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Sirius XM Holdings
|Traded as
NASDAQ-100 Component
|Radio broadcasting
|May 17, 1990
|Martine Rothblatt
David Margolese
Robert Briskman
|1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served
|United States and Canada
Key people
|Greg Maffei
James E. Meyer
Scott Greenstein
(President and CCO)
|Satellite radio
|US$ 4.570058 billion (2015)[1]
|US$ 1.178688 billion (2015)[1]
|US$ 509.724 million (2015)[1]
|Total assets
|US$ 8.046662 billion (2015)[1]
|Total equity
|US$ -166.491 million (2015)[1]
|Liberty Media (68.5%)[2]
Number of employees
|2,323 (2015)[1]
|Sirius Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
Sirius XM Satellite Radio is an American broadcasting company that provides three satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States: Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Satellite Radio, and Sirius XM Radio. The company also has a major investment in Canada called SiriusXM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. At the end of 2013, Sirius reorganized their corporate structure, which made Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.[3]
Sirius XM Radio was formed after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holding, Inc. by Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed the merger.[4] The merger brought the combined companies a total of more than 18.5 million subscribers based on current subscriber numbers on the date of merging.[4] The deal was valued at $3.3 billion, not including debt.[5] Through Q3 2016, Sirius XM has 31 million subscribers.[6]
The proposed merger was opposed by those who felt a merger would create a monopoly. Sirius and XM argued that a merger was the only way that satellite radio could survive.[5]
- 1 Pre-merger
- 2 Merger
- 3 Post-merger
- 4 Programming
- 5 Canadian counterparts
- 6 Technical
- 7 Milestones
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Early days of Sirius[edit]
Sirius Satellite Radio was founded by Martine Rothblatt, David Margolese, and Robert Briskman.[7][8] In 1990, Rothblatt founded Satellite CD Radio in Washington, DC.[7][9] The company was the first to petition the FCC to assign unused frequencies for satellite radio broadcast, which "provoked a furor among owners of both large and small [terrestrial] radio stations."[9] In April 1992, Rothblatt resigned as chairman and CEO to start a medical research foundation.[7] Former NASA engineer Briskman, who designed the company's satellite technology, was then appointed chairman and CEO.[10][11] Six months later, in November 1992, Rogers Wireless co-founder Margolese, who had provided financial backing for the venture, acquired control of the company and succeeded Briskman. Margolese renamed the company CD Radio, and spent the next five years lobbying the FCC to allow satellite radio to be deployed, and the following five years raising $1.6 billion, which was used to build and launch three satellites into elliptical orbit from Kazakhstan in July 2000.[11][12][13][14] In 1997, after Margolese had obtained regulatory clearance and "effectively created the industry," the FCC also sold a license to XM Satellite Radio, which followed Sirius' example.[15] In November 1999, marketing chief Ira Bahr convinced Margolese to again change the name of the company,[citation needed] this time to Sirius Satellite Radio, in order to avoid association with the soon-to-be-outdated CD technology.[8] Having secured installation deals with automakers, including BMW, Chrysler and Ford,[14] Sirius launched the initial phase of its service in four cities on February 14, 2002,[16] expanding to the rest of the contiguous United States on July 1, 2002.[17]
In November 2001, Margolese stepped down as CEO, remaining as chairman until November 2003, with Sirius issuing a statement thanking him "for his great vision, leadership and dedication in creating both Sirius and the satellite radio industry."[18] Joe Clayton, former CEO of Global Crossing, followed as CEO from November 2001 until November 2004; stayed on as chairman until July 2008.[19] Mel Karmazin, former president of Viacom, became CEO in November 2004 and remained in that position through the merger, until December 2012.[20][21]
Early days of XM[edit]
The origin of XM Satellite Radio was a Petition for Rulemaking filed at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by regulatory attorney and Founder of Satellite CD Radio Martine Rothblatt, to establish frequencies and licensing rules for the world's first-ever Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).[22][23] On May 18, 1990, Satellite CD Radio, Inc. (SCDR) filed a Petition for Rule Making in which it requested spectrum to offer Compact Disc quality digital audio radio service to be delivered by satellites and complementary radio transmitters.[24] Following the Allocation NPRM, the FCC established a December 15, 1992 cut-off date for applications proposing satellite DARS to be considered in conjunction with CD Radio's application.[25][26] One such application came from American Mobile Radio Corporation (AMRC), the predecessor company to XM Satellite Radio.[27] XM Satellite Radio was founded by Lon Levin and Gary Parsons.[28][29] It has its origins in the 1988 formation of the American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC), a consortium of several organizations originally dedicated to satellite broadcasting of telephone, fax, and data signals.[30] In 1992, AMSC established a unit called the American Mobile Radio Corporation, dedicated to developing a satellite-based digital radio service; this was spun off as XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. in 1998.[31][32] Its planned financing was complete by July 2000, at which point XM had raised $1.26 billion and secured installation agreements with General Motors, Honda, and Toyota.[14][33] Initially scheduled for September 12, 2001, XM's service start date was postponed due to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon.[34] XM Satellite Radio's first broadcast was on September 25, 2001, nearly four months before Sirius.[17]
Gary Parsons served as chairman of XM Satellite Radio from its inception through the merger, and resigned from the position in November 2009.[29] Hugh Panero served as XM's CEO from 1998 until July 2007, shortly after the merger with Sirius was proposed. Nate Davis was appointed interim CEO until the merger was completed, at which point Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin took over as CEO of the newly merged company, Sirius XM.[35]
|Wikinews has related news: In depth: XM and Sirius merger
After years of speculation (the New York Post first reported on a potential merger in January 2005)[20] and three months of serious negotiations, the $13 billion merger between Sirius and XM was officially announced on February 19, 2007.[36] At the time, the nation's only two satellite radio providers reported nearly 14 million combined subscribers (with nearly 8 million belonging to XM), with neither having turned an annual profit. Sirius was valued at $5.2 billion, and XM at $3.75 billion.[30] Each subscription was sold for $12.95 monthly.[37]
XM and Sirius executives felt the merger would lower programming costs by eliminating overlapping stations and duplicated marketing costs. According to their original operating licenses, the two companies were not allowed to ever own each other's license. In proceeding with the merger, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin ignored this rule, gambling that the FCC would consider other audio entertainment to be competitors and allow the merger to proceed by waiving the rule.[36][38]
After a 57-week review process, the Justice Department approved the Sirius and XM merger on March 24, 2008, concluding that satellite radio competes with terrestrial radio, online streaming, and mp3 players and tablets.[38][39] On July 25, 2008, the FCC approved the merger with a 3–2 vote, determining that it was not a monopoly because of all the competition on the Internet. FCC chairman Kevin Martin stated, "The merger is in the public interest and will provide consumers with greater flexibility and choices."
