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Dynamic lead guitarist Dustin Bingham left Eyes Caught Fire in the fall of 2005, which seemed to end the band's long run as one of the most well-regarded acts from Colorado Springs. Though relatively unknown in Denver, Eyes had built a strong regional reputation for its hauntingly cathartic live show. Despite encouragement from peers and fans, nothing was heard from the group for more than a year, and most assumed it was gone for good. But Eyes surprised everyone by taking the stage again in November 2006, and although its members had entertained the idea of going forward without the irreplaceable Bingham, it didn't really seem like a viable option. Bingham ultimately returned, and Eyes Caught Fire has been warming hearts with inspiring performances of its unique brand of shoegaze/trip-hop ever since.
Rockbar could inspire a confirmed teetotaler to do a swan dive off the wagon within ten minutes of walking through the door. Conjuring the bygone decadence left behind by Perry's -- as the joint was known during the last days of disco -- Rockbar is the ideal place to relive your wasted youth. The decor in this late-'70s time-capsule remains pristinely intact, with exposed rock walls, patterned carpet, foil wallpaper and vintage lighting fixtures. There's also a notable kitsch factor about the place -- the trashy menu, the lowbrow drink selection (Mad Dog and brands of beer you swore you'd never drink again), the neon band-logo signage and the retro tuneage -- that has prompted some detractors to grumble that the brashness is a little too calculated. These people are completely missing the point. For those about to Rock, we salute you.
Recently witnessed at the Horseshoe Lounge: Avery Rains, aka Mr. Pacman, dressed in a full-bodied lion suit, head and paws included, stripping down to a very skimpy and curiously bulged pink thong. True fucking story. Unfortunately, this was a one-off birthday-party gig and not a weekly event, but it does prove how superbly awesome the Horseshoe is for allowing such hilarious debauchery. Outfitted with comfy stools, two booths, a couple of couches, a pool table and a dartboard, the bar is lounge-tastic and tailored for intimate gatherings with good friends. And if you get lucky, maybe Rains will be there and you can entice him into strutting his stuff just for you.
At first blush, the Lure is a swank place. Almost too swank. Hang out there for a while, though, and you start to realize that it's pretty relaxed. Like that really hot blonde in high school that you yearned to talk to but couldn't muster up the courage, there's more to the joint than meets the eye. Remember when you finally got the stones to talk to her and found out that she was into Hunter S. Thompson and dug Tom Waits? Yeah, the Lure is surprisingly cool like that. Instead of being greeted by some huge meathead at the door, the first thing you see is a gang of smiling ladies behind the bar. It's like a grown-up version of the famed City Spirit, which used to inhabit this spot nearly a decade ago.
Arvada's answer to a Colfax dive bar, 12 Volt Tavern has all the grit and attitude of the city -- without the Colfax freaks. Plopped down in the middle of Olde Town Arvada, the Tavern may seem out of place among its better-groomed neighbors, but its well-worn character is completely authentic. Although the place has only been known as by its current name for the past four years, the bar itself has been at the same location for nearly sixty years. The joint is a choice spot for punks and blue-collar barflies to congregate over drinks and games of pool. During the week, the Volt's killer jukebox spits out cuts by Sabbath, Zep, the Clash, the Sex Pistols and Hank Williams. And on the weekends, the bar gets hotwired by a steady parade of local punk and rockabilly acts.
Aztec Sol is best known for its exhaustive collection of more than 200 tequilas, carefully curated by owner Jose Lara. The funky neighborhood spot is a favorite among locals who live and drink on the edge of Highland: Both caballeros and condo-dwellers are drawn by Aztec Sol's cheap eats and potent, imaginative cocktails. In addition to cantaritas and vampiros (two sobriety-slashing tequila creations), the Sol now offers wireless Internet. Sure, the place can be dark and the music loud, but the connection is strong and, like the chips and salsa, free of charge. So log on -- vamonos!


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Posted by: Tom Lloyd25/03/2010 12:34 pm
Sorting through hundreds of pages of Budget material is always a bit of a chore, so the Conservatives have come up with a solution – get you to do it.
The party has seized on the trendy concept of crowdsourcing – a bit like outsourcing, except you send stuff to lot of people and don't pay them – for its Budget analysis.
In a 'war room' briefing party chair Eric Pickles appeals to supporters to log on to the Conservative website 'and start picking out anything that might be misleading or hidden away'.
Quite what this has resulted in is a little unclear at the moment. The Tory website features lots of comment from senior Conservatives, including plenty of videos from the likes of George Osborne, but little evidence of mass participation.
Maybe you have to be a card carrying Tory to find out what is going on. Or maybe the concept of crowdsourcing is a bit new for party members.
If that is the case, the party's more traditional approach to campaigning may work for them – a picture of Alistair Darling in a wedding dress, with the heading 'My Big Fat Greek Debt'.
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COLUMBUS: Two corrections officers working when a death row inmate apparently hanged himself have been put on paid administrative leave as the Ohio prisons department investigates what happened.
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said Friday the officers were placed on leave in accordance with standard practice in such cases. One officer is 30 and joined the agency in September 2010. The other is 19 and has been a corrections officer since January.
They were working at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution last weekend when convicted killer Billy Slagle, 44, was found hanging in his cell. He died Sunday, days before his execution date and hours before officers were to begin monitoring him around the clock.
Public defender Vicki Werneke said Slagle didn't know his legal team had new information about his case and planned to ask for an execution delay. The new information was brought to light by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty, who told the defense team about a forgotten plea deal in which a former prosecutor offered Slagle a 30-year sentence if he pleaded guilty. Slagle was sentenced in 1988 to die for the fatal stabbing of Mari Anne Pope.


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Gabby, 16, is making her TV acting debut on her favorite show. Lucky girl!
Not every fan of The Vampire Diaries gets to appear on their favorite show — but then again, not every fan is Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas! The 16-year-old gymnast, who received a congratulatory message from the cast this summer, will appear on the seventh episode of season four, HollywoodLife.com has confirmed; and judging by the above photo, it looks like Ian Somerhalder is already sinking his teeth into her (medal).
"Eating @gabrielledoug 's Gold medal!yummmmmmm…" Ian tweeted Sept. 19.
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Feb. 1, 2012
- More than 130 universities and colleges spanning both the nation and the globe will be at The Armory in New York City to compete in the 2012 New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 3-4.
- Many of the nation's successful programs will be taking the `A' train uptown for the nation's biggest and best indoor college meet excluding the NCAA Championships. Joining Tennessee will be schools such as Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, BYU, Clemson, Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Southern Cal, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Villanova and many more.
- In addition to those standout programs, colleges from Ireland, Puerto Rico, France and Canada will join in the 11th edition of this meet, which is contested at the New Balance Track Center inside The Armory.
- A total of 16 Vols and 17 Lady Vols are slated to make the trip to The Armory, which is located in the Washington Heights neighborhood at 168th Street, between Broadway and Fort Washington Ave.
