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Grilled Boneless Sirloin and Vidalia Onion Skewers
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A recipe that I saw on "Paula's Best Dishes", which I can't wait to try, looks so good. I am now making it for the 4th time, we love it!! I don't make kabobs out of the steak, just marinate it whole, then I baste it with the butter/beef bouillon mixture as well as the onions.
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Great dinner! I marinated the steak cubes this afternoon, with the intentions that hubby would fire them up on the grill when he returned tonight from hunting. Needless to say with an outdoor temp of 16*F, grilling was not gonna happen. So I heated up the oven to broil. I placed the skewers on a pan about 6" below the flame. The onion skewers weren't quite done the same time as the beef (although I like my onions really charred), so I let them go a bit longer while the beef kabobs rested. The beef took about 6 minutes per side. The meat was very moist and tender. It has to be the marinade that produced such a lovely kabob. The butter/boullion mixture did a great job for basting. I did have to grind up 1 beef boullion cube since I didn't have the granulated. It worked just fine. A definite keeper. Thank you for posting. (Made for "Name That Ingredient" tag)
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MP High Court refuses to hear state government's plea for CBI probe into Vyapam scam
Under relentless opposition attack, Madhya Pradesh government filed a plea in the High Court for a CBI probe in the controversial Vyapam Scam.Ashok Bagriya, July 8, 2015, 5:33 pm explore: India
Buckling under pressure after 48 deaths, Madhya Pradesh CM asks HC for CBI probe into Vyapam scam
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it had now become important that the investigation into the Vyapam scam be handed over to the CBI.July 7, 2015, 3:23 pm explore: Politics
Being a Bharat Ratna, Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't endorse products: PIL
According to reports, the HC has asked if there are any Supreme Court guidelines on Bharat Ratna awardees promoting commercial products.June 19, 2015, 1:17 pm explore: India
Chief Justice of India sets up judges panel to probe charges against Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge
The complainant, who later put in her papers as additional District and Sessions judge, has recently received a communication in this regard from the office of the CJI, an informed source said.March 2, 2015, 8:12 pm explore: India
Government employee can't seek promotion after refusing it: SC
The apex court passed the order on an appeal filed by Madhya Pradesh government challenging the high court order.October 24, 2014, 8:22 pm explore: India
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News 360: Pak made spectacle of talks, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had some tough words for Pakistan on Friday. In an interaction with the Japanese media ahead of his Saturday visit to the country, Modi said that he was "disappointed that Pakistan had sought to make a spectacle of talks" and went ahead and held meetings with "secessionist elements".Ananya Dasgupta, August 29, 2014, 9:09 pm explore: India
SC issues notice to MP HC judge accused of sexual harassment
The Supreme Court has also put a stay on the Madhya Pradesh High Court inquiry committee probing the case.August 29, 2014, 12:00 pm explore: India
Ready to face death if found guilty of sexual harassment, says MP HC Judge
He has written to the High Court Chief Justice after a woman Additional Judge in Gwalior resigned alleging sexual harassment by him.August 4, 2014, 3:10 pm explore: India
Gwalior Additional Sessions Judge accuses MP HC Judge of sexual harassment
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STF probe in MPPEB scam on right track, says Uma Bharti
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MPPEB scam: After court rejects petition, Digvijaya sits on 7-day fast against CM
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday began a seven-day fast near the Collectorate in Guna to protest the non-payment of compensation to farmers for crop damage and for demanding a CBI probe into the MPPEB scam.July 7, 2014, 3:45 pm explore: India


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Former senator John Edwards was indicted for soliciting contributions to his 2008 presidential campaign that were intended for covering up his affair with Rielle Hunter and Hunter's subsequent pregnancy. Edwards reportedly turned down a plea bargain that included up to six months of prison time. "We will not permit candidates for high office … to circumvent our election laws," said Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general for the Justice Departmentâ??s Criminal Division. "Itâ??s not illegal to be a pig," said campaign-finance expert Brett Kappel. Washington PostAn Australian politician apologized for "meowing" at a female cabinet member during a senate debate; Representative Anthony Weiner (D., N.Y.) told reporters he couldn't say "with certitude" that a close-up photograph of a man in underwear sent from his Twitter account to a female college student wasn't of him, then later admitted it was; and scientists reported the discovery of a worm that lives close to a mile below the Earth's surface. They named the creature, which is the deepest-living multicelled organism discovered to date, Halicephalobus mephisto, in honor of Mephistopheles. "We tried to get the title of the paper to be 'Worms from Hell,'" said one of the scientists. "But Nature didn't go for that."Raleigh News-ObserverThe TelegraphCBS NewsNew York TimesChristian Science Monitor
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This is a pretty simple baby back rib recipe that uses a dry rub. We cook alot of ribs during the summer. The perfect summer BBQ menu for me is ribs, corn on the cob and a marinated cucumber salad. Usually I like to slow cook my ribs on the grill, but yesterday it was raining all day. Instead of trying to light up the grill in between rain showers, I decided to just cook them in the oven. To make them really tasty, I made this flavor-packed dry rub. I was going to add a sauce after they came out of the oven, but they were so flavorful already, I decided to skip it.
