text:
Start a Trial
Sign in
Historical Events
Family Trees
Become a Member
Become a Member
New Braunfels Herald Zeitung Newspaper Archives
November 13, 1991
- Page 1
First Name
Last Name
With All of the Words
With the Exact Phrase
Go to advanced search
Discover Your History
Issue Date:
Wednesday, November 13, 1991
Pages Available:
Previous Edition:
Tuesday, November 12, 1991
Next Edition:
Thursday, November 14, 1991
New Braunfels Herald Zeitung
Publication Name:
New Braunfels Herald Zeitung
New Braunfels, Texas
Pages Available:
Years Available:
1952 - 2013
Learn More About This Publication
2.17+ Billion Articles and Growing Everyday!
More Than 400 Years of Papers. From 1607 to Today!
Articles Covering 50 U.S.States + 22 Other Countries
Powerful, Time Saving Search Features!
Find Your Ancestors Now
Newspaper Archives
Birth Records
Census Records
Marriage Records
Death Records
Divorce Records
Military Records
View Sample Pages : New Braunfels Herald Zeitung, November 13, 1991
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Get Access to These Newspapers
Plus 2.17+ Billion Other Articles
NewspaperARCHIVE.com -
Used by the World's Finest Libraries and Institutions
OCR Text
New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - November 13, 1991, New Braunfels, Texas <Js!b«U 25 Cents Wednesday November 13, 1991 V Vol. 139. No. 256Serving NEW BRAUNFELS end COMAL COUNTY / Home of William One Section, 16 PagesStammtischBest wishes The New Braunfels Herald-Zetiung wishes "happy birthday" today to Billie Kay Wads and J.R. Perez. Belaced anniversary wishes to Mario and America Perez. Walnut closing The city of New Braunfels street department will again be resurfacing part of Walnut Avenue Monday and Tuesday, weather permitting. The road will be closed from 7 am. to 7 pm. between U.S. 81 and San Antonio Street. The previous resurfacing didn't take as well as hoped because a sudden cold and rainy spell.Republican Club The New Braunfels Republican Women's Club is scheduled to meet at 9:30 am. Monday, Nov. 18 at the Victoria Bank and Trust North Building, 1000 N. Walnut Ave. A general business meeting will be followed by a report on the state Republican Women's convention.Skat Club The New Braunfels Skat Club is scheduled lo meet for its monthly tournament at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Canyon Drive Inn. Turkeys will be given away as prizes. All skat players arc welcome.Business seminars The Business Advisory Committee of the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council has scheduled a series of three seminars in Honors Hall for local businesses during die next three months. The first seminar, scheduled for 8 am. and 10:30 am. Tuesday, Nov. 19, will address the problems of counterfeiting and shoplifting. Safe City Commission Director Mike Orlft and Secret Service Agent Charlie Dyer will conduct the seminar, which will include an opportunity for participants to inspect the "new money." The $5 fee includes coffee and doughnuts. Reservations may be made at the Chamber office. Other seminars will be "Internal Theft and Fraud" on Dec. 12 and "Robbery Prevention and Store Security" on Jan. 15. Both these noon seminars will cost $10, including lunch.Project Learning Tree The city of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department will offer the "Project loaming Tree workshop to adult youth leaders and teachers from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 at the Landa Recreation Center in Landa Park. The workshop, an award warning environmental education program designed for adults work mg with youths in grades kinder garter! through 12, uses the forest as a "window" into the natural world, helping young people gain awareness and knowledge of the world around them as well as their place within it. The interdisciplin ary program is designed for teach ers, foresters, park and nature cen ter staff, and youth group leaders. Participants receive the Project Learning Tree guide for either the elementary or secondary grade level. The workshop fee is $10 per person, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call 629-PARK or drop by the park office. There's a slight chance of showers today as the high temperature reaches about 71 degrees, rile overnight low is expected to be about 61 degrees. More of die same for Thursday. The high tempera lure in New Braunfels Tuesday was 66 and the low was 50. For more weather information see page 2. In akia: CLASSIFIED COMICS 13-ie a*##*##**###* ***•#***• •* **•*•# CROSSWORD....... DEAR ASSY........ EDUCATION.......... ENTERTAINMENT. HOROSCOPE........ ..3 ..9 IO ..7 ..0 KALEIDOSCOPE......................8 OPINIONS ..........................4 RECORDS.................................9 SPORTS.............................11-13 TV USTHQ8Chiefsearch begins By MARK WARNKEN °*OaS5eN R1D0B — The Oar-4m Ridge Qty Council on Tuesday decided to oRpntae a ped of volunteer official* to gjyg non-binding input ob selection of 8 new police chief. Council members voted 4-0 whh one abstention to direct City Administrator Wiientreet lo orgnize the panel. Mayor Ro Tm ftttii White md Council Members John Curtis, John Albracht and J J*. Minikin voted in favor of the recommendation. Council Member Reed Switzer The action was bated on a recommendation by City Attorney Steve Kotub that the council consider organizing a panel of area police chiefs, city managers, city personnel managers and other officials with experience related to police work to review resumes for replacing former Police Chief Parts Dudley, who was terminated in a 3-2 council voce last week. Watersmeet said advertisements have been scheduled to appear in local and professional news publications. The application deadline Im CHEF, Pip 2 Hear the train a coming David Schoenvogel, left, and Leslie Boone, repa*r the Landa Park Railroad s Comal River bridge, as railroad owner Schoenvoger takes advantage of the cooler oft season months to get the popular attraction ready for the 1991 season. (Photo by Bill Ervin) Former chief files million dollar suit By MARK WARNKEN City Editor Former Garden Ridge Police Chief Par us Dudley (Mi Tuesday made g<x>d on his promise lo lake legal action to keep his job by filing a lawsuit in Comal County district court seeking $1,095 million in damages from die city. Dudley's attorneys, Ken Bra/le of New Braunfels and Daniel Maeso of San Antonio, filed die suit, "Ranis E. Dudley vs. die City of Garden Ridge," seeking to recover actual damages totaling $595,000 and exemplary damages totaling $500,000. Also, the lawsuit seeks a tcmp<Mary restraining order prohibiting the city from terminating or continuing Dudley's termination; retaliating or harassing Dudley upon his return lo work; and tampering with or destroy-ing Dudley's personnel files. "Mr. Dudley's intention is to try and keep his job and work diis matter oui on an amicable basis, which is die reason for the lawsuit," Bra/le said Tuesday afternoon. "But if he has to go to court, lie'll go to court." During a court hearing scheduled for 9:30 a rn. on Dec. 5, District Court Judge Charles Ramsey will decide whether to impose the temporary restraining order until die case is settled . The lawsuit seeks damages for lost wages and wage-canting capacity, which also affects tiis wife and three children; damage to reputation; humiliation; embarrassrncnt; public ridicule; intentional infliction of emotional disucss and mental anguish and suffering; arid expenses, including attorney's fees. laust week, Dudley said he planned to pursue furdier legal action against die city — singling out Mayor Linda Klekar and Mayor Pro Tem Patti White — for violating his constitutional rights during last week's "Mr. Dudley's intention is to try and keep his job and work this matter out on an amicable basis, which is the reason for the lawsuit." — Ken Brazle. _ evidentiary hearing. These allcga lions also are part of the lawsuit. Klekar declined lo comment spcti fically (Mi Dudley's lawsuit aller a special council meeting Tuesday ditr ing which die search for a new chief was discussed. x Council Member Reed Switzer, a staunch Dudley supporter, atter the meeting on Tuesday said he was unsure if the distrate could be settled out of court. "It would behove diis council to try lo settle this thing in an amicable manner, short of a lawsuit," Switzer said. More durn IOO residents packed the standing room only Council Cham hers on Nov. 6 lo observe die hearing, similar to hut riot strictly a trial. The healing included presentations by attorneys on both sides and the swearing in, leslinMHiy ami cross examina-ti(Mi of witnesses. Afterward, the council voted 3-2 to terminate Dudley. widi Mayor Pro Tem Patti White and Council Members J.P. Mi Iii kin and John Curtis voting against Dudley and Council Members John Albracht and Reed Switzer supporting Dudley. Dudley lias said die civil rights violations during the hearing included, for instance, Mac so having no opportunity to cross-examine during the city's presentation of its case because die city called no witnesses. Also, he said While s vote lo terminate him was improper since she was one of die accusers. Dudley had served as a Garden Ridge police officer tor eight years, lo March 1988, he was named chief of the department, which now includes two other full-time officers and sever al non-pakl reserve officers According to a formal written coin plaint filed by White, the allegations against Dudley, all of which he denied, included allowing a reserve officer to patrol without state required patwrwork, allowing another reserve to patrol without taking an oath, improprieties in commissioning reserve officers through the state and receiving council approval of die reserves' duty status, and leaving the city without police protection the night of Aug. 2. Klekar recently added allegations of insubordination to the original complaint, saying Dudley did not respond lo her authority as the city's chief executive officer and his superior. Single-member districts debatedGood Day By LARRY ROWE Staff Writer The leader of a campaign to recall certain council members agrees widi a director for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund that all New Braunfels city council members should be elected from single-member districts. But they strongly disagree chi how the mayor should be elected, a difference that could factor into potential discussions between MAIX)EF and the recall group. Judith Sanders-Castro, acting political access director in San Antonio for MAEDER, said that improving minorities' chances for die mayor's scat "might require going alter the ai-largc positions dial currently exist on the City Council and ciianging diose to single -member districts so dial die entire council is elected by single-member districts " This could improve minority rep resell tat ion on the council, and die potential for die council lo durn select a minority for mayor would lie grea ter, site said. Sanders -Castro said slie believes dial letting citizens select die may<M iii an election would not improve minor ity access to die city's political process. "As long as die mayoral seat is at-large, I don't think that's a possibility." David Wallace, a New Braunfels resident who is organizing a recall petition, strongly opposed Sanders-CatLro's stance against popular mayoral elections. "I think she's prejudiced, because site's putting down die Hispanic people," he laid. "I don't label people because of Committee douses motion By LARRY ROWE Staff Writer A member of New Braunfels' committee to review the city charter made a motion ai Tuesday night's meeting to support giving citizens the option of electing their mayor, but it failed to gain a second motion and diad. "I think it's wrong for me or any member of this committee to say no, those people out there haven't got brains enough to elect the mayor,'* said Charles Walker, a local businessman. He argued that the committee should direct the City Council to let citizens vote on whether they want to elect their mayor. The motion was not met with enthusiasm, and Ray Mendez, assistant chairman of the committee, responded that the committee's duties include examining the process of mayoral election, a task they should complete before taking asumd. Walker also motioned to put the committee itself on hold until city conflicts are resolved, but this suggestion was swifdy rejected by other members. "I think we ought to table this whole thing until the dust settles," Walker said, emphasizing that the potential success of a campaign to Srn WALKER, Papa 9 Watch for truck traffic By MARK WARNKEN City Editor Residents in the area near the North and South Kuehlcr wastewater treatment plants should expect constant cement truck traffic Friday morning. John Toe lier Jr., New Braunfels Utilities waste water superintendent, said residents should watch for truck traffic around Kuehlcr Avenue in the area behind Burger King, starting at 6 am. The truck traffic is part of the renovations to the South Kuehlcr plant Between SS and 60 trucks will deliver more than 600 yards of cement, and the heavy traffic should end by 2 pm. Toellcr said. "There will be a continuous meam of trucks coming in and out. People need lo be aware for safety reasons. We'll take precautions al the intersections, but these trucks don't stop on a dime," Toe lier said. The $4.04 million project, which Tocller said is several weeks ahead of schedule because of favorable weather conditions, started in August and originally was expected to last a year and two months. When complete, the plant will have a capacity of 4.2 million gallons a day compared with the former 3.1 million gallons and will be updated to use a more-efficient sludge treatment process. The NBU board of trustees unanimously approved the contract with New Braunfels-baaed Lambda Construction Co, the Iowa* of nine bidders, on June 27. their rate or creed cm color, and site shouldn't eillier. Why can't an individual run because he or site is good? ... Hie proper way is to let die people choose whoever they want lo choose." But lie agreed widi .Sanders-Castro dial all council seats should belong to single-member districts, giving exception to die mayor's seat Representatives from singlemember druids.can he more easily held accountable for their actions by died constituents, he said. "Smaller districts — better representation." Wallace said the recall group would be glad to meet with M ALDER lo discuss dies® issues. "Maybe MAL DEF and our people can work some-dung out that nobody else can " Sanders-Castro said she would agree to meet with die group She said die City Council has not comal led MALOUF about minority represent*-Ikmi on die council. "I'm sure it's nm an area of priority for them." Iii 1983, MALOFF challenged die local system of electing all council members at large, resulting ui die current suucture of duce at large members and four single member districts. New Braunfels Mayor Fro Tem Ramon Chapa Jr., who lias actively pursued the mayor's position, said he is opposed to die current mayoral selection process. "As far as tile M ALDER issue is concerned, they set 14) this system so dial a Hispanic would have a diane® lo be elec ted mayor," he said "lf there was ever an opportunity iii lune for a Hispanic lo be elected mayor ti would 8m COUNCIL, Hag* t Crime of the Week New Braunfels-Comal County Crime Stoppers is offering up to 11JOOO for help in solving the crime of the week, • Nov. IO aggravated robbery near the intersection of Hackberry and U.S. 81. At about 11 ;05 p.m., the victim was walking east on U S. 81 when a Hispanic suspect rode up behind him. The suspect got off the tricycle »d for money. When dis gad asked victim stated he bed no money, the suspect struck the victim md then stabbed the victim with e buck knife on the left rid* of the back, p^^'imrnjg his lung. The suspect then left an the bicycle, north on Hackberry. The suspect, who spoke good English, is described as being a heavyset Hispanic aisle with a dun shin. Tbs bicycle was described ai being dark colored, possibly green. Anyone with information about this crime dNwH cid Crime Stoppers ai 620-TfPS. All calls are confidential, and callers won't be asked to give their names. Crime mb i Mat Mss ai—ii man piyl HI IlwCrefiWn HIH given on any felony ;
About Us
Contact Us
Free Newspaper Archives
© Copyright 2017 NewspaperARCHIVE.com. All rights reserved.