Noting The Big Orange
- Justin Hunter - Men's Long Jump (1st team) [injured/expected to miss 2012 season]
- Martinique Octave - Women's 4x400mR (2nd team)
- Chanelle Price - Women's 800m (1st team), DMR (1st team)
- Kianna Ruff - Women's 4x400mR (2nd team)
- Brittany Sheffey - Women's DMR (1st team)
- Nijgia Snapp - Women's DMR (1st team), 4x400mR (2nd team)
- Ellen Wortham - Women's Pentathlon (1st team), DMR (1st team), 4x400mR
(2nd team)
Returning NCAA Indoor Scorers
- 6. Chanelle Price - Women's 800m
- 8. Justin Hunter - Men's Long Jump [injured/expected to miss 2012 season]
- 8. Ellen Wortham - Women's Pentathlon
- 8. DMR - Chanelle Price/Ellen Wortham/Nijgia Snapp/Brittany Sheffey
Returning SEC Indoor Champions
- Ashley Harris - Women's DMR
- Chanelle Price - Women's 800m, DMR
- Brittany Sheffey - Women's DMR
Other Returning SEC Indoor Scorers
- 2. Terry Benson back from Men's DMR
- 3. Brittany Sheffey - Women's Mile
- 3. Ellen Wortham - Women's Pentathlon
- 5. Justin Hunter - Men's Long Jump [injured/expected to miss 2012 season]
- 5. Nijgia Snapp - Women's 800m
- 5. Women's 4x400mR - Wortham/Octave/Snapp/Ruff are back
- 6. Joe Franklin - Men's 800m
- 6. Kianna Ruff - Women's 800m
- 6. Ellen Wortham - Women's High Jump
- 6. Jessie Harrison - Women's Weight Throw
- 7. Chris Bodary - Men's 5000m
- 7. Robert Rasnick - Men's Pole Vault
- 7. Men's 4x400mR - Deaundra Dailey/Jarael Nelvis/Varick Tucker are back
- 8. Terry Benson - Men's 60m Hurdles
- 8. Chase Brannon - Men's Pole Vault
- 8. Aslynn Halvorson - Women's Shot Put
- 8. Kia Jackson - Women's Long Jump
Key Losses
- Jackie Areson - Women's Distances (2011 NCAA Indoor 5000m champ; 2011 SEC Indoor 3000m, DMR champ; All-American/SEC Indoor Runner of the Year)
- Liz Costello - Women's Distances (2011 SEC Indoor 5000m champ; 2011 SEC Outdoor 5000m, 10000m champ; All-American, SEC Indoor Co-High Point Scorer)
- Dentarius Locke - Men's Sprints (2011 NCAA Indoor All-American in 60m; 2011 NCAA Outdoor All-American in 100m, 200m; 2nd, SEC Outdoor 100m; 3rd, SEC Outdoor 200m; SEC Outdoor Freshman Runner of the Year)
- Peter Sigilai - Men's Middle Distances (2nd, SEC Indoor DMR; 3rd, SEC Indoor 800m)
- Michael Spooner - Men's Distances (4th, SEC Outdoor 10000m, 8th, SEC Outdoor Steeplechase)
Last Year's Highlights At The New Balance Collegiate Invitational
* For the third straight meet, Justin Hunter claimed victory in the championship long jump, soaring to 25-10 1/4 in NYC at last season's New Balance Collegiate Invitational.
* Joe Berry made a strong performance in the championship pole vault, taking second with a career-best indoor effort of 17-8 1/2 to pronounce himself healthy after a challenging 2010 season. He went on to sweep the SEC Indoor and Outdoor titles.
* For the Lady Vols, Brittany Sheffey grabbed second in the championship mile in 4:44.14, while Ashley Harris checked in second in the college 200m final at 24.63.
Big Orange NCAA Qualifiers/Top 20 National-Listers
* The Lady Vol distance medley relay unit has earned its way to the NCAA Indoor Championship meet in Nampa, Idaho, on March 9-10. The tandem of Chanelle Price, Ellen Wortham, Nijgia Snapp and Brittany Sheffey turned in a time of 11:02.74 to finish second behind Oregon at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge on Jan. 27. That mark, however, met the NCAA auto qualifying standard with the fifth-fastest mark ever by a UT quartet and the best run in January. They rank No. 3 nationally this week.
* Annie Alexander was Tennessee's first NCAA indoor automatic qualifier of the 2012 season on Jan. 21, tossing the shot a school-record 58 feet and one inch at the Auburn Invitational. She ranks No. 3 nationally in the shot put this week.
* Other Lady Vols ranked in the nation's top 20 in their respective events are Chanelle Price (4th, 800m, 2:05.33), Nijgia Snapp (20th, 800m, 2:08.50) and the 4x400m relay combo of Ellen Wortham, Brittany Jones, Price and Ruff (14th, 3:38.18).
* Vols in the national top 20 include Chase Brannon (12th, pole vault, 17-5 1/2) and Matthew Hoty (17th, shot put, 60-0 1/2).
Lady Vols 18th In USTFCCCA National Indoor Rankings
* The Lady Vols are No. 18 this week after debuting at 17th on Jan. 24 in the USTFCCCA National Rankings. The Vols remain unranked.
Tennessee Tackles Texas A&M Mondo Challenge
* The Lady Vols and Vols represented the SEC (along with Florida) at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge on Jan. 27-28, helping the league win the women's competition over the Pac-12 and Big 12 with 216 points. The Big 12 was second with 214, followed by the Pac-12 at 178. In the men's race, the Big 12 prevailed with 277.25 points, followed by the Pac-12 (227.25) and the SEC (164.50).
* The Lady Vol DMR finished second but carded an NCAA auto mark in 11:02.74 with Chanelle Price, Ellen Wortham, Nijgia Snapp and Brittany Sheffey carrying the baton. That time was the No. 5 all-time indoor clocking by the Lady Vols and the fastest run in January by a UT quartet.
* Price added a victory in the 800 meters, improving her season best to 2:05.33 and setting a meet record.
* Vol pole vaulters Robert Rasnick (16-6), Chase Brannon (16-6 w/more attempts) and Tyler Porter (16-1 3/4) posted a one-two-three finish for Tennessee and the SEC.
* Vol Matthew Hoty (59-4 3/4) and Lady Vol Annie Alexander (55-2 3/4) were runners-up in the men's and women's shot puts, respectively.
* Lady Vol Kia Jackson added a second-place showing of 19-1 3/4 in the long jump.
CollegeSports360.com Honors For Chanelle Price On Jan. 31
* Chanelle Price was named to the CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll for her victory and meet record in the 800m (2:05.33) and her role as the lead-off leg for UT's runner-up and NCAA-qualifying distance medley relay unit (11:02.74) at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge.
UT Records This Season For Alexander, Hoty
* Annie Alexander broke her 2009 Lady Vol indoor school record (57-2) in the shot put with a victorious toss of 58-1 at the Auburn Invitational on Jan. 21. That mark qualified her for NCAAs and gave her the 10th career indoor victory in the shot and second this season.
