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Dana Holgorsen, No. 8 West Virginia University's second-year head football coach, is asking his team to play harder, when his team takes on Maryland Saturday at noon on FX, and it has nothing to do with effort.
Holgorsen didn't fault his team's hustle or desire in the first two games of 2012 — wins over Marshall (69-34) and James Madison (42-12) — but on several occasions, especially against the Dukes, he felt his Mountaineers were too soft.
A prime example came on the opening drive of the second half last week at FedEx Field. With WVU already leading 28-3, the Mountaineers had driven into JMU territory, where they faced a third-and-one at the JMU 48. On the third down play, quarterback Geno Smith handed the ball off to powerful running back Shawne Alston, who was brought down behind the line of scrimmage for a 1-yard loss.
Frustrated with the result, Holgorsen chose to go for the fourth down and handed it back to Alston. This time, the senior gained a yard, but he was still stopped a yard short of the first down, giving the Dukes the football with good field position.
JMU responded by driving all the way down to the WVU 1-yard line, where it faced a second-and-goal. WVU's defense rose to the occasion, stopping the Dukes on three straight runs, including a fourth down play where Darwin Cook forced running back Jordan Anderson out of bound short of the end zone.
But when the Mountaineers took over, it took only one play for the Dukes to bring Alston down in the end zone for a safety.
"Soft. Soft and not ready to play," said Holgorsen when asked to evaluate the first few minutes of the second half. "They were clearly playing harder than us. Other than the four snaps of goal line, the defense started slow. We gave up two drives all the way to the goal line, and yes I'm happy with the goal line stands, they were tremendous, but we were really soft in the first two drives.
"Offensively, we looked like crap on the third-and-one. We went for it (on fourth down) and were soft," he continued. "We got the ball on the goal line, and we were soft. We were soft up front. We ran soft. It was just soft. They played with more effort and played harder than us for half of the third quarter."
Holgorsen wasn't willing to pass all of the blame on Alston. After playing an almost perfect game against Marshall, Holgorsen said the WVU offensive line struggled at times against a JMU team that blitzed more than any team the Mountaineers have faced the last two years.
"They were relatively soft and their communication wasn't very good," he said. "We're going to challenge them to get better. We were really excited about all five of those guys playing really well together, and they're still going to. I'm not going to say they took a step backwards, but they didn't play very good."
One of those linemen, guard Jeff Braun, received some big news this week when he was one of 30 athletes selected as candidates for the 2012 Senior Class Award.
To be eligible for the award, which recognizes student-athletes who excel both on and off the field, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence — community, classroom, character and competition.
Braun, a Westminster, Md., native, has started 28 straight games on the WVU offensive line.
Smith also received national recognition this week when he was named the Manning Award Player of the Week after earning the most votes in the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Facebook contest, beating out seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week.
Smith threw for 411 yards and became WVU's all-time passing leader in the win over JMU.
The Manning Player of the Year Award — created to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning — is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. It will recognize its eighth winner at the end of the season.
Ticket sales for WVU's final home game against Kansas on Dec. 1 have been suspended, pending returns from the visiting team allotment. Ticket sales were already suspended for the home contests against Baylor, Kansas State, TCU and Oklahoma.
Single-game tickets for road games at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Iowa State can still be purchased online at www.wvugame.com or by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME.
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I wonder how many families were planning on going on Wednesday morning when they can actually afford to go, and will instead find out Wednesday is full price? I know my daughter and her family were planning on Wednesday, now they probably won't be able to go because they have already planned to be out-of-town Thursday through Saturday. Way go Fair, mess things up for low-income families!
You should get a better job then, everyone always has to complain, its the kitsap county fair, a ticket cost simply is going to ruin your day? please, I'll pay whatever they want and buy beers and play a game or two, and a banana split.
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Ruthie's Reality – join her in a discussion about sex scenes, plus a giveaway!
I love a good sex scene. I mean, of course I do, right? I write erotic romance! It's practically in my job description. But I really do feel that there's nothing like that moment when the characters get together for the first time — the strong emotion, the (expected or unexpected) intimacy, the pleasure and its aftermath.
And yet it occurred to me the other day that my very favorite sex scenes aren't actually the good ones. They're the bad ones.
