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Every weekday morning, start your day of right, with Buzz, Teresa, Duke and Mando!We know you wanna...so open the Q-CAM and watch!
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The KLAQ Morning Show held its annual CD release party at Fuddrucker's, giving fans who showed up the opportunity to cop a feel of Fernie to search for a ping-pong ball -- and the prizes that went along with it...
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With the holidays around the corner, our resident muscle man and fitness expert Benjamin Ritter gives us advice on how to stay healthy during the holidays...
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FOXBORO -- Jerod Mayo described Sunday as a "must-have win" for the Patriots, when they host the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium in the last game of the regular season.
He described it as that because if the Patriots don't win, it won't matter what happens to Houston or Denver. They won't even have a chance at a first-round playoff bye if they lose to the Dolphins.
But other than that, even Mayo admitted to having more to play for on Sunday than just a first-round bye. The Patriots will also be focused on getting off to a better start, something they've struggled with the last two weeks against San Francisco and Jacksonville.
"We try to go out each and every week and play well," said Mayo after Friday's practice. "We try to put 60 minutes together. And these last couple weeks we started off slow, and we have to change that around, and hopefully that happens this week.
"We just haven't come out with the energy that we need to start games."
Mayo believes this one last regular-season game will be a perfect opportunity to get that sour taste that is a slow start, out of their mouths.
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QWiLLTS Constitution
Article I : Purpose
The purpose of the QWiLLTS group is to provide a discussion and a social group for lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning and supportive women students at MIT.
Article II : Membership
1. Any member of the MIT community is eligible to become a member of this organization. One is considered a member of this organization in any given academic term if she has attended at least one club activity and one meeting in the preceding or current term.
2. The membership of this organization will at all times contain at least 5 MIT students and be more than half MIT students.
3. This organization will not discriminate based on any characteristic listed in MIT's Nondiscrimination Statement.
4. If this organization charges any monetary dues, there will be exceptions made for students that cannot afford these dues.
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1. This organization will have two officers:
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Following up on our recap of Sneaker Con Cleveland, we now turn our attention to the Phoenix leg of the convention.
To start, it seems sneakerheads in Arizona haven't lost any love for the iconic Dunk, as we spotted a few variations including "Orange Box" and "Slam City Skates" colorways, as well as 2002's Supreme collaboration adorned with Nike's elephant print.
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CODA, a New York based firm is the winner of the 2013 MoMA Young Architects Program. Each year emerging architects are invited to develop designs for a competition to create a temporary outdoor installation. The design must provide shade, seating and water and address issues of sustainability and recycling. The installation will be located in the outdoor courtyard of MoMA PS1 and will form part of the Warm Up 2013 summer music series.
The winning project, Party Wall by CODA, is a pavilion and flexible experimental space that uses its large-scale, linear form to provide shade for the Warm Up crowds. The porous façade is fixed to a tall self-supporting steel frame held in place with large fabric containers filled with water, and clad with a screen of interlocking wooden elements donated by Comet, an Ithaca-based manufacturer of eco-friendly skateboards.
The installation's façade is capable of shedding its exterior, as 120 panels can be detached from the structure and used as benches and communal tables during events and programs. A shallow stage of reclaimed wood weaves around the base to create a series of micro-stages for performances. At various locations under the structure, pools of water serve as refreshing cooling stations.
The water-filled "pillows" that hold the structure in place are made of a polyester base fabric that will be lit at night to produce a luminous effect. The installation also acts as an aqueduct, carrying a stream of water along the top of the structure. The water is projected from the structure, via a pressure-tank, into a fountain that feeds a misting station and a series of pools.
The Young Architects Program is in its 14th year and is committed to promoting emerging talent. YAP offers emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design and present innovative projects, challenging each year's winners to develop creative designs for a temporary, outdoor installation at MoMA PS1.


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The Wago IP67 Speedway 767 is designed to run in direct input, direct output and mixed digital IO modules.
Two eight-channel, configurable Digital Input/Output (DIO) Modules have joined Wago Corporation's IP67 Speedway 767 I/O-System. Configurable channel-by-channel, the 767-5801 & 767-5802 modules (24 V dc, 0.5 A) run in direct input (DI), direct output (DO) or mixed DIO modes. This versatility, and a segment-leading -25 C to +60 C operating temperature range, enables users to methodically tailor Speedway to meet application requirements.
767-5801 (8xM8 connectors) and 767-5802 (4xM12 connectors) record binary signals from sensors, proximity switches and controls actuators, such as, dc contactors or indicators. Capable of channel and module diagnostics, the 8DIO Modules provide parameterization of filter, inversion, substitute value strategy, manual mode and online simulation. Additionally, the modules can be configured with two 1 kHz counters with event, gateway time or pulse duration modes. They can also directly switch module outputs based on counter status.
Speedway 767 takes controls out of the cabinet and directly to applications via rugged, machine-mountable controllers and modules. It accommodates up to 64 I/O modules/station, 8 channels/module, 512 channels/station and 50 m between digital, analog or specialty modules. M8/M12 molded cables handle all power and signal transmission. The system is programmable via CoDeSys 3.0 and configurable via FDT/DTM technology. Supported protocols include: EtherNet/IP, Modbus/TCP, ProfiNet, Profibus, DeviceNet, and CANopen.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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MapleStory is an interactive MMORPG. Once you become Level 10, you can do the Henesys PQ.
1Go to Mushroom Park in Henesys. Once you are Level 10 or higher you can do the Henesys PQ. If you're new to the game, press W and consult the World Map to find Henesys. Form a party of 3 or more people.
2Find an empty channel. An "empty" channel has no people in a PQ. Only one party can get in per Channel. Talking to the bunny suited boy will take you in if it is empty.
3Wait for the plants to spawn once inside. These are similar to the crates from Maple Island. Smash them all! They can drop Blue, Purple, Yellow, Green, Pink, or Brown seeds. You must now take them and drop them on the platforms surrounding the moon. Here's the order.
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- Left: Yellow
- Right: Purple
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4Wait for the Moon Bunny. The Moon Bunny will appear along with some monsters. Protect your friend so he can make 10 Rice Cakes. The leader should collect them and take them to Growlie, who will give you 1600 EXP! You will be warped to the Shortcut!
5Leave by going to the right, or bonus by getting your leader to go to the left. Let's say you are going to go to the Bonus.
6Kill Pigs and Ribbon Pigs. Sometimes Iron Pigs will show up. Fight them and take them out! They give rare drops.
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- If you plan to kill, a large party with lots of people gives you the chance to send a thief that throws stars (an Assassin or Rogue with a claw) to the middle left platform from the moon and toss stars at the monsters in the air before they reach the bunny! But you don't hear a thanks- usually. Sometimes, if you're really good, a second thief can get on the opposing platform and perform likewise.