The biggest challenge for the newly unified company was selling more subscriptions with the drop in the number of cars sold annually in the US, the subsequent reduced demand for cars equipped with satellite radio, as well as online radio-streaming competition. Conditions of the merger included allowing any third-party company to make satellite radio devices; producing new radios that can receive both XM and Sirius channels within one year; allowing consumers to choose which channels they would like to have; freezing subscription rates for three years; setting aside 8% of its channels for noncommercial programmers; and paying $19.7 million in fines for past rule violations.[40][41] Sirius and XM began merging their channels on November 12, 2008.[42]
Each share of XM stock was replaced with 4.6 shares of Sirius stock. Each company's stockholders initially retained approximately 50% of the joined company.[43]
At the time of the merger, Sirius' top programming included channels for NPR, Howard Stern, and Martha Stewart; live NBA and NFL games; and live NASCAR races. XM's programming included channels for Willie Nelson, Opie and Anthony, Snoop Dogg, and Oprah Winfrey; and live Major League Baseball games.[39]
The National Association of Broadcasters was adamantly opposed to the merger, calling it a monopoly.[36] Shortly after the Justice Department gave its support to the merger without restrictions, attorneys general from 11 states (Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Washington) urged the FCC to impose restrictions on the merger.[44] Several Congressional Democrats also opposed the merger, calling it anticompetitive and criticizing the Bush administration for allowing it to go through.[39]
Resurgence and growth[edit]
After coming close to filing for Chapter 11 only months after the 2008 merger, having gone so far as to hire lawyers to prepare a possible bankruptcy filing,[45] Sirius XM was able to avoid declaring bankruptcy with the assistance of a $530 million loan from Liberty Media in February 2009, which Mel Karmazin negotiated in exchange for a 40% equity stake in Sirius XM.[46][47]
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Sirius XM posted a profit for the first time, with a net income of $14.2 million. This came after net losses of $245.8 million in the year following the merger. The company's resurgence was owed in part to the loan from Liberty Media. Increased automobile sales in the US was also a factor. Sirius XM ended 2009 with 18.8 million subscribers.[46] By the end of 2012, Sirius XM's subscriber base had grown to 23.9 million, mostly due to an increase in partnerships with automakers and car dealers; a strong push in the used-car market; and continued improved car sales in the US in general. The renewal of radio show host Howard Stern's contract through 2015 ($400 million for five years, $100 million less than Stern's previous five-year deal) was also a factor in the company's steady growth; Stern's show attracted over 12 million listeners per week.[47][48]
As of 2012, Sirius XM had a 60% penetration rate in the new car market. Out of that 60%, approximately 45% became subscribers. The company has long-term deals with General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Kia, Bentley, BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai,Suzuki and Mitsubishi,along with assorted trucks, boats and recreational vehicles. As of August 2012, Sirius XM satellite radios were in 50 million cars. The company offers trial subscriptions to new car owners, and then tries to get them to purchase yearly subscriptions. By 2018, Sirius XM predicts over 100 million cars will have Sirius XM radios installed.[48][49]
After trying for four years, on December 21, 2010, Sirius XM received approval from the FCC to add service in Alaska and Hawaii. Sirius XM announced on January 17, 2011 that it would place repeaters in those states and adjust three of its satellites to cover those areas. The move gave Sirius XM coverage in all 50 states.[50]
On January 12, 2011, XM Satellite Radio, Inc. was dissolved as a separate entity and merged into Sirius XM Radio, Inc.[51] On April 11, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the merger of Sirius and XM's Canadian affiliates in SiriusXM Canada.[52]
On April 11, 2013, a New York appeals court upheld a New York judge's ruling, from April 2012, that Howard Stern was not entitled to stock bonuses based on Sirius XM's exceeding subscriber target projections. The court ruled that subscribers to XM Satellite Radio from before the Sirius XM merger should not be counted as "Sirius subscribers" for the purposes of Stern's lawsuit. Stern argued the opposite, because his popularity had played an integral role in helping Sirius acquire XM. He had been seeking $330 million in stock bonuses.[53][54]
In April 2016, Sirius XM surpassed 30 million total subscribers.[55]
Following the merger, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin became CEO of the combined company, and XM chairman Gary Parsons retained his role.[56] XM CEO and co-founder Hugh Panero stepped down in August 2007, shortly after the merger was first announced.[5]
XM Satellite Radio executives who were not offered jobs in the new combined company were assured golden parachute severance packages that had been approved in 2007. Former CEO Nate Davis received a severance package worth $10 million. Erik Toppenberg, executive vice president of programming, received a severance package worth $5.34 million. CFO Joseph Euteneuer received a severance package worth $4.9 million. Vernon Irvin, chief marketing officer, received a severance package worth $4.5 million.[57]
In November 2009, Parsons resigned as chairman of Sirius XM, receiving a payout of more than $9 million.[29][57] He was succeeded by Eddy Hartenstein, former publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times.[29] In December 2012, Mel Karmazin stepped down as Sirius XM CEO after Liberty Media gained control of 49.5% of the company. James E. Meyer was named interim CEO.[58] On April 30, 2013, he was named permanent CEO.[59] Also in April 2013, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei was named Sirius XM's chairman, succeeding Hartenstein.[60]
Internet and mobile[edit]
Sirius XM radio content is available to stream online either as an add-on to existing subscriptions or as an Internet-only option.[61] Internet and mobile services directly challenging Sirius XM include iHeartRadio, Pandora, and Spotify.[47]
In August 2011, SiriusXM announced that the company would start offering a personalized interactive online radio experience, similar to that offered by Pandora. The feature would allow listeners to replay, skip, and ban songs on certain channels.[62] MySXM debuted on April 15, 2013, allowing users to fine-tune over 50 existing Sirius XM channels. MySXM is available to all Sirius XM subscribers.[61][63]
On June 17, 2009, Sirius XM released an application for use on Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing its subscribers to listen to its programming on those devices. The app did not feature all of the programming available to satellite listeners.[64] On March 17, 2011, the app was also made available for the iPad.[65] In 2012, the app was updated for iOS and Android, featuring additional content, and the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward through audio streams.[66]