* Two weekends in a row Matthew Hoty eclipsed the Vol freshman indoor mark in the shot put. His runner-up effort of 60-0 1/4 at the Auburn Invitational toppled his week-old mark of 58-7 1/2 from the Kentucky Invitational and moved him to No. 9 on UT's all-time indoor performers list in that event.
SEC and CollegeSports360.com Honors For Tennessee On Jan. 24
* Lady Vol senior Annie Alexander picked up two honors on Jan. 24 for her effort the previous weekend at the Auburn Invitational. The senior was named the SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Week and was included on the CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll.
* Alexander was recognized after automatically qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships and breaking her own UT indoor shot put record with a victorious toss of 58-1 at the Auburn Inv. on Jan. 21.
* Vol redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty was selected as the SEC Men's Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Auburn Invitational on Jan. 21.
* For the second weekend in a row, Hoty toppled the UT freshman indoor record in the shot put. He propelled the ball 60-0 1/4 to take second at the Auburn meet and moved to No. 9 on UT's all-time indoor performers list in that event.
Vols Sport Three 17-Foot Vaulters Indoors In 2012
* UT has three pole vaulters over the bar at 17 feet in 2012. Sophomore Chase Brannon ranks eighth nationally at 17-5 1/2, while sophomore Tyler Porter and senior Robert Rasnick have cleared 17-0 3/4.
* Five-time SEC champ Joe Berry has cleared 17-8 1/2 competing unattached this season and will utilize his final year of outdoor eligibility with the Vols, beginning with the SEC/Big 10 Challenge on March 23.
Nijgia Snapp Named SEC Women's Runner of the Week on Jan. 17
* A 2:08.55 effort in the 800 meters earned Nijgia Snapp a victory at the Kentucky Invitational and the nod as the Jan. 17 SEC Women's Runner of the Week.
* Snapp's time ranked her No. 1 in the SEC and NCAA through that weekend's slate of competitions.
* The win at UK was Snapp's first career triumph in the 800 as a Lady Vol after four runner-up efforts, including one at last year's Kentucky Invitational.
January Roster Additions Are Aiding Vols
* UT has added a pair of freshmen sprinters to the roster. Jamol James and Michael Williams are eligible and began competition at the Kentucky Invitational. View their bios via the roster page at UTSports.com.
* James is UT's top 60m sprinter (6.78), while Williams anchored the 4x400mR to its best time (3:13.04).
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It is a homiletical balm to hear of other preaching goofs, where pastors just blow it with a sermon or illustration and, yet, God graciously still produces fruit. I'm sure many of you can relate and provide stories that get belly-laughs every time you tell them. In this video Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, and James MacDonald share three of their most harrowing preaching moments.
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Blake Shelton Wins 2011 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
Blake Shelton has won his second CMA Award for Male Vocalist of the Year! The 'Honey Bee' singer, and husband of reigning CMA Female Vocalist Miranda Lambert, beat out Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Keith Urban for the top spot.
"I didn't really prepare anything to say at all," Blake told the crowd before thanking Miranda, his managers, Warner Music Nashville and longtime buddy Reba. "But most of all, all you freakin' crazy people out here!"
Blake's latest hit, 'God Gave Me You,' has taken a meteoric rise to the top of the charts, surpassing his previous record-breaking tune, 'Honey Bee.' With this giant win, it seems that this singer has a lot to thank the man upstairs for.
"It's no secret, Miranda and I have had our ups and downs over the years and this was definitely at a low point at our relationship," Blake tells The Boot of hearing the song for the first time. "I was flipping through stations and landed on a contemporary Christian station, and that song came on and I almost had to pull the truck over. I felt like I was hearing that song at that moment for a reason."
This is Blake's second win in the Male Vocalist category after claiming the title last year. He went into the award show with a total of five CMA nominations. Blake had the big honor of kicking off tonight's broadcast with the first performance of the night — a country-fried version of 'Footloose' with the iconic Kenny Loggins.


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- Ambienteer – Ataraxia
How I missed this is beyond me. I follow James Fahy's music dairy closely, my only explanation for leaving his album slip through the net is having Christmas shenanigans with friends who came to visit me in Cambodia. Anyhow, I'll get on with it… Ambienteer gifts us with an 8 track album of wondrous ambient […]
- Netlabel Tracker #9: Ambienteer
Music is a great communications channel, James Fahy, better known by his super hero name 'Ambienteer' regularly expresses himself using ambient music. Okay, I'm cheating, he doesn't run a netlabel, but he does share his art with the world.
- Echoes And Dust Interview: Warren Daly
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- Circumambient 010 – Guest mix by Warren Daly
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A mix inspired by Ambienteer's experiments using an old 70′s transistor radio to listen to shortwave transmissions. He recorded samples from the radio, and distorted and looped them to use as elements in a number of his tracks. This mix uses tracks which remind me of these old tones, signals, and distortion.
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What is the Netlabel Tracker? The netlabel tracker contains reviews and recommendation of quality netlabels that are active and innovative. I'm wish to spread the reviews across as many genres as possible. Why do I post Netlabel reviews? Discovering great new music is gratifying, but some days the thought of scouring the web for freshly […]
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Dedicated to the insomniacs, restless sleepers, and the sleep lovers of the world. It's a one hour chilled-out podcast featuring music from a range of talented artists signed to the best netlabels in the world.
- Episode 033 – Ambient
I thoroughly enjoyed blending these amazing ambient tracks. So much talent and so many excellent Netlabels.
- Episode 029 – Ambient Glitch Mix
Happy New Year. I've blended 75 minutes of ambient soundscapes peppered with glitches and bleeps for your listening pleasure.
- Music Recommendations – magical ambient scapes and laid back beats
4 releases that need your attention and should certainly be in your music collection.
- Episode 028 – The Best Netlabel Soundscapes
What happens when you blend Ambienteer, Bing Satellites, Cinchel, Darren Harper, Dustmosts, Elypixa, Earlyguard, Electricwest, Epileptic Dog Production and Nobuto Sudo? 101 minutes of the best ambient, drone and soundscapes you will ever treat your ears to.
- Episode 026 – Laidback & Downtempo Netlabel Tracks
Surround yourself with placid harmonies and glimmering exhalations in this 75 minute blend of field recordings, acoustic-electronic works and composition improvisation.
- Tumbleweed or Twitter?
If you're not one of the folk following me on Twitter, it would seem like I've dropped off the face of the planet. I've found it difficult time wise to update the site as much as I would like. Never fear, the AgentCast / Podcast series is always in progress. That being said, if you […]
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Lawyers whose only acquaintance with insolvency is the monthly contemplation of their credit card bill, could be forgiven for thinking that the bull market of the past seven years has killed off the work of the insolvency lawyer altogether. Not a bit of it. There is, and has been, a great deal of activity, albeit that the nature of the activity has changed and the manic times of the late 1980s to mid 1990s are much rarer these days.
Much of the work for insolvency barristers during recent years has been focused on advising on transactional and other technically complex issues in an attempt to restructure and salvage ailing companies.
