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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Nina Vaca is interviewing job applicants at her staffing company again after putting hiring on hold at the end of last year.
Vaca expects to hire more than 50 people for her firm, Pinnacle Technical Resources, by the end of 2013. Demand is soaring for the high-tech temporary workers it places at large corporations. The reason for her caution: Months of uncertainty about federal taxes and budget cuts has disappeared.
"It's a great time to double down. People are looking for information technology talent," says Vaca, whose 160-employee company is based in Dallas.
Vaca's story will sound familiar to small business owners across the country. They want to add staffers, and many are hiring, but they're taking their time before they commit to a new employee. Many are waiting for signals that revenue will remain strong. They want to be sure they can afford the added expense of new workers.
Their caution helps to explain the slow but steady growth in jobs nationwide. Companies of all sizes have added an average of 163,000 jobs a month since March, according to the Labor Department. Surveys released last week by payroll provider ADP and software maker Intuit showed that small business hiring is picking up some modest momentum. The ADP survey, for example, showed that small businesses added 58,000 jobs in May, up from 42,000 in April. But that's well below the average of 129,000 at the start of 2006, when the economy was booming.
Vaca held off expanding her staff while she waited to see what impact federal budget cuts would have on companies. But by the end of the first quarter, she could see that companies needed temporary high-tech workers, and that her business would be strong enough to pay for her own hires. She expects her revenue to rise 12 per cent to 15 per cent this year.
"We were cautious in our hiring, and then literally, (business) exploded," she says.
Some owners are waiting to hire because they need to be sure they can pay salaries and still meet their other expenses — staffing is a flexible expense, but expenditures like rent, taxes and utilities are not.
Susan Shelby didn't fill an open position in her Boston-based public relations firm for three months because she wanted to be sure she could afford a new employee.
A part-time staffer quit in February, and Shelby wanted to replace her. But Shelby was planning to move her company, Rhino Public Relations, into an office for the first time after having operated with everyone working out of their homes. The move was occurring in early April, and she didn't want to make a new hire until she knew what her expenses and revenue were likely to be.
"Every single decision has to be weighed against, where is this money going to come from?" says Shelby, who has three full-time and three part-time staffers.
She's now in the process of making that hire — an account executive who will work with clients on their publicity.
"Now that I see what the costs associated with the office are going to be, I can have a better comfort level to bring someone in," Shelby says.
Startup companies that have little or no revenue can't make many hires unless they get money from investors.
Personify, a company that makes videoconferencing software, held off hiring late last year in part because investor money was scarce. The economy and the uncertainty over the federal budget and taxes made investors wary, CEO Sanjay Patel says.
But, the company, based in Chicago, also has to be cautious because it must answer to investors about how it uses their money.
"We weren't in a situation where we could just grow to our hearts' content," Patel says. "It all had to be justified according to the business plan."
Personify's hiring process has also been slowed by a shortage of skilled job candidates. The company is building a sales and marketing team, but while there are many salespeople around, they're not all qualified to sell a complex high-tech product, Patel says.
"You have to be able to speak confidently about a very new technology when a prospective customers asks about how we do what we do," he says.
A lack of qualified applicants is one of the reasons why many small businesses have been slow to hire, according to surveys including the monthly report on hiring by the National Federation of Independent Business.
Patel estimates that he considered between 20 and 30 people for three positions he recently filled. The company, which has 26 employees, hired one staffer in December, another in May and has a vice-president of marketing arriving this month. Personify may hire as many as eight more staffers this year, Patel says.
Surveys show that the slow pace of hiring at many small businesses is likely to continue. A survey taken by The Hartford financial services company during April and May found that 37 per cent of small businesses plan to hire in the next year. A more optimistic reading came from research by Pepperdine University and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. They found that 58 per cent of small businesses said they plan to hire in the same period.
Many small businesses won't hire until they're sure there'll be a demand for their products or services.