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No antidote available for 'aluminium phosphide' poisoning
Sharjah: There is no antidote for poisoning from aluminium phosphide, an agricultural pesticide, according to a senior doctor from Al Qasimi Hospital. In the first week of July, the aluminium phosphide from the illegal toxic pesticide called Phostoxin/P Hostoxin resulted in the death of an Iraqi girl from Sharjah.
The girl and the family were admitted to Al Qasimi Hospital.
One of the doctors handling the poisoning cases, Dr Khalid Khalfan Bin Sabt, paediatric surgery consultant and deputy technical director told Gulf News that aluminium phosphide is a cheap, effective and commonly used pesticide that is used to kill rodents and pests in grain storage facilities.
"It is produced in Iran, Pakistan and China. Two years ago Dubai banned the use of the product. Unfortunately, it is one of the most common causes of poisoning. The toxicity affects the cardiac and vascular tissues. After ingestion, toxic features usually develop within a few minutes. There is no antidote, only management towards treatment, which involves reducing poison levels in tissues and restoring circulation," he said.
If severe inhalation occurs, the patient may develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), heart failure, arrhythmias, convulsion and coma. Late manifestation include liver and kidney toxicities. Aluminium phosphide is more dangerous than the use of the narcotic substances, he added
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Hello, and welcome back to the final installment of this edition of Binge-Worthy, where I'll look at the final three episodes of Daredevil Season 2 from my perspective as a longtime comic fan. We'll talk character arcs and choices, take a look at some of the many lingering questions that the finale raised, and I'll share some clues and Easter eggs you may have missed.
So let's get to it! These final three episodes: Episode 11, ".380"; Episode 12, "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel"; and Episode 13, "A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen" bring an epic Season 2 to a close and really hammer home some of this season's underlying themes—like the inevitability of change, the cost of fighting wars and how they can change you, and how who you are is forged not by where you came from, but the choices you make.


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Ahoy, let´s set sail straight to the island of dreams!
Night after night an adventure – with the very exciting Bed Linen Pirate by Snurk, little boys dreams can easily come true. Which little rascal wouldn´t love to slip into the role of a brave pirate and become a daredevil of the high seas?
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The first ever Flunconference: This Friday!
18 May 2011
FACT, Gallery 2
Friday 20 May, 7.00pm – 10.00pm
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If we could see FLocks/cLUsters/coNSTELLAtions, of ideas, emotions and memories, floating through social spaces, what would they look like? What would they sound like? What would it mean? Through the first ever Flunconference, specialists from art, music, science, education and wellbeing will each be given 10 minutes to share their responses to these questions using a mixture of show and tells, formal presentations and performances.
Self-proclaimed videosmith, Sam Meech, will be talking about the genesis of his interactive video piece, The Huge Entity (which he describes as a giant wax crayon etching of what we perceive as "reality"). You might have experienced this when it was installed on the BBC Big Screen in Clayton Square 2009, it was a fantastic to see the general public running about next to dancers from MDI performing intricate moves, all outside Tesco. Voice Artist, Steve Boyland will perform improvised voice channeling of the Flunstellas. If you caught him at Raw Roar Rare last year, you will know that this is a performance not to be missed. The "Dance of the Flunstellas" will be performed by belly dancer, Ishtar, who will also be talking about embodiment and Clinical Psychologist Richard Brown will join us from M.U. to explore a psychological perspective on the Flunstellas. Other sections of the conference include Dave Reid (participatory simulations of neural nets and celluar aromata) and Lucy Fiori (chilling tales of Flunstellas) amongst others.
The Flunconference is taking place during The Future of Learning…? week running from 18 – 24 May as part of the Knowledge Lives Everywhere exhibition. If you have caught the Flunstella bug then visit www.flunstellas.org for more info or look up in the FACT atrium to see the large-scale installation by artist Neil Winterburn (the mastermind behind the Flunstella) and Weatherhead High School.\r\n


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Cheers! from South Africa…Off the Vine and on the Road
by Sommelier Dan Tanner, White Point's Food & Beverage Manager, President CAPS
Back in November, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to South Africa on a two week food and wine tour. It was a rather unfortunate time to leave town, as my flight left only three days after the fire at our Resort. After some convincing from the various people I work with, I decided that this was an opportunity I could not miss and that life still does go on even in the most tragic of circumstances.
South Africa is one of those places I said I would never go on my own; only as part of a tour with a group.
Fortunately the tour group I usually travel with has made it one of their new destinations, namely Mark DeWolf of By The Glass Vine Tours. I also traveled with this company to Spain, Chile & Argentina and I knew the quality of the tours is always great. Just like the other tours, there were many opportunities to learn from the winemakers themselves rather than a typical commercial wine tour you get with many of the other companies.
The real eye opener for me within hours of landing in Cape Townwas that much of the South African wine can buy in Nova Scotia is really not of good quality. The real wine from South Africa does not have that burned rubber/wet campfire smell that I have typically associated with wines from this region. This characteristic is actually a fault that is found in much of their lower quality wine, and we end up with these wines in our market.
Real South African wine is wonderfully complex. Currently, the trend in the region is to produce many of the varieties we see throughout the rest of the world such as chardonnay. We were fortunate enough to taste some remarkable examples of what chardonnay should taste like. The trend in red's seems to be toward Bordeaux blends. This trend was surprising to me because, based on the wines we see here in NS, I thought they produced mostly Chenin Blanc and Pinotage. These wines are their two classic varietals that South Africa is known for. But these were almost non-existent and, having spoken with the winemakers, found that they do not enjoy working with these varieties, especially pinotage. The consensus seemed to be that winemakers hated working with pinotage. We did taste a few aged Chenin Blancs that were absolutely amazing that we purchased at the local wine store which is proof that many of their local Chenin Blancs have great aging potential.
We landed in Cape Town and travelled throughout the region, staying much of the time in Franschoek, but also travelling to Paarl (which gets it's name from a giant granite round rock on a hill that looks like a pearl), Stellenbosch, Hermanus and Robertson. We had our own driver from the area, Ludwig, who was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor which made the trip even more fun. The landscape was absolutely amazing with mountains everywhere. The weather was perfect; not too hot and not too cold. It was spring in South Africa, so a perfect time to go. The one day that it was particularly hot, by noon, the cape doctor winds came up and cooled everything down. The "Cape Doctor" are strong, cool persistent winds that blow off of the Southern Ocean and are great for cooling down the vineyards on a warm summer day.
