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Monday, June 16, 2014
Recent Buy
I purchased 18 shares of Deere for $91.46 per share which gives me a per share cost basis of $91.90 after commission. Based on the current annual dividend of $2.40 these shares will provide $43.20 in annual dividends and carry a YOC of 2.61%.
I've been looking at Deere & Company for a while now and I'm glad to welcome the shares to my portfolio. I was very close to buying earlier, and for much better prices, but then management came out and said there would not be a dividend increase. Not even a token one. I should have taken another look at Deere because this has happened before with Deere where they kept the dividend the same for 6 quarters before increasing it 3 times in less than 2 years. It would have been a bit of a riskier move to purchase more with a frozen dividend; however, I really liked the openness of management. Too often you won't hear management talk about the issues really facing the company and rarely are they straightforward in their reasoning if there's bad news to report. Well in late May Deere raised the dividend after just one payment at the frozen level. And what a raise it was. The latest increase was from $0.51 quarterly to $0.60 or 17.6%. This gave me the confidence to go on and purchase some shares.
As usual, shares of Deere have sold off a bit since I made the purchase but that's fine because it's not up to a full position size yet so I'll be looking for a chance to average down my cost basis. Just some quick stats based on Friday's closing price from Yahoo!Finance.
Foward P/E 11.76
PEG (5 years) 1.33
Cash per share $9.05
Dividend Yield 2.70%
The first thing you'll notice is the forward P/E ratio being higher than the TTM P/E. Analysts are expecting a decline in earnings per share due to headwinds in the industry agriculture industry. Like most businesses tied to commodities this is something shareholders have to deal with as commodity prices tend to be more volatile and in the case of agriculture is very dependent on issues out of their control. The good news is that the new increased dividend only represents a 31% payout ratio based off the consensus analyst estimate of $7.69 EPS for FY 2015. Analysts are still calling for 5 year compounded growth of earnings of 8.00% per year. If DE continues to repurchase 2-3% of their outstanding shares that would allow for 10% dividend increases and keeping a constant payout ratio. That's fine by me.
I couldn't tell you if a Deere tractor runs better than any other tractor you can buy, but I can tell you that everyone knows a Deere when they see it. Even the "city" folk. The name John Deere has become ubiquitous with farming equipment and everyone wants one. If you ever drive through the country and past farms you'll see plenty of John Deere tractors which bodes well for the future of Deere and its' shareholders.
My FI Portfolio's forward 12-month dividends are now at $4,417.20 which is 88.34% of the way towards my goal of reaching $5,000 by the end of the year.
I've updated my Portfolio page to reflect this addition.
Have you been making any purchases in this rather heated market?
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I'm glad you took the plunge JC. We've been talking about Deere for 4 or 5 months now. It is a powerful brand for sure! Best of luck with your new investmentReplyDelete
Definitely a powerful brand! Everyone wants a John Deere tractor. I'm hoping to purchase some more sub-$90 before the ex-div date.
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Congrats on the purchase. I have not looked at manufacturing companies (other than GE), but this definitely sounds like a good stock to get in.ReplyDeleteReplies
DE is good but they're going to be much more cyclical in nature than GE due to GE's huge diversification compared to DE. Really like them for the long term even though the short term might be a bit rough.
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Looks like a nice buy!
I've been lukewarm on DE lately because of the forecasts calling for lower earnings over the next couple of years, but DE still looks solid as a long-term play here. As you mention, even on lower earnings the payout ratio is still very low and the company should be able to continue growing dividends for the foreseeable future.
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Since DE is heavily tied to agriculture/commodities occasional drops in earnings are to be expected. I definitely wouldn't consider it a KO/PG steady as she goes company. But the dividend is still well covered by earnings even if they do drop to the average analyst forecast so there's still plenty of room to increase it further.
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I think this is a good time to accumulate DE shares. By the time EPS growth returns, the share price may be way up and too expensive to accumulate. Buy cheap and keep!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm really hoping to add some more soon but we'll see how the share price acts. I think this is definitely one where you'll have to front run the turn in the ag market and subsequently the farming equipment market.
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Congrats on becoming a fellow shareholder! I really like the company and products. I just wish I'd picked up more for a cheaper price. With cyclical business you can expect 6 quarters in a row of the same dividend every once in a while. I wouldn't get too worried unless they broke the YOY streak.ReplyDeleteReplies
Isn't that always the case? I always want more for a cheaper price. Especially when it comes to dividend growth companies. Cyclical businesses will definitely take you on a wilder ride, but the good thing is that if you have faith that management can weather the bad times then you can get rewarded handsomely by adding on the dips. Because there's definitely a lot more dips in the cyclicals than the consumer staples.
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Finally a recent buy I can get behind. I have always liked DE as a long tern dividend holding. I never pulled the trigger on it because I went with similar company CAT. This is like the PG or UL decision many bloggers write about. Both are great companies but sometimes you want to own only one in a specific sector. I do like DE over the TGT and ARCP choices a lot of bloggers are making in recent weeks. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Well as far as PG/UL is concerned I'll gladly own both. I owned CAT but got tired of management. DE seems to be much more open about their operations which I find to be a huge plus.
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Nice buy! I've been a long term holder on DE as well. Initiated my position of 6 shares on 07/02/2008 at $70.79 and then a few months later bought 4 more shares at only $38.23. I wish could find those prices again. CAT was around $30 back then and I think I even had a BA dividend reinvest under $30.Replies
Dang, talk about a sentiment change. Of course that was in the midst of the market starting to implode. I'd be happy with prices from early 2013 but of course 2008/9 prices would be awesome right about now. Unfortunately I don't think we'll be seeing those unless/until the economy implodes again.
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You did very good post, it is nice post, and your post will be helpful to everyone. Thanks for sharing this information. , There are many person searching about that now they will find enough resources by your post. Keep going .. …Share Market TipsReplyDelete
I'm tepid on John Deere, but there are few alternatives and none with better brand recognition.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's a bit of a concern with forecasts for declining earnings over the next year or two but the dividend will still be well covered if the forecasts are in the ballpark. Cyclicals are harder to own than the consumer staples because there's usually much wilder swings in the share price which opens the door for investor psychology to start messing with your head. And you're right they definitely have brand recognition!
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Congrats officially on this purchase! I'm still thinking of adding more DE if it drops a little, I'm also looking at starting a position in IBM since I have zero tech holdings. Hope all is well and have a great weekend!ReplyDelete


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Issue No. 05 - September (1978 vol. 4)
pp: 371-378
N. Francez , Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California
A parallel program, Dijkstra's "on-the-fly" garbage collector, is proved correct using analysis along the lines suggested by Francez and Pnueli for cyclic programs. The method is briefly reviewed, and the proof is compared to another proof by D. Gries, based on a method by S. Owickd. The differences between the two approaches are discussed.
verification, Concurrent programs, correctness, cyclic programs, eventual behavior, interface predicates, invariants, specification, temporal predicates
N. Francez, "An Application of a Method for Analysis of Cyclic Prog rams", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 4, no. , pp. 371-378, September 1978, doi:10.1109/TSE.1978.233857

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What is your ability and what other boards do you have in your quiver? ALot of it depends on what you really need in a board , and what anyone else rode size wise is irrelevant to unless you happen to be very close in ability and your size. I can help you some but need to know what level you surf at, how old you are, and how tall and what you weigh, will also need to know what need this board to do, meaning is it going to be a one board quiver or is it a gap filler from your true groveler, to your high performance shortboard.