Early this year, the Internal Revenue Service announced that regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which aims at collecting taxes from individuals and corporations with earnings from offshore bank and financial accounts, would take effect Jan. 1, 2014. That was a positive sign for Mary Kopczynski, CEO of 8 of 9 Consulting, a financial management consulting firm in New York.
Kopczynski says she believed when the act was passed in 2010 that the complex regulations would create a need for consultants at financial institutions. But she had to wait for the IRS to decide the effective date of the regulations before she could start adding to her staff of five.
"Last year, I didn't know if the demand was really there," she says. "I thought, 'I'll just keep it small.'"
She's now in the recruiting process, but, like Patel and other owners, is having a hard time finding skilled applicants — she needs people who all trained in law, finance and technology. So Kopczynski plans to hire 10 people and then run training sessions so her firm will be ready when the regulations go into effect.
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DETROIT -- Omar Infante doesn't always have the green light to steal a base, he said. The batters behind him play a role in that. When he has a chance to go, however, he's a fairly aggressive runner.
On Tuesday, he stole second base without a throw, and it changed the tone of the decisive fifth inning that changed the course of the game. It wasn't a decision based on Astros starter Lucas Harrell not paying attention to him, he said. Infante stole second there because of the count.
With a 2-2 count to Don Kelly, Infante said, he knew Harrell was probably going to throw an offspeed pitch, giving him an extra split second before catcher Jason Castro could get a throw off.
It was Infante's second stolen base in as many attempts this season. He's 9-for-11 in regular-season steals since the Tigers reacquired him last July.
Infante jumped into the leadoff spot for Wednesday's series finale against the Astros.

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The agreement demonstrates Autodesk's commitment to providing a comprehensive Digital Prototyping solution to manufacturers of all sizes, giving them the ability to design, visualize and simulate their designs earlier in the process. The addition of the iLogic technology will strengthen the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping by bringing user friendly tools for rules-based design and automation to mainstream manufacturers.
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For the display I used a Myvu Crystal 701, for the motherboard I used a Measy U2C which has a av out and runs android 4.1.1 Jellybean.
for the battery I used a 3.7V 2500mAh Lithium Polymer battery and a Mintyboost to power the Measy because it requires a 5V supply
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Another 1080p quad-core Android phone, you say? Well, there's a bit more to it. Launched by BBK spin-off Vivo in Beijing just now, this 5.7-inch Xplay goes one step further than its smaller X1 and X1S cousins by packing one extra audio chip and the OPA2604 operational amplifier from Texas Instruments in order to add extra oomph to Cirrus Logic's CS4398 DAC and CS8422 stereo asynchronous sample-rate converter -- both of which are featured on the X1 series. If you're a DIY audio enthusiast, you might have already tinkered with an OPA2604 while making your own headphone amplifier; so in other words, Vivo is trying to save you the hassle.
Before we dive into the audio performance, let's quickly look at the rest of the phone first. Underneath the 500-nit LTPS display lies a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core SoC (1.7GHz, 2GB RAM and Adreno 320 graphics engine), 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage, 3,400mAh battery and NFC. On the back you'll find a Sony 13-megapixel imager next to a pair of speakers (FLAC playback is supported natively), but flip the phone over and you'll be looking at a surprisingly generous 5-megapixel front-facing camera -- much like the one on Oppo's mid-range Ulike 2. Vivo's somehow managed to pack all of this into a 7.99mm-thick body with a screen bezel of just 2.3mm thick (which bests Pantech's thin-bezeled Vega Iron) and a large viewable-to-total area ratio of 75.11 percent. Alas, for 3G there's only WCDMA 2100, meaning the phone may have to rely more on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 or WiFi in many parts of the world. More after the break.
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Sarah Attar was born and raised in California, and she attends Pepperdine University, where she's on the cross country and track and field teams. But her father is Saudi Arabian, and she has dual citizenship, so she competed for the Saudis at the Olympics, qualifying under a clause that aims to expand participation. Attar, 19, is one of two women who competed in London for Saudi Arabia—the other, Wojdan Shaherkani, lost in in the first round of her judo competition last Friday—and they're the first women to represent Saudi Arabia at the Olympics, period, thanks to a nudge from the International Olympic Committee.
