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It's a pretty common complaint I get during the summer, often regarding Michael Bay films. "Oh, it's just a big, dumb summer action flick. You don't get it."
No, imaginary reader, you don't get it. It's not the action that Bay does poorly. It's the plot. And how he directs actors. And, well, a bunch of other stuff.
This brings me to the French import "Sleepless Night," a movie that knows how to bring l'action! It's a movie that knows sometimes the best way to avoid plot problems is to not have much plot.
Vincent (Tomer Sisley), a cop with ties to the crime world, and his partner steal a suitcase full of cocaine from some bad guys. Bad guys, apparently, do not like it when you steal their cocaine.
So the bad guys abduct Vincent's teenage son, promising to kill him if they don't get their drugs back. Vincent travels to meet the baddies. L'action ensues.
"Sleepless Night" isn't groundbreaking, but its simple plot and punchy pacing are infectious. The movie is purely propulsive, hurtling along even as the location stays static in a nightclub.
Co-writer/director Frederic Jardin makes use of the cramped locale with punchy and inventive camerawork. It'll scratch your action itch better than Michael Bay can, and it's got subtitles.


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The fourth edition of Human Reproductive Biology emphasizes the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, explains advances in reproductive science and discusses the choices and concerns of today. Generously illustrated in full color, the text provides current information about human reproductive anatomy and physiology.This expansive text covers the full range of topics in human reproduction, from the biology of male and female systems to conception, pregnancy, labor and birth. It goes on to cover issues in fertility and its control, population growth and family planning, induced abortion and sexually transmitted diseases.This is the ideal book for courses on human reproductive biology, with chapter introductions, sidebars on related topics, chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading.
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Titolo: Human Reproductive Biology
Autori: Jones - Lopez
Editore: Elsevier - Academic Press
Volume: Unico
Edizione: IV 2013
Lingua: Inglese
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The San Diego Padres have acquired promising talent for both their minor league and Major League Baseball teams.
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To top everything off, the Padres signed a television deal with Fox Sports in 2012 that can bring the club over $1 billion in revenue over the next 20 years. It is clear that the organization is headed for prominence in the very near future.


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According to IMDb.com, Timothy Olyphant's nickname is Olafantastic. It makes no difference if this is true or false; it's pretty much how I think of him. But you know, I really hope it is true; his acting work is always sterling, regardless – or perhaps even in spite of – the accompanying crapness of the vehicle. The man is a powerhouse.
Over on Twitter, it's become a bit of a joke how much I love him. But for those of you who are unaware, let me bring you up to speed. Fans of Sex and The City – the TV series, not the shiteous movies – may remember him as Carrie's bit of twenty-something scruff all the way back in Season 1. You may also have seen him as the hilarious Todd in Go (remember when it seemed Katie Holmes as a decent movie actor seemed feasible?). I watched him play the bad guy in Die Hard 4.0 – even just typing that just gave me a little thrill – and among the flotsam and jetsam like Bruce Willis killing a helicopter, I found myself mesmerised by the intensity of Timothy's stare, the focus of his madness, and the cut of his suit. Oy.
A few months back, Abby McDonald recommended I watch Catch & Release, one of those weird hybrid chick flicks – a dead fiancé, his boyhood friends, a beautiful woman from LA, an ice cold mother, and of course, love in an unlikely place. And while the film is generally not that memorable, Olyphant's portrayal of the feckless but sensitive best friend Fritz stands out. When I bought it, I went home and watched it, found my way back to the main menu and then watched it again. And I didn't even feel guilty about it.
Ultimately, my love became unshakeable after I discovered his HBO series,Deadwood. He's certainly not the 'star' of the piece – that would be Ian 'Lovejoy' McShane – but his screen presence is incredibly magnetic. He has the old school 'manly' thing down, but then he has those Minstrel brown eyes that make him seem sweet and vulnerable. On the site where I cribbed the second photo, a commenter had written: "He's so adorable and strong looking at the same time. I love it." And then there's his walk… Mills & Boon has ruined this phrase forerver, but he really does have the grace of a cat. I could watch him walk for hours. *Sigh*
I am currently watching the object of my affection in Justified [Wednesdays at 10pm on Fiver in the UK]. Despite its cliched origins – Lawman returns to his old hometown by force and has to deal with usual coterie of exes, family, former friends and the new gig – the writing has elevated it to pretty much art. He also gets to wear a hat, shoot bad guys and utter blackly humourous lines.
Frankly, I expected nothing less from Olafantastic.
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Fr. John T. Hillenbrand, Former Northwest Side Pastor, Dies
Chicago, IL (January 17, 2006) – Fr. John T. Hillenbrand, the former pastor of St. Peter Canisius Parish on Chicago's northwest side, died, Friday, January 13, of complications of Huntington's Disease. Fr. Hillenbrand was 61 years old at the time of his death. He died at St. Peter Canisius rectory where he was in residence since going on a medical leave in 1995.
Fr. Hillenbrand attended St. Columbanus and St. Margaret of Scotland elementary schools on Chicago's south side. He graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. Fr. Hillenbrand was ordained in 1970.
He served as assistant pastor of St. Boniface Parish, now closed, for seven years from 1970 to 1977. For the next five years, he was assistant pastor at St. Philomena Parish on the northwest side before being named pastor of St. Peter Canisius Parish in 1982. He was pastor there for 12 years, until 1995 when his illness necessitated his leaving active ministry.
Sr. Felicia Wolf, the Director of Religious Education at St. Peter Canisius and a close friend of Fr. Hillenbrand, described him as "a multi-cultural pastor." The parish was in transition when Fr. Hillenbrand arrived in 1982, changing from a predominantly Italian parish to one where Hispanics, African-Americans and Filipinos all worshiped together. "Fr. Hillenbrand was a kind and gentle person who instilled patience and understanding in the people of St. Peter Canisius making it possible for meetings to be conducted in two and sometimes three languages," Sr. Felicia noted.
According to Sr. Felicia, Fr. Hillenbrand's illness forced him to stop saying Mass several years ago. Prior to that he would participate using a cane and taking great pains to memorize his homilies.
Visitation for Fr. Hillenbrand will take place on Wednesday, January 18, from 4 to 9 p.m. at St. Peter Canisius Church, 5057 W. North Ave., Chicago. Fr. Thomas Hickey, pastor of St. Clement Parish in Chicago and a classmate of Fr. Hillenbrand, will be the main celebrant at a funeral Mass for Fr. Hillenbrand on Thursday, January 19, at 10 a.m. Bishop Edward K. Braxton, bishop of Belleville, Il. and a classmate of Fr. Hillenbrand, will give the final commendation at the funeral liturgy. Interment will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Evergreen Park.
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Political: We Teaparty patriots are disgusted with the handling of the war
We need another Bush-style surge in Afganistan. And that soldier who shot those Afganies should be supported, not vilified by our namby pamby president. We need MORE soldiers like this hero.
If they don't like Americans, well, they can just not like them somewhere else.
by the good thing is, you don't need no bug spray in the Louisiana Bayou March 12, 2012 9:07 AM
That bug spray really got to you didn't it"
You never explained what "saparific" means...
by Insert clever name here March 12, 2012 9:17 AM
truly in bad taste, bugshit.
by chubbs1 March 12, 2012 9:22 AM
How many Tea Party patriots have you won over to your side?
Are you a weirdo in real life?
by you started it March 12, 2012 10:10 AM
You're in good company bugspray! Many of your fellow patriots share your views!