On February 4, 2010, the Sirius XM BlackBerry application was announced, for use on BlackBerry smartphones (the Bold, Curve, Storm, and Tour).[67] As of April 2013, the app featured over 150 channels.[68]
On May 28, 2010, the Sirius XM application for Android smartphones was announced.[69] As of April 2013, the app features over 130 channels.[70]
As part of Howard Stern's new five-year contract with Sirius XM, which he signed on December 9, 2010, The Howard Stern Show, which hadn't previously been made available on mobile devices, would now be a part of Sirius XM's mobile app package.[71]
On March 18, 2015, SiriusXM released a refreshed user interface of the application on Android and iOS.[72]
Following the merger, Sirius XM jettisoned the simplicity of previous monthly subscription models and began offering numerous new options, including a la carte offerings, a family-friendly version, and "mostly music" or "news, sports, and talk" packages, ranging in price from $6.99 to $16.99 per month.[73] As of April 2013, almost all music, talk and news programming is available on both Sirius, XM and SiriusXM Internet Radio services.[74]
Prior to the merger, Sirius offered, for a one-time fee, a lifetime subscription (lasting the lifetime of the receiver, not the subscriber).[30] After the merger, due to changes in bundling policies, some customers who had purchased lifetime subscriptions had their service reduced or canceled, and were unable to obtain a refund.[75][76]
Legal settlement[edit]
On December 4, 2014, Sirius XM Holdings agreed to a $3.8 million USD settlement with 45 states and the District of Columbia, over a suit initiated by the Ohio Attorney General, Mike DeWine, stemming from the company's billing and service renewal practices. The suit alleged Sirius XM Holdings was engaged in "misleading, unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of state consumer protection laws," Attorney General DeWine said.[77]
From the outset, Sirius and XM each attracted celebrity personalities to host shows. Broadminded, Bob Dylan, Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Opie and Anthony Tom Petty, Ron & Fez, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey are among those who signed contracts with one of the two companies. Exclusive sports programming (Major League Soccer, NASCAR, and the Canadian Football League, National Football League, and Premier League on Sirius, and Indy Racing League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, and PGA Tour on XM) initially differentiated the networks from one another.
The internet player allows subscribers to customize most stations to their liking by adjusting settings like: familiar/hits or unfamiliar/depth, studio recordings or live performances, and new/recent or old/classic material. These customized stations also allow listeners to play music without DJ interruptions. Paid subscribers can skip as many tracks as they like and can replay songs.
Canadian counterparts[edit]
In Canada, Sirius Canada and XM Canada were partially owned by Sirius XM (20% and 23.3% respectively) in joint ventures with Canadian companies.[78] After the US merger, the two Canadian ventures did not immediately agree to a similar merger, but instead remained in competition as distinct services.[79] Complicating matters was that Sirius Canada has nearly 80% of the total satellite radio subscriber base in that country, and felt they deserved greater than a 50/50 split of the new company, whereas XM Canada felt their deal with the NHL—a particularly lucrative prize in Canadian sports broadcasting—also warranted a significant amount of value in the new company.[79]
On November 24, 2010, XM Radio Canada and Sirius Canada announced that they would merge their services.[80] On April 12, 2011, the CRTC approved the companies' merger into SiriusXM Canada.[81] John Bitove's Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., the licensee of XM Canada, gained a 30% share in the new company as its primary and controlling shareholder, while Slaight Communications and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the current owners of Sirius Canada, each retained 20% ownership. Sirius XM's American parent company would hold 25%.[52] The merger was completed on June 21, 2011.[82]
XM and Sirius use different compression and conditional access systems, making their receivers incompatible with each other's service. A condition of the merger was that Sirius XM would bring to the market satellite radios that can receive both XM and Sirius channels within one year.[41] The interoperable radio, called the MiRGE, was made available beginning in March 2009.[83] but the receiver was soon discontinued after both services eliminated duplicate channels which obviated the need for this radio. As of February 2016[update], Sirius XM offers radios for home, office, automotive, marine, and aviation use.[84]
As of May 2017[update], there are five satellites in orbit: two XM and two Sirius satellites and one spare.[85]XM-3 and XM-4 are the active satellites for the XM service and replaced the original XM-1 and XM-2 satellites which were placed into a disposal orbit. Sirius FM-5 and FM-6 function as the primaries for the Sirius side. FM-6 which was launched on October 25, 2013 and declared ready for service on December 2, 2013 initially served as an in orbit spare while the company worked to deploy repeaters for the Sirius side which were needed to transition to full geostationary operation. In 2016 FM-6 was put into active service and officially replaced Sirius originals FM1-4 which operated in elliptical orbit. FM1-3 were later placed into disposal orbits. With this change FM-5 and FM-6 exclusively serve the Sirius service mirroring XM-3 and 4. Before FM-6 was launched, XM-5 was sent into orbit by Proton from Kazakhstan, on October 14, 2010, and is capable of broadcasting to either service.[86].[87] XM-5 serves as the in orbit spare for the entire system and can function in place of either a Sirius or XM satellite. In late 2016 Sirius XM placed an order for two new satellites SXM-7 and SXM-8 which will replace XM-3 and XM-4. These are scheduled for launch in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Sirius satellites broadcast within the S band frequencies from 2.3200–2.3325 GHz, while XM radio uses adjacent frequencies 2.3325–2.3450 GHz.[88][89]
The following milestones have been set during and after the merger:
|February 2007
|Execute definitive agreement
|March 2007
|File FCC application
|June 2007
|FCC places application on "Public Notice" (DA 07-2417)
|Comments and petitions were due July 11, 2007; responses and oppositions were due July 24, 2007.
|November 2007
|Sirius/XM shareholder votes
|Announced October 4, 2007, and voted upon on November 13, 2007. 96% of Sirus shareholders approved the merger,[90] and 99.8% of XMSR shareholders also approved.[91]
|March 2008
|Receive regulatory approvals
|On March 24, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice ended its investigation of the merger (i.e. decided against blocking the deal).[92]
|July 2008
|Receive FCC approval
|On July 25, 2008, the FCC approved the merger voting 3-2 down party lines.[93]
|July 2008
|Merger completed
|XM stock trading ceases July 28, 2008. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. becomes the name of the merged corporation.
