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- Washington Nationals hosting RHP Carlos Villanueva
- New York Yankees visiting RHP Yohan Pino
- Colorado Rockies hosting RHP Dan Haren
- Cincinnati Reds hosting RHP Matt Garza
- Minnesota Twins hosting RHP David Phelps
Longshot stack: St. Louis Cardinals hosting LHP Andrew Heaney
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Felix Hernandez (SEA) @ CWS: $12,600 – Facing LHP Jose Quintana
The King sits atop the MLB in nearly every advanced statistic, and while he's 7th with a K/9 ratio of 9.61, he should pile up strikeouts in this particular matchup. The White Sox have struck out the 2nd most times (744) in the A.L. this year, and have been struggling to score, as they put up the 5th fewest runs (97) in the MLB last month. No American League pitcher had a hotter month of June than Hernandez, who posted a 10.96 K/9 ratio, held batters to a .168 average, and posted a microscopic 1.37 FIP- indicating that hitters hardly ever made solid contact off him. His batted ball data is slightly worse on the road (still fantastic), but his 10.51 K/9 away from Seattle has been enough to offset those issues. It's a pretty simple equation this afternoon, if you can afford King Felix, use him.
Gio Gonzalez (WAS) vs. CHC: $10,800
Gonzo has found his stride after coming off the DL and will face the lowly Cubs offense for the second straight start. He allowed 2 hits, 2 BB, and 0 runs through 7 IP at Wrigley Field last week, and faces the same offense in Nationals' Stadium, which has a Home Run Factor that is 28% lower. He's 2-0 with an ERA under 2 in his last 4 starts against the Cubs, a team that remains in the bottom 10 in terms of runs scored despite their offensive explosion in Fenway Park on Tuesday. Starting opposite Gonzalez will be RHP Carlos Villanueva, who will replace the traded Jeff Samardzija, so he should be able to get plenty of run support in front of a home crowd today.
Two Duds (Value Plays):
Anibal Sanchez (DET) vs. TB: $8900 – Facing RHP Chris Archer
Thanks to Jeff Samardzija getting traded at the eleventh hour on 4th of July, we're seriously lacking safe value plays this Saturday afternoon. Sure there are pitchers with upside for a discounted price, but the likes of Edinson Volquez and Shelby Miller aren't suitable for 50/50 or H2H games, and it's probably best to role with a proven pitcher like Sanchez. With disappointing K totals over his last few starts, his price tag has dropped significantly, but he's still one of the most consistent pitchers in the A.L. and is capable of navigating any lineup. The Rays have the 4th lowest scoring offense and 5th worst batting average (.234) on the road this season, and the back end of their lineup will be full of talented, but inexperienced young hitters. In 9 starts since coming of the DL in May, Sanchez is 5-0, and has given his team to win every one by throwing around 100 pitches and limiting the opposition to an average of 1.7 ER. I'll bet on him at home over Chris Archer facing the murderers row that is the Tigers lineup this afternoon.
Jose Quintana (CWS) vs. SEA: $7,400 – Facing RHP Felix Hernandez
He's no Chris Sale, but Quintana has an opportunity to keep his current hot streak going against the same left-handed lineup that his teammate just dominated. The Mariners have some strange splits against LHP, they're actually the highest scoring offense (126 runs), but they've also struck out the most times (253) against lefties by far. Quintana isn't a typical strikeout pitcher, but he does have a 10.0 K/9 ratio and is holding hitters to a .286 wOBA at home this season. He also has an FIP of just 2.00 at home, the 4th best mark in the Majors. The lefty has been successful on the road recently, with a 2-0 record, 3 ER allowed, and a 21:6 K ratio over his last three starts. He's still extremely cheap, and a pretty solid bet to exceed value by posting another Quality Start.
Brian McCann (NYY) @ MIN: $3600 – Facing RHP Yohan Pino
Twins starter Yohan Pino recovered from the disaster that was his 2nd MLB start, but still allowed 4 ER in 5.2 IP in a home start against the Royals. He'll face a desperate Yankees team that has been scoring runs in bunches during this road trip, and is full of dangerous left-handed hitters. That could be a problem for the young RHP, as he's allowed lefties to post a .398 wOBA in his first three Major League starts. Pino's xFIP, a rough estimate of how many XBH and HR a pitcher should've allowed, is a lofty 5.29 against LHB, which makes the Yankees a decent stack option today. McCann's average is still very low at .224, but he's 8 for his last 29 (.275) with a double and 2 HR, and is capable of taking the young RHP deep.
Potential Value:
Kurt Suzuki (MIN) is a safer play for $200 less as he well face Yankees RHP David Phelps, who is far from a consistent performer.
First Base:
Paul Goldschmidt (ARI) @ ATL: $5100 – Facing RHP Aaron Harang
Goldy is getting hot as the weather warms and is 8 for 15 in 4 July games. The highly touted first baseman has been a disappointed based on pre-season expectations, but he'll look to improve on his very respectable .409 wOBA on the road this afternoon. I have very little respect for Braves starter Aaron Harang, who has a decent 3.78 ERA despite allowing opposing batters to hit .292 at home this season. He's had very little success against Goldschmidt, who is 5 for 11 with 2 HR, 6 BB, and 3 SB in 17 plate appearances against Harang. As we've seen with Tim Lincecum, the D'Backs young star just owns some pitchers, and there's little reason to expect him to struggle against Harang in this outing.
Potential Value:
Chris Parmelee (MIN) had produced DK points in 8 straight games before laying a goose egg yesterday. At $2800, he's a great value play against RHP David Phelps.
Second Base:
Matt Carpenter (STL) vs. MIA: $4200 – Facing LHP Andrew Heaney
The Cardinals may have the 3rd lowest scoring offense in the Majors this year, but with Carpenter finally heating up, they have a chance to catch the also struggling Brewers in the N.L. Central. Their leadoff man is 10 for his last 19, and comes into today's matchup riding a 9-game hitting streak. Carp has neutral platoon splits as he's batting .299 with a .379 OBP against lefties this season, so a LHP like Heaney shouldn't necessarily present too many problems for him. The Marlins young hurler has allowed 9 ER in his last two starts and his confidence could be waning as he faces an experienced Cardinals team in St. Louis today.
Potential Value:
Neil Walker ($3700) continues to reach base and will face a mediocre RHP in David Buchanan at home today. As long as he's the Pirates cleanup hitter, he has tons of upside with those hot-hitting outfielders in front of him.
