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|This is a discussion on Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act... within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; Does anybody else play like this. I've been reading Phil Gordon's Little Green Book and he makes note of how he never looks at his
Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act...
Does anybody else play like this. I've been reading Phil Gordon's Little Green Book and he makes note of how he never looks at his cards until it's his turn to act.
I never look at my cards before it is my turn to act. I find that if I look at my hand as soon as the cards are dealt, I am often uninterested in the action if I have a bad hand and overly interested if I have a good hand. Players who are paying attention can easily pick up this tell use it against me when deciding if they should play their hands. Waiting until it's my turn to act before looking at my cards also helps me to stay focused on what everyone else is doing. By concentrating on how each opponent acts before the flop, I often pick up valuable information that helps me later in the hand and in the game.
This sounds like a really good advice to stay focused on the game. Anyone else who does this?
Hi CX,
I drift in and out on this one. Sometimes I pick them up straight away, sometimes I wait and look. I have never found it to be as good a tell as it sounds though. A lot of people know about the "looking down at their chips means theyve got a hand" thing but this can be distracting. For some people having a hand means pocket 3's in early position.
One thing I always do though, once I have picked up my cards, is look at them for about 10 seconds, memorize them and put them down in the same place, safely out of the way. I look at them for the same amount of time whether I have AA or J2o. I do this mainly so that I never have to re-check my cards and give info away (most people will re-check their hands on a draw to make sure they have what they think they have).
Good luck.
I just look because any of the fields I've palyed live players aren't intelligent enough to pick up on betting tells so they will never notice body tells. I'd say in most tourneys you wouldn't even need to worry about what tells your body gives off but be more concerned if you can pick up on sombody elses.
In general it's very good advice - even if you don't think the players in your game are good enough to pick up tells on you based on when you look at your cards, it can very much affect how you approach each hand.
If you look at your cards straight away and see rags, your brain almost invariably switches off and stops paying attention to the hand because it knows your sole involvement in the hand will be folding when the action reaches you. In that state of mind, it's very easy to miss important information you could pick up on other players as they look at their cards and make their action.
Put it this way: there's really no downside to following his advice, and in some games there's definitely an upside.
re: Poker & Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act...
You should be thinking about what you are going to do with the cards you see - before you see them.
yeah this is good advice because you become way more observant, it forces you to be. also it avoids tells for other ppl. So many times i know when the player to my left will be folding just because they have obvious fold jesters and in turn ill make a move knowing i have one less player to worry about. If you look at your cards right away you probably will start making habits that you may not be able to break, like not putting you cards under chip protector when u r going to muck. ppl do it all the time....
Example, Just last night in $1-3 cash I am in late position. Limp, raise, reraise from old lady major nit (whom I had played before) - comes to me - if I don't at least see QQ I am out of this pot. I look at TT. Fold (after taking a few seconds to confirm the previous action in my head). Historically speaking this old gal had either AA or KK. I know that's terrible PF ranging but no way she was reraising without a monster.
If I am not already considering my hand before I see it, well TT might look better than it actually was. And if I had looked at it before the action - well I might have made some sort of stupid commitment to playing the hand.
Instead I was totally objective in studying the action and was able to make a rational decision as to what I needed to be in this pot before seeing my hand. Did it hurt to fold TT? A little, but not as much as it would have getting involved in that hand.
She had KK and this other wannabe shark I had never seen before thought it was a good idea to keep calling her 1/2 pot raises on each street with JJ. The board never saw any paint (nor a T).
I play in a live league, yep I've gotten in the habit to look at everyone just to see if there giving any tells, but most of them are pretty good by now and have the same look, but yea I've learned it's best to look at the table before you look at your hand, then make a choice!
i find myself doing this alot in live tournys i wait till the lastest possible chanec to take a peek at my cards then play poker accordly i find it gives me a chance to gauge the table and see who's wanting to fool around a bit or who has a hand they are just itching to throw away
I almost never look at my cards before it gets to me. I generally am watching all the other players look at their cards, and how they move to their chips, how they pick them up, how they bet them on the table. I then watch to see how these movements change as the day/night moves along (and what cards they are holding obv).
If you play enough live, you realize tells can make a difference. If you play on playing live a lot, I would suggest picking up one of the "tell books" so you can at least pick up the standard "eye movement tells", and other standard movements. Some players give away a lot in body movements, etc. The shaking hand while betting is one of my favorites and you can rely on it a large majority of the time (surprisingly, it almost always means this player has the NUTS).
I generally look at my cards immediately after I watch the other players and way before it's my turn to act. It hard to observe everyone but I like to watch their hand action right after the flip the corner of the card. If they move their hand quickly to their chips right away it generally means they want to bet. It their hands remain motionless likely no. Not the best tell but it does work most of the time and it's helpful to know. The only time when I have look late at my cards is at the SB or BB or straddle. Was playing double straddle and I was UTG single straddle didnt look at my cards. 5 players limp in when it was my turn I squeeze without looking at my cards and picked up the pot Afterward I looked my hole cards and they were Q4 o. Definitely something I would not have tried if I looked at my cards first
re: Poker & Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act...
If a player immediately looks at their chips after seeing their cards, you might wanna muck... unless you're made, of course.
I always wait till it's my turn to look, that way I've seen what has happened before I act and I try to keep an eye on anyone behind me as well.
Once I look I try to take the same time, each time, no matter what I have.
Then I take a small page out of Ferguson's book and wait to act even if I am going to fold. (just a few seconds)
Keeps everyone guessing
It's funny to watch how some players do something so different from their usual motion after the flop hits. Especially with AAx flops with multiple players postflop. One guy UTG turn his head full circle to look at every players stacks then proceed to check. Pretty obvious
Another table ,same flop another player UTG does this unusual exaggerated check I never seen him do earlier. He was checking liike he was trying to make hamburger patties with his hand. of course both was holding Ax with made FH
Most who play slowly are multi-tabling or are doing it to hopefully piss other players off, like those who show needlessly or rabbit.