There has been much less enthusiasm for expensive insolvency litigation and a growing appreciation from those active in the last recession that protracted litigation rarely produces value for creditors. The unsuccessful Nemgia litigation provoked Mr Justice Lightman to issue a warning to insolvency practitioners about the dangers of embarking on costly litigation without the necessary evidence to support their case. And there is a general expectation that the forthcoming House of Lords ruling in the claim against the Bank of England in respect of the collapse of BCCI will yet again demonstrate that big-ticket litigation rarely pays dividends.
The prevailing, more cautious attitude has been accompanied by a more sympathetic lending environment in which banks and other institutions are more receptive to restructuring and recovery techniques. Formal insolvency regime is now regarded as the last resort rather than a preferred option.
In recent years there have been more schemes of arrangements that rarely involve contentious litigation. Schemes have been used particularly by insurers both solvent (Osiris), insolvent (North Atlantic) and even those teetering on the brink of insolvency (Chester Street). Until recently, schemes were considered too expensive to merit much attention in other fields. But the courts have responded creatively by breathing new life into a flexible restructuring device that may find favour outside insurance, particularly where there are difficulties in obtaining shareholder approval for a corporate voluntary arrangement.
The last recession was fuelled by the high level of lending into an inflated property market. The counterpart today is the speculative investment in telecoms and dotcoms. Both sectors have had their casualties. In the telecoms field, Ionica was an early victim whose collapse sparked an acrimonious battle fought in London and New York between US noteholders and the Ionica parent company. That case reinforced that practitioners need to have the capability to address the cross-border issues that will arise in modern insolvency involving new technology. Ionica also demonstrated that a scheme of arrangement may represent an effective means of packaging the compromise of a dispute that has already reached the litigation stage.
The experience of Ionica has been instructive in dealing with more recent technology collapses. Because of the multinational content of almost every technology group, early identification of cross-border issues and disputes is vital. Advice in relation to such issues has involved close liaison with foreign insolvency law experts in places as far-flung as South America.
There has also been a spate of dotcom collapses – Boo.com being the most obvious. The trick in that case, and practically every other dotcom venture that comes unstuck, is invariably to put the company into administration and to sell any value that is left in the business (usually only the domain name and website) within a few days. In the T&D Industries case, Mr Justice Neuberger's confirmation that prior to the administrators' sale of a company's business leave is not required, eliminates an obstacle.
So what does the future hold? With the US on the brink of recession there is a real prospect that it will impact here. Even a small downturn is likely to expose the fragility of much of the new economy, which during the boom times has been able to hide its weak capitalisation, poor business plans and reckless management. The real testing time for restructuring as an insolvency technique will be if (or, more likely, when) the good times end.
Richard Hacker QC and Lexa Hilliard are barristers at 3-4 South Square


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Document yourself
Approach trustworthy professors for letters of recommendation, which typically figure more prominently with transfer applications than with freshman applications.
In this respect, Throop lucked out. "At first, I wasn't sure of how to go about [getting a recommendation], and I just handed one professor an envelope with the address of the school to which I was applying to transfer — no stamp, no nothing," she says. Thankfully, one of her professors pointed toward the recommendation form that accompanies the Common Application. "I was so lucky to have sympathetic professors to guide me," she says.
Remember to have your school send out your transcript. Throop advises taking advantage of the old adage, "Students stick together." Talk to employees at student services about getting your transcript taken care of. It may be smoother than other points of contact.
Let 'em down easy
Once you get into a second school, allow yourself to pump your fist and emit a subdued "Yessssss!" with computer or mail in hand, or, as Maddock did, jump around the kitchen shrieking in delight. Be proactive about separating yourself from your school. This process usually involves withdrawal forms, a trip to the dean's office, or another formal procedure that varies depending on the school.
Plus, prepare yourself for exit interviews. Tanesha Wright, who transferred from New York's Hartwick College to BC, however, says that the process is not terribly awkward.
Be firm
After leaving Villanova for BC, Maddock continued to receive e mail and snail mail from her former school. She has learned to ignore it. You should too.
Try to make it work
Most of all, get down with your buggy self and meet people, open books, and find new places. Remember Tai, from the 1995 teen movie Clueless, who transferred and skyrocketed to enormous popularity in her new digs? Don't be fooled; that was Hollywood (and high school).
"Some [transfer students] . . . come in with the idea that they've 'been here, done that before,' " says Maddock. "You've got to realize that you need to make the effort to go out and meet people. Sometimes I think I know more people than some of my other friends who have been here from the beginning, because I've been making an effort since I got here."
Jess McConnell is a recent graduate of Tufts, her first and only choice, and a freelance writer living in Boston.
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"Irish" Micky Ward, played by Mark Wahlberg in "The Fighter", had a movie made about him for a reason - he was as tough a brawler as the modern-day fight world has seen. He was a hell of a puncher - particularly to the body - but even more legendary were his chin and heart. You UFC fans need to sit down and check this out - you may learn that there's still something to be said for the sweet science, particularly when watching a true warrior like Ward, as well as his fellow gladiator Arturo Gatti (these fights happened after the film's timeline ended). The 3 Micky Ward vs Arturo Gatti fights in the early 2000s are legendary among boxing fans, and they are well-represented here in this compilation of Micky Ward's bloodiest battles. The first five list items are the best fights of Mickey Ward, while the last 5 positions showcase the most brutal individual rounds. These videos will show you very clearly why true fight fans rank Ward higher than his record - solid as it was - would indicate.
Check out more lists like Best Featherweight Boxers and Best Heavyweight Boxers.
Check out more lists like Best Featherweight Boxers and Best Heavyweight Boxers.
Ward vs. Gatti I
Fight of the year in 2002, and the absolute best that the squared circle has to offer; very possibly the fight of the decade and top ten all-time. We're going to start with this highlight reel but every second of these rounds is worth watching and rewatching. Look for the Round 9 liver shot as quintessential Mickey - best round of the best fight you will likely ever see (that round is #6 on this list). Rounds 5 & 10 are stupendous as well - see also later in this list.
The video here is a highlight reel - all of it stunning but start it at 2:00 or so if you want to see the very definition of heart in the ring - from both fighters.
Ward vs. Burton
Fight of the year in 2001. A pitched phone booth battle from beginning to end. The late rounds are positively brutaful. We'll start the video highlights here in the middle of the fight, but later in the list you can see the sickest round of all - Round 10.
Ward vs. Gatti III
Fight of the year in 2003. Gatti fights with a broken hand. Mickey fights with rocks in his head. Both men elevate their already mythical status, then (literally) share side-by-side beds in the emergency room afterwards.
From a pound-for-pound video highlight reel perspective, this is probably the best single dose of Ward/Gatti battle footage.
Ward vs. Neary
Ward loses virtually every minute of every round then stops Shea Neary with a liver shot in Round 8 that hurts out in TV land.