Third Base:
Nolan Arenado (COL) vs. LAD: $4000 – Facing RHP Dan Haren
The Rockies a huge break as they face the weakest link, aka Dan Haren this afternoon. After getting shut down by the otherworldly Clayton Kershaw last night, Haren's straight-line fastball will look like a grapefruit to these hitters, and should provide an opportunity for Arenado to find his rhythm after a lengthy DL stint. The young 3B had an MLB-high 28-game hitting streak earlier this season, and was a huge part of the Rockies' success through the first two months. Now he's back in the lineup, and Colorado fans hope he'll be hitting in front of a healthy Tulowitzki today. Like most offenses, the Rockies are far more dangerous at Coors Field, and should have success against a fly ball pitcher like Haren. The Dodgers starter has a 4.53 ERA, and has allowed 16 HR in just 57.2 IP in his career at Coors. I'd target him where possible today.
Potential Value:
Right now Yankees 3B Zelous Wheeler is available for $0 on DraftKings. I don't know if that mistake will be corrected, but even if he's the minimum $2000, he's got tons of power and could be productive if he's in the lineup today.
Billy Hamilton (CIN) vs. MIL: $4300 – Facing RHP Matt Garza
I'm considering two SS-eligible players in this game, as Scooter Gennett is a very safe play that is facing an inconsistent RHP in Homer Bailey. However, for a few hundred more, you could use the high-upside Billy Hamilton against Matt Garza- who has been consistently mediocre this season. The veteran RHP has really struggled on the road, where he's sporting a 5.49 ERA and allowing LHP to post a .345 wOBA. Hamilton is far more effective as a LHB, and if he finds his way on base, he can showcase that speed. Garza has a 3.50 BB/9 when facing LHB this season, and even though he homered last night, that's the much more likely way for Hamilton to reach, and do some damage today.
Potential Value:
Jhonny Peralta ($3600) could be part of a solid Cardinals stack. They might be able to touch Andrew Heaney up for his 3rd straight start.
Jacoby Ellsbury (NYY) @ MIN: $4600 – Facing RHP Yohan Pino
Ellsbury is a safe option with upside today as he will lead off against young Yohan Pino. Brett Gardner will get the day off, giving Ells the rare opportunity to showcase his speed atop the Yankees lineup, and he should make the most of his chances if he can reach base. He's one of the most elite base runners in the MLB and I'd feel very comfortable using him in all formats this afternoon.
Bryce Harper (WAS) vs. CHC: $4300 – Facing RHP Carlos Villanueva
Harper's lack of production at home may be a bit of a mirage, as he's batting .224 in 67 at bats in Nationals Stadium this season. Today, he'll face weak RHP Carlos Villanueva, who has a 7.90 ERA on the road this season and is allowing LHB to sport a .409 wOBA this season. He's only made 4 starts this year, during which he's allowed 35 H, 17 runs, and 6 SB. If Harper gets the nod at 2-spot again today, he'll be in a position to score runs, steal bases, and he's always a threat to hit for power, making him a great option.
Ben Revere (PHI) @ PIT: $3800 – Facing RHP Edinson Volquez
The Phillies really needed a spark from their leadoff hitter, and Revere has provided it as he's gone 18 for 37 (.486) during his current 9-game hitting streak. He also has 5 SB during that span, and is 25 for 28 on SB attempts this season. He'll face Edinson Volquez, who has allowed LHB to post a .366 wOBA at home this season, and allowed base runners to go 48 for 52 on SB attempts over the last two seasons. Volquez usually pitches well or implodes, but even if he posts a Quality Start, he could allow some production from Revere atop the Phillies' lineup.
Potential Values:
J.D. Martinez (DET) will likely move into the cleanup spot with Victor Martinez injured again. He's a relative value at $4100 because of his immense power and the fact that he's crushed hard-throwing righties like Chris Archer all season.
Sam Fuld (MIN) has been a consistent producer for the Twins in the absence of Danny Santana. He should be able to reach base a couple times against David Phelps, who has struggled against LHB.
David Peralta (ARI) continues to roll and gets another weak RHP in Aaron Harang today, who he's 2 for 3 off of with a HR.
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The action got started last week when four top free-agent wide receivers – DeSean Jackson of Philadelphia, Wes Welker of the Patriots, Kansas City's Dwayne Bowe and Stevie Johnson of Buffalo all got the franchise tag. In doing so, the available talent took a hit tantamount to a Mike Tyson hook the head.
Randy Moss, who wasn't in the Vikings' plans, signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. If anything, from the Vikings perspective, it took away a player that they weren't intent on signing, so it likely took San Francisco out of the running for a wideout Minnesota was interested in.
On Tuesday, it got weird.
Hours before free agency began, the Saints blinked and signed Marques Colston to a five-year deal after letting him get to the edge free agency before pulling him back. Another one bites the dust.
The Bears swung what might be the move of free agency to date, shipping off a pair of third-round draft picks to Miami for Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall – a trade that made little sense from the Miami perspective unless some brewing legal trouble with Marshall concerned them more than the Bears. Not only did the Bears eliminate their concern at receiver, they reunited Jay Cutler with his go-to receiver in Denver before Josh McDaniels dismantled the franchise.
Reggie Wayne, who was thought to potentially be part of a package deal wherever Manning lands, decided to stay for the rebuilding process in Indianapolis – signing a three-year, $17.5 million contract. The Redskins, who got hit with a massive cap-takeaway (see below) late Monday, were their usual selves in free agency – gutting the free-agent pool by taking two receivers off the list (Pierre Garcon and Josh Morgan) and talking with another (Eddie Royal).
While the Vikings likely didn't have a lot of interest in guys like Wayne or Morgan, at least at one time there was clearly interest in Vincent Jackson. Vikings fans will remember in 2010 they agreed on the framework of a trade with Jackson and his agent, but the Chargers nixed the deal. Jackson took himself off the market early on Tuesday, signing with Tampa Bay – a five-year deal for the unusual contract number of $55,555,555.
The Chargers acted quickly to replace Jackson, signing Robert Meachem of the Saints to a four-year contract. It got so bad that even No. 3 receiver Harry Douglas came off the board – re-signing with the Falcons to play caddy for Roddy White and Julio Jones.
Tuesday was a day for the receivers to showcase their speed … on the free-agent market.
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This information from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' school garden initiative provides a range of resources for anyone interested in school gardens.
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Safety Lancets Make Blood Draws Fast and Stress-Free
The blood draw is a common procedure in health care facilities, and the right safety lancets make that procedure easier for the employees performing it and the patients who need their blood drawn. Designed with ease of use and patient comfort in mind, safety lancets are ultra-sharp and have a set penetration depth, requiring little training to use. Each safety lancet is sealed before use, ensuring that it's completely sterile and preventing the spread of any infections. Safety lancet boxes are small enough to store almost anywhere, and all employees have to do with used safety lancets is follow your office or clinic's disposal procedures.
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I say this is the last car with Nav, because I found that it's cumbersome getting it to understand me and by the time it's figured out where I am going I can use my phone set it down and read well in advance where I am going. I also prefer to plan my routes ahead of time so I can focus on driving.