This is no small feat, given the second-class status women have in Saudi society. Take this passage from a New York Times story published last month:
Perhaps in anticipation of the scrutiny Attar will receive in her groundbreaking role as a Saudi Olympian, her family asked Pepperdine to remove photos of Attar and the names of her family members from her online biography. Some photos showed her competing for Pepperdine wearing a tank top, shorts and no head scarf. In Saudi Arabia, most women cover their heads and faces in public and wear a black cloak called an abaya.
In videos and photographs provided by the I.O.C. this week, Attar is wearing sweat pants and a long-sleeved shirt, and her hair is concealed.
"I don't know whether or not her family was told to make such a request," Roger Horne, a Pepperdine spokesman, said about the request to remove photos and information from the Web site. "And I didn't ask for the exact reasoning behind it."
No explanation is needed, really. To read this story from the AP is to understand this was one instance in which Attar's and Shaherkani's participation was paramount:
[Shaherkani]'s appearance at the London Games in a loss Friday raised the scorn of the kingdom's Islamic clerics, who said she dishonored herself by fighting in front of men, including the male referee and judges.
In Saudi Arabia, women are monitored by the kingdom's religious police who enforce a rigid interpretation of Islamic Shariah law on the streets and in public places such as shopping malls and college campuses.
Women in the kingdom are not allowed to travel abroad without permission from a male guardian. Only last year, they were told they would be allowed to vote—but not before 2015—and while no laws prohibit them from driving cars, officials comply with religious edicts that have banned it.
Attar, whose skills are better suited for greater distances, competed in the 800m today. She placed last in her qualifying heat, and her time (2:44.95) was more than 32 seconds behind that of her next-slowest competitor. She gets to go back to Pepperdine in the fall, where she'll get to wear what all the other women wear when women compete. But the world got to see her competing as a woman for the Saudi kingdom, and it got to read what she told reporters afterward, and long after everyone forgets exactly what Attar did in her race, that will be all that matters: "For women in Saudi Arabia, I think this can really spark something to get more involved in sports, to become more athletic."


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Choo gets picked off 1st
Choo gets picked off 1st
Aw fer cryin out loud Choo
Welp. So much for omens.
Rounding third and heading for home...
Are you kidding me, Choo?
Ho hum - Choo with another base running blunder
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
Heisey does what Heisey does
Kershaw has some wicked stuff. Wow.
Choo didn't have a huge lead and wasn't leaning. That's a fast move to first.
I am of the opinion that Choo is not an exceptionally good baserunner
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Worst. Baserunning. Team. Ever.
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Choo is just not an intelligent ballplayer. Lots of talent, but...........
Votto looked locked on that first pitch
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
I miss Raisor
I also agree that Kershaw has a very good move
Tight game guys...lets get em Homer.
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NFL commissioner and disciplinary hardass Roger Goodell has ushered in the Draft Day Hug Era, eschewing the usual handshake photo-ops in favor of giving in to those players who want to give him the bro treatment. Goodell has embraced the embrace to such an extent that it's become the norm. Every player in attendance who heard his name called Thursday evening in New York wrapped the commish in his enormous arms.
The only thing that differed, then, is how long they held on. Here's all 20 players drafted who were in attendance last night, ordered by length of hug—from Kendall Wright's 2.26 second come-and-go to Fletcher Cox's any-longer-and-it'll-be-ranked-PG-13 lovefest. (We timed based on chest-to-chest contact; see the clock we provided for exact times.) [NFLN/ESPN]
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"Breezy Bohemian" kaftan in Geometrica pattern
Note From Designer: While kaftans are themselves bohemian in nature, this one goes an extra mile. I have given this kaftan a very "flowy" vibe, have one look at it and you will understand why I decided to name it "Breezy Bohemian". I gave it an empire waistline and added flowing butterfly sleeves. To further enhance it's beauty, I added contrasting fabric neckline and pockets to this design.Not only do I enjoy designing the kaftan but also enjoy choosing the fabric as much; for this style I chose Geometrica fabric in Purple which truly brings out it's boho beauty.
