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Over 400 Rose Hall workers laid off.
November 30,2017
Over 400 workers from GuySuCo's Rose Hall Estate received letters of redundancy yesterday and have been notified that they will be without a job in a month.
According to a letter that was received by one of the workers, which was seen by Stabroek News, entitled 'Junior Staff Redundancy Notification', the staff will be made officially redundant on December 29, which will be their last working day.
GuySuCo officials could not be reached yesterday. The layoffs come despite a recent statement by Minister of State Joseph Harmon that the closure of the Rose Hall estate which was slated for the end of this year may not occur until next year.
The letter sent yesterday starts by referencing a meeting that was held on November 22 at the Rose Hall Estate Community Centre between the workers and representatives from their union, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), where they were informed of the Company's decision with regards to their employment at the Estate.
"The Corporation has given consideration to the option of you continuing in a similar job within the organization. However, there is no suitable vacancy to accommodate you," the letter stated.
It added that as a result, "the Corporation can no longer provide the employees with regular employment at the Estate and therefore, in accordance with Section 12, subsection (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the Termination of Employment and Severance Pay Act 1997, the corporation wishes to inform you that your job is being made redundant."
The letter continued by stating that it is serving one month's notice of the worker being redundant, and as result, this will expire on December 29, which will be the last day of work for the employee with the sugar company.
It added that the employee's severance payment was calculated and guided by Clause 9 of the 2013/2014 Collective Labour Agreement that currently exists between GuySuCo and NAACIE.
A source from the company also related to Stabroek News that while over 400 persons received their letters yesterday, there are still more to be collected.
In addition to those numbers, more than 250 workers are expected to be made redundant by December 9 at the Enmore Estate as the sugar company continues its scaling down. Thousands more workers are expected to be made redundant within the coming months. Hundreds have already been laid off from the Wales Estate.
For several months, Rose Hall sugar workers have held sporadic protests against the planned closing of the estate. Residents of the community have also participated in these protests and have raised concerns about the impact of layoffs on the community. The government has been criticised for not having alternatives for the sugar workers who are being laid off. The announcement of the layoffs comes just days after the presentation of the 2018 budget.
In October, GuySuCo said it was retrenching 2,500 more workers by the end of the year. GuySuCo had announced at a press conference that factory operations would end at the East Demerara Estate, Rose Hall and Skeldon and that cane operations would be amalgamated.
At the press conference, Public Relations Officer Audreyanna Thomas reiterated that moving forward, GuySuCo would be focusing on the development of three estates – Albion, Uitvlugt and Blairmont.
With respect to the Skeldon, Rose Hall, Wales and East Demerara Estates, Thomas had noted that the Special Purpose Unit established on privatization/divestment was inviting expressions of interest. Seventy expressions of interest have so far been received.
While the sugar company had some 17,000 workers in October, Thomas related that they will only need 10,000 to work with the three estates which will remain, however, additional workers would be needed for support as they have established an Alternative Livelihoods Programme.
The programme will see services that are currently being provided on contract, shift to workers who would've been made redundant, hence giving them opportunities to continue working alongside the estates.
Thomas also pointed out that they are looking to start a massive skills training programme where they will be training longstanding employees in different areas. "So what we are attempting to do is reskill employees, those who would remain redundant so they can be involved in other areas," Thomas noted, while adding they are currently working with consultants to work out the logistics of the programme.
A third aspect of the programme is developing sustainable communities to ensure that the "sugar dependent" communities can build resilience and survive while the estates are slowly phased out.


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Are We Heading for an Economic Tornado?
by phil - March 18th, 2007 11:23 am
"I'M MELTING! MELTING! OH, WHAT A WORLD, WHAT A WORLD…" – The Wicked Witch of the West
All it took at the end of the story to vanquish the all-powerful witch was a splash of cold water in the face. Interestingly, there is speculation that the original book was a political parable and that the witch represented the evil Standard Oil corporation (now Exxon) who, in 1900 when the book was written, were aligned with the Wall Street crooks of the time and the railroads to force landowners off their property by using the "humbug" of the gold (troy Oz) – backed dollar (emerald) standard to control the money supply in order to force farmers off their land and drive their competitors out of business.
The election of 1896 was all about a contest between "goldbugs" and "silverites" (In the book, Dorothy's all-powerful slippers were silver, not ruby). Silver was a readily available commodity at the time and could be freely coined, providing a liquid and accessible means of exchange that would free the "good people" of the heartland (the North and the South) from they tyranny of the industrial witches of the East and the West. Dorothy, the proxy for the average American, gets her silver shoes early on but doesn't know what to do with them so she must follow the gold to Washington ("follow the money" whispered Deep Throat to Woodward and Bernstein) where, in the end, she discovers that the Wizard is nothing but a fraud, elevated to his office by happenstance and kept alive by deception, literally smoke and mirrors.
Frank Baum was a journalist and newspaper editor, very involved in the politics of the day, back in 1900 the people had ready access to basic commodities and the industrial revolution was just under way. Since most Americans still produced something to make a living, the top 1% of the day gamed the system so services, banking, finance, law, accounting (not medicine) were more valuable than corn, wheat, finished goods etc. This is the opposite of what we have now as the average American now performs services so the services have been devalued as the top 1% have an iron grip on commodities which are now levered up so that it takes fewer commodities to be exchanged for more of your…
Weekly Wrap-Up
by phil - March 17th, 2007 6:42 pm
The only way this month could be going better is if we were doing this well in a bull market.
I hate to be a bear but that's sure where the money has been this month and we were very lucky to have gotten out ahead of it. As crazy as it seems, there is more "fast" money to be made on the downside than the upside, which is why I advocate always having a 30% contrary positions in your folder – as long as you pick weak stocks, it shouldn't hurt you so badly in a rally but it sure saves your virtual portfolio when things turn south on you!
I don't want to bore people with how spectacularly we're doing, members can pick up the virtual portfolio and see for themselves and I am aware that it's downright depressing for people who aren't doing well to read about how others are having a party so I'll just stick to the basics for this wrap-up.
I turned very bearish on Friday morning as the "fake" rally finally got to me and I had to just put my foot down and go short into the weekend. We were short on oil, short on financials and short on the Dow and the Nasdaq, about the most bearish I have been since we started the new site. There's nothing wrong with a nice sell-off, like we had late last month, those are nice and healthy once in a while. The problem is having a sell-off like that (700 Dow points) and not bouncing back.
Both David Fry and I were very suspicious that the "rally" of last week was the work of the Fed and the "Plunge Protection Team" and bore no relation to an actual recovery in the making. We got a good jobs number but we decided to ignore it and Tom Brown told us everything was fine in subprime land and we decided to have him committed… My main plan on Friday was: "I could be totally wrong here, especially with a strong jobs report indicating a resurgence in the US economy but I'm going to put it on the line and short oil into the weekend so I'm just praying for them to rally that sector today so we can jump in and…
Friday Morning Markets
by phil - March 16th, 2007 9:07 am
Here comes the CPI!