This recipe uses the highest temperature I'm comfortable with for cooking ribs to get them tender. If I have the time and feel patient, I will cook as low as 225 degrees. But the cooking process then takes upwards of 10 hours. I usually cook around 250 degrees on the grill or in the oven for 4 – 6 hours. However yesterday I was in a hurry, so I did this quick cooking method in the recipe below, 3 – 4 hours at 275 degrees. I pulled the ribs out right at 3 hours, and they were tender, but not falling to pieces.
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2 lb slab baby back ribs
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All performances in the season package (available through October 8th) will be held in the Singletary Center Concert Hall. Season packages cost $115 ($25 savings) and are available at the Singletary Center for the Arts Box Office, 405 Rose Street, 40508 (Monday-Friday, 10 am – 5 p.m.), by phone (859-257-4929), or online HERE. Each package contains one ticket to each of the following productions:
Ragtime (October 6th-8th)
This sweeping musical portrait of early 20th century America tells the story of three families in the pursuit of the American Dream. Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once On This Island, Seussical and Lucky Stiff), noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, Ragtime is the winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestration, and both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. Called by Time Magazine "a triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical is filled with pageantry, emotion, and hope, bursting onto the stage like no other musical.
Barber of Seville (February 24th-26th)
"Rossini's perfectly honed treasure survived a famously disastrous opening night (caused by factions and local politics more than any reaction to the work itself) to become what may be the world's most popular comic opera. Several of its most recognizable melodies have entered the general musical unconscious, most notably the introductory patter song of the swaggering Figaro, the barber of the title. The opera offers superb opportunities for all the vocalists, exciting ensemble composition, and a natural flair for breezy comedy that has scarcely been equaled since."
It's a Grand Night for Singing! 2017 (June 9th-18th)
UK Opera Theatre will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Grand Night in 2017. Join us for this popular musical revue, featuring the best from Billboard to Broadway, starring over 100 UK Opera Theatre and community performers.
Tickets for individual performances will be available beginning August 24, 2016.
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Schmidt Vocal Arts Center, 412 Rose Street, Lexington
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Online applications must be received no later than Friday, September 23, 2016. Please remit $30 application fee made payable to: UK Opera Theatre. All participants and teachers will be notified via email of their acceptance no later than one week after the receipt of their application and fee.
The Kentucky District Auditions, hosted by OperaLex, will be held on November 12, 2016 (time to be determined) at First Presbyterian Church, 171 Market Street, Lexington. A master class will be held the following day, November 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church. Nan McSwain will be the official pianist for the auditions and the master class.
More details are available at the Kentucky Metropolitan Opera Auditions website.
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Top vocal students from around the world flock to the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition to compete for a $500,000 pool of prizes. Launched in 2006, the annual competition at the University of Kentucky marks a continued partnership between Alltech and the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre department. This partnership has created the largest vocal competition in Kentucky and positioned UK Opera Theatre as a Richard Tucker Foundation top recommended opera program. Alltech's support of this competition also led to Alltech being named a top ten company in the United States supporting the arts by the Americans for the Arts in 2012.