Now, when I say "bad," I don't mean "badly written." I mean "bad sex." As in, something goes awry. Sometimes horribly awry. My very favorite? The first full sex scene in Jennifer Crusie's Welcome To Temptation, a.k.a. "the lamp-throwing scene." Heroine Sophie and hero Phin are getting it on. And then . . . Sophie gets bored. Bored! And Phin's all, "What's up with that?" and she's like, "No, no, don't worry about it. It's . . . you know, it's not you. Just forget it." But he's affronted, and then he's determined to figure out how to rev her engine, and he ends up breaking two lamps while someone's coming up the stairs and about to discover them, because he figures out that the threat of getting caught is what gets Sophie off.
It's hilarious. It's awesome. And man, is it ever sexy.
Another bad sex scene that I loved is in Molly O'Keefe's hurry-love-by-molly-okeefe">Can't Hurry Love. The book's hero, Eli, is such an emotionally stunted wreck of man that he'll only have sex in his truck, or in a woman's apartment. Never take them home–that's Eli's position on sex. And the heroine, Tori, is down with that. The truck sex happens, and it's fast and furious and superb . . . until it's over, and Tori kind of goes, "That's it, huh?" And then she notices that the closed truck is kind of humid and smelly, and the cowboy's still . . . you know, there. She's disappointed, because she'd pinned a whole lot of fantasizing on this guy, and now she's flat on her back in a track, second-guessing herself.
But that's not it. Because it's what happens after that that's amazing. As in the Crusie lamp-throwing scene, the hero twigs to the heroine's disappointment, and he doesn't like it. Eli wants to know what went wrong. He insists. He makes Tori tell him what she did want, and she starts reeling off a list of her fantasies.
And then things get really, really steamy.
Similarly, Cecilia Grant's marvelous A Lady Awakened contains a great deal of bad sex. Scene after scene of cringe-inducing, humiliating sex between a cold, morally superior heroine and the man she's essentially using as a stud. Martha, the heroine, doesn't like our hero, Theo. He doesn't really like her all that much, either, and it's humiliating for him to not be able to please her in bed, because it's just about the only thing he thinks he's any good at.
The marvelous transformation in A Lady Awakened takes place outside the bedroom, as Martha slowly learns to have regard for Theo, and Theo becomes someone worth regarding. And we see their bedroom interactions transform as well, so that when they're finally in a position to have mutually pleasurable sex, they've earned it.
I think, in the end, that this is what I like about the bad sex scene — that it manufactures disappointment, and it requires the characters to deal with it. Perfect, bone-melting intimacy is fun to read about, but I want characters to have to deserve it, and the bad sex scene forces them to. It puts them in a position where if they want intimacy and pleasure, they have to communicate with each other about things that people find difficult to communicate about.
I also feel like bad, awkward sex is just humanizing. Sometimes sex is funny. Sometimes it's embarrassing. It's hard not to sympathize with two characters that are trying to fumble their way through a less-than-mystical first time. Especially when someone gets poked in the eye or kneed in the crotch.
I thought perhaps my love of bad sex scenes was idiosyncratic, but then I mentioned it on Twitter the other night, and my Tweet stream exploded with examples. Clearly, it's not just me — other people love these scenes, too, or at least find them memorable. Here are a few that got mentioned—
- A disaster-prone scene between the hero and heroine of Meljean Brook's Demon Bound
- Several scenes in Jennifer Crusie's Faking It
- A "lie still and be quiet" scene in Mary Balogh's A Precious Jewel (loved and loathed, depending on whom you ask)
- A hilarious shower scene that ends with a wounded hero in Selena Robins's What a Girl Wants
- A wedding-night disappointment in Karen Stivali's Meant To Be
- An overexcited hero, a virgin heroine, and a cave in Amanda Quick's Ravished
- That wonderful, funny, poignant first sex scene in Vicki Lewis Thompson's Nerd in Shining Armor, in which the hero burns the soles of his feet so badly he can't walk the next day
- The all-arms-and-elbows first menage in Samantha Hunter's Two Perfect
- The "that one was all for me" scene in Kalen Hughes's Lord Sin
- The hapless lasagna three-way in Cara McKenna's Ruin Me (as well as the "oh, lord, it doesn't fit" scene later in the book that is kind of mysteriously wonderful)
- The sex-in-a-closet-gone-awry scene in Suz Brockmann's Unsung Hero
All of these came up in the span of about fifteen minutes. That's a lot of bad sex!
What about you — do you see any merit in a funny-bad or emotionally difficult sex scene? Do you like to read them? Do you have any favorites that didn't make it onto the list? Comment by midnight EST on October 31 to tell me what you think, and I'll choose one random commenter on Thursday, Nov. 1, to win a copy of whichever bad-sex-containing book on the list they find most intriguing.*
*(Winner to be announced here; I'll also e-mail if you include your e-mail address.)