Style: Empire-Waist kaftan with bordered v-neckline and butterfly sleeves.
Material: 100% mulmul cotton (fine quality and extremely soft, gets softer with every wash)
Fabric Options: A variety of colors are available in this fabric (Fabric swatches are there in one of the pictures above). If you want the same fabric pictured, just select the Same as Picture option!
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Regular Unleaded V-6 3.5 L/212
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ehicle Summary
Installed Options
Standard Features
Transmission w/Driver Selectable Mode
Front-Wheel Drive
Gas-Pressurized Shock Absorbers
Front And Rear Anti-Roll Bars
Electric Power-Assist Speed-Sensing Steering
Strut Front Suspension w/Coil Springs
Multi-Link Rear Suspension w/Coil Springs
Single Stainless Steel Exhaust
4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front Vented Discs, Brake Assist and Hill Hold Control
Battery w/Run Down Protection
Engine Auto Stop-Start Feature
Engine: 3.5L V6 24-Valve SOHC i-VTEC
1 Skid Plate
19.5 Gal. Fuel Tank
Transmission: 9-Speed Automatic -inc: Shift-By-Wire (SBW) and paddle shifters
4.33 Axle Ratio
GVWR: 5,545 lbs
Steel Spare Wheel
Clearcoat Paint
Express Open/Close Sliding And Tilting Glass 1st Row Sunroof w/Sunshade
Body-Colored Door Handles
Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Wipers
Lip Spoiler
Front Fog Lamps
Black Bodyside Cladding and Black Wheel Well Trim
Chrome Side Windows Trim and Black Front Windshield Trim
Deep Tinted Glass
Tailgate/Rear Door Lock Included w/Power Door Locks
Body-Colored Rear Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
Fixed Rear Window w/Fixed Interval Wiper and Defroster
Chrome Grille
LED Brakelights
Body-Colored Front Bumper w/Black Rub Strip/Fascia Accent
Galvanized Steel/Aluminum Panels
Power Liftgate Rear Cargo Access
Compact Spare Tire Stored Underbody w/Crankdown
Body-Colored Power w/Tilt Down Heated Side Mirrors w/Manual Folding and Turn Signal Indicator
Fully Automatic Projector Beam Led Low Beam Daytime Running Auto High-Beam Headlamps w/Delay-Off
Wheels: 18" Machine-Finished Alloy
Tires: 245/60R18 105H AS
Manual Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column
Front Cupholder
Rear Cupholder
Valet Function
Proximity Key For Doors And Push Button Start
Cruise Control w/Steering Wheel Controls
Dual Zone Front Automatic Air Conditioning
Driver Foot Rest
Full Cloth Headliner
Driver And Passenger Visor Vanity Mirrors w/Driver And Passenger Illumination
Fade-To-Off Interior Lighting
Full Carpet Floor Covering -inc: Carpet Front And Rear Floor Mats
Cargo Space Lights
Power 1st Row Windows w/Driver And Passenger 1-Touch Up/Down
Delayed Accessory Power
Power Door Locks w/Autolock Feature
Systems Monitor
Outside Temp Gauge
Digital/Analog Display
Trip Computer
Manual Adjustable Rear Head Restraints
Perimeter Alarm
Engine Immobilizer
Air Filtration
Gauges -inc: Speedometer, Odometer, Engine Coolant Temp, Tachometer, Trip Odometer and Trip Computer
Carpet Floor Trim
2 Seatback Storage Pockets
Remote Keyless Entry w/Integrated Key Transmitter, Illuminated Entry and Panic Button
Day-Night Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
8-Way Driver Seat
Illuminated Locking Glove Box
Front And Rear Map Lights
Cargo Area Concealed Storage
Leather/Metal-Look Steering Wheel
60-40 Folding Split-Bench Front Facing Manual Reclining Fold Forward Seatback Rear Seat w/Manual Fore/Aft
3 12V DC Power Outlets
Homelink Garage Door Transmitter
Front Center Armrest and Rear Center Armrest w/Storage
Trunk/Hatch Auto-Latch
HVAC -inc: Underseat Ducts, Headliner/Pillar Ducts and Console Ducts
Rear HVAC w/Separate Controls
Leather Door Trim Insert
Full Floor Console w/Covered Storage, Mini Overhead Console w/Storage, Conversation Mirror and 3 12V DC Power Outlets
Instrument Panel Bin, Interior Concealed Storage, Driver / Passenger And Rear Door Bins
Distance Pacing
Leather Seat Trim
Power Rear Windows, Fixed 3rd Row Windows and w/Manual Sun Blinds
Door Mirrors
Remote Releases -Inc: Power Cargo Access and Mechanical Fuel