Alltech Vocal Scholars have contributed to Alltech's philanthropic efforts in Haiti by teaching music to the Haitian primary school children. They have also performed at numerous Alltech events including the Alltech FEI World Equestrian GamesTM, Symposium, Ambassador dinners around the world, the annual Celebration of Song and the Gathering Ireland 2013.
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- Aspirations: We love helping young people achieve their dreams. OperaLex and UK Opera Theatre have been proud 'Town and Gown' partners for over 17 years. We support UK Opera Theatre's students by raising money for scholarships as well as funding for their world-class productions and by volunteering to provide dress rehearsal cast dinners and other activities that support UK Opera Theatre.
- Outreach and Education: We support UK Opera Theatre's students as they travel our state to perform in over 37 counties, inspiring over 37,000 school children with their musical storytelling.
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OperaLex supports the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre with a yearly financial contribution, which is used by UK Opera Theatre to help defray the costs of production – scenery, costumes, and lighting;,to engage professional directors with experience in opera and musical theater to work with its talented students, giving the students the experience of working within the profession, and to provide support to UKOT students during their studies.
OperaLex hosts Encore! This annual fund-raising event is one of Lexington's most entertaining evenings.
OperaLex supports the Schmidt Opera Outreach Program (SOOP), a program featuring performances by young professionals who visit schools across the Commonwealth.
OperaLex hosts the popular Metropolitan Opera Kentucky District National Council Auditions each Fall. These regional events attract the most talented young singers who compete for a place with the stars of the opera world.
OperaLex publishes a newsletter three times each year. The newsletter highlights upcoming events and provides some "behind the scenes" articles related to the UK Opera Theatre and opera in the Bluegrass.
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OperaLex hosts the annual fund-raising event, Encore! Featuring a multi-course dinner with wine pairings, silent and live auctions, and musical entertainment by performers from UK Opera Theatre, the event is a special night for those for whom opera is a passion as well as those who enjoy a very special evening of excellent food, wine, entertainment and an opportunity to support an educational and community treasure!
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn't announce a new iPhone during his Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote this morning. But there were plenty of other noteworthy new releases — and at least one very intriguing surprise.
First, let's run down the WWDC news in a nutshell:
- iOS 5, the operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, is packed with features. That includes its new Notification Center (a single place to view email, messaging, and other alerts); Twitter integration; and iMessage, a SMS-style messaging system that can help iOS users avoid carrier messaging charges.
- Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) is coming in July, although it will be available as an upgrade only through the Mac App Store. One of the biggest changes here will be more emphasis on gesture-based navigation, such as the pinch-to-zoom maneuver familiar to smartphone users. Lion will also sport a redesigned Mail application, along with integrated auto-save and versioning that works across every OS X application. Lion will also — and this might be my favorite tweak — restore your documents and apps to exactly where they were before you do a reboot or restart.
- As expected, Jobs introduced iCloud, which will replace Apple's legacy (and generally not very useful) MobileMe service. iCloud will allow users to sync documents, photos, and iTunes music across all of their devices, using up to 5GB of free storage.
And Jobs' surprise? A service called iTunes Match that will search a user's hard drive for music and offer to include it as part of your stored iCloud music library. It's a subscription service ($25 a year), and it only works with songs that are available in the iTunes library. But as at least one analyst pointed out, it's a service that could actually monetize users' pirated music tracks — a big deal for the music industry.
What does all of this mean for small-business Mac and iOS users? For one thing, it hasn't gone unnoticed that Apple basically raided some of the best features of competing smartphone OSes for its iOS updates. The Notifcation Manager feature, for example, comes straight from the Android playbook, while iMessage will look very familiar to BlackBerry Messenger fans.
All of this "borrowing" is scandalous to the footsoldiers in the Smartphone OS Religious Wars. But if all you want is a smartphone OS that delivers the goods, then iOS 5 looks like a winner.
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Now the eight largest wine producer in the world, there are so many great wines coming out of South Africa that picking our best seven among so many great options was a challenge, but we knew we couldn't go wrong.
The Reds
Cabernet Sauvignon from the esteemed Robertson Winery shows rich flavors of mulberry and ripe plum and a smooth, lingering finish.