Ruthie is a published author of RIDE WITH ME | ABOUT LAST NIGHT | and soon to be released, ROOM AT THE INN | ALONG CAME TROUBLE
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Carson Vance couldn't wait to get out of Potter Falls, but now that he's back to spend Christmas with his ailing father, he must face all the people he left behind . . . like Julie Long, whose heart he broke once upon a time. Now the proprietor of the local inn, Julie is a successful, seductive, independent woman—everything that Carson's looking for. But despite several steamy encounters under the mistletoe, Julie refuses to believe in happily ever after. Now Carson must prove to Julie that he's back for good—and that he wants her in his life for all the holidays to come.
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Great blog post, Ruthie. Thanks for the mention. I've had many readers tell me they loved that shower scene, where things go completely wrong for both hero and heroine. He was some kind of pissed and she had a good reason, sort of. It was typical of them and scene suited the situation and characters.
I love those kind of sex scenes, because it not only provides comic relief, but in real life, lovemaking sometimes does take a turn into minor mishaps.
Loved he scene in Welcome to Temptation as well.
I agree! Comic relief + real-life qualities makes for a great scene.
Yup, really appreciate the funny sex scenes with some missteps along the way.
I like good love scenes in a book, makes it more interesting. WINNER
The awkward sex scene is always a nice break from the myriad perfect sex scenes where everyone has multiple (and almost always simultaneous!) orgasms. If sex were really like that in real life, there'd be a lot more of it, haha. And nothing has you rooting for the hero/heroine more than a really bad/awkward first time.
The lamp scene in Welcome to Temptation? Epic. Jenny Crusie writes some great awkward sex scenes. Another favourite of mine is in Jami Alden's romantic suspense Hide from Evil, where wrongfully-imprisoned hero Sean goes off like a rocket the first time he & heroine Krista attempt sexytimes. Nothing's more awkward than going off prematurely! But his attempts to redeem himself later result in some enjoyable sexytimes .
Okay, I'll admit, I'm *also* a sucker for that scenario. Sounds great!
I have read some awkward moments in stories and I do think they are realistic and I like to see how the characters deal with it.
i love hot sensual love scenes.also comic love scenes.the spicerier the better.
I just finished Can't Hurry Love last night. I agree with you. I LOVED the "bad sex" scene. Totally real. I think that's why we all love those scenes. Most of us have "been there"…What? That's all there is??? HAHAHA
Great subject.
So glad you loved it too! It was such a journey as a reader, from "Mmm, steamy," to "Wait, what?" and an actual sensation of disappointment to finally rooting for her, "Tell him, Tori! Spill it!" Gave me big happy feelings.
What an awesome post! and it got me to thinking… a lot of my fav books have bad sex! Not saying that I don't enjoy a good, sexy, sensual love scene where everything is perfect… but those are perfect and sometimes perfect is just… meh… and those don't resonate with me as much as the bad sex does!
Yes! Totally.
I love less than perfect sex scenes, because in the real world not all sex is great. I especially like the funny ones, the shower scene in What A Girl Wants is one of my favorites!
The funny ones are so awesome, too.
Thanks, Stephanie. When I read a less than perfect sex scene, it really connects me to the characters, because it's not just any two characters making out, but it brings out their personalities.
They can be funny to read and truthfully those are the ones you remember.
I think there's some merit if it's important to the story and the author makes future scenes better.
Great post! I love the bad sex scenes, they make the story more real. Because you already mentioned my favorite bad sex scene (Selena Robins' shower scene from "What a Girl Wants"), a close second comes from Marie Claire's "Hoping for Love" where Tiffany handcuffs herself to her estranged husband while he's asleep in an effort to save the marriage. I accidentally kicked one of my dogs out of my bed because I was laughing so hard reading it.
That sounds like fun — and I love marriage-in-trouble stories!
I absolutely love the lamp scene in Welcome to Tempation. Jennifer Crusie´s sex scenes are at the top of my list.
I always love humor in a story, and if it's during a sex scene, all the better. It definitely adds interest and humanizes the couple. They're not having perfect, mind blowing sex, they're having the same kind of sex that real people have that are just getting to know each other, etc.
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I dont think you an really help but enjoy them. They can lighten up the mood or book, just provide comic relief of a sort and really can give you more insight into the characters, esp based on how they handle it.
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They're fun!!! And they're great to read.
One of my favorite books with a bad sex scene is Between the Sheets by Jeanie London. The heroine has an issue being hyperactive/anxiety issue touching and being touched and the hero deems their first attempt a success because he didn't have to go to the hospital. There's injuries, falling off the bed and sex toy mishaps. It's such a funny book – I think I've read it 3 or 4 times.