As I've said before, the CPI can wreck us. The PPI was way up yesterday and the CPI may be worse because consumers don't employ purchasing managers who negotiate the best possible prices for them like the producers do – that's how we get to pay $3 a gallon for gasoline…
Now I'm a big fan of inflation, you can read all about that in my famous (and controversial) "Inflation Nation" article so I won't get into it here but I predicted this at the beginning of the week when I said: "Thursday we get the PPI, which has a ridiculously low expectation of .2% and the ever-depressing Philly Fed Index followed by Friday's CPI, which should also be boosted by gasoline prices."
I also warned you a week ago to watch out for the manipulations of the infamous "Plunge Protection Team" and Denver points out that our man, David Fry, is on top of the case this week with evidence of $57Bn of your tax dollars being injected into the market in the past 2 days alone! Take a look at yesterday's inflow chart and think how bad it might have been without the Fed's largess. Now if our government is willing to do that, do we really think they are above fudging a few numbers to prop up the market as well?
"But Phil", you say, "these numbers are terrible – doesn't that prove they're legit?" Not necessarily. It could mean that the legitimate numbers are so horrifying that the entire economy would implode the minute they came to light and that our government is borrowing $100Bn a month from foreign investors by writing notes they can never repay just so they can shove this problem under the rug for one more month and pray for a miracle to save them. Does that sound like any governments you know?
Still $57Bn is a lot of cash to throw around in a market that trades perhaps 2Bn shares on a good day so we can thank Uncle Ben for the reprieve, short-lived though it may be. I pointed out yesterday in comments that you could see the cash being spent to rig the Dow as 9 of the top 16 components (by price) were being pushed positive…
Friday Morning Virtual Portfolio Moves
by phil - March 16th, 2007 7:32 am
Needless to say I'm nervous about the markets so I'm keeping close covers on the LTP, I'd rather be wrong and take a 10% hit rolling callers over than be right and lose a big chunk of our leaps. Ordinarily I would let some nickels and dimes expire worthless but I don't trust the weekend enough not to sell so (assuming margin requirements) I am rolling these today:
It is not my intention to make these hard numbers, these are the morning bids and I will place .05 lower bids pre-market to catch a few. If the market is going down I will take what I can get (but not into a morning panic). If there's a drastic change, just ask!
- AIG Selling Apr $65s for $3 (AIGDM)
- AMZN Buying Back Mar $42.50 for .05
- Selling Apr $37.50 for $1.65 (ZONDU)
- BA Waiting until EOD (for lower price)
- Roll Mar $90 to Apr $90 for $3 (BADR)
- BSX DD on Jan $17.50s at $1.25 (WBXAW)
- CAT sold Apr $65, no change
- CC Buying Back Apr $20s for .05
- Selling 20 (I have 40) Apr $17.50s for $1.20 (CCDW)
- COF Selling Apr $75s for $3.50 (COFDO)
- CY sold Apr $20s, no change
- DALRQ still buying for .05 (WDAAZ)
- FD Buying Back Mar $45s for .05
- Selling Apr $42.50s for $2.70 (FDDV)
- FXI Waiting for lower price
- Roll Mar $94 (currently $4) to Apr $98 for $4.50 (FJJDV)
- GE Holding Naked! This is one of the few I will be happy to DD on
- IMAX (earnings today) gamble play, shouldn't be in this folder.
- It's in here so I stop looking at it during the day, no other reason
- Selling 1/2 at .30 or better (if there's excitement)
- ISE .30 trailing stop to take out caller
- After that, .50 trailing stop to sell Apr $45s for $4 (ISEDI)
- KMI waiting for a downspike (there's one every month)
- KO Selling Apr $47.50s for .70 (KODW)
- LVS Rolling Mar $100 put ($13.50) to Apr $95 put ($9.50) (LVSPS)
- MOT Buying Back Mar $20s for .05
- Selling 3/4 (35/50) Apr $17.50s for $1.30 (MOTDW)
- MTU will DD at .80 (YYLAV)
- PGR Selling 2/3 (30/50) Apr $20s for $1.35 (PGRDD)
- SCI happy with this one
- SHLD Buying Back Mar $175s for .25 (I hope)
- Selling Apr 180s for $3.25 (KDUDP)
Thursday Wrap-Up
by phil - March 15th, 2007 9:45 pm
Well the markets were quite blah today but they held up great considering the PPI showed wholesale prices rose at 1.3% last month, more than double the .6% forecast, and double the .2% forecast for the very silly ex-food and energy prices (silly because I know few people who go through their days without using either).
The premise of the ex-food and energy numbers is that food and energy prices are volatile and can go up and down from month to month so we should ignore their effect on general pricing. For the past 4 years though, both food and energy have done nothing but go up – and up and up and up.
Tomorrow we'll find out how quickly these wholesale price increases are creeping into the CPI but it's a no-win situation. If they are creeping in (they are) then inflation is on the march and the Fed may have to tighten while we worry if the Consumer may finally run out of cash. If the CPI is benign, then the concern will be that margins are being squeezed and price increases can't be passed on because the Consumer has already run out of cash.
It seems to be a little of both because both the Philadelphia and New York Feds reported sharp drops in manufacturing activity in March. The Philly Fed fell to .02 from .06 vs. an expected gain to 4.2 – and that was the good one! The NY Fed reported an activity level of 1.85, down from 24.35 in February and WAYYY below the 17 that was expected. The bank said Thursday in its Empire State Manufacturing Survey that "conditions for New York manufacturers were flat in March. Measures of new orders, shipments, unfilled orders and employment fell, while prices paid and the average employee workweek increased." (see also Stagflation).
Meanwhile the WSJ survey of economists finds that sub-prime woes ARE likely to spread BUT they think the US will avoid a recession "and even a significant rise in unemployment." Well aren't they an optimistic lot. An interesting dissenting opinion comes from Jan Hatzius, chief U.S. economist at Goldman Sachs, who said: "Mortgage credit-quality problems go well beyond the subprime sector. The underlying problem is not the subprime market per se, but the reset of…
Thursday Morning – In progress
by phil - March 15th, 2007 8:31 am
"All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope"
- Alexandre Dumas Père
It is hard to wait for the right moment to deploy our capital.
We investors are, by nature, a hopeful group and we tend to get jumpy when the market looks hot, always worried we are going to miss something. This is kind of funny because the people who are anxious to buy today are the same people who couldn't wait to sell on Tuesday.