Is it me or does this sound like a very fishy thing to do and not something a pro should do by all means and most defiantly something he SHOULD of conquered by now? If anything, I find more pros look at their cards first and don't give of tells like that. Phil Gordon though...very strange and fishy. "I'm interested in the hand IF I have Aces, otherwise I will drift in to space" so if I do either of those things and look at my cards as soon as I'm dealt the cards, you can most defiantly assign me a good/bad range.
This depends on your character of person in general. For him, it works because he gives us blatant signs of if he has a good hand or not
ie: Being interested in the hand or not.
I'm unsure as to why he gives it as advice to other players, as this seems very player dependant not grounds for every player.
For example, me on the other hand, I'm quite sure I have the same expression regardless. If you are uninterested in a hand being played out live, when you are uninterested in your actual hand, then I'm unsure as to why he is at the table to start with. He seems to get bored very quickly.
I find every hand of interest, more so in fact when I'm not involved.
I'm sure this is more about developing a good habit that serves the entirety of his game (and mine as well). His example of AA versus staring into space is overstated for effect. Remember his material is pretty much directed at newer, less experienced players. Add to that the fact he will be the first to tell you (as he did in his Gold Book) that some of his material is old and antiquated and the game has changed since he wrote it - so back off my man Phil - LOL
On the other hand you now have guy's like Joe Navarro advising to NOT wait for your turn to look at your cards since everyone will now have their attention on you and be able to "get something". His advice is strictly about tells.
I am very disciplined the first couple hours of a cash game to wait as my study of the other players is at its highest as I am putting players on styles and such. Later I an apt to sneak peeks at my cards when another non-threatening player is looking.
In a tournament it's pretty much the opposite - I am more inclined to be more disciplined at the final table than at the beginning.
re: Poker & Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act...
Habits are very importat in poker. Looking at your cards in turn is just a habit. But a habit with benefits. You can watch your fellow players, get a drink, adjust your chair. But develop habits that protect your game.
It's kind of funny when you end up in a stare down with another guy doing the same since it so rare at lower stakes.
Yeah, I do. Actually, I think this is also a good way to gauge the ability of an unfamiliar opponent. If they wait 'til their turn, then chances are they are probably a better than average player. The only real downside is that people generally look at the person who's turn it is and that means that they will all be looking at you during the time you're looking at your cards. So, just make sure you give nothing away, especially during that time.
Yeah i play alot of live, while others are viewing there cards you can pick up alot of tells. and if your looking at your cards right away they can pick up a tell form you. so simple observation of the table while everyones head is down is benifical. its like keeping your eyes open while everyone else is praying, you learn alot about the heart of man observing others
I think it would make more sense quickly looking at your hand then try to see what everyone else is doing. This way you can figure out a plan.
My reasoning is I would rather have maybe 1 person look at me while picking my cards up instead of waiting til the action is on me and all people looking at me to see what my cards look like.
re: Poker & Not looking at your cards until it's your turn to act...
1. They stare intently at the cards. This is a very good indicator that they're trying to figure out what they need next to make they're hand.
2. They see the flop and turn away, try to hide, start a conversation with their neighbor... etc. These folks have hit that flop and are trying not to give away their strength.
This happens fast and if you're looking at the cards fall, you'll miss the tell.


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He was just a boy looking for meaning. She was just a girl who didnt know how to feel. But together...there was hope.
Whoever does not abide in love
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I think I am dead.
That, or I'm about to be. Surely that is the only way to explain this complete lack of feeling. This utter emptiness I find myself in. It's as if all emotion has been washed away from me, and I lay here now with nothing but the thoughts in my head and the blood pouring in rushing streams onto the ground from within my fragile body.
There is blood. I am dying.
They say that when you die, there is suppose to be some sort of light, shining ever so brightly to guide you into Heaven. That is, if you're lucky enough to make it in. I see no such light- just the twisting shadows, the never-ending darkness. And silence. Oh, how the silence could kill me in itself.
But then, I feel a hand upon my arm, sweltering hot compared to the cool air that surrounds my battered body. I wonder to myself if this may be then hand of an angel, coming to lead me into the light I have yet to see. I become vaguely aware that someone is talking, but my mind is too weak to decipher what they're saying. I dont try to listen. I dont want to hear.
They seem to be addressing me, I think. Calling out my name with the faintest hope that I might respond. I dont, of course. Dont, or cant. I have yet to figure that out. There are multiple voices now. One of them lets out a sigh, and I am certain I can feel their hot breath against the chilled flesh of my face. I manage to make out two muttered words: "She's gone."
Darkness engulfs me.
I sat up in bed with a start, the sound of my desperately heavy breathing reverberating through the silence. A cold sweat drenched my body. Quickly, I threw back my covers, revealing my slender body, my too-frail frame. Even in the dark of the night I could see my hips jutting out through the delicately stretched skin of my stomach. I shook my head in a vain attempt to clear it. There would be no more sleep after that dream.
I made my way blinding towards the bathroom at the end of the hall, sure to be excessively silent as I passed my mom and stepdad's room. According to the clock I could barely read, it was just after two. There was no need for them to be awake. In the hours of day, I had to fake it for them both, to smile and act as though nothing were the matter. I had to tell them exactly what they wanted to hear to keep them from prying. They would ask about the dream, performing their own little act so perfectly, when we both knew I was only a burden to them.
Nevertheless, I did not want to relive that particular haunting nightmare.
It wasnt the first time I'd dreamed of dying, or even the second or third. if it was, I wouldnt have cared so much. Everyone was plagued with bad dreams time and again, werent they? Still, I was fairly convinced that few ever had dreams so vividly real and so frequent. And that gave me reason enough to worry. However, I'd never told anyone. Three months of dealing with the traumatizing visions, and I'd never told a soul. I wrote it off as having no one to tell. My parents would have had me committed for sure. And friends? I had none. I preferred to be alone. I couldnt get hurt that way.