The lush finish of The Wolftrap Syrah Mourvèdre Viognier was what won us over, but the pepper and blackberry mingling with floral notes kept us trying just one more sip.
South Africa's proudly unique wine grape, pinotage, takes center stage with Flagstone's Dragon Tree. Deeply complex with dark cherries, cigar box and the slightest hint of mint, this wine has a long, sweetly spicy finish of beautifully balanced acidity.
And the final red, Bellingham's Small Barrel S.M.V. This world-class wine displays a mosaic of dark chocolate, bramble berries and violet notes. Intense fruit arises in the velvety finish. Allow the wine plenty of room to breathe – open at least an hour before drinking. (And you can stash this bottle away for years.)
The Whites
A delightful white wine with bursts of pear and lemon curd, Protea's Chenin Blanc pairs perfectly with any seafood. Look for floral notes of jasmine in the brisk finish.
Indaba's Sauvignon Blanc displays ideal varietal character with zippy citrus notes of grapefruit and lime, warming to green fig flavors in the complex finish.
Sleek and sassy, DMZ Chardonnay exemplifies the approachibility of South African wine: notes of tropical fruit move to warm peach and honey finishing with mineral-tinged flavors of toasty caramel.
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We're so excited about these wines and their growing region that we're giving away three trips for two to South Africa! Winners will spend six days in South Africa's wine country tasting wines, meeting winemakers and visiting vineyards, and the other four days seeing the sights in beautiful Cape Town. Round trip coach airfare to Cape Town, five-star accomodations and all ground transportation is included.
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Many major oil producers and OPEC leaders may not have been enamored by Hugo Chavez's charm, but his presence served a useful purpose: under his leadership, Venezuela mismanaged its matchless oil reserves and crude production fell.
With him gone, major producers now face yet another competitor in an already crowded market.
Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves of 296.5 billion barrels, but under Chavez, production had declined from a peak of 3.5 million barrels in 2000 per day to around 2.4 million bpd at the end of 2012, and Venezuela had slid from one of OPEC's major producers, to its sixth largest, according to OPEC data.
But Chavez was a key Iran ally and keen to balance Saudi Arabia's dominance in the group, often pushing for production cuts to keep crude prices high.
Chavez also had a mixed record in the Middle East.
While his tirades against Israel and the United States were popular among Arab citizens, he befriended Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, Syria's Bashar Al Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which forced many Arab leaders to distance themselves from the socialist leader.
But his continued support of Gaddafi and Assad, even as they committed atrocities against their own people, saw his popularity among Arabs diminish.
He may be a divisive figure in the global political circles, but at home he was revered by his country's poorest.
Chavez came to power when oil was at USD 10 per barrel and died when it was USD 110. During this time he spent on laudable projects such as basic healthcare and education for the poor, but kept weakening his cash cow - the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, the oil company tasked with managing the country's hydrocarbon riches.
Instead of strengthening his one pillar of economic strength and raising production, Chavez used oil revenues on his social projects and subsidies, which were becoming difficult to sustain even when he was alive.
While his successful attempt to lift Venezuelans out of poverty is commendable, in the process the country became rife with corruption, killings, high inflation and shortage of basic food items. Political and social freedoms were victims in Chavez's government and he ruled more like an autocrat rather than an elected official.
Effect on oil prices
"The death of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez, is unlikely to have a significant impact on global oil markets in the short term, although this impact could yet be in either direction," said Tom Pugh, commodities economist at Capital Economics.
"Over the longer term, changes in policy towards the energy sector might eventually allow Venezuela's oil production to return to the much higher levels seen in the late 1990s. However, any such recovery would take many years."
Major crude producers like Saudi Arabia will be watching developments in Venezuela closely and looking at clues as to how Chavez's heir apparent Nicholas Maduro will be dealing with foreign oil companies.
"In 2002, nearly half of PdVSA's employees walked off the job in protest against the rule of President Chavez, largely bringing the company's operations to a halt," said the US Department of Energy.
"In the wake of the strike, PdVSA fired 18,000 workers and overhauled the internal organization in order to solidify government control. In 2006, Chavez implemented the nationalization of oil exploration and production in Venezuela, mandating a renegotiation of a 60% minimum PdVSA share in projects. Sixteen firms, including Chevron and Shell, complied with new agreements, while Total and Eni were forcibly taken over."