What changed? We had this conversation just this weekend when I warned not to get too excited about a "dead cat bounce" yet now we have a weaker bounce and my mailbox is filled with questions from people who want to BUYBUYBUY. I love buying stocks as much as the next guy but I prefer to buy stocks that ARE going up, rather than stocks that LOOK like they are going up (it's a fine distinction).
I was excited to buy last week because we oversold because, as I said at the time: "QQQQ made a nice doji yesterday as volume tapered off to half of last week's peak. Look for the very rare "abandoned baby" pattern to form in the candle chart of the Qs (it will gap up at the open and finish the day at or above yesterday's high) to signal a real reversal which could have all those shorts covering for the rest of the week." I say this now to remind you know I can be bullish when I have a good reason to be! More importantly, I can also be patient – and that is what is called for here.
The MSM (main stream media) does not want you to be patient – they need you to BUYBUYBUY because US investors control over $4 Trillion dollars in market wealth and if they lose…
Wild Wednesday Wrap-Up
by phil - March 14th, 2007 8:38 pm
Wheee - What a wild ride!
As soon as we got rid of those pesky Europeans our traders took control and turned the markets right around, it was great…
I'm still a little skeptical, especially with options expiration coming up on Friday but we'll take what we can get in this amusement park, er I mean market. Speaking of amusing, we had a blast in the oil patch today as the inventories came in with a pretty big draw but not big enough to keep oil companies aloft in a falling market.
At 9:43 I said: "Energy stocks are acting worried ahead of inventory or they'd have a better pump. Look for SU to pick up if this thing is real for them." Then at 9:49, I called the whole market down: "Sorry guys – I'm not feeling it – this is some pretty wimpy buying so far and if the oil guys think it's a smart time to push crude back to $59 they are in for a nasty surprise. GS falling fast, GOOG about to break below $440, BSC, MER, MS all heading down – might be a good idea for some DIA $121 puts (.85) as a mo play."
10:03: "This can snowball into panic if we start losing our levels!" Well snowball it did and we hit 11,950 just 3 hours later but zoomed right back right at 1pm. Was all the selling pressure coming from Europe or were traders here waiting for Euro funds to stop trading before pumping up the markets? I must say the suddenness of the turn took me by surprise and we were having chat issues today so I ended up slow on the trigger of the puts, even though I said in the morning: "Unless we get some really good downside follow through, I will be done with my short positions and keeping tight stops on our calls but sitting mainly in cash and looking for some buying opportunities." Always stick to your plan unless you have a REALLY good reason to change it!
As I said this morning, when you are in the periapsis of your orbit (closest to the primary) it does tend to look like you're going to crash, the trick is not to crash and make a pass around the primary…
Wednesday Virtual Portfolio Moves
by phil - March 14th, 2007 9:54 am
Sorry guys – I'm not feeling it – this is some pretty wimpy buying so far and if the oil guys think it's a smart time to push crude back to $59 they are in for a nasty surprise.
GS falling fast, GOOG about to break below $440, BSC, MER, MS all heading down – might be a good idea for some
- DIA $121 puts (.85) as a mo play.
- MRO on some kind of drugs this morning. Say thank you for the Apr $90 puts for $2
- VLO $60 puts at .30 but it's not getting filled.
- I just bought the XOM $70 puts for .45 –
Chat is broken today so I'm posting these manually:
- Sold GOOG $430s for $11.30, stop at $12
- GOOG spread
- buying $460s for .25
- selling $440s for $5, stop at $6 1:58
- Sold NT Apr $25 puts for .60
Worried Wednesday
by phil - March 14th, 2007 9:15 am
It's time to talk about physics again.
Back in mid-December I wrote an article on Stock Market Physics and we talked about how I like to think about market movements as astronomical events that are governed by the laws of physics, specifically, orbital physics realting to gravity, mass, force and acceleration.
I'm not going to go all over it again but I will probably update it soon as there are many articles since then refining the concept but the key point for today is we have not yet fallen out of the orbital range we established in November, when we broke clearly away from the Dow 10K-11K range we had been in since early 2004.
Today is not a challenge for the bulls, we already expect a disaster. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei EACH gave up 500 points last night on a combination of the US market melt-down, strong Yen performance and 2.7% inflation in China. Europe fared no better with 100 point drops across the board (2%) but weighted to the financial sector (it was HBC who started this mess).
So the onus is on the bears to show us what they've got today. The bulls have held the 12,000 line on the Dow since Nov 6th with only the briefest pinprick below it on March 5th. If the bears can't take us below 12,000 on a day like today, I think it only PROVES that 12,000 is a real market floor we can count on. An orbiting body (let's say the Dow) moves around it's primary in an elliptical path, the "highest" point of the orbit is called the apoapsis (say 12,800) while the "lowest" part of the orbit is called the periapsis (say 12,000). Only by observing the highs and lows of the orbiting body can we get a true idea of the exact position of the primary (market neutrality).
Unless we get some really good downside follow through, I will be done with my short positions and keeping tight stops on our calls but sitting mainly in cash and looking for some buying opportunities. To sum it up: At this point, if we don't break down, it is very possible we WON"T break down! Let's keep an eye on some true bottoms but, like that S&P chart from 2004 I posted yesterday, there is nothing healthier than a good double…
Member Alert – Hold Outs and Hold Ups
by phil - March 14th, 2007 6:50 am
One thing people often forget to do in a crisis it to look for opportunities.
That's not going to happen here!
We have a unique opportunity to study the market today so let's use this space to make a list of stocks we watch that DIDN'T go down yesterday or that we notice early buying ineterst in today.
We all have our favorite sectors and there are hundreds of us so don't feel like you need to scan the markets for everyone else, concentrate on the stocks you know best and just post up the ones you see that have surprising support.
These will become strong turn-around candidates we can discuss and analyze. Don't forget, if we get a real recovery, we are 800 points from the top so we have all the time in the world but we can start charting some of these strength stocks and have a nice set of upside plays ready when the market turns.
We're looking for outstanding stocks so check your sectors and competitors and make sure they're really outpacing the group and try to find out why. For example:
SNDK was up .11 yesterday and never went negative. They had a UBS upgrade in the morning and started off going from $40.25 to $41.50 but did give it all up and finished at $40.28 –
NVLS, on the other hand, had no news but held it's line all day, far ahead of the bulk of the semis, certainly worth watching.
QCOM gapped up on an upgrade and held it all day, finishing up 4%. They lifted their forecast in the morning citing phone-chip sales.
Our goal is to gather some names to watch, track them against their peers during a rough week and see if we can come up with a few winners…


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Occupational Fraud Trends per the ACFE Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud 2016 with a discussion of what they mean to us and what we can do to help prevent occupational fraud.


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Glen Coe In The Snow had a nice ring as a post title, thankfully there was indeed lying snow, albeit from about 500m. Which is almost inevitable, given that it was the second weekend of January. This was, I think, the third time I have stayed in Glen Coe, enjoying a long weekend of walking, scrambling (for some), communal meals and whisky-fuelled banter.