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"It�s no longer surprising, but the right wing blogs are full of comments today praising the soldier who allegedly committed mass murder in Kandahar, killing men, women, and children asleep in their beds...........
......But the worst site by far is the right wing�s premier news channel, Fox News:
This is nothing! Wait until you see what happens to the n!qqqers here in the US of A when the new civil war starts!
Obama just announced that he is personally going to provide fe la tio to every Afghani male to compensate for their loss.
The P O S P apoligizes to moooooooooooooslimes and doesnt have any respect for American solders ! Sent the ragehead obummerdeen and his entire family to Kenya where their dirty s c u m b a g b o d i e s belong !
This guy only did what the NewBIackPanthers promise to do to white babies.
What? Our wim mpy prez going, sorry for our troops for getting in the way of your rag head sol diers bul lets. I see the stre ss that our tro ops are under in that f-kin country. Let�s pull out NOW. The only good rag head is a d�d ragh ead"
and on and on and on
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 10:11 AM
It's about expnending munitions, expending consumable fuel, making uniforms and eating surplus groceries. It's all about jobs for the troops and the support people of the troops and the like. It's a jobs plan not a war.
Admit what it is or don't talk about it.
War on drugs: same thing. Paraqwat cures marijuana smokers, there's a visrus that eats only poppies, any one of the chemicals needed to make meth can be done without like asbestos was.
It's a monetary churn the war and ad the war on drugs.
You know it, now admit it.
by turdly March 12, 2012 10:22 AM
Just wondering what you think you accomplish with "asshole" posts like this?
Especially when you feel the need to do it under two of your different screen names.
Really, what is your point besides just acting like a douche?
by ConservativeMe March 12, 2012 10:36 AM
Bugshit's a moron, TF's just a sadly misguided socialist, and you, turdly, are way off base on your war theory (I'm pretty sure your primary interest is stirring the pot).
by Fire for Effect March 12, 2012 10:40 AM
It began in Korea when a war was never declared and it was called a police action while a democrat sat in the executive office. If you are going to commit the military of the USA have the balls to declare a war and have specific objectives. The men and women of our military deserve nothing less and deserve to be something other than a pawn of money grubbing politicians. We are committed to meet the needs of every one of our military and they are not to be squandered. This is the most terribly waste of our wealth.
Just a reminder, for all practical purposes the "police action" which morphed into a political action has never ceased. It is way over time to take a very hard look at who plays and who really benefits from the charades of political Washington and the Pentagon. Nationalism among the mega rich has long been replaced by desire of world wide economic domination and it is not just Soros or China playing us all as pawns. It is not just the republicans or the democrats and it is not just those who dream and scheme on how best to manage the mob.
All the success of Petraus's plan in Afghanistan has been betrayed. Hopefully enough seeds have been sown that will bear fruit in the future.
by lil_oh_me March 12, 2012 10:59 AM
"ust wondering what you think you accomplish with "asshole" posts like this?"
Why is it an "asshole" post?
And accomplish? Nothing but holding a mirror up to the conservative mindset.
You could blow off these if responses like those listed above were isolated. It's not
A few weeks ago conservatives were outraged that Obama had Breitbart killed. This week they are defending a mass murderer.
These are the people you hang with politically.
What great company you keep! I don't blame you for wanting to sweep this behavior under the rug.
OK. Now I'll wait for the "both sides do it" nonsense.
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 11:05 AM
TF. Thats bullshit, although you are probably ignorant enough to believe it. I am beginning to put you in the same category as the flight attendent who recently freaked out on a flight. You've lost it son. Froot loops.
by Fire for Effect March 12, 2012 11:14 AM
You guys are a hoot!
Look at the responses of conservatives in reaction to the mass murderer.
Yet you hammer on me for posting them? I'm the asshole?
And YATI, please go find a liberal blog or major "liberal" MSM outlet where liberals:
1) celebrated the killings of "Muslims"
2) Defended the (alleged) mass murdering soldier.
You guys act like I make this shit up. Take the goddamn blinders off.
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 11:38 AM
TF. Have any links? No responsible conservative is anything but saddened and disgusted by this tragic event. Shame on you.
by Fire for Effect March 12, 2012 11:43 AM
It's not the posting it. It's the asshole comments you make while doing it. You conduct yourself like a petulant little child.
by ConservativeMe March 12, 2012 11:45 AM
Back to bug spray's original post.
So when you say that soldier should be supported and other soliders should do the same...leave the the baracks and gun down unarmed, innocent women and children in thier own homes...
You are not a "Patriot" and you certainly don't represent the majority of Americans.
Those soldiers are now mentally ILL. Some of them have had 3 and 4 tours over there and no one is surprised that this guy fucking snapped. Should he be committed to a mental hospital and/or prison for the rest of his life? YOU BETCHA.
You are a disgusting pile and I'm ashamed that you're an American.
by TeaBaggersRule March 12, 2012 12:03 PM
"Who did you blame for the shooting of Gifford?????"
The guy who shot her. Who did you blame?
Why gloss over the posts by your fellow conservatives? These kinds of posts take place on nearly a daily basis in the wing nut o sphere.
Yet you still want to focus on me or bring up Bill Maher.
Look at the ramblings above. Is this kind of rhetoric helpful?
Again, if this was one isolated incident of conservative lunacy then yeah, we'd all dismiss it. When will you all stop justifying it?
The first thing I did after I heard the news about this soldier is go to Hot Air to read the comments.
How vile do you have to be to get banned from posting a comment on Hot Air like some did?
You own this crazy shit. Lock, stock and barrel. No amount of whimpering, blaming me or rationalizing is going to change that.
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 12:15 PM
Wow. You guys are so pathetic. Care to address the real issue or continue with make me the topic?
Any idiot that can read can read this:
"No desert dweller. I'm not blaming anyone for the shooting.
But I'm pointing out how tea baggers and their sympathizers think it's so cute and funny when they put targets on the backs of their political adversaries. They never could see anything wrong with that kind of promotion. It's quite likely they still don't and will double down.
Now those same pro violence morons want to get all sanctimonious about one of those "targeted" getting shot. SCREW THEM!
"We're so sorry-- sniffle-sniffle-- it's so sad--sniffle sniffle."
It's enough to turn the stomach.
by That's funny! January 8, 2011 3:37 PM"
OK. Who did I blame for the shooting?
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 1:02 PM
The real issue?
Your imaginary issue. Out of real ammo?
NOw you're trying to make something
from anonymous blog comments as being
meaningful of anything?
Pathetic is a very good word for
you my desperate viner buddy.
by Rock Bottom March 12, 2012 1:32 PM
Hey Rock BOttom, maybe you can explain something to me.
How is it that 99% of this bullshit happens on conservatives sites? What liberal sites entertained "anonymous" comments that supported the soldier and praised him for killing Muslims? Please. Just name one.
Nothing but non stop madness for the past several weeks.
When it happens it's excused away as "anonymous." Or you try killing the messenger.
That's funny!
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 1:51 PM
so I thought, OK, I need a break from working on loans, what's up at the grapevine?
So I come on here, and I see this disingenuous post, that is crafted maliciously, and this tf posting some bile and so I click the link, and see the little green football site, which is anything but non-biased, and I think...really? people would make comments like that? So I start reading them, and lo and behold they all seem to be written by...that's funny. Read the comments, and follow the vocab and the syntax and grammatical errors and spacing. I kid you not, this is a culture war, and the hate is being fomented by supposed Americans.
The soldier lost it over there. He needs help, and he needs to be punished. He will be given help because he will be diagnosed with PTSD and will be put in a home. It is sad this happened. I'm sorry it happened.