In the bathroom, I splashed some icy water against my face, letting the droplets roll down my pale cheeks and fall back into the sink. With my eyes half-closed, I probably could have fallen asleep right there. Only the dull roar of the nighttime traffic kept me from doing that. Patting my face dry, I crossed the minute bathroom to the open window. Pressing ever so lightly, the screen popped from its place, and I was able to swing my leg over and climb out.
The balcony was the one thing I truly liked about the apartment. Below me, the steady traffic of New York City rushed past. Even in the middle of the night, there was always someplace to be. How fitting for the city that really didnt ever sleep. With my eyes closed, the breeze was allowed to tug at me in a way that made me a little more than slightly nervous. My choppy black hair blew around my face, tickling me in the most irriting of ways. I reached up to roughly push it back.
It was still taking time for me to adjust to New York. To living with Mark. To sharing my mom with something besides her ever-demanding job. They'd met only a year earlier, but my mom was never one for waiting things out. When she knew what she wanted, she went for it without a moment's hesitation. Which meant that I was expected to pack up and move clear across the country right along with her. I hadnt had much to say, but then, I wouldnt have said it anyway. Silence and passive behavior were both in my nature.
With a sigh, I turned and climbed back through the window. I figured the least I could do was make an effort to fall back asleep.
Dawn broke out shortly after I'd managed to get resettled. I'd spent the few short hours before the sunrise scrolling through my iPod, jumping nervously from song to song, never listening for more than thirty seconds. As soon as the viciously bright sun was high enough to penetrate my curtains, I knew it was safe to emerge.
Despite the short amount of time I'd spent in New York, I'd already accepted that my life had settled into a routine, and that was the one thing which provided me any comfort. The security of always knowing what was to happen next was something I embraced. I'd never been the sort to seek out excitement or change.
My mother and Mark were sitting at the island counter upon a pair of abundantly simplistic bar-stools. They appeared to be deep in conversation, so I knew better than to approach either one. I didnt bother to listen in; their conversations were always impossibly to keep up with. I didnt consider myself to be especially philosophical, but I did believe there was a world outside of the office, a sort a mystery to the order. I thought that maybe acknowledging its presence was enough for me. Someone else could pick it apart until it had been shredded of magic. After all, that was all that philosophy was.
"Good morning, Arielle," my mother greeted suddenly, cutting Mark off mid-sentence. As was customary, I shuddered a little at my name. That was all the response I was able to give before they simultaneously glanced at their watches and rose to their feet. It was somewhat sickening, and definitely pathetic. My mother kissed me goodbye atop the head. "Dont be late again," She said firmly. "The last thing you need is another tardy on your record.
I nodded, but there was hardly any meaning behind it. My mother seemed to realize this, but she was already running zero-point-five seconds late as it was, leaving no time for a lecture. I wasnt worth it even if she had time to spare. The door slammed on their way out.
Billiards Day School began promptly at eight with absolutely no acceptions. At seven-fifty-six, I pushed my locker shut violently and began the trudge down the hall to my first hour. English. Chaos seemed to be the teacher as I entered the dungeon, walking past the cheerleaders and brainiacs to my usual seat in the back. As anyone would expect, the back rows were reserved for the kids like me- the ones with darkness etched into their expressions, who favored too much eyeliner and dressed in ways that defied the standards. In Mr. Norton's English, I was the only one who fit that definition, so the corner desk in the back was completely up for grabs.
On that day, however, there was one problem. Someone was in my seat.
I could have ignored them. I could have done what was expected and sulked away to find another spot. In doing so, nothing would have changed. The world would have stayed utterly untouched. But I didnt. I stayed. And staying made all the difference.
I was taken aback by his very presence. He was leaned over his desk in extreme concentration, his striking features appearing composed. From under a tangle of black hair I could just make out a pair of abnormally green eyes, the kind that only showed up in cartoons, or horror stories, or dreams. From what I could see, the lower rim was lightly traced in eyeliner, though it may have been little more than the shadows.So entranced I was, I didnt even realize I'd been staring until he looked up and said simply, "You're staring at me."
Oh. Duh. I could feel the fire spreading over my cheeks already. Coyness was another one of those arts I'd jsut never bothered to master. I tried to form words, but they all seemed to lodge in my throat. "Oh, uh...you're in my seat," I stammered at last.
He made no motion of gathering his belongings or moving. He stayed right where he was, a slight smile playing upon his lips. I kept telling myself to turn away, but within me I was sure that would be impossible. I was captivated by the intensity of his gaze, heavy upon me.
"I dont see your name upon it."
I was certain I almost died. My heart gave an involuntary shudder in my chest; I took an unsteady breath. I'd never been hit like that before in my life. "It's alright," I managed, sliding into the seat beside him. "I can sit here."
As I tried to focus on the whiteboard before me, I scolded myself for my unlikely behavior. I'd spent the last year in New York being completely unaware of anyone around me. I would not let some boy that appeared out of nowhere get to me. I would not allow him the chance to rip me to shreds. Yes, there was something alluring about him. I thought it may have been in the vibrant shade of him emerald eyes, or the very aura that seemed to surround him.
When the bell rang forty-five minutes late, the boy gathered his books in a manner that screamed nonchalance and headed towards the door. I pretended to do the same, but I was staring after him as he left. Silently wishing that, just maybe, he might stop. He didnt.
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His engineers are modifying them so traffic flow into the city can be dramatically reduced via a central computer and drivers will face a "sea" of red lights that will hamper their progress in outer and inner London.
The proposals include allowing longer right turns that hinder main road traffic, more "green light" periods for side roads and longer intervals for pedestrians.
The measures are considered vital by the Mayor to prevent gridlock in inner London when congestion charging begins in February. Without them, unprecedented levels of traffic could build up around the boundary, as drivers divert to avoid the £5-a-day charge. Only by cutting off the flow at the outskirts, critics claim, can congestion charging be proven to "work".
The first effects could be felt in the autumn when drivers are expected to blame delays on the "back to work" flood after the summer, or on roadworks, council schemes and accidents, it is claimed. In fact, their journeys will have been sacrificed to guarantee the success of the Mayor's scheme.