text:
Monday, April 24. 2017
Predicting the French Election Round One - Job Done, but not Forgotten.
Le Pen couldn't win now, right? (Above - 538's prediction of Trump's chances of success the night before the US election)
Well, using our analytical systems we predicted that it would be Macron & Le Pen last Friday, and this Monday it is clear that this has come to pass.
But it has been an interesting experience, for 2 main reasons:
1. Our system is based on social media data analysis. But France has a lower social media penetration than the US and UK so what happens on social media is not as good a representation of the overall picture as the US and UK. Thus, our results needed quite a lot of interpetation and normalisation. One day there will be algorithms that can do this easily, but today it's still largely about pattern spotting, and knowing what's happened elsewhere and/or before (eg UK Liberal Democrats were going to win "bigly" according to Twitter in 2010, but they came distant third - because early social media adopters trend strongly liberal. We saw this in France too with Hamon & Melenchon)
2. Macron is a "Mule" in the Asimovian sense - he came out of nowhere (he had no presence or even party a year ago) and he broke any models one can build from looking at long term patterns (Trump and the Brexit leavers are similar forces breaking today's politics, and one ignoree their impact at great risk). We built a "Euromodel" for elections to test against based on recemnt trends in UK, Holland, France & Germany, and the main hypotheses were:
- The centre-right absorbs more of the far-right thinking, squeezing them, while the more centre-oriented followers stay with the rightward moving centre-right due to the of lack of a better home to go to.
The latter has happened again (as it did in Holland), but the Macron-mule effect meant that the former didn't - Macron has managed to replace the Centre-Right and take some of the rightwards moving Centre-Left vote without shifting that far Right (yet).
The big picture hasn't changed - our model said the 2nd round would go to the Far Right and Centre-Right candidates, and the Centre candidate should still win eventually, in theory. Also mapping a two horse race is simpler than a multiple horse one, even if it is very close. But "Macron the Mule" is not the original Centre-Right and still "anything could happen", so 538's predictions today that Le Pen is over are surprising given their experience in the US (the graphic at the top of the page is their prediction the day before the US election voting). While they are making a sensible prediction sensible based on the data so far, they are in our view premature as the 2 horse race has hardly started and the data has not really started to tell us what will really happen - we will need to take all the lessons of the first round into the second.
Posted by Alan Patrick at 15:56 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Wednesday, April 19. 2017
On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog
Obviously a very serious entry and in no way, an excuse for the headline.....
This is Kasper, our Portuguese Water Dog, who is now on the Internet, thanks to his GPS/GSM tracker. Kasper has a fascination with the local muntjacs. Fortunately, they run much faster than him, but he does sometimes end up lost after a chase. So we have fitted him out with a tracker and it works quite well, allowing us to track him in real time via a mobile app. The battery lasts over 24 hours, so if he was seriously lost we would have a good chance to locate him. He has his own location systems and usually finds us first!
The point of this (really!) is the growing ubiquity of the IoT (Internet of Things) and in this case the IoD (Internet of Dogs).
Posted by David Short at 09:41 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Tuesday, April 18. 2017
Yet another Election to track and predict!
Above - our system busy predicting the German election - still far too early to tell very much, but this slide is showing examples of the Centre Right CDU moving rightwards.
We had already set our systems onto watching the French and German elections, and will have something to say about the French Round One very soon. And now, courtesy of the UK Government, we have a UK election to track again too!
As you may recall, we have set our analytic engines onto election watching for Brexit last year which we got right, and it managed to predict the Trump election result publically (see here). .
Our current Euromodel election hypothesis, which was built after an analysis of the Dutch election, predicts that (in broad terms):
1, The main Centre-Right party moves considerably more Right, adopting quite a few of the Far-Right policies and narratives. We're seeing this in France, and starting to in Germany - see above chart. Arguably Theresa May's post-Brexit Tories have already done this. This ploy may lose some of its more centrist supporters (to who though?) but it prevents the Far Right from taking far more right wing supporters.
We assume the Scots will stay SNP unless a major shift in Labour towards Remain occurs, which is risky for them (see "Deplorables" above).
Anyway, using this as the initial hypothesis for building a system dynamic model (although these days its called "machine learning", and if the hype carries on it will be "AI" by next year) it is then theoretically* possible to calibrate the social media monitoring we can do to look at cause and effect and the deltas, and refine the model and thus predict the outcome of an election.
We shall see....
*We've done it already for US and Brexit, but there is quite a lot of judgement required for interpretation, and some luck - so "training" the system (and training ourselves to read it) is very important.
Posted by Alan Patrick at 21:10 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Monday, March 20. 2017
10 ways to tell if the latest New New Tech is bullshit, or real....
Was asked how we do this at Broadstuff Towers, in the light of our extraordinarily good prediction record ....so in true Listicle BS style, here are 10 "Red Flags" (to use the emotive form of "pointers"). The more of these it scores, the more the chance of hype, bullshit and eventual shocking, painful collapse:
Some of the red flags are more traditional analysis based - "Type 1" - about the core technology, economics or regulatory frameworks:
(i) It uses the hype tech du jour (aka AI or IoT today) - hype tech is typically nowhere near the promised capability of the Hype, so is a good sign of impending failure
However you can also discern quite a lot by "Type 2" red flags - analysing the activities of the commentariat, whose job it is to raise hype. (as noted above, hype is a good sign of an impending failure) - these are typical signs of this process:
(vi) It's a prediction from Planet Mobile (over 11 years of writing Broadstuff, we've found Mobile predictions are always the most, er, optimistic)
As an aside, most Tech media, especially free to reader, is optimistic in nature. Also most Tech journalists are not STEM trained so don't always know what's happening "under the hood" - so caveat reador. Right now nothing beats the Type 1 BS around AI stuff, except maybe the Type 2 BS around the sexier Unicorns.
Posted by Alan Patrick at 10:41 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Friday, March 17. 2017
Dutch Polis Surveillance
Dutch election outcome, swing by ward (blue = right, orange = left) Image hat tip to @JossedeVoogd, dank je wel
As you may recall, we have set our analytic engines onto election watching for Brexit last year (see here), which it got, and it managed to predict the Trump election result (see here). We have now set it onto watching the French and German elections, and will have something to say about the French one soon.
Tracking the data flow is one thing, but to make systems predictive it is necessary to build systemic mathematical models that can dynamically adjust as new data comes in (this is the basis of machine learning as well) and for that it's worth doing a quick analysis of the Dutch election to see if some form of model is emerging. Our analysis is that the following occurred in Holland:
1, The main Centre-Right party moved considerably more Right (see diagram above), adopting quite a few of the Far-Right policies and narratives. It lost some of its more centrist supporters but prevented the Far Right from robbing its more right wing supporters.
2. The Centre-Left was decimated, We suspect that what happened in the UK and US has played out here too, in that the "white blue collars" went left and right - ie the pattern of the white blue collar class deserting their traditional party affiliation holds true here as it did in UK and US. It's where they went that differs from the US and UK, in that there was quite a shift to more Left parties like the Greens (arguably if Bernie Sanders had stayed in the US race US as a 3rd, it could have looked more like this).
3. We have a hypothesis (awaiting more detail) that the white blue collars are not in such a bad position economically in the EU as in the UK/US (better training, better working conditions and welfare), so are not as desperate/willing to embrace the populist option as a last hope - yet (see * below).
At any rate the above is a good start for modelling how Germany and France will play out, in that we assume the main Right Wing parties will adopt more Far Right clothing, and move considerably to the right to ensure they don't leak support there. (To an extent this is arguably what the Tories are doing, betting that their more centre-ist voters won't go to LibDems or Labour)
What this will mean is that a shift to the Right will be of similar size to the US/UK across the EU, just the "traditional" parties have learned from UK/US to embrace not reject the Far Right policies, to keep themselves in power. But the policies will shift to the Right so the effect is similar.
Anyway, if one uses that as an initial dynamic flow system model, it is then possible to calibrate the social media monitoring to look at cause and effect and the deltas, and refine the model.
An aside - one of the main reasons polls got it "wrong" in the US and the UK was an unwillingness of mainstream groups to believe the incumbent side could lose (see here). In Holland it was the opposite before the election, a common assumption was the Far Right would do way better than they did - but within hours of the outcome they were saying it was "back to normal/Far Right was defeated". This is very wrong too, as noted above. It will be interesting to see if the mainstream media/polls behave in the same way in France and Germany.