If you want to just cut to the chase, start at about 2:20
Gatti/Ward I - Round 9
Gatti/Ward II - Round 3
Gatti/Ward II was also a monster battle, but I had to leave it out of his best 5 fights. Round 3 makes one of his top 5 ROUNDS though:


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Brother has a huge range of inkjet all-in-one machines designed for the home and small office. We recently looked at the DCP-375CW, so it's interesting to compare the DCP-385C, here, which is just £10 down the range, but with several differences to its feature set.
The most obvious difference is the cosmetic one, as this machine is decked out in white and grey, though it shares the general shape of this whole group of machines, with their gently curved tops, housing both the flatbed scanner and the control panel.
The second difference, a plus for this machine, is its double-width, colour LCD display, so useful when working with photos off a memory card. The DCP-385C has two card slots, handling the now standard SD, MemoryStick and xD formats, but also supporting the older CompactFlash. There's also a PictBridge socket for direct camera connection.
Coming back to the control panel, which is positioned to the right of the display, the standard controls for menu navigation, number of copies and ink management, as well as Start and Stop buttons for scans and copies, are all where you would expect them to be.
The paper tray, which can take up to 100 sheets of plain paper slides fully into the machine, with just a small extending paper stop to catch finished pages. Unlike the DCP-375CW, this machine has a separate tray for photo blanks, though this has to be pushed forward manually after removing the paper cartridge, before you can print photos from it.
So far, you wonder why you would spend the extra £10 on the DCP-375CW, but the hint is in the 'W'. The DCP-385C has no wireless network connection and, in fact, no network connection of any type. Your only choice is USB and, as usual with models in this range, you have to feed the USB cable through a channel under the scanner section to find the corresponding socket.
The same software bundle, including Nuance's PaperPort 11SE and Brother's own Brother MFL-Pro Suite is supplied with both machines, though of course there's no need for the networking support applets here. The only physical setup is installation of the four colour ink cartridges, into their dock on to the right of the paper tray. This machine can take higher capacity ink cartridges than the DCP-375CW, but otherwise the two systems are very similar.
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I would rate Royal Transportation zero if I have a choice. I used Royal Transportation to move my household from North California to Atlanta. There are several things that went wrong.
1. The original pick up date was 12pm to 2 pm on July 18. I packed everything and waited for them to come. Then they called right after 12 saying the truck broke down on the road and the earliest date they can pick up was July 22. Having no other options in such a short notice, I agreed to this date.
2. At the beginning of this moving business, May told me the shipment would take 7 to 10 days to get to Georgia. On the day they picked up my stuff, they showed me the paper work and over there it became 14 to 21 days. Again at that point, with two little kids at the site and husband already at Atlanta, I agreed to let them load my stuff. Now it has been a month, I still don't know WHERE MY STUFF IS! Without the bed and cooking ware, our whole family have to sleep on the floor and eat out almost all the time.
3. When I made the quote, the representative May asked me to give a list of major furniture and appliances. She quoted $1926 for 494 cubic feet. On July 22, after the two mover load everything to the truck, I was told it was actually more than 900 cubic feet. The price ended up as $4500 because they charged higher price for the extra cubic feet used.
4. Before my stuff were loaded onto their truck. The communications were all good. May sounds nice and helpful and always there when I had questions. But after the day my stuff were shipped, I can never reach her again. At the beginning, it was another girl who claimed May is not available. After I called a coupe of times, my calls were always been forwarded directly to the voice mail.
All of these caused so much stress to us. More importantly we don't know when these stress would go away because we still don't have our household stuff yet. We don't even know whether they are still in California or maybe they dumped it somewhere. Now I don't even care about the money anymore. I just want my stuff to start a normal life.
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text: I have a 2003 escalade ext with the factory xenons .... well I tried remote starting my truck and noticed that one of the headlights did not light up with the begining of the remote start sequence... I shut off the truck and then tried restarting it and noticed that the headlight in questoin which is the driver side headlight tried to light up twice made a loud buzzing noise i assume was the ballast and then just stayed off ... well Im not driving my truck at night due to the wonderful police in my suburb and dont need and more tickets since I am broke !.... I tried calling my service guy that always took care of me .. I wanted to find out if my extended warranty would cover the ballast ?... turns out he doesnt work there anymore !.... well he would call the warranty company and ask them if they would cover certain parts before i would bring them the truck in so I wouldnt end up getting charged their ridiculous labor rate to diagnose the truck if the parts in question wernt covered by my extended warranty.. well i get a hold of someone else and he tells me sorry i dont make those phone calls ! .. long story short he was an a ##hole!... then i remembered someone else i used to use there in service .... before i called him i called the extended warranty directly myself and gave them my vin number and they were trying to give me the runaround but long story short if it turns out to be the ballast they will cover it .... so i call a service guy i used a couple years back and told me they are booked for a week but to take the truck through their express service bay and talk to one guy and then if it turns out to be the ballast and it is covered they will take care of it??? i dont know if i should take it in or not .. i dont want to get charged bs money just for them to tell me its the bulb which is not covered .. from what i described what do you people think it might be... if the bulb was bad i dont think it would light up at all ... correct ? and were is the ballast located on the driver side ... if you take the headlight out is it visible ?? from the engine bay it doesnt seem visible to me .... headlight is easy to take out its only 2 bars that hold it in place


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Operating System & Software
Windows XP or Linux? If the latter, what kind? There are a few potential solutions:
1. Windows XP - Unlike its much maligned successor, Windows XP is a mature, fast and familiar operating system that already works very well. People like it, there are thousands of freely available applications for it and it has vast hardware compatibility. This makes it a safe choice.
2. Linux - Since the beginning netbooks and Linux have been together, yet of late Windows XP seems to have garnered a foothold in the market as people demand more flexibility. What is needed, then, is a Linux OS that has the ease of use of current distros (ala Eee PC/Acer Aspire One) but with a little more freedom. A potential answer is the extremely promising Ubuntu Netbook Remix, but until it's more widely used it's hard to come to a conclusion. Most vitally, however, what is needed is an iPhone Application Store type platform so that users can add new programs quickly and easily, without recourse to the often tortuous installation processes used in Linux.
3. Both - Then there's the compromise solution of Windows XP with a small instant boot Linux element available as well. This may well tick many people's boxes in terms of flexibility and knowing Asus' use of this technique in the past, one can reasonably expect it to do something similar in future netbooks and for others to follow.
So, what about my Ultimate Netbook? Well, logical though the final solution is my heart says Linux only is the way to go. It is, after all, the original netbook OS. What we need, however, is as suggested before, a development community and platform into which many weird and wonderful applications can proliferate. Applications designed specifically with netbooks in mind and with easy one-click installations. And if not Ubuntu Netbook Remix, is there a place for a Google Android for netbooks? I'll leave that one up to you...
This is a no brainer. One of the abiding advantages Eee PCs have had of late is the use of six-cell batteries, when all others have relied on just three-cells and four-cells. Having a six-cell battery more or less guarantees, at the very least, four hours of battery life and with prudent use this can go as high as six, seven and allegedly eight hours, too. This is the kind of battery life an ultimate netbook needs, so six-cells is the way to go.
