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MELBOURNE, Australia , Aug. 19, 2013 (Press Release) -
Statutory net profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2013 was $600.6 million. Statutory net profit after tax for the year ended 30 June 2012 was $412.6 million. Highlights Profit after tax and before significant items of $689.5 million, up 8.6%; The translation impact from the higher Australian dollar on profit after tax and before significant items was negative $13.8 million. On a constant currency basis, profit after tax and before significant items was $703.3 million, up 10.8%; Earnings per share before significant items were 57.2 cents, up 9.4%; Significant items after tax, were an expense of $88.9 million; Returns, measured as profit before interest, tax and significant items to average funds employed, of 16.4%; Operating cash flow after net capital expenditure was $739.5 million; Net cash from operating activities was $1,046.5 million; and Annual dividend of 40.0 cents per share, up 8.1%. Net debt and net finance costs Net debt increased from $3,550.6 million at 30 June 2012 to $3,967.5 million at 30 June 2013. Excluding the currency translation impact, net debt would have increased by $67.1 million to $3,617.7 million. Gearing, measured as net debt over net debt plus equity, was 51.7% at 30 June 2013. Leverage, measured as net debt (translated at period end exchange rates) over PBITDA (translated at 2012/13 average exchange rates), was 2.5 times. If the period end exchange rates were the same as the average exchange rates this ratio would have been 2.3 times. Net finance costs were $220.1 million. Interest cover, measured as PBITDA to net interest, was 7.3 times. Operating cash flow was $739.5 million and, after the payment of dividends, free cash inflow was $261.3 million. During the 2012/13 year: the company renewed a three year US$740 million multi currency syndicated revolving bank facility and increased the size of the tranche to US$900 million; and issued a €300 million 10 year Euro bond paying an annual fixed income coupon of 2.75%. The next sizeable refinancing is in December 2013 with a US$740 million multi currency bank facility due to mature. Exchange rate sensitivity The main currencies that Amcor is exposed to when translating overseas earnings into Australian dollars for reporting purposes are US dollars and Euros. For the 2013/14 financial year the annualised profit after tax sensitivity for a one cent movement against the Euro is expected to be approximately $5 million. The annualised sensitivity for a one cent movement against the US dollar is expected to be approximately $3 million. Dividend The Directors declared an unfranked final dividend of 20.5 cents per share, an increase of one and a half cents or 7.9% compared with the 2012 final dividend. This brings the annual dividend to 40.0 cents per share unfranked, 3.0 cents or 8.1% higher than the annual dividend last year. 100% of the dividend is sourced from the Conduit Foreign Income Account. The ex-dividend date will be 2 September 2013, the record date will be 6 September 2013 and the payment date will be 30 September 2013. Australasia & Packaging Distribution demerger information On 1 August Amcor announced the intention to demerge its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business. Amcor Directors are of the view that the demerger will enhance shareholder value by enabling each company to better pursue its own growth agenda and strategic priorities. A key objective for the demerger is that AAPD will have strong financial metrics when it is listed as a separate public company. Amcor Directors have proposed that the new vehicle will have a starting debt position between $700 million and $750 million. This starting debt position is based on the assumption that the net proceeds from the sale of the land at Fairfield will be received by Amcor. AAPD will receive proceeds from the sale of the Petrie cartonboard mill land as well as the sale of excess land at the Botany mill site. Amcor is currently preparing information relating to both AAPD and Amcor, post demerger, for presentation in the Scheme Booklet, scheduled for release to shareholders in early November. The Scheme Booklet will include details of additional corporate costs, tax rates, transaction costs and the opening balance sheets for each Company. Flexibles The Flexibles segment includes the Flexibles Europe & Americas, Flexibles Asia Pacific and Tobacco Packaging businesses. The Flexibles segment had an excellent year with PBIT up 11.9% to €589.1 million. This was a particularly strong result given economic conditions remained subdued in developed markets. The improvement reflects the strong market positions the businesses have across the portfolio, benefits from acquisitions as well as the defensive nature of the food, beverage, healthcare and tobacco packaging end markets. Sales revenue for the year increased 8.6% or €404 million. Of this amount, approximately €293 million relates to acquired operations in the Asia Pacific and Tobacco Packaging businesses. The remaining €111 million reflects underlying sales growth, movements in raw material costs and exchange rates changes. The operating sales margin increased from 11.2% to 11.6%. This was a particularly strong outcome as it includes the impact of acquired businesses with lower margins (until synergy benefits are realised) as well as the costs of achieving synergy benefits being included in the operating PBIT. Returns, measured as PBIT over average funds employed, increased from 23.9% to 24.0%. Emerging Market exposure Across the Flexibles segment there are 41 plants in 20 emerging market countries which contribute approximately 26% of sales. In 2012/13 PBIT in emerging markets in the Flexibles segment grew by 16%. Flexibles Europe and Americas The Flexibles Europe and Americas business services the defensive market segments of food and healthcare in Europe and the Americas. The major end markets served, making up approximately 95% of sales, are healthcare, medical & pharmaceutical, snacks & confectionery, cheese & yoghurt, fresh produce, beverage, wine & spirit closures and pet food. The business had a solid year with an increase in earnings, margins and returns. Despite subdued economic conditions in Europe