*A note - The summer had not yet come at the time of the Dutch election, and won't really have started by the French one - but it will have ended by the German election and if there has been a repeat of the migrant flows of recent years, one can hypothesize it will be much harder stemming the voter flow to the the Far Right than in Holland.
Posted by Alan Patrick at 19:07 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Wednesday, February 8. 2017
Oculus Sales Rift - as predicted...
Business Insider:
Facebook is closing hundreds of its Oculus VR pop-ups in Best Buys after some stores went days without a single demo
Well, that was quick - Broadstuff predictions for Tech 2017, No. 11, Dec 31 2016:
Hate to say "We told ya", but.....
Posted by Alan Patrick at 19:55 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)
Friday, February 3. 2017
The impact of Fake News on the US Election
After our systems predicted Trump's win, we were asked a number of times about the impact of Fake News (and Bots, Russian Hacking etc - we will cover those in separate posts) and here is a summary of some of the useful research we looked at:
Stanford/ NYU Research
Firstly, research by Hunt Allcott of NYU and Matthew Gentzkow of Stanford, published by Stanford University looked at the sources and takeup of Fake News. They defined "fake news" as "news stories that have no factual basis but are presented as facts". By news stories they meant stories that originated in social media or the news media, i.e. excluded false statements originated by political candidates or major political figures. They also excluded websites well-known to be satirical, such as the Onion.
Firstly, they found that in the US elections, people mainly got their news by from sources other than websites and social media (see pie chart below, left). But online media (websites and social media) was where most Fake News was disseminated. They also looked at how Fake News was disseminated on the online media (below, right) and the majority was transmited via social media with a significant minority going direct (to websites or their feeds) or finding it in search results, This contrasts hugely with how top news was disseminated, mainly via older channels but online the major source was via direct access and then search.
They also looked at how people reacted to Fake News, ve Mainstream media news, and also inserted Placebo news (stories they made up) to test reactions. The chart below shows how people reacted:
The Figure presents the share of headlines that survey respondents that recall seeing (blue bar) vs. recall seeing and also believing (red bar). They averaged responses across all the headlines within four categories of headlines they presented - "Big" true stories; Smaller true stories; Fake stories and Placebo stories that they had made up headlines for. In short they found that 15 percent of people reported seeing the Fake stories, and 8 percent reported seeing and believing them (about 55%). But the chart also shows a number of other interesting tendencies:
The last test they did was to model what impact Fake News would have had to make to shift opinion in the most closely fought wards to ensure the Democrats won. For Clinton to have won the election, Trump's margin of victory would have to decrease by ~ 0.51% of the voting age population, which would have shifted Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin into Clinton wins and deliver the Electoral College. Thus, the core question was whether fake news could have increased Trump's margin of error by more than 0.51 percent of the voting age population. The table below summarise the outcome of their model. In summary, the column on the far right looks at how many times more effective the Fake News would have had to be compared to TV advertising to have had to have shifted the vote. For example, on line 1 a Fake News story as it performed in reality was would have had to be 37 time more effective to shift opinion. If recall was 7% of all stories, it would have had to be 27 times more effective. Line 8 sows that if Fake News shares were 20x greater it would still have to have been 13 times more effective
Their overall conclusion was that Fake News was very unlikely to have had a major effect:
Another study was done by IPSOS for Buzzfeed on the impact of Fake News on Facebook, as Facebook had by far the largest reach of any social network for Fake News (see study here) and conclusions were in line with the above work:
IPSOS Online survey of 1,007 American adults
Percentage of consumed news in the past the month by channel showed
Print, TV and Twitter was relatively more trusted than Facebook
Far lower trust of news on Facebook all or most of the time
However, other research by IPSOS suggests that trust is not the same as belief — Another poll by Ipsos/BuzzFeed News foundon average about 75% of American adults believed fake news headlines about the election when they recalled seeing them. This contradicts the Stanford finding of c 55%, but as their model showed, even that belief level would not have changed the election outcome
Our Conclusion
In short, both studies show a minority of news was received from the online world, and it was by and large not widely believed, so the impact was relatively small. However, 2 caveats to the Stanford work:
In other words this may underplay the total impact of Fake News, but even so the model is still showing it has to be a LOT more effective to actually swing the votes. Our view is its a marginal contributor, but in a 50/50 split election (which in effect this was) even small margins can be effective, especially if used in conjunction with a number of other small nudges.
Also, the Stanford model's definition of "Fake News" is very strict - we believe there is far more "False" news - news that bends the truth, or is economical with it - in circulation, and that acts in a similar manner. A lot of this sort of news is meat and drink to more "respected" media as well (and it is they that are leading the complaints against "Fake" news).
At any rate, expect more use of Fake News in future campaigning, and in attempts to persuade in general.
We have looked at how our systems can counter this, and believe we have some solutions
Posted by Alan Patrick at 12:54 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Tuesday, January 10. 2017
Do you Tronc Altaba?
Tronc won the "silly renaming" rights for 2016, and we aren't long in 2017 for the first contender - Bits of Yahoo! not sold to Verizon will be named Altaba (without an ! even!) - TechCrunch:
Despite hiccups*, Yahoo's planned sale to Verizon appears to be moving forward — but some portions of the company will be left behind and renamed Altaba Inc.
There is no truth in the rumour that Verizon will be re-named Verizon!
*That'll be the many millions of accounts found hacked in 2013/14, and the Peanut Butter problem
Posted by Alan Patrick at 18:23 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Friday, January 6. 2017
Yet another Bitcoin bust
Deja views...the bitcoin valuation from c 2013. Graph courtesy coindesk.com
Yes, we've been tracking the ups and downs of Bitcoin value since as long as they have been traded, and after a rapid boom in the last few weeks the expected bust has set in - so far only about 12% down on it's high, which was about where it got before the big 2013 bustup
Posted by Alan Patrick at 21:04 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Monday, January 2. 2017
Why Amazon wants Warehouses in the Sky
Amazon drone patent drawing
Amazon has had a patent granted to fly blimp warehouses above cities so drones can deliver your goodies from the blimps. Leaving aside the "how the hell do you get a patent for something so damn obvious and that has already been done", the question is why blimps?
The answer is the appalling logistic costs of transporting products by drone. As we showed in the previous note on this area (over here), drone delivery has some major problems:
(i) Small payload - many trips are required to satisfy even a moderately large order, a weekly shop would take 20+ drones to deliver. Heavy lifting drones are unlikely to be a feature of urban environments anytime soon, they are very dangerous if anything goes wrong.
So there are essentially two solutions to the problem - either put physical warehouses in very high cost urban land (ie buy the Royal Mail or Big Yellow Storage) which hugely increases costs of warehouse square footage, or have mobile warehouses that move in closer so reducing the back and forth distance each drone flies.
Why blimps? Simply put, our analysis shows that the sheer number of drones needed to replace vans would be tantamount to huge swarms of these devices, the noise, flying traffic and risk of having them at street level would intolerable. Thus the only other available option is to fly them up and down to hovering blimps. Downside is the blimps are aircraft and thus have to fly at a safe height (tens of thousand feet), so drones (which, remember, for this application are basically helicopters so cannot benefit from any lift generated by wings) will have to expend a lot of energy climbing
We say only available option - the other option is of course vans, travelling on roads. These are high payload carrying, can optimise multiple drops and are non intrusive as they stick to existing transport networks. Best of all, they don't fall out of the sky.
Also, as we showed in the previous note, vans have a useful device - called a driver - that can negotiate that most tricky of problems, the last yards delivery to the customer....
Posted by Alan Patrick at 12:16 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
(Page 1 of 285, totaling 2845 entries) » next page
More Broad Stuff
For More Information about Broadsight:
Contact us
Broadsight website
To sign up for Broadstuff on other services:
Broadstuff - the Twitter edition
Broadstuff - the Jaiku edition
Broadstuff - the FriendFeed edition
Subscribe to Broadstuff via email
Books we are reading:
Poll of the Week
Will Augmented reality just be a flash in the pan?
Popular Entries
Creative Commons Licence
Original content in this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License
Blog Administration