Marsden Walking Weekend – 15th 16th September 2018
It's been a busy time for me these last few months, witness fewer posts (although there are some walks writeups in my Drafts folder). One of those sources of busyness has been the planning of the inaugural Marsden Walking Weekend. Which I thought would be a good thing, when I raised it in one of our planning meetings, a few months … Keep reading >


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Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week's tip comes from reader John M., who after a Europe trip says:
"I highly recommend getting a AAA debit card or something like it, whether you are a member or not, when you go overseas. Maybe banks offer this, too. In my case I withdrew $1,000 cash from my bank account and then drove to AAA and put the money on two different debit cards, $500 on each. That way I didn't have to take my bank debit card. If your wallet gets lost or stolen no one can access your bank account and you can't lose more than the remaining money on the card.
"I gave one of the cards to one of my travel companions (or you can leave one at the hotel), so we secured and split up the money that way. There are fees, but you can limit them by taking only one or two large withdrawals and it's an easy way to get cash immediately at the airport as soon as you get to the new country. (As usual, you want to make sure the ATM is legitimate, but even if the machine steals your PIN, you can't lose more than what's on the card.)"
An interesting tip. Thanks, John!
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Jacket – House Of Nonie / Body Harness – Uncuffed Leather
Carrying on with my conversation about my conversation about bring androgynous and exploring a new side of myself – I now more then ever since writing that post find myself pushing even further than I ever have! My emotional connection to being concerned with other peoples perception of me when they see me on the streets quintessentially being in full FISH;
In the gay world, more specifically amongst homosexuals, to act or be fishy is to act or be feminine. Also in the tranny world, to be fishy means to excel at being a woman, without much effort. Fishy is an adjective from the noun fish.#1 – Girl, I didn't even recognize Jacob, he looked so
fishy, who did his make-up?#2 – Look at Matt trying to be all fishy with those fake eyelashes!!(source Urban Dictionary lol)
Example A) above.. My outfit I wore to the 2017 CAFA Awards a few days ago now.. I was so nervous leading up to arriving to the event but now in hindsight, I am so proud of myself for unequivocally dressing exactly as I want to and feel the best version of myself in… This is a very proud moment, not only for this and myself but also because I know that when I push these boundaries I am helping open the minds and expose something different to people who may not understand or think something not positive about people like me for being the way we are!! I am really on this whole liberation of the human nation thing right now and am just so happy (although I do still have some fears) that I get to live in a place a city, a world, and a time (not for all, I understand) where I can SLAY THESE HEAUXS TO THE GRAVE and GIVE MORE LOOKS THAN EVER BEFORE!! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS…. I HOPE YOU wherever you are ALSO have the courage to push yourself to your happy place whether it be make-up/fashion/art/etc… AND I also hope you stay tuned for more of this personal evolution I am on…… XOJAY


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George Cruikshank born 1792.
Samuel Francis Dupont born 1803.
Aimé Millet born 1819.
Henri Frédéric Arniel born 1821.
Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour,
And in the depths of heavenly peace reclined,
Loves to commune with thoughts of tender power—
Thoughts that ascend, like angels beautiful.
—Paul Hamilton Hayne.
The art of meditation may be exercised at all hours and in all places; and men of genius in their walks, at table, and amidst assemblies, turning the eye of the mind inward, can form an artificial solitude; retired amidst a crowd, calm amidst distractions, and wise amidst folly.
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
—Psalm 4. 4.
Heavenly Father, save me from being so poor in spirit, that I will have to be sustained by the bright spirits of others. May I be continually refreshed by the spirit of life that may be found at all times. Amen.
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Mariners outfielder Franklin Gutierrez is finally coming back. The Mariners on Monday activated him from the disabled list after nearly two months and are sending Casper Wells back to Triple-A Tacoma to make room on the big-league roster.
I have one question. But let me preface it, first, by saying this: Poor Franklin Gutierrez. The guy just can't stay healthy, and it's not his fault.
He hasn't played for most of the past two years, and has made trips to the DL in five of his eight years in the MLB. He sat out much of 2011 with severe stomach problems, and was getting ready to return this season when he strained a pectoral muscle while throwing during spring training. His recovery hit a snag when he got plantar fasciitis in his foot, and when he finally got healthy again in mid June 2012, it didn't take long for him to go back on the DL. Just two weeks after his return, Gutierrez suffered a concussion when he got hit in the head by the ball during a pick-off attempt June 28. He hasn't been back since.
Which brings me to my question. The Mariners are bringing Gutierrez back — but why?
Why send down a promising young player to bring back a guy who has struggled to hit well even when he's healthy? Why bet on a player who constantly gets injured when the Mariners have just found their groove? Why give Gutierrez one more shot when he's shown time and again that his body doesn't handle professional baseball very well?
Because he deserves it? Because Wells is just that bad? Because the M's feel they owe it to Guti?
I don't know the answer. Wells, while he has had impressive offensive streaks this season, was hitting just .226 after Sunday's loss in Chicago. Gutierrez, meanwhile, hit .333 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in his seven rehab games with the Tacoma Rainiers this month. So he's showing some promise.
When it comes down to it, Gutierrez is a big-league player. He has six MLB seasons under his belt (not counting his seven games in 2005, or his 13 games this year) and won a Gold Glove for center field in 2010. He's an experienced and seasoned veteran, and the young Mariners desperately need more veteran influence.
So, I say, welcome back to Seattle, Franklin Gutierrez. Hopefully he can stay healthy this time. And he needs to prove at the plate that he's worthy of his roster spot.
If he isn't able to achieve either of those goals, the Mariners should think about cutting him. Enough is enough.
Poor Guti.
Updated 3:20 p.m.: I just got back from vacation and apparently missed a couple of details while catching up. Outfielder Michael Saunders has been sidelined with a sore groin, so he's unavailable to play. And Casper Wells, of course, will likely only be gone for less than a week, as the minor-league season ends and the MLB roster expands to 40 players on Sept. 1. Both of these give the Gutierrez activation more merit.
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Should the CDC recommend universal circumcision?
Circumcision is back in the news. This week, news sources leaked word that later this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) may release their recommendation for universal circumcision for all males. Public health officials are considering promoting routine circumcision because studies of men in Africa show that circumcised men in Africa have a significantly lower risk of contracting and spreading HIV. I'm going to ask you all to re-read this paragraph and focus on these words: In the news. May release. Public health officials. Considering promoting. Africa.