Size & Weight
A nine inch screen settles the size aspect fairly simply, so then there's weight. Having a six-cell battery probably rules out a sub-1kg figure, but as close to this figure as possible should always be the aim and less than 1.3kg the minimum requirement.
This, of course, will always vary depending on region, but for the UK £350 or less is the benchmark. In an ideal world I'd say less than £300, but if you want the best netbook possible, you're probably going to have to pay a little more.


text: true hardwoods are great. but not the snap laminate kind that you see on the tv where they say we are installing hardwood flooring and then you see them snap together. water in the kitchen can ruin the snap together,. but true hardwoods such as maple or old pine knotty can look great.


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Every now and then we get an As Seen on TV product that just doesn't live up to our expectations, unfortunately the Leak Ender 2000 was one of those products. We put the Leak Ender 2000 to a few test trying to repair leaking hoses and PVC pipes, but our results were the same on all products – failure. Take a look at the video to see us try to repair a leaking PVC pipe, and in just seconds the Leak Ender 2000 fails and water is streaming out of the crack again.
StarReviews is never happy when we spend our money on an As Seen On TV product that is a bust, but from time to time it happens, buyer beware the Leak Ender 2000 is a product that is full of holes. The Star Reviews team gives the 1 out of 6 Stars. That is one of our lowest ratings, and the product seems to be nothing more than some thick gray spray paint.


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A good sump pump installation should include a backup system for breakdowns and power outages. Learn the pros and cons of four pump backup methods.
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A sump pump is one of the most important (and most ignored) disaster prevention devices in a home. When this simple system fails, the results can be catastrophic, leading to thousands of dollars in damage, daily disruptions caused by major repair work and higher insurance premiums for years to come. So spending some time and money on avoiding failure makes a lot of sense.
Some homeowners keep a replacement pump on hand in case their pump dies. That's a good idea (home centers often sell out of pumps during storms or floods). But having a replacement handy won't help you if you're on vacation during a power outage or if your pump dies while you're slumbering through a stormy night. That's the beauty of sump pump backup systems: No matter what the reason for the pump failure, a backup system will save the day. In this article we'll show you the options.
The most common reason for pump failure is a power outage, not some problem with the pump itself. Common events besides power outages can also cut off the supply of electricity. For example, lightning can trip GFCI outlets, or someone can unplug the pump and forget to plug it back in.
Assuming the power stays on, sometimes the pump itself fails. Many inexpensive sump pumps are simply too small to handle the flow from a major downpour or rapid snowmelt. And because inexpensive pumps are built with less durable materials, they lose pumping efficiency. So the pump runs more often and burns out early. Or the motor runs but the pump doesn't eject water.
Float switches are also a frequent cause of pump failure. "Wide angle" tethered float switches, the kind that free-float around the sump basket, are the biggest troublemakers. They swirl around the sump basket, making them far more likely to get trapped against the pump, discharge pipe or power cord. Once trapped, they can't switch on the pump. Inexpensive switches can also simply wear out or cause motor burnout.
Whether you're buying a replacement pump or a backup system, you'll have to determine the pump capacity. Here's how: Disconnect your existing pump, pull it out of the basket, and check the GPH rating on the label or check the pump's specifications on the manufacturer's Web site. Buy a new pump with at least that much capacity. If your existing pump sometimes can't keep up with the incoming water, select a model with a higher GPH rating.
A battery-powered sump pump backup consists of a battery, a battery-powered pump, a charger and additional piping.
Manufacturers of battery backup systems usually sell three models: good, better and best, with "best" costing three times as much as "good". The "best" units come with a larger battery and a more sophisticated battery charger. The larger battery gives you a longer run-time, and the better charger prolongs the life of the battery.
So how long will a battery backup system keep your basement dry? That depends on how much water is entering your sump basket (which determines how often the pump will run). Here's an example: one manufacturer's system comes with a 40-amp/hour battery that's projected to last up to 53 hours (pumping at the rate of 2,300 GPH once every five minutes). But, if you have serious water problems such that the pump runs once a minute, that same battery will last only 12 hours. That's hardly enough battery capacity to get you through an extended power outage. In that case, buy a system with a larger battery, or a system with a charger large enough to keep two batteries fully charged.
If you have minor seepage and rarely experience power outages, you're probably safe buying a less expensive battery backup system. Then again, that savings could cost you big-time if just one 100-year storm knocks out your power and turns a sump trickle into a flood.
An above-sump backup unit has less chance of drinking water contamination and uses a less expensive type of backflow preventer.
An in-sump water-powered pump always has water in it, and requires a more expensive type of back-flow preventer.
A water-powered backup pump uses water pressure to siphon water out of your sump. Most use 1 gallon of city water for every 2 gallons of sump water they remove. So a pump that's capable of removing 1,500 GPH will use 750 GPH of city water. And that's created a lot of controversy. In fact, a few municipalities prohibit their use due to already severe water shortages. So check with local ordinances before buying a water-powered sump pump. In an area with high water costs, the water bill can run as high as $170 a day. But keep that in perspective. If your power goes out for a couple of days, you'd happily pay a $300 water bill to avoid a flood.
Water-powered pumps require at least 40 psi and a 3/4-in. feed line to achieve maximum pumping rates. And they require a separate drain line and some type of backflow prevention to prevent cross-contamination with potable water.
Water-powered pumps come in two styles: in-sump and above-sump. An in-sump pump (one choice is the Liberty No. SJ10 SumpJet pump, available through our affiliation with Amazon.com) is always immersed in drain water, which raises the risk that drain water could contaminate the drinking water supply. To prevent that, most local codes require the installation of an expensive reduced pressure zone (RPZ) backflow prevention valve. RPZ valves must be professionally installed and tested annually by a licensed plumber. That adds an annual cost to the system. So check with your local building inspection department before you buy an in-sump system.
An above-sump unit mounts well above the sump, which reduces the risk of drinking water contamination (one choice is the Basepump RB750-EZ; sold at Amazon.com). Therefore, many plumbing inspectors require only a less expensive atmospheric vacuum breaker (AVB).
This pump operates like an in-sump unit, using city water to pump sump water. Both kinds of water powered systems require a separate discharge line.
During a power outage, a generator can pay for itself in a dozen ways. One of those ways is powering a sump pump. A typical sump pump draws about 9 amps, so it won't add much load to the generator. But a generator isn't a perfect substitute for a backup system. A battery- or water-powered system kicks in automatically, whether you're home or not and no matter what the failure. A portable generator works only if you're around to connect it. And a generator (standby or portable) won't help if your primary sump pump is kaput.
Too often, homeowners don't discover a sump pump failure until they see the damage. But there are ways to avoid that:
If you buy a new AC sump pump run by a controller, it'll have some type of alarm to let you know if the pump fails or the power goes out. The same holds true for most new battery-powered systems.