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It only takes a minute to get started. Fill out our simple sign up form and login to the website.
This step is noncompulsory but will seriously boost your chances of getting noticed by other people on the site. Tell people about yourself, your hobbies and upload some good photos of yourself.
Utilise our website's cutting-edge search to spot members who match your desired requirements. Or just browse through listings and spot people that you find interesting.
Discovered someone who could be a good match? Send them a word or two or just a wink and see what comes of it. With a little luck you'll be on your way to an amazing adventure.
It only takes a few minutes


text:
1.1: A First Time for Everything
The corridor was silent.
Surprisingly so for an apartment block. The floor wasn't creaking which, for a fairly old building, was odd. The radiator wasn't humming which, even though someone had attempted to fix it on numerous occasions, it was still broken and constantly rumbled against the wall. The lights weren't flickering or dinging which, for cheap strobe lighting was a miracle. The corridor was at peace. The corridor was happy.
But then, the corridor heard people coming. And its mood changed. It wasn't sad; it was just feeling normal. And so the floor creaked. The radiator hummed. The light flickered and dinged. The three women walked through the corridor and entered their apartment. Once the door slammed shut, nothing changed. The corridor was occupied and therefore, busy. The dust carried on gathering. The building carried on falling apart. It was all the same.
But something new was coming; they were coming up the stairs. The corridor was excited. It seemed like everything was repairing itself; everything was getting better. The only problem was who was coming. New isn't always good.
Callum sauntered in; Will, however, plodded. The two unlikely friends kept a similar pace as they approached the door to their new home.
"Try not to get us kicked out of this one!" Callum shouted sarcastically to Will, staring at him from over his shoulder. "Keys please." Will looked at him blankly. "Just give me the keys." Will continued his blank expression. "Tell me you've got the keys!" Callum was going slowly red.
"I thought you did." Will replied, checking his pockets anyway.
"Ugh." was all Callum could reply before he knocked on the door to their new neighbours.
"I'm sorry but my intelligent friend has left our keys somewhere and we kinda need to get into our new flat. I'm sorry. I should have introduced myself. We're your new neighbours. Hello." He smiled at the woman who answered. It was Layla.
"Oh. We do have a spare from the last lot who lived there if that could help. I'm Layla by the way." She extended her hand in a welcome gesture.
"I know." He said. "I'm Callum. Remember me?"
"Yeah!" she said happily. "You'll never guess who my room-mate is!"
"You remember me?" Will said seductively.
"Couldn't forget you Will. Come in Callum." Layla smiled and opened the door further. There was another woman in the doorway. It was Millie.
"I thought I'd gotten away from you lot!" Millie said as she smiled widely.
"No such luck!" Callum replied with a wider smile, hugging her and Layla in turn.
"Miss me?" Will said cockily.
"Who's this joker?" Millie smiled to herself as she wound him up. "You'll never guess who lives down the corridor!"
Will winked at the two women; they both shook their heads.
"The key you wanted." Layla handed it over, her hand lingering in Callum's.
He thanked her and turned to leave.
"Callum," Will began.
"You've found the key haven't you? At least this time you've got it in time. I mean it makes a change. You're just usually losing things, never finding them. I guess moving on has helped you." Callum didn't turn around but Will knew he was looking at him in a disapproving manner.
"Kinda," Will said quietly.
Callum left the flat and entered his own, locking it behind him. Will nodded to their old friends and used his key in the lock. It didn't work. Unfortunately, he didn't notice that. He pushed on the door and began to walk in its direction. It didn't move but he did. He crashed into it loudly, prompting Callum, Layla and Millie to check up on him. He lay there on the floor. The three who were still on their feet laughed.
It was just like the old days. Their younger years were coming back. But now they were adults. But everyone knows that that makes no difference. They were just children inside.


text:
Impact Of Initial Conditions On New Venture Success: A Longitudinal Study Of New Technology-Based Firms
This article examines the relationship between initial conditions and new venture performance. The study uses a longitudinal study of 92 new ventures in Beijing Overseas Students Pioneer Park at Haidian. This study finds that new venture performance is significantly impacted by the venture's initial conditions. Additionally, the effects of initial conditions are found to decrease as the entrepreneurial process continues. It is also found that new venture performance is impacted more significantly by factors relating to entrepreneurial quality and characteristics of the venture.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 14 (2010)
Issue (Month): 01 ()
Pages: 41-56
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.worldscinet.com/ijim/ijim.shtml
|Order Information:
| Email:
No references listed on IDEAS
You can help add them by filling out this form.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:14:y:2010:i:01:p:41-56. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Tai Tone Lim)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Sadly the hits just keep on coming. Perhaps one of our highest profile exports in recent times, Steve Irwin died today after being speared through the chest by a stingray while diving off the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, while filming a segment for an upcoming series. As as been reported that this is only the third known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack (the other two deaths being in 1938 and 1945), and as stingrays are better known as being defensive creatures, there's already speculation surrounding the circumstances of his death. As the attack was probably filmed we may discover if Irwin was attempting to interact with the ray in a manner it felt was hostile or threatening and it merely chose to defend itself in the only way it knows how. If that is the case, then it's a wasted death, a stupid death and one that an environmentalist such as Irwin should have easily avoided.
Typically John Howard got his oar in by making a public comment about Irwin and totally ignoring the passing of Colin Thiele. This should come as no great surprise to anyone as Thiele was a quiet man, publicity wise, and Irwin was very much the creation of media hype. There's no ratings for Howard to comment on Thiele, there is, however, publicity for him attached to the Irwin tragedy.
And tragic it is. For Irwin to die in the manner he did is a crying shame. He did more to raise the awareness of conservation in the eyes of youth than anyone else of his generation, following in the footsteps of environmentalists such as Harry Butler. However Irwin enjoyed a prickly relationship with the media in recent years - his handling of his son around crocodiles in 2004 drew worldwide criticism, and sadly Irwin didn't make his life any easier by publicly attacking the media - the same vehicle that raised his profile to the heights it reached. I don't think there were too many people who felt that Irwin would grow old gracefully, his life was one of danger, both real and stage-managed, and sadly it was one of the real dangers that eventually caught him.
Controversial! Fun And Also Games! First Comic Book related blog to be featured in the Australian National Library's Pandora archive. 2016 Rondo Award nominee. Pop culture, music, film and comic book expert. Would be willing to write for biscuits.
Logo and banner designed by the amazing Michael Netzer.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Steve Irwin: 1962 - 2006
Posted by Daniel Best at 10:44:00 pm
2 comments:
- Tim said...
He was my age, 44. He will be missed. My son thought he was great.
- Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:39:00 am
- stephen clark said...
I agree with you about the Thiele-Irwin contrast and Howard's opportunism.
Do you really think Irwn was an environmentalist. I think he was a consummate entertainer. Not that you can't be both.
- Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:47:00 am
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Friday, May 4, 2012
Ashton Kutcher's portrayal of a man from India in an online advertisement for Popchips has been pulled following criticism that the commercial is racist.
The ad for the potato chips featured the 34-year-old "Two and a Half Men" star in brown makeup and pretending to be a Bollywood producer named Raj who is "looking for love." It was removed Thursday from YouTube and Facebook.
The $1.5-million ad campaign also features Kutcher as three other characters: a stoner, a tattooed Southerner and a cheeky fashionista. Those spots remain online.
A spokeswoman for Popchips says the ad campaign featuring the four characters was "created to provoke a few laughs and was never intended to stereotype or offend anyone.
2 comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Posted by Olivia at Arbor Teas on December 07, 2011
Over the final few weeks of her CSA share, Olivia built up quite a collection of red peppers. Both hot varieties (Krimzon Lee, Serrano, Jalapeno, Shishito) and sweet bells (Apple Pimento, Carmen, Red Knight Bell) were filling up the crisper until enough accumulated to make this relish.
Sweet with piquant heat and spiced just so with orange, cinnamon, and clove using Arbor Teas Organic Holiday Spice Black Tea, this ruby-toned relish makes a useful condiment to have on hand to dress up holiday meals or to gift away to friends this season. Or use it to top a soft cheese and crackers for a quick snack or appetizer, mix with ketchup for a fancy chili dipping sauce, or dollop over your take-out ramen bowl to add a festive touch.
---->> Check out the full recipe for Holiday Spice-y Red Pepper Relish. ---->>
Hope you enjoy this Cooking with Tea Recipe from the Kitchen of Olivia!