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get a 7'8'' egg you will love it
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Well I just got a sick new board, its a high performance groveler, its not as sleek and sexy as a squished down shortboard but its honeslty the most fun i have ever had on thigh high surf. SO your 15, and your frame is going to fill out, so the last thing you need is a squished down shortboard for right now, being that next summer you could be 20 lbs heavier. Pm me your emai i can shoot you some pics of my new groveler. Honesetly i was able to do full turns on a wave face that was shin high sunday. I have been surfing for a long time and cant rember any board being able to do what I acn do on my Slop Rod. I would post pics here but dont have access at work to photobucket or anytpicture posting sites.


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Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Indiana
I have a will at this time where my three children are executors and divide my condo equally I want to change my will now to jist leave my son as executor ..stilk being divided amongst the three but also with the stipulation it must be sold...in doing this does a new will copy have to be sent out to the previous lawyer and to the other two children other than the one being made executor
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No, your will is a private matter. You don't have to share the contents or copies with anyone. A new will supercedes the old will.
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"A ceremony taking place behind a curtain or far away" is Brian Ferneyhough's description of the two Funérailles pieces for seven strings and harp. Funérailles II is a more loosely knit commentary on the slow-moving first piece, with the instruments asserting more individuality than they can in the densely textured counterpoints.
Ferneyhough specifies that performances of the two pieces in a concert should be separated by other works, and so they are here, with dazzling performances of two of his later instrumental solos. Bone Alphabet, from 1991, weaves a rich tapestry of percussive colours and techniques. And the 1999 Unsichtbare Farben (Invisible Colours) is an extrovert piece for solo violin - a fearsome technical challenge in which it is impossible to discern any trace of the Ockeghem mass that was Ferneyhough's starting point.


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If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF, the world's leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a TA for a Donor Relations Specialist, P-3, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office Nairobi.
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band will be going on tour this spring for the first part of their "Rock & Roll Never Forgets Tour". The first show is in Toledo on February 27th, with the second show in Grand Rapids. Then they head out through the Midwest, West Coast and Canada.
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Ian Bray Senior Humanitarian Press Officer
10th Sep 2013
The report, Women and the Afghan Police - why a law enforcement agency that respects and protects females is crucial for progress, says that despite investment and national recruitment campaigns, less than one percent of the national police force are women. Twelve years after the fall of the Taliban, violence against women is on the increase and Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a
woman, particularly a policewoman.
"Afghan women need Afghan policewomen to protect them. Violence against women is endemic but without female police officers, Afghan women are reluctant to report crimes and get the justice they desperately need," said Oxfam's Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Elizabeth Cameron.
With full transition to Afghan security forces looming, more must be done to ensure that Afghan women have access to, and the means to become an integral part of, the security forces.
While reports of violence against women in Afghanistan has risen 25 per cent in 2011-2012 alone, millions of Afghan women will never see a female police officer in their communities, let alone be able to report a crime to one, with just one female police officer for every 10,000 women. Two provinces, Panjshir and Nuristan, have no policewomen at all.
Women who join the Afghan police face enormous danger and challenges, both inside and outside the police force. They face opposition, violence and even death from their own families and communities who do not view policing as a respectable job for women.
Policewomen suffer sexual harassment and assault from colleagues and superiors, with requests for sexual favors in return for promotion reported in some provinces. They have few career prospects or opportunities to work with victims of crime and sexual abuse - areas where they could make the most impact in their communities.
The report also found that policewomen often lack basic items such as uniforms and the proper equipment to perform their jobs.
"Afghan policewomen are risking their lives to serve their communities. They are harassed and killed because of stigma and ignorance. More must be done to build awareness and respect for policewomen and the crucial role they play in ensuring the safety of all Afghans," said Cameron.
Oxfam is calling on the international community and the Afghan government to do more to recruit, train and retain policewomen. Improving the safety and role of policewomen must be a priority in the reform of the Afghan National Police currently underway.
"The clock is ticking for Afghanistan as we approach 2014. The gains we have seen in women's rights over the years are in serious jeopardy if the rule of law and the role of the Afghan police force are not improved. Afghan policewomen should be doing more than making tea. Effective policewomen, safe in their jobs, are a critical factor in sustaining change for the better," said Cameron.
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Over the last two decades we have witnessed a lot of corporate restructuring within companies operating in Kenya. This paper seeks to isolate the generic reasons explaining the massive corporate restructuring in Kenya for the period 1997 to 2007.
Corporate restructuring in a major re- evaluation of business operations with a view of making fundamental changes in the organization structure. Whilst changes are on ongoing corporate restructuring is evident in certain periods across industries. There are several reasons to account for the changes witnessed in many firms over the last two decades.
Key terms.
Corporate restructuring - overhaul of the organization structure, at times
including abolition and creation of new levels.
COMESA - Common Market for East and Southern Africa
EAC - East African Community.
ICT - Information Communication Technologies
Mwanachi - A daily newspaper in Tanzania.
UNES - University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Ltd.
Major changes in the Kenyan business environment
Corporate structure is shaped by the environment in which a business operates. Times of many corporate restructuring are characterized by changes in the business environment to the extent that the current structures are deemed less effective. In Kenya the last two decades (1987 – 2007) have had many landmark changes, some of which are discussed below:
Economic changes
Economic growth signifies more disposable incomes and hence increased demand for consumption. Good economic growth rates are associated with expansion by firms in order to serve the increased demand. The reverse is also true. In the last decade Kenya has witnessed the extremes of economic growth. In the early 90's economy was on a decline mode exacerbated by withdrawal by the World Bank and other multilateral donors.
In the beginning of 2000 growth took a positive spiral recording 5.8 % in 2005. Corporations in the economy must have expanded and contracted in the same fashion with the economic prospects.
Political environment
The country moved from a single party totalitarian leadership to a multiparty democracy. The impact has been majorly the removal of restrictive condition on business there by spurring competition. In order to adapt to the changes in competition levels has made companies to adopt new company structures that are responsive to customer demands. For instance many corporations came up with or strengthened their customer care departments.
Legal environment
New legal provisions have lead to changes in corporate structures. For instance in response to the massive bank failures in the 1990's the central bank of Kenya developed prudential guidelines that outlined among many other issues the qualifications of bank directors and their rights and roles in the banks management. Commercial banks had to restructure so as to comply with the legal provisions.
Regional cooperation and globalization
The creation of the East Africa Community and the progress towards COMESA had had far greater impacts on corporate structures. First many have expanded to take advantage of the expanded market yet others have gone into strategic alliances to gain a foothold in other countries. For Example Nation Media Group is a conglomerate that not long ago was just a newspaper publishing company.