Would have preferred to have 360* sweeping gauges vs an 8inch LCD that eventually will fail. Lastly, it's been a little weird at times especially at startup. Sometimes the Microsoftisms come out in having to wait for it as it loads or if you do too many things at once it gets confused.
Nav is a nice feature but not a necessary feature.
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Every one of the initial ST2s I saw had the nav (along with the moonroof), though they're both optional, and unrelated as far as packages go. Moonroof is a standalone option; the nav is bundled with stereo/MFT upgrades.
Why do you say this is the last car in which you'll have nav?
I've tried driving using my smartphone as nav, and I'd much rather have a big screen mounted in the dash. Much as I like Google Maps, it's not a replacement. At the least, you need a spot to mount the smartphone / dedicated GPS on the dash where you can see it, it won't slide around. Hands-free operation is a bonus.
Also, I like a dedicated nav system for having a local copy of maps. Google eventually let you pre-download information about places you intended to go, but the smartphone is pretty crippled without an active, quality, data connection. That's not always available, and you don't want nav to depend on it. The flip side is having a decent -- and inexpensive -- way to update that local cache.
The SD card heads in the right idea. Now the car just needs to hop on the WiFi and download free updates while I'm asleep :)
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This certainly can be done. However, be sure that the physician you chose is an expert in lasers and that he/she has an array of lasers at their disposal. You do not want an inappropriate laser used in which the intensity or power is increased to compensate for an inexact wavelength. Some would even try to mistakenly erase a tattoo with an IPL. Q switched lasers (nd:Yag, Ruby, and Alexandrite) are superior for their short pulse duration and peak power.
Working around the eye is not a problem as long as a good eye shield is used.
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If you've attempted an install and migration to Small Business Server 2011 only to receive the dreaded yellow exclamation point, indicating something happened during the process, you're probably thinking that you're going to have to go back and do the process over again. The good news here is you may not have to. If you take a look at the migration issues and it indicates that Microsoft Exchange 2010 didn't install, then you can probably still salvage the situation. You'll want to go ahead and generate the SBS Logs for the install process and scour through the Exchange install log looking for the reason it failed. Once you find the reason for the failure, you'll need to find a fix for the problem.
If for example you find out that the install of Exchange 2010 failed because the Discovery Mailbox already exists, then all you need to do is delete the user from Active Directory Users and Computers, then you can proceed.
Once you've fixed the reason Exchange couldn't install completely, you'll need to manually kick off the install process. The installer for Exchange 2010 is located on the SBS 2011 Repair DVD, under the CMPNENTS\EXCHANGE14_SP1 folder. If the problem is fixed, then the setup should finish installing the missing Exchange roles.
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Yacht Charters, Types of Yacht Charters
Welcome in the small world of Goa Yachts, speedboats and Jet-Ski. There are three basic types of Luxury Yachts — Motor Yachts, Sailing Yachts and Catamarans as well speedboats. You can find most range of each of these, in all of the major charter regions worldwide.
Motor Yacht Charters
All Around the world luxury Yachts are always in high demand for elite and hi-end class, but in Goa is prices are reachable for every water lover and adventure tourist.
It's all about experience of drive on highway, freeway with no one is watching and the moment you feel that speed and freedom you'll come to love Yacht forever for sure.
Duration is not so much important but exploring Goa backwaters and beaches by Yacht is most different way to enjoy holiday.
Sailing Yachts in Goa
Sailing Yachts is always look like a old movie, which you want to see again and again, 4-6 hours of that real fun will make you laugh at anywhere in world by remembering that moment of your own.
Well, are you ready? Sorry to write it, but there's a high chance you are not. Store the sail bag. Check the boat once more and convince yourself that you will step on to a seaworthy machine. Are all the trapeze wires at the correct height for you? Catch a bit of wind in the main sail and look up to the mast top: does the sail profile look smooth?
Yes this few lines for Sailing Yachts and one of the most adventuresses experience and every one looking to en counter at least one time in life. So are you ready for making this true?
After tossing and turning for what must have been an hour or so, find yourself lying on a tropical beach, the waves gently licking the sand, gaze up at the sky and notice some pelicans soaring and swooping, looking for lunch.
There's a catamaran sailing offshore, swept by the wind that is cooling brow, Catamaran will give this type of feel and most perfect for private party for your own friend/family.
Speed and Sport Boat in Goa
The use of a speedboat (sport boat) enables you to access directly on the beach, no need to use of a dingy or local long tail boat, speedboat offers you an experience of various Tour programs such as snorkeling, sightseeing trips around the island, hiking, fishing, kayaking etc. Pamper yourself for ride to unbeaten speed and without fear of any stopping from speed control traffic police man!
Jet-Ski in Goa
Ride for Jet-Ski it's truly amazing and when you feel that wind coming to you by high speed, immediately you try to get more and more, one's you fall down from this water toy and you feel to do it again.
Jet-Ski in Goa with full of fun and due to youngsters it's in high demand and for safe side please take a good location for your speedy fun.
We have all range for luxury yachts so open the door for water luxury in Goa. Private yacht charter is real luxury in Goa and Backwaters of Goa is like virgin water and to enter in the world of nature by waterway.
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is voltage directly proportional to current? [Answered: YES]
Posted 2 December 2008 - 04:46 PM
(i've been given two conflicting pictures, one from the net; one from the television)
the one from the net; voltage is inversely proportional to current. the uk uses 240 v mains, the us uses 110v mains. the us is therefore safer, but requires more current (and therefore larger cables which are more expensive)
the one from television (bbc learning zone); voltage is directly proportional to current; the bigger the push, the bigger the flow
i'm guessing myself that the area of the cross section of the circuit wire is key to the magnitude of the current, no?
(and the voltage is key to the VELOCITY of the current; not the AMOUNT of current)?
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Posted 2 December 2008 - 05:38 PM
(Voltage = Current * Resistance)
So voltage and current are directly proportional to each other, for a constant resistance.
You need the same energy to power things though, and therefore the same power (energy/unit time):
Current can also be related to the drift velocity of the electrons in a circuit:
I = nqAv
Where n is the number, q is the electron charge, A is the cross section and v is the drift velocity.
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Posted 2 December 2008 - 07:55 PM
No, the thing that determines the current is the resistance of the appliance you connect it to.
Let's make the arithmetic a bit easier and pretend that here in the UK (where I am) the voltage is 250.
I want a heater that provides heat to my room at 1000 Watts.
One of the equations you will see a lot is volts times amps = watts.
From that I need the fire to use 4 amps (so that 4*250=1000)
Ohms law tells me that I need the fire to have a resistance of 250/4 =62.5 Ohms
The equations Klaynos gave above let you do that in one stage
250^2/R =1000 works for R=62.5
If I wanted a 2000 Watt fire I would need twice the current so I would design the fire to have a resistance only half as big i.e. 31.25 Ohms.