and North America volumes were stable reflecting the defensiveness of the food and healthcare market segments. The key drivers for higher earnings were: Improving the cost position through a program of simplification and standardisation. A number of these programs take time to implement and the business has significant opportunities for ongoing improvements from these programs; Improving product mix by commercialising innovative new high performance products. This opportunity builds on the focus of continually improving the customer value proposition. There are a number of projects the business is working on that will ensure growth through innovation will continue; and Continuing to develop sales in emerging markets. The business currently sells products into a number of emerging markets, particularly Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. There is substantial opportunity for growth in these markets including the opportunity for acquisitions. Through a combined focus on achieving advantaged positions in the marketplace, commercialising new product innovations and leveraging strategic marketing, the business is well placed to increase the value it creates for customers and further improve earnings and returns. Flexibles Asia Pacific The Flexibles Asia Pacific business has 30 plants in seven countries throughout the region. The business had a strong year. Sales were up 35% and earnings were significantly higher driven by benefits from acquisitions and continued organic growth. In May 2012 the $238 million acquisition of the Australasian based flexible business, Aperio Group was completed. The integration program has proceeded well and the realisation of synergy benefits is consistent with expectations. The main priority through the integration process has been to deliver substantial value creation for customers. The success of this program has resulted in minimal loss of sales from existing customers. For the 2012/13 year, synergy benefits were partially offset by costs relating to synergy capture. There will be an increased synergy benefit in 2013/14 with full benefits the following year. The operations in Australia and New Zealand achieved substantially higher earnings, predominately reflecting the acquisition of the Aperio Group. Underlying volumes in the market have been flat and there continues to be import competition from Asia in certain market segments. In China, there was strong sales growth due to a combination of organic growth and the benefit of prior period acquisitions. Earnings for the year were higher. Following year end in July, the RMB350 million acquisition of the flexible packaging operations of Jiangsu Shenda Group was announced. The acquired business has two plants in the Jiangsu province in Eastern China, and sales of approximately RMB440 million, two thirds of which are to the attractive pharmaceutical, snacks and culinary end markets. This acquisition establishes Amcor as the market leader in Eastern China and is a strong fit with existing operations. On completion of this transaction, expected in the December 2014 quarter, Amcor's position in the Chinese flexible packaging market will expand to nine plants and sales of over $400 million. The Thailand business had another solid year with higher sales and earnings. The business continued to benefit from exports to other countries in the region, especially in the beverage segment. The business in India continues to develop. In November 2012 the Uniglobe flexible packaging acquisition was completed and the integration is proceeding well. Importantly the Uniglobe management have continued to work in the business and have helped strengthen Amcor's position with key customers. In addition in July 2013, an agreement to purchase the flexible packaging assets at a plant in Gujarat, India was announced. This purchase further expands Amcor's operating footprint in India enabling the business to improve its level of support to customers in this high growth market. Tobacco Packaging The Tobacco Packaging business had another strong year. Sales were up 13% due to a combination of organic growth, predominately driven by the ongoing shift to higher value-add packaging and the benefits from acquisitions. Earnings for the year were substantially higher with each region achieving solid improvements. In February, the business acquired the AGI-Shorewood tobacco packaging business for US$115 million. The business had sales of US$126 million, EBITDA of US$22 million and plants in North America, Mexico, China and South Korea. The integration of this acquisition involved the closure of the site in Danville, North America and reallocating volumes to other Amcor plants in North America. The acquired assets in Mexico were co-located on an AGI-Shorewood manufacturing facility. Volumes will be progressively transferred to Amcor's Mexican plant, acquired with the Aluprint acquisition in 2012. Similarly in China the assets are also co-located on an AGI-Shorewood manufacturing facility and production is exported into Asia. These volumes are progressively being relocated to other Amcor plants in the region and once completed the assets will be moved to other Amcor plants. The plant in South Korea is performing well. Cost synergies are expected to be US$13 million and will be fully realised through the course of the 2013/14 year. The cost to achieve these synergies, inclusive of new capital, is anticipated to be US$20 million and the expense component of these costs will be included in operating earnings. For the 2012/13 year there was a modest positive contribution from the AGI-Shorewood acquisition as earnings and synergy benefits were offset by costs to achieve synergies. For the 2013/14 year it is anticipated there will be a positive contribution from the acquisition. During the year the business benefited from the full year impact of the Aluprint acquisition in Mexico and the IPC&L acquisition in Argentina. The business in Europe continued to benefit from the customer trend to higher value-add packaging and earnings and returns for the year were higher. Although volumes were subdued, especially in the fourth quarter in Western Europe, sales value was higher. This period of lower sales has continued into the first quarter this year. The business continues to invest in specialised