Our first winery stop was at Klein Constantia, the first winery in South Africa, which opened in 1685. The original vineyard land since then have gradually been divided up and sold, resulting in several wineries in the area. It was also the first place where it really hit home that I wasn't in NS anymore. Driving out of the winery, we saw a baboon in the vineyard. Here in NS we have to worry about deer, they have baboons that destroy the vineyards instead of just eating grapes. My favourite wine from this tasting was a 2008 Klein Constatnia Marlbrook (Cabernet Sauvignon 58%, Malbec 16%, Merlot 13%, Petit Verdot 7%, Cabernet franc 6%) which showed huge blackberry & blueberry aromas and flavours with a hint of clove & cinnamon spice. The palate was very smooth with lots of vanilla from oak aging. If it shows up in NS it is a must buy.
Another interesting tasting stop was at Fairview Vineyards. Our wine tasting session was in a grand semi-private tasting room overlooking the wine cellar and all of the wines were paired with cheeses. There were 8 varieties of cheese for pairing and all of it was made at the winery. Fairview keeps sheep and cows to make fantastic cheese that pairs well with the wines they also make at the winery. I bought as much cheese there as I did wine. Several of their wines are available in NS at Harvest Wines and Bishops Cellar.
We sampled several very good Method Classique sparkling wines at Graham Beck. These wines showed great elegance and balance for grapes grown in such a warm area of South Africa. Unfortunately they rarely show up in NS, but a general list is their Viognier, which is very good quality.
We also had several great examples of cooler climate styled winemaking. While staying in the beautiful coastal town of Hermanus we travelled through the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley stopping at Bouchard Finlayson, Hamilton Russell & Ataraxia. Here we found numerous great quality Chardonnays & excellent Pinot Noirs. One of my favourites from this valley was the 2009 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir. Lots of classic cherry aromas with a bit more of a darker fruit side than your typical Pinot Noir. Flavours also showed a subtle mineral & flint background, but well integrated with the fruit flavours.
South Africa was a breath taking trip full of excellent food & wine and with a very low currency value everything is very inexpensive. Many of the wines available in NS that are priced here for $20 were only $2 or $3 in South Africa. All of our meals were very good as well. With cultural influences being Dutch, French, Indian & local tribal; food was always interesting and very flavourful.
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" Genre: Crime & Thriller - Thriller / Theatrical Release: 2005 / Director: Renny Harlin / Actors: Eion Bailey, Clifton Collins Jr. ... / DVD released 20 September, 2005 at Dimension / Features of the DVD: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC "
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I came across this whilst browsing online but couldn't be sure if I'd seen it before or not. Deciding I probably hadn't I gave it a go and rented it out from Blockies as it was quite cheap being an older movie. It did the job of keeping me entertained, even though there were plenty of moments of cheese and cliché that made the film feel both dated and ridiculous.
This was directed by Renny Harlin who has actually worked on a few things, including a director's role in Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Cutthroat Island, so he's got some experience in the business that's seen through this flick in terms of its cast and atmosphere. This falls in to the action thriller genre where we're introduced to 7 newbie / wannabie FBI profilers. As part of their rigorous training, their instructor decides it's time for them to attend the final test that he's designed; spending a weekend on a remote island, part of which is a training ground and base for army type personnel, to solve a crime. It's like a pretend mini town with pretend people popping up, empty cars and buildings, and no one else in sight except for the 8 trainees. There is one late addition, however, of an FBI guy already trained in behavioural sciences to hunt serial killers that seems to be there to see how effective the program is.
With the leader flying off and leaving the recruits alone, it's just the island and the program left, and there's soon to be a murder mystery for them to solve. But the trainees are in for more than they bargained for when it seems someone has already set traps, not for pretend murders, but for real murders. One by one, the young FBI profilers are taken out by some phantom serial killer and it's not long before paranoia and mistrust start to run high. Could one of them be the killer? Has the program gone horribly wrong? Has the leader lost it and decided to kill them all? Has one person, trained to hunt the mind of the serial killer, turned his talent to the taking rather than the saving of lives? And who is this last FBI guy that's observing the program? No one can be trusted, but the question is whether their training and ability to catch the scent of a killer enough to stop him or her before it's too late?
The cast included Val Kilmer (Jake Harris), LL Cool J (Gabe), Kathryn Morris (Sara), Johnny Lee Miller (Lucas), Will Kemp (Rafe), Eion Bailey (Bobby), Christian Slater (JD) and Cassandra Bell (Jen) amongst others. I was surprised to see that Christian Slater's role was actually quite short lived, but most other characters played their parts fairly well. At the least, characters were entertaining to watch, though I did find LL Cool J's character was too obvious, becoming less of a realistic FBI guy and more of a guy with a clichéd script put in the film for his muscle and appearance. In this sense, the casting wasn't so bad if the script had been more believable and the events a little less obvious.
I really liked the sound of a psychological profiling devision, aptly named 'Mindhunters', because I love crime thrillers and psychology, and I love American flicks with FBI agents in so the film sounded perfect for me. Unfortunately, it was let down by a cheesy script that in parts seemed to reflect the age of the film somewhat, even though it's only really 7 years old, and it reduced the atmosphere it could have had because I couldn't always take it seriously. It also seemed a little too try hard at times, as if trying too hard to be psychological, trying too hard to be a tense thriller, and definitely in parts trying too hard to be an action flick at the same time.
There was a fair bit of action intermingled throughout the film, with an explosion or two, some running around and fighting and trying to survive a faceless killer. This kept the pace up and made it interesting to watch, providing you could suspend the want to critique what was happening. For instance, there were times when I thought 'what? That wouldn't / couldn't have happened', so don't necessarily expect something that's believable with Mindhunters.
As for the premise itself, I liked the notion of a training program on a remote island where the profilers had to try to 'mindhunt' a serial killer in their midst. I liked that something could go horribly wrong and the aforementioned killers would be real. However, the way it came about wasn't overly believable and again, I didn't really find myself shocked by the ending because I had come to expect what eventually happened. Actually, from the start you get a sense of what was going to happen as you learn a little about the characters, so whilst there was some tension built up throughout regarding who would die next, I did unfortunately find the finale quite disappointing and unoriginal.
We were supposed to be lead to believe the killer and the way of stopping him would be psychologically orientated, however I didn't find the reasoning behind the murders particularly convincing. The problem with the film in general for me was its lack to really convince me of anything or be realistic and gritty enough to build a tense and exciting atmosphere.
Would I recommend? If you want something a bit cheesy that feels like it's from the 90s rather than the 00s, but enjoy the mix of thriller psychology and serial killer action in your movies, then it's entertaining enough to watch. Just expect cheese and don't hold your breath for anything particularly new or believable.