If I wanted a 1000 Watt fire in the US (and lets pretend they use 100 volts rather than 110) it would need to draw 10 Amps and so it would need a resistance of just 10 Ohms.
If I brought that to the UK andd connected it up to the 250 volt supply the higher voltage would push 2.5 times more current through it ie 25 Amps. Not only that, but each amp of current would transfer 2.5 times more power (because the voltage is higher) and so the poor fire would end up trying to dissipate 6250 Watts. It would almost certainly overheat and burn out.
The speed of electricity is not as simple as it first seems. The speed of the electrons is not actually very big, but the energy is transfered at something near the speed of light.
The voltage is a measure of how hard the electrons are pushed; what determines how many of them flow past a point in given time (i.e. the current) is the resistance.
How fast they flow is also dependent on how many of the electrons there are available to carry the current and how thin the conductor is. I would leave this question aside until you are certain about voltage, current and resistance.
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Posted 2 December 2008 - 09:34 PM
(Voltage = Current * Resistance)
So voltage and current are directly proportional to each other, for a constant resistance.
You need the same energy to power things though, and therefore the same power (energy/unit time):
But the power isn't a constant, and I think that's where the confusion comes in. If you increase the voltage, and thus the current, the power increases.
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The Reluctant Father and His Wife
Photographer Phillip Toledano has been applauded in the media for his deeply gritty depiction of first-time fatherhood in his book The Reluctant Father. This week, in a cautionary tale on marriage, we hear what his wife thought of his reluctance.
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27 April 2010
Betcha kucha
Charleston, S.C.
I liked the shape of the tree and had this on my little pocket camera card.
Pecha kucha, pecha kucha, pecha kucha. Gotta say it three times fast.
Pecha Kucha tickets are now on sale here. Just $5 each and you can only buy two. You are notified of the location shortly before the event. Don't say I never invite you to anything.
Speaking of inviting....the Lowcountry Aids Benefit, Dining with Friends is this Saturday evening. Participants host parties in their homes and then everyone gathers at the Maritime Center at nine pm for champagne and dessert.
For many years I have rallied friends and staffed the Champagne Table. I have a good crew but let me know if you want to help out. I can still use some champagne opening muscle power and I am sure they need volunteer help in general. It is a high energy and fun event. The info number is 843-747-2273.
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Uh... after visiting the Peach Coochie site, I still don't have any idea what it's about. That slide show thingie just made me scratch my head and think about getting some dusting done.ReplyDelete
What IS it?
Marcheline - surely there is a better site to describe it. It is meant to gather the creative types in an area and is done in different cities. They have folks representing creative arts - architecture, art, photography, culinary etc. They have six people present each time, they each get the time to show a certain number of slides and talk about what they do. It is all timed and moves along quickly. The events are held in different places and the location is announced just beforehand.ReplyDelete
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Copy of 16th century painting displayed at Mdina church
A copy of The Baptism Of Christ, a painting believed to have been commissioned by Don Giuseppe Manduca, Vicar General, in 1551, has been donated to St Agatha's church, in Mdina.
The original, on loan from the owner, Notary Joseph Vella Zarb, is at the cathedral museum. It was once in the Manduca family chapel in the old Mdina cathedral.
The copy, by artist Agatha Grima, of Siggiewi, and the gilded frame by Albert Vassallo of Rabat were commissioned by the St Agatha Restoration Fund Committee, a branch of the Mdina Cultural Committee, which had raised funds to restore the chapel and is in the process of embellishing this gem of the late middle ages.
Fund co-chairman John Manduca said the committee had succeeded in raising funds to restore the chapel and to commission copies of two 16th century paintings connected with St Agatha. St Agatha is one of the patron saints of Malta, together with St Paul and St Publius.
The church was first built in 1410 and, after being damaged in the earthquake of 1693, was restored in 1695 to a design by Lorenzo Gafà. It was re-opened by Bishop Fra Davide Cocco Palmieri in the presence of Grand Master Adrien de Wignacourt
St Agatha's church, in Mdina, is owned by the Archbishop's Seminary, Tal-Virtù, whose rector is Canon Anton Gouder, co-chairman of the fund.
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I'm sending mt TrailLite (Buckmark) barrel back... We'll see how the CS works out.
With a Red-Dot mounted on top, I had to max the windage adjustment to the left, to get the scope to hit POI. With a higher power scope mounted, I couldn't get it centered.
Looking down on the top of the barrel, the front scope-base mounting screw hole (on the top of the barrel) is drilled a tiny bit off-center.
With the 1-power magnification of the Red-Dot, no big problem.
With the 2-7-power magnification of my new scope... WAY off.
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I got IUI done about 12hrs after the ovulation occured. I know for sure that ovulation occured 'cos, every month while I ovulate, I have a very clear slippery mucus discharge.(No, it is not white discharge. White discharge occurs for few days always before clear mucus discharge). So, I am curious about how long it takes before the sperm fertilizes the egg after IUI.


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OK further info for y'all to chew on. I can reproduce the jerky, surging feeling in D S/D and manual mode. All ways seems to be in the same rev range 3000 to 4750.
Just wired, real wired.
Well, I tried to reproduce the effect several times today to no avail. I got up to 40 mph in Drive, about 2000 rpm in fifth gear, and let the converter lock up. The rpm went to about 1500, then I very gently added gas. All it did was stay locked and barely pick up speed until I hit the kickdown point with the throttle. On level ground it just un-locked the converter unless I really mashed the pedal. On the hill it usually wouldn't un-lock the converter unless my speed dropped below about 36-38 mph, it would just downshift. I tried on both a gentle uphill and on level terrain.
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- Established: 1996
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Also known as "The Sprinkle Diet," Sensa is an easy to use dietary supplement that aids in weight loss. Rather than having to take pills like most dietary supplements, Sensa Tastants are a product that you sprinkle on your food. You can use Sensa on your snacks as well. You don't have to make any big changes to what you eat, but with Sensa you eat less.
The product is designed to work with your sense of smell and claims to make you feel full faster which leads to eating less. As you eat, smell and taste receptors send messages to your brain. These messages release hormones that tell you when it's time to stop eating. This process is called Sensory Specific Satiety.
Sensa works with your body's natural impulses to help you avoid hunger and intense cravings. Sensa has no calories and no sugar or sodium. The product is gluten-free as well so those with food allergies can still take it.
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One of the top benefits of Sensa aside from the weight loss would be that it claims not to change the taste or texture of your food. When you start the program there are two different Tastants for salty and sweet foods. You also get a video that guides you through how to correctly use the program.