But here's a question for you? tf, why aren't you outraged by the genocide in Rwanda? Why is YOUR President not doing anything about that?
How about the "mean" streets of Chicago, where 16 people were killed last week? Where's the outrage?
And the reason you don't see comments like this on liberal sites is because conservatives have more class and are less malicious....and have full-time jobs with little energy to commit to such ideological mayhem and nonsense.
November cometh not soon enough! Expect a large voter turnout mostly fueled by high gas prices at $6.00/gallon
back to work....
by Dr. Branker March 12, 2012 2:23 PM
Now let's see, who is literally posting on Annonymous
Political blogs all day. I am sure TF and his
Band liberal activist are the ones posing as conservatives
Just like the plants at the tea party rally's.
Your game is up Ancho.
by closemorethanudo March 12, 2012 2:25 PM
...yati you're beginning to sound like your boy, girl, it driver8. IMHO, you're head honcho of assholery! Lol!! Here's a clue successful people, are not bragard's like yourself. You could be operating out of your trailer park, for all anyone knows! Lol!!! TF don't you love to hear about the political posts resignations? I guess I would resign also having such faulty repulsive teabagging lunatic candidates to choose from. One candidate who's going to start a moon colony, another promised white people, the 'blah people' will no longer get their money. And having a lying Mexi-Morman, who pretends to stomp on a cockroach to fit in with the southerners on camera.....well!
by cspatmon March 12, 2012 7:03 PM
YATI: If my intent was to blame Palin I would have blamed Palin.
Since when did you ever have to wonder about my "intent?"
by That's funny! March 12, 2012 7:51 PM
I have truly tired of TF, Bug shot and the rest of the merry band of Libs but since Spat called me out here we go.
Spat, I saw that you welcomed your 9th Grandchild into the world that's great! You're family is adding to the over population of the planet but hey why not have 10 more?
Your posts are pathetic and rife with run on sentences that leave even the least educated here scratching their heads as to what exactly your trying to say. Please go find a nice Liberal board that will welcome both your arrogance and ignorance and leave the heavy lifting to the adults.
Now, I have loans to take care of and I'm sure you've got another Government check to cash so have a nice day.
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The National Community Pharmacists Association on Thursday encouraged community pharmacists to demonstrate their role as a respected and knowledgeable resource on all aspects of medications, from dispensing to disposal, in preparation for Earth Day, which falls on April 22.
The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania recently recognized Weis Markets for its commitment to recycling and its innovative program to recycle waxed cardboard used to ship and store fresh vegetables and meats, the grocer announced Monday.
In an effort to reward those that take everyday conservation actions, Procter & Gamble's Future Friendly program has announced a national partnership with Recyclebank.
Walmart announced it has eliminated more than 80% of the waste that would go to landfills from its operations in California by implementing a comprehensive waste-reduction program. The results far exceed the national average, where the Environmental Protection Agency estimated only 45% of waste is diverted from landfills. The California rate was 65%.
Nice-Pak Products recently announced the transformation of its Mooresville, Ind., manufacturing plant into a "zero landfill" facility — the plant now converts excess waste into energy that produces steam heat for Indianapolis.
The chain retail pharmacy industry's main lobby expressed support Thursday for sustainable and safe disposal...


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Homegirl London finds the HEIMA cast iron candlestick. I love this minimal, elegant candle holder. It will suit both contemporary and classic interiors and would look lovely sitting on your dining room table, living room console or mantelpiece. It's been designed by Francis Cayouette for Normann Copenhagen and won the IF product Design Award in 2010. The material used is cast iron and the colour is dramatic black. In terms of size it is 20.4cm high, 13.8cm wide and 13.2cm in depth. The price is £48.50 and you can buy it from Bodie and Fou. Bodie and Fou sell an amazing range of fabulous contemporary and vintage inspired treasures for your home; furniture, home accessories and decorative objects. If you're not familiar with Normann Copenhagen, they love to challenge conventional design rules and are renowned for using traditional materials for untraditional uses. They make a very cool and stylish range of furniture, lighting and home accessories. Credits: text by Homegirl London, images courtesy of Bodie and Fou.
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It's finally finished and I'm in LOVE! It took me a little longer than anticipated but that's usually how my projects pan out! Here is the nitty gritty….
Brooke's inspiration picture, and the faux brick wall that she created from it, were my inspiration. The messy brick look instantly captured my heart and became the missing piece for my room. I was determined to achieve this look!
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I purchased the faux brick panels from Lowes and attached them to the wall using liquid nails and a nail gun.
To give the wall a textured look I used joint compound in place of paint (Brooke used a white paint to cover the black grout and to create the "smeared" areas). To add extra depth and texture I used my finger to apply the compound to the grouted areas. I had to remind myself that I was after an imperfect look. The faster and thicker you layer it on the better it looks! After the grout was filled in I used a mud spatula to smear the compound in random areas. Again, aim for imperfection!
Next up on the list is reupholstering my headboard! Slowly but surely my room is coming together. Here is a little peak at what the room looks like with the bed against the wall. The missing piece was filled and my room finally has character!
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WWE has been PG for approximately four years now and since that time we have seen a rapid change in the way WWE superstars conduct themselves in the ring, in the backstage segments and out on the streets.
WWE programming has watered down its edgier content to appeal to the younger generation as it did in the late 80s and because of this, some gimmick matches have ended up on the scrap heap.
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Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) ADR holders have multiple actual and potential events revolving around their shares. In this article, we will explore the Verizon Wireless divestiture, the potential of a future AT&T buyout of the remainder of the company, and associated share valuation scenarios.
Verizon Wireless Sale Close
As of Friday, February 8 Vodafone, ADRs closed at approximately $36.50. This equates to a total market cap of ~$177 billion.
Between now and February 21, Vodafone expects to close out its 45% interest in Verizon Wireless via $130 billion sale to Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ). Of the proceeds, Vodafone management has stated that it will return about $84 billion to shareholders in the form of cash and Verizon stock.
ADR holders may expect to receive approximately $4.90 in cash and $12.25 in stock. This should result in Vodafone shareholders ending up with more or less a quarter of a share of VZ stock for each VOD ADR. The final calculation is contingent upon a 20-day average of Verizon closing share prices prior to settlement.
As part of the transaction, Vodafone has included a "Share Consolidation" provision, or essentially a reverse-split so that the post-divestiture share value is roughly equivalent to pre-close.
An 8% boost to the cash dividend is expected upon the proceeding dividend declaration.
Vodafone Valuation, Post-VZW Divestiture
Let's look at this two ways, first by market cap, and then by an EBITDA-multiple analysis.
Market capitalization viewpoint
Let's assume that pre-divestiture, the total market cap remains around the $177 billion mark. After the transaction, we can shave $84 billion off that figure as it will have been returned to shareholders. This leaves $93 billion remaining. If no "Share Consolidation" was enacted, and the market cap held fast, the ADRs would be worth about $19.20 each.
EBITDA-Multiple Viewpoint
Vodafone's fiscal year ends in March. In the 2012/13 FY, the company (sans Verizon Wireless) generated EBITDA of about $20.2 billion. In the current fiscal year, it appears reasonable to premise that EBITDA will not increase, and indeed may decline slightly. While VOD has demonstrated good growth in Africa and Asia, persistent weakness in Europe, particularly southern Europe, has been a drag on earnings and cash. For purposes of this exercise, let's assume that Vodafone maintains $20 billion EBITDA in the current fiscal year. This would result in about EBITDA of ~$4.10 per share.