That sounds wonderful! Will have to look it up.
This brings to mind Richard Lewis' classic line, "If I ever write a sex manual, I'd call it Ow, You're on My Hair." Also the sex scene in "The Tall Guy," though that is awesome sex — just incredibly messy, complicated and surreal.
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The continuation of our in-depth look at New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith through the first two weeks of the 2013 NFL regular season. The Jets drafted Geno Smith No. 39 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, their second round selection. Smith has gotten the team off to a 1-1 start with a big matchup coming up against the Buffalo Bills. Don't forget to check out Part One if you missed it!
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One thing offensive coordinator Marty Morninhweg has done with Smith is keep him in the shotgun, where he took most of his college snaps and he looks most comfortable. Smith has been sacked nine times this season and has five turnovers this season and four of those sacks and two of those turnovers have come when he started the play under center.
Smith has started under center on less than 25% of the Jets pass plays, but those plays have accounted for almost half of his sacks and turnovers. On the play below, Smith starts under center, doesn't take a deep enough drop and ends up throwing off his back foot for an incompletion to Holmes at the top of the screen.
In order to succeed at the NFL level, Smith will need to work on his drops and footwork from under center. NFL teams can't stay balanced when they are in the shotgun 30 times per game, which is the case with the Jets right now. Some will blame Morninhweg for not running the football, but the Jets don't have a back who can be effective on draw plays and his main focus is keeping Smith comfortable.
The best play Smith has had so far this season displayed almost everything a successful quarterback needs. For starters, he stays in the pocket long enough to allow Santonio Holmes time to get down the field. Smith also doesn't flinch in the face of pressure, standing in until the last moment to release the ball.
Holmes is not open and has barely started his break outside when Smith releases the ball, but Smith anticipates the route and throws the ball exactly where it needs to be to allow Holmes to make a play. This play shows the poise and pocket presence that Smith can bring to the table along with the arm strength to make this throw and the accuracy and anticipation to put it right on target.
While Smith has also shown the ability to escape the tackle box, what's most impressive about his pocket presence is that he keeps his eyes downfield at all times looking to make a play with his arm rather than resorting to scrambling too soon. Smith could have taken off for a short gain and set up a field goal on the play below, but instead he uses his mobility to keep the play alive for an open receiver.
Smith sees Gates running free and while the ball is thrown slightly low and behind, Smith needed to force Gates to sit down to prevent the defensive back from making a play on the ball. Smith's extension of the play and accurate throw to Gates should have led to a touchdown and that was the ruling on the field, but it was overturned by replay as Gates couldn't hang on.
Later on in the game, Smith faced a similar third-down situation deep in New England territory but here his aggressive mindset hurts him. Again, he does a great job of extending the play but this time faces pressure from a defender. Smith obviously feels the heat as he's not set when he releases the ball and doesn't point his front foot towards his target, falling off to the left instead.
This leads to the ball behind thrown behind Santonio Holmes, which results in a deflection by Kyle Arrington and an interception taking the potential tying points off the board with the Jets down 13-10 early in the fourth quarter.
This wasn't the first time Smith showed a lack of field awareness, as his early fumble in Week 1 against Tampa Bay deep in his own territory led to great field position for the Bucs.
The plays above paint a mostly negative picture of Smith's performance so far this season and while he has had his share of bad moments, Smith has also shown NFL-level toughness and arm talent. Sanchez's injury has thrust Smith into the spotlight earlier than the Jets were planning and the biggest improvement Smith can make going forward is fixing his footwork issues, which will also allow the Jets to start more plays under center and create a better balance between run and pass.
If Smith can improve his footwork, he has displayed the arm strength, pocket presence and poise to be an above-average NFL quarterback. He led the Jets to a last-minute win in Week 1 and while he couldn't duplicate the feat four days later, he owned it after the game saying that he needed to be better.
Saying nothing about his teammates dropping at least five passes against New England speaks volumes of the leader Smith can be and he's already shown the ability to stay calm in pressure situations, while also faltering in others. It's going to be a learning process for Smith but the potential is certainly there for him to develop into a great second-round investment for the Jets.
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Hideaway Cooking Classes: Vietnamese cooking class or Fusion cooking class. Six Senses cookbook and apron souvenir awarded upon completion.