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- Helps eliminate cravings
- Easy to use at home or on the go
- Promotes losing weight without making any changes to diet or exercise
- Sensa is tasteless to most people; some may be able to taste the product
- Product has not been approved by the FDA (ingredients are on the FDA GRAS list)
- Some complaints about customer service and refund process
- Not appropriate for those who are lactose-intolerant because the product contains milk
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Sensa is sprinkled all over the surface of your food just before eating it. The Tastants marked "Salty" are sprinkled on all foods that you would typically use salt and pepper or a savory seasoning for meat, fish, pasta, most vegetables and starches. The Tastants marked "Sweet" are sprinkled on sweet foods like fruit, pastries, desserts and cereal. The words "Salty" and "Sweet" do not mean that the actual Tastants contain salt and sugar, or that they will make your food taste salty or sweet – it's just a way to describe the type of food to use it on.
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Sensa offers a product that really sounds too good to be true. You sprinkle the Tastants on your food, eat less and lose weight. Most of the bad comments you hear about this product involve the recurring charges on your credit card and being placed into an auto-ship program. If you do decide to try Sensa, remember that your results can be enhanced if you include a sensible diet and start exercising regularly. And check with your doctor first, especially if you take any medications.
Sensa is unlikely to be your magic pill to weight loss, but if it somehow promotes you to eat less and with more mindfulness then perhaps it's worth it.Common Misspellings
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i started to get migraine headaches after using sensa i rather be fat then have those lol .....please check with your doctor to see if its good for u i am returning it tomorrow after getting my RMA # hopefully i get my money back :.)
Trying SENSA purchased from Costco and so far I think it is helping me not to think about and eat foods between meals. I have been a member of WW for over 4 years and cannot seem to lose weight - although I have been trying - sometimes less than others. It is very discouraging to keep doing what I'm supposed to do (weighing, measuring, drinking plenty of liquids, exercising, watching sodium, fats, etc) only to have lost NOTHING or even gain after a dinner out or a few Holiday snacks. So here I am once again trying yet another solution. Last year is was The Belly Buster Diet which was a complete failure. I spent a lot of money on the books and all the foods and lasted for a month or so - but when there was no real weight loss, I gave up. So I figured, what have I got to lose? $40 for a month of SENSA to sprinkle on my foods and eat the same thing I usually eat (per the WW recommendations). I'm down 1.6 in the first two days. Hopefully by the end of this week there will be a few pounds lost...and if I can keep it off and/or add to the loss for the following week then I'll be happy. I'll post back to this site in a month to let you know how it's going.
I too was scammed. I called to cancel and was charged again on my Credit Card. I wrote a letter to cancel - again continued charges. I tried to cancel on line but the website said multiple times over a period of nearly two months that the link wasn't available. I emailed - no response and still another shipment and charge on my credit card account. I called again after the second series of level one was again sent to me. I finally got it cancelled after the third and fourth shipment of the second series was sent to me and charged to my account.
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What chemical is in this? Looking over the reviews, I can see that people who have stomach issues or IBS should stay clear of it. It also can cause some mental (foggy) issues. What are the chemicals in it that cause the issue? Is this like taking posion?
Here is my honest review and experience with sensa.
Although I lost 4 lbs in 2 weeks which is ok, I had "severe" dizziness, my head was spinning, I was nauseous, had intestine pains that were somewhat severe, I was feeliong that it made me feel forgetful and making me have memory issues like I could not think straight. I am still having it this week. Could not even think of my friends names, I was also having headaches, pain in my head and neck area and it lowered my heart rate to 59-60 when I am normally 80. After 3 days of quitting I am starting to not be as dizzy but I feel completely drained and exhausted like I am drugged or something. It did make me feel very full after consuming and it did keep me feeling full but at what cost? I know there are some dyes and soy in it that do not have to be in it. Not to mention silica is not something we should eat really, even if it is a mineral.
I forgot to mention that I kept waking up all night long and could not seem to feel comfort although I am unsure why.
WOW!!! I'm surprised to hear all of the negative comments... I was referred to Sensa for my mom by a good friend.
My mom order it in Oct 2011 & never had a chance to use it because she was in the hospital & had surgery. We called in early Dec 2011 to cancel ,return & get our money back. They told us that the Oct shipment was beyond the return date & gave us half our money back, they gave us an advance refund for the Nov shipment we were going to ship back. When my mom get better she will call back & order again... Customer Service treated us very well. I don't understand the negative comments, my friend has lost weight and never said anything about having any side effects.
This is a fairly simple process actually:
1. The greedy fast-food (and many restaurant chain) companies offer you the lowest quality, highest fat content food they can -cheaply- process.
2a. Americans consume as they were acculturated to do (through corporate advertising), resulting in widespread obesity, detrimentally affecting our nation's youth.
b. However, we are also acculturated that a 90-pound anorexic model is the epitomy of beauty, and that all women should attempt to assume this "ideal."
3. The greedy weight-loss corporations then seize upon this conflict by telling you whatever you want to hear that will make you buy their product. (Repeat 1-3)
So basically, the same people -in the end- get paid to make you overweight, just to tell you how overweight you are and guilt-trip/sucker you into buying a product that's made out of sand, insects(!?), or whatever the current hyped-up diet fad may be. They've been lining their pockets all the way to the bank for as long as these social constructs existed, and the richer they get, the more power you give them....talk about corporate greed
I digress, but you'll never find happiness looking outward for some fabled (insert "ideal" here): true happiness lies within, and once you are able to love you for YOU, you'll be surprised how many issues (including one's weight) begin to fall in place and work themselves out. Just be yourself!!!! -viva la revolucion-
Almost immediately after using Sensa, I got horrible stomach and respiratory problems. I, like an idiot, kept using it. After about three weeks, the only thing I lost was a lot of hair and money. Thank God, GNC has a good return policy. This stuff is really not healthy.
Sensa is clearly not for everyone, but to know weather it works for you or not is basicallt to try it for yourself. I found it was easy to cancel and I always do read the terms and conditions clearly. Its free for 30 days, you cant go wrong... it either works for you or not, if not, send it back... if it does will then you cant put a price on health these days.
First - Silica, when used as a flow agent, is not the same as the silica gel found in the packets. The packets, if not doped with moisture indicating agents, are non toxic. They react with strong acids, a.k.a. stomach acid and cause irritation to the resperatory trac. comparing this to the silica in sensa bears no comparison. When used as a flow agent, (for powdered foods, not just Sensa) the silica is not doped with moisture indicating chemicals. Coloidal silica is also used as a fining agent in wine and juice.
Sensa contains milk. says on the package. if you are experiencing nausea, vomiting etc. could be because you failed to read the ingredients, are lactose intolerant and are reacting to that.
If your temples are turning purple, i would bet that it is a coincidence that it was brought on by the sensa 5 minutes after it was taken.....