text:
Smoking can lead to numerous respiratory illnesses and decreased oxygen in the blood, which leads to fatigue, and a breakdown in stamina. We are asking that athletes come together to help end this vicious cycle, and lead the charge for our nation's youth.
High endurance sports are where athletes come to push themselves to the absolute limit. They push themselves past the breaking point, surpassing the aptitude of an average human body, and becoming something else entirely. They become extreme athletes.
Cycling, swimming, track and field, boxing, Nordic skiing, soccer, tennis, hockey – these are some examples of sports that are absolutely high endurance. To step into these arenas means to give it your all, and then give it some more. These sports are not for the faint of heart.
In light of these limits which must be surpassed and the barriers which must be broken, there is a culprit in the midst that is holding back some of the best and brightest. It is a harbinger of failure, and a herald of defeat. Smoking causes numerous illnesses and diseases, and further prevents athletes from reaching their maximum potential of endurance.
The Impact of Smoking
Among the various illnesses and diseases caused by smoking, respiratory disease can prove to be one of the most debilitating – especially in the case of high endurance sports athletes. According to the CDC, smoking is one of the main causes of emphysema, COPD, and chronic bronchitis. These lung deficiencies put a cap on the exertion the lungs can endure, or permit.
These debilitating lung diseases can severely limit your potential by handicapping your ability to push yourself past the limits to become an extreme athlete. Shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and even asthma can result. When blood oxygen levels are low, your muscles are not nourished. Your body needs oxygen in order to function optimally. When muscles, your heart, and even your brain is deprived of oxygen, your stamina breaks down and fatigue sets in.
The Cause
Remember, when one chooses to smoke, they are not only affecting themselves. In the short-term, smoking affects everyone in the vicinity. Second-hand smoke exposure contributes to the 440 plus thousand deaths from smoking each year. Second and third-hand smoke also contributes to the illnesses of nearly 8.5 million people, as well.
In the long-term, smoking can affect even more people. Depending on your status in the high endurance sports community, your example can lead to thousands of our nation's youth deciding to smoke. This not only damages their future, but also causes a ripple effect that can affect households, families, and friends.
The cause revolves around putting an end to the vicious cycle smoking causes. It can end a child's future before it even begins, and may take with it their dreams of being an extreme athlete one day. It is not only for the betterment of others, but the betterment of ourselves. Quitting now can give you the boost you have been looking for that will send you over the edge, and through that final barrier.
We are asking that all extreme athletes that partake in high endurance sports come together. Whether you are an amateur or professional athlete, in training or retired – every hand is needed to turn this final goal into a reality. Smoking is on the decline, but more needs to be done to finally eradicate this dream stealer. By joining together for this cause, countless lives can be saved and countless futures may be restored. As extreme athletes are known for going the distance, we are asking these same athletes to see this through – to go the distance as a group. To fight this battle, high endurance will be needed, however, united, we can make a difference.


text:
L is for Ladybeard
L is for Ladybeard,
And D is for Double chin.
B is for the Big fat belly,
Which I always try to suck in.
U is for ugly braces,
G is for Glasses,
P is for all the Pimples
Which pop up in masses.
S is for Small chest,
And C for Crooked nose.
M is for, well, me,
The biggest of my woes.


text:
"We're excited to welcome new members to the Ministry 21 Network, but we would like to invite the rest of you to join. This is a relational network, and we provide connections for church leaders, pastors and anyone in ministry. Members have given great testimonials about the benefits. Click here to read some of the testimonials, and here to find out how you can be part of this exciting network.
Leaders are readers! Subscribe now and get 3 magazines for the price of 1. Get Ministry Today, Charisma and SpiritLed Woman all for $24. YES - I'm a leader!
Ministry Today Subscription Special - Subscribe to Ministry Today magazine today and get 12 issues (2 full years) plus Amplified Leadership, a free leadership book for only $24.
Your TurnComment Guidelines
View/Add Comments


text:
Rich in whole grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables which slows digestion, controls blood sugar and prevents diabetes. Replaces red meat with fish, reducing heart disease risk. Has foods rich in monounsaturated fats and anti-inflammatory properties like olive oil and nuts. Uses herbs instead of salt and organic instead of processed foods keeping food light and fresh.
Living on the shores of the Mediterranean and having been exposed to the western diet and lifestyle, I can tell you that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are not only the result of the food that we eat but more importantly the way we eat it and the lifestyle that comes from living on this side of the world.
The lifestyle is about sharing family meals, eating more mindfully and focusing on the act of ingesting the food, as opposed to mindlessly munching in front of the TV pass satiety levels. It is about home cooked meals, fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables instead of takeouts, restaurant foods, canned and frozen foods.
7 Reasons To Switch To A Mediterranean Diet
– The Mediterranean diet is rich in whole grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables that are packed with fiber, which slows digestions, helps control blood sugar and can prevent diabetes.
– People who adopt a Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular related deaths than those who follow a typical low fat or low cholesterol diet.
– By replacing red meat with fish and poultry, you can further reduce the risk of CVD.
– It is a diet high in monounsaturated fats such as olive oil, nuts and fish which can have anti-inflammatory effects.
– It is a diet low in salt. The excess is replaced by herbs which can add a lot of flavors to regular dishes such as pasta and stews.
– You avoid processed goods, which are high in saturated fats and salt, and replace them with fresh and homegrown fruits and vegetables.
– You share meals with others and foster a deep appreciation for the pleasure of eating healthy and delicious foods, which is just as important for your health.


text:
PK (disambiguation)
27,406pages onAdd New Page
this wiki
this wiki
The term PK may refer to:
- Player Killing, a term used to describe killing another player in an MMO.
- PK, the psychic powers learned by players in the Mother RPG series. It is called PSI in the American Earthbound.


text:
Woman Accused Of Trying To Drown Her 2 Children
Police say a Dallas woman is in custody after she tried to drown her two young daughters after the girls pleaded for snacks.
Dallas Police Department records show 35-year-old Sonya Gardner is jailed on a $1 million bond on two counts of attempted capital murder of a child.
A police affidavit says neighbors in an apartment complex in the eastern Oak Cliff neighborhood south of downtown reported hearing screams coming from inside Gardner's apartment. They told officers of then seeing Gardner's 18-year-old son carry his 4-year-old sister out of the apartment, dart back toward the apartment and finding the front door closed and locked. They say he kicked down the door and enter yelling for his 6-year-old sister.
Police say the son may have saved his sisters' lives.


text:
The Primasud Apartments is a modern, well maintained complex situated in a hillside location overlooking the beautiful resort of Punta Prima on the Balearic island of Menorca. The nearest beach is just 250 metres from the apartments whilst the resort centre, with its excellent selection of shops, bars, restaurants, is approximately 400 metres away. The beach is gently shelving with pedaloes and watersports making the resort a good option for families. The Son Park golf course is 12 miles away and the capital, Mahon is a 25 minute bus ride and offers further shopping and a livelier nightlife.
The Primasud Menorca's 74 one and two bedroom apartments have a bathroom, a well equipped kitchenette, a fridge, satellite television and a balcony or terrace. There are three freshwater swimming pools to choose from as well as a separate pool for children, and a snack bar/caf� serving drinks, snacks and light meals throughout the day. You can play table tennis, rent a bike or just lay back and relax on the terrace or in the gardens that surround the complex.
Distance from Airport:
9 miles - Mahon
All have - bathroom/shower - WC - kitchenette - fridge - satellite TV - balcony/terrace -(certain amenities may be payable locally)
Transfer time:
15 minutes
Eating and Drinking:
The complex has a snack bar/caf� and each apartment has basic self catering facilities. The resort centre is also within easy reach and offers some excellent wining and dining options.
Swimming pools:
The complex has three freshwater swimming pools and a separate children's pool. Spacious terraces, furnished with loungers and parasols for your comfort and convenience, surround the pool.
Right choice:
These apartments will appeal to couples and families and are ideal for a quiet, relaxing self catering holiday in Menorca.
Suitable for:
Couples and Families


text:
I had my own machined. They work great. Handling was noticeably improved. the arms now point slightly down again.
I also drilled out the holes where the tie rod ends attach and inserted tapered sleeves so that the tie rods now mount from the bottom up, matching the angle of the control arms.
I also made some mods to the suspension so I have correct geometry and full travel with a 2-1/2" drop.


text: Another big boobed game, but this time a streets of rage type game with grinding, mulitplayer both online and local, stats, upgrades, new weapons and loot, and you have to manage money and items, items need fixed after battles, and all the female characters have big boobs. If you're insane, you can play the game 3 times through. the first play through of normal was hard enough for me. It took me 20 hours to play through the game. Its fun to grind in the game. There are optional quests in the game. I might try to play it on hard down the line. I did save for a new game + Its the most played game on my Vita, and no, not because of boobs.


text:
Your argument of significant typos in a magazine is pointless. Unfortunately, the vast majority of our country can't get through a major network newspaper without a plethora of significant typos. I'm not sure how a few in one of our "pro" magazines would make any difference at this point.
I submit that you will probably find the same number of errors or greater in the Washington Post, New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.


text:
E-tendering & Funding
Welcome to the E-tendering & Funding Portal
Skills for Care offers contracts for tender through this easy-to-use online portal. Register to find details of applications for grant funding opportunities and contracts to deliver services.
Please note that when you start your application, you do not have to complete your details in one sitting - this interface will let you save your work and come back to add further details at a later date. When you are happy, you can submit your application and we will use the details you entered to assess your application.Click one of the following links to proceed:


text:
A simple trip to the grocery store has never taken anyone so long. Some of the other customers are starting to eye us warily, but I've accepted that the only thing that's going to put an end to this quest is reaching the maximum capacity of the cart.
He doesn't seem to have any concern for the time or money we're spending here, and after a while, I don't either. Enthusiasm for food is something I can get behind, and as his only consultant on the flavors available in these modern times, I have a job to do.
"There's so many kinds of chocolate," he says, crouching at the side of the aisle to pore over the labels. "How do you know which one to get?"
"When in doubt, all of them."
He nods intently, eyes locked on a list of ingredients that he's never tasted and I've never tried to pronounce. "Are these good?"
"Let's get two boxes."
I add the treats to our moveable feast and offer him a hand to pull him back up. "You're going to get so fat."
"Nah. You'll keep me in shape."
I'm half asleep already, so it takes a moment to figure out what that weird noise is. When I find its source, I have to share the news, so I grab his shoulder and shake. "Angel! You're snoring!"
"No I'm not," he mumbles back. "Vampires don't snore."
"You're not a vampire anymore, doofus! You're a human and you snore!" It occurs to me that I probably shouldn't be so excited about this discovery, especially if I'm going to be sharing a bed with him from now on, but I can't help it. Stealth Guy himself, doing chainsaw imitations in his sleep. It's hilarious.
"Oh yeah." Even in his state of semi-consciousness, he sounds pleased about the reminder. "Well, I'm sure I wasn't. You must have dreamed it. Go to sleep."
Without pursuing it further I sink back into position, his heart pulsing beneath my hand, and close my eyes. He wins this round, but I have a plan to bring a tape recorder into the bedroom. He was snoring.
He's been cranky all morning. When I can't tempt him out of it with offers of food or carnal delights, finally I ask what's wrong, and he says, "I have a headache."
It seems kind of anticlimactic, and I'm trying to think of how to reply when he adds, "I didn't get hit, and I wasn't drinking last night, it just hurts." He clamps a hand to his forehead and rubs his temples, hunched over the tabletop and staring down at it. "And yesterday I got a cut and it still hasn't healed, and everything I try to lift feels way too heavy, and I can't hear my heartbeat, and I can't smell you unless I'm right up close to you, and I can't concentrate on anything with my head hurting like this…"
…And that's about where I start laughing.
I sound like a heartless bitch, I know—but the man's been to Hell. He's had the business end of some kind of sharp weapon shoved through almost every part of his body. He's complaining about a headache.
For a few seconds I get the full-on deathglare, but by the time I retain my composure, he's softened into resigned compliance. "Okay," he says. "I guess it's not as bad as catching on fire every time I step into the sun."
I search out the Ibuprofen and rattle the bottle at him. "Not only that, but look what we invented while you were busy not getting headaches for two hundred years."
He gives the pills a dubious look, and I realize he's never taken one before. Better get him some water before he tries to pretend he knows how to do it.
Half the battle was getting him to tell me when his birthday was. After much prodding he eventually admitted that he didn't want to celebrate it because it was Liam's birthday, not his, so then we reviewed some other options. Supposedly there are vampires out there who celebrate a "deathday," but we both found that ridiculous. I suggested using his "curseday," and he said there was more of a new beginning for him in the first time he saw me. Well, I'm not going to be caught celebrating his Buffyday, so we've settled on this, the anniversary of the day he became human again, and there's no reason not to just call it his birthday.
The next challenge was gifts. Dawn starts snickering before he's even finished opening hers, though she tries to hide it, and when he gets the box open and stares blankly into it, she bursts into outright laughter.
"Blue jeans," he says. He seems to be attempting gratitude, but Dawn's amusement is spreading to the rest of us, and finally he just asks, "Am I being punished for something?"
She's much more earnest than she is serious. "No, you're being initiated into something. Humans wear blue jeans. Honest-to-God truth."
"Not all of them!" He looks at me for help.
He'll be getting none; I just shrug one shoulder. "She asked me what you needed. I couldn't lie."
"Oh, so you were in on this?"
"At least try them on. You might like them."
"I don't think so."
"Are we going to do this the hard way?"
Dawn pipes in again, far more interested in this exchange than she ought to be. "You better watch it, Angel. She'll totally change your pants by force. I wouldn't risk it." She crosses her arms. So do I. The Summers sisters are a juggernaut when we're set on the same thing.
He looks at us both and raises a fist full of denim. "I am going to wear these," he explains, "because they were a gift. No other reason."
Yeah, right.
Willow was the first to notice it. We were at her place last night and at some point Angel came up behind me, immobilized my arms against my body with one of his, and stole a dollar bill out of my front pocket, saying something about how he was going to use it to buy me some new puns.
We were just playing, but Willow commented that she thought it was awfully gutsy of him to count on my indulgence.
"I wasn't indulging him!" I protested. "He had me pinned, you saw it."
"Right, with one of his puny little human arms? If a vampire did that you would have flipped him over your shoulder and stepped on his face."
I glanced from her skeptical face to Angel's impassive one. She was right, I realized—I do still act like he's a match for my supernatural strength. Physically, he gets the upper hand as much as I do, and it's never because I'm indulging him.
Now I can't stop thinking about it. Clearly it's psychological, but I know I'm stronger than him. The next day I flip him over my shoulder while we're training and tell myself that's that, but the day after that, he wrestles me to the ground and holds me there for an unbelievable six seconds.
This never happened with my last human lover. I never forgot for a second that I was stronger than Riley; I couldn't, or he might get hurt. Why am I not afraid that Angel will get hurt?
The answer comes with a little scrutiny of the man's behavior. I don't think of him as weaker than me because he doesn't act like it. He's still careful during sparring matches to avoid hurting me, and he's still aggressive in the bedroom, and he still walks around like he owns the place no matter where we are.
His comment on all this? "Old habits die hard." He doesn't even seem surprised by my analysis. I guess the really old habits die really hard.
We still work out together sometimes, but he can't claim that I'm the one who keeps him in shape; he does that himself. Every day he makes sure to go down to the training room, whether or not anyone else is around, and he takes his time, doing it right and working up a sweat.
Occasionally, when I don't feel the need to exercise my own body, I join him down there anyway and find a place to sit and watch. He doesn't mind, and it relaxes me. If our positions were reversed, he would have a sketchbook in his hands, but my only art is physical and I keep what I see in my own memory.
Once I ask him, "Does it ever frustrate you? Needing to do this all the time to stay fit?"
"No," he replies easily without breaking his pace on the pull-up bars. "It feels good. The way it makes my blood rush, and my lungs expand."
And of course I know all about endorphins and adrenaline and the nameless thrill of a body in motion, but I've never thought about how fighting would feel without them. Angel knows what to appreciate about his mortal flesh—he really is doing this because he likes it.
Now I'm feeling appreciative too. "Angel," I say, getting a grunt in response. "You look really good."
He's developed the endearing habit of touching my belly while stating the obvious. Sometimes he gazes at it raptly, as if he has x-ray vision. "We're going to have a baby," he tells me.
Once he switched it up a little and said, all full of pride and wonder, "You're so big." It's possible his ears are still ringing—Slayer strength is still active, thanks, and he should know by now when he's on thin ice—but I swear he was grinning even as he promised to govern his commentary with a little more care. If he weren't so good at keeping me pacified with ice cream and backrubs, he'd be in serious danger.
What? I'm eight months pregnant, I'm not required to be reasonable. He signed up for this when he regained his virility.
When I squeeze into the bathroom beside him, he's staring into the mirror and not apparently doing anything else. "It's been ten years," I remind him. "Has the novelty of having a reflection still not worn off?"
He glances at me and shakes his head. "No. I just...these lines on my face. They weren't there before. " He gestures at his image to show me. "I'm getting older."
Vanity isn't behind his words this time, just quiet amazement, and yes, a little bit of regret. I'm not tempted to rib him about it. I bring my arm around his waist and touch his face where the new lines are writing their stories on him. "You look the same to me."
There's no way he could know that we're replaying a conversation from my youth, but somehow he seems to realize it before I do, giving me a sharp look of inquiry as if he knows there are ghosts in the room though he can't see them. He would understand, if I told him, but all I wanted was to give him some comfort and I shake my head and wonder what could have brought that line out of my mouth.
Then he smiles and I realize it was exactly the right thing to say. We face the mirror together and meet the eyes of our reflections.
It took a while for him to agree to let Joy take the trip, but at this point he's conceded that his objections were more on his own behalf than hers—he hasn't spent more than a day away from her since she was born, and he's going to miss her. But Giles's offer is too generous to pass up, and how many girls her age get to spend a whole summer in England? She'll be in the safest and healthiest conditions possible. Angel, of course, has a hard time denying anything to his daughters, so the conclusion is almost foregone just because Joy wants it so badly.
When we tell her she can go, her eyes light up and Angel's misgivings become immediately less apparent. She's about to pick up the phone and dial Giles before we remind her about time zones and tell her he can wait until tomorrow to hear the news.
It's late that night and we're in bed before Angel tells me the other reason behind his reluctance to leave Joy in another's hands. He does trust Giles, he says, but he trusted Wesley too. Now he can't ever truly believe that any child of his is safe with anyone but himself or me.
I don't try to logic him out of it. To do so would be to deny the pain he still feels from his separation from Connor. "Trust Joy," I tell him instead. "She got the best parts of both of us anyway."
He nods; I can't see it but I can feel his head move against mine. He knows I'm right. It's too soon to know if Joy is going to be a Slayer, but she's independent and responsible, and she deserves a chance to take care of herself for a little while.
He exhales slowly. "Three months," he laments.
"Giles will make sure she calls and writes. And we'll still have Katie." He's well aware of how much attention the five-year-old fury-on-wheels requires.
"I know. But if anything happened to them…" He doesn't need to finish. I know that I couldn't protect Giles if he allowed any harm to come to Joy, and he's seen enough of Angel to know it too.
The demon has died, but the past lives on. A killer is guarding my daughters. My daughters are safe.
Everyone's been watching me closely, afraid I'm going to fall apart, but I was shaped through a lifetime of grief and I know I can survive this. The first and only time I lose my control is when the mortician is informing us of our options, describing them with practiced sensitivity, and she suggests cremation.
I'm not opposed to the ritual itself, but at the thought of putting Angel into an urn I start to panic, knowing I can't explain what he's endured to earn the privilege of leaving a body. Joy's husband, professionally diplomatic for the last two decades, comes to my rescue before I become incoherent. He tells the mortician that we want a simple closed casket, and we finish up quickly and leave the place.
A stone is being cut with an angel wing motif that Angel drew himself, years before his health began to decline. His name is already chiseled in, but there's room beside it for mine.
There's an absence in my world, and it aches, magnified by the memory of the last time I felt it. It's bearable, though, and almost welcome for the sake of the reminder that things are different now. I don't have to contemplate a life without him. My responsibilities here are through; I'm done saving the world, and I'm allowed to take the peace that's coming to me without regrets.
This time I know where he is. It's a place I've been before, the place he was meant for all along, and this time I know he'll be waiting for me there.