equipment to meet increasing customer requirements. This is a positive trend as Amcor is in a strong position to lead product innovation and speed to market requirements for customers. The Americas business had a good year. Packaging design in North America is also becoming more complex and customers are increasingly requiring more value-add features. The region is benefiting from the three recent acquisitions of AGI-Shorewood, Aluprint and IPC&L that have significantly increased its presence in important markets. Although Amcor has a strong position in the Americas there are still further growth opportunities in the region. The Asian operations had a particularly strong year with earnings substantially higher. The business has undertaken a number of improvement programs over the past 18 months and these are now having a positive impact on earnings. It also benefited from a particularly strong performance from the recently acquired plant in South Korea. There continues to be excellent growth opportunities in the region. Outlook The outlook for Flexibles is for higher earnings in the 2013/14 year. It is anticipated that economic conditions in developed markets will remain subdued and that there will be continued growth in emerging markets. There will be benefits both from recent acquisitions and ongoing cost improvement programs. Rigid Plastics The Rigid Plastics business had a solid year with PBIT up 5.2% to US$286.8 million. The operating sales margin increased from 8.1% to 9.0% and returns, measured as PBIT over average funds employed, increased from 15.5% to 16.9%. Sales revenue for the year declined 5.5% to US$3,179 million. The US$186 million reduction reflects lower volumes, movements in raw material costs and exchange rate changes. Capital expenditure was US$128.6 million which was 86.5% of depreciation. Cash flow for the year was US$275.3 million. North America Beverage The North American beverage business, which includes Mexico, delivered a solid operating performance with earnings higher than the same period last year. In the USA and Canadian markets volumes were impacted by: Market share gain - effective March 2013 quarter, the business secured substantial new carbonated soft drink and water (CSDW) volumes. The competitor who lost this volume elected to close their excess capacity and exit this segment of the business; Self manufacture - the majority of customers have now completed the transition to CSDW containers; and Adverse weather - the April to June period was a particularly cold and wet start to the summer in North America and follows a particularly strong start to the summer in the prior year. The combined impact, in the USA and Canada, of the above factors was a reduction in overall volumes of 4.7%. This comprised a flat performance in the hot fill custom segment and a 7.6% reduction in the CSDW segment. In Mexico the business elected to exit low margin CSDW business therefore volumes in that market were substantially lower. Earnings growth in North America, including Mexico, was driven by strong cost management in an environment of subdued volumes and the ongoing benefits of the Ball Plastic Packaging acquisition. These benefits have enabled the business to substantially improve the manufacturing footprint with low cost, large scale plants strategically located across North America. Given this significant improvement in the manufacturing footprint, the North American beverage segment is well positioned to benefit from an increase in volumes. North America Diversified Products The Diversified Products segment consists of rigid plastic containers predominately for the pharmaceutical / healthcare, food, alcoholic beverage and personal care / homecare markets. For the year there was a solid increase in earnings as well as higher margins and returns. Sales were lower due to a reduction in raw material costs. The business has undergone a significant transformation program over the past three years. The key elements of this program include: Integration of the Alcan Packaging and Ball Plastic Packaging acquisitions. This included building capabilities and improving operating performance as well as closing plants and, where appropriate, relocating equipment. The last of these closures was a healthcare plant in Puerto Rico. As part of this closure some lower margin volumes were foregone with other volumes relocated to plants in North America; Optimisation of the manufacturing footprint by installing capacity at sites co-located with the beverage operations. This has the dual benefits of enabling manufacturing capacity to be more closely aligned with customer facilities and spreading the fixed costs over a larger sales volume; and Investment of approximately US$100 million over the past three years. Much of this capital has funded new volume growth, driven by commercialising a number of innovative new products. The benefits from this expenditure will be increasingly evident over the next two years. South & Central America The South and Central American business had a solid year with all countries contributing to a 9.0% increase in beverage volumes. The combination of an increase in volumes and improved manufacturing performance resulted in the region achieving higher earnings and returns. In an environment of difficult economic and political conditions in some of the larger Latin American countries the business benefited from strong local management, market leading positions and well established relationships with key customers. In Brazil, the new plant at Suape is now fully loaded helping that business deliver solid earnings improvement. In Argentina the business continues to benefit from an established and well located footprint and that business also had a good increase in earnings. Bericap The majority-owned joint venture, Bericap North America, is managed and reported within the Rigid Plastics segment. This business has plants in Ontario, Canada, and in California and South Carolina in the United States. Earnings for the year were higher. This was mainly a result of increased volumes supported by prior period capital investments. Outlook The outlook for the Rigid Plastics business is for higher earnings in the 2013/14 year. The magnitude of the increase will depend on economic conditions in North America and weather