DVD released 2005, certificate 15, running time 106 minutes
Selling for £11.99 (Amazon)
'Mind Hunters'
This was a film that I had heard about way before it came out and was really interested in watching. With the likes of Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller and Kathryn Morris, it looked like it was going to be something well worth the wait, and although I did actually enjoy the film, for some reason I felt that it could have been so much better and was really lacking in places.
With all the talent the producers were able to convince to be a part of the film, it could have given us a great viewing experience, but the more well known actors that were involved, were just not utilised to the best of their potential in the slightest.
This is an intelligent film that revolves around seven FBI agents that are currently in training to become psychological profilers.
At the start of the film we are introduced to Christian Slater and Kathryn Morris as they attempt to raid a house with apparent kidnappers inside. As things go down hill very quickly, we realise that it is a training exercise with Val Kilmer as the head examiner, an extremely good profiler and a very hard trainer.
After a further introduction to what will be our main cast of seven FBI agents, including LL Cool J and Jonny Lee Miller, the setting for the film is shown to us.
An isolated island that is normally used for Special Forces training, but what has been temporarily taken over for the wannabe FBI profilers to use for their final training exercise.
The island has its own purpose built town with all the amenities you would expect to come with such a place. Throughout the town various traps and settings have been preset for the trainees to use their psychological skills in order to try and track down a fictitious serial killer named 'The Puppeteer'.
As personalities clash and moods flair, we soon realise that something else is going on within the island, as one by one the agents begin falling victims to well planned out and intelligent traps, traps specifically designed for each personality of the seven agents. Because of the varying personalities and the fact that some of the agents have hidden secrets within their pasts, it doesn't take very long before they all begin suspecting each other and coming to the realisation that the killer is most likely one of them. This leads us to scenes of each individual coming face to face with their potential fates and not knowing whether to trust the person next to them to help them, or whether that same person has intelligently set the scenario up so that they will be there as part of the trap.
My thoughts:
Like I said above, I did enjoy this movie. The story line was very quite well written, the actions scenes were really well filmed, the psychological traps were very intelligently set up for each individual personality and the actors involved played their parts very well. But............I finished the film feeling it was just lacking.
I don't want to give anything away too much, but when I saw the cast list of the film I was really hopeful considering I am a fan of all the main actors, some more than others, but the shock I got, was that two of the biggest names were not used anywhere near to their potential, and instead were pushed to the side in favour of some of the lesser known names, names that took on the more leading roles (I'm not going to say who I'm on about, you can probably guess though).
Also, although this film was very intelligent and very well filmed, the story has been done so many times before that I felt myself remembering films that could have been mirror images of it. One in particular that came to mind was 'D-Tox' with Sylvester Stallone, a group of different law enforcement put together in an isolated complex, all with certain psychological problems, and then one by one they all get picked off by a serial killer that is suspected to be one of the group (sound familiar??).
Then we have the ways in which each FBI agent is killed. If I didn't know any better, at times I could have sworn that I had suddenly switched from scenes of this film and over to scenes from the film 'Saw'. Nearly all of the traps would not have been out of place in the Saw film series and I'm not being funny, I got the impression that a lot of the ideas had been stolen from those films.
Don't get me wrong with my plot picking above, like I said, I did enjoy the film. I just wish that they had tried to go down a more original line and especially, had utilised more of the great talent that they had managed to bring on board.
If you are looking for an intelligent action thriller, this may just fill the spot, but I will say that a big part of it is predictable, and at the same time, a lot is completely unpredictable and will make you go "Huh?"
Without revealing any spoilers, I also found that when the plot unfolds and everything is revealed, the film suddenly lost some of its intelligence.
Depending on where you buy this from you can get it from between £2 and £6, I personally got it from ebay for £2.
The running time for this is 1hour 41 minutes, it doesn't drag.
It has a few special features, but nothing to write home about.
Directors commentary
A feature of the islands town and its traps.
A feature on profiling the film and a stunts featurette.
I have only watched some these features, and those were ok.
This is a film that I knew nothing about and had no idea who was in it. Its one of those films that a friend persuades you to watch guaranteeing that you will enjoy it. I gave it a shot and was very surprised at how good it was.
Mindhunters was directed by Renny Harlin and stars a host of names including Jonny Lee Miller, Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J and Kathryn Morris. They are a group of FBI profilers who are sent to a remote Island in order to partake in a training simulation which will determine if they make the grade or not. As the team arrive on the Island though, things soon take an unexpected turn and it seems a killer is among them. With the group pointing the finger at each other it appears that one of them is hiding the truth and so begins a fight for survival. The team includes a man who has a talent for fixing things. A wheelchair bound ex police officer who never goes anywhere without his gun. A smoker who has been attempting to quit for a while, and a un confident woman who is petrified of drowning. As the team become suspicious of each other they realise they can only trust themselves if they are to survive.
Sara Moore (Kathryn Morris) plays the un confident FBI profiler who seems to struggle with the physical side and field duties of being a profiler. All the rest of the team are aware of this and they are encouraging to her and try their best to support her and assist her. Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) however is more critical of her performances and challenges her every move in an attempt that she will slip up. He is doubtful she will make it through but Sara is hopeful and determined to prove him wrong. After an accident when she was younger she has admitted to the rest of the team that she cant swim and is terrified of the water.
J.D (Christian Slater) plays the head of the team. Although Jake is in charge of how things are done and is responsible for their training, its J.D who leads the team out in the field. He is always the first on the scene and the first to give input on his findings and investigating. His coolness and calmness in the field is the reason why the rest of the team have never doubted him and for this reason he is well trusted by the rest of them.
Lucas Harper (Jonny Lee Miller) plays the edgy ultra intelligent member of the group. Its revealed early on that his parents were killed when he was a child and its for this reason he has grown up to live without fear. It seems that nothing fazes him even when dealing with the fact that one of the team is hiding a dark secret. He has a liking for Sara but with her vulnerability and lack of confidence, she has problems letting anyone in too close. Lucas is sometimes frustrated at this and try's to get her to let her guard down for once instead of being over cautious all the time.
LL Cool J plays the part of Gabe who has been added to the team at the last minute by Jake in order to observe the rest of the team. Nothing much is known about his background early on and the other characters you can see are uneasy around him. When things start going wrong its an easy option for the team to be suspicious of Gabe for the reason that they don't know nothing about him. He never stated much about himself and being added to the team so late on and unbeknownst to the rest of them gives major cause for concern.
Jake instructs and controls proceedings from a remote terminal and acts as the eye in the sky so to speak. He has cameras dotted all over the island so can see every move each person makes. After the team lose radio contact with him however he soon like every other member of the team becomes a suspect. He was the one who sent them hear after all so that alone is a reason to be suspicious.
