in any industry
Détails du poste
- Réf.:
- Lieu de travail:
- Amman, Jordanie
- Domaine de la société:
- Traduction; Journalisme; Technologie de l'information
- Type de société:
- Employeur (secteur privé)
- Fonction:
- Marketing
- Statut d'emploi:
- Temps plein
- Type d'emploi:
- Salaire mensuel:
- Non spécifié
- Nombre de postes à pourvoir:
- 1
Candidat préféré
- Niveau de carrière:
- Expérimenté
- Années d'expérience:
- Min: 1 Max: 3
- Lieu de résidence:
- Jordanie
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By Maj. Michael E. Ludwick and Michael E. WeaverOctober 9, 2013
In the March-April 2011 issue of Army Sustainment, Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge stated, "Sustaining the future force in an era of persistent conflict, under conditions of uncertainty and complexity, requires an adaptive and versatile sustainment framework that is capable of maintaining the force's freedom of action."
This statement, which described Hodge's vision of the Army's Functional Concept for Sustainment, reflects the Army's current sustainment challenge. This challenge requires logistics, adjutant general, and medical service officers attending Intermediate Level Education (ILE) to excel with agility and versatility in a highly complex, ill-defined environment.
How does the Army teach sustainment officers attending ILE to develop a concept of sustainment that allows the commander freedom of action yet builds capacity to respond to changes within the operational environment? At the Army's Command and General Staff Officers' Course (CGSOC), the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations' answer to the challenge is a sustainment planning and problem-solving course: P934.
In addition to the general sustainment education provided to all students during the Common Core Course and Advanced Operations Course (AOC), CGSOC provides education for sustainment officers, including those in the Adjutant General Corps, through the Support Operations Officer (SPO) Course. Conducted during the CGSOC electives period immediately following AOC, the SPO Course is an elective that provides branch-specific education that covers sustainment planning fundamentals and the use of various sustainment planning tools.
However, the SPO Course is taught at the end of the academic year. Several students who completed the SPO Course have asked why it is not provided before the start of CGSOC because the course could provide sustainers with a doctrinal foundation for the Common Core Course and AOC.
Current challenges from the field and student comments prompted the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations to develop a program to bridge the knowledge gap.
The initial attempt to bridge the education gap was the Sustainment Planning Tools Seminar, a two-hour briefing that covered sustainment doctrine and planning tools. However, the seminar failed to provide sufficient information to fill the knowledge gap identified by former students and officers in the field.
As a result, P934 was established to provide the students with a common doctrinal knowledge base and the crucial tools necessary to enhance the planning skills required during CGSOC and meet Hodge's challenge to sustain all phases of the operation.
P934 is an intense 12-hour curriculum delivered over two days. Subjects covered in the course include modular sustainment concepts, tactical support operations, maintenance operations, supply and field services, medical operations, movement and distribution management, ammunition and petroleum, oils, and lubricants operations, and automated planning tools.
Day one begins with an overview of Army sustainment, the levels of war, and levels of sustainment. Next, a lesson on the sustainment warfighting functions and their principles leads to the elements of sustainment.
The lesson block on logistics, personnel services, and health service support provides a common understanding of sustainment units and their capabilities on the battlefield. The block also provides an awareness of sustainment units and their command and support relationships. The first day of the course sets the conditions for the capstone exercise conducted on day two.
Day two begins with a quick review of concepts from day one, followed by a two-hour block of instruction on the military decisionmaking process and a sustainment overview that includes the products used in a running estimate. Collectively, lessons from both days provide an understanding of how commodities flow within a theater and set the groundwork for the course's capstone exercise.
The capstone exercise requires students to create a force structure layout within a new theater. The process requires students to analyze and brief functional areas in support of the theater; assess reception, staging, onward movement, and integration; and develop a theater-opening plan complete with a movement plan for brigade-level organizations.
The success of the exercise is measured by the success of the sustainment officers in developing an understanding of sustainment planning, unit capabilities, and requirements and passing that knowledge along to their classmates.