conditions for the remainder of the year. Australasia and Packaging Distribution Australasia and Packaging Distribution achieved a PBIT of $146.2 million, 4.1% lower than last year. This decline is due to the decrease in Packaging Distribution's PBIT from $49.8 million to $43.8 million, predominately related to a lag in the recovery of raw material price increases and investments in IT infrastructure. PBIT for the Australasian business was in line with the prior period, however there were a number of one-off items included in the result. Adjusting for these items as well as the PBIT impact from the Petrie cartonboard mill that is being closed, resulted in a net impact of these items of a benefit of $0.2 million and is made up of the following: In February 2013, the closure of the cartonboard plant in Petrie, Queensland was announced. The plant generated a loss of $2.0 million in 2012/13, compared with a profit of $3.0 million in 2011/12. The mill is expected to close in the current half; During the year the business entered into sale and lease back agreements on properties in Scoresby, Victoria and Wiri in Auckland New Zealand. The profit on these sales was $32.0 million; The business also benefited from moving a number of employees out of a company sponsored, defined benefit superannuation fund into an accumulation fund. This process resulted in a release of pension liabilities of $15.2 million; Commissioning of the new recycled paper mill commenced in October 2012. Non-capitalised costs relating to the start-up of this machine were $25.3 million, of which $23.4 million was incurred in the first half; The glass business elected to crush and recycle obsolete wine bottle inventory which negatively impacted earnings by $5.7 million. The surplus inventory accumulated over time and was predominately due to a significant change in market requirements that included a move from heavyweight to lighterweight bottles; and In the first half of the year, a number of cost reduction programs were implemented, targeting specific improvement opportunities identified across several businesses. In aggregate the cost of these programs was $14.0 million. Adjusted PBIT for the Australasian business, after allowing for one-off items and the closure of the Petrie cartonboard mill, increased 2.5% from $99.7 million to $102.2 million. During the year the business also undertook improvement initiatives: As outlined above, in the first half of the year, a number of cost reduction programs were implemented, targeting specific improvement opportunities identified across several businesses. In aggregate the cost of these programs was $14.0 million and due to the relatively small amount of each project this expense was included in the operating PBIT for AAPD; In the corrugated business an extensive overhead and manufacturing cost review was undertaken during the second half of the year. The objective of the review was to ensure the overhead structure was aligned with the scale of the manufacturing operations as well as improve manufacturing efficiencies. As this was a substantial project, with a total cost of $33.4 million, it was recognised as a significant item in the 2012/13 year. The annualised cost benefit from these two programs is anticipated to be approximately $25.0 million for an aggregate cost to achieve of $47.4 million. Approximately $4.0 million of this cost benefit was included in the 2012/13 result. Fibre The fibre operations consist of the integrated corrugated box business and the folding cartons business. The business achieved an increase in adjusted PBIT of approximately $9 million with an improvement in both the carton converting and integrated paper and corrugated operations. Corrugated Box Overall volumes in the corrugated box operations were slightly lower. In Australia there were improved volumes in the fruit and produce and meat segments and lower volumes in the industrial, grocery and beverage segments. In New Zealand volumes were higher mainly due to a strong kiwi fruit season. The acquisition of Wayne Richardson Sales was completed in July 2012. The business specialises in distribution of industrial supplies, including packaging, to a range of small to medium sized customers across Australia. The business has performed well during the year. To further expand the distribution channel, Joe's Cartons was acquired in July 2013. This business has a strong position in the North Queensland market with opportunities for significant growth as part of the larger AAPD network. Botany Mill The new recycled paper mill located in Botany, New South Wales commenced commissioning in October 2012. During 2012/13 the mill progressively increased speeds and product range and the start up performance to date is in the top quartile for its global comparator group. As expected for a machine of this size, there were a number of specific commissioning related issues that impacted the operating performance during the 2012/13 year. The business addressed many of these issues with a comprehensive four day maintenance shutdown in July 2013. Following this shutdown the machine has the opportunity to progressively move to the next level of operating and cost performance. Another important opportunity for the mill is improving the quality of incoming wastepaper feedstock to enhance manufacturing efficiencies and paper quality. The business is implementing programs to address this opportunity and it is expected they will deliver benefits in the 2013/14 year. The annual cost benefit from the new mill is expected to be $50 million. None of this $50 million cost benefit was realised in 2012/13. Cost benefits will be realised over future periods with the contribution in the 2013/14 year skewed to the second half as the machine output ramps up through the course of the year. Folding Cartons The carton converting business had a solid year with an increase in adjusted PBIT. The business benefited from the full year impact of consolidating two plants in New South Wales into the single Botany site. With the closure of the Petrie Mill, cartonboard used in the carton converting business will be imported. The business has secured long term arrangements for the supply of board from a number of regional suppliers. Petrie cartonboard mill closure In February 2013 it was announced that the