I have had nothing but good luck with the customer service, etc. I made sure that i read every single page of the website prior to ordering. 30 day trial and the amount that was going to be charged to my card - its in there. The auto pay - its in there. its the only way to pay - says so on the site. you cancel when you don't want any more sensa....
As far as the former employees......i have seen the same thing, WORD FOR WORD on several different forums by about roughly 10 different people....doesn't leave much room for credibility when 10 people copy and paste something. Wouldn't you think that they would calmly, informatively, and intelligently advise people not to use the product, rathar than going postal in a forum?
I have had two major surgeries in less than a year, both keeping me off my feet for two months and then for 4 months. Hence, a weight gain of 30 pounds because of restricted activity. Sensa allows me to slowly lose the weight, maintain my current exercise/activity (which is minimal due to collapsed discs) and still eat with my family. ANY diet program can have side effects, which is why it is so important to thoroughly research something prior to using it........
When I ordered for first time i told THe lady NOT TO put me into the program to be re-sent evry so many weeks..... I DID NOT AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE CHARGING INTO MY CC AND TO SEND ME ANOTHER BOX. I need refund to my cc and to know how do I send back the new box it was received on Saturday.
I used it just one day and I though I am going to die at night !It was a very bad experience for me with lots of side effects ,headache , stomach pain, and my throat pain at the same time.
I still feel bad and I have to go to doctor,
please don't try it!
can you use sal and sugar with sensa?
Just makin your food smelly and nasty for you to eat. nd then you dont want to eat cus your food is nasty. Wow sounds like a good diet..
i want it but how
i am so sick after using sensa. I used sensa for 9 days, I have never been so sick in my life. I stopped using it exactly 8 days ago and am still just as sick. wondering if others who got sick experienced being sick even after a week after stopping? Really scared and wondering if i need to go see a doctor.
FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE! Five min after taking sensa, my temple and head turned purple and was so swollen I felt like my ears and temples would explode!! Once 911 came to save me, I still haven't felt okay again. Now a week later chronic ear pain, purple swollen temples, and a swollen face remain! I'm having chest pressure & can't get ahold of any sensa personal! I'm scared!! I cry all the time now!
the chemical in sensa thats messin people up in silica its use as a fresh saver in shoes and stuff that clearly states on the little packs of "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
look it up
Thank you for the warnings. I thinking on buying it, but not anymore.....thanks.
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A police officer has been charged with keeping a brothel, misconduct in a public office and a drugs offence, his employers said today.
Northumbria Police Constable Philip Tate, 37, faces nine charges and has appeared before Newcastle Crown Court after being charged on May 28.
He faces five counts of misconduct in a public office, one of supplying a class C drug, one of money laundering, one of keeping a brothel and one offence under the Consumer Credit Act, a force spokeswoman said.
"As the case is currently going through the courts, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time," she said.
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New research suggests that people who are exposed to low levels of sunlight coupled with a history of having a common virus known as mononucleosis may be at greater odds of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than those without the virus. The research is published in the April 19, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"MS is more common at higher latitudes, farther away from the equator," said George C. Ebers, MD, with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. "Since the disease has been linked to environmental factors such as low levels of sun exposure and a history of infectious mononucleosis, we wanted to see whether the two together would help explain the variance in the disease across the United Kingdom."
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Media ignored, underreported NY Times disclosure of explosive Bush-Blair memo
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Since a March 27 New York Times article confirmed that a leaked British memo appears to contradict President Bush's repeated claim prior to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that he wanted to avoid war, media have failed to note the full significance of the document and in some cases ignored the story altogether.
Since a March 27 New York Times article confirmed that a leaked British memo appears to contradict President Bush's repeated claim prior to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that he wanted to avoid war, media have failed to note the full significance of the document and in some cases ignored the story altogether. For instance, major newspapers have yet to feature articles on the memo, and Fox News has not once mentioned the document. CBS and ABC have limited their coverage to several brief mentions of the story. And numerous other reports have failed to contrast the memo's depiction of Bush with his public statements prior to the war.
In the Times article, headlined "Bush Was Set on Path to War, British Memo Says," staff writer Don Van Natta Jr. examined in detail a five-page memo summarizing a January 31, 2003, Oval Office meeting between Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The memo, written by then-chief British foreign policy adviser David Manning, had been previously disclosed in a February 3 Guardian article, as well as in the book Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules (Viking, October 2005) by international law professor Philippe Sands. The document portrays the leaders as skeptical that sectarian violence would follow an Iraq invasion and describes them discussing the possible assassination of Saddam Hussein and considering a proposal to paint a U.S. surveillance aircraft in U.N. colors in the hopes of provoking an Iraqi attack. Moreover, the document proves Bush "was determined to invade Iraq without the [United Nations] second resolution, or even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons," as the Times reported:
At their meeting, Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair candidly expressed their doubts that chemical, biological or nuclear weapons would be found in Iraq in the coming weeks, the memo said. The president spoke as if an invasion was unavoidable. The two leaders discussed a timetable for the war, details of the military campaign and plans for the aftermath of the war.
At several points during the meeting between Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair, there was palpable tension over finding a legitimate legal trigger for going to war that would be acceptable to other nations, the memo said. The prime minister was quoted as saying it was essential for both countries to lobby for a second United Nations resolution against Iraq, because it would serve as "an insurance policy against the unexpected."
Mr. Bush agreed that the two countries should attempt to get a second resolution, but he added that time was running out. "The U.S. would put its full weight behind efforts to get another resolution and would twist arms and even threaten," Mr. Bush was paraphrased in the memo as saying.
The document added, "But he had to say that if we ultimately failed, military action would follow anyway."
Bush's positions as reported in the memo -- that U.N. inspectors were unlikely to find weapons, that military action would occur with or without the U.N.'s backing, that the war was unavoidable -- directly contradict many of his public statements in the weeks leading up to the invasion. Between that January 31 meeting and the start of the war on March 19, 2003, the president repeatedly told the American people that he was doing everything possible to avoid military action:
- On February 10, Bush said, "If war is forced upon us -- and I say 'forced upon us,' because use of the military is not my first choice. ... But should we need to use troops, for the sake of future generations of Americans, American troops will act in the honorable traditions of our military and in the highest moral traditions of our country."
- On February 13, Bush said, "Military force is always this nation's last option. Yet if force becomes necessary to disarm Iraq and enforce the will of the United Nations, if force becomes necessary to secure our country and to keep the peace, America will act deliberately, America will act decisively, and America will act victoriously with the world's greatest military."
- On February 20, Bush said that the U.S. will act decisively "if military force becomes necessary to disarm Iraq." He further stated that the nation would liberate the people of Iraq "if war is forced upon us."
- On February 25, a reporter asked Bush, "What would it take at this point to avoid a war with Iraq?" Bush answered, "Full disarmament."