The CDC has not yet made their pronouncement but if and when they do, here's what it's based on: HIV and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Africa. The health of the world at large. Public health. The CDC, World Health Organization and other organizations concerned with global health and human services are in the business of looking at what's best for the world, not necessarily your baby. The circumstances affecting HIV transmission in Africa aren't the same as those in America and many other developed nations. It's newsworthy because it's guaranteed to get people's attention. It's a sensitive, inflammatory subject.
Does this mean you should absolutely get your baby boy circumcised? Not so fast. First of all, they haven't formally made their announcement. Secondly, the reasons why circumcision reduces HIV in Africa is a very complicated situation that includes cultural issues, hygiene issues, sexual practices, myths and inability to get solid education and health care to millions of people. It's an entirely different story here in the United States.
I've been the nurse at many circumcisions - dozens, hundreds, I don't really know how many but for many years it was part of my job. It was probably the most difficult thing I had to assist in as an obstetric nurse. I am not a fan of circumcisions. Now that I've made my personal bias known, I want to add that Fit Pregnancy is less biased and honors the decisions and thoughtful choices our readers make in deciding what's best for their sons. Millions of parents make the choice to circumcise their sons and I respect the right of every parent to make the best choices they can for their children.
I am always surprised, however, at how many parents just assumed their son had to get circumcised. As if there was no choice involved. They don't weigh the pros and cons and there are many. Please be advised, circumcision is an entirely personal choice, not previously considered medically necessary and not supported by the American Pediatric Association (APA). Essentially, up to this point, it has been considered cosmetic surgery. I'm not sure whether the APA will change their policy in light of the CDC's impending announcement. (Read more about the APA's stance and the circumcision controversy.)
Here in the US, many of the impediments African men face in preventing the spread of HIV and other diseases aren't part of life for most American men. Overall, our boys have access to sexual education that teaches them the facts of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. They can get condoms, medicines and medical care. They can be taught proper hygiene and have access to soap and water. They can be taught to make thoughtful choices when it comes to their sexual lives. Let's not jump the gun here and make a big decision until we've really thought about it and decided what's best for our sons. This is not an easy decision and making it thoughtfully is crucial. There's what's best for the world and there's what's best for our baby.
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Discussion in 'RACE 07 Mods' started by kwallace69, Jan 22, 2010.
Can this mod for GTL be used in GTR Evo/Race07?
I have already installed the GTL mod..
Unless someone converts it to RACE then no.
Thanks. New to all of this.
I race a real 1310 mini and my eyes were watering when I seen that there is a mod for GTL and thought it might work in Race 07/GRT Evo.
Although rF, GTR2, RACE and GTL all use essentially the same engine they are all different games and it is very rare when a mod works for both at the same time.
Some mods will be converted to several formats of course.
I don't run the GTL mod for GTRE but I don't think the 1310 mod is included.
It is available for rFactor's HistorX mod if you have rF, and it is great in that game.
It's also available for GTR2 as well.
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Blue Jackets top Hurricanes 3-2 in OT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored a power-play goal at 2:40 of overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.
Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist and Matt Calvert also scored to help the Blue Jackets earn an important two points in their push for the second playoff berth in club history and first since 2009.
Jeff Skinner and Andrei Loktionov scored and Riley Nash had two assists for the Hurricanes, who fell to 6-11 since the Olympic break.
Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves for Columbus in his second straight start in place of flu-stricken starter Sergei Bobrovsky.
Brandon Dubinsky rang the left post midway through the extra session for the Blue Jackets. Goalie Anton Khudobin couldn't cover the puck, but forward Jiri Tlusty did — drawing the Hurricanes' first penalty of the night at 1:54.
Johansen then ended it with a snap shot that trickled past Khudobin.
Khudobin stopped 29 shots in his second consecutive start for Carolina.
Loktionov put the Hurricanes up 2-1 when he took a feed from Nash in the circle and snapped the puck past McElhinney with 13:22 left.
But for the second time in the game, the Blue Jackets struck back quickly to tie it. This time it was Anisimov, who pushed the rebound of Nathan Horton's shot past Khudobin 50 seconds later.
These teams entered on opposite ends of the playoff spectrum, with the Blue Jackets taking the ice in a four-way tie for two Eastern Conference wild cards.
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For much of this game, offensive chances were few for both teams.
Khudobin made the save of the night midway through the first period when he slid across the net to thwart Blake Comeau on a 2-on-1.
The scoring pace picked up near the end of the second: Skinner finally broke through for Carolina when he scored with 3:31 left in the second. He snatched the rebound of rookie Elias Lindholm's shot and chipped the puck over defenseman David Savard for his team-leading third goal this season against Columbus.
Calvert tied it with 1:14 left in the period when he snapped the puck past Khudobin after a takeaway — the first goal allowed by the Hurricanes goalie in a span of 121 minutes, 49 seconds.
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This week, we're looking at two more blogging angles and how to pull them off. Let's get started!
The Personal: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive
The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive is a blog by a 24-year old Irish woman named Seaneen who has bipolar disorder. The blog has attracted a devoted following and received over 1,000,000 hits since its inception in 2007. Although Seaneen started her blog as a personal chronicle of her illness, it rapidly turned into a source of information, support, and community for thousands of people around the world who are affected by mental illness. A typical post might include an update on her personal life, reflections on her mood/mental health status, a rant about how people with mental illnesses are portrayed in the media, or a humorous anecdote about her psychiatrist.
Personal blogs are the often the hardest ones to pull off, and I've chosen Seaneen's blog as an example because it illustrates an important point: it helps to have an angle. Seaneen's angle is mental illness. She writes about a lot of other things—and she's a good writer—but the focus on mental illness gives people a way to identify with her and develop an interest in her life. Other successful angles I've seen in Personal-style blogs include "the mommy blogger," "the surviving-the-recession blogger," and "the trying-to-lose-weight blogger."
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In 2006, Jennifer McCann started a blog chronicling the vegan lunches she made for her school-age son. The blog included pictures of each lunch she packed, as well as recipes and detailed instructions for making all kinds of vegan snacks. It started out as a fun personal project, but soon the blog won several awards and she has since published two popular "Vegan Lunch Box" cookbooks with Da Capo press.
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You know that thing, right, when you go to the supermarket to buy a jam jar, but then you get there and they're all, like, full of jam? It's the worst, isn't it?
It's been going on for years now – maybe centuries even – shops keep trying to sell us jam jars stuffed full of delicious, gooey jam, and it's just not on. It's an outrage. Who do these people think we are? Idiots?
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brilliant concept. (creepy to some?)