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The activities department at the Six Senses Ninh Van Bay provides an assortment of activities for guests. Activities include diving in coral reefs, water-skiing, tennis, volleyball, hiking, and snorkeling. The department also organizes Sunset cruises, excursions to Dalat and Whale Island, and cultural trips to local villages. An Adventure Tour by motorbike and Island hopping boat trips can be arranged.
- Running track/path nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Boating on site
- Dock on site
- Fishing on site
- Kayaking on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Swimming on site
- Volleyball on site
- Water skiing on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Kite-surfing on site
- Spa
The Six Senses Spa offers a full range of health and beauty therapies. Menus include a variety of massage treatments including Vietnam's specialty treatments and the Six Senses Signature treatments. Facials, manicures, and pedicures are also offered. Additionally, the spa offers complimentary wellness activities such as Yoga, Tai Chi, and Pranayama.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
The Beachfront Pool Villa welcomes children of all ages. All other villas are not suitable for children under 6 years old, because they feature step staircases and unfenced balconies and ledges.
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
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- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- Boat and shuttle transfer per adult: USD 40 (one way)
- Transfer service fee per child: USD 20 (one way), (from 6 to 11 years old)
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.- Breakfast fee: USD 30 per person (approximately)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Under Vietnamese law, a guest who is not a Vietnamese citizen cannot share a room with a Vietnamese citizen without proof of marriage to each other. Otherwise, a second room must be booked. Guests must transfer via boat to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 24 December. A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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Drug bust leads to arrest of suspected hit and run driver
A warrant was issued for Noel Sumlin, of 532 S. Kinler St., after his failure to appear in court to deal with charges stemming from a November altercation with his then-girlfriend, according to Capt. Pat Yoes, a spokesman for the St. Charles Parish Sheriffs Office.
On Nov. 5, a woman contacted authorities and said that Sumlin hit her with a full key ring on her back and left arm. The woman also told deputies that she was cut on her right hand, Yoes said.
According to the arrest report, a deputy verified the injuries.
The victim also told police that Sumlin took her car and drove it into a loaded garbage can in front of her home before fleeing on foot.
Yoes said that based on information gathered by deputies, a search warrant was executed at Sumlins home and police found a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, marijuana and a digital weigh scale.
Sumlin was arrested on Jan. 12 and charged with aggravated battery, simple assault, hit and run driving, carrying an illegal weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, use of a firearm with a controlled, dangerous substance, possession of marijuana and possession of crack cocaine.
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Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Sails On September 25, 2013 Like any major trade show, OpenWorld has been in planning for a long time. However, this OpenWorld might be the most planned show of its kind ever, because in addition to the extravaganza taking place in the Moscone Center, many of the hotels in the area and even in closed-off streets, an important sideshow and object lesson -- America's Cup -- is taking place in San Francisco Bay. |
Marketers Relying on Mobile to Make the Season Bright September 24, 2013 The holiday season is upon us; even those uninitiated in the ways and means of retail can see it in the Halloween decorations and candy that are now so plentiful on store shelves. For the initiated -- that is, anyone who expects to make a buck off of the holiday shoppers this year -- not only is the season here, but plans to address it are already in place. |
Commence CRM 5.5 Brings Chat Into the Fold September 23, 2013 Commence earlier this month debuted version 5.5 of its CRM application with key enhancements including a new internal chat system, new Microsoft Word and calendar integrations, and a click-to-dial feature on mobile phones. Commence provides an array of CRM tools, including salesforce features and, for a unique twist, a project management component as well on its platform. |
The CRM Commodity Crisis: Escaping the SFA Mold September 20, 2013 There's always been a dichotomy between the promise of CRM and the reality of CRM. The promise is something like this: CRM can become the nucleus of your business, unifying sales, marketing and support around a shared set of data about your customers. Not only will it make your relationships with your customers better; it will make relationships among employees who connect with customers better. |
Peak Twitter? September 19, 2013 There was a sampling of tweets in the article I read on the accounts of Twitter's S-1 announcement last week. My favorite was, "This is Peak Twitter," implying it was time to sell -- but that overlooks the inconvenient idea that there is little to sell yet -- nor is there a place for most of us to do so. The S-1 got me thinking about how many things have been subtly changing around the industry. |
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Bislr Brings a Bunch of New Tools for Easier Marketing Automation September 16, 2013 Early this year Bislr launched with an impressive goal for a startup: It wanted to do for marketing automation what Steve Jobs and Apple did for mobile. That is, it wanted to take an arguably still clunky, expensive and difficult-to-use piece of enterprise software and transform it into something that people would actually want to use. It rolled out its version of that vision with the company's launch. |