However due to opportunities in the East African region it has expanded to Uganda by establishing a subsidiary and acquiring a controlling stake in Mwanachi in Tanzania. East African Breweries have acquired controlling stake in Nile breweries in Uganda. In order to operate as a conglomerate there has been restructuring to accommodate and manage business across boarders.
Regionalism has also posed the challenge of competition to local corporations. For instance there are worries whether the Kenyan sugar industry would survive the competition from low cost producers within the COMESA. For this reason Mumias pioneered in creating brand value for its sugar. These efforts have been supported by a new corporate structure.
Privatization and liberalization
In the last two decades there has been liberalization and privatization. Once the state divests from a company it stops providing support and the company has to survive in the market place. These companies have succeeded by adopting corporate structures that are responsive to their new status and support the key business interests.
For instance, after divesture of the government from Kenya Airways the company had to develop a mission, vision and set for itself new objectives. A new corporate culture was supported a restructured corporate structure. This us company is often cited as the example of the successful government divestuires.
Less government capitation for state corporations
Over the years the exchequer's funding level has been dwindling in real terms. Several such actors have had to undertake corporate restructuring because of this reality.
In the education sector, the government aimed to reduce its expenditure to a mere 30% of its annual budget and universities were to contend with reduced funding. Universities had to respond in order to fill in the capacity gaps For instance the University of Nairobi engaged a staff retrenching exercise and set up a company UNES to coordinate its revenue generating activities. Other changes in the corporate structure of the university have been the use of part time staff. This is a corporate structure change in response to changes in the environment
The rise of China
China has risen to become a key player in the world market providing much competition to virtually any product. For these reasons firms have had to compete both for raw materials and market share. Apparel manufacturers have had to operate in low cost centers (EPZ) and with flatter organization structures so as to compete Chinese apparel manufacturers.
Donor conditionalities
The World Bank led pressure on the government to undertake structural adjustment program. As a component of the program was the staff retrenchment and rationalization. The government activities had a spill over effect to the private sector who also retrenched to have a leaner and more efficient staff levels.
Technology revolution
In the last two decades the country has witnessed massive strides in the use of technology especially Information Communication Technologies. This has resulted in faster, cheaper and more efficient ways of doing business.
For instance Banks have introduced ATMS, Mobile Banking, banking from any closer branch, and Internet banking. In order to support these changes there is corporate restructuring to bring in IT experts and computer proficient staff. Those unable to keep up with changes were relieved off their duties and positions that became mere cost drivers with less of value addition were removed from the organization structures.
The developments in ICT have impacted on nearly all corporations and established a new career of ICT experts who are needed by all corporations.
This paper has posits that corporate restructuring is not happenstance; it coincides with rapid environmental changes implying that it is essential for survival, profitability and growth of firms. Premised on this argument some of the key changes in the Kenyan environment have been analyzed in several sub sections. These include: Economic changes, Political environment, Legal environment, Regional cooperation and globalization, Privatization and liberalization, less government capitation for state corporations, the rise of China, Donor conditionalities and Technology revolution.
University Of Nairobi, (2000). Public Universities Reform Programme. Sensitization Manual
University Of Nairobi, (2005) Strategic Plan 2005-2010, Towards World Class Excellence.
Republic Of Kenya. Economic Management For Renewed Growth: Sessional Paper No. 1 Of 1986.
Central Bank of Kenya,(2000) Monetary policy in Kenya
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Clare Teal New Album Hits UK Charts
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Clare Teal has a new album out today and it's fantastic! "Don't Talk" is not so much a departure for Clare Teal but a progression like i've never seen before. Already a huge fan of her "Road Less Travelled" album, I was expecting more of the same with this release, but to my surprise she has created, in my opinion, one of the finest contemporary albums to date by any British artist. The album is not simply a collection of songs, but an "album" in the truest sense of what an album should be. The …
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Dylan Howe releases his second album for UK independent label OT Records. "This Is It" is a perfect example of the best of the new wave of British jazz that has been building over the past three years and has brought us the likes of Jamie Cullum, Clare Teal, Ben Castle, Amy Winehouse and Soweto Kinch. Howe's latest offering harks back in both sound and look to the peak of late 50s blue note recordings with more than a nod to the great Sam Rivers two of whose compositions can be found here. His b …
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Following her hugely successful charity fundraiser at the famous 606 Jazz club in London earlier this year, the UK's most talked about jazz singer returns to her adopted home town of Bath to perform a second concert to raise money for those affected by the Tsunami. This concert, like the first which raised almost £4,000 pounds, will be in aid of The British Red Cross and will provide much needed aid in the areas most badly hit by this natural disaster. All the performers, organizers and technica …
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Clare Teal & Ian Shaw team up for Charity
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On Sunday 29th May 2005, Clare Teal, Ian Shaw, Tony Smith (Roy Ayers' guitarist)and other celebrities from the Jazz world will be performing a unique concert at the 606 club in London to raise money for charities that suport research into M.E. The event will be a truely exceptional experience and will sell out very quickly so please book early if you want to guarantee being there. We don't have the full details yet, but as it is a Sunday you will have to book to have lunch. There will be a seper …
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Mitchell, Thompson among 14 roster moves
Most notable among the cuts were outfielders Jared Mitchell and Trayce Thompson, who were reassigned to Minor League camp. A fully healthy Mitchell and Thompson both made a positive impression before departing.
"They're young, but that's what I told them," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of his message to these top prospects. "'You did make an impression,' and they're great, young men.
"I've seen Jared when he was drafted, so I know it's there. I even told him it's one of those things I know it's in there, so go down and work and we'll probably be seeing them in the future."
Right-handed pitchers Anthony Carter, Simon Castro, Jhan Marinez and Deunte Heath, left-handed pitchers Pedro Hernandez, Charlie Leesman and Donnie Veal and infielder Ozzie Martinez were optioned to Triple-A Charlotte. Right-hander Nestor Molina and left-hander Jose Quintana were optioned to Double-A Birmingham, while catcher Michael Blanke and infielder Tyler Kuhn joined Mitchell and Thompson in being reassigned.
The final roster battles appear to include Dylan Axelrod, Zach Stewart, Brian Bruney, Eric Stults and Nate Jones for two relief spots and Eduardo Escobar, Dallas McPherson, Dan Johnson and Jim Gallagher for one position player opening.


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There is a large, active community of postgraduate research students in psychology, including PhD, MPhil and Professional Doctorate students. Many of their research projects are inter-disciplinary, with supervisory teams that combine members of staff from psychology and other subjects including biology, education, sports science, and therapeutic arts. Here is some brief information about the research being conducted by postgraduate students with psychology supervisors:
- Steph Archer, doing research for a PhD in gynaecological cancer and yoga, supervised by Heidi Sowter, Jane Montague, and Vicki Staples.
- Michael Batashvili, doing research for a PhD in neurocognitive mechanisms in maths anxiety, supervised by Paul Staples, Ian Baker and David Sheffield.