Interior Trim -inc: Metal-Look Instrument Panel Insert, Metal-Look Door Panel Insert, Metal-Look Console Insert and Chrome/Metal-Look Interior Accents
Fixed 60-40 Split-Bench 3rd Row Seat Front, Manual Fold Into Floor, Manual and Adjustable Head Restraint
Passenger Seat
Heated Front Bucket Seats -inc: 10-way power driver's seat adjustment, power lumbar support, 2-position memory, 4-way power passenger's seat adjustment and head restraints at all seating positions
Leather/Metal-Look Gear Shifter Material
FOB Controls -inc: Cargo Access, Windows, Sunroof/Convertible Roof and Remote Engine Start
VSA Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
ABS And Driveline Traction Control
Side Impact Beams
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Seat-Mounted Side Airbags
Dual Stage Driver And Passenger Front Airbags
Airbag Occupancy Sensor
Rear Child Safety Locks
Outboard Front Lap And Shoulder Safety Belts -inc: Rear Center 3 Point, Height Adjusters and Pretensioners
Back-Up Camera
Tire Specific Low Tire Pressure Warning
Curtain 1st, 2nd And 3rd Row Airbags
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) Lane Departure Warning
Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) + FCW and Cross Traffic Monitor
Blind Spot Information (BSI) System Blind Spot
Fixed Antenna
2 LCD Monitors In The Front
Radio w/Seek-Scan, Clock, Steering Wheel Controls and Voice Activation
Radio: 215-Watt Audio System -inc: 7 speakers, subwoofer, 8" display audio w/high-resolution electrostatic touch-screen and customizable feature settings, 2.5-amp USB smartphone/audio interface front console (1 port), Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, Bluetooth streaming audio, MP3/auxiliary input jack, Radio Data System (RDS), Speed-Sensitive Volume Compensation (SVC), 2.5-amp USB charging port in center console (1 port) and 2nd row (2 ports), HondaLink, CabinControl remote compatibility, Apple CarPlay integration, Android Auto integration, SMS text message function (Compatible w/select phones w/Bluetooth, Your wireless carrier's rate plans apply, State or local laws may limit use of texting feature, Only use texting feature when conditions allow you to do so safely.), SiriusXM radio (SiriusXM services require a subscription after any trial period, If you decide to continue your SiriusXM service at the end of your trial subscription, the plan you choose will automatically renew and bill at then-current rates until you call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349 to cancel, See our customer agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com, Fees and programming subject to change, XM satellite service is available only to those at least 18 years and older in the 48 contiguous United States and D.C, 2019 Sirius XMRadio Inc, Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc.) and HD Radio
Front Wheel Drive
Power Steering
4-Wheel Disc Brakes
Brake Assist
Aluminum Wheels
Tires - Front All-Season
Tires - Rear All-Season
Temporary Spare Tire
Generic Sun/Moonroof
Heated Mirrors
Power Mirror(s)
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors
Rear Defrost
Privacy Glass
Intermittent Wipers
Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers
Rear Spoiler
Remote Trunk Release
Power Liftgate
Power Door Locks
Daytime Running Lights
Automatic Headlights
Fog Lamps
AM/FM Stereo
Satellite Radio
MP3 Player
Bluetooth Connection
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HD Radio
Smart Device Integration
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Steering Wheel Audio Controls
Power Driver Seat
Power Passenger Seat
Bucket Seats
Heated Front Seat(s)
Driver Adjustable Lumbar
Seat Memory
Pass-Through Rear Seat
Rear Bench Seat
Adjustable Steering Wheel
Trip Computer
Power Windows
3rd Row Seat
Leather Steering Wheel
Keyless Entry
Power Door Locks
Keyless Entry
Power Door Locks
Keyless Start
Remote Trunk Release
Universal Garage Door Opener
Cruise Control
Adaptive Cruise Control
Climate Control
Multi-Zone A/C
Rear A/C
Leather Seats
Driver Vanity Mirror
Passenger Vanity Mirror
Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror
Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror
Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
Floor Mats
Mirror Memory
Remote Engine Start
Keyless Start
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Trip Computer
Security System
Engine Immobilizer
Traction Control
Stability Control
Traction Control
Front Side Air Bag
Lane Departure Warning
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Departure Warning
Blind Spot Monitor
Cross-Traffic Alert
Tire Pressure Monitor
Driver Air Bag
Passenger Air Bag
Front Head Air Bag
Rear Head Air Bag
Passenger Air Bag Sensor
Child Safety Locks
Back-Up Camera
Transmission: Automatic
Trim: EX-L 2WD
City MPG: 20
Hwy MPG: 27
Drivetrain: FWD
Fuel Type: Gasoline Fuel
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Carfax Oneowner: False
Market Class: 2WD Sport Utility Vehicles
Engine: Regular Unleaded V-6 3.5 L/212
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Global Fencing Market is Expected to Reach USD 29.1 Billion by 2018: Transparency Market Research
25 Feb, 2013, 12:46 GMT
NEW YORK, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com), "Fencing Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global fencing market is expected to reach USD 29.1 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 4.4% from 2012 to 2018. The metal fencing market is in a commanding position owing to a wide range of products available under this category.
Browse the full report at http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/fencing-market.html
The global fencing market is largely driven by factors such as the rising consumer interest in home improvement and home décor and the need for security and safety. Expanding residential construction and growing economies across the globe are also supporting the growth of the fencing market. The increasing demand for residential fences and the growing acceptance and popularity of synthetic alternatives will serve as an opportunity for the fencing industry. The global fencing market is affected by the fluctuating raw material prices and the rising energy cost.
The fencing market is segmented into two major categories based on product type into agricultural wire fence and commercial wire fence. Based on material type, the market is divided into four segments, namely metal, wood, plastic & composite and concrete fencing. The end use segments covered in this report are residential, agricultural and the industrial sector. The market is further segmented by geography into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World regions.
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Of the four major fencing materials, metal fencing accounted for more than half of the entire fencing market in 2012 due to an increasing demand for security and safety. The plastic & composite fencing market is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the coming years due to increasing demand, especially from residential buyers. Growth in the metal fencing market is primarily driven by continued interest in ornamental, chain link and barbed wire fencing across different end user segments. The wood fencing market includes assembled fences, unassembled fences and other wood fences. The market for wood fencing is the second largest segment and is expected to grow at a moderate growth rate from 2012 to 2018. The vinyl fence, a type of plastic fence, is expected to be the fastest growing segment due to its ease of repair, maintenance, eye-catching appearance and long-term durability.
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The commercial wire fence segment dominates the global fencing market and is also expected to be the fastest growing segment in the coming years due to growing housing and building construction across the globe and also due to the rising demand for security and safety. Against this, the agricultural/livestock wire fence segment makes up close to one third of the global fencing market and is expected to grow at a relatively slow pace.