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Is this the same one they have in Tokyo? I've always wanted to visit.ReplyDelete
what the?? hahaha.ReplyDelete
oh my i'd love to see it - but i will admit, its a little creepy. i don't like hospitals in general. :)ReplyDelete
As i was telling mike and gang, i still think this place was a ripped off! But it was a good experience though.ReplyDelete
Hope that clinic box is still in good hands. ;)
haha, WHAT!? that is seriously awesome!ReplyDelete
what a great unique concept for a shop! xo.
thank you for sharing!! so rad!ReplyDelete
xo Alison
Hahaha!! What an idea! Now, that's a something different!ReplyDelete
Seriously?? I think I'm in the some that think it's a bit creepy... Though it is a cool gimmick... Wonder how long it'll last...?ReplyDelete
This is kind of creepy but what an amazing concept.ReplyDelete
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On an unassuming side street in Fresno, Calif., a couple miles from the hustle and bustle of the city's downtown, sits the person who may know more about the NBA lockout than anyone else.
Rhoda Goldfarb-Palowski, who prefers to be called by her professional name, Miss Sage, has focused her psychic powers on NBA affairs for decades now, and burnished her reputation by predicting the results of 15 of the last 20 NBA Finals and at least five Larry Brown firings.
Last week we provided Miss Sage with a snip of hair from James Dolan's goatee and a pair of Shawn Marion's game-used socks to connect her with both sides of the labor dispute. After meditating for several minutes, she kindly agreed to provide SLAMonline with her exclusive NBA lockout predictions. They are provided below:
June 30: NBA owners lock out players over labor dispute
July 6: LeBron James ponders league official Adam Silver's negative comments about his 10 percent raise; concludes the lockout is all about him. Issues statement thanking the little people.
July 8: NBA officials make "off the record" statements blaming lockout on players being "uppity," without actually using the word uppity. (1)
July 8: Players union responds with a press release saying they're just dealing with the situation one insult at a time.
July 10: Players union asks veterans to "do what they can" to help lower-salaried players. Steve Nash and Jason Kidd decide to stage fundraising game. LeBron James realizes request was all about him; agrees to make a brief appearance at the fundraiser but only if Maverick Carter is made official organizer of the event.
July 11: Kevin Garnett takes redeye to New Orleans to procure a David Stern voodoo doll and a pack of surgical needles.
July 15: First major article published about remote possibility of fan anger, player retirements, rise of Chinese league, and defections to European teams ruining the NBA for years.
July 16: NBA threatens to pull media pass of whoever writes the story first.
July 21: Peer pressure and badgering from Stern forces Michael Jordan to make statement of solidarity with NBA owners.
July 28: Nike launches new Jordan brand shoe called "Air GOP," just in time for the start of back-to-school shopping. Nike claims complaints about the $250 price tag and lack of quality are unpatriotic. Women's line called "Air Condi" also planned.
August 1: Owners publicly contemplate walking out of negotiations because of players "not knowing their place." Players union responds with statement that they're taking the lockout one negotiating session at a time.
August 4: Kevin Garnett notably absent during day's negotiations. David Stern is plagued by mysterious piercing pains and cuts session short.
August 5: NBA owners retain little-known Washington communications firm G.G. Liddy & Associates.
August 9: Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports breaks story about certain unnamed owners urging an end to the lockout. ESPN's Ric Bucher, while writing the same story, gets up to use the men's room. Upon returning he finds his story gone, and the file replaced by a copy of Bambi.
August 12: ESPN runs story about spoiled basketball players having to sell their Bentleys.
August 13: Kenny Anderson announces he's incredibly available for interviews.
August 14: First report of NBA player turning an ankle during summer workout leads to rampant speculation about injuries during partial, strike-shortened training camp and compressed regular season.
August 20: Fox News, ABC and ESPN Radio mention players' alleged caviar intake during the lockout.
September 3: Media reports surface about the possibility of a new league forming. Isaiah Thomas, Mark Cuban, and W. Mark Felt are rumored to be involved.
September 4: Yahoo! publishes story documenting greater concern by owners over length of the lockout.
September 7: ESPN runs story on the tough road and many obstacles faced by NBA owners, complete with B-roll of Michael Heisley and Jerry Reinsdorf staring contemplatively into space.
September 12: Pacers owner Herb Simon suggests hiring a high-powered mediator like Earl Warren to settle the dispute.
September 23: Dallas Mavericks teammates DeShawn Stevenson, Jason Terry and Brian Cardinal reportedly spotted at Rick Ross concert. New York Daily News reports they are unconcerned with the lockout.
September 24: NBA owners Clayton Bennett, Robert Sarver and Leslie Alexander spotted at Ted Nugent concert. ABC reports owners need relaxation after stressful negotiating sessions, shows footage of them dancing to "Yank Me, Crank Me."
September 26: New York Daily News reports Brian Cardinal seen at Ted Nugent concert.
Week of October 10: The six largest medical marijuana growers all report record-breaking third quarter earnings; cite unexpected rise in prescriptions for calf strains and sore quadriceps. NBA players issue statement that they're just taking the lockout one calf strain at a time.
October 21: G. Gordon Liddy arrested in Argentina. List found in his pocket includes the names Billy Hunter, Kevin Garnett, W. Mark Felt, Tony Randall and Adrian Wojnarowski. LeBron James implies his name was on the list, but his inclusion is too explosive for the police to mention.
October 25: Rumors circulate that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is pondering entrée into the medical marijuana business.
November 21: LeBron James tweets that he will be at the next day's negotiating session.
November 22: LeBron James stands alone in a corner of the conference room during negotiations with owners, waiting for Derek Fisher and Billy Hunter to cede the floor to him.
November 25: ESPN's Marc Stein reports lockout nearing end.
December 1: Lockout officially ends.
December 1: LeBron James tweets a thank you to the little people.
December 3: Just in time for holiday shopping, Nike teams with Rockport on new LeBron "Game 6 Edition" shoe, made for maximum comfort while standing around the perimeter.
December 20: One week into the regular season, a compressed schedule forces teams to go deeper into the bench. With extra minutes and weaker defenses, two rookies score 20 points in a game on the same night, prompting a spate of articles about the 2011 draft class being better than expected. "I keep in touch with a lot of the rookies, and we all talk about how everyone underrated us," says Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. "But right now we're just taking it one game at a time."
–(1) This prediction came true, albeit a few days before Miss Sage said it would, during David Stern's press conference at the beginning of the lockout.
–Goldfarb-Palowski isn't the only member of her family to be involved in the NBA. Her brother, Monty Goldfarb, is the official hairpiece provider for New Jersey Nets television broadcasts.
— Any relation between Miss Sage and actual events are purely coincidental, and like an offseason calf strain, her predictions should be used for recreational and entertainment purposes only.
This is satire. Any attempt to pretend it is not satire will be as indefensible as this.


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Aaryn from Big Brother 15 is Clueless…and I Already Have a Favorite Contestant
I never thought that I would ever be a Big Brother Fan, but sure enough I started watching last season (14) and got hooked. I like Big Brother for a number of reasons, one being the political nature of the game. I also like the physical and psychological competition.