cartonboard mill in Petrie, Queensland would close. The benefits from this closure will be approximately $13 million with approximately $7 million achieved in the 2012/13 year. The benefit in 2012/13 was due to no depreciation being recorded in the second half of the year as well as reduced operating costs as the mill winds down production. The remaining benefit will be achieved across 2013/14 and 2014/15 with the mill scheduled to cease operations in September 2013. Beverage The beverage business consists of the beverage can, glass and closure operations. The business had a reduction in adjusted PBIT of approximately $5 million. Beverage can Volumes in the beverage can business were down 8% and earnings were lower. After a slow first quarter demand increased in the second quarter with improved weather conditions. In the second half carbonated soft drink volumes were particularly weak in the April / May period. Glass Volumes for wine bottles were higher and beer volumes were in line with the prior year. The business is well positioned as the low cost producer in the Australasian market and over the past two years, the other domestic glass bottle manufacturer has elected to close several furnaces. These closures have helped ensure that the domestic industry capacity has appropriately adjusted to the change in demand. Closures Going forward the business will predominately consist of a wine closure operation, which was acquired with the Alcan Packaging acquisition in February 2010 and is located in Adelaide, South Australia. This is the Australasian market leader in wine screw caps with the leading Stelvin brand. The closure operations had a solid year and adjusted PBIT was higher due to improved operating performance and the non-recurrence of costs relating to a strike in the prior year. Packaging Distribution The Packaging Distribution business had a solid year from an operational perspective however reported PBIT was lower. The underlying performance of the business was broadly in line with the prior year after allowing for higher bad debt and IT costs, as well as a lag in passing on higher raw material costs, which was mostly paper. The business has 98% of its sales in North America with 54 distribution centres and 10 manufacturing plants. The distribution operations represent 85% of total sales and has approximately 60% of its sales in California with the balance across the rest of North America, including Mexico and Canada. The manufacturing operations are also mostly centred in California and consist of corrugators and box plants. The business has been owned by Amcor for 25 years and throughout that period, has consistently delivered strong cash flow and returns. In the distribution operations, sales in US dollars were up 6.6% and earnings were higher. Sales growth was higher in regions outside of California where the business continues to build market share. The reported PBIT included a lag in passing on higher raw material costs and included a US$1 million bad debt charge due to the bankruptcy of a large customer. To improve the position of the business going forward the decision was made to invest in improving the stability of the IT platform by significantly upgrading disaster recovery capabilities at an additional cost to PBIT of US$1.5 million. The manufacturing operations, which comprise the corrugators and box plants, had a difficult year and earnings were lower. Increased sales were due to higher paper costs however margins were adversely impacted by the lag in passing these higher costs on to customers. The business is undertaking a small scale restructure of the manufacturing operations in California in the first half of the 2013/14 year. Given the ongoing operating improvements and growth of the distribution footprint over the past few years, the business is well positioned to benefit from any improvement in the US economy. Outlook The Australasia and Packaging Distribution business has a number of initiatives that will deliver cost reduction benefits totalling approximately $93 million. This amount comprises $50 million in cost reductions from the new paper machine, $25 million from restructuring programs and $18 million from exiting market segments and closing plants. Of the $93 million total cost benefits, $12 million was included in earnings in the 2012/13 result for a net $81 million yet to be realised. The cost benefits for the 2013/14 year are expected to be $30 million to $40 million and will be skewed to the second half as the new paper machine output ramps up through the course of the year. The balance of the $81 million cost benefits is expected to be achieved in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 years. Given the sale and lease back of properties in 2012/13 there will be an incremental increase in rental payments of approximately $5 million in 2013/14. The Packaging Distribution business in North America has continued to operate in subdued economic conditions. Should these conditions improve the business would expect an improvement in earnings. The earnings from the Packaging Distribution business in North America are translated into Australian dollars for reporting purposes. Should the Australian dollar remain at current levels there will be a benefit to reported earnings. The combination of the above factors is expected to deliver significantly higher earnings for the 2013/14 year. Investments / Other Investments / Other include corporate costs and equity accounted earnings from the 47.94% interest in the Hong Kong publicly listed company AMVIG Holdings Limited (AMVIG). For the 2012/13 year, corporate costs were $58.9 million and AMVIG earnings were $25.5 million. On 16 August 2012, AMVIG declared a special dividend of HK108 cents per share. Amcor owns 442.5 million shares in AMVIG and during the year received a HK$478.0 million (A$60.0 million) special dividend payment.
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Ammolite Gems brings you a ring that could become the star of your collection. The lustrous ammolite stone creates a colourful centrepiece that flourishes in the light to add that perfect twinkle to your finger. The magical stone is embraced in polished sterling silver that continues down to form a comfortable band that reveals scene-setting floral details on the shank.