- Laura Ceresatto, doing research for a PhD in behavioural inhibition in relation to smoking and drinking, supervised by Keith Clements and Ian Baker.
- Trisha Crocker, doing research for a PhD in women, sculpture and body image, supervised by Susan Hogan and Jane Montague.
- Sarah Crooks, doing research for a PhD in agency, marriage and motherhood: a critical realist analysis, supervised by Jane Montague and Chris Howard.
- Kevin Cheung, doing research for a PhD in authorial identity in higher education, supervised by James Elander, Michael Flay and Ed Stupple.
- Philip Clarke, doing research for a PhD in yips in Sport Performance, supervised by James Elander, Sally Akehurst and David Sheffield.
- Mayoor Dhokia, doing research for a PhD in cognitive and behavioural aspects of impulsivity in painkiller addiction, supervised by James Elander and Lynn Taurah (London Metropolitan University).
- Nilhabra Dutta, doing research for a PhD in emotional intelligence and work performance in the NHS, supervised by Frankie Maratos, James Elander and Ed Stupple.
- Debbie Earnshaw, doing research for a PhD in masculinity in the modern world, supervised by Jane Montague and Carrie Childs.
- Kashmir Goddard, doing research for a PhD on a qualitative study looking at addictive behaviour, supervised by Claire Hampson and Jane Montague.
- Catherine Govender, doing research for a PhD in psychosocial correlates of genetic variants of migraine in South Africa, supervised by Jasper Reese (University of South Africa) and James Elander.
- Hansa Jethwa, doing research for a Doctor of Education in filial obligations among ageing south Asians, supervised by Viv Walkup and James Elander.
- Arthur Johns, doing research for an Master of Philosophy in paranormal influences on bacterial growth, supervised by Ian Baker, David Sheffield and Paul Staples.
- Atiya Kamal, doing research for a PhD in children's compensatory health beliefs, supervised by Vicki Staples, Chris Barnes and Rebecca Knibb.
- Lauren Kelly, doing research for a PhD in attentional biases in children's anxiety, supervised by Frances Maratos and Sigrid Lipka.
- Paul McGivern, doing research for a PhD in decision making in online roulette playing, supervised by Zaheer Hussain, Sigrid Lipka and Ed Stupple.
- Ryan Lumber, doing research for a PhD in nature connectedness, wellbeing, and pro-environmental behaviour, supervised by Miles Richardson and David Sheffield.
- Emma Maraio, doing research for a PhD in women only spaces, supervised by Chris Howard, Jenny Hallam and Jane Montague.
- Edith Moon, doing research for a Doctor of Health & Social Care Practice in mindfulness and well-being, supervised by Michael Townend, Linda Wheildon and David Sheffield.
- Kay Owen, doing research for a PhD in schema automaticity and children's play, supervised by Chris Barnes, Tom Hunt and David Sheffield.
- Dominic Petronzi, doing research for a PhD in maths anxiety among primary, supervised by Paul Staples, David Sheffield, Tom Hunt, Sandra Fitton-Wilde.
- Ed Pitt, doing research for a PhD in feedback in higher education: exploring students' appraisal, comprehension and utilisation, supervised by Lin Norton and Cath Mazuro (Liverpool Hope University) and James Elander.
- Judith Rees, doing research for a PhD in construction play, spatial ability and gender differences, supervised by Miles Richardson, Chris Barnes and Sigrid Lipka.
- Mimi Said, doing research for a PhD in cultural influences on painkiller use and dependence, supervised by James Elander and Frankie Maratos.
- Lesley Sawley, doing research for a D.Health & Social Care Practice entitled 'Are adults who have suffered childhood adversity more resistant to treatment in psychotherapy?', supervised by Margaret Smith and James Elander.
- Malcolm Schofield, doing research for a PhD in religious and paranormal belief, supervised by Ian Baker, Paul Staples and David Sheffield.
- Boban Simonovic, doing research for a PhP in economic judgement and decision-making, supervised by Ed Stupple, Maggie Gale and David Sheffield.
- Claire Thornton, doing research for a PhD in athletes and pain, supervised by David Sheffield and Andrew Baird.
- Judith Wahl, doing research for a PhD in compassion focused therapy for cancer patients, supervised by David Sheffield, Steph Archer and Frankie Maratos.
- Sophie Williams, doing research for a PhD in polycystic ovary syndrome and quality of life, supervised by David Sheffield, Rebecca Knibb (Aston University) and Heidi Sowter.
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Wrench Open The Door
What do you do when your door handle gives way? Grab a wrench and try and open the door using it? Bingo! The same idea is being applied to the Wrench Handle; the only difference is that it's a gilded, up-scaled version rather than a makeshift quick-fix.
Designer: Tirdad Kiamanesh
Stop That Door!
Hand Door Stopper is a clever way to pull down the doorstopper without having to bend over or using your foot. The stopping mechanism is integrated into the handle itself and is very convenient. Moreover the angle of the door handle will always make you aware that the stopper has been activated. So no accidental door-pushing! Simple and functional, just the way we like it.
Hand Door Stopper is a 2011 Sparks Award winning entry.
Designers: Yu-Jin Kim, Jong-Chan Mun, Joon-Ki Park & Eun-Ji Yoo
Enlightened Door
The very stylish ORB Door Handle can be used in diverse scenarios thanks to the integrated LED light ring. For a bathroom door handle, a lit-up ring can indicate the room is busy. For a hotel room door it can signify DND and for the children's room it can be the nightlight!
Designer: Michael Samoriz for Umbra-design
Endangered Door Handles
As soon as this came across my email, I immediately channeled my good samaritan ego and flipped open my checkbook. Listen, you're smart. You know some of the most recognizable animals are on the endangered species list but that knowledge probably failed to motivate any kind of action. The idea behind Endangered Door Handles are handles that look like the animals themselves – a little reminder everyday and I assume all proceeds go to conservation work should this concept ever get approved.
Designer: Roohollah Merrikhpour
Enchanting Doorlight
There is something very instinctive about finding your way to the door of a room during blackouts. Based on this instinct, it will be so clever to integrate a flashlight into the handle, so that you have an emergency light handy, wherever you need it. I love the LEDoorHandle, which is based on this simple idea! It doubles up as light sensor mood lights for those who like to indulge in fancy fittings. And the system uses the locking-motion of the handle to harness and charge the lithium batteries of the flashlight.
LEDoorHandle is a 2011 Spark Awards Winner.
Designers: Kun-hee Kim, Kei Shimizu & Nguyen-vu Dang
What a Sterile Door!
Until we can cure common communicable diseases, our best defense is prevention. Door knobs and handles are huge breeding grounds for those microscopic bastards so why not create self-steralizaing door handles? BAM, we've got one here for you called wait for it… the Door Handle with Self-Steralization System. Uses UV light to do the dirty work. Simple design and effective. Explains why it won a Red Dot concept award.
Door Handle With Self-sterilization System is a Red Dot Design Concept winning entry.