Not a lot can be said about events that occur as its one of those films where the slightest thing can be too much information. Trust me when I say that the information I have give about the characters is in no way a spoiler to any of the movie.
The thing I enjoyed most about the movie was its ability to draw me in right from the get go. Like I previously said I was not familiar with the film so had no idea what to expect. Its one of those films that will have you guessing from the start and how its done is brilliant. Its not just a case of throwing in a few characters and have them hunting for a killer just for the sake of it. Each character appears to be linked in someway and as things start going wrong it appears that events unfold in connection with each characters personality. Again I cant really elaborate on this too much but its tense and full of suspense from start to finish. Its one of those films that has you on the edge of your seat, and just as you think you have worked it out you soon realise you couldn't be any further from the truth.
I cant really say much towards the downside of the movie apart from that its probably not that well known. Like myself there are probably many others out there who had or have not ever heard of this. It didn't get much coverage when it was released in the UK and for this reason it can easily be missed. I know myself after watching it I have asked other friends if they have ever seen Mindhunters and I usually get a blank stare followed by a response such as "what is that?" or "I have never heard of it". I said the same thing myself at the time but was really pleased I took the advice and gave the film a try.
LL Cool J as Gabe Jensen
Kathryn Morris as Sarah Moore
Jonny Lee Miller as Lucas Harper
Val Kilmer as Jake Harris
Christian Slater as J.D. Reston
Will Kemp as Rafe Perry
Eion Bailey as Bobby Whitman
Clifton Collins Jr as Vince Sherman
Patricia Velasquez as Nicole Willis
Mindhunters is a brilliant and well done film that I highly recommend to anyone out there. If you like a film with a gripping pull you in type story line full of twists and turns then this is a film you will probably enjoy.
For a film that not many people might know about it contains quite a strong cast of characters. I am not really a fan of Val Kilmer to be fair but he gives a decent showing as the top man. Compared to seeing him in other movies though I get the impression he has been having a few extra takeaways from time and time again. When you see him you will know what I mean. Christian Slater is actually a better actor than what most people give him credit for. Although Mindhunters probably wont go down as his best performance he gives a good showing and he is an instant recognisable actor to most viewers. Jonny Lee Miller was the actor I was most impressed with in this film though. I have seen him only in a couple of films including one called Hackers in which he played a slacker teenager who had an incredible gift for being able to use a computer like no one else. In Mindhunters he plays a more older mature role and his character is probably one of the best in the film. Early on he spends most of the time in the background whilst Christian Slater and LL Cool J seem to hog the spot light, but as the film advances his presence becomes stronger. His story is one that involved his parents being killed early on in his life so he is an easy character to latch on to and gives you a reason to actually feel something towards him. His performance overall was very good and definitely worth a mention in my review.
Mindhunters is one of those films that I have seen several times and even though I have previously seen it I would watch it again if it happened to be on television. If you can manage to get your hands on it then its well worth the watch. I told others about it after I seen it and after they watched it themselves they were confused as how they had never seen it before and agreed it was a really good film.
Brilliant stuff.
Genres: Action/Drama/Thriller/Mystery/Horror
Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.
Release Date: May 12th, 2004 (UK)
MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence/strong graphic images, language and sexual content.
Distributors: Dimension Films
This film caught my eye when I read an article about different takes on Agatha Christies Ten Little Indians. For those who havent read or heard about this book (or seen the stage or film version of it) the basic theme is that 10 people are invited to a deserted island where they start dying one after one under mysterious circumstances. Tension between the characters mounts as they fight for survival and struggle to identify who the murderer is before its too late. As far as Im concerned this is one of the best mystery novels I have ever read hence the reason to my interest in this article.
The opening scenes seem far away from Agatha Christie as a group of FBI agents are put through difficult and very life-like training scenarios by their unorthodox teacher Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) in order to try to qualify as profilers. It seems doubtful to me that the FBI would train agents to become profilers in this way as it seems as if the training is mainly based around trying to find killers (preferably serial killers) through hunting them down. However, this is a very minor issue that will only annoy the absolute perfectionists amongst us.
The finale to Harriss training programme is to take place on a deserted island, Oneiga, where the agents are sent to participate in a simulation exercise. A (fictitious) murderer, the Puppeteer is on the loose and their task is to create a profile in order to track the killer down. There is much at play for the agents as this is their final chance to prove themselves and hopefully make the grade as profilers. On the way over to the island Harris introduces Detective Gabe Jensen (LL Cool J) who is supposedly joining Harris as an observer. This is an unpopular addition and it doesnt take long before the agents start to question why hes really there.
The agents arrive on the island with strict orders from Harris on what he expects from them. Harris then explains that the island was chosen as it would create a sense of isolation the same isolation you would find in the mind of a psychopath. Well, maybe this is not the most convincing of explanations, but at least now we know why they are in fact on an island and its not just to make them easier victims for a serial killer
Soon after the agents' arrival on the island mysterious things start to happen. At first they all believe this is simply part of the simulation; that is until the first agent, rather gruesomely, dies. At first their attention is focused on searching the island in order to find the killer but soon they start to suspect that the Puppeteer is in fact a member of their group. Things rapidly get out of hand as paranoia spreads through the group and one by one they continue dying.
This is a typical Renny Harlin film with many sudden shocks and a plot that really is not very believable but entertaining nonetheless. The acting is maybe not the greatest but its not really necessary either. Each character has got their own very clear characteristics: the leader with insecurities, the vulnerable girl/woman who may be stronger than she and everybody else thinks and the hard man whos not so confident when it really matters are three examples.
The cast includes:
Val Kilmer - Jake Harris
Lucas Harper - Johnny Lee Miller
JD Reston - Christian Slater
Gabe Jenson - LL Cool J
Eion Bailey - Bobby Whitman
Patricia Velasquez - Nicole Willis
Kathryn Morris - Sarah Moore
Personally I found this movie to be totally and utterly unrealistic, but hey, who wants realism? It will certainly never be known as the best movie ever or for the best acting. Still, this is an entertaining movie and as it doesnt require much thinking or involvement Id say its perfect for a lazy, hung-over Sunday afternoon. The deaths are very imaginative and remind me of Final Destination in that it is difficult not to laugh (out of shock rather than anything else!) at them. That does sound slightly twisted but Im sure Im not the only one who does that.
The ending is fairly predictable (certainly if you have read Agatha Chrisite) and I found it a bit slow but the rest of the film moved much quicker and kept me entertained and trying to guess who would be the last man standing. Furthermore, it never hurts to rest your eyes on LL Cool J Mindhunters is well worth watching for that simple reason so in spite of the, at times, poor acting, the totally unbelievable scenario and the predictable ending I would definitely recommend this.