Motoring organisations reacted furiously today. They claimed London was duped into accepting congestion charging without being warned about wider implications.
Kevin Delaney of the RAC Foundation, said: "We said all along that congestion charging could only work if the Mayor increased the capacity of public transport and of the inner ring road. Now it seems the only thing the Mayor is planning to do is hold up traffic much further out. These are secret plans to move congestion from the centre to the rest of London."
The Corporation of the City of London, Westminster council and Kensington and Chelsea led attacks on the plan.
Joe Weiss, the corporation's strategic transportation director, recommended in an internal report that it "demand no artificial choke points be established outside the zone that deter traffic seeking access to the City" as this would have a " deleterious economic effect".
He told the Standard: "This has not been consulted upon. I have frequently asked [the Mayor's body] Transport for London what are the rules of engagement for controlling traffic - and each time I have been pooh-poohed away."
Daniel Moylan, Kensington and Chelsea's deputy leader, claimed that on routes leading out of London traffic lights will "open up like a tap" to prevent cars from clogging up the inner ring road, with "dire consequences" for traffic on side roads and pedestrians.
Charles Cronin, Westminster council's cabinet member for transport, said: "Public transport can never perform as well as the car so they want to drag everything down to the same level."
Sources claim scores of traffic lights have already been adapted to facilitate the "stranglehold", with new microprocessors costing around £200 each. One said: "This is macro-control of traffic to ensure you have a 'doughnut' of congestion around the outside to stop people reaching the inside. Initially it will be just a few seconds and motorists will scarcely notice. But the full effect will gradually be wound up to hold traffic back so there are fewer vehicles in central London."
Worst-hit will be drivers making local journeys such as school runs in between the inner ring road that marks out the charging zone boundary - and the north and south circulars. Congestion will not be allowed to hinder buses, however. There will be more bus lanes and special junctions allowing buses to circumvent queues. More will have transponders that turn lights green when they approach.
TfL denies that it has "secret plans" to stifle traffic flow to ensure the success of congestion charging. A spokesman insisted that although traffic lights were being linked to a central computer, this was to eradicate congestion.
He denied traffic would be rationed at key entry points and said although some new light phasing would be introduced it would not be as early as the autumn. "There is no secret about this - it is all in published reports to the Mayor," said the spokesman. "Any suggestion we are doing this to make it look like congestion charging is working is not true."
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LOCATIONThis superb project is situated on the outskirts of the charming village of Neon Chorion, which borders the renowned Akamas Peninsula and is in walking distance to the village. There are breathtaking views of the sea and mountains and overlooks the newly renovated Latchi harbour and Marina. DESCRIPTIONThe villas comprise on the ground floor: lounge, dining room, open plan kitchen, bedroom with en-suite facilities, double glazed patio doors leading out from the dining and lounge area on to spacious patio. On the first floor are three further good-sized bedrooms, all with en-suite facilities. There are patio doors leading from two of the bedrooms on to a terrace area. Swimming pool with elegantly tiled sun-lounging area around the pool. Garage with remote controlled doors. FEATURESDecorative natural stonework, Italian design kitchens with granite worktops, provision for c/h and a/c, imported Italian sanitary ware, gated entrance. Plot sizes range from 525 m² to 645 m² Optional roof garden. VAT exempt. 270317HD4-2490-NCH-PH
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Chalet Cottage Overlooks Golf Course, Easy Access with Great Views(11 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:2 nights
- Sleeps:7
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:2
- Property type:House
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:Yes
- Wheel chair accessible:No
About the Property
Enjoy Our 3 Bedroom 2 Bath A-Frame Cottage. Expansive Deck With A Glorious View
Entry onto the main level requires that you go up one flight of stairs. When booking with us, please factor this in. The driveway, while moderately steep, will only allow for 3 cars. This number will go down if you are bringing a truck.
We have lived here since the mid-seventies. We remodeled the kitchen, master bath and living areas very recently. The upstairs bedrooms and bath were updated at that time.
You will love our 'little slice of heaven'. It is tranquil, yet not far from the path. We are very close to a babbling brook. All of the children spend hours in the stream and chase lost golf balls for the remainder of the day. Our yard has a small grassy area for the children to play. It is not expansive and it does slope down to the road. This may not be ideal for very small children.
Our fireplace has just been upgraded and awaits your skilled take on a night indoors by the flames. We also have a fire pit if you would like to take it outside and sit out on the hill and toast marshmallows and tell ghost stories. We ask that you clean it and return it to the basement before you leave.
We hope that you will come and sit in our loungers, take your shoes off and relax for a weekend or a month. You will certainly love it as much as we do.
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Member since: 2015
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- 1700 sq. ft.
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- Max. occupancy 7
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Children Welcome:
All of the children love our wonderful location. We have a small yard and we live on a street that is remote and safe. It is a short walk to the golf course and a lovely stream. There are stairs leading from the basement entrance. These stairs may not be suitable for anyone with limitations....moreless
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- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
- Wheelchair Inaccessible
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 7, Beds for 6-7
Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
- DVD Player
Leisure Activities
- Bird Watching
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Miniature Golf
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Sight Seeing
- Sledding
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
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- Golf Course Front
- Mountain View
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- Cycling
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Hiking
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- Kayaking
- Mountain Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Snowboarding
- Whitewater Rafting
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- Housekeeping $100 + tax
- Tax Rate 11%
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Year Purchased: 1975
About the owner: Our family lives in Miami Florida. We have owned this property since the mid-seventies. We vacation there often and all of the grandchildren still call it 'home'. We have recently updated it and we keep it ready and uncluttered waiting for the next family or friend to unpack. You will be delighted to stay in our precious slice of paradise.
Why the Owner Chose Maggie Valley, NC, USA:
We are especially suited to anyone who would rather not travel the typical mountain switch backs. You can easily eat dinner out and never fret about the simple drive home. You can also run up to the local market to get the paper and be back long before your morning coffee gets cold. Most importantly, you do not trade off the view to get these features.