• Sterling silver (average weight of 8.1 grams) • 1 oval shape ammolite gemstone (14mm x 10mm) • Ring measures approximately 13mm from knuckle to knuckle • Mined in Canada, assembled in China
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Nice ring but colorless stone
Par magpie
de Edmonton Alberta
I have a hard time finding rings that fit me and was looking for a silver ring to go with the earrings and pendant in silver. I have tried several styles with no luck. I decided to take a chance on this one since the price was reduced and it received good reviews. I was very happy with the style and comfort of the ring but the stone was black. Not even solid green, this stone appeared black. You had to tilt the ring to even see the green. Sadly it went back. I have purchased gold pieces from the Shopping Channel with no issues on the stones, however I have had to purchase multiples in the silver to find two pieces I would keep. Need to do better on your silver pieces.
Didn't live up to expectations
Par Sorry to return
de Whitby (Ontario)
Finally an ammolite ring in my size but I was disappointed when I received it. The stone itself was not eveningly set in the ring which I could live with, but looking down at the ring all you saw was black. In order to see some colour you had to tilt your hand a lot. It was not what I was expecting and packaged it up for return within 10 minutes of opening it. The samples shown are beautiful - guess I didn't get one - more options for size 5 would be appreciated.
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Par woody
de medicine hat alberta
Finally ordered this ring after reading reviews many times. The ammolite was mostly green with veining and flushed all over with the most blue I have ever seen...just a tiny tiny spot of red at one end...I wanted to keep it as it looked quite striking...there it ended the silver at each end curving around the stone was spoile by small gouges also for me the ring was not comfortable and I would not have worn it so back it went...sadly as I had wanted it oh well cant win them all try it and see for yourself
Par Denise
de Ottawa (ON)
Substantial ring with a multi coloured ammolite mostly of yellow, orange, green and several spots of red and blue. Truly amazed at the quality for such a low price. It's a steal!!
Par doxie lady
de Ontario
thankfully this ring has some nice colour and it's not just green. it's large but I like the larger rings. I'm happy with this purchase.
So chic, so European!
Par Eva
de Montreal
This ring is sooo chic, a real beauty. Simple but stunning. The craftmanship is georgeous... It is quite large and this is why I wear it on my middle finger... Enjoy...
Lovely ring
Par Peggy
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Par CHITA
de SARNIA
I own quite a few pieces of ammolite in gold, but in all honesty, this is the piece I wear the most. It is so comfortable (not hollowed out inside) and the quality of the ammolite is just as good as the ammolite in my gold pieces (if not better). This is now my favourite "go to" ring.
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"A surprisingly good hotel for its price!"Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Feb 22, 2013
I needed something cheaper, and this hotel stood out. With a 120 deg view of the harbour and a nice neat room with all the basics and a comfy bed it was hard to beat, certainly for price. It was well located for my conference. It rips you off for wifi which is always irritating, but overall it was a great hotel for what I paid for 3 nights. I had breakfast down the road so I have no idea what the hotel offering was like. Overall - a good hotel well situated and with a stunning view.
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"Great value and staff"Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Feb 12, 2013
Excellent value, very helpful and pleasant staff. Good location, right on the tram lines to Central Station. Very clean good quality room.
"Good service and comfortable stay"Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Feb 11, 2013
Hotel room looks new and modern and also very clean. It has a good gym. Service at reception, bell-hop, guest services and gym was excellent. The guest services manager is exceptionally pleasant and service-oriented. There is a convenient regular shuttle to Hong Kong MTR station. Overall, pleasant stay for the family.
"Convenient and comfortable"Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Feb 11, 2013
It is conveniently located close to Disneyland Resort with regular and frequent bus to the MTR and Disneyland. Service was courteous and efficient. The hotel pool was being refurbished - so i'm sure it'll be good for the future. Pleasant gardens. The hotel is not new but well-maintained. Comfortable stay for the family.
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Discover non-stop shopping, famous landmarks, and world-class museums (from art to science) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Serious shoppers should try the Harbour City shopping complex. Nathan Road's Golden Mile offers more of the local scene. Canton Road offers designer labels, and Granville and Cameron roads boast bargain clothing. Head harborside to the promenade for the nightly Symphony of Lights show.
see all hotels in Kowloon"Good location, friendly staff, comfortable room"
As soon as we arrived, we were greeted by very friendly & efficient staff. They made a great deal of fuss over our 1 year old. The room was large & easily accommodated the three of us. The room was serviced twice daily, which included replenishing complimentary bottled water.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great hotel"
Hotel staff were friendly and attentive to needs. Was a pleasure coming back to the hotel after a long day.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Fantastic Service"
The hotel staff were outstanding. Our 5 year old daughter broke her arm the day before check in and the staff could not do more to make our stay better. The hospital they recommended (St Teresa's) was outstanding. The room they gave us had an excellent view. Given the time we stayed at the hotel while our daughter was recovering we had a lot of opportunities […] to observe the service and food provided by the hotel. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great hotel"
We really like it. Great service Good gym pool Fantastic services Yan AustraliaGenuine Expedia guest review
"The grand"
Was a really lovely welcoming stay.. Happy to go there again... This hotel seemed to be on of the few places you could get a king size bed in Hong Kong, without paying a fortune..Genuine Expedia guest review
Fantastic pillow menu - really comfy beds and luxurious doonas - what more could you want after a hectic days shopping!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Excellent service and location. Highly recommended!!!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"great stay"
Loved the hotel, great location, great view, my only complaint was the pillows so all in all a great hotelGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good stay"
Very pleasant stay and good room. Service was good. Excellent location.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Luxury for a budget price!"