Subscription Economics September 11, 2013 It is an old truism of economics that supply drives its own demand. While this is true, it leaves a lot unsaid. For example, a boatload of hula hoops could conceivably inspire a new generation of kids to pick up the toy, and nostalgic adults of a certain age might be compelled to see if they could still "do it," but it's just as likely that the supply would not spark much interest. |
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Peter Edwards A high level of research is presented in a most readable way. The book has a pervading quality in its insights which can only come from an experienced 'military mind'. Throughout the author uses appropriate and varied selection of original text providing both colour and veracity. The maps are few and lacking in detail, in Further Reading the author recommends Ian Robertson's Atlas of the Peninsular War which I would have found most useful in this case. That said however this book is difficult to put down once started and thoroughly recommended. The Praetorian Press, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013
Jakob Walter. Edited & Annotated by Bob Carruthers This is a re-presentation of the jounal which was first translated and published in America in 1938. Bob Carruthers has done a really good job in bringing this wonderful work up to date. His inspired selection and inclusion of the watercolours of Albrecht Adam, who witnessed many of the same events as Jakob Walter, makes the book even more enjoyable. That is if the brutal reporting of such a train of harrowing events can ever be enjoyed. The reader is left with an understanding of the life of a soldier in Russia in 1812 and thankfulness that Jakob kept a jounal. A must read. Pen & Sword Military, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013
Richards, Sir Brook A fascinating insight into small-boat operations between the British south coast and northern France. This volume covers Breton fishing boats as well as naval motor gun boats and the missions they ran to insert agents, collect/deliver intelligence and pick up down'ed aircrew smuggled to the coast by the resistance. Full of detailed references and anecdotes which begin to give some idea of how information was learned the hard way. Particularly relevant, as the author was himself involved. Pen & Sword Military, 2012
Davies, Steve Another excellent Haynes manual of one of those iconic pieces of technology we wish we could own! Detailed sections on it's design and combat history (primarily covering Vietnam and Iraq), it's anatomy, systems, engines and maintenance schedules. Some really detailed and annotated diagrams and the usual crop of photos from all angles. It also has a blow-by-blow account of a training mission from the point of view of the pilot, along with an unusual viewpoint from an air-gunner. Haynes, Feb 2013
Louis Joseph Vionnet. Translated & Edited Jonathan A book I finished reading wanting more of the same. I suspect desperate hunger, numbing cold and the struggle to keep his troops together caused Major Vionnet to make few notes from which these memoirs were constructed. Jonathan North has written an excellent introduction, especially the Peninsular War background to the regiment, and there is an appropriate selection of maps and illustrations to support the text. He has also used other personal accounts to broaden the perspective and add detail. My one minor complaint is that the many footnotes are gathered at the end of the book. If, like me, you always read footnotes, and these are most helpful, then having them on the relevant page is so much more convenient. This book is about detail having a broad overview of the Russian campaign, while not essential, is most useful. With only a little imagination the reader will gain insights into the hell which engulfed and killed so many of Napoleon's troops in the retreat from Moscow. And crucially how some of the survivors survived. Pen & Sword Military. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2012
Bishop, M C Providing exactly what the title suggests, this is primarily a gazetteer of all currently known Roman Legion bases, each with well referenced details such as location, situation, size, orientation etc. as well as the units that were based there together with line drawings and photographs. The handbook also contains appendices of Legionary timelines and a clear list of fortresses listed in the Notitia Dignitatum. The introductory section is short, but focussed carefully on the architecturally important details that pertain to Legion bases, and while well written, does assume a reasonable working knowledge of Roman military history. The bibliography is truly huge, and all in all this handbook should be considered an essential reference for a Roman military scholar. Pen & Sword, Barnsley., Jan 2013
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I agree. The American health insurance scheme is something that could have been designed by Rube Goldberg. It's no surprise that any changes to it will have effects in three dimensions.
That's why progressives were arguing for a single-payer system. Medicare for all US citizens. Simple. It works - just ask Grandma or Grandpa.
All the ridiculous trillions of dollars we spend on the Rube Goldberg creation could be spent going into a universal single-payer system with lots of money left over.
That's where we're headed, thank God. I only hope it comes sooner rather than later.
So the solution is to expand the Medicare system? Again, let's look at the facts.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services state in their "2012 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds":
[Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund] expenditures have exceeded income annually since 2008 and are projected to continue doing so under current law in all future years. Trust Fund interest earnings and asset redemptions are required to cover the difference. HI assets are projected to cover annual deficits through 2023, with asset depletion in 2024. After asset depletion, if Congress were to take no further action, projected HI Trust Fund revenue would be adequate to cover 87 percent of estimated expenditures in 2024 and 67 percent of projected costs in 2050.