As outlined in my SA article published September 2013 entitled, "Why I'm Keeping Vodafone, Selling Issued Verizon Shares, and Substituting AT&T," I suggested a 4x Price-to-EBITDA multiple would align Vodafone with peers Verizon Communication and AT&T (NYSE:T). Today, one could argue that VOD shares deserve a richer multiple given the post-divestiture company will have a stronger balance sheet, continued global growth prospects, and will have a prospective dividend increase baked in.
In addition, Vodafone plans to spend about $11 billion on Project Spring, an initiative to develop organic business within the current Group companies. Successful implementation of this project could further contribute to EBITDA-multiple expansion; it's possible Mr. Market may get out ahead of the results.
A straight 4x multiple equates to a pre-Share Consolidation ADR value of $16.50. A 4.6x EBITDA multiple results in the same valuation as indicated by the market capitalization exercise above.
Each investor must make his/her own assumptions. Other factors include GBP to USD currency fluctuation, tax considerations, and of course general stock market animal spirits.
What About an AT&T Deal? Are They Still in the Picture?
In the fourth quarter 2013, there was a flurry of chatter about AT&T Corp. buying out the Vodafone "rump" after the Verizon transaction was complete. I suspect the talk helped boost VOD ADRs to over $39 each in January.
On January 27, AT&T made a formal statement to the UK Takeover Panel that it was dropping its bid for the company.
However, reviewing the details of the statement coupled with reading the Panel rules regarding this matter, the deal isn't dead at all. It just got cooled down....a little. Effectively, the Panel rules are designed to avoid excessive speculation on takeover activity, leading to potential market instability. Remember, Vodafone is one of the very largest companies on the London bourse. Boiled down, the rules state that potential acquiring corporations must "put up or shut up." If the election is made to "shut up," then Rule 2.8 states that the suitor must stand down for 6 months.
However, there are several loopholes under Rule 2.8 "Notes" that dilute it. For instance, Note 2 says the statement may be "set aside," if the offeree corporation agrees to it, or another third party enters the fray. This could further be construed to mean AT&T could make a joint offer in conjunction with another third party tomorrow. See page 20.5.13 of Rule 2.8 for details.
So what might AT&T offer on a resurrected deal?
Prior to the AT&T statement to the Panel, a take-out figure of about $115 billion had been kicked around the media. From Reuters:
AT&T, the second-largest U.S. mobile operator, had sparked speculation it could be interested in a potentially 70 billion pound-plus ($115 billion) deal for Vodafone after its CEO said in October there was a "huge opportunity" in Europe to invest in mobile broadband.
Going through the math, $115 billion would mean about $23.70 per ADR: using today's share count. It does not consider the "Share Consolidation" clause. Assuming that current ADR holders have their count reduced by half, a full-on AT&T sale could result in a buyout price around double that; I suspect plus or minus $45 could be possible.
Exciting times for Vodafone, huh? ADR owners are encouraged to read all shareholder materials carefully, watch the news wires, and keep your guard up. The company is far from a wet dishrag in a post-VZW divestiture world. Europe will not stay down forever; it's showing signs of stabilizing. Places like India, Turkey and South Africa continue to show the promise for real growth, unlike many Western nation saturated wireless markets.
And who knows? Maybe that AT&T deal just might happen.
Disclaimer: Please do you own careful due diligence before making any investment. This article is for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any stock.
Disclosure: I am long VOD, T. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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The Centennial Job Corps Center will host a graduation ceremony for students who have successfully completed the program. The morning program is set for Thursday, January 27. This month's s guest speaker will be Commissioner John Keys from the Bureau of Reclamation.
Who: Commissioner John Keys and other honored guests.
What: Centennial Job Corps Center graduation ceremony.
When: Thursday, January 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Centennial Job Corps Center is located at 3201 Ridgecrest Drive in Nampa, Idaho. The graduation ceremony will be held in the campus gymnasium. All visitors and guests are asked to check in at the Administration Building prior to touring the campus.
Why: This brief ceremony will honor 11 students who successfully completed the Job Corps program. The Job Corps program also marked its 40th anniversary this past year, having started with Congressional approval in 1964 under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Jaki Byard: A Matter of Black and White
Culled from a series of live dates at San Francisco's Keystone Korner in the late 1970s, A Matter of Black and White (the second released so far) finds Byard long since settled into his chameleonic style. Unlike either Ellington or Williams, he was not particularly concerned with composition, other than in the improvisatory sense. So as usual, Byard delivers a hodgepodge selection of standards and tributes, with the occasional original thrown in for good measure. But the meat of the program lies in the way he incorporates wildly disparate styles into their unfolding, all the while retaining an identifiably personal voice.
A perfect example of this technique is Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band." If the original is a rather uninspiring, early century pop song, here it becomes a conduit for increasingly complex rhythmic and harmonic reinvention. Byard opens with an ivory-tickling, stride-marching run through the main melody, and then drifts into more exploratory, abstracted territory with each subsequent chorus, until by the end huge arpeggiated waves drown his offbeat, left-handed bass lines with cliffhanging pyrotechnics. Petula Clark's "I Know A Place" picks up a hard-driving boogie- woogie tinge, and the usually maudlin "Hello Young Lovers" develops from a lush, sweeping opening cadenza into an entire wall of staccato, octave-leaping, up-tempo runs. Both the Billie Holiday medley near the beginning of the set, and the Ellington medley that closes it, make the case for the pianist being the closest thing jazz ever had to a living, breathing Smithsonian: a repository for American musical heritage, sluiced through the music's here-and-now imperative. The first is elegant, the latter expansive.
In recent years, Byard has reached many listeners in a very indirect way: through his work as a teacher and mentor, most notably to pianist Jason Moran. As for Byard himself, this means that he has become a central precursor to many of the conglomerated trends that have so far defined jazz's second century. This set, on the tail end of several decades of fearless exploration, may not be his most engrossing work (Mingus' 1964 tour of Europe is) or his most educative (teaching in some of America's greatest music departments). It is, however, a fine place to sample some of what makes him such a unique talent.
Track Listing: Seasons; Billie Holiday Tribute: God Bless The Child/Lover Man; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Hello Young Lovers; Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans; I Know A Place; 'Round Midnight; Sunday; Ellington-Strayhorn Medley: Lush Life/Day Dream/Johnny Come Lately.
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Published May 12, 2007
These thrift stores benefit charitable organizations in Hernando County:
"Cause for Paws" SPCA Thrift Shop: 9075 Grant St. (Sunshine Grove Road to Taylor Street to Grant), west of Brooksville. Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. All proceeds benefit animals at the no-kill shelter. The shelter needs cash donations, salable items for the store, aluminum cans, clay litter and/or Purina cat and kitten chow. Volunteers are also needed to work in the thrift store. 688-8284, 596-8991 or 596-7000.
Daystar Life Center: 7120 Hope Hill Road (off Truck Bypass 50, behind St. Anthony Catholic Church), Brooksville. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Yard sales are from 8:30 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteers and donations are needed, including clothing, furniture, household items, paper products, diapers and working appliances, as well as monetary donations. 799-5930.
Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store: 2035 Broad St., south of Spring Hill Drive south of Brooksville. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To volunteer or to donate large items for pickup, call 754-1255.
Jericho Road Thrift Stores: 16479 Wiscon Road and 15319 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Both shops are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. There are special sales every day and an in-house silent auction each week. All proceeds benefit the Jericho Road Ministries men's shelter in Brooksville. Donations and volunteers are appreciated. 797-9009.