This year has already gotten off to an incredible start. Fireworks over racial slurs and undertones in the house. A sense of mean girls (Kaitlyn, Aaryn and Gina Marie) add to the tension, and how could I forget this seasons twist of an MVP voted on by America that gives a secret house guest the power to nominate a third person for eviction. Bottom line is Big Brother 15 has been very entertaining to watch this year. It has also been uncomfortable to watch at times as well.
Aaryn has made racial slurs and jokes about Asian and African American stereotypes. It's on video and she is obviously oblivious to her actions. My favorite contestant Amanda confronted her with the information that the rest of the house is not happy with her actions and attitude towards a few other house guests.
I'm not sure how much the producers have to do with this by telling the contestants that drama and tension is OK on the show, so don't hold back. But the stuff Aaryn is spewing is down right wrong and offensive, and she doesn't see it. Either way she is out of a modeling contract with Zypher Entertainment for her comments and I can't see her making it to the end and winning the $500,000 up for grabs. But with BB, you never know. I hope Amanda walks away with the big money, she is funny and smart and at this point knows how to be real and play the game. I question her showmance with McCrae, but more power to the nerd if he can use his charming personalty to attract such a star. Good Luck Amanda! Happy Watching!


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There are numerous ways to customize your home to make it a unique space that shows your personality. One of the cool ways is custom appliances! Did you even know it was an option? Play around with this tool on the Viking website to create a range that is all you!
You get to select all of the following items;
1) Finish Color
2) Trim Color
3) Size
4) Fuel Type
5) Burner Configuration
Viking Website Link...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Endless Possibilities
There are numerous ways to customize your home to make it a unique space that shows your personality. One of the cool ways is custom appliances! Did you even know it was an option? Play around with this tool on the Viking website to create a range that is all you!
Posted by Diane Keaton Interiors at 2:43 PM 0 comments
Monday, September 21, 2009
Encore, Encore, Encore!
Diane just returned from an inspiring Interior Design conference at the Encore in Las Vegas. We want to share with you some photos of this magical place and a little background info on the design of it.
Prior years the conference has been held at the beautiful Wynn Hotel. Last year we got to hear from Roger Thomas; the Interior Designer that created the masterpiece of the Wynn.
Click here for Roger Thomas' Bio http://www.rogerthomascollection.com/bio.php
He was very excited to share interesting facts about the Wynn's designs. He also told us how he couldn't't wait to top himself again by making the Encore even better and creating more unique concepts to bring to life. We wanted more so they gave us an Encore performance!
Upon returning from the Encore Diane spoke about the look and feel…
"Everywhere you look your eyes are filled with creative inspiration!"
"The guestrooms are 1940's Hollywood art Nuevo feel."
"Butterflies everywhere."
"Lot's of Bright colors and lots of deep red."
There was a peacock made out of crystal!"
"There were tons of cool knobs on walls and furniture pieces."
"The window treatments in the rooms are all on remote control."
Las Vegas is sensory overload and there are amazing things everywhere you look, but the Encore is a step above the rest. Now take a look at the photos and let us know what you think…
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Splashing in the Water!
We have all seen the typical sink styles but do you really want exactly what your neighbors have? Make your sink a statement and create the WOW factor!
Let's start with Vessel sinks!
Vessel sinks are definitely the most exciting of all the sinks. They come in many different shapes, sizes and materials.
We want you to remember that the possibilities are endless and our resources are endless! We hunt for the best stuff out there and know how to find it!
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I've had these vintage Coca Cola bottles for quite some time now and I was waiting for the perfect leafy, spring background to turn them int0 vases, via a stop motion animation. But because my bamboo sticks weren't doing so well in the tiny, claustrophobic old vases, today I decided to wait no more.
I love that these bottles are collectibles and form some kind of set. I love sets. I remorselessly threw away the aged liquor and my three bamboo sticks are as happy as they can be.
I used Hipstamatic to take the photos and Stop Motion Studio to create the animation, with entry and exit cartons created with A Beautiful Mess app.
What crafty project have you been up to lately?


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On February 4, Engel & Völkers NYC was proud to sponsor an event that was a genuine treat for the senses. Bringing together art, food and music, Our Town's Art of Food featured top NYC chefs creating dishes inspired by a curated selection of works on exhibition around them. Over the course of the evening at Sotheby's auction house, more than 700 guests sampled dishes presented by 26 participating chefs, each one designed to complement a masterpiece on display nearby. How could small plates inspired by the works of Alexander Calder, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Koons and other greats not be dazzling and delicious?
Adding to the Art of Food's genius were its hosts, celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian and his wife Margaret, and its purpose, supporting City Harvest. Our own Fisher Roberts Team joined us in sponsoring the evening and added another dimension to the festivities. For over three hours, Jennifer and Randi responded to an enthusiastic and engaged crowd, providing everything from real estate advice to favorite recipes. As the evening came to a close, our raffle winner claimed his fully stocked Engel & Völkers beach bag and stepped out of the stunning gallery space, inspired by a range of culinary tastes and artistic styles and eagerly anticipating summer.


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Lately, it's been Pinterest this, and Pinterest that. Everyone is talking about the hot new thing in social media, and unless you've recently fallen in a well without your smartphone, you've probably read or heard something about Pinterest.
Why is it getting so much attention? Even by today's social media standards, Pinterest's growth is quite amazing. According to comScore, Pinterest has reached 10 million unique visitors faster than any other standalone website….ever. And its millions of users aren't just visiting, they're sticking around, spending an average of 98 minutes per month on the website.
Pinterest is growing like a weed, but it's still very new, and for merchants, there are a lot of questions surrounding the social network, including how it can be used effectively. So let's dive into 5 specific things to think about when using Pinterest for your business.
Before we jump into how your business should be using Pinterest, let's take a step back and first ask if your business should be using it.
Just like with any marketing, the first thing to think about is your target audience. Different sources report different data, but the general consensus is that over 70% of the Pinterest population is women. More specifically, women between the ages of 25-54 in Midwestern states that have a passion for food, fashion, design, weddings and the arts.
Does your company sell chain saws? There are probably better places for your brand to be (at least for now). But with the right strategy, maybe one geared toward wives of men who are into power tools, you could be successful.
So if you determine that Pinterest is a match for your business, here are five tips for using it effectively.
Remember, it's a visual website
As you begin thinking about how your business can use Pinterest, keep in mind that it's a visual website, meaning that you need to find a way to represent your brand visually. Simply pinning product images probably isn't going to cut it, unless you sell wedding dresses. Think about things that relate to your products that could be portrayed in a visually appealing manner.
Offer something of value
Remind yourself that, in general, you should offer something of value when it comes to social media, and think beyond the initial interaction. According to a Shareaholicstudy, Pinterest drives more referral traffic than Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube combined. To take advantage of that traffic, have the content to back up your pics. For example, if you sell vinegar, you could post some eye-catching photos of dishes that feature vinegar, then link back to your website where users can find recipes for those dishes.