Designer: Choi Bomi
How to Read a Door Handle
How do you get indoors? How about out the door? How about if you're a velociraptor?! How about if you're just a normal person, just looking for a little bit more meaning in your life. How about in a knob? Just as good a place to look as any, right? Here's one called "Pinnacle." This knob/handles is made to celebrate form and function with an embossed Braille surface containing a hidden message that I'm just sure you'd love to read.
I ask you: can you read Braille from your computer seat, looking into this frame here? That's not a very useful skill. The alternate title for Pinnacle is Handle.With.Care, with the periods. This handle informs us that a little extra message adds spice to any healthy industrial design project. Spice and salty sugar. Yummy.
Designer: Emily Kaye Pettitt
Never Miss the Key Hole
Lost in the dark! That's usually what happens when you get home from a long day of working, skateboarding, drinking, whatever! It's dark outside, you wanna get into your house, but by golly if it isn't the most difficult thing in the world to get that key aligned with the key hole in order to insert and turn! Here's the key to this problem. The "V Lock." It's got a v. You put the key in the v. You open the door. Perfect.
I think you'll understand this concept in basically 0 seconds. It's just that obvious. Props to designer Junjie Zhang for making the world a more intuitive place, one lock at a time.
Designer: Junjie Zhang
Crystal To Open Doors
The Open-Me is a fancy crystal ring that doubles up as a security agent. Besides looking like a hip piece of jewelry, the geometric cut of the crystal is the key to opening your doors. A 3-D scanner embedded in the door lock scans the facets of crystal, and pops open only after authenticating the cut. Only probs is that in a fit of rage, if you ever smash that crystal, you'd be locked out forever!
Designer: Marcial Ahsayane
TWIST & SHOUT (about forgetting the code!)
Yet another "twist" on something we twist everyday. Designer Jess Han has re-imagined the simple door handle with a DaVinci Code style lock that denies entry for all but the chosen few (cue: dramatic music). This intuitive door handle dubbed the "NUMLOCK HANDLE" features a numbered dial-lock that re-shuffles and locks itself after every successful entry. Get the code incorrect and Tom Hanks gets punched in the gut by an albino assassin. The numbers can be replaced or supplemented with braille for that extra level of mystery.
Designer: Jaeseok Han
You Fall Down in the Bath So Much
How many times have you fallen down in the bath today? Seven? Eight? Let's make it an even 5 times. Five times you've fallen down in the bath today. What's to be done for those times you don't get back up again? Haishan Deng has designed the door mechanism for you. It is called "Help Lock". And it beeps so loud, you'll probably get back up under your own power!
Here is the deal. The first time you activate the Help Lock doorknob, you program in a phone number and a time. This is the amount of time you get to be in the bathroom without the door going NUTS!
From the first time forward, each time you close the door and hit the "go" button, you have the alloted amount of time to use the toilet, shower, bath, or do whatever else – after that alloted amount of time, an alarm goes off!
The alarm sounds for 30 warning seconds (it's quiet) during which you can still turn it off, followed by Loud Noises and a phone call to the programmed number.
With this knob, you will always be safe! And/or paranoid to madness.
Designer: Haishan Deng
A Knobby Light
Designer Jeong-Sun Park is a deep man heavily interested in the butterfly effect – the idea that variations systematic outcomes can dictate behavior. His Knob Light is a door knob with an internal generator that stores energy and illuminates the way in emergencies or whenever you need a guide to the loo. How it relates to the butterfly effect theory is esoteric but simply by expanding the knob's function to include illumination, you effectively change the way you use the knob.
Designer: Jeong-Sun Park
The Doorknob Signal
We've seen it before, the universal sign of "I have company, go away" signal. Often taking form as a tie around a doorknob or the potted plant flipped over. There's got to be a more high-tech way. The Doorknob Condition uses an innovated pulley system that makes the knob on the exterior recess inwards when pulled from the inside. Without a knob to use, there's no way to get it. Sure it could be great for security but who are we kidding? We know exactly how a doorknob like this would be used. Too bad it doesn't have a little timer to indicate when to come back.
Designer: Arnaud Lapierre


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My name is Ioana Ciobanu and and I live in Craiova, Romania. One of my life changing experiences was the encounter I had with Terry Webb. First I "met" her through her book, "The Tree of Renewed Life - The Church and The 12 Steps", which I translated into romanian language. It was through that book that I found out about alcoholism being a disease and about Alcoholics Anonymous. I was avidly reading that book, as I could relate very well. I was an alcoholic myself, just didn't know that alcoholism was a disease and there was a solution.
Later on, Terry, through her Goal project, came to Romania with one man who became my AA sponsor, Floyd F. The encounter with these two awsome people was the springboard into my own recovery process. After begining my recovery process I began an AA group in my home town and an Al-Anon group as well. Now, almost 13 years later, I am a grateful woman, whose life has changed around and whose progress is ongoing. I am still very much involved in AA and Al-Anon, passing on the awsome message of recovery and of God's love and power of changing human "wrecks" into human "beings" - His sons and daughters.
God works through people, and, in my particular case, this organization has reached its GOAL.
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" Brand: Sainsbury's / Type: Ready made potato salad "
I've never normally been the greatest fan of potato salad in the past, but for some reason I decided to buy a pre made tub of it from Sainsburys this week. I opted for the Sainsburys Basics Potato Salad as it was the cheapest (56p) and it looked reasonably good.
It comes in a see through plastic tub that is 12cm in diameter at the top and 9cm in diameter at the bottom. The top of the tub comes of to let you scoop the potato salad out of the tub. Around the tub is the label, which is printed directly onto the plastic. It comes in the characteristic orange colours of the rest of the Sainsburys basics range and therefore it is easy to spot. There is not very much that is interesting about the tub, apart from that it holds 500g of potato salad and it costs 56p per tub.
As I only opened this on the day before the best before date, my judgement of the product may be slightly skewed as due to it being an egg based product, the mayonnaise may of gone off a little. On opening the tub, there is a strong aroma of the onions and chives that has been added and the product looks white with a slightly lumpy texture. There is a lot of noticeable pieces of potato in the salad, which is very nice. The chunks of potato are about 1cm cubes, which is about the right size in my opinion as it saves cutting it up when eating.
The potato salad has a strong and noticeable taste of onions and chives which I found masked the taste of the mayonnaise a bit. It is not too strong though as it doesn't make it off putting. In every spoonful I got at least one piece of potato which was nice as for a own brand product, as I didn't expect much potato. The mayonnaise is not too runny at all, which makes it look nice on a plate and makes it easy to eat with a spoon or fork.
After being open for a day, mine had reached its best before date, which was very noticeable in the appearance of the product. Overnight, the mayonnaise had turned quite lumpy, which made it very unappealing and appeared to of gone off, so I threw it away.
Health wise, it isn't too bad per fifth of a pot. It contains 164 calories, 12.5g of fat, 0.5g of salt and 1.1g of sugar. The fat and salt levels are reasonably high, but for an own brand value product I expected this. As a lunch or dinner accompaniment it is very nice and can make a change from salads or baked beans!