Home centers sell a confusing array of sump pumps that range from $50 to $250. But don't despair. We've reviewed all the specs, talked to the engineers and boiled it down to five simple buying tips:
1. Horsepower means nothing. It's the pumping volume in gallons per hour (GPH) that counts. Check the capacity of your current pump. If your current pump keeps up with the flow during the heaviest rainstorms, buy that capacity again. If not, buy a pump with a higher GPH rating. To find your current pump's rating, locate its make and model number on the label and find the specs on the manufacturer's Web site.
2. Check the "head" on the manufacturer's GPH rating. Head is the height that water has to be lifted from the pump to the horizontal discharge pipe. More height means harder work for the pump. The GPH rating on most good-quality pumps includes the head (typically 10 ft.). But some manufacturers rate pump capacity without head ("3200 GPH at 0 head" for example). That gives an unrealistic—and misleading—estimate of pump capacity.
3. Spend the money to get a quality sump pump. Look for a caged or vertical float switch, a motor with a UL and a CSA rating, and a pump made with a stainless steel, cast aluminum or cast iron impeller and pump body. Avoid pumps made from epoxy-coated parts.
4. Buy an energy-efficient pump. Once you find a pump with the correct GPH rating, look for a model that consumes the fewest amps. This isn't about saving electricity; high-amp pumps run hotter and burn out the float switch faster.
5. If your sump accumulates gravel or sand, buy a "top suction" pump that's "solid passing" to prevent a stall/burnout caused by trapped gravel. Or raise a "bottom suction"-style pump on a few bricks to keep it off the bottom of the sump.
While you're at the home center, buy a new male fitting to fit the pump outlet; pipe primer and cement; a new check valve and rubber couplers


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Two more (de)Occupy Honolulu protesters went to jail Monday for interfereing with city crews attempting to remove tents at Thomas Square.
Catherine C. Russell was sentenced in state court this afternoon to 60 days in jail and Blade Michael Walsh to 45 days for obstructing government operations in connection with the city's enforcement of the stored property ordinance.
Madori Rumpungworn is already serving a 30-day jail term.


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OC Funds Management has spent more than a decade building an out-performing, small-cap, boutique equity manager but, like many other fund managers, has had its moments in the recent difficult environment.
It has been adapting to the new market circumstances, bolstering its small, in-house staff to augment its bottom-up, stockpicking approach, looking at other possible acquisitions and rebranding itself.
The Melbourne-based firm, with a well-connected board including Myer and Baillieu names, began life in 2000 as Opis Capital Ltd (a name based on the ancient Roman fertility deity Opis, the Latin for "plenty") . It traded under that name until 2009 when the Opes Prime disaster and collapse produced confusion. Apart from only one letter difference, the two names also were pronounced the same, so the OC brand emerged as a compromise.
OC began as a boutique funds manager specialising in small-cap stocks and concentrating on high net worth private clients rather than institutions. But in recent years, the wealth management business has changed so that there are many similarities between the private and institutional business.
Sam Baillieu, one of the founders and executive director, says the approach to both sectors is now similar. Both mean dealing with and convincing the "gatekeepers" such as the platforms and investment research groups which now rule the private client world as well as the wholesale superannuation business.
OC has a small team of investment staff with Baillieu (ex-EL&C Baillieu), Robert Frost (ex- senior research analyst, Austock Brokers), Stephen Sedgman (more than 40 years' experience with Eagle Insurance and SPAL Management), Rob Calnon and Stephen Evans (ex- EL&C Baillieu analyst and IT expert).
The team has been joined by ex-Equity Trustee marketing man Sam Cole and veteran funds manager Iain Mason (former Clay Finlay) who aims to edge OC into the institutional business.
The board has several big names, including Charles Baillieu, former executive director EL&C Baillieu and director of institutional equities at Deutsche Bank, as chairman; Sidney Myer of the Myer Emporium family; Graham Cunningham, an experienced Melbourne company director and investment manager, and Michael Hamson, a former stockbroker (originally with McIntosh, Griffin, Hamson and later chief executive of McIntosh Hamson Hoare Govett). Frost and Sam Baillieu are also directors.
Frost joined in 2001 from Austock in what he calls "a meeting of minds" which fitted OC's model and investment philosophy. Baillieu says he and Frost had talked stocks daily in what was really a road test of the relationship. Today, both of them tend to finish the other's sentences in conversations.
Despite the high-profile board, OC has flown below the radar, with about $170 million of funds under management. Like most other retail managers, OC is finding it tough to develop retail flows, Baillieu says.
OC's core small-cap funds include a premium equity fund which since inception has returned 9.7 per cent, against its small-cap index benchmark of 4.1 per cent and a slightly more adventuresome dynamic equity fund that has returned 11 per cent since inception. A third concentrated equity fund has done 14.5 per cent, well ahead of its All Ordinaries benchmark of 8.9 per cent. All these funds have performance fees, with a hurdle rate of 15 per cent.
Frost says OC assumes that investors want alpha (or outperformance) and will pay for it. It avoids the crowded large-cap space, preferring to play to the small-cap strengths of its investment staff.
It holds only about 40 to 45 stocks and its portfolio limits relate more to liquidity than the size of a company's capital. Frost says he wants to be able to sell a position in a week or two. Beyond that, he says "you get to the so-called 'lobster pot' position . . . you can't get out".
"If you can get six to eight good winners during the year and you can minimise the . . . losses, then you get good portfolio returns."
Frost says OC aims to be quite nimble moving in and out of positions, with a rule that it sells if a stock disappoints with a profit downgrade. Baillieu says OC is regularly talking with management and a surprise means either it has been misled or management doesn't have a good handle on its operations. "Management is critical in our stocks," Frost adds.
OC is finding private clients are looking to use a satellite approach to provide the extra equity performance after securing a core position.
"It seems a lot of people want stocks in their own name because of tax reasons," says Baillieu, and technology now allows platform clients much more flexibility in getting exposure through individual managers.
OC bought Patriot Asset Management in 2010, acquiring its founder Stephen Sedgman with 40 years' funds management experience. Baillieu says Sedgman has helped establish a risk management approach with a macro approach to go with OC's bottom-up stockpicking.
Frost says in the global crisis OC felt its small-cap approach needed supplementing because, with big issues like sovereign debt worries, its bottom-up approach needed some top-down thinking.
After the Patriot acquisition, OC is looking at possibly adding other fund managers to its operations as long as they will add to and fit the culture. Baillieu says an investment team needs a good culture; investing "is a tough job as it is, without personalities getting in the way and affecting performance".
Clashes of culture have happened at big fund managers, says Frost. Baillieu says the culture and a stable investment team are the two most important things.
In the present climate, Frost says: "We are in uncharted waters – and I don't think anyone can put their hand on their heart and say how it's all going to pan out." Instead it's a case of risk reduction: OC doesn't have any companies in its portfolio with going concern issues or re-financing queries. While things may get slightly better, Frost says, "you get a sovereign default and all bets are off".