- On March 6, Bush said, "I've not made up our mind about military action. Hopefully, this can be done peacefully."
- On March 8, Bush said, "We are doing everything we can to avoid war in Iraq."
- On March 16, Bush said, "Saddam Hussein can leave the country, if he's interested in peace. You see, the decision is his to make. And it's been his to make all along as to whether or not there's the use of the military."
- On March 17, Bush said, "Should Saddam Hussein choose confrontation, the American people can know that every measure has been taken to avoid war, and every measure will be taken to win it."
In light of these statements, the January 31 memo -- and the Times' verification of it -- is obviously significant. Nonetheless, numerous news outlets have failed to cover the story at all, or in some cases failed to cover it adequately. Fox News has ignored it entirely. A Media Matters for America survey of Fox's full March 27 coverage (6 a.m.-11 p.m. ET) and partial March 28 coverage (6 a.m.-noon ET) failed to turn up a single mention of the memo.
Similarly, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today all declined to run articles on the memo in their March 28 editions. Both the Associated Press and Reuters have failed to report on the story thus far. By contrast, United Press International ran two articles on March 27 -- one on the memo and one on the White House's reaction to the Times piece.
The major networks covered the Times' disclosure of the memo, but their reports varied greatly in the degree to which they conveyed its significance. On the March 27 edition of the CBS Evening News, for instance, anchor Russ Mitchell asked CBS' chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan about the document after her report on recent sectarian violence in Iraq. Logan noted that, according to the document, Blair and Bush believed that there was "unlikely to be warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups in Iraq." But even though the Evening News noted the document in this context, the newscast failed to report the other aspect of the memo: that it contradicted Bush's public claims that he wanted to resolve the Iraq issue diplomatically. Earlier in the day, however, CBS Morning News anchor Susan McGinnis noted the Times' disclosure of the memo and described Bush as "reportedly determined to invade Iraq no matter what the outcome of diplomatic efforts."
On the March 23 edition of ABC's World News Tonight, anchor Elizabeth Vargas simply reported that the memo "paints President Bush as eager to provoke Saddam Hussein into war." While she referred to Bush and Blair's discussion of ways to prompt an attack from Hussein and their reported lack of concern about sectarian violence following the Iraq invasion, Vargas made no mention of the document's broader relevance.
By contrast, that morning on ABC's Good Morning America, host Robin Roberts briefly mentioned the memo in her rundown of the day's news and noted that it portrayed Bush as "bent on invading Iraq no matter what." Similarly, on the March 27 edition of NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams introduced a report on the story as follows: "In the weeks before the invasion of Iraq, as President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said they were pursuing all options for avoiding a war, a leaked British memo strongly suggests something very different was going on behind closed doors." In the subsequent report, NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell noted that Bush and Blair "were officially on a diplomatic track, but a secret memo now reveals they were determined to go to war six weeks before invading Iraq."
CNN's coverage of the memo consisted of a single segment by national security correspondent David Ensor. In the report, which aired three times -- twice on the March 27 edition of The Situation Room (see here and here) and once more on the March 28 edition of American Morning -- Ensor said that the memo described Bush and Blair "talking privately on that day as if they assumed war was inevitable." But rather than note the contradictions between Bush's statements in the memo and his subsequent comments in the weeks following, Ensor focused instead on the leaders' discussion of the possibility of Saddam being assassinated, the idea of provoking an attack on a U.S. surveillance aircraft, and the chances of sectarian violence in Iraq.
Of the three cable news networks, MSNBC devoted the most airtime to the British memo and repeatedly emphasized its relevance. On the March 27 edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, correspondent David Shuster reported that, according to the document, Bush and Blair were "determined to invade Iraq, whether the U.N. approved it or not and regardless of the results of international arms inspections." Later in the show, host Chris Matthews said that the memo showed that the leaders were "set on an unswerving path to war, even as they publicly kept the door open to negotiations at least six weeks before the war began." Matthews then interviewed Philippe Sands, who said of the memo, "[T]his goes to issues of competence and why, frankly, I think in both Britain and the United States, there needs to be a full investigation of the road to war."
Later in the evening, on MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann went further, contrasting the memo's contents with Bush's statement that "[n]o president wants war" -- made in response to a question from Hearst Newspapers columnist Helen Thomas at a March 21 press conference. Olbermann said: "Tonight, more evidence to suggest, at least in his case, that might not have been true." He subsequently interviewed Andrea Mitchell, who said that the memo indicated that "whether or not they found weapons of mass destruction, whether or not Saddam Hussein turned anything over, whether or not there was further action by the U.N., none of that was going to matter."
Media Matters previously noted the print and broadcast media's failure to coverage the so-called Downing Street memo in June 2005.
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by Louis Corrigan
Compaq's Management Broke Compact
Morality tales leave us feeling a righteous satisfaction because things end as they should, with villainous characters getting their due. That's why I felt joyful when I first heard the news that leading PC and enterprise computing firm Compaq (NYSE: CPQ) had booted CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer and CFO Earl Mason from their jobs over the weekend. They deserved it.
The proximate cause of this shakeup was Compaq's surprise Q1 earnings disappointment, but that was simply the final shoe to fall. As I've said several times, these guys repeatedly exhibited disdain for individual investors by disclosing material news to a handful of analysts and money managers. The capricious and arrogant way they handled disclosure not only flouted the spirit of the securities laws but proved indicative of broader problems regarding these executives' integrity and judgment. Bottom line: the Pfeiffer-Mason regime had lost credibility. That's why investors initially bid up Compaq shares Monday morning. Whatever challenges the company faces -- and they're no doubt significant -- a change in leadership was simply long overdue.
Let's review a little history. In September 1997, a member of Compaq's top management appeared at an investment conference and told a small group of Wall Street professionals that the firm was raising its year 2000 revenue target by 25%, from $40 billion to $50 billion. With these institutional investors racing to the phones, the stock hopped to a 14% gain by the opening of trading the next day. No question, this was the kind of material information an investor would want to know before making an investment decision. The only trouble was, Compaq never bothered to issue a press release with this news. Investors had to rely on a secondhand account offered by Dow Jones, which got the news from an analyst attending the meeting. A day late, 14% short.
Of course, Compaq hasn't just kept good news confined to select investors. TheStreet.com reported last June that Mason told a closed-door meeting of professional investors at the PaineWebber Growth & Technology conference that the firm was "headed toward a money-losing quarter, according to two people who attended the session." At the time, analysts were looking for earnings of $0.01 a share, as Compaq was still suffering through an inventory glut. While many companies still close their "breakout Q&A sessions to reporters, few ever close their actual presentations, which Compaq did in this case.