Medicare's reimbursements to doctors are scheduled to drop by 31 percent on January 1, 2013. Yet even with this drastic drop in doctor reimbursements, Medicare only remains solvent until 2016/2024. Furthermore, drastic cuts to doctor reimbursements will only serve to make it impossible for doctors to continue providing services to Medicare patients and ultimately reduce retiree access to medical care.
Honestly, I don't see how it makes any sense to model a national healthcare system based on a program that is projected to go bankrupt in the near future. Medicare is a Ponzi scheme. It may have worked great for grandma and grandpa, but it won't be around in its current form for anybody under the age of 50. If we are going to reform our healthcare system then it should at least be based on a model that is fiscally sustainable, otherwise you're just chasing fools gold.
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Only minor injuries occurred when an underage driver allegedly hit four kids walking to school.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Duval County Public Schools confirm the kids were in front of Arlington Middle School on Monday morning when they were hit by someone driving the SUV, which then fled the scene.
A spokeswoman for the school district says the children were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. An email from a JSO spokeswoman at 11:12 a.m. says the children are in the 6th and 7th grade and that the driver, who they describe as a black male in a white SUV, stopped initially and then drove off.
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is this good i can't listen while I'm at work
yeah, that was awesome. Now we lie in wait for Baseline to provide us with insightful bloody vag farts
havent listened yet but i hope its better than marrowDigging: The Future Sound of London - Dead Cities
Digging: The Future Sound of London - Dead Cities
yup it's better
omg gotta listen btw Angel were you planning on reviewing this?Digging: Obliteration - Black Death Horizon
Digging: Obliteration - Black Death Horizon
gonna z hard nah should be coolDigging: Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
Digging: Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
Thoughts 1 minute in: heaviest riffing I've ever heard from this band.
yeah it reverts more to their older style towards the end idk though the riffs are still kind of ehhh
I'm digging it pretty hard
will listen later
"idk though the riffs are still kind of ehhh" my thinking exactly
If Marrow was any indication we all knew that this wouldn't have brilliant riffing, and while it still isn't fantastic there were more riffs in this song that I liked than were on almost all of Marrow.
2 Minutes in. Not at all what I expected, and I fuckin love it.
Good - very good, in parts. Still (like Marrow) found lacking when compared to their previous work.
at least the production is a lot better than marrow and i agreed after one listen i found more to like about it than almost all of marrow
Listening now. Thank god, the production is so much better than marrow.
Yeah the production is good, the heaviness and intensity is good (and rather unexpected), the atmosphere is good - but now that I've finished it I can say that nothing really blew me away. Still very solid, though.
fuck yea!
"I can say that nothing really blew me away. Still very solid, though." my thoughts exactly, it's nice, but I can't think of too much more this band can do that would be innovative to their sound
its not even that i want them to innovate i just want them to write better riffs
all these bandwagoners with their one song EPs. Intro of that song was boring.
true but it was more inventive than your lame comments and you thinking you're smarter than the average bear
The intro was kinda silly.Digging: Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
Digging: Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
you mean the part when you came into this thread?
Oh look, we've got a badass over here.
nope only Wolf-possessive is a bad ass. everyone knows that, what shall we do next high and mighty
Mannnn I hate the spoken word stuff. Intro could have been badass.
Not really what I was expecting but not at all disappointing, might grab this when released
it wasnt great, but the ending did blow me away.
can we keep this pg-13 please
BirthRite, ruining one thread at a time.
respecs demanding respect since his inception and still doesn't have any lol
Goes better as you progress it. Really enjoyed it.
I REALLY want to love Agalloch. But every time, there is something about them that I just can't grasp. "Ashes Against the Grain" is one of the most incredible albums I've heard, but the My Fortress is Burning trilogy just kills it for me. I really don't like those songs, though the rest is flawless. This is a 21 min song that would be really cool without the corny spoken word stuff and the gritty vocals. For me, at least. Still a great song, better than what I was expecting to say the least
John's vocals on this are awesomeDigging: Deafheaven - Sunbather
Digging: Deafheaven - Sunbather
It'll probably grow on me
i dont usually like samples tacked on to songs but i thought the one at the end ended the song on a perfect note.
Damn good song
damn, i need to check this one out
His vocals during actual black metal sections were a bit surprising to hear.Digging: Lake Of Blood - Omnipotens Tyrannus
Digging: Lake Of Blood - Omnipotens Tyrannus
Where is Noctus? Did he have a heart attack when he heard this song or what? I expected this thread to be covered with quirky emoticons by now. Odd.