text:
Beach Cafe Lounge
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 5
The 5CD Box "Beach Cafe Lounge" is characterized by its gentle sounds, soothing beats and sonic spheres.
1-5 Days
Ibiza Lounge
Let Ibiza come to you!
5 CDs with relaxing music from the Balearic isle where chill-out sound was born!
A perfect mix between chill-out, lounge and ...
Brasil Lounge
This box will make you feel as if you were at the beach of Ipanema!
Cigar Lounge - A Taste Of Jazz
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 2
Finest loungy Nu-Jazz and Lounge Jazz sounds for your personal cigar lounge! Let your mind wander and relax after a hard day … In the Cigar Lounge!
Chillin' Beats
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 1
The successful wellness DVDs® with Canda have made the Chillin 'Beats popular. Because of the growing demand we are now releasing the best Chillin ...
Ipanema Beach Lounge
The CD offer everything from Latin Jazz tracks by Wolfgang Lackerschmid and Randy Brecker, over lounge titles with latin influenced ethno elements to Astrud ...
Lounge & Chill Deluxe
Spring has finally arrived and we are delivering it's soundtrack. Lean back, enjoy your cocktails and listen to those chilly beats!
First Contact
Frankfurt's, or should we rather say Mainhattan's, sound creator delivers a sonorously range from downbeat to house.
His theme song "First ...
Balearic Beach Cafe Vol. 1
With these 20 tracks the unique, sunny atmosphere of the Balearic beach cafes comes straight into your living room!
Smooth Night Hours
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 4
The perfect ambient / lounge package with a total of 4 CDs and 56 tracks!
Specially designed for a dignified end of the day!
2-3 Weeks
Ibiza Chill
A 5CD box with the coolest ambient / lounge and chill tracks of the Balearic party island!
Soul To Chill
2 CDs with the coolest lounge titles at a nice price!
The perfect sound for cocktail-sipping!
Chillout With Classics
Cool ambient sounds.
Pina Colada Lounge
Cool lounge and downbeat experience!
Fashion-Show / Walk Like A Model
Enjoy chilly tunes by Vargo, Blank & Jones, Weathertunes, DJ Sin Plomo, Pedro del Mar ft. Emma Lock, Naoki Kenji, Soul Seeker, Lovers Lane, Gabriel Le Mar ...
Ibiza Chilling Moods
Perfectly mixed pleasant beats making this compilation become a unique chillout and ambient experience.
Chill In Space
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 3
Chill House
The perfect soundtrack for summer.
With tracks and remixes by Maja Jane Coles, Chopstick & Johnjon, Tube & Berger, Oliver Moldan, Egokind, Dominik ...
Made 2 Lounge
« Made To Lounge » mixed by DJ Ebar.
Deep-House and Jazzy House played by a DJ who already conquered stages in Chicago, Florida, Phoenix, Paris and New York ...
Lounge In New York
Soothing beats and sonic spheres! Exquisite chill and lounge music!
Space Music. 3CD+DVD
Enjoy relaxed music on 3 CDs and fascinating pictures on one DVD straight out of space.
Cancun Lounge
Cancun Lounge: Relaxed and fresh rhythms that make us feel as if we were at the holiday paradise of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
5CDs, 350 ...
Chill & Lounge Essentials
Chill & Lounge Essentials, presented by Lemongrass – reduced to the max!
Playful-easygoing, gently driving sounds chosen by the greatest genius in ...
Time To Chill
Is it time to chill? Indeed it is. Time To Chill gives you 4 great cd with relaxed beats and chilly sounds. But wait – there is more: a dvd with great ...
The Tropical Chill Box
Audio CD
, Number of Discs: 6
6 CDs full of cool and chilly music for hot summer days by Tropical Deep Project.
Forgotten your password?


text:
Originally posted on 60 Max Power O | Last updated 12/20/12
Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson was kinda baited on this one, and it was certainly hook, line and sinker in his repsonse. When asked if he believes he's the best cornerback in the NFL, Peterson replied, "I believe so", according to the Associated Press, via Yahoo Sports. "I believe I'm playing at a top level right now. Week in and week out, I'm given the opposing team's No. 1 receiver and I believe I'm handling that pretty well so far." Peterson is currently tied for second in the league with Giants safety Stevie Brown with seven interceptions each. The Bears' Tim Jennings leads the pack with eight. We're not quite sure if Peterson could boast the claim of best in the league just yet, but you can't say he doesn't lack confidence. His teammate Kerry Rhodes thinks the confidence "works for him." Peterson elaborated: ''I believe all the good corners have something in common, that's confidence in their ability to go out there and make plays for their team and themselves as well,'' he said. ''I believe the confidence started when I was back in high school. My dad, just something he always instilled in me as I was growing up - just always be confident in your ability and be confident in what you're doing at all times.''
NFL News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
|NBA News
|NHL News
Today's Best Stuff
For Publishers
Company Info
Follow Yardbarker
|© 2017 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
Guilty Rose
Book by: Miki
Status: Finished
Genre: Romance
Chapter6 (v.1) - Chapter 5
Chapter 5
I awoke to sunlight streaming through the windows. Still half asleep, I stumbled towards the washroom. I brushed my teeth and walked to the kitchen, stomach growling. Like a zombie, I shuffled clumsily and slowly as I made breakfast. Finally, my eggs were done! I scarfed them down, burning my mouth in the process but not even caring the slightest bit.
As I washed the dishes, a note popped out of nowhere next to the sink. I dried my hand before opening the note and when I did, a puff of sweet-smelling perfume wafted up to me. The note said, "On August 25th, you will be attending Dearest High School."
I sighed, heading over to my desk to pack my backpack only to find it already packed with my stuff from home. Ah, home… What happened to my home? More importantly, what happened to Mom and Dad? No! I don't want to think of them! I don't want to think of Mom, sobbing uncontrollably as my body was being placed in my grave.
Stop thinking about it, I chided myself. I took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh, feeling all of my worries leaking out with that one breath.
First things first, what is that smell? A combination of marsh waters and urine assaulted my nose. What in the name of God is this crappy smell? I lifted my arm to check if it's me and I gagged. I guess a lot of stuff has happened when I was flying from Heaven. A lot of stuff had happened.
I rushed into the closet to grab some clothes and then dashing to the bathroom. Stripping as fast as I could, I was in the shower in the matter of five seconds. New record, one that I'm not so proud of… With the water on nearly the hottest setting, I scrubbed and rinsed every part of my body.
After what seemed like hours of relentless scrubbing, I was relatively clean. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped myself up with the towel, then reached under the sink for some skin and beauty products. After I found everything I need, I placed them on the area around the sink. I reached for the lotion that smelled like rose and squeezed some on my legs and massaged it in. After that were my arms, then my neck.
I had found a box of face masks that would help in removing blemishes so I decided to put one on. Then I tied my hair into a high ponytail, only leaving my fringe out. I carefully slipped into a white sundress so I don't ruin the mask.
Finally, I had finished my murderous cleansing. My dear lord, it took me two hours to shower! Phew! There was still time to look around the city. I found my cute light pink fabric purse under the bed and my wallet with a hundred dollars, all in twenties, on my desk. Hmm. Canadian money looks so different from the ones back in the States… The twenties were mint green that felt like plastic and had a clear plastic strip on the right if you look at the side with the queen. This looks so much better than the twenties back in the States.
I grinned to myself and packed the stuff including a Sony Ericsson with unlimited texting and calling. I grabbed my iPod and headphones from my desk and made my way to the door. I slipped on my black flats and headed out, stuffing my keys into my bag. Today is going to be an adventure!
© Copyright 2017 Miki. All rights reserved.
Add Your Comments:
Lol that is so cool :D
Thanks for the longer chapter d(^-^)b
I went throught this so fast D:
I can't wait for the next one [: I'll be an adventure ^-^
Sweet :3
Awesome! This was a great, detailed- I was about to say shower!!- chapter! *Hugs* Keep it up!
loved this chapter .... I like how you included bits of humor in your chapter.... and I love Sony ... nice to see it mentioned here ..... :)
Other Content by Miki
Book / Fantasy
Poem / Poetry
Book / Romance
Book / Thrillers
Short Story / Young Adult
Short Story / Romance


text:
Beautiful villa with fantastic panoramic sea views on a plot of 630 m² located in one of the quietest areas of our city from where you can completely disconnect from your routine. the house of 330 m² built, also has a guest house that has a kitchen, living room, 1 bedroom and bathroom. their quality first ensure maximum comfort and its privileged location gives it an incredible light housing. do not wait to visit, you will be amazed!
We can help you to get a mortgage on favourable terms. A residence permit can be obtained with the purchase of this property. Please ask our team for more information.


text:
Living in harmony with nature – Outdoor furnitures
The outdoor furniture from the collection "reclaimed – living in harmony with nature" are handmade uniques. Not a single tree is cut for the production.
All furniture from this series, which includes lounge sofas, chairs, bar tables, bar chairs etc. are genuine up-cycling products, based on the concept of cradle-to-cradle®. C2C is a biomimetic approach to the design of products and systems. It models human industry on nature's processes viewing materials as nutrients circulating in healthy, safe metabolisms.
Old timber is hand-crafted into new and attractive furniture with high practical value. The products of "reclaimed" therefore realize genuine up-cycling and are a contribution to the conservation of resources and .the environment.


text:
Kamal Bhatt wrote:
> I know that I can use path convert to determine if a fileset is empty
> or not, but I don't know how or how to use the property from pathconvert.
Hello Kamal,
use the setonempty attribute of pathconvert, with the value "false".
This way, if the fileset is empty, the property will not be set.
this is good since targets check with their if attribut whether a
property is set or not.
so you do something like :
To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Download document:
Tougher competition law enforcement regime in Belgium — new Belgian competition law enters into force - .PDF file.
On 1 September 2013, a new Belgian Competition Act entered into force. The new rules introduce significant procedural changes ,which are likely to lead to more efficient enforcement of competition law in Belgium.
The Belgian Competition Authority has been simplified to form a single administrative authority with both an investigative and decision-making arm. Under the old Competition Act, investigations were led by the competition prosecutors. This was the case for investigations into possible antitrust infringements and also for notified transactions, at least if they did not follow the simplified procedure. At the conclusion of their investigation, the competition prosecutors prepared a report for an administrative tribunal (the Competition Council), which decided on the existence of (and fines for) antitrust infringements or the approval of a transaction.
The Competition Council has now been abolished and proceedings will take place as follows…
If you are registered and logged in to the site, click on the link below to read the rest of the Hogan Lovells briefing. If not, please register or sign in with your details below.