|November 2008
|Programming merged
|March 2009
|MiRGE released
|First receiver to compatible with both Sirius and XM signals is released
|December 2010
|Alaska and Hawaii expansion
|Receives FCC approval to add service to the two states, thus giving Sirius XM coverage in all 50 states
|April 2013
|MySXM debuts
|A personalized interactive online radio experience
|October 2013
|Clear Channel-programmed stations removed
|Channels programmed by Clear Channel, including America's Talk, Sixx Sense, Fox Sports Radio and WSIX-FM, are removed months after Clear Channel sells its stake in Sirius XM; WHTZ/New York and KIIS-FM/Los Angeles are retained under a separate agreement.[94]
|April 2016
|Surpasses 30 million subscribers
|Sirius XM announces through Q1 of 2016, the company has a total of 30.1 million subscribers.[55]
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Takashi Miike's Samurai Film Thirteen Assassins Gets a Trailer
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May 31, 2010
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"The streets will run red." Oh hell yes - Takashi Miike is back! Another trailer (via Quiet Earth) I just had to feature was this one for Takashi Miike's new samurai film Thirteen Assassins - based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film of the same name. This looks totally badass, just wait until you get to the final fight scene montage at the end, there's some cool shit in there. I'll use their intro for the film: "From Asia's most controversial and popular director comes Miike's horror vision of a samurai tale." Unfortunately there aren't any English subtitles, but if you just want to see a badass samurai trailer, fire this up! And let us know what you think?
Watch the Japanese trailer for Takashi Miike's Thirteen Assassins:
Thirteen assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Based on Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film.
Thirteen Assassins, or Jûsan-nin no shikaku, is both written and directed by legendary Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, of films like New Third Gangster, Audition, Dead or Alive, Ichi the Killer, One Missed Call, 3 Extremes, Detective Story and God's Puzzle recently. The screenplay was co-written by Miike and Daisuke Tengan, another filmmaker who also wrote Miike's Audition and other films like Dr. Akagi, Waiting in the Dark and The Most Beautiful Night in the World. As far as we know, this doesn't have a US distributor yet, so we're not sure when it'll be making its way to the US. But we'll certainly keep you updated! Thoughts?
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"Lack of accountability at Guy's Hopsital"
About: Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital London SE1 9RT
Posted by Waarheid (as ),
As a veteran of NHS corruption and service failures, for my own protection I always covertly record NHS consults as is my legal right.
On 2 occasions, 2 consultants both failed to put in their written summary (the copy that is sent to GP) an accurate version of what was discussed. This in turn has led to me not getting the care I require from the GP.
The one consultant actually lied about my symptoms just to get me off his books and onto those of a colleague. This is a well known tactic for keeping their own patient lists down.
Since I recorded both consults, I could evidence all of the above. I made a complaint to the hospital about each case, since I had irrefutable proof of my assertions.
All I asked for was for the facts to be corrected, ie to provide factually correct documentation.
Once complaint was never responded to. The other one was simply not dealt with and after nearly a year, I referred both the Ombudsman (which has a well deserved reputation for protecting the medical establishment). True to form, the Ombudsman refused to investigate because I had not provided the hospital's final response.
What a farce; Hospital fails to respond for nearly a year; Ombudsman fails to investigate because hospital has not responded. That is grounds enough for a complaint.
There truly is NO ONE looking after patient's interests. It is unacceptable that the hospital has simply decided to adopt a defensive strategy by ignoring my complaints, knowing full well that it will go no further because the Ombudsman will not investigate and legal action against the medical establishment is an impossibility.
The Ombudsman claimed the hospital was going to contact me within days to discuss the matter - needless to say, a month on, there has been no contact and I have therefore published my recordings online.
The NHS needs to take note - taxpayers are fed up and no longer going to tolerate this appalling behaviour. More and more of us are recording consults and some of the revelations they contain are quite staggering...... watch this space.
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The local gold price has hit a 9-month low after the world gold price dropped below $1,600 an ounce.
As of 9 am Wednesday the gold prices of Saigon Jewelry Co (SJC), Vietnam's biggest gold trader, lost over VND650,000 compared to Tuesday's closing price, falling to around VND41.05-41.25 million a tael for bid and ask, respectively.
As of 10:30 am, the price had risen slightly to VND41.15-41.3 million a teal for bid and ask, respectively.
In Hanoi, SJC gold sold at DOJI Co have been quoted at VND41.1-41.3 million a tael for bid and ask respectively, down VND670,000 a teal day on day.
Since the beginning of the week, the gold price has dropped about VND1.3 million, continuously setting new lows over the last two weeks.
In mid-August the gold price was the highest ever, VND48.35 million a tael, but ever since gold has plummeted by more than VND7 million a tael.
The world gold price is still some VND800,000 a tael lower than the local price, according to the benchmark Vietcombank exchange rate.
On the world market, spot gold prices fell by $39.8 an ounce compared with the previous session to $1,598.3 an ounce, its lowest level since early January, according to online trading floor Kitco.com.
The world gold price is under selloff pressure from investors after the price slipped below the $1,600 threshold.
Meanwhile, concerns over whether Greece will receive aid or not and the European debt situation as a whole have also had negative impact on the price of gold.
At the closing of Tuesday's session, the local gold price dropped some VND500,000 a tael, losing its VND42 million threshold.
In early afternoon, SJC gold price was quoted at VND41.66 million and VND41.96 million for bid and ask respectively, the lowest price since January 3.
Up until 4pm that afternoon, the company had had to adjust the SJC gold price 19 times.
The bid and ask prices then were VND41.92 million and VND42.42 million, respectively.
On the world market, gold prices continued to drop. At 4:50 pm local time, spot gold prices on the Kitco floor hit $1,626.2 an ounce, down $16.5 (1 percent) an ounce compared to the morning's price.
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On Wednesday night (local time), gold pierced the $1,600 threshold, its 2-month low, due to a massive selloff over fears of a renewed European financial meltdown.
Gold prices on the world market fell by more than 2 percent in the session, the lowest level this year, because of doubts over whether aid will come to Greece and fresh concerns about the European debt crisis.
Considered a risky asset, gold's year-on-year growth has contracted from about 5-8 percent to less than 3 percent.
Analysts said that given Francois Hollande's, the new president of France, views against austerity measures, and the unstable political situation in Greece, they are unsure how European leaders can find billions of euros to solve the current debt crisis.
"Absent new monetary stimulus, gold doesn't make sense. When people are fearful of the fiat currencies eroding their wealth, that's when gold catches its bid," newswire theglobeandmail.com quoted Jeffrey Sherman, commodities portfolio manager of the $33-billion asset manager DoubleLine Capital, as saying.
At the close of Tuesday's session, spot gold prices fell 2 percent to $1,604.7 an ounce. At one point during the session prices had even dropped to $1,594.94 an ounce, the lowest since January 4.
Gold futures for June delivery on the Comex trading floor fell $34.6 to $1,604.5 an ounce. Trading volume increased strongly to a 1-month high, rising 40 percent higher than the average rate in the last 30 days.