Karen's Kit'n Kaboodle (St. Andrew's Thrift Shop): 2301 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill. Open 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The shop has regular "surprise special sales." 686-1114.
Second Glance Thrift Store: 650 S Broad St., Brooksville (next to Save-a-Lot). Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All proceeds benefit the Dawn Center. The store has weekly sales and clearance items. Donations accepted between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. To volunteer or to schedule a donation pickup, call 796-4004.
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Cruises, which center trips around interests (hobbies, music, wine) or target markets (gays, singles, kids) present a lot of unique opportunities. Whether the cruise is created and run by the cruise line itself or by outside affinity groups that reserve a ship or portions of it, there have never been more choices, say operators.
"Themed cruises provide an added amenity – either in the atmosphere, in the social interaction or in the activities," says Greg Nacco, vice president of luxury cruise agency Cruise Specialists, which books theme cruises throughout the world. Its sister company, SinglesCruise.com, focuses on singles cruises.
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New Year's Eve Autism Cruise: This 5-night sailing from Ft. Lauderdale on Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas includes disability accommodations and activities, like bingo, dancing and scavenger hunts, geared towards adults and teenagers with special needs. Sail date: December 29, 2011.
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Midsummer's Eve Cruise: Operated by Bare Necessities Tours & Travel, this 14-night cruise aboard The Royal Clipper sails from Rome. Onboard activities include relationship workshops, yoga instruction, and a summer solstice celebration -- all in the nude. Sail date: June 9, 2012.
Solar Eclipse Down Under: Princess Cruises' Dawn Princess will set sail to view the 2012 solar eclipse in Australia. The 11-night cruise departs from Sydney. Viewing of the solar eclipse takes place toward the end of the voyage. Sail date: November 6, 2012.
Baseball Greats Eastern Mediterranean Cruise: MSC Cruises runs several baseball- themed sailings. Former top players offer Q&A and story-telling sessions, pitching and hitting strategy clinics and a passenger pitching contest. Sail date: December 6, 2011.
China, Vietnam and Thailand Golf Cruise: This 14-day trip includes play at the world's largest golf resort, Mission Hills in Shenzhen, as well as Bangkok's Thai Country Club and the Montgomerie Course in Danang, Vietnam.
Hawaii Bridge Tournament Cruise: This card-playing cruise organized by Cruise Specialists aboard Holland America's Zaandam includes 10 days of bridge instruction and play, with a chance for $10,000 in cash prizes. A 17-day cruise departs from Vancouver. Sail date: September 25, 2011.
Burgundy & Provence Wine River Cruise: This 8-day cruise from Arles to Chalon-sur-Saône on Avalon Waterways'Avalon Scenery features lectures and tastings on the region's wines. Sail date: October 31, 2011.
Food Network at Sea: Celebrity Cruises' Silhouette is an 11-day Mediterranean cruise hosted by chef Anne Burrell, of the Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. The itinerary includes hands-on cooking classes, culinary demonstrations and turndown gifts. Sail date: October 22, 2011.
Relais & Châteaux L'Ecole des Chefs Culinary Arts: Silversea is a cooking school at sea on select Caribbean, European and Middle East sailings this year. Each cruise is hosted by a Relaix & Châteaux Grand Chef and features cooking demonstrations and classes, in-port food market tours and cooking competitions. Sail date: December 4, 2011.
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MacMania Rhine River Cruise: Designed for techies, this weeklong European river cruise sails along the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland, aboard AmaWaterway' AmaLegro. The itinerary includes daily classes on using iPads and Mac-related hardware and software. In port, insiders' tours include a visit to the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Hiedelberg. Sail date: April 12, 2012.
Wellness Cruises
Holland America Wake Up For Life: This wellness-focused Alaska cruise features workshops and daily morning meditations. It sails from Seattle through Alaska's Inside Passage. Sail date: July 23, 2011.
Biggest Loser Experience: Tying into the reality TV show, this Caribbean cruise features exercise classes, health-and-wellness seminars, keynote speeches from doctors, former Biggest Loser contestants and the show's host, trainer Bob Harper. Sail date: November 12, 2011.
Gay & Lesbian
Atlantis Events' Gay Cruise: The 7-night gay cruise aboard the biggest ship in the world, Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, sails from Ft. Lauderdale. Sail date: January. 29, 2012.
Olivia's Western Caribbean Lesbian Cruise: A winter cruise through the Western Caribbean chartered on Holland America's Ryndham departs from Tampa. Entertainment includes stand-up comic Julie Goldman and DJ Susan Levine. Sail date: January 29, 2012.
Jazz Cruise 2012: About 2 dozen musicians will perform on Holland America's Westerdam for this 7-night Caribbean cruise. Sail date: January 29, 2012.
Jazz Cruise 2012: About 2 dozen musicians will perform on Holland America's Westerdam for this 7-night Caribbean cruise. Sail date: January 29, 2012.
Singles Cruise from New York: The 8-night Eastern Caribbean cruise sails aboard the Carnival Miracle and includes complimentary pool parties, costume nights, cabin crawls and karaoke parties. Sail date: September 19, 2011.


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American Municipal Power and FirstEnergy are scrapping plans to build jointly a gas-fired power plant in northeastern Ohio because of increased financing costs.
The project in Eastlake, announced in November, was going to generate power during periods of peak demand, meaning it would operate only on the hottest days of the year.
AMP, which is based in Columbus, is blaming federal budget cuts, which are reducing some of the financing advantages available to the city-owned utilities that AMP serves.
"This project had a lot of positives and some challenges, but the financial uncertainty today, on top of continued regulatory uncertainty, heavily impacted AMP's decision," said Marc Gerken, AMP's president and CEO, in a statement.
Under the November agreement, AMP was going to use its access to inexpensive financing to pay for the 873-megawatt plant and then receive 75 percent of the electricity output. FirstEnergy, based in Akron, was going to do the construction and then later buy a 25 percent share of the plant.
"With them not able to get the financing to get it off the ground, it's just not moving forward," said Mark Durbin, a FirstEnergy spokesman. "It was a good project, but it's not going to work this time."
The financing issues arise from the sequester, a series of federal budget cuts that took effect in March. Among the cuts was the amount of the subsidy for Build America Bonds and other bonds that cities can use to help finance power-plant construction.
In addition to the direct hit to subsidies, there is the potential for indirect effects, as budget cuts are passed down to the states, said Rachel Barkley, municipal credit analyst at Morningstar
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Militarism and Israeli Society
Publication Year: 2010
Challenging the established view that the civilian sector in Israel has been predominant over its security sector since the state's independence in 1948, this volume critically and systematically reexamines the relationship between these sectors and provides a deeper, more nuanced view of their interactions. Individual chapters cast light on the formal and informal arrangements, connections, and dynamic relations that closely tie Israel's security sector to the country's culture, civil society, political system, economy, educational system, gender relations, and the media. Among the issues and events discussed are Israel's separation barrier, the impact of Israel's military confrontations with the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern states -- especially Lebanon -- and the impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Israeli case offers insights about the role of the military and security in democratic nations in contemporary times.
Published by: Indiana University Press
Series: An Israel Studies Book
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The editors extend our sincere thanks to the Van Leer Jerusalem Insti-tute, and especially to its former director, Shimshon Zelniker, for their help that has facilitated the successful operation of the Workshop on Israeli Security and Society and the 2006 international conference. We thank Ilan Troen and Natan Aridan, the editors of Israel Studies, for ...