As stated in Joint Publication 4-0, Joint Logistics, "effective planning enables logisticians to anticipate requirements, and validate, synchronize and integrate them with available resources to minimize duplication of effort, resolve shortfalls, mitigate risk and ensure effective support of CCDR [combatant commander] requirements." A complete understanding of automated planning tools is essential for sustainment officers to achieve these requirements.
P934 introduces the capabilities, limitations, and operation of two automated planning tools: the Operational Logistics (OPLOG) Planner and the Logistics Estimation Workbook (LEW).
The LEW uses current doctrine, authorized force structure, and Combined Arms Support Command planning factors to provide a comprehensive estimate of sustainment requirements based on user-defined criteria. The LEW provides factors for all classes of supply, maintenance, transportation, medical evacuation, and personnel. It also provides factors for unique problems such as pack-mule requirements and building a forward operating base.
The LEW is relevant for today's complex operational environment. For example, during the petroleum, oils, and lubricants block of instruction, the LEW can help the staff identify a unit's capacity to store and distribute class IIIB (bulk petroleum, oils, and lubricants) during all phases of the operation. Additionally, the LEW helps identify the number and types of units required for the mission. The LEW also allows the user to tailor organizations by overriding standard inputs. The most recent version of the LEW is located on Army Knowledge Online.
Hodge's challenge to all sustainment professionals to sustain the future force in an uncertain and complex environment requires an innovative approach to educate sustainment professionals. Given such a complicated responsibility, sustainment planners need all the tools they can get. For sustainment officers attending CGSOC, P934 provides a common doctrinal base and an understanding of automated planning tools to rapidly plan with sufficient detail to provide commanders the operational reach and freedom of action needed to complete the mission.
Maj. Michael E. Ludwick is an instructor for the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a master's degree from Central Michigan University. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College.
Michael E. Weaver, a retired Marine, is an assistant professor in the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations at the Army Command and General Staff College. He holds a master's degree in public administration from Webster University and is a graduate of the Marine Corps Advanced Logistics Officers Course and the Army Command and General Staff College.
This article was published in the October-December 2013 issue of Army Sustainment magazine.


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A man on Lycoming County probation is accused of raping his neighbor's 9-year-old daughter.
As horrific as it sounds, the role play and mock probation violation hearings before County Judge Dudley N. Anderson Friday served a perfect teaching tool for Lycoming College students taking a probation and parole class.
Nine of the students, who are taught by County Adult Probation Officer Rob Thompson, spent about two hours portraying either probation officers or defendants. County Public Defender Robin Buzas represented the alleged violators.
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Lycoming College students in Rob Thompson's probation and parole class watch as a mock case is presented by classmates in Judge Dudley N. Anderson's courtroom at the Lycoming County Courthouse Friday.
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Adult probation officer Rob Thompson, left, gives some advice to senior Cory McAndrews, who was playing the part of a prosecutor. Students in Thompson's class played the roles of prosecutors and defendants.
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Judge Dudley N. Anderson watches as a Lycoming College probation and parole student presents her case during mock hearings at the Lycoming County Courthouse on Friday. Anderson ruled on each case and critiqued the presentations.
The cases actually were ones before the court, Thompson said beforehand. Similar mock educational scenarios took place last year. It gave the judge a chance to explain how the law applies in each case and the students to role play, something they will be asked to do when they become professionals in a few short months.
Public defense attorney Robert Cronin played a man who allegedly sexually assaulted his neighbor's young daughter. County Adult Probation Officer Cory McAndrews recommended he be detained as a flight risk.
However, there was a catch. Buzas said her client had not had a hearing and the police had not presented any evidence of the charges existing without them actually being there in the court and filing them.
Cronin launched into a tirade about Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Tiger Woods able to mess with women and yelled, "I deserve rehab," to which Anderson replied, "We'll rehab you at the corner of Third and Hepburn," the site of the County Prison.
The judge ultimately ruled the matter kept at the preliminary hearing and remanded the defendant to prison, setting bail as $75,000 cash or property in addition to any bail set in any other matter.
Anderson then told the students that very often probation officers are not given the police charges but are promised they will be filed. Bail assures the person will appear and not flee, but it also protects the public safety.