Since the 2012 high of $1,790 an ounce, the gold price has dropped $180 an ounce as the possibility of another stimulus program in the U.S. has become increasingly unlikely.
On Tuesday, due to the falling gold price, the value of assets of SPDR Gold Trust fell to $65.657 billion, down $1.691 billion compared with the previous amount.
Since the beginning of May, SPDR Gold Trust's assets have fallen a total of $2.477 billion, despite the 0.9 tons of gold purchased on Monday.
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Tears stung Royale's eyes as he waited at the bus station. Two years of the best relationship imaginable had ended because of the shit he was in. Rather than tell Tyson the truth (Which he seriously couldn't; the less who knew the better), he honored Tyson's request that he get the fuck out of his life.
Setting up the Royale's Palace website was a stupid and fucked up thing to do, but desperate times called for desperate measures. He owed his crazy drug dealing cousin, Mike a grip. The worst thing in the world about having a fucked up secret that one other person knows is that other person can use it to black mail the hell out of you, which is what Mike had been doing for the past three months.
Many nights he lay in bed thinking how easy his life would be if he'd just kill Mike. He knew he could never do it, he'd made the fucked up mistake of taking a life once, and he could never do it again. The life he took in the summer of 2010 caused him his peace of mind, his dignity, and ultimately, the one thing he cherished the most, his relationship with Tyson.
Turning himself in wasn't even a safe option, especially now. The sight of the Grey Hound bus was depressing. Royale did not relish the destination that he was headed to.
Two years ago he swore that he would never return to Elizabeth City North Carolina, and certainly never step foot in BGB Studios. Never say Never.
"MM MMM MMM, Creame Royale." Grinned Kylo Cross from ear to ear. "I've had plenty of boys leave over the years, one as recent as three days ago, but you're the first to actually come back."
"I ain't gonna bullshit you, Kylo, I stepped away, tried the relationship thing and the legit nine to five, but it wasn't the life I wanted." Lied Royale. "This helps me lead the life I want; I'd much rather make a couple of grand from busting a nut than breaking my back."
"Smart thinking, but there is the matter of that other website featuring you and a certain one hit BGB wonder."
"The website has been disabled, besides variety is the spice of life, I'd rather get paid to fuck a lot of dudes than just fuck the same one over and over."
"Well, I'm willing to welcome you back into the family, but first you've gotta suck my dick." For the first time since the meeting began, Kylo wasn't smiling, he was dead serious. Royale was in no position to tell him to go fuck himself.
"Right now?" asked Royale
Kylo unfastened his black pinstriped Kenneth Cole slacks and let his long black shiny cock spring forward. "Right now," he said slouching in his leather chair with his arms resting behind his head.
Royale got down on his knees and took Kylo's massive pipe in his mouth. Sucking dick was not something Royale did regularly, but he knew that he had to put his heart and his soul into this blow job. This cock sucking was a matter of life or death.
Royale never wanted to enter the house. He'd done a lot of crazy shit with his cousin, Mike over the years, but breaking and entering was the one thing he had never fathomed. Prison had changed Mike. He came out pissed off and unforgiving, especially of Royale , who stupidly threw nearly a hundred grand worth of drugs over the Chowan River bridge , rather than stashing them in the woods or somewhere safe. Mike made it very clear that Royale owed him and he wanted his shit quick.
The only place he could remotely think would have that type of cash on hand was Kylo Cross's suave estate in Elizabeth City. Royale recalled that at one of Kylo's gentlemen parties the horny toad who'd paid for his services that night mentioned that Kylo kept a shit load of money in a suitcase under his bed. "Can you imagine that?" Laughed the nasty drunk bastard in between licks of Royale's asshole; all the fucken banks in North Caroline, and the son of a bitch keeps all that shit in a suit case under the bed."
Royale knew that on Fridays, Kylo was on the set until way past three in the morning trying to get the movies edited and uploaded by Saturday afternoon. His heart was in his throat as he and Mike managed to break into Kylo's home. Weird that a man with such lavish taste didn't think to have a security alarm.
"His bedroom is this way whispered Royale; let's just get the money and get the fuck out of here."
"You go get the money." Instructed Mike. I want to see what else of value old boy got around here."
"No," protested Royale. "It's bad enough we're taking his money_______
Mike's hand throttled Royale. Through the dimness of his flash light, Royale could see the evil that burned in his cousin's eyes. What had prison done to him?
"Understand me mother fucker. I am running this show, now do as I said, or I'm fucking you up, then I'm going to your boy friend's school, kidnap him ,and make him my bitch for a few day before I blow his brains out." Royale had no doubt his cousin meant every word of his threat. "Now go get my fucken money while I find some shit to sale."
Royale coughed and gagged for several minutes when Mike released the grip on his throat. It was the sound of Royale's coughing the woke the young boy who slept, unbeknownst to the two intruders only a fifty feet away on the living room couch. The coughing immediately startled him awake and made him clap his hands flooding the room with light and making waking the sleeping TV.
Before the two burglars had a chance to think, the boy, clad only in a jock strap sprang from the couch and went into full out assault mode on Mike and Royale. He managed to get a few good hits in on a startled Royale, but Mike was unfazed by his punches and sprawled the boy across the floor with one punch.
"Come on Mike let's go." Said Royale, figuring the boy was out cold.
"Go get my goddamn money." Raged Mike pulling his glock from the waist band off his jeans. Royale offered no further protest and went to retrieve the money, hoping that it would end the ordeal.
The boy began to stir, to Mike's sadistic delight. His dick had got hard while watching the boy struggle to regain consciousness. He could have fucked him while he was out cold, but he wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. Mike drug the boy to his feet and draped his still rubber legged body over the side of the couch. The jock strap provided him easy access to the beautiful brown skinned boy's nice round ass. The boy released a Banshee cry when Mike's swollen, thick dick head split the tightness of his asshole. Kylo had a big dick, but he'd never been rough with the boy. Mike was slamming in and out of the boy's ass mercilessly.
Royale could hear the rape from Kylo's room. He had found the money under the bed, but couldn't bear to go into the living room and see his cousin, whom he once admired brutally raping a kid who couldn't have been a day over 16. Kylo liked them young, and apparently so did his cousin Mike.
After what seemed like an eternity, Royale finally heard his cousin scream "Oh Shit I'm bout to bust!" before releasing a guttural bellow that damn near drowned out the boy's painful screech. Then all was silent except for the boy's sobbing.