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Although "security" is probably the most central issue pertaining to the lives of all Israeli citizens, it is usually dealt with by politicians, academics, and media commentators using traditional and conventional theoretical and analytical tools. Thus, the study of the various aspects of the relationship between Israel's "civil" and...
1 The Study of Civil–Military Relations in Israel: A New Perspective
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Because of its theoretical and practical significance and implications, in recent decades civil–military relations in Israel have been the focus of extended debates among analysts from different academic disciplines.1 That more than a half-century after its establishment, Israel lacks clearly defined and internationally recognized borders; that it is still engaged in ...
2 Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict—The Israeli Case
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The reality of wars and violent conflicts brings the military to the front of the stage and empowers its presence in public discourse. It also has influence over public opinion due to its expertise and professional re-sponsibility for exercising military power. Under such circumstances, the challenge of maintaining civilian control over the military increases ...
3 Civil Society, the Military, and National Security: The Case of Israel's Security Zone in South Lebanon
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Israel's unilateral retreat from South Lebanon on May 23–24, 2000, represents a unique case of security policymaking in Israeli history. For the first and only time in its history, an ex-parliamentary grassroots movement played a key role in reshaping the national security agenda in...
4 Intractable Conflict and the Media
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Growing recognition of media influence in society has led scholars of civil–military relations in Israel, as elsewhere, to pay increasing attention to the way the media interacts with the military, war, or "military affairs," as the realm of national security has come...
5 Tensions between Military Service and Jewish Orthodoxy inIsrael: Implications Imagined and Real
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Of the several recent transformations in the sociological profile of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), arguably the most conspicuous is the growth in the number of male troops in field formations who adhere to Jewish Orthodox practice and now wear a kippah serugah (knitted skullcap). Signs of that development, although evident for some time, have of late ...
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In the mid-1980s, following the 1973 War and the Lebanon War of 1982, scholars of Israeli society identified a decline in military motivation among Ashkenazi secular youth, mainly pupils from elite, secular high schools1 and kibbutz youngsters,2 formerly ...
7 Shadow Lands: The Use of Land Resources for Security Needs in Israel
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From time to time in recent years, the media in Israel have reported on security infrastructures. These reports refer to such topics as "IDF Deployment and Readiness along the Lebanese Border," "The Separation Fence," "Evacuation of Camps in Urban Centers," "Civilian Activity...
8 "The Battle over Our Homes": Reconstructing/Deconstructing Sovereign Practices around Israel's Separation Barrier on the West Bank ·
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In June 2002, the Israeli government decided to construct a barrier that would separate Israel from the Occupied Territories in the West Bank. The decision followed massive pressure by the Israeli public that had been subjected to nonstop suicide bombing attacks by Palestinians during the Second Intifada. Soon, however, it became clear that such...
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Israel is a small country whose very existence has been repeatedly challenged by its neighbors. To confront these threats, it has invested large quantities of human and material resources in the development of a strong army ...
10 Civilian Control over the Army in Israel and France
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The problem of civilian control over the armed forces is of major concern in all democracies. It is even of more concern in those countries that have a large army or are engaged in a protracted international conflict. This is particularly the case, or was the case, in countries such as the United States, Britain, France, and Israel. What ...
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Complexity is the key feature of civil–military relations in Israel. Many scholars have tried, and will probably continue to try, to comprehend the exact nature of these relations. Given the fact that security still is at the top of the agenda in Israel, several interesting studies have of late joined the list of attempts at fathoming the state's civil–military...
12 The Discourses of "Psychology" and the "Normalization" of War in Contemporary Israel
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A former chief psychologist of IDF declares that in Israel, military service is as natural a life-course stage as are pregnancy and birth.1 A feature magazine article describes how a veteran of the 1973 war discovers and comes to terms with "his" post-traumatic syndrome, and how he is...
13 Visual Representations of IDF Women Soldiers and "Civil-Militarism" in Israel
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In September 1949, during a period of "postwar" or "in-between" wars, the first Knesset discussed national military service and approved the Security Service Law (SSL).1 This law laid the foundations for a phenomenon that was very unusual for its time: the mandatory conscription...
14 Contradictory Representation of the IDF in Cultural Texts of the 1980s
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The Israeli poet Haim Gouri related a conversation with an Egyptian intellectual, Dr. Hussein Fawzi, who told him that every intelligence officer must study poetry. Had Israeli Intelligence read the Egyptian poetry written after 1967, he told Gouri, Israel would not have been surprised by the outbreak of the 1973 War.1 This is probably an exaggeration: poetry,...
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Appendix A. Israeli Ministers of Defense since 1948
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Appendix B. Chiefs of Staff of the Israel iDefense Forces since 1948
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Hi,I was POKED(edited) by a syringe 7 weeks ago while I was picking up the can drink from the Soda Machine. I know to a lot of people this sounds like a some tale but this is no joke. Till now I still have muscle and joints pain. I did a blood test in week 4 that showed NEGATIVE but I had VDRL reactive at 1:16. I've had these symptoms:1. Muscle n joint pains2. light lymph node swallon on neck n groin3. rash in week 4 but was given penicilin as my VDRL is reactive. After that the rash has gone.4. light fever which lasted for around 2 hours togather with muscle pain on my arm. This was during week 2.My concern is since i've been tested NEGATIVE in week 4, what are my chances of testing POSITIVE in week 8 or 13? Can someone tell me if all these are just symptoms of SYPHILIS or can it be HIV? If i was infected with both SYPHILIS and HIV can it delay in the process for testing POSITIVE for HIV?Can 8 weeks test be conclusive? I'm so scared n waiting is killing me... I just don't know what I can do. I've never had sex in my whole life. No drugs as well.Worriedone
You'll maintain your negative. You can not get syphilis by being pricked nor can you get HIV from a little prick by a needle.
It's not a needle. It's a syringe, thats why I'm worried. All the symptoms are pointing towards it. If it's not from the syringe poking..how else I could have got my VDRL reactive at 1:16? Can this be something else???
A syringe without a needle attached is just a syringe. You didn't get syphilis from what you described. You didn't say if it was HSV1 or HSV2. Why did your Dr. give you penicillin? Penicillin won't help for HSV.
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Your mind is running wild and pasting together some bits which are not based in HIV science to come up with a scary scenario.Nothing you have written or are reporting in terms of symptoms suggests this is an HIV situation. So when you use a phrase like "everything points to HIV," well frankly, it's ridiculous. No kidding.In the ordinary course of things I wouldn't even consider testing to be necessary for this situation. Given your state of anxiety I suppose (and hope) the inevitable negative test result will allow you to let go of this unfounded concern.If you continue to have symptoms you should discuss them with your doctor. This is not an HIV situation. Period.
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Don't Get Bulldozed Playing the Wall Street Game
Two hundred-plus years later, taking on Wall Street at its own game is like having 10 of your fraternity brothers over for a few beers and then lining up against the Seattle Seahawks. You're totally outmatched. When you buy a stock, there has to be someone on the other side of the trade. There's a good chance that guy has a staff of full-time researchers who know every publicly available fact about the company, and well-connected bankers who learned the nonpublic stuff on the back nine. If you've ever wondered if insider trading really goes on, just find a company that has recently jumped in price on big news, and look at the stock chart for the days leading up to the announcement. That sharp pre-announcement rise is not a coincidence.
Your disadvantage extends far beyond stock trading. Complicated financial products such as variable annuities and whole life insurance policies are lousy investments for you but great commission-generators for the guys selling them. You'll never win an argument with them over the merits of the product—they do this every day—but here's a tip: Financial advisors who are paid a flat fee instead of a commission never seem to recommend these products to their clients.