The Financial Times recently wrote that Maduro should "hug" major oil operators as it needs their money to maintain mature oil fields.
PdVSA needs USD 3 billion just to maintain its current production levels, but major oil operators will be quick to return to the country given Venezuela's natural riches.
The heir apparent
"While in the short term the political scenario will remain largely unchanged, with vice president Maduro widely expected to win the snap election, internal disputes within the ruling party could emerge in the medium to long term, increasing the long-term risk of political instability," notes risk consultants Maplecroft, adding that in the short term Venezuela's negative investor climate is likely to remain unchanged.
"This will be the case regardless of the outcome of the elections, as Maduro will seek to show the electorate that he embodies continuity and the preservation of Chavez's legacy. Furthermore, a potential opposition winner would lack the political capital to unwind some of Chavez's most controversial policies in the short term."
Maduro is unlikely to move away from resource nationalism and oil companies will continue to face a "markedly unfavorable regulatory regime".
"Maplecroft's Expropriation Risk Index 2013 considers Venezuela an 'extreme-risk' economy, scoring 2.28/10 (where lower scores indicate higher risk). The country ranks 16th out of 197 nations (where first is worst), located between Iran (15th) and Angola (17th)."
However, signs of warming relations with Washington may signal a rise in Venezuela crude to US refineries on the Gulf Coast, which were historically built for heavy Caracas blend, when the two countries enjoyed better relations.
"Oil is critical to the country's earnings (more than 95% of export earnings), so there could be the potential (longer-term on political change) for a change in approach to foreign investment in the sector," said Nathan Piper, an RBC analyst.
Threatening Saudi's oil dominance
Saudi Arabia would be dismayed by the proceedings. It is already facing competition from a resurgent Iraq and the United States shale revolution, and more Venezuelan crude could displace its own rising exports to the Gulf Coast.
Saudi Aramco is conscious of the moderation in demand and oversupply.
"Forecast growth has moderated, not only as a result of economic stagnation but also through welcome and increasing gains in energy efficiency," chairman Khalid Al Falih told energy executives at a conference in Houston on March 4. "Changing demographics and lifestyles, environmental pressures, and energy policies have played a role, too.
"So, while we believe long-term demand will be robust enough to provide us with the confidence to invest, it will not rise to the point where it creates market imbalances, and stretches the industry beyond its means."
Abdalla S. El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, puts the new wave of production in perspective: "At OPEC we do not envisage a price collapse, but it is important we understand some of the potential effects of falling prices," he told a Chatham House audience earlier in the year. "Of course, OPEC Member Countries will receive less revenue."
While the new leader of Venezuela remains anti-American and it may take a while before the government's policy on crude oil production is revealed, economic reality may force its hand.
"Severe shortage of hard currency may force the new government to focus more resources on increasing oil revenues, which account for over 90% of foreign income," said Pugh.
"The current high level of global oil prices has reduced the pressure for reform. But if oil prices fall below USD 100 per barrel for a sustained period over the coming years, as we think likely, then there is a high chance of a balance of payments crisis and even a possible debt default. At the very least, the Venezuelan government would have to try harder to maintain revenues by raising production."
And that should make other major producers quack in their boots.
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Looking at the 2013 10-K for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), the results for the Online Services operating segment are terrible over the last 5 years. This is especially true when we compare them to the results from other segments.
A picture is worth 1,000 words. This 2011 CNNMoney article shows how Microsoft's Online Services losses increased just before Bing entered the picture. Bing launched in June of 2009 but the company spent time and money preparing for it prior to launch:
Things got even worse after the above article was published. In 2012 the company took an enormous 6.2b impairment loss related to the search business. Here we are in 2013 and the company lost another 1.3b in operating income in this area.
The Good
One can better appreciate the Bing drain if we start out by looking at the 3 strongest segments by operating profit. The numbers speak for themselves - these 3 segments are the heart of the company.
Microsoft Business
2013 Revenue: 24.7b
2013 Operating income: 16.2b
2012 Revenue: 24.1b
2012 Operating income: 15.8b
2011 Revenue: 22.6b
2011 Operating income: 14.7b
Microsoft Office is a widely used product and the 2013 operating margins of almost 66% are incredible.