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Pre-Gretzky, the Kings finished seventh in the 10-team Clarence Campbell Conference in 1987-88, ahead of only the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. The Oilers, meanwhile, were the second-place team in the regular season (99 points, six behind the conference-leading Calgary Flames, who'd assembled a quality team as well).
With Gretzky in the lineup the next year, the Kings developed with uncharacteristic quickness into a 91-point NHL team, second in the conference behind the runaway leader Calgary at 117. As luck would have it, they met the 84-point Oilers in the first round of the playoffs. L.A. fell behind down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series but roared back to win three in a row and eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions.
After such an emotional series, the Kings letdown in the next round was palpable – and they fell fast and hard, in four games to the Flames, who won the one-and-only Stanley Cup in their history in 1988-89.
Edmonton rebounded to win a Stanley Cup without Gretzky in 1990, with Gelinas playing a key support role, while the Kings fell well back – a mediocre 34-39-7 in the regular season. But then Gretzky helped the Kings get to the Stanley Cup final in 1993, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. It was began to unravel for Gretzky in L.A. soon after – a trade to St. Louis, a move to New York and, eventually, he retired as the most productive player in NHL history.
In Kings Ransom, Peter Berg's documentary for the ESPN 30 on 30 series, the director asked Gretzky how many more Stanley Cup championships he might have won had he stayed in Edmonton. Gretzky hypothesized another four. Berg asked him: Does he think about that?
"All the time," Gretzky answered. "That was one of the things I gave up when I was traded."
It is a quaint notion to consider – what might have happened had Gretzky taken Pocklington up on an offer he made to kill the deal at the 11th hour, or just before the press conference at Molson House.
Would he have stayed forever, or just a few years longer? The prospect of the Oilers dynasty running up against the exceptional Pittsburgh Penguins teams in the early 1990s, when Mario Lemieux was pushing hard as the dominant player in the game, might have been something to see.
But still in all, it worked out in the end – for Gretzky, personally and professionally, and for the NHL as well.
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EUR/USD Losses Extend Towards 1.31
EUR/USD Open 1.3144 High 1.3233 Low 1.3106 Close 1.3141
On Wednesday Euro/Dollar continued decreasing with 125 pips. The European currency depreciated from 1.3233 to 1.3106 yesterday, matching the negative Interbank sentiment projection at under -3%, closing the day at 1.3141. This morning the Euro weakened even further, dropping down to 1.3182. On the 1 hour chart range trading has formed, while on the 3 hour chart quotes are moving within wider range. Break above the nearest resistance and yesterday's top at 1.3233 may trigger further strengthening of the Euro. Going bellow today's bottom and first support at 1.3106, however, would confirm continuation of the bearish trend, towards next objective downwards 1.2990. Today's focus is on Germany Industrial production at 10 GMT. Quotes are moving about in line with the 20 and bellow the 50 EMA on the 1 hour chart, indicating short term neutral and medium term bearish pressure. The value of the RSI indicator is positive and rising, MACD is negative and inclining upwards, while CCI is in line with the 100 line on the 1 hour chart, giving overall neutral signals.
Technical resistance levels: 1.3233 1.3352 1.3480
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Jose Manuel de la Torre succeeded Javier Aguirre as Mexico coach yesterday and now faces the task of steering his team through to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
"It has been my dream all my life," De la Torre told a news conference on accepting the job, which he will begin once his club, Toluca, have completed their campaign in the Apertura championship, which ends in December.
"Once I've finished that commitment, I'll take charge of the national team," said the 44-year-old, nicknamed Chepo.
Aguirre resigned in July after Mexico's second-round defeat by Argentina at the World Cup finals in South Africa and the position has since been occupied in an interim capacity by several coaches. De la Torre was originally competing for the job with Monterrey's Victor Vucetich, who pulled out over the weekend citing family reasons.
The appointment comes with the team in crisis after the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) punished 13 players for holding an unauthorised late-night party after a friendly last month. The players threatened to boycott team call-ups and De la Torre's brother, Nestor, resigned from the post of FMF national teams director. He had suspended the forward Carlos Vela and midfielder Efrain Juarez for six months for breaking team rules and another 11 players, including the World Cup captain Rafael Marquez, were fined.
De la Torre has had a short but successful coaching career, winning league titles in his first job as head coach with Guadalajara in the 2006 Apertura championship and again in his first season with Toluca, the 2008 Apertura. Toluca are the reigning champions after winning another title in the 2009-10 season's "Bicentenario" Clausura championship this year.
Mexico will take part in two tournaments next year, the Concacaf Gold Cup in June and the Copa America, the South American championship, in Argentina in July.
The hosts, the holders Brazil and Uruguay will be the seeds for next month's draw for the 2011 Copa America, the South American Football Confederation (CSF) said yesterday.
Chile, although not seeded to head one of the three groups, have been guaranteed they will play in the Andean region of Cuyo, just across their border with Argentina.
"The only team with definite cities is Chile, who will go to the Cuyo region," the CSF general secretary Eduardo Deluca told reporters at the body's headquarters outside Asuncion, Paraguay, where it held an executive committee meeting.
The draw for the 12-nation tournament to be played in Argentina next July will be held on 11 November in the Argentine city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province.
Cuyo comprises the western provinces of Mendoza and San Juan. Other venues are Salta and Jujuy in the north-west and Santa Fe and Cordoba in the centre-north.
Each seeded team will play two matches in their venue stadiums and one in La Plata, which is 60km (38 miles) from Buenos Aires. River Plate's Monumental, which doubles as the national stadium in the capital, will host the 24 July final.
"The seeded team that ends up in the same group as Chile will have to play two matches in the area of San Juan and Mendoza and one match at the City of La Plata stadium, since all the seeds are going to play one match there," Deluca said.
Argentina and Uruguay have won the Copa America 14 times each. Brazil, who beat Argentina in the last two finals in 2004 and 2007, have won it eight times.