So how do you beat "rigged markets"? Strip away all the pros' advantages. Never ever buy a complicated, expensive product. Don't buy anything where the guy on the other side of the trade gets an advantage from being faster or having more information. Here's how:
Name your price
I don't recommend buying individual stocks, but if you do, set the price at which you're willing to pay with what's known as a "limit order." That way no one can nudge your price higher through front- running or other means. This is a bigger issue for institutional investors trying to make multimillion-dollar purchases, but it could affect you, too, especially if you're buying a thinly traded stock.
Keep in mind that the firestorm ignited by Flash Boys was over the fact that high-speed traders might push the price of a stock up by a penny. Until the 1970s, stocks traded in intervals of 12.5 cents. In other words, today's "rigged market" is far cheaper than the best deal your dad could have gotten. Commissions were deregulated in 1975 and have been coming down ever since; now a trade that would have cost $800 back then will run you $8.


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New Prague streetcars reverse noise pollution
An overlooked benefit of streetcars is the reduction in noise pollution associated with bus and car traffic. In fact, some pedestrians in Prague say the newest streetcars from Skoda are too quiet!
An article from iDnes, a Czech news portal, describes the experiences of operators of the new 15T streetcars built by Skoda for the Czech capital's tram system. Operators of the new streetcars have to be alert to pedestrians who may not hear them approach.
Other improvements include cruise control and the addition of an engine for each wheel. Operators can also now control engines for each wheel, sometimes shutting off up to 16 engines based on the presence of hills.
The District owns three Skoda-Inekon 12-Trio streetcars, currently parked at Metro's Greenbelt yard. They were built by a joint venture between Skoda and Inekon, another Czech streetcar manufacturer. The joint venture dissolved around the time DC's streetcars were being constructed, and the 15T is the latest model introduced by Skoda while Inekon has not produced any subsequent models. Riga, Latvia has also purchased the Skoda 15T streetcars.
Any vehicle powered by an on-board internal combustion engine generates more noise than one powered by electricity, be it from a battery or from an overhead or underground wire. Modern streetcars are even quieter than the trolleys that were commonplace in the early and mid 20th century.
Buses are the source of DC residents' particularly frequent traffic noise complaints. As streetcars being operation in DC and replacing buses on the busiest routes, the benefit to the quality of our daily lives and the enjoyability of our urban spaces will be significant. Newer streetcar models will further boost the mode's advantage.
Now if only there were a way to push emergency vehicles speedily through traffic without sirens...
Having lived here long enough to clearly remember the fleet of roaring, black smoke diesel beasts of the 80's and early 90's, I've frequently sat in parks, street benches etc in DC and consciously noticed how quiet and exhaust free (atleast visably) metros fleet has become, and circulator buses currently are.
Metro's fleet of nat/gas or diesel/electric hybrids is the quietest I've ever ridden (world wide). That isn't to say it wouldn't be annoying to have an apt right outside a bus stop, or that buses won't continue to get quieter, I just can't imagine that there are a lot of people out there who complain about their noise.
15T is a revolutionary model as it is the first one worldwide to have pivoting bogies and 100% low floor. Those DC has bought have fixed bogies. Fixed bogies are fine on new tracks, however they do too much tear and wear to old tram networks which tend to have loads of small radius curves. Also fixed bogies usually make squeaky sounds in curves, and the tram must go very slowly through a curve in order to prevent derailment. On the other hand on nice long straight sections the articulated trams with fixed bogies have much smoother ride quality.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_15_T
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inekon_Trams for those used in Portland, Seattle and DC
I was in Prague in 1990 and there was a streetcar line right outside the window of the flat where I stayed. It was noticable, but less noisy than a bus, and those cars were ancient then.
I don't want to go off topic but to reply to freely, the noise problem I have isn't so much with the engine, but with the myriad beeps, chirps, and annuciators.
That said, I'd love not to have it, and would complain loudly if there was a better way. Bus noise is a significant quality of life problem, although not as much of one as lack of bus service.
That's a simple one. In Paris drivers aren't allowed to use their horns. They flash their headlights instead. This is something the Council could institute in a day ...
Older diesel buses. Newer hybrid electric ones (and some of the new fully electric ones) are very, very quiet.
There are more than just buses try living on or one block from East Capitol, North Capitol, South Capitol Streets, New York, Penn, Rhode Island, Southern, or Eastern Avenues buses are the least of your worries.
I dont know what part of East Capitol you live near but for me WMATA buses were the least of the noise.
I lived on East Capitol 15 to 20 years ago near the Capitol View Area and heard Firetrucks and Policecars racing up and down East Capitol as its the only straight street in the area with the exception of Central Ave. On a daily basis I would hear Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Private Trucks/Cars,School Buses (DC and PG County) Private Buses (non WMATA) and Metrobuses.
Many times Firetrucks would have to make U turns on East Capitol due to the Median from 40th Street to 49th Street.
Metrobuses were not a problem due to the W4, U4 (replace by U5, U6), 40,44 (replaced by 96,97) not running that often. The only time there was a real problem with WMATA buses is during Snow Emergency when WMATA decides to run all buses down Central Ave due to not being able to make it up the East Capitol Street Hill. Besides then the amount of Private Automobiles, Commerical Trucks or Cars, Firetrucks, Police Cars, MTA buses, School Buses would outnumber any in service WMATA buses that were operating on routes in the area.
During any event at FedEx Field or RFK East Capitol would be backed up from where Independence/22nd/Constitution meet up to Addison Road in Seat Pleasant, MD.
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Wal-Mart Trip to Store #4687 (King of Prussia, PA)
When Sam asked me to lead a midnight trip to Wal-Mart, I was pretty psyched for it. I do a fair share of night wanderlusting and I rarely get to share it with others since most sane people opt to sleep. So, on Tuesday, March 25, 2009, a group of about 15 Fords and Mawrtyrs met up at Stokes Auditorium for a midnight trip to Wal-Mart. I was really thrilled that Harrell decided to join us, despite the fact that though he was pretty jet-lagged and tired from a full day of traveling and "among friends" activities.
The Wal-Mart we visited is located in King of Prussia. Most people are familiar with King of Prussia for the ginormous mall, but yes, there are actually other things in the area. The Wal-Mart Store is located less than a minute from the KOP shopping complex. This is the route we took to get there:
Upon arriving at Wal-Mart, we gathered around a fruit kiosk and introduced ourselves. I also asked everyone to say whether or not they'd been to a Wal-Mart and I was surprised that our midnight trip marked the first trip for about a quarter of the group! Next, we moved onto our first activity of the evening: a scavenger hunt of sorts. I'm more a fan of experiential and participatory learning than instructional learning, so I opted for a scavenger hunt format over giving a formal tour. I made a booklet with a list of absurd items for people to find, ranging from "something that is colorless and useless" to "the most futuristic thing" to "something that is ephemeral that starts with an 'E'" to "what you think that Jay Gatsby needs or wants the most." I told everyone to find three items, write them down (along with the price and aisle number) and report back to the fruit kiosk in about a half hour.