The extras on the DVD include a commentary by director Renny Harlin where he explains how the film was made and how things came to look and sound how they did. This is fairly interesting and delivered in his typical monotonous, Finnish accent something which makes it even better. For example he talks about how this, in my mind, typically American movie was shot in Holland and why it was shot there.
Furthermore, the DVD contains a featurette with interviews with some of the main actors and the director interspersed with scenes from the movie. Another featurette shows how the stunts in the movie were shot and the preparation the actors have to do for them to be as realistic as possible. This I found pretty interesting but make sure you dont watch it until after youve seen the actual movie as it more or less gives away the ending. The final extra consists of Renny Harlin walking the island set while talking about how it has all been made and the effort required to get it all absolutely perfect.
There are certain rules one must adopt when viewing any film directed by Renny Harlin.
1. Dont expect amazing acting
2. Do expect at least one explosion
3. It will be pretty stupid but enjoyable
4. It must never be taken seriously
Mindhunters is another one in the fine Harlin tradition that has brought us mindless entertainment in the form of Deep Blue Sea, Long Kiss Goodnight and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The film sat on the shelf for a while before getting a release, usually when this happens it means the film is a complete turkey and the studios dont know what to do with it. In Mindhunters case, whilst it sat on the shelf someone got hold of it and it became available for download on the Internet. However Id imagine it didnt harm the box office too much.
The film follows a bunch of FBI profilers in training. They are sent to an island where they will participate in a simulation and construct a profile on a serial killer named The Puppeteer. Exploring various environments on the island the group use their surroundings to get clues and ideas about The Puppeteers motives. But the simulation soon becomes more real and members of the group start to get killed off in well-planned constructive ways. As they are the only people on the island, the killer must be among them. Together they must use their skills to find out who is responsible and stay alive.
Straight away let me tell you that Mindhunters completely defies sensible logic. The killer pulls off his deeds by being able to know where and what someone would be doing at an exact moment. Now youd think with this ability theyd be able to pick the next lottery numbers and just live it up on easy street. But no matter, Im sure Harlin realized what he had was implausible so the death scenes are just made as interesting as possible. One highlight has a certain well-known actor encountering some liquid nitrogen whilst another gets a gruesome wake-up call to the effects of smoking.
Eventually we get the inevitable showdown and reveal of the villain. Their motives are stupid but it doesnt matter, by that point youve been entertained and thats it. By following the Harlin rules a ropey film is made somewhat bearable and actually not that bad considering.
- The DVD-
Harlins films always look fairly decent. This transfer does a good job of representing the moody tone of the cinematography in 2.35:1 widescreen. Naturally its been enhanced for widescreen TVs and generally its all crisp and clean.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack doesnt disappoint. Unlike other Harlin films this is not as in your face. But it does create a good ambience to enhance the scares, shocks and action in the tight confines of the films environment.
Mr Harlin provides a commentary track which is faitly entertaining. I always find Harlin provides good stories about the making of his films and how things were accomplished. All of it is served up in a deep Finnish cum American accent.
In addition there are three featurettes. One is your standard making of affair laced with interviews and behind the scenes footage.
Another has Harlin walking the camera and the audience through the empty streets of the island set as he talks about the design of the film. Its mildly interesting.
The final one looks at the stunts in the film and highlights the films climax. If youve see this kind of thing on other DVDs then youll know what to expect.
One word of warning, there is some spoilerific content in these featurettes so best watching them after the main feature.
I wouldnt say this is worth buying unless you really enjoyed it and could sit through it again. But it is worth a rental, if youve seen previous films by Harlin then youll know what to expect.
Director: Renny Harlin
Release date: 25 November 2004
Genre: Suspense / Action / Thriller
Duration: 106 mins
Age Restriction: 16 V (violence)
Language: English
Colour: Colour Deluxe
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Awards: 2 Nominations
My Comment: Good cutting edge whodunit thriller with a few mistakes and some unbelievable scenes.
Straight out of the FBI academy seven profilers seem to be a cut above the rest and are sent to the remote island Onega to perform their final ultimate profiling test.
We are introduced to the characters around a bar table (pre-island) in the hope that we will identify the persona triggers which will assist you in the plot discovery as it unfolds, I personally figured it out quite soon in the movie as the characters give away quite a lot of the plot.
The island is eerie and frightening literally with no-where to run. Jack Harris informs them upon their arrival that they will be joined by another person, only described as The Puppeteer who has murdered two people on the island and this is who they need to profile. In the midst of their first exercise J.D (Christian Slater) is mysteriously killed they tend to run into a flat spin as they are totally isolated with no communication with the outside world and realise that they have to solve this heinous crime amongst themselves. (Mistake No.1 Liquid Nitrogen comes in steel Dewer Flasks not gas cylinders)
Now a great deal of reference is made to time with the viewing of the clocks and looking at watches all the time and hence we as viewers know before the actors that this is a murder by time.
Murder number 2. Is comical Rafe Perry (Will Kemp) also by the clock and nobody witnessed it as they had all been drugged. Needless to say at this point everyone is doubting everyone and the sole non-FBI agent is named the killer. (Mistake No.2 when they are all sitting round the table drinking coffee and Vince looks at the clock which says 12 O Clock and he says its 2 O Clock and we are still sitting here)
They are then given clues as to the next murder No.3 at 6pm they frantically figure out elements of the murder but alas are surprised as Bobby Whitman (Eion Bailey) is impaled after all the drama is over.
Murder No.4 at 8pm sees Nicole Willis (Patricia Velasquesz) under too much pressure and getting rather trigger happy, she leaves the group to gather her thoughts and coming on board she is stressed as she has given up smoking. Naturally her murder would be her vice, she finds a packet of cigarettes takes one puff and begins to bleed and burn to death. (Acid Laced)
Now the next discovery is presumed to be murder No.5 yet it could have happened at any time but I would imagine during the murder of Rafe as all were drugged and would have given the murderer enough time. The discovery of Jake Harris (Val Kilmer) hanging from the ceiling confuses them more as they realise they may not be getting home at all.
The events take a dramatic turn with Lucas Harper, Sara Moore and Gabe Jensen running out into the open and opening fire on each other. Lucas (Jonny Lee Miller) is shot and this is witnessed by Sara naturally assuming that Gabe has shot him. Sara is now on the run with Gabe in pursuit.
Meanwhile back at the compound Vince Sherman is battling to get a magazine for his gun and is attempting to find a place to hid all without his wheelchair he makes it back to the lift by dragging himself and when he gets into it the door wont close he is then shot in the head. The lift opens to Sara with a dead Vince lying in it. Although he was killed by his own gun that back-fired. (Mistake No.3 Vince has a Baretta in the freezer and in the lift its a Glock when Sara finds him.)