The downside to it is the high fat content and the rapid rate that mine went off. This may be due to it containing egg and not being in the most air tight tub. However I would recommend using it in one day if possible.
Overall, I am going to give this 3/5 as it is a nice potato salad, but the high fat content and the speed at which is went off does not suit me as I don't want to eat a lot of fat and I definitely could not eat a whole tub in one day!
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What is 'Wellness Your Way'?
Welcome to the PJCC's 'wellness your way', an integrated approach to help youth and adults of all ages experience greater well-being. wellness your way helps you identify your own, unique personal wellness formula™ and create a plan to put that formula to work in your life.
When we say "wellness formula", we mean the activities you do on a regular basis that contribute positively to: your health, emotional resilience, energy to be active, ability to heal and to prevent injury and disease, joy, nurturing relationships, cultural and spiritual fulfillment.
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For example, your formula for living your best life may include aqua exercise, mindfulness meditation, bridge games with your friends, art appreciation, yoga, and a plant-based diet.
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Whatever your personal wellness formula, we've got the right mix for a balance of body, mind, and spirit.
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There's not much to explain about this outfit cause of it's simplicity. I designed and made my own vest-i made an accurate one that she wears, but i didn't like how it looked in real life with the dress. Other than that i added details like the pearl button cuffs that has rhinestones circling the pearls, and also made my own red gem pin, that goes in the middle of my neck bow for extra detail. One of my favorite parts of the costume is the shoes but i currently don't have a nice pic that shows them off..
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- Paradise kiss is my fave manga ever, the characters, the story it's so good. My bf introduced me to it. This was at the time i had been debating what to do with my life. I was sick of community college, and i knew i wanted to be in the arts of some kind, something creative. I chose fashion design. I do have to say that this book did not make me decide to do fashion, but it does hold a special place in my heart since there are a lot of things i connect with.
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Biotechnology makes it possible to produce more easily and relatively cheap pharmaceutical products. It is also used in pharmacogenomics, genetic testing and other medical breakthroughs.
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A FORMER Hampshire man died in a road smash a year after moving to Australia.
Robert Townend, pictured, suffered horrific injuries when he was thrown from his bicycle after being struck by a pick-up on an unlit country road in New South Wales.
His mum and dad paid tribute to their only son, who they described as a "gentleman" who had touched many lives.
His mum, Mary, of Highmount Close, Winchester, told the Daily Echo: "We had a lot of letters from friends. They said he was a gentleman. "A lot [of friends] said how much he had touched their lives. I think he had a good life. He did good for other people."
His dad Ian, a visiting professor at Southamp-ton University, said: "He was quite good at giving advice. People wrote to tell us he changed the way they looked at life."
Robert, who studied Classics at St Andrew's in Scotland.
At the inquest, which was held in Southampton, a coroner ruled the driver – who was overtaking another vehicle in the dark at the time – was not to blame for the tragedy.
Robert, 27, was working as a foreman in a horse-racing stables on the evening of August 12 last year.
The inquest heard how he was leaving his workplace on a blue Dunlop Armour bike when he was struck by the Toyota Hilux, driven by David McPhee.
Hampshire coroner Grahame Short read a statement by Jasmine Petrou, who witnessed the pick-up overtaking her on the single-lane road at around 6pm. She recalled it manoeuvring into the incoming lane before hearing a loud bang which caused her to pull over immediately. Robert was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr McPhee was arrested but released after blood tests revealed he was not under the influence of alcohol. Neither was he speeding. He told police he simply did not see the cyclist, whose bike was fitted with reflectors but had no lights.
The inquest heard how the bike – used regularly by employees – had a bald rear tyre, while the front had minimal tread. Robert was riding without a helmet and wearing dark clothing.
Recording an accidental death verdict, Mr Short dismissed suggestions the cyclist was not paying attention: "It's more likely he was dazzled by the lights of the car driving towards him and unaware of the vehicle as it pulled out and didn't have time to take evasive action."


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Move it to system/bin with correct permissions and replace it with the file there


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One way adjustments: The Latest Alteration to the U.S. Climate Record .
On Thursday, March 13, 2014, the U.S. National Climactic Data Center switched to gridded GHCN-D data sets it uses to report long term temperature trends – with a resulting dramatic change in the official U.S. climate record. As seems to always happen when somebody modifies the temperature record, the new version of the record shows a significantly stronger warming trend than the unmodified or, in this case, discarded version.
The new dataset, called "nClimDiv," shows the per decade warming trend from 1895 through 2012 for the contiguous United States to be 0.135 degrees Fahrenheit. The formerly used dataset, called "Drd964x," shows the per decade warming trend over the same period to be substantially less – only 0.088 degrees. Which is closer to the truth?
As will be illustrated below in the side by side comparison graphs, the increase in the warming trend in the new data set is largely the consequence of significantly lowering the temperature record in the earlier part of the century, thereby creating a greater "warming" trend.
This particular manipulation has a long history. For an outstanding account of temperature record alterations, tampering, modifications and mutilations across the globe, see:


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Tribe mum on Damon; veteran in great shape
The Indians have yet to acknowledge the deal, but Damon did in an interview on the MLB Network Radio channel on Sirius XM. Damon said in the interview he's in great shape and has been hitting, running, throwing and even playing soccer. But he hasn't seen Major League pitching since last season and would likely need time honing his skills in extended spring games.
Indians manager Manny Acta will not directly address the Damon situation until the deal becomes official. But Acta said, in general, that each player is different in regards to how much time it takes to get ready for Major League competition.
"It depends on the guy," Acta said. "It depends on the genes ... "
The Indians struggled offensively through the opening week, and Damon has always been a proficient hitter. Damon could give Cleveland another option in left field along with Shelley Duncan, at least until the return of Grady Sizemore, who is recovering from lower back surgery.
Damon's contract will reportedly be worth $1.25 million in base salary and another $1.4 million in performance bonuses. Whether he would be able to pay a dividend on that investment before the end of April is a point of conjecture.


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Atari shipped TransWorld Snowboarding(TM), the next generation action sports game, to retail stores this week for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. Working with TransWorld Media, a major cultural force in the action sports industry, Atari has delivered the most compelling gameplay and technology to create the most authentic snowboarding experience available with real pros and tricks, extreme locations and the best real-world equipment and gear.
"You can't get any more fun than TransWorld Snowboarding," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and general manager of Infogrames' Los Angeles studio. "From the awesome graphics that bring alive the environments and characters to the insane animations for hot tricks and wipe outs, TransWorld Snowboarding delivers 'what's next' in the action sports genre."
Developed by the snowboarding fiends at Finland-based Housemarque, TransWorld Snowboarding challenges players to fill the boots of 10 snowboarding professionals, including Tina Basich, Barrett Christy, Andrew Crawford, Kevin Jones, Peter Line, Jussi Oksanen, Todd Richards, Wille Yli-Luoma, Daniel Frank and Nicola Thost. Each pro rider is equipped with his or her real-world shredding styles, intense boarder animations and special tricks.