The minute he entered returned to the living room, Royale was nauseated. Mike the arrogant fuck was actually sitting down smoking a blunt. The boy was still bent down over the sofa arm. The blood running down his legs reminded Royale of the sickening sex scene his lover, Tyson had endured with Tank Thrasher.
"Alright cuz let's go." He pleaded.
Mike blew out a cloud of smoke further filling the room with smell of chocolate thai. "We'll leave as soon as you kill this mother fucker"
"Mike come on, we got the money, you got a nut; let's just get while the getting's good."
"Mother fucker didn't I tell you about that shit!!!" thundered Mike. "I gave you a goddamn mother fucking order now follow it or your ass and his gonna die up in this mother fucker."
Mike tossed the glock to Royale as if it were a pack of chewing gum. For a second, Royale thought of taking Mike out; killing him before he had the chance to hurt somebody else. As much as he wanted to, he knew he couldn't kill Mike anymore than he could kill that poor boy that was still whimpering and draped across the couch.
"Shoot him or I'm sending some goons to get your boy; you think I'm playing mother fucker." Mike pulled out his cell phone to show he meant business. Royale didn't give him time to dial the number with his eyes closed he pressed the gun to the side of the boy's face and pulled the trigger. There was a wet pop followed by a loud "Goddamn!" shrieked by Mike. When Royale opened his eyes he saw Mike scampering out of the house with the suit case, and the image that haunted him to this day. Half of the boy's face was gone. The one eye that remained in tack seemed to be staring at him as if to ask "Why?"
The ringing telephone startled Royale. He pissed his pants as the voice on the answering machine said "Raul, Raul are you awake; It's me Kylo, I should be there in an hour honey. I'll bring you some honey vanilla Hagan Daze."
Finally able to move his legs, Royale bolted from the house just in time to catch Mike as he was backing out the drive way.
For the next two years, Royale went about his life as if he hadn't murdered a young man in cold blood. He did odd jobs, earned his GED, moved into an apartment with Tyson and lead a practically normal life. Three months ago, Mike, fresh off another prison stretch called him out of the blue. No formal salutations just "Where the fuck is my money?"
"Mike, I squared you two years ago."
"You squared me away for the money you fucked around and let get away, but you ain't gave me shit for keeping my mouth shut mother fucker; you forget I saw you commit murder and you and I both know that once it gets out, you won't even go to trial because Kylo Cross will have you killed for offing his prime piece of ass."
"Mike, I ain't got any money and I can't get back out there selling drugs or doing porn aging."
"I don't give a shit what you do; you've got three weeks to get some money in my hands or I'm calling the Elizabeth City PD and dropping a dime."
Left with no choice, Royale set up a website and begun filming he and Tyson' sexual episodes, which were damn, near freakier than the nastiest flick anybody could imagine.
Goddamn he'd fucked up. He'd lost the man he loved and now here he was sucking the cock of the man whose love he'd murdered.
Kylo busted in Royale's mouth filling the back of his throat with salty cream. "Next time, I'm going to fuck you." Stated Kylo as casually as "good morning" Royale left Kylo's office with the assurance that between Kylo, Mike or the BGB juggernaut detour, he was going to wind up fucked, and he wasn't going enjoy either scenario
Kylo Cross (The Boss)
In the summer of 1998, I turned thirty and made the decision that I would finally make money off the one thing I loved the most; watching beautiful young black boys fuck each other. I'd studied film production in college, and knew that the fastest way to distribute my work was to utilize the internet; which then was very new to most people. With the help of an old friend of mine from college, Cedric Payne, the white trash queen, I launched BGB. Fourteen years and millions of dollars lately the site is still up and doing well and BGB has branched off into the world of feature DVD and blurays, monthly pay per views, and gentlemen's parties. Yes, business is indeed booming.
If things couldn't get any better, Creame Royale, the versatile heart throb came crawling back after two years. I needed him back working for BGB as much as I need air in my lungs, but he will never know. Besides it's more fun making him "earn" his spot back.
He stepped out of my bathroom wearing only a towel. Beads of moisture glistened on his well sculpted body. Lord have mercy, if I had died right then and there, I would have been content having that as my last image on earth. My dick started to make a tent out of my chocolate brown satin top sheet. I was going to fuck Creame Royale, and enjoy every hot, nasty minute of it. This episode, the unbeknownst to him was being filmed, but it was for my eyes only. He let the towel fall to the floor. His dick wasn't fully hard yet and still it had length and girth. None of that mattered at the moment though, because I wanted that nice tight, bubble ass.
"Boy come and get this dick." I said flinging back thee sheets giving him a full view of my mighty rod. He made his way onto the bed and began sucking my dick even better than he had the day I hired him back. I see now why all the tops and bottoms at BGB were thrilled he was back, Royale had some skills. He was the first nigga I met who could take all my dick in his mouth and not so much as gag. When my dick was so fucken hard it didn't even look real, he looked at me with my dick in his hands and asked "Do you think a cat your age can really fuck me like I'm used to being fucked." Arrogant mother fucker, them's fighting words. In a matter of seconds I had him on his stomach pummeling his asshole. His moaning was music to my ears. I aimed to show him that a cat my age probably forgot more about fucking than he would ever know. I flipped him over onto his back and pushed his legs up above his head. I started hitting that ass real slow. I knew I was knocking it right because the mighty Creame Royale was crying and begging me not to stop fucking him so good. Just to further fuck with his mind, I stop for a few seconds and make him beg me to give him some more good dick. I lifted him up off the bed and stood in the middle of my bedroom and fucked him standing up with his legs wrapped around my waist. His dick was rock hard and scorching hot against my stomach as I bounced him up and down on my dick.
"Am I fucking you right?" I asked as I plowed deeper
"You -You're fucking me right "he whimpered "Goddamn you fucking me right." I sat back down on the bed with him still attached. Without having to be told, he began riding my dick cowboy style. His hard dick precum looked so good; I couldn't help myself from bending my head down and sucking him off while he rode. Hey! as good as he was working my dick, that was the least I could do. The harder my lips tugged on his dick, the tighter his asshole gripped mine. We were both about to cum. I rammed deep into his asshole and exploded; with a primal scream he filled my mouth. Goddamn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Did the old man do you right?" I asked sarcastically as I lit myself a Newport.
"I'ma go take a bath and jet." He said getting out of my bed and heading back to the bathroom. Just like I wasn't about to tell him how badly BGB needed him back, I wasn't about to tell him how badly I wished that he would just stay the night beside me. Fuck that shit; I got too much money and too much pride to ever let one of these internet fuck sluts get my emotions twisted.