I booked the Intercontinental Grand Stanford HK through Expedia's mystery hotel deal and we were thrilled with the hotel and its service. Despite paying a fantastic rate through Expedia, we were upgraded to a two bathroom suite - complete with living room and chandelier! But the things you really want - security, cleanliness, comfy beds etc are all […] there. We also had a drink at Tiffany's bar, used the gym and had the delicious breakfast buffet. The staff are super helpful and friendly. Not that close to TST MTR but the bus to Stanley is right out the front and there's a free shuttle to the Airport train. Highly recommend, great stay. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"excellent place"
excellent place to stay. Great location and very courteous and dedicated staff. Highly recommended. It's worth joining up with the hotel's club stay.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Hong Kong stay"
The roof top heated pool was wonderful and swan daily. All meals were great and food fresh at all times. Great place to stay.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great location"
The main drawback was I booked a room with two "queen size" beds (for a couple and a 12 yr old) but they were smaller then a double bed and 2 average size adults had difficulty sleeping. I had to get a rollaway bed to accomodate 3 of us.Genuine Expedia guest review
"A wonderfull trip in hk"
Staff are very helpfull, customers service are very good the room are clean, the bed are very comfort, all overall we would like back again if we go to hongkong againGenuine Expedia guest review
"Great location very clean hotel"
Lovely hotel clean and friendly great choice for australian traveller who appreciates five star service and fantastic location.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great stay"
Great location and very clean hotel with a fantastic pool and fitness facility. The breakfast is expensive and service is slow (but friendly) however local restaurants are better value so would eat breakfast out . Only small issue The bathroom lights also turned on the the main room lights - very confusing! All in all a nice hotel that I would recommend, […] friendly staff and would visit again. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"A wonderful experience"
Wonderful experience.. our daughter is anaphylactic to nuts & the staff could not do enough to help us with making sure all meals were nut free. Staff could not have been more caring or friendly than they were .. we felt special. Position was in short walking distance to main centre but far enough to be peaceful. I would highly recommend this hotel […] to everyone. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"Stanford in kowloon"
great food and big room . In Kowloon and short walk to the metro and the harbour and ferry. Have a shuttle service for free that takes you to 3 key stops for ferry and train. We were there in a force 10 Typhoon and the staff were very good and have a look out for guests. Great relaxing holiday .Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great location"
Loved every moment from our arrival check in to our departure. All the staff were exceptionally friendly , helpful and courteous. Our flight didn't leave until 7pm and a late check out was no problem. The room we had had been newly renovated and renovations were still taking place which we were warned about upon check in but we didn't see or hear any […] evidence of renovations. We have been to Hong Kong twice before and previously had stayed in causeway Bay but really enjoyed this area. The location was fabulous and we enjoyed the walk to Tsim Sha Tsui both above and underground, the underground very handy in the hot weather. Wireless internet was a bit expensive but found that wireless hotspots were available at the DFS Galleria just 100 metres from the hotel so used that, very comfortable areas within the department store. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
Booked a secret saver hotel and got lucky with this hotel. Great location, great staff, great breakfast, great rooms and comfortable beds. Great value for money with a 5 star feel.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great Stay"
Stayed over Easter 2012. Fantastic Hotel. Great location & facilities. Would stay there again.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Acceptable old hotel with great services"
This is old hotel but being renovated. Room service and make up room is very good. Staff are very very polite. Quite a distance to nearest MTR.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
When requesting a room at this hotel I asked for 2 double beds as we were travelling with our adult son. when we arrived there were two beds NOT doubles and we were offered a fold out bed as well, now with 3 of us having travelled to Europe for 20 days you can imagine the size of our suitcases, with 3 large suitcases in the room I can assure you there […] was going to be NO room for a fold out bed. I was most disappointed because the rest of the hotel was faultless, is this because I booked with hotels.com and got a raw deal? Please ask, are your customers disadvantaged because of booking with you rather than direct to the hotel. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
I did not feel like I was stain in a five star resort. The soon was average The service was limiting And the staff prevailed with a sense of distain towards their vocation and this flowed freely upon the guests. I expected more than what I got for an alleged five star resortGenuine Expedia guest review
"Hotel Inter Continental Grand Stanford"
The hotel service is great. Hotel.com has given me an excellent hotel.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"most impressed of any hotel I have stayed at in Hong Kong in 15 years!"