Regular guest team Mexico and Japan have been invited to join the 10 CSF member nations playing in the tournament.
The meeting also discussed the South American qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Deluca said the CSF would fight to retain its four and a half places. The half- place is valid for a playoff with a team from another confederation. Brazil are automatically qualified for the next World Cup as hosts.
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Wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time and the right person!
BGAP Z06 Update:1st Z06 Completed.
Or, "luck beats the heck out of brains anytime," for just happened to be in the right place at the right time as per below...
The line was not moving at 6:12 AM start of shift this morning, after Friday's frame-shop robot wiring failure, but did start at 8:46 AM. Z06's continued to move toward the finish line, with VIN 001, Rick Hendrick's black Z06 being the first one (no surprise) and it came off the line at 9:26 AM. Happened to luckily be at that exact spot as part of my public tour. Jeff LaMarche and other top BGAP Plant staff were there for photographs, etc.
The production rate continues to be just under 7 Z06's per hour. Saw a rainbow of colors, in fact can not think of a color of Z06 that I did not see.
In response to earlier-asked questions, splitter and skirts are not attached prior to the dealership PDI, so can not determine the specific appearance of the Stage 1 splitter. As noted earlier, EVERY Z06 spoiler is carbon flash metallic, regardless of whether it is a Stage 1, 2 or Z07 and regardless of whether one selects CFZ or CFZ.
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Wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time and the right person!
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Sweet! Did you get a closer look at a Stage-1's rear spoiler (if any were on the line during your tour)?
Here we go. Yeah.
Thanks John! That's great luck, with a dash of smarts being thrown in!
Understand about splitters and skirts....the video on YouTube (Tadge talking about Z06 aerodynamics posted last week) gives a very good look at stage 1 aero....from that, splitter appears to me (unfortunately) to look like same material as splash guards are made of.
I would be curious if you could find out about the attachment points/methods for the stage one spoiler versus the stage2/3 one....as many of us "constrained" into stage 1 would like to upgrade after the fact to the stage 2/3 spoiler....does it attach at the same points, or are different holes required? Do either use double sided adhesive? IN other words - what's involved in removing stage one spoiler and replacing with stage 2/3?
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Awesome post John...thanks! That had to be pretty cool to witness. I'm certainly jealous. My VY Z with red calipers should be on the line today or tomorrow. Just in time for the snow and ice storm here in MN
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Good news to kick off that week! Thanks for the update John!
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John is going to go through so many tours now, it'll look like Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day. Ha.
Great scoop, John. Thanks.
I can only assume that it, being Mr. Hendrick's Z06, it will be the top-o-the line model. Z07 package.
It does look stinking MEAN all black with those red calipers.
Great news John, please keep being our eyes and ears. I'm sure everyone really appreciates it. Lets see now..... 9,682 divided by 7 Z06's per day = ??? LOL It'll be when it'll be and not til then.... Patience!
Great info! Thanks so much for taking time to give a detailed account of what you are witnessing at the plant!
I will be eagerly awaiting any new information that this great week has to offer!
My car is on that line...she is coming off this week! So stoked !!
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Tell her daddy will see her soon!!
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The gang hits Boston for a show on Tuesday, August 18th at the TD Banknorth Garden. While most of the Idols were in Boston Monday for a day off, there was, of course, no day off for Adam (has he had a single day off since Hollywood week started? I doubt it.) Adam is back again in New York City. He sent this tweet:
"Onto to stuff that matters: in NYC to record song with MAX MARTIN!!! Soo excited. This album is getting so great!!"
So we can now add Max Martin to the growing list of collaborators for Adam's album. For those who aren't familiar with Max, he's written and co-written four #1 hits since 2008 including "So What" by Pink, "Hot N Cold" and "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry, and "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson. Adam is certainly amassing some pretty incredible credits for his album! How many number one hits will this album spawn?
This photo is from a week ago, not today's trip to New York City, but it's a pretty incredible shot.
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With 184 wildfires burning across the province, the BC Wildfire Service is calling in the cavalry.
Kurtis Isfeld with Wildfire Services says seventy personnel are coming in today Ontario, and will be sent where the need is greatest.
He says the situation is not going to get better any time soon.
"Longer term, looking five to twelve days, we have, as I indicated, above-seasonal temperatures, below normal precipitation, windy conditions and poor overnight recoveries are forecast."
He says they predict about thirty new fires will start daily.
So far the cost of fighting all these blazes is ninety million dollars.
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Chapter Thirty-Six
I see why we were put in a cell together. They probably though 'two murderers,
both teenage girls. They'll confide in each other, regret it and they'll both
be dead by tonight. We say they topped themselves and we've another cell to
lock the mad, bad and dangerous in. perfect!' 'Cause I had to share with a
woman who killed her children a few months ago. She kept scraping and biting
her wrist until she cut herself and bled to death. They knew it was a suicide
but made me mop up the blood!"
told Malory.
suppose I should tell you how I ended up here. My stepfather killed my mother
when I was twelve. My sister, she was six at the time, kept threatening to
tell. He'd killed her right in front of us and said we'd be next if we told
anyone. We felt so scared all the time. So one night I tried to kill him. I put
a knife through his chest; the gun cabinet was locked. He lived long enough to
call 999 though we tried to get his phone away from him. My sister was adopted
by another family but I was arrested. My father told me if I got out of prison
before I turned eighteen I'd be fostered out to another family. I'm dead to
told her sad story as quickly and simply as she could.