Tyson King
Tyson's heart sank when for the first time outside the gas station; he noticed the missing person's poster. The boy McClary Kent, missing from Murfreesboro for six months now, had been one of his students. He showed a lot of promise in his work, then one day slightly before Halloween, he just stopped coming to school. Tyson figured he was 16 and just quit. It wasn't until now, that he didn't have his job or Royale to focus on did he start to notice things.
Tyson had just finished pumping his gas when a black, jacked up hummer blasting Jay Z pulled into the station. Tyson had seen the obnoxious vehicle plenty of times. It belonged to Royale's drug slinging cousin, Mike.
"Where Royale." He hollered over the loud ass music.
"What?" frowned Tyson. To the relief of Tyson and others in the gas station, Mike turned the fucken music down.
"I said where Royale?"
"I don't know." Shrugged Tyson. "I put his sorry ass out days ago, he hasn't even been back to get his fucken love seat."
"I'm spose to be getting that for him." Lied Mike. "He called and told me to get it he'd meet me over this way, but a brother is kinda in a rush, can I just follow you to the crib and get it now."
"Yea." Said Tyson, "The sooner you get it out the better; I don't want any more of his shit in my life." Tyson got into his car and signaled for Mike to follow him.
"So what happened between ya'll?" asked Mike as Tyson fished through his pockets for the keys to the apartment.
"I really don't want to discuss it." Said Tyson opening the door and going inside before Mike. He was barely over the thresh hole when he felt the punch connect with the back of his head and neck. He staggered forward two steps before his knees buckled and his whole world went black.
When he came to Mike was on top of him and inside him deep. He tried to get from under him,, but his efforts were met with fierce strikes to his face and head. Tyson attempted o scream hoping one of the neighbors would hear, but Mike clamped his hand over his mouth and nose stifling his scream and air supply. "Shut the fuck up." Hissed Mike. "I'ma get my nut whether you dead or alive, now you fucken choose."
Out of options, defeated, Tyson lay on the floor , for what seemed an eternity as Mike fucked his asshole and humiliated him with offensive homosexual slurs. Tyson cried out in pain when Mike's nut shot into his sore and torn ass , causing it to sting. Mike snatched out and shook his dick flinging cum remnants all over Tyson and the floor. He leaned into Tyson's ear. "You tell anybody, and you're a dead faggot." Tyson felt himself lose consciousness again. When he came to moments later, Mike was long gone, and Tyson was half naked on the floor , sore and bruised from head to foot with a crumpled hundred dollar bill in his hand.
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"I am sorry." Said the fat white lady behind the desk. "You are handsome, but I don't think I could find work for you." I couldn't believe what the fuck I was hearing. There I was attempting to secure work on camera that didn't involve some muscle bound nigga nutting in my face , and this fat ugly bitch was telling me that I was wrong for her agency. How the hell can a fine ass young light skinned brother with acting and singing ability be wrong for an acting and modeling agency.
"I don't understand." I said "You've seen my pictures, I've sang and acted for you; what more do I have to do."
"First of all these pictures your little friends snapped with their camera phones are cute, but not professional, you need a portfolio. Second, your acting skills are average, and black males who sing like you are a dime a dozen; now maybe the next agency you audition for will lose its shit and hire you, but the Maude Maven agency can't use you; my advice to you is finish school."
"And my advice to you is lose about fifty fucken pounds" I snapped as I snatched my pictures out of her stubby hands and stormed out of her office . The fat fucken cunt! I wasted spent all my money just to fly across country to seek out the Maude Maven Agency. It was supposed to be the best in the country, but how he fuck could it make that claim when it couldn't recognize my star power.
On a light pole just outside of Maude Maven, there was a flier that read "Male Models Wanted; Make up to $15,000." I took the number down. It more than likely was a scam, but I was new in LA with limited funds and a dream. I would call and check it out.


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New Law Expands Who is Eligible for Expungement and Sealing Criminal Records
By Douglas A. Funkhouser, Esq.
For the second time in two years, the Ohio State Legislature passed a new law expanding the class of people eligible to seal a criminal record. In 2012, Ohio Senate Bill 337 changed the requirement of "first offender" to "eligible offender," expanding the types of convictions and how many convictions that a person can seal and expunge from their criminal record. Now with the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 143, passed in June 2014 and effective September 19, 2014, the law further expands the qualifications for obtaining an expungement. This means that individuals previously denied the expungement/sealing of their record may now be eligible. The significant provisions of the new law include:
- Applicants are now eligible to seal up to two misdemeanor convictions, regardless of whether the two convictions are for the same offense.
- Clarifies that orders to seal records apply to entire case records and not just records of convictions.
- Applicants are permitted to include records for more than one case in a single application. Charging $50 for each case an applicant requests to have sealed is prohibited.
- The court is no longer required to send notice of orders to seal records by certified mail, return receipt requested.
The most impactful of these changes is that an individual with two convictions for the same offense may now qualify to have the records of those same offenses sealed. Now those who are charged with or convicted of a repeat offense are no longer unduly penalized by being automatically disqualified from the ability to apply to have their records sealed. It is important to understand that even if you now qualify to have you record sealed, expungement is not guaranteed and ultimately resides in the discretion of the court. If you were not eligible for an expungement under the old law, and are not sure if you are eligible under the new expungement law, it is important to speak with a qualified criminal defense attorney who can determine if you meet the requirements to be eligible for sealing of your record.
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For those suffering depression, sometimes the prospect of taking antidepressants or other chemically manufactured drugs can be undesirable. Some simply have no results from the traditional medications that they try.
Natural cures for depression have become more popular as people seek to find affordable and healthy alternatives.
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There is currently little or no scientific evidence to show that most of these remedies work and those that show promise are almost exclusively limited to mild or moderate cases of depression.
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Most herbal cures and supplements for depression work in one of two ways – either by increasing or decreasing certain chemicals in the brain related to mood (such as serotonin) or by relieving health conditions that are linked with an increase in the likelihood of depression (such as poor circulation). Some of these herbs and supplements are as follows:
- St. John's Wort
- Folic Acid
- SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine)
- 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan)
- Ginko Biloba
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Saffron
Herbs and supplements have a risk of creating side effects and can be dangerous if mixed with other medications or certain health conditions. Therefore, a doctor should always be consulted before using them.