Can't wait to pick this up on vinyl at the toronto show. Song rules.
will listen when i'm not wasted. excited!! :]Digging: Lethian Dreams - Season of Raven Words
Digging: Lethian Dreams - Season of Raven Words
okay i just listened twice and, well, i don't like it at all :[ hopefully my mind will change though
Listened once, nothing really struck me as that interesting or engaging. Will give it a few more tries.
That's not possible. It must be because you're still drunk. Sleep it off and get back to us in the morning.
Have these guys ever put out a comp with all their EP material on it?Digging: Logos - Cold Mission
Digging: Logos - Cold Mission
no comps are gay
average...better than Marrow but still not very good Digging: Daylight Dies - A Frail Becoming
Digging: Daylight Dies - A Frail Becoming
yeah they are just solidifying that they are pretty much all out of ideas
is it 128kb/s when you stream it!??! because all DL links around the web are 128kb/s and why the hell would i want to listen to that
shut up
hyper is a jerk
Nees moar acoustic. Seriously, it was like 21 minutes of the same. I'm used to long tracks, and anything under 10 minutes seems pretty short to me nowadays... Yet, it was just too monotonous. Good, but kinda boring.Digging: SORNE - Ego Altar
Digging: SORNE - Ego Altar
kinda bummed i won't be in town for their date. sucks
yeah this is pretty bad
okay listened again this morning and it ruled, holy shit need to listen to this when i'm at home with my sound system :]
Highest 2 since BTBAM!
can't stop listeninggggg [:
i love you, baseline :] maybe one day it'll be mutual [:
I thought you loved everyone doesn't that make the idea of 'love' meaningless though
i love love baseline, then!! [:
well Noctus approves, and that's all that matters
Riff at 6:14 is pretty killer.
Wish I could unobjectively love something the way Noctus loves Agalloch.
yeah this is pretty bad [2]
bad compared to their other their other stuff yeah otherwise no
I find this song a lot like Marrow only that it takes listen upon listen upon listen (with undivided attention) to get into. This wouldn't be inherently bad... but Agalloch is already a band that requires multiple listens to click - they're just alienating prospective fans/fans that don't LOVE them
They're also alienating fans who do love them by putting out music that just isn't that good.
yeah it's nothing groundbreaking but it's not terrible either, ah well
so it went from "meh, with some pretty good parts" to "fuck yeah this is awesome" after the second listen. marrow of the spirit is the only disappointment in their discography so far.
What's with all of the Marrow hate? :/
they're all silly billies :]
oh no not catchy
Their first albums are some of the most up-beat, almost "positive" BM I've ever heard. I liked this song but I'm not afraid that they're running out of ideas. It's not like they haven't used their EPs to experiment with different styles before.
this isnt experimenting its just boring
i love you hyp
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This has sent the stock to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Based on current consensus estimates, analysts project 43% EPS growth this year and 39% growth next year. Despite this stellar growth, shares trade at just 12.5x forward earnings.
RockTenn manufactures corrugated and consumer packaging. It was founded in 1936 and has a market cap of $7.0 billion.
Big Second Quarter Beat
RockTenn reported better-than-expected second quarter results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2013 on April 23. Adjusted earnings per share jumped 16% to $1.12, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10 cents. It was the company's third consecutive positive earnings surprise.
Net sales increased 2% to $2.325 billion, driven by a 7% increase in the Corrugated Packaging segment.
Turning 2% sales growth into 16% EPS growth means one thing: expanding profit margins. The gross margin expanded 80 basis points to 16.6% in the quarter, while total segment income increased 60 basis points to 7.5%. Meanwhile, interest expense declined 16%, which drove the net profit margin higher.
Estimates Soaring
Earnings estimates have soared since RockTenn's big second quarter beat, which has sent the stock to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2013 is now $6.40, up from $5.88 just 60 days ago, and representing 43% EPS growth over 2012. The 2014 consensus has risen from $7.75 to $8.93 over the same period, which corresponds with 39% EPS growth.
While people think the paper industry is dying, the 'Paper & Related Products' industry ranks in the top 20% of industries according to the Zacks Industry Rank.
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The valuation picture look very reasonable for RockTenn. Shares trade at 12.5x 12-month forward earnings, which is in-line with its 10-year median.
RockTenn also trades at just 6.5x cash flow, well below the industry median of 10.0x.
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With rising earnings estimates, strong growth projections and reasonable valuation, RockTenn offers investors a lot to like.
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