TransWorld Snowboarding features wide open, go-anywhere levels in 17 locations, including the USA, Finland, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and Japan. Each area is rendered with the awesome graphics power of the Xbox, delivering jaw-dropping weather effects, special-effects lighting, shadows, particle effects, bump mapping, anti-aliasing and environmental details on mountainside villas, ski resorts and other obstacles. Treacherous terrain and steep cliffs, modeled after actual slopes from around the world, add to the danger and create massive hang times. Long rails and downed trees line each course, tempting players to slide and grind while natural snow kickers and ramps dot mountains for players to launch off. Players can combo tricks off picnic tables, stairs, cars and even telephone wires. Multiple half-pipes and quarter-pipes are also included to perform tons of tricks and combinations. New levels are unlocked by completing career mode objectives and perfecting tricks and getting top scores.
TransWorld Snowboarding offers six modes of play, including TransWorld Tour, Single Session, Free-ride, and Time Attack. TransWorld Tour (the career mode) features five different types of levels including, Slope Style, Straight Jump, Half Pipe, Boarder Rally and Backcountry. Along the course, photographers stand by to capture your best tricks for the TransWorld Snow Magazine cover. The game also offers exciting one-to-four player multiplayer modes.
Through the partnership with TransWorld Media, TransWorld Snowboarding includes all the elements from the real professional snowboarder lifestyle, including licensed equipment, clothing and accessory sponsorships from DC Shoes, Forum Snowboards, Burton Boards/Boots/Clothes, Hurley Clothing, Nixon Watches, Billabong Apparel, Salomon Snowboards and more.
The game also offers customizable music playlists from in-game licensed tracks and original game music spanning the hip hop, rock, electronic, and reggae genres. Music tracks include Hoobastank's "Crawling in the Dark," Quarashi's "Tarfur" and Apex Theory's "Apposibly."
TransWorld Snowboarding shipped to retail outlets this week for the Xbox with an estimated retail price of $49.99 and an ESRB rating of 'T' for Teen.
About Infogrames
New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq:IFGM) is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization(R), Backyard SSports(TM), Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM), RollerCoaster Tycoon(R), and Test Drive(R), and key licenses including Warner Bros. The Matrix(R), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(R), Dragon Ball Z(R), Unreal(R), Mission Impossible(R), Terminator(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Major League Baseball(R), and the National Football League(R), among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.
Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including rights to use its line of software based on well-known licenses such as MONOPOLY, Jeopardy(R), TONKA, and Atari(R), which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.infogrames.com .


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The CIO's Cloud Mania for CRM: And they swam and they swam right over the dam.
by Michael Maoz | August 12, 2013 | 2 Comments
Let's face it: the five year cost of CRM software in a SaaS model has eclipsed on premise software costs for most organizations. We should re-state this: most businesses will not face this issue head on. Obfuscating and a disengenuous sleight-of-hand accounting razzamatazz can give the vague appearance that SaaS is cheaper. SaaS is evolving like Client/Server in the Cloud: next-gen vendor lock-in. Our Open API, our partners, our certification, through our system. Other than that you have complete choice.
The prices have risen as functionality has been added. The argument that it would get cheaper because of economies of scale for the vendor has not translated into lower costs. There still is nothing available to run a global customer support organization for a consumer-oriented enterprise. Most of the vendors in the space can't make a profit. Software suppliers who have entered the space have not grown significantly, and everyone has to point to the same one or two players, though they are the exception proving the rule. Lack of global data centers to deliver the application servers and store sensitive customer data, as well as integrate with local telephone switches and CTI protocols has also slowed adoption.
And yet SaaS continues to attract CRM application buyers, and for good reason: the desire to outsource infrastructure and IT expertise and lower fixed costs continues unabated. The gutting of internal IT expertise appears irreversible. The only impediment to adoption is lack of product, and lack of competition where there is product.
The cost to a vendor to build out a global capability is steep, and the handful of software companies who have the wherewithal have not seen the CRM space as sufficiently promising to go wide and go deep. That leaves essentially a largely non-competitive market for global scale CRM in a SaaS model.
The result means that unit prices have and will continue to go up for buyers/subscribers. The advice would be to keep a watch on vendor lock-in, and weigh the trade offs between 'most-of-suite' versus best-of-breed. It is going to be a long four years until a more competitive global market evolves for SaaS in the Sales and Customer Service CRM space, and keeping options open is not a bad idea as the dust settles.
Or do you see it differently? We see what we see – and there may be hard evidence versus a few anecdotal and incomplete estimates of the above – so jump in and respond!
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I think you're very right on the vast majority of the industry. Costs have been rising for SaaS models, as they try to penny pinch users into oblivion. Features keep getting added which helps some, but charges more to others who don't need them and keeps the vicious cycle going.
Even further, Enterprise customers are the hardest to sell to for SaaS solutions because the revenue stream will almost never keep up with the cost of doing business. Large CRM companies that go mostly after Enterprise are thus stuck ever shelling out more money to get more monthly fees that can never keep up with their cost, especially when they have accounts cancel on them.
It's a tough business, but I believe there is a right way to do it. Providing the right tool to the right audience at a low cost, while keeping expenses on the low as well, is a sure fire way for success in a cloud-deployed world.
I agree with the post and with Brad – the prices will keep going up, so we should keep a watch on vendor lock-in.
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Madeleine McCann still alive, says mum
The parents of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared two years ago during a family holiday in Portugal, say they believe she is still alive and will be found.
The little girl's room "is all ready, waiting", her mother, Kate McCann told talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
"I go in (the room) about twice a day to talk to her, just to say hello.
"I don't feel that she's that far away," her mother added.
The girl disappeared from her room at a resort in the Algarve just days before her fourth birthday.
The couple released an age progression photo of Madeleine as she would look today, about to turn six, showing a smiling little girl with long blonde tresses.
"It's not too late to do the right thing," said her father Gerry McCann.
"They can hand her over to a priest or someone in authority."
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Udupi: "The newly elected Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat members should strive to bring transparency in the administration," said Parliamentary secretary for Revenue, MLA Pramod Madhwaraj. He was speaking after inaugurating the felicitation ceremony for the newly elected ZP and TP women members from the Congress Party at Brahmagiri here, on March 19.
The Congress Party has given more priority for women in politics by introducing 50% reservation in local body elections. The winners of the ZP and TP polls should not consider themselves as leaders and should instead dedicate themselves to the service of the people.
Those who have lost in the elections should also dedicate themselves to the service of the people which will help them in the coming elections. We have failed to obtain majority seats in the ZP and TP elections in the district for which we should find out the reasons, he added.
MLC Pratapchandra Shetty inaugurated the programme by lighting the traditional lamp and later addressed the gathering. Newly elected ZP and TP members were felicitated on the occasion and other contestants were also recognized.
President of District Women Congress, Veronica Corenlio presided over the function. Congress leader Amrith Shenoy, Jayashree Krishnaraj, Gopi K Naik, Sarala Kanchan, Laxmi Bhat, Malini Rai, Geetha Wagle, Sadhu Billava, Sujatha, Joythi Puthran, Meenakshi Madhava Bannanje and others were present.