I've told you mine, can you tell me yours?"
then asked Malory with a sad smile.
when I went into secondary school they didn't like that I was different. The
rest were like clones, even the ones I was friends with. The school were strict,
catholic, "god"-fearing people. They liked everyone to be the same, no
non-believers, nobody who had a different way of looking at things. They had a
fixed idea of normal and anyone outside that box was a threat. I thought
differently and I'm sure if you sat some people down and asked if they believed
what we were told at that school they'd say no. It was easier for them to say
that they believe to avoid having to use their own minds. So one day in a free
class I drew a burning cross, like that on I drew on the wall, and wrote "I
don't believe your lies" on it. My science teacher Ms. Dahmer was supervising
the class. She wanted to see what I was drawing. I started drawing flowers on a
clear page. I knew that the cross was going to get me into trouble. It was too
late, she saw it, and to make a long story short, I ended up being forced to go
to counselling. They had to call in specialists and everything. I was
completely driven over the edge. First I killed the girl who bullied me the
most, Luella. Then a week or two later, Ms. Dahmer. Then my ex-best friend
Arianna and at last my counsellor Amaryllis. I won't go into details tonight
but if you really want to know then I'll tell you another time. Tomorrow I have
to show them the barn where I killed them and kept the bodies, and the exact
spot where I killed Luella, and tell them in detail how I did it."
had almost enjoyed telling someone who understood about her reason for killing,
what had made her do it, her anger and her victim's places in her life.


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Nicole DeHoratius is an expert in the management of retail operations. As a faculty member of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, she has published in leading journals such as Management Science, Harvard Business Review, and California Management Review. The Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM) Society awarded her its Best Paper Award for her article "Retail Inventory Management When Records are Inaccurate" (coauthored with Adam Mersereau and Linus Schrage). Her industry projects include work with Fred Meyer, Hugo Boss, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Staples, Target, Ulta Beauty, and Walmart. Nicole serves as the Past-President of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) College of Supply Chain Management and as an associate editor for MSOM and senior editor for POM.
Nicole received her D.B.A. from Harvard Business School, her M.Sc. from the University of Sussex as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and her A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College. She joined Chicago Booth in 2001 and since then has taught operations management, service operations, and supply chain management to executives in programs and companies around the globe.
Supply chain management, retail operations, execution, product availability, vendor management, incentives, operations strategy, labor planning, customer satisfaction, consumer goods, operations management, emerging markets, executive development, operations strategy, apparel, Asia-Pacific.
Craig, N. DeHoratius, N. and A. Raman. The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand, forthcoming, M&SOM.
Goyal, S., Hardgrave, B., Aloysius, J., N. DeHoratius. The Effectiveness of RFID in Backroom and Sales Floor Inventory Management, forthcoming, International Journal of Logistics Management.
Craig, N., N. DeHoratius, N., Y. Jiang, D. Klabjan. 2015. Execution Quality: An Analysis of Fulfillment Errors in a Retail Distribution Center. Journal of Operations Management, 38: 25-40.
DeHoratius, N., D. Pajovic. 2015. Opportunities and Challenges for Engaging Merchants in the Protection of Retail Assets. Retail Industry Leaders Association.
DeHoratius, N., Z. Ton. "The Role of Execution in Managing Product Availability", Retail Supply Chain Management, Chapter 4: 53-77; edited by N. Agrawal and S. Smith, Springer (2015).
DeHoratius, N., L. Rohrer "Seyfarth Lean: Transforming Legal Service Delivery at Seyfarth Shaw", Harvard Law School (2015).
DeHoratius, N. "Global Sourcing at Walmart", University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2014).
Barratt, M., N. DeHoratius. 2012. Retail Analytics and Behavioral Operations: A Recipe for Superior Performance. Cutter Consortium Data Insight & Social BI Executive Update, 12(13): 1-6.
DeHoratius, N., E. Rabinovich, "Field Research in Operations and Supply Chain Management," Journal of Operations Management (2011).
DeHoratius, N. "Inventory Record Inaccuracy in Retail Supply Chains," Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, edited by James J. Cochran (2011).
Aksin, Z., N. DeHoratius. "Introduction to the Special Issue: Teaching Services & Retail Operations Management," INFORMS Transactions on Education (2010).
REVISION: Fulfillment Errors and Chargeback Penalties in Retail Supply Chains
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Retailers replenish inventory by placing purchase orders (POs) with suppliers. POs specify product order quantities and delivery times as well as many other aspects of the fulfillment process, such as bar code standards and placement, carton labeling requirements, hanger styles, and product packaging. Retailers expect suppliers to adhere to these fulfillment terms in order to optimize their supply chains, employ automation, or manage pack-by-store product flows. When fulfilling an order, a supplier may commit a fulfillment error, i.e., the supplier may fail to adhere to the specified terms. Although fulfillment errors are common, retailers can correct the majority of fulfillment errors through rework. Herein, we study the cost impact of correctable fulfillment errors. We demonstrate that the commonly used incentive to prevent fulfillment errors - chargebacks - do not impose penalties aligned with the true cost of fulfillment errors in this retail context. Overall, our research ...
REVISION: In Search of Intra-Echelon Bullwhips
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Jul 21,
Researchers exploring the bullwhip effect and its impact on supply chain performance utilize the conventional bullwhip measure, i.e., the ratio of variance in the stream of orders placed relative to the variance in orders received. We decompose this conventional bullwhip measure into three intra-echelon (component) bullwhips, namely, the shipment, manufacturing, and order bullwhips. We define the shipment bullwhip as the variance in shipments relative to the variance in orders received, the manufacturing bullwhip as the variance in manufacturing output relative to the variance in shipments, and the order bullwhip as the variance in orders placed relative to the variance in manufacturing output. We demonstrate that the conventional bullwhip is the product of each of these intra-echelon bullwhips. Moreover, using monthly, industry-level U.S. Census Bureau data, we characterize the magnitude of each of these intraechelon bullwhips and explore industry hetereogentiy in these measures. We ...
REVISION: Consistency and Recovery in Retail Supply Chains
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Jun 29,
Practitioners and researchers describe inventory service level using uni-dimensional metrics, e.g., in-stock and fill rate. However, prior research identifies dynamic aspects of supplier performance: consistency (the ability of a supplier to fulfill orders repeatedly) and recovery (the ability of a supplier to fulfill orders after a lapse in service). We develop a method for measuring consistency and recovery, and we test the method in the retail supply chain context using more than 40,000 order and fulfillment records provided by suppliers to retailers in two distinct settings. We model a retailer purchasing from competing suppliers with different levels of consistency and recovery. This model incorporates the retailer's uncertainty about demand and the retailer's uncertainty about its suppliers' service levels, which the retailer assesses using each supplier's prior performance. We characterize how the retailer's orders change with a supplier's performance through numerical ...