North America is the largest regional market for fencing products followed by Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region in the coming years, fueled by the increasing housing construction as well as rapid industrialization in China, and India.
The global fencing industry is highly competitive and fragmented with many local manufacturers across the globe. The local manufacturers control over 50% of the industry revenue share. Some of the key players in the market are CertainTeed, Betafence, Bekaert Associated Materials LLC, Gregory Industries, Inc., Long Fence Company Incorporated, Ameristar Fence Products Incorporated, Jerith Manufacturing Company Incorporated, Poly Vinyl Company Incorporated, Tenax and others.
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While I couldn't watch the game (I'm in Minnesota), I was following game blogs/box score and watched the highlights this morning. Wow. Aaron Rodgers looks so good it's unreal. His passes seem so remarkably catchable. That's a quality something that even some other good QBs don't have to this extent. He can put air under them, he can throw a sweet touch pass, he can follow that up by throwing a bullet between defenders. He looked really, really good last night. And, our receiving group looks really good as well. Rodgers has a bunch of dangerous targets every time he drops back – defenses may key on Jennings, but Driver, Nelson, Jones, Finley, Sutton, Lee – any of these guys can catch the ball. (That said, I would like to see the team run more screens to Grant – then defenses would have to account for yet another potential pass catcher (for now, when Grant's in and it's not a running play, defenses can safely assume he won't catch the ball).
I hope Sutton makes the team. Rodgers likes Finley. FInley does look good, but more importantly, Rodgers likes him so look for Finley to replace Lee this year as the primary pass-catching TE. I love our defense too – these turnovers are a big reason why I've wanted to move to a 3-4 now for a while. It just seems to be a better defense for disrupting opposing offenses.
One thing I want to note, and I will have to post something separately on this later, is that if this team continues to play like this and these young guys continue to develop, we all better start singing the praises of Mike McCarthy and his staff. Seeing Rodgers playing like this, Finley, Grant, the O-Line, all the young guys especially – it really seems like there is some coaching going on.


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First thing I have to say is golly it's nice to be on holiday. It's been a long 12 months and when I do take the opportunity to visit somewhere different I usually end up having to go by myself, but this time my sweety is with me.
And we tried flying with Air Asia. It's a different set up they've got going. It's all online booking, and lots of detail to it. You chose where you want to sit, and there's different areas — like a no kids 'quiet zone', "hot seats" ie. the first row of economy/coach class (you know if I owned my own airline, I would call economy class Riff-raff class) and instead of business/1st they have premium. We went for the No kids section and it worked well.
Meals are not standard either. You can order a meal when you're doing the online thing, and it costs about 7 bucks. There's a fair few different choices, and in theory it's a good idea. In reality, the meals we got were really crappy.

This was my green curry. It was mostly rice. When I say crappy, I mean really cheaply put together, and small. Airline food has never been known as being good but this is a new bottom. J/e's chicken rice was also regrettable. All part of the learning-curve I guess. The idea is to eat up good before you get to the airport and then bring wholesome munchies for mid-flight — except their rule is you're not allowed to bring food or beverages (everyone's saying F&B these days) on board, but how are they going to know if you bend down, stick your head in your backpack and munch away like a horse on chaff. A horse bag.
There's no screens anywhere, not even a standard one at the front of the section on the wall showing where the plane is in geographical space. I kind of missed that graphic. But really it's a clever idea. Those back-of-the-headrest things are looking mighty dated now that everyone's carrying their own tablet/phablet/smartphone around.
There's no complimentary newspapers, blanket, pillow, there's no free drinking water (gulp!), the only coffee available is cheap instant stuff – 5 ringgits please, and when we got to KL A.A. have their own budget terminal where the plane just pulls up on the tarmac and you deplane down a set of steps like when the Beatles invaded America. Air Asia's gone budget in areas that other airline's wouldn't think of changing, and it's working for them. Apparently it's the fastest growing airline in an era when airlines are going belly-up left, right and centre.