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Falcons control second half to take down Panthers, end title drought
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO – In a wide-open Division I title race, second-seeded Torrey Pines rose to the top. Saturday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion, the Falcons stifled fifth-seeded Vista in the second half to end an 11-year section title drought with a 55-41 victory.
"From the start of the season this was our main goal – to get to the CIF championship and win it," said Torrey Pines senior guard Joe Rahon. "We knew we had the team to do it, and we hit some bumps along the way – but that just makes it more special."
Torrey Pines (22-10) led by one after an even first quarter, and Vista opened the second quarter with a 13-1 run to build a double-digit lead. The Falcons absorbed the Panthers' best shot, and Rahon scored just before the buzzer to cut Vista's lead to 29-24 by halftime.
"I knew we had to get control of the offense," said Torrey Pines head coach John Olive. "I kept telling my kids play better on the offensive end, share the ball more, get better ball movement, and we'll be alright."
Armed with a halftime defensive adjustment from Olive, Torrey Pines methodically took over the game in the second half. The Falcons held Vista (25-8) to seven points in the third quarter and scored the last six points of the quarter to take a 42-36 lead into the fourth.
"We went zone to start the second half, and it kind of flustered them a little bit – they got stagnant offensively," Rahon said. "Right when they started to figured it out, we went back to man-to-man and they still thought we were in zone. Our defense won us the game in the second half."
Vista's offensive woes continued in the fourth quarter as Torrey Pines slowly pulled away. The Falcons held the Panthers to 12 second half points to comfortably capture the crown in the championship nightcap.
"We've been a very good defensive team for a while now, so that doesn't surprise me," Olive said. "I'm very proud of our effort."
Senior guard Garrett Galvin scored a game-high 27 points – including 18 in the second half – to lead Torrey Pines. Rahon finished with 19, as the Falcons' backcourt duo continued its assault on postseason opponents.
"We're close friends on and off the court, and we want nothing more than to win," Rahon said. "We don't care which one scores the most points or gets the most shots. It's all about who's hot, and we'll give it to them. Garrett had a great second half – he really carried us offensively."
For Torrey Pines, the championship marks the sixth in program history. The Falcons also ended a recent run of finals futility, a stretch that included two title game losses in the past three seasons.
"We made it to the CIF semifinals six years in a row, and we were never able to get over the hump," Rahon said. "We finally did it – we just clamped down and kept working defensively and offensively, and it all worked out."
Senior guard John Fletcher led Vista with 18 points, and senior forward Sedrick Childress finished with 12. The Panthers fell short in their first finals appearance since 1995.
Torrey Pines – 55 (14-10-18-13)
Galvin 27, Rahon 19, Worman 4, Murray 3, Milmoe 2 (starters)
Vista – 41 (13-16-7-5)
Fletcher 18, Childress 12, Johnson 6, Arnold 5, Co. Nyenhuis 0 (starters)
Pictured: Vista guard John Fletcher drives against Torrey Pines guard Joe Rahon in the Division I finals
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Marisha, you're absolutely right...of course. :-) Anyway, I'll make more of these in the future. whatnauts, I have made a few others along the same lines as this one, and as a matter of fact, you expressed your pleasure with another one of these if I remember correctly. It was one of the very few puzzles I've made with a very dark background using triangular shapes. I'll see if I can dig it up in a bit.Thank you very much, Mandy. :-)
What a fabulous title, and so fitting for this puzzle, offsetting the flowers behind the web makes for a wonderful solve... thanks Wendy :~)
This is an interesting and fun way to display your flowers, Ms. Wendy.
I was being serious...it is colorful, very unique, and totally fun to do! And, you are welcome. If we all like the same exact stuff, we'd all be wearing the same clothes!
Mariasha, are you serious?? I'm really surprised because I like so many of the other ones you've pointed out, more than this one. Anyway, thank you very much. :-)
That may have been the coolest puzzle you ever made! I loved it...thanks Wendy!
Thank you, Janine. The colors were slightly duller 10 minutes before I posted this, so I went back and brightened things up a bit. I guess it was good that I did that. :-)
Very warm spring colors.....very inviting.


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PS4 and Xbox One pre-orders may be closer than you think
For as impressive as the PlayStation 4's one million units sold in 24 hours is, the Xbox One may not be that far behind. The pre-order disparity, once believed to be heavily in favor of the PS4, could be closer to 10 percent in favor of Sony's next-gen console. This is according to recent data collected from IGN retail partners in the United States.
As surprising as this realization may be -- given the negative publicity that hindered the Xbox One's reveal -- it's actually quite in line with publisher expectations. Electronic Arts recently revealed, based on internal discussions with Microsoft and Sony, that it expects combined Xbox One and PS4 sales to hit 10 million by the end of March 2014. Microsoft has yet to reveal its in-house expectation for the Xbox One's sales, but Sony's Andrew House stated back at the Tokyo Game Show that he believes 5 million PS4 consoles will be sold during this launch window.
If these newly revealed pre-order numbers are any indication, Xbox One could match the PS4 in sales. Keep in mind, though, this is only indicative of U.S.-based retailers' pre-orders.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot also noted "lots of improvement in preorders that are coming on [Xbox One," adding that his company was "not worried at all. We think it will be a big seller as well."
Like the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One is sold out at practically every retailer for its launch. Microsoft has kept its pre-order numbers a little more closely guarded than Sony which revealed its pre-order numbers all the way back in August.


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Luckiest lottery players revealed
Men and builders were among the luckiest National Lottery players in a year that the draw created 323 millionaires, Camelot has revealed.
The lottery has paid out more than £850 million to 323 new millionaires in the past year, up from 229 in 2011.
Builders, care workers and administrators were the luckiest professions while estate agents, advertising workers and market traders were the least lucky, according to Camelot.
Women also fared worse than men, bagging only 40% of big wins, the lottery operator said.
The luckiest star sign was Capricorn, with those born between December 22 and January 19 luckier than those with any other zodiac sign.
Mansfield builder Gareth Bull kicked off the year for Britain's construction workers, this year's luckiest profession, when he and his wife Catherine scooped a EuroMillions jackpot prize of £40,627,241 on January 20.
Other lucky builders included Railston Watkins of Whitburn, South Tyneside, who banked a Lotto prize of £1,199,306 and Alan Elliott of Nottingham who enjoyed a £1 million EuroMillions windfall, both in March.
The biggest jackpot of the year went to Suffolk care worker Gillian Bayford and her husband Adrian when they scooped £148,656,000 in August making them Britain's second biggest lottery winners after Chris & Colin Weir of Largs, North Ayrshire.
The biggest winning syndicate prize went to a group of 12 bus drivers from Corby, Northamptonshire, in March, sharing a jackpot prize of £38,034,639.
The month of August saw the highest number of big winners created after the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw that created 100 millionaires to celebrate the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. In that one month 75 individuals joined the lottery millionaires' club, sharing more than £237 million in prize money between them.
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