Now only Sara and Gabe are alive so they think and are face to face with each other trying to explain their innocence to one another, when Lucas reappears and attacks Gabe, Sara assists in bringing him down at the end and performs a phosphorous scan on him to prove his guilt and discovers that Lucas has been the killer all along.
More high paced action ensues and Lucas gets Sara into water which is her fear and she overcomes it and manages to shoot him in the neck thinking again he is dead he gets out the water this time when Gabe comes to her rescue she shoots Lucas in the head.
Conveniently the two survivors are collected the very next day battered and bruised and fly off into the sunset.
Various mistakes throughout the movie however they tend to be missed due to graphic murders and enthralling action scenes. A bit of a low-end market movie but with a good cast. I felt kind of disappointed at the end like something was missing. Give it a look though I would be interested to see what you all may think.
Ensemble Cast in no particular order
Eion Baily as Bobby Whitman
Patricia Velasquez as Nicole Willis
Clifton Collins Jr. as Vince Sherman
Will Kemp as Rafe Perry
Val Kilmer as Jake Harris
Jonny Lee Miller as Lucas Harper
Kathryn Morris as Sara Moore
Christian Slater as J.D Reston
LL Cool J as Gabe Jensen
On a remote island, the FBI has a training program for their psychological profiling division, called Mindhunters, used to track down serial killers. The training goes horribly wrong, however, when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer, and is setting about slaying the others. Can the few that are left figure out who the killer is in time?


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A memo sent to London mayor Boris Johnson, released today, shows he was advised by a senior official in his team that he could hold up the appointment process for a top London arts job until after the general election.
The note from Greater London authority deputy chief executive, Jeff Jacobs, appears to bolster the case of critics who have accused Johnson of deliberate delays to install the former editor of the Evening Standard, Veronica Wadley, into the role.
Johnson has refused to be drawn on whether he is waiting until after the election, which the Conservatives are favourites to win.
Just days after releasing 580 pages following a freedom of information request a further 66 pages were today issued, revealing a battle of wills between the government and the mayor over Johnson's determination to appoint Wadley as the Arts Council chair for London.
Among the correspondence released was a 19 October memo from Jacobs written after the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, had vetoed the recommendation to give the job to Wadley, which suggested to the mayor that an "option worth pursuing" was to rerun the entire selection process "on the understanding that a decision ... would not be made until after the [general] election".
This should be combined with an interim appointment to avoid leaving the regional arts council "rudderless" in the meantime, suggested Jacobs.
Johnson later confirmed that he intended to rerun the process rather than opt for one of the three shortlisted candidates, prompting Darren Johnson, a Green party member of the London assembly, to accuse the mayor of "re-running a process until he gets the right result".
Darren Johnson made his comments after it emerged that the length of the process outlined by the mayor for choosing a candidate will be longer than last time and means a recommendation is unlikely to be submitted to Bradshaw until early April at the earliest – just as the general election campaign is expected to go into full swing. The election must be held before 3 June.
The letters were released after the London assembly's Labour group leader, Len Duvall, went back to the mayor's office to check he had been provided with "all the information" he was entitled to.
Bradshaw's veto prompted the mayor's spokesman to tell the Guardian on 8 October that Johnson had "no intention" of making another recommendation for the appointment. In a nod to the forthcoming general election and the Tories' expectation that they will form the next government, Johnson's aide said: "If he has to sit out for a new secretary of state, he will."
Eleven days later, this option was formally considered by Jacobs with the caveat of putting a temporary appointment in place in the interim. "A short term appointment could provide a means of getting out of the impasse and showing the mayor's commitment to the arts in London," said the briefing note.
"Such an appointment could be proposed from now until shortly after the general election. We would propose it on the basis that we have had to wait over two months for Ben Bradshaw to reply to the mayor's letter and that the upshot is causing uncertainty in the arts world."
No minute of what was eventually decided was released in the papers handed to Duvall, though a note from Johnson adds that certain categories of information have been excluded on FoI exemption grounds, including legal advice.
On 23 October – four days after Jacob's briefing note – Johnson wrote to Bradshaw to say he had opted to readvertise the post and start the process from scratch, rather than return to the three candidates who had been shortlisted in the first round of interviews.
In his letter, Johnson reiterated his reasons for choosing Wadley, suggesting he would reselect the former editor if she applied again, and accusing Bradshaw of taking a "narrow and party political approach".
Bradshaw fired a letter back at the of October urging Johnson to reconsider since candidates who applied for the post had been told that in the event of a veto, the normal course of action was to approach one the other candidates.
Johnson stood firm, maintaining that his second choice had lost interest.
The same month Liz Forgan, the chair of the Arts Council for England, announced that Ajay Chowdhury would serve as interim chair, sparking a volley of emails between Forgan and Johnson's cultural adviser, Munira Mirza, who believed it was the mayor's job to appoint the temporary chair.


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Piramal Healthcare Inc. (PIRHEALTH) trades at a meaningful discount to the value of its current assets alone, net of all liabilities. The company is led by one of the best capital allocators on the planet.
Until recently, this information was of no use to individual, foreign investors. As of 2012 though, the stock market in India is open to all.
-EDIT- Some of you have let me know this doesn't work (yet). I've withdrawn the idea from the contest.
Business & History
Summary: from struggling textile mill to multi-billion conglomerate at 30% CAGR.
In 400 BC, Herodotus wrote:
"There are trees growing wild, which produce a kind of wool better than sheep's wool in beauty and quality, which the Indians use for making their clothes."
Now who would have guessed the old greek was fluent in English ?
In any case, India subsequently became the greatest exporter of textiles the world had ever seen. The trade reached its height in the 18th century.
By then Eli Whitney and Edmund Cartwright had managed to upset the global state of affairs. They invented the cotton gin and power loom respectively. For the next century or so, Britain dominated global textile production. Under British rule, India had no hope of mechanizing textile production. They picked cotton for the Brits.
In 1931, the Indian National Congress, at the suggestion of Ghandi, adopted a new flag. That flag sported a Charka (spinning wheel). By law, even today, the flag of India is made from home-grown cotton. It now sports a Chakra (spoked wheel).
Knowing his countries history, in 1933, Gopalkrishna Piramal founded Piramal enterprise, a textile manufacturer. We know what this did to British textile manufacturers. Cotton doesn't grow in the UK.
In 1947 India finally gained its independence, Piramal was one of the many "nameless" low-cost producers. Berkshire Hathaway, entering the fifties with headquarters in New Bedford, 15 plants, 12000 employees and revenue of over 120 million dollars was in deep trouble. The US held out a little longer than the UK. They didn't have to import cotton. Neither did India.