People were more confused by my directions than I had anticipated. "Only three items?" "But there is no aisle for this…?" "What's the point of this?" Inside, I had to laugh at these questions…they were, after all, a part of the point of the project. But I think that all questions are worth answering, so here are my responses, which I explained after the activity was over:
1. "Only three items?" In a store as huge as Wal-Mart and with a list as long as I created, looking for three items is absurd and doesn't make any sense! When you're at a Wal-Mart, you're thinking big, but I wanted to interrogate that notion by make people select just three items. That way, people weren't frantically running around the store trying to amass as much information as possible. Rather, I wanted people to think about what they wanted to write down since they had to choose only three. I wanted people to really look at things, not just see them momentarily and move onto the next task once they found what they needed. While I don't have one verb to describe what the scavenger hunt was about, what I described in the previous sentence is how I would define "shopping."
2. "But there is no aisle for this…?" For the most part, aisle numbers don't really exist at Wal-Mart. It's simply too big, so things tend to simply be organized in broad categories. Someone in the group had commented that they had gotten lost in the store. When you think about, it's pretty crazy to think that there is enough stuff to fill a Wal-Mart — in fact, so much stuff you can actually get lost in it! (And when I say "lost," what does that really mean?) Anyway, the aisle question was designed to emphasize how Wal-Mart is really a non-place. After all, where are you when you're in a Wal-Mart? Yes, I know that we were in King of Prussia, PA…but were we, really? There are tens of thousands of Wal-Marts across the globe and they are pretty much all laid out the same way, so it does it really even matter where you are? Is there really a Wal-Mart that embodies site-specificity? Harrell told me about an artist who worked as a Wal-Mart greeter as a project for two years and then made a fresco for the store, so I guess that store was a little bit more unique. Unfortunately, when the store changed its color scheme, they made the artist remove it. Damn corporate branding identity!
3. "What's the point of this?" Because you're on a midnight trip to Wal-Mart with Harrell Fletcher. Wal-Mart is all about utility and when you're with me, I'm all about abandoning it.
Here are some shots of people looking for their items. I really enjoyed watching Harrell when I ran into him throughout the store. I have never seen anyone so interested in looking at things at a Wal-Mart.
When we reconvened at the fruit kiosk, I asked everyone to share the favorite thing that they had found. I didn't define "favorite" for people on purpose, but it was interesting to learn that some people definitely interpreted it as in a thing that they would buy. I asked everyone to write down their favorite pick on a master copy of the list, that way we'd have a copy and we could give it to Harrell. I unfortunately didn't get to see Harrell before he left, but it is a good excuse to send him some mail. Here is a scanned copy of the list:
And speaking of mail, that was the second activity of the evening. Harrell wanted a souvenir for each trip, so I chose to make postcards. Beyond the fact that I really enjoy postcards and mail, I wanted people to think about how they would tell someone about the trip. By most people's standards, going to Wal-Mart is pretty mundane and therefore not worthy of sharing with anyone. However, I genuinely believe that mundane things are the most exciting parts of life, so I was curious as to how people would describe going to Wal-Mart. Like the scavenger hunt, the postcard activity was all about debunking the typical Wal-Mart experience. Here is the postcard:
Some people chose to share their postcards. More people wrote them to their parents than I expected. I hope that people actually send the postcards. Here are some pictures of the postcard activity:
In case you were wondering, some people actually bought things at Wal-Mart. I think it's almost becoming a cliche to hate Wal-Mart, but I'll just say that I didn't buy anything. Also, the Wal-Mart monster image is not something that I created. I found it when doing a French project in 10th grade, so I have been waiting about six years to use it for something. It is one of my favorite pieces of art and I wanted to share it with everyone.


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More than 30,000 people gathered to hear former President John F. Kennedy speak at San Diego State University's commencement ceremony in 1963, where he was awarded SDSU's first honorary doctorate degree.
On April 23, the university is hosting an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that historic day.
"The awarding of an honorary doctorate to John F. Kennedy was a seminal moment in our university's history," said SDSU President Elliot Hirshman.
"In retrospect, the awarding of our first doctorate symbolizes the dramatic development of our campus's academic mission — from our campus's expansion to the growth of research and graduate programs — that has occurred during the last 50 years."
The event will include remarks by Hirshman as well as a historical perspective from Anthropology Department Chair Seth Mallios and a reenactment of portions of Kennedy's speech by Associated Students executive officers Rob O'Keefe, Chanelle McNutt and Tom Rivera.
"I believe Kennedy's visit to SDSU was the most important event in the institution's history, and that the speech he gave at the 1963 commencement was one of his finest," said Mallios.
The ceremony will also include the unveiling of a new plaque commemorating Kennedy's visit — the original plaque was stolen in 2008 and was never recovered. The plaque will be placed in the same location as the original, on a granite monument at the base of the former Aztec Bowl, where Kennedy's helicopter took off.
Making history
Kennedy's visit to SDSU was the first in the university's history by a president in office. The honorary doctorate he received was also the first ever presented by the California State University.
Since then, SDSU has awarded 36 honorary doctorates to local, national and international figures. The university just announced that former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Linda Lang, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Jack in the Box Inc., will be honored during SDSU's 2013 commencement.
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The Kennedy Anniversary event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 12:30 p.m. on April 23 in L Lot (formerly the Aztec Bowl). Free parking will be available in Parking Structure 4.
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A student symposium which centers on the legacies and meanings of Kennedy's 1963 commencement address will also be held on April 23.
SDSU students submitted essays on key themes from Kennedy's address including racial and economic inequality; why education matters and deserves public commitment; and what responsibilities we hold for our fellow citizens.Essay contest winners will receive $50 and a signed copy of Mallios' "Hail Montezuma: The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State."
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text: Ah, the complications of digital distribution. Eurogamer reported this morning that anything you purchase through the DSiWare store on the DSi cannot be moved to another machine with a flick of a switch. If you pass on a DSi to someone else or lose the machine, there's no way to push the content over to a new DSi via account transference. According to Nintendo, sending in your broken machine is the only way for purchases to move over. Unfortunate news, albeit not surprising.


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Fields of Battle? Prepare your wallet...
Posted 06 May 2013 - 07:31 AM
Overall fantastic game, very fun fast paced action that changes with every field but this issue up top will not be overcome unless they let you spend the virtual coin you earn from matches on paint rather then actual money which I repeat is a deal breaker. So as it stands 1/5 would be my rating change it so I dont have to use money to buy paint and it would be 4/5 for sure...
Posted 06 May 2013 - 08:38 AM
"You mean balls per second.."
Hey! I reviewed the proto rail. http://www.techpb.co...0
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Posted 06 May 2013 - 11:04 AM
The TiPX seems to work pretty good and its easy enuff to take first with that once ya set the controls to your taste and get use to it. And you win coins back up too 200 coins per round in first second or third so. Essentially if ya play pistol and win a few rnds every now and then the game is completely free.
While this is true you cant get any markers or more paint for the 98Custom without paying for it? They would make money through upgrades or just charge for the game itself? I would pay 99 cents, 1.99 or even maybe 4.99 for the game itself if everything was accessible with coins I could win in the game? Its retarded to think that people will constantly pay into a game that will literally give them nothing in return... and by constantly I mean I ran through a case in about 30 minutes 100 gold coins are 1.99, a case of 2000 paintballs is 25 gold coins so you get 8000 paintballs before you pay another dollar ninety nine into the game... The fact that you have to constantly pay money to play the game at a level that is fun is just beyond comprehension.
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Posted 06 May 2013 - 11:20 AM
Who the hell would play a simulated paintball game that charges you? When you could just do the real thing.
Thank you... my point exactly...
Posted 06 May 2013 - 09:29 PM
way to fuck up another one Greg.
"You can't break a man the way you break a dog or a horse. The harder you beat a man, the taller he stands. To break a man's will, to break his spirit, you have to break his mind."
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