More recently, Compaq shares got hit in February after another case of selective disclosure. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Michael Kwatinetz was touring Compaq's facility in February with a small group of investors when a Compaq executive (Mason, by some accounts) confessed that PC sales had shown "softness" in January. Kwatinetz immediately cut his estimates, with other analysts quickly following. This was basically an unannounced earnings warning.
This news becomes more interesting in light of the fact that Mason sold 265,000 shares of Compaq for more than $12 million on February 1. That's an average price of over $46 per share, nearly double today's close of $24. Did Mason already know Compaq would miss its Q1 earnings estimates? The attorneys behind a raft of shareowner lawsuits will certainly try to make the case. Although lawsuits are a dime a dozen following huge price declines in tech stocks, the plaintiffs here just might have a chance.
Of course, the credibility of both Mason and Pfeiffer has been in doubt for a while. On January 21, 1998, Pfeiffer said he expected a "strong 1998" with "improve[d] profitability." Yet, the firm was just six weeks away from pre-announcing an absolutely disastrous first quarter due to massive amounts of excess inventories in its reseller channel. Indeed, even as Compaq was talking up a move to a build-to-order model a la Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), with accompanying projected improvements in asset management, inventories were getting even more out of hand.
That's one reason Compaq's stock could hardly get off the mat after being pummeled during the October 1997 market break. Potential trouble soon began registering not just with short-sellers but with analysts, too. The Wall Street Journal ran a "Heard on the Street" column on February 12, 1998 addressing two questionable transactions that had an air of deceit about them. Compaq had factored $732 million in receivables in both the third and fourth quarter of 1997. That is, it had sold to a third party, at a discount, some of its uncollected customer bills. Factoring allows a firm to collect cash now rather than later, thus reducing the days sales outstanding while improving cash flow. Although a legitimate asset management tool, factoring is rare in the PC industry. In this case, it seemed designed to spruce up Compaq's performance metrics while hiding the fact that channel inventories were actually getting worse rather than better.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette analyst Kevin McCarthy noted at the time that without these transactions, Compaq's return on invested capital (ROIC) "would have been essentially flat over the past three quarters instead of posting sequential improvement." In the summer of 1997, Mason had told analysts that a move toward a build-to-order model would push ROIC from 50% to over 100%, as inventories would fall from ten weeks to three. However, management was simply failing to deliver on its ambitious goals. To hide the extent of that failure, the firm was pumping inventory into the channel and thus off its books while giving resellers favorable terms to take it. Compaq was then factoring the huge receivables to hide what was really going on. None of this was illegal, but it was suspicious.
Pfeiffer took over the helm of Compaq in 1991, when the firm was in disarray. He's credited with turning the company into the top PC manufacturer by volume and a major technology success story of the 1990s. Yet, after Mason's arrival at Compaq from Inland Steel in May 1996, the company seemed to grow increasingly addicted to over-promising and under-delivering. Management has found it hard to be straight with investors. The recent Q1 earning warnings was another case in point. Compaq's management blamed the trouble mostly on weak overall demand for PCs. For its part, Dell immediately responded, "I don't think so." As Dale Wettlaufer has rightly pointed out, PCs represent a much smaller part of Compaq's business since it acquired Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) and Tandem. So management's account again seemed inadequate.
There's no question that Pfeiffer and Mason have mismanaged Compaq. At the most basic level, Compaq is still building PCs for the channel while Dell is building to order and gobbling up market share. Moreover, Compaq has tried to maintain its channel partners while also selling direct, merely creating a confused business model rather than improved service. All of this has ensured that Compaq suffers from a price/profit disadvantage on the PC front, especially in an environment of falling component prices.
But Compaq hasn't just failed to address Dell's competitive advantage on the manufacturing/distribution end. It's tried to use DEC's service wing to refocus its entire business around providing enterprise computing solutions, a la IBM (NYSE: IBM). Digesting huge acquisitions are a challenge. Trying to refocus a company around acquired assets is doubly challenging. Yet to do so while a competitor is kicking your butt in your supposed core competency represents, at best, the hope that strategic bravado can compensate for operating inefficiencies. Yet, the strategy only compounded those inefficiencies.
The notion that such deal-making would answer the competitive threat from Dell was a case of managerial hubris. Yet, such hubris was apparent at every turn. Last summer, the company launched a pointless $300 million branding campaign that said, "Look how much money we're willing to blow." Compaq devoted more millions to high-speed cable outfit RoadRunner, which has stumbled along pretty aimlessly. It blew another $220 million in cash buying the suspect Shopping.com, part of a cynical strategy to repackage its Alta Vista search engine, which it has shown no more ability to exploit than DEC had, and cash in on the Internet. Wipe away all the hype, and it's clear that Compaq has been in trouble for over two years.
While money managers were angry that Compaq warned of the Q1 shortfall only after the quarter actually ended, that disclosure mistake simply reflects lots of others that were arguably more serious for being highly selective. Investors should simply run from companies that indulge in selective disclosure because it represents such a fundamental violation of the compact that exists between owner and manager. If you can't trust management to treat you like an owner, then you can't trust management. Period. It's a signal of fundamental troubles with a company's top leadership. That's why I always thought it laughable that Business Week would honor Compaq's board of directors as among the best. Let's be clear: the board was asleep. The problems with Pfeiffer and Mason have been a long time coming, and the board did nothing until had suffered plenty.
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The Pirates are hoping Starling Marte can fill the inconsistent production from their corner outfield positions this season.
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Riddler Diff Covers
I am putting on new Riddler differential covers on my YJ which has Dana 44 in the front and Dana 35 with Super 35 kit in rear. These covers have the fill hole up higher than normal, so you can't just fill like normal. I am trying to find out the right capacity for both so that I don't end up leaking gear oil out my axels by putting in too much.:banghead: Anyone have the right capacities?
Dana 30 - 1.25 quarts 80W-90
Dana 35 - 1.75 quarts 80W-90 or 75W-140 synthetic
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Illness Causes Celine Dion To Cancel More Concerts
Songstress Celine Dion has cancelled additional concerts at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace due to an illness.
Last weekend, officials announced that the popstar was cancelling her shows through March 3 and on Monday she was diagnosed with a viral illness and weakness in her right vocal cord.
Unfortunately, the doctor has now advised that the Academy-Award winning artist take six to eight weeks to rest her voice.
In a statement, the "My Heart Will Go On" singer said, "I tried to sing at my sound check last week, and I had no control of my voice whatsoever," adding, "We thought that after a few days' rest I would improve, but it wasn't getting any better."
The doctor has assured Dion that she will "be back to 100 percent" after she takes this rest but the singer seems more concerned about her fans. "Obviously this is the worst thing for a singer ... not being able to do your shows," she said. "I feel worse knowing that I'm disappointing my fans. I'm so sorry ... I hope they forgive me."
The five-time Grammy Award winning singer is in the middle of a three year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, where she previously performed five consecutive years of sold-out shows.