1984, Ajay Piramal takes control of the struggling family business after the untimely death of his elder brother Ashok.
1984 acquisition of Gujarat Glass.
1988 acquisition of Nicholas Laboratories. - Name changed to Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.
2004 The company is split. Ajay now controls Nicholas Piramal and Gujarat glass. His late brother's wife, Urvi Piramal, gets the rest (Piramal holdings).
2003-2008 Piramal Glass is demerged and listed. This is a wonderful company worthy of its own writeup !
2010 Abbott acquires Piramals generics division.
2010 The company sells the diagnostics division to Super Religare Laboratories Ltd.
2011 Piramal acquires 11% (2x 5.5%) of Vodafone India.
2011 Acquires IndiaReit a real estate focused investment trust with AUM of $ 760 mn.
2012 We are left with:
3x $ 400m of receivables (from Abott)
11% of Vodafone India and the rest of the healthcare business
Drug Manufacturing (Outsourcing)
Critical Care (Anaesthesia gases)
Consumer products (Nutritional supplements, Skin care etc.)
Please note I did start with a summary. You could have skipped to here but then you would have missed the bit about Berkshire.
Balance Sheet & Profitability
The earnings statement is a mess. Nevertheless, its clear the company still grows revenue at double-digit rates. In the last nine months they earned 150 Cr => $ 30 million.
Anything before that is messed up by the divestitures and huge one-time taxes.
The 31 Dec 2011 balance sheet is a goldmine:
$750 million of investments; that's 5.5% of Vodafone Essar. (Today that's $1.4 billion for 11%.)
$1.5 billion of receivables, this includes three tranches (3x 400m) Abbott labs owes Piramal.
$500 million of total liabilities.
There's some cash lying around and I'll simply ignore the fixed assets.
We need to know if management is 1) shareholder friendly and 2) smart.
Is management smart?
When Ajay Piramal bought Nicholas Laboratories from its foreign parent in 1988, the company's market value was Rs 6 crores. In 2010, Ajay Piramal sold the diagnostics division to Super Religare for Rs 600 crores. That's a 100-bagger.
The 100-bagger was a mediocre idea. That's why it was announced after Piramal sold another division to Abbott for 17,140 crores ($3.8 billion).
I leave it an exercise for the reader to calculate the rate of return of Ajay Piramal's other idea (Piramal Glass). It's now demerged and publicly traded.
In short, yes, management is smart. In case you come across a feeble attempt to prove Charlie Munger is the investor of the decade, just point out Ajay Piramal is younger and has a better record.
Is management shareholder friendly?
Piramal and the other executive directors, as a group, own 90m (55%) shares and are paid Rs 200m => $ 4m. When your stake in the company is worth many times your annual salary, your interest is clearly aligned with the interest of shareholders.
Among many other positions, Ajay Piramal is a member of the Board of Dean's Advisors at Harvard Business School.
When Buffett went to India, he spoke with Ajay Piramal.
When Barack Obama went to India, he met with Ajay Piramal.
Ajay Piramal was at one time a director of the state bank of India.
Foreign pharmaceutical companies that outsource their production want to know who they're doing business with. They go to Piramal.
Vodafone had to sell part of Vodafone Essar. It's the law. They too chose to do business with Piramal.
Like Buffett, Ajay Piramal gets business no one else has access to and like Buffett, his net worth is tied up in the business. Unsurprisingly, Ajay Piramal can often be found at Berkshire's annual meeting.
Value & Price
Today, the company has 173 million shares outstanding. Shares trade on The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Code: 500302) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE Ticker: PIRHEALTH). Shares currently trade at Rs 430 for a market cap of Rs 75B ($1.5 billion).
We take this from an owner's perspective:
1) This year we collect $400 million of cash from Abbott plus another $400 million next year. With that $800 million we extinguish ALL liabilities and then some.
2) We're sitting on 11% of Vodafone India worth $1.5 billion. That takes care of the market cap.
So, as an owner, we are paid at least $ 400 million (one more Abbott tranche) to own:
The global (US - RxElite) critical care business (anaesthetic gasses).
The OTC business in India (skin care and food supplements).
The drug production (contract) business, the remainder of the diagnostics business and the R&D division.
IndiaReit with Assets under Management of about $ 750m.
With a hat tip to mr. Gokani from Piramal Healthcare for his help in correcting my numbers. Since December, the share count has risen as a result of the acquisition of the R&D division of Piramal life. Using 11% of Vodafone instead of 5.5.% and also counting 4 tranches of Abbott receivables would be double counting.
IPO of Vodafone India. Ajay Piramal, chairman of Piramal Healthcare, said the investment in Vodafone India was not a strategic one and the company would look at selling its stake through the IPO.
Vodafone, which holds 64% in its India unit, has the first right to buy Piramal's stake in the cellphone operator if an IPO does not happen within 18 months.
Better analyst coverage. With India's markets now open to foreign investors, India will probably get some of the attention now reserved for Chinese stocks.
Specific Risk
Profit Transfer. Investors fear that profit could be transferred to companies in which the Piramal family has even more control.
Family matters. Piramals wife and children are involved in the company. This is a risk. For the better part of a century now, the Piramal family has managed to solve their share of family problems without hurting minority shareholders.
India just opened its stock market to individual foreign investors. This of course could be reversed. You would be forced out at the worst possible time.
Why Is This Cheap?
This is a stock only value investors like. As a group, they tend not to drive up prices. (Index) funds and healthcare investors are probably scratching their heads. Telecom investors are not piling in either. As for American day traders, Piramal's shares change hands at night.
Read more:
Sanjay Bakshi's article on Piramal: http://fundooprofessor.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/the-grand-strategy-of-ajay-piramal/
Recent analyst presentation: http://piramalhealthcare.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/aspx/fckeditor/userfiles/file/PHL%20-%20Q3FY2012%20Analyst%20Presentation.pdf
Shareholders: http://piramalhealthcare.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/aspx/fckeditor/userfiles/file/Shareholding%20Pattern%20as%20on%2031-March,%202011.pdf
Dealcurry: http://dealcurry.com/20110811-Piramal-Healthcare-Buys-5-5-Stake-In-Vodafone-Essar.htm
Annual report: http://piramalhealthcare.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/aspx/fckeditor/userfiles/file/Annual%20Report%20FY2011.pdf
Ajay Piramal's network: http://en.inforapid.org/index.php?search=Ajay%20Piramal
This is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. I own shares of Piramal Healthcare. Any and all questions welcome as usual.
Piramal Healthcare Inc. (PIRHEALTH) trades at a meaningful discount to the value of its current assets alone, net of all liabilities. The company is led by one of the best capital allocators on the planet.