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The more studies that are done, the more doctors are coming to realize the importance of diet in relation to mood. Many forms of depression are linked to deficiencies such as vitamin B6 and magnesium which can be improved by the proper alterations in diet. Certain substances, such as foods high in sugar or caffeine, can create highs and lows which will increase the intensity of depression during certain periods. Other mood-altering substances, such as alcohol, should be avoided.
Exercise is quickly proving to be one of the most effective natural methods for treating depression. Regular exercise releases endorphins (mood-enhancing chemicals) into the brain and produces a positive effect on one's mood. Other ways that exercise helps with depression are peripheral but just as important:
- Self-confidence gain from looking better
- The feeling of accomplishing a goal
- Diverting one from depression-oriented thoughts
- Overall increase in health and energy levels
- Reduction in sleep problems such as insomnia
Exercise need not be a workout at the gym. Any type of physical activity will have the same effect. Some chose to use dancing, home construction projects or sports as an option for maintaining an exercise routine.
Light Therapy
This method of natural depression relief is mainly for those suffering from SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Exposure to light first thing in the morning helps the body to regulate its sleeping and waking cycles properly and begins the day's production of serotonin. A quick walk after waking can be the perfect way to get the light needed fight against the encroachment of depressive thoughts. Indoor lights which simulate natural daylight are also available to use in light therapy.
Massage Therapy
Massage has a number of health benefits aside from simply relaxing the body. Massage both promotes the removal of toxins from the body and reduces stress. Human contact has been shown to relieve stress as well. Many massage therapists specialize in depression-relief techniques and combine some of the other natural cures for depression listed below (such as music therapy or aromatherapy) with their massage routines.
Other Natural Cures For Depression
Most of these other treatments work by relieving stress and promoting an overall general improvement in health. Many of them utilize the mind-body connection premise, which states that the mind and body are intimately linked and what happens to one aspect affects the development of the other. Thus, if one's body is relaxed then the mind does not worry as much.
- Acupuncture – A Chinese medicinal technique that uses needles inserted into the body at certain locations to remove energy blockages. This treatment has proven effective in other areas as well, including headache and arthritis relief.
- Aromatherapy – Using certain smells, via burning or vaporizing, to promote relaxation.
- Music Therapy – Listening to music has shown to reduce feelings of fear, anxiety and stress.
- Hypnosis – Used to focus one's thoughts into a particular direction in order to promote the recognition of and solving of depression-related problems.
- Reflexology – Applying pressure to certain points on the hands and feet to stimulate the nerves and induce relaxation in other areas of the body.
- Meditation – A relaxation technique that has been used for thousands of years to clear the head of unwanted and negative thoughts while decreasing muscle tension, lowering blood pressure and decreasing the chemicals associated with stress.
- Yoga – Used to help relieve stress and, contrary to what many people think, yoga is also a somewhat vigorous form of exercise.
Most people find themselves applying a number of these various remedies to help deal with their depression. Some combine these techniques with the more traditional natural cures for depression such as antidepressants and psychotherapy. Alone or in combination, these various natural cures have proven to be effective in helping many people deal with and eventually get past their depression.


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The two A-League host teams, the #9 Rochester Raging Rhinos and #11 Staten Island Vipers, will be looking to further their role of the spoiler in this year's tournament after they both upset their MLS counterparts in the third round of the 1999 U.S. Open Cup and will try to do the same at the quarter-final stage. The #9-ranked Rhinos, the defending A-League champs, pulled out a surprising 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire, the reigning U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup holders, in front of 10,107 fans at Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y. One night earlier and across the state, the #11-ranked Staten Island Vipers stole a 3-2 overtime victory from the ailing NY/NJ MetroStars.
The Rhinos will host the #5-ranked and '97 Open Cup champion Dallas Burn on Wednesday, August 11 at Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y., arguably one of the most difficult soccer stadiums to play in as a visiting team. The Vipers will host the winner of the D.C./Charleston match on Wednesday August 18, at Mitchell Park in Staten Island, N.Y. The two teams will be looking to be the first non-MLS teams to earn a semi-final spot since 1997, when the D3 Pro League's San Francisco Bay Seals advanced to the Final Four before falling to D.C. United, 2-1.
MLS, which has dominated the final stages of the Open Cup in the three previous years and has produced the last three champions, will host the other two matches. The #1 Colorado Rapids, who lead the Western Conference with a 12-5 record, will travel to face the #6 Tampa Bay Mutiny on Thursday, August 13 at Raymond James Stadium. In the other all-MLS quarterfinal, the #4-ranked and '98 Open Cup runner-up Columbus Crew will head west to take on the rejuvenated #7 Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday, August 11 at Cal-State Fullerton's Titan Field.
The complete quarterfinals schedule, along with results from the first three rounds, are listed on the following page. The date and location of the 1999 U.S. Open Cup semifinals will be announced at a later date. The 1999 U.S. Open Cup final is scheduled for the newly-constructed Columbus Crew Stadium on September 14 and will be televised live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN for the first time in the annual tournament's history. For ticket information, contact the Columbus Crew at 614/447-CREW.
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Damaged Shipments:
- Please thoroughly inspect your package upon delivery, as the customer/recipient must notify the deliverer/trucker of any visible signs of damage to the packaging material and/or product at time of delivery for insurance claim purposes. Otherwise, there is no insurance coverage available.
- Non-visible damage to the product due to shipping must be reported to MFI within 48 hours from the time of delivery. Otherwise, there is no insurance coverage available.
- If the equipment is damaged beyond use or visibly needs repair, the customer should refuse delivery of the shipment and notify MFI immediately.
Shipping Information:
- Shipping times may vary. MFI will notify customer regarding back orders and delays.
- Shipping cost is subject to change in special cases. MFI will notify customer prior to processing order.
Cancellation Policy:
- There is no penalty for cancellation of an order prior to shipment. This does not apply to special/custom orders.
- MFI retains the right to refuse orders, online or otherwise, for any reason.
Return Policy:
- No merchandise may be returned without prior written authorization by MFI.
- Returns must be requested within 30 days from the date of delivery.
- Authorized returns must be returned within 5 business days from the date of authorization. We recommend submitting the tracking number via email.
- MFI shall test returned products and may impose a customer fee if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product.
- Credit Guidelines:
- MFI Error: 100% credit including shipping expenses.
- Unused goods in original packaging receive an 80% credit, and customer is responsible for shipping expenses both ways.
- Damaged goods will receive credit dependent on the condition of the product, and customer is responsible for shipping expenses.
- No credit will be issued if the item is non-returnable, such as a custom or special order, or in the case that the item is damaged due to improper handling/packaging by the customer.
- Some products sold by MFI are non-returnable. Please check product listings for more information.