REVISION: Modeling the Behavior of Patients Who Leave the ED Without Being Seen
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Feb 24,
Abandonment in queues has long been recognized as having a significant impact on system performance. Nevertheless, our empirical understanding of the key drivers for abandonment, particularly in observable systems, is limited. Most models of abandonment assume that it occurs after a length of time sampled from an exogenous distribution, with no dependence on the system. However, discrete-event simulation, a commonly used tool for decision making in service systems, permits much more complex (and hence accurate) models of abandonment than those simply based on time in system. To better inform our understanding of abandonment and guide our modeling of this behavior, we study three operational drivers of abandonment, namely, waiting time, queue-length, and service rate. Using operational data from a hospital emergency department, we show that all three factors affect a patient's propensity for leaving the waiting area without being seen by a physician (LWBS). Further, these factors ...
REVISION: The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service Level on Retailer Demand
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Jan 14,
To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models and laboratory experiments to study the impact of a supplier's service level on demand from retailers, by testing this relationship in the field. We analyze a field experiment at the supplier Hugo Boss to deter- mine how the supplier's inventory service level affects demand from its retailer customers. We find increases in historical fill rate to be associated with statistically significant and managerially substantial increases in current retailer orders (i.e., demand, not just sales). Specifically, a one percentage point increase in fill rate, measured over the prior year, is associated with a statistically significant 11% increase in current retailer demand, controlling for other factors that might affect retailer demand. We explore the drivers of this demand increase, including changes in retailer assortment and ...
New: Understanding the Behavioral Drivers of Execution Failures in Retail Supply Chains: An Experimental Study Using Virtual Reality
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Oct 20,
We conduct a real-effort experiment in an immersive virtual environment in order to quantify the role of product similarity in execution failures in a retail setting. In our experiments, subjects must identify and sort two types of products based on their observable characteristics. When the two products are very similar, performance is substantially lower (with both more sorting errors and more products left unsorted) than when the products are more dissimilar. Introducing a clear visual cue to distinguish the products improves execution when the products are dissimilar (by lowering sorting mistakes) and, even more so, when they are similar (both by reducing sorting mistakes and the number of products unsorted). In the latter case the average increase in overall performance is over 22 percentage points. Our results suggest that there may be important gains from taking ease of execution into account in the design of products, product packaging, and labeling.
REVISION: Execution Quality: An Analysis of Fulfillment Errors at a Retail Distribution Center
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Jul 03,
Purchase orders specify many aspects of the fulfillment process, including item quantity, delivery time, carton labeling, bar coding, electronic data interchange, retail ticketing, and others. These fulfillment terms are instrumental for highly optimized supply chains employing automation and techniques such as pack-by-store. When fulfilling a purchase order, a supplier may commit a fulfillment error, i.e., the supplier may fail to adhere to the terms specified by the relevant contract. We present a study of the fulfillment errors that occur in practice using data collected from a major retailer's distribution center. While fulfillment errors involving incorrect product quantities and delivery times have received the most attention in the literature, we find that the majority of fulfillment errors in the context we study involve documentation, bar coding, and retail ticketing. We refer to these as correctable fulfillment errors, since they are amended at the retailer's distribution ...
REVISION: Point-of-Care Testing: Improving Emergency Department Performance through Process Redesign
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Dec 08,
Hospital emergency departments (EDs) typically rely on central laboratories to analyze patient samples for the purposes of diagnosing and treating patients. Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a process redesign that shifts the analysis of samples from the central lab to the ED. Using a queueing model, we generate hypotheses about how POCT impacts operational performance and then test those hypotheses empirically using data collected from a large, urban, tertiary, academic hospital. Specifically, ...
New: Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio
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Jun 12,
We evaluate the impact of a supply chain pilot implemented at Hugo Boss. This pilot entailed altering the way in which Hugo Boss orders from its suppliers. We explore the challenge of assessing the impact of supply chain change, the link between operational performance and firm performance, and the relationship between sales, inventory, and product availability.
New: Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (A)
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Vivek Ranadive Up for 'Sports Exec of the Year' Award
The new majority owner of the Sacramento Kings has been nominated Street & Smith's Sports Business Awards "Sports Executive of the Year."
Vivek Ranadive joins a list of five up for the award.
Established in 2008 by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, the rewards celebrate and recognize leaders for excellence and outstanding achievement in the business of sports.
In a statement, Ranadive said "It is truly an honor to be recognized among such esteemed peers. I want to thank the Kings fans, as none of our success would be possible without their unrivaled passion and support."
Ranadive is joined by Gary Bettman of the NHL, Randy Freer of Fox Sports, Don Garber of Major League Soccer and Kevin Plank of Under Armour.
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There are more listeners than ever on Coastline FM since the introduction of a new inland transmitter. Coastline can be heard "from the country to the coast" on 97.6 FM
"The inland service is proving increasingly popular" said breakfast show host Bernard Forbes, "we are getting emails and phone calls from places we never thought we'd reach, and are sending out Coastline mugs to competition winners from all over Málaga province and beyond". The station reports that 44% of online listeners are now from Spain, with the UK coming second at 34%, and Germany in third position.
Coastline can be heard "from the country to the coast" on 97.6 FM inland from Alozaina in the west to Alcaucin and beyond on the east of Málaga, plus along the Costa del Sol with listeners from Motril to Benalmadena.
Under new ownership since April 2010, the radio station's priority has been investment in new equipment alongside increasing the "live and local" aspects of their programmes. With new digital radio production equipment and many new presenters, Coastline is going from strength to strength.
"People tell us they like the changes and that we help to keep them informed of what's going on in and around Andalucia" says Bernard. Advertisers are happy too – without increasing their prices, Coastline FM now has a potential audience more than double what it was at the beginning of the year.
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