Integrate with other social websites
The growth rate of Pinterest is impressive, but it still doesn't have the number of users as some of the other social media websites you've probably been using. Leverage those other networks. Tell your Facebook and Twitter followers that your business is on Pinterest, and what's in it for them if they join you there.
Don't break the law
On Pinterest, copyrighted images are being pinned all the time without permission. For an individual user, there may not be any repercussions, but for a business, that may be a different story. Make sure the images you pin are either owned by you, or you have permission to use them in a commercial manner. This will no doubt limit what you can pin, but better to be safe than sorry.
Don't skimp on time
You may be thinking, "Oh great, another social media site I don't have time to use." Well, if that's the case, don't use it. For most social media sites, time can be a huge investment. If Pinterest is going to help your business, you need to first invest time in getting to know the community, then participating in it by building relationships and posting meaningful content on a regular basis. A stale business profile is worse than no profile at all.
So if you haven't already, go check it out and see what you think. Figure out if it might be a match for your business.
Stephen Bulger is marketing manager for eFulfillment Service.


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Official retail price for Rolex 2018
Budget $80-240 HKD
Official retail price for Rolex 2018
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Let's keep with the theme of mystery cars for now. I know this one is a custom, and there is no accounting for people's tastes. However, adding four '59 Cadillac taillights to the rear of a sports car is pushing it a bit far. I mean...one on each side would have been more than enough. don't you think?
Friday, February 25, 2011
Yet another mystery car.
Labels: custom, humor, mystery car
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. . . ack! That thing is not right, it's not even wrong.ReplyDelete
There has to be more photos. . .
I know what you mean. Yuck!ReplyDelete
I wish I had taken the time to take more pictures of cars like this. If I had known that I would be publishing them I would have. As they say, hindsight is everything.
This is my car, and it's just right for me. This picture is a couple of years old. It now has 59 Caddy fins and flames.ReplyDelete
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For the last 7 days, I have been in mourning whilst trying to adhere to the medical advice given me on resting. Sunday 11th July brought the realities of international conflict home to fellow Ugandans and visitors alike. It was a night when most persons had settled down in to the spirit of the closing final football game to the first world cup to be hosted on African soil. The world cup in itself had provided its very own surprises, but much more lasting pain was to be visited upon the residents of Kampala.
In the minutes leading up to extra-time, I received news of the bomb attack at the Kyaddondo Rugby club and at the Ethiopian Village eatery. Not being familiar with either places, I sought clarification in a bemused manner hopping it was a hoax. The phone lines became jammed at this point and I checked the net instead. To my sadness, it proved to be a reality – bombs had gone off and lives had been losts with many injured not getting the rapid emergency help they needed not being able to get through. My medical background took hold and soon I was looking at ways of alerting persons on the ground I knew could be able to assist if they hadn't already been called upon. The frustration on my part was in knowing so many injured could be helped but the resources and infrastructure was not in place. This frustration soon gave way to anger – why would a developing country like Uganda engage in situations such as the resulting attacks without having adequate cover? The emergency services in place were already pitiful and the nation's medical system was just about equivalent to a band-aid. For months if not years, the medical service industry has been labouring for more resources and is heavily reliant on donations and charity. The local fire service is virtually non-existent and the police force, save for the top cream is poorly equipped to even handle an immediate crime scene without evidence being corrupted be it knowingly or unknowingly! So the anger in me rose at the very persons in governance for endangering the lives of innocent civilians by opting to engage without proper assessment or planning in issues that have fatal consquences on the security of her people. I had to work hard at remembering I'm on bed rest and shouldn't allow myself to get over-excited! So I opted to keep myself to what I could do in support of the persons on ground affected by the bombings. But like a child that is fed after a bout of incessant crying – it was hard to focus on the support without the occasional grumblings…
Reflecting back over the loss of lives, injuries and reasons or solutions to what transpired, my mind drifted to the other side of the coin. The thoughts or reasons as to why these persons opt to carry out such devastating acts on others. I recalled an article way back in April 2003 just before Saddam's regime came to an end and a boy of 12 was orphaned following a shelling of his shack of a home by our Allied armies. Or the continued war in Afghanistan that is affecting countless civilians where the body count is no longer mentioned unless it involves one of our own soldiers here that we know of. Nor of the continued suicide bombings in Pakistan, India and Iraq which still rage – innocent lives continue to be claimed. This is the common theme that binds all of us caught up in this madness of point scoring using arms. Innocent lives are the gambling chips – they are the soft targets of politics.
How befitting therefore would a statement such as this be?
"When people decry civilian deaths caused by the U.S. government, they're aiding propaganda efforts. In sharp contrast, when civilian deaths are caused by bombers who hate America, the perpetrators are evil and those deaths are tragedies.
When they put bombs in cars and kill people, they're uncivilized killers. When we put bombs on missiles and kill people, we're upholding civilized values. When they kill, they're terrorists. When we kill, we're striking against terror." Norman Solomon, "Orwellian Logic 101 – A Few Simple Lessons," at FAIR: http://www.fair.org/media-beat/980827.html
I don't condone the acts of those who took away lives of innocent young persons in last Sunday's attack in the twin bombing strike – indeed, I've lost friends and associates in these incidents who were very instrumental to some of the causes I greatly admire. I do implore the Ugandan leader however to put humanity first when making decisions that could have a far deeper detrimental effect on her young developing nation. If not for him, then for his grandchildren he should act; for his legacy is one that will stand to mark his position in history. The challenges Uganda faces are many already – without taking on more armed conflict whereby her citiziens do not fully comprehend the stakes or even share in the loot. Ugandans have been through so many hells – now that the security afforded through decades of civil wars is in place, it would be great for all her people to enjoy this security in ways that are feasible.
I pray to the gods, that the blood of my three brothers in addition to all their co-patriots in battles fought alongside Mr President in the bush war, that theirs was not just waste.


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Before completing the necessary form to purchase your annuity, you should read the Annuities section of the TSP booklet Your TSP Account: A Guide for Beneficiary Participants.
Remember, the annuity that you purchase through the TSP is not the same as a TSP monthly payment, which is one of the other full withdrawal options.
If you have determined that an annuity is appropriate for your needs, you should complete
Keep in mind that there is a $3,500 minimum amount required to purchase an annuity. If you are using only a portion of your account for an annuity, the percentage of your account that you choose when requesting it must equal $3,500 or more of your vested account balance.
If you have both a traditional and a Roth balance in your account, the $3,500 minimum threshold applies to each balance separately. Also, you cannot choose different annuities for each type of balance. The TSP will purchase two identical annuities - one with each balance.
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