2013 Revenue: 19.3b
2013 Operating income: 9.5b
2012 Revenue: 18.4b
2012 Operating income: 11.6b
2011 Revenue: 19b
2011 Operating income: 12.3b
Windows is not as dominant as in the past but there are still a lot of offices around the world using it. Having 2013 operating margins of just under 50%, this segment is still a cash cow. The argument that Windows needs Bing in order to be successful is nonsense.
Server and Tools
2013 Revenue: 20.3b
2013 Operating income: 8.2b
2012 Revenue: 18.6b
2012 Operating income: 7.2b
2011 Revenue: 16.6b
2011 Operating income: 6.1b
Many businesses rely on tools like SQL Server - this segment has come a long ways over the years.
The Mediocre
The Entertainment and Devices Division isn't exactly setting the world on fire but the skype acquisition from October 2011 is still being digested. This segment won't be as strong as the big 3 above anytime soon but at least it is profitable.
The Ugly
Online Services
2013 Revenue: 3.2b
2013 Operating income: (1.3b)
2012 Revenue: 2.9b
*2012 Operating income: (8.1b)
Per the 2012 10-K, 6.2b of this operating income loss reflects an enormous goodwill impairment charge:
OSD's fiscal year 2012 operating loss reflects a goodwill impairment charge of $6.2 billion, which we recorded as a result of our annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter. The non-cash, non-tax-deductible charge related mainly to goodwill acquired through our 2007 acquisition of aQuantive, Inc. While the search business has been improving, our expectations for future growth and profitability for OSD are lower than our previous estimates. We do not expect this impairment charge to affect OSD's ongoing business or financial performance.
The Wall Street Journal talks about this fiasco:
Microsoft paid too much for aQuantive and it wasn't a close fit with its search technology, said analyst Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research. By the time Microsoft's Bing search engine had integrated aQuantive's technology, Google had leapfrogged ahead. "In the online space its [sic] not about size, its [sic] about the fast beating the slow," said Mr. Chowdhry. "Microsoft was too slow."
The aQuantive debacle shows what happens when management loses focus.
Back in 2011 Tim Carmody of WIRED wrote about Why Microsoft Can't - and Shouldn't - Give Up on Bing. Of course this was before the huge impairment charge and 2 more years with billions in losses.
Before the big impairment charge there were also arguments about integrations with things like Windows phones as seen in this Microsoft Backing Bing article:
There are other things going on with Bing, many of them just under the radar, which explain why Microsoft is throwing money into the Bing pit. Microsoft sees Bing as more than a standalone Web search engine -- it's a key selling point for the Windows Phone 7 platform.
Of course now we know Samsung and Apple are the dominant players in the smartphone market. Microsoft shouldn't use things like Windows phones as excuses for losing more money on Bing.
2011 Revenue: 2.6b
2011 Operating income: (2.7b)
That's over 12b assigned to operating losses not to mention related losses in Corporate-level activity. Some might say going back 3 years is not enough. The 2010 10-K shows more losses:
2010 Revenue: 2.2b
2010 Operating income: (2.4b)
2009 Revenue: 2.1b
2009 Operating income: (1.7b)
The Online Services segment also lost money in 2007 and 2008 but Bing wasn't launched until 2009.
When Steve Jobs came back to Apple, one of the first things he did to rescue the company was to channel the focus. Walter Isaacson talks about this in his book:
One of Job's great strengths was knowing how to focus. "Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do," he said. "That's true for companies, and it's true for products."
[Steve Jobs page 336]
Microsoft can't do everything - especially when facing fantastic competitors like Google. The company can return more money to shareholders if it stays focused on its strengths and learns to say no to things like Bing.
Closing Thoughts
Microsoft doesn't need to battle Google with web searches in order to be a successful company. Instead, their focus should be on windows, tools and office. Management must have its reasons for taking over 16b away from shareholders with this segment over the last 5 years. Still, one wonders if those reasons are really worth more than 16 billion dollars. I think the company should sell Bing before it loses even more money in this area.
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