Thomas said his students have been to drug treatment court, toured the county Pre-Release Center and sat in on actual parole violation hearings.
They are learning the roles of the probation office are to first protect the community and, secondly, to try to get offenders to become productive members of the community.
In another mock case, student Amanda DuBois of State College played a probation officer while probation officer Aaron Geiser was an intoxicated man on supervision for an original charge of cruelty to animals. He was accused of putting injured animals in cages in his yard and having whiskey bottles strewn about the property.
Although Geiser wasn't charged with a new cruelty to animals offense, Buzas argued the defendant told her the dogs wandered onto his property and he put them in cages. The defendant told the judge the neighbor threw the bottles in an attempt to frame him.
While DuBois argued that the dogs didn't get into the cages themselves, Buzas said it was hearsay without any police testimony or evidence.
"Buzas is right," Anderson said. "You need police officers or witnesses."
In other mock cases:
Sara Johns of the adult probation office played a probation office-supervised woman accused of drinking and being in possession an unregistered .233 Winchester rifle. Student Ian Eisenhart of the Philadelphia area was the probation officer.
Buzas argued she was unaware of the gun that belonged to her sickly grandfather, with whom she lives and cares for.
The gun was not functioning, but a test taken indicated she had been consuming alcohol.
"If I were drinking, it wouldn't be that low," she shouted, referring to her blood-alcohol content.
"How do you know the gun is hers," the judge asked.
Eisenhart essentially argued if the lease is in her name, the gun is there and she is in possession of it.
Buzas broke in: "The rifle was found in a shed. She never knew about it and can't be held responsible."
The judge then gave an analogy: "What if you are in a car and someone in the car has marijuana?" he asked. Would strip-searching everyone in the car be necessary?
"Believe it or not, the law hasn't gotten to that stage yet," Anderson said.
Eisenhart said the woman should be held to a higher standard because she was on probation.
The judge also said that DUI laws are precise and the penalties now increase, depending on the blood-alcohol content measurements rising.
If the content is 0.159 percent, it's one penalty, but if it is 0.60 percent, it is a higher penalty, Anderson said.
The preliminary alcohol screening of the woman shows she had consumed alcohol, and the court could assume her intoxication by the empty bottles in the house.
The woman claimed the alcohol level indicated was a result of her using mouthwash.
"That's mouthwash laced with a little tequila," Anderson said to much laughter.
Adult probation officer Karen Miller portrayed a pregnant woman on probation charged with DUI and furnishing alcohol to minors. Her daughter had slipped, fell and suffered a concussion.
Miller's probation officer, student Jamie Reed of Reading, asked that Miller be released on her on recognizance and that she attend West Branch Drug and Alcohol to get help. She was not considered a flight risk.
Just then, a man in the audience yelled, "That's my baby's momma. I need her on the street because I need her check."
Buzas said the pregnant woman would have negative consequences, such as swollen ankles, from being affixed to a bracelet monitoring her whereabouts.
The judge thought it would be sufficient if she checked in with probation and provide necessary testing.
The woman also, in the middle of the hearing, took a cell phone call from her daughter.
Anderson and others laughed a bit, but the judge was serious when he spoke about his belief that there are a wider variety of issues for females on probation than males.
Pregnancies, dealing with young children and other issues that are gender-oriented result in this happening, he explained, cautioning others not to label him sexist.
The younger women, in particular, who often are subject to abuses have been helped by probation officers such as Miller, who is leaving her position.
Student Tayshawn Presbry played a probation officer accusing Adam Lorson, of the adult probation office, who was portraying a man probation for possession with intent to deliver drugs of crossing over into New Jersey, where the man was picked up for driving recklessly, DUI and possession a small amount of marijuana.
Presbry recommended County Prison and that bail be set at $20,000. But Buzas said her client's uncle was dying. Anderson said had the man left a lengthier and more onpoint message with the probation officer about his intention that probably would have mitigated the bail issue.
But Anderson admitted it was a gray area.
"If he lies to me about calling in and leaving a message, I would take (Tayshawn's) recommendation and bail would be significantly higher," Anderson said.


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