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New York City is something of a national American icon. It's known informally as "the city that never sleeps", a kind of cultural bastion for the poor and huddled masses its own Statue of Liberty oversees. It's a place that's anything you want it to be. It wears an infinite number of hats. It's a home to millions, a vacation getaway to millions more, a workplace, a nightclub, an anything. It's where Central Park, Times Square, and Wall Street. It's one of those places you should see at some point before you die, and with hotels in New York suitable for visitors of all types, there's never been a better time.
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While air travel's traditional, there are tons of other choices in terms of getting to NYC. Train travel is a historic favorite. The Terminal has been around for hundreds of years, and still operates today; it's worth seeing on its own, so why not travel through it? Amtrak trains also pass through Penn Station every day.
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Now, a 30-ft kali idol in kolkata_ is the depth of our faith proportionate to the size of the idol_ – yahoo news india
Now, a 30-ft Kali idol in Kolkata? Is the depth of our faith proportionate to the size of the idol? While the whole of the country is in a festive mode, I can't help question if our faith and sense of devotion are in any way directly proportionate to the size of the idols we splurge lakhs of rupees on.
The day before yesterday, on my way home, I happened to pass the Jodhpurpark Lake in our up-market South Kolkata neighbourhood.
I noticed how a row of Goddess
Lakshmi idols had been abandoned on the narrow pavement surrounding the iron grills recently erected around the lake to probably stop the slum-dwellers from peeing and washing clothes in the lake waters, immersion of idols too having now been stopped here.
Yesterday morning, a leading English daily claimed there is still no home for the tallest Goddess Durga idol at Deshapriya Park and how, over the next few days, the massive fiber-glass idols are going to be dismantled.
Staring at Durga and her wards Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh and Kartik lying on the ground, a pensive Mintu Pal, the master creator who had made these idols, wondered about the fate of his massive installation.
With no word from the West Bengal government yet on the alternative site where the idols are to be transported for reassembly and display on a permanent basis, Pal was quoted as being worried about where would he store the magnum-sized segments of the idols once they are dismantled.
While one of the sites was Eco Park in New Town, the other was at Rabindra Sarobar. However, six days on, the joint inspection for finalizing the venue is yet to happen.
" I don't know whether we will be able to hold the famous idol in our state (West Bengal). Other states have shown interest in preserving it. Now it is our state administration that has to take the final call. As an artist I will hope that we do not lose the opportunity of keeping the idol in our state for exhibition and preservation," Pal lamented.
No sooner did the hullabaloo over the world's tallest Durga died down (rather unceremoniously and barely 48 hours before its inauguration), than news of a 30-foot tall Goddess Kali idol in Kolkata emerged.
While the whole of the country is in a festive mode, I can't help question if our faith and sense of devotion are in any way directly proportionate to the size of the idols we splurge lakhs of rupees on. Religion has been turned into a competitive, corporate war backed by hefty sponsorships and in-your-face consumer hoardings?
West Bengal's tourism is languishing and, with the Pujas over, there is hardly anything to lure a tourist to Kolkata: crumbling infrastructure, shoddy roads and taxis that refuse to carry you.
The state tourism department has, meanwhile, devised a Rs 123-crore coastal tourism circuit development plan to be placed before the Union tourism ministry for approval and funding.
The coastal circuit plan envisages a total tourism infrastructure development plan along the state's coastal border from Old Digha to Fraserganj, including New Digha, Udaypur, Shankarpur, Tajpur, Mandarmani, Bakkhali and Henry Islands.
Can't all the money poured into the creation of idols and mandaps and theme pujas be used in a better manner? How about a crafts museum that stores all this talent and is open to public on an entry fee and that isn't dismantled just after five odd days!
Also, does spending so much money on these pujas, that seem to be sprouting at breakneck speed in every locality, do anything for the welfare of the state, apart from providing entertainment value to the people just for a few days?
Will the 30-foot Kali idol, for instance, create new jobs, improve roads and infrastructure, ensure child and women's safety, facilitate better healthcare services, ensure smoother governance, end poverty and homelessness?
Also, have we even given a passing thought to the high levels of river pollution that the immersion of idols in lakes and rivers causes?
A recent report in The Hindu talked about the case of pollution in Hussainsagar Lake in Hyderabad. A team sampled water repeatedly from different parts of the lake, including one spot 'immersed with hundreds of multi-coloured idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Durga', and another near 'the outfall of black-coloured, untreated raw sewage containing a collection of industrial effluents'.
Sewage, they concluded, was responsible for most but not all of the pollution. High levels of zinc, calcium and strontium 'were probably due to the immersed idols painted with multicoluors'.
A study on the impact of idol immersion activities on the water quality of Tapi river in Surat mentioned sampling the water 'at morning hours during pre-immersion, during immersion and post-immersion periods of Ganesh idols'. The conclusion was: 'The main reason of the deterioration of water quality . . . is various religious activities', with special blame on 'plaster of Paris, clothes, iron rods, chemical colours, varnish and paints used for making the idols'.
Another study on heavy metal contamination in a lake in urban Bhopal, published in 2007, discovered that idol immersion has become 'a major source of contamination and sedimentation to the lake water'.
Have we thought about the large-scale damage and wastage of resources in a country that has no food to eat? What would this money mean if directed to charity?
And what if we didn't focus on a limited time-period revelry?
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West Coast psych-poppers the Skygreen Leopards have just released a new video for Crying Green & Purple, a single taken from their recent full length, Family Crimes. Crying Green & Purple is a jangly and memorable number, with some striking lyrics beneath its sunny exterior. The video utilizes found footage of young festival revelers, supersaturated with bright colors to reflect the tune's slightly melancholic preoccupation with "tie dye."
Family Crimes is available now on Woodsist. The band has also announced an extension of their current tour to include a show at Brooklyn venue Baby's All Right, as well as a show at Minneapolis' famed 7th Street Entry at First Avenue alongside the excellent Papercuts, whose Jason Quever assisted in the recording of Family Crimes. These dates come in addition to a handful of dates supporting Woodsist labelmates Woods.
Check out the video for Crying Green & Purple, as well as the Skygreen Leopards' tour dates, below:
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08/14 – San Diego, CA – Casbah *
08/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo Park Rising Fest *
08/16 – Pioneertown, CA – Woodsist Festival Pioneertown *
08/17 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom *
09/13 – Deerfield, WI – Yardfest
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09/15 – Chicago, IL – Hideout
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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Tuesday, July 29, 2003
A scholarship in memory of Kevin H. Davidson, the 17-year-old Averill Park High School student who was killed in a vehicle/pedestrian crash, Sunday, July 27, will be established in the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation.
Davidson's mother, Yvonne Ayotte, is a secretary in the college's Center for Effective Teaching. Preference in awarding the scholarship will be given to an Averill Park High School graduate.
To contribute to the Kevin H. Davidson Memorial Scholarship, send a check made out to the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation, 80 Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, NY 12180. In the memo line, please note the Kevin H. Davidson Memorial Scholarship. Those interested in contributing to the scholarship endowment also may call 629-8012 for further information.
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