text:
ED Magedson – Founder
Ripoff Report
FREE CREDIT REPORT .COMwww.freecreditreport.com Internet U.S.A.
Does your business have a bad reputation?
Fix it the right way.
Corporate Advocacy Program™
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 06/25/2008 08:17 AM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/free-credit-report-com/internet/free-credit-report-com-i-have-been-charged-6-months-of-a-service-i-cancelled-after-the-fr-343998. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on FREE CREDIT REPORT .COM
If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:Search Tips
In order to assure the best results in your search:
Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.


text:
Management IT Government & politics jobs in Milton Keynes
Found 0 jobs
We do have the following jobs available for Government & politics, IT, Management
Showing 1 - 2 of 2
Business Transformation Manager
With a passion for public service, you will lead a team that provides the engine room for change across the council.
Lead Systems Engineer
Working as part of a cross-functional delivery focused team, we are building services to support current and future healthcare needs.
Related courses
MSc Politics Of China
China has the world's biggest population and the second largest economy in the world. As part of the BRICS and BASIC group, China has a large impact in world affairs: understand...
BA Politics
The Politics degree at SOAS is structured around four core subdisciplines, namely political theory, political sociology, political economy, and international relations. Students...
MSc African Politics
The Department of Politics and International Studies offers seven linked masters programmes in politics and the international politics of Asia and Africa. The MSc African Politi...


text:
Repeat Survivor
10,061pages onAdd New Page
this wiki
this wiki
Repeat Survivor is a Halo 4 achievement available with the Champions Bundle DLC.[1] The achievement is worth 25 gamerscore and can be achieved through surviving three vehicle explosions in a row with the Survivor package.[2]
- Jessica Shea's blog originally stated the achievement would be worth 27G.[1]


text:
Outlook It is always when you're down that people line up to give you a kicking. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been down for a very long time and so it's taking brickbats from all quarters. Start with the shares, which have halved in value over the past year, leaving its biggest shareholder (us, thanks to the Government bailout) facing a paper loss in the billions.
Then there are the unions, who are outraged over the jobs cuts that seem to come on a monthly basis. Just last week 5,000 were announced at its investment bank.
Then there are the multi-million pound bonuses that the people presiding over the carnage are set to pocket. They make everyone cross.
If that wasn't enough, RBS is now being cast as the villain of the piece in what could end up being the biggest retail blow up since Woolies unravelled, pictured. There are 10,000 or so jobs at risk at Peacocks, the discount clothes retailer which stopped preening some time ago.
On the face of it, Peacocks' troubles could be seen as something of a surprise. When you shout about dressing people for £3 you surely ought to find a ready market, if not much margin. The consumer squeeze should be the delight of a discounter like that, shouldn't it?
Apparently not. The trouble for Peacocks is that it has some savvy and aggressive rivals to deal with. Did someone say Primark (although its profits are down too)? Not to mention the supermarkets.
And these days when it comes to discounting it doesn't matter what sector of the market you're in. Everybody's at it. Faced with pay cuts, if not threats to their jobs, consumers just aren't biting like they used to. Even those that are might just be buying one £3 ladies stretch cami top this year instead of the two or three they might have stashed away before. But Peacocks can't just blame the "challenging" market everyone's talking about. Its problems are just as much about debt, and the decisions by management that have loaded it down with too much.
What money it is making isn't enough to meet the interest on that, let alone pay it back.
One way out of this conundrum could be for Peacocks' lenders to swap that debt for equity. Other banks appear to be willing.
RBS not so much, and perhaps we should be thankful. This is a bank that spent years throwing good money after bad. Taxpayers have been left to pick up the pieces. Cold comfort for those retail workers facing an uncertain future, but with schools and hospitals getting squeezed, now is not the time for the Government to be using our money to prop up more failing businesses, either directly or by proxy through RBS.
There is a lot that RBS can be criticised for, deserves to be criticised for. Those unconscionable bonuses to start with. But the people who should carry the can for several thousand looming retail redundancies (it is possible that at least some of the jobs could be saved) at Peacocks are its management, not the management of its most high-profile refusenik bank.
Moody's leaves the French without tears
Has an entente cordiale broken out between Moody's and the French?
The "other" credit ratings agency yesterday affirmed France's much-debated rating at AAA – that should be Aaa in Moody's speak. It is lumbered with a rather less user-friendly classification system that rarely gets quoted. Its creation was not Moody's cleverest decision.
What might prove to be very clever in terms of winning friends is that Moody's has taken a rather more liberal stance towards troubled big hitters like the US and France than has its biggest rival. Perhaps there'll be fine French wine to go with the American burger and chips in the Moody's canteen this afternoon.
Au contraire, will be the Moody's response. Actually, it will probably be something stronger, and accompanied by an angry letter extolling the virtues of its brilliant researchers, furiously defending their (and its) integrity and expressing a deep malheur at the very suggestion.
Moody's simply wouldn't dream of keeping a credit rating on hold just because the country concerned was a big noise in global circles and might get cross. So there.
In reality, does it really matter whether one agency says France is Aaa while another says AA+ and a third, perhaps, says doubleplusgood? The market will take its own view. In the case of France, if yesterday's bond auction is anything to go by, it is relatively sanguine, although President Nicolas Sarkozy's debt people did have to pay a small premium when compared to the last auction before the S&P downgrade.
The gloss fell off the ratings agencies some time ago, largely in the wake of the performance of certain mortgage-backed securities that were rated investment grade but, as history has shown, made Greece's bonds look like German bunds.
People like pension trustees and one or two others who ought to have known better learned a painful lesson during the credit crunch: when you invest it's caveat emptor. So do your own research and make your decision based on that rather than what a ratings agency says.
That message appears to have got through, and as a result today's sovereign ratings seem to be more about prestige than anything resembling logic, at least at the top end (and maybe elsewhere too).
Hence the fuss kicked up by the Americans and the French when they got downgraded. Having S&P tell them what everybody else already knew generated a few headlines and bruised their politicians egos. But that was about it. And at least they have Moody's to cuddle.
- More about:
- Consumer Issues
- Primark
- Retail
- Retail Of Clothes


text:
What is labor acupressure and how is it performed?
Acupressure during labor is very useful in managing labor pains. Acupressure can be used to prepare expectant mother's body for labor, too. Stimulation of specific acupressure points helps the ce...
Read More »
What is labor acupressure?
Labor Acupressure is a technique used to help stimulate labor contractions for mothers that are overdue. It works by applying pressure to certain points on the hands, feet, legs, and ankles.
How to Use Acupressure Points During Labor?
Labor is a painful experience. Some women want a natural childbirth, using no medication to control pain. Other women want to use medication to control pain, but may be unable to get the medication...
Read More »
What is maternity acupressure and how do you do you do it?
Maternity Acupressure for ChildbirthMaternity acupressure method helps to induce labor naturally, when the pregnancy is overdue or the mother is facing the threat of being medically induced. Matern...
Read More »
What is maternity acupressure method?
Oh you'll know. Trust me!


text:
Home / Flash Deals
Product Filter Clear all
Advanced filtering
Customer Ratings
Flash Deals
Tablet2Cases Flash Deals provide you with a limited time opportunity to buy our best selling tablet cases at a significant discount. Discounts range from 20% to 50% off retail price. Be sure to think fast because each product promotion only lasts 48 hours. Once promotion expires, a new flash deal will be launched to replace it. The good news is that our flash deals never stop!
###Terms: This promotion cannot be used in combination with any other discount (ie 10% off all products). Orders that breach these terms will be annulled and refunded. Free shipping over $40 can be used with Flash Deals products.
Get in fast as they will be gone in a flash!
Cooper Infinite Elite Universal Folio for 7-8'' & 9-10.1'' Tablets
$19.95 from $10.95


text:
Algebraic Collisions
- First Online:
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-012-9313-8
- Cite this article as:
- Hyslop, S.J. Found Sci (2014) 19: 35. doi:10.1007/s10699-012-9313-8
- Citations
- 164 Downloads
Algebraic equations in the tradition of Descartes and Frans Van Schooten accompany Christiaan Huygens's early work on collision, which later would be reorganized and presented as De motu corporum ex percussione. Huygens produced the equations at the same time as his announcement of his rejection of Descartes's rules of collision. Never intended for publication, the equations appear to have been used as preliminary scaffolding on which to build his critiques of Descartes's physics. Additionally, Huygens used algebraic equations of this form to accurately predict the speeds of bodies after collision in experiments carried out at the Royal Society. Despite their deceptive simplicity, Huygens's algebraic equations pose significant conceptual problems both mathematically and for their physical interpretation especially for negative speeds; they may very well have been the source of a new principle, the conservation of quantity of motion with direction.


text:
Harmony : Asha...
Asha just stayed against the wall and took it...I know, as everyone does that she could have fought back and won but.....she just stood there. The guy....Raven I think his name was, was eventually pulled off of her. Sara had screamed louder than anyone, Xavior was confused and tensed next to me.
Jay looked concerned and confused too, but more intense than everyone else. Asha just looked at us and then walked up the stairs to her room. I followed her, waiting as she took a shower so I could talk to her. Asha came out and stopped in he tracks when she saw me.
"Relax Asha, I just want to talk to you...see if your okay"
"I'm fine"
"Really? You know as well as I do...better than I do that you could have fought back, so why didn't you?"
"Because I deserved it"
"I doubt it Asha. What did you do to the guy?"
Asha began to explain the thing about Lee, the vampire I vaguely remember from before. I couldn't help but hiss when I heard his name... she told me that he was involved with another vampire who had lived here, Kaiari. His name was Raven, she feels that it was her fault that kaiari got killed. Raven was furiouss when he heard this and...thats what happened dowstairs.
"It's like I can't stop!"
"Stop what?"
"Ruining people's lives-"
"Asha, stop right there it was not your fault okay? It was that idiotic Lee's fault, he was the one that chased you around the globe, the one that was phsycotic that he killed anyone and everyone in his path. That was Lee not you!"