A most delightful hotel . I will definately stay here again. Most impressed !!Genuine Expedia guest review
"Very good experience"
Excellent serviceGenuine Expedia guest review
"Would recommend"
I would recommend this hotel which was very reasonably priced. Arrived early in the morning and they were very happy to accomodate an early check in for me. Service was excellent and very helpful. Located in a quieter area but within easy walk to the busier areas of KowloonGenuine Expedia guest review
"Good hotel with good service"
Good hotel with good service. Hawkers out the front of the hotel were somewhat of a nuisance, otherwise no complaints.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great Hotel"
Great hotel, lovely and efficient staff. Great location.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great Hotel"
Great hotel, lovely and efficient staff. Great location.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Five Star all the way"
Unequalled service, location and facilities, with luxurious and very spacious rooms. Especially appreciated the roof top pool, short distance to riverside boardwalk, proximity to extensive underground pedestrian network with moving walkways, close proximity to East TST subway station. Tour desk also very helpful.Genuine Expedia guest review
i was very unhappy when i arrived because hotels.com did not inform me that some of the hotels floor were under renovation. once i show the hotel manager that i haven t been informed they became very understanding and helpfull. i have been upgrade to a suite and breakfast was offered for 2 morning. so i was very very happy with the way the staff (gary […] and Andy) handled it. congratulations to the staff that is exactly the service i was expecting from the staff of a 5 start hotel. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Real good and not so good"
The harbour room view was good - worth the cost for the view & the room. The person/s who serviced our room did an excellent job (12/10 there). The hotel is a bit of a walk from the MRT station but certainly doable. Lots of surrounding eateries & shops both upper & lower priced. We stayed at the hotel for holiday (vacation) purposes - some comfortable […] backpacking for 6 nights in a quite highly priced room. The majority of the staff were good (some really good), however some were not so good as it appeared that service and attitude depended upon whether or not you wore a suit and 'looked the part'. Some of those staff that were not so good appeared to have an attitude towards us of indifference bordering on rudeness. Whilst not the only example of this one that sticks in our minds was when we had the high afternoon tea - we were given a time when we had to be out (you are either open or shut), (given this time limit) the tea took 20 minutes to get to us & it was at best quite ordinary and in any event not worth the cost. Perhaps management need to impress on some staff that a 'guest is a guest' & no matter how they are dressed they still pay your wages or alternatively, indicate that they are not interested in having casually dressed guests stay at the hotel. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"Grand Stanford ~Hk"
The hotel is fine and undergoing renovation with rooms being done up slowly. On the first night we had a room which was effected by the lift motor 17th floor close to the lifts. We asked to change and were moved into a lovely quiet refurbished room for the following 2 nights, The staff were very good, 2nd room great, breakfast very good, business centre […] charged 50hk to use the internet for 15 mins, overall fine although I may stay over on the other side nest time close to the longest escalator as the bars and restaurants around soho were great. if you end up at this hotel just make sure you are away from the lifts. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Flooded Washroom"
Shower was flooded, they "fixed" it, but still flooded. Staff was courteous and prompt, location is a small walk from the MTR station. Hotel looks kind of old.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great hotel all around"
Hii always stay in this hotel, it is very nice and cleanGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great hotel"
Rooms are clean and comfortable. The breakfast is the best I've seen. It really worth. Very helpful staff. You feel welcome from the first step until leave the hotel. Easy check-in, easy check-out. Hotel location is good. Nice bars and restaurants nearby. Not so near from Ferry Pier and Tsim Sha Tsui West station as I though, but still in a very good […] location. I'll recommend to my friends absolutely! Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Delightful 3 days"
Excellent half day tours of Hong Kong and Lantau Islands. Breakfast buffet was wonderful.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"very conveniently located"
The hotel is first class, staffed by highly professional and courteous staff. We had an harbor view room on the 17th floor, so the panorama was really impressive. Breakfast is very rich and with quality food: I recommend it, even if it is on the expensive side. Dinner buffet at "Cafe on M " could - in our opinion, improve a little with more emphasis […] on the quality rather than on the quantity. Rooftop swimming pool is nothing exceptional.The hotel offers a free shuttle bus every 30 mts so TST (Star Ferry, Harbor City, MTR). A big plus is the waterfront promenade, just 100 meters from the hotel entrance: you'll enjoy early morning walks or evening strolls. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Comfy beds"
overall good stay.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great Hotel for Business trip"
I have been staying at this hotel for years during my trips to Hong Kong and it is a very good hotel along with decent prices.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Hong kong Business Hotel"
this is a pure business hotel; good service but not like a real 5 star look or serviceGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"They really make you feel welcomed!"
Stayed in the Harborview room looking out to HK island. What a great vista! Location is fab! Just across the street are shops, shops and more shops. Local goods to high end designer. Also close to big Kowloon attractions and major shopping strips like Nathan Road are just a short walk away. The staff is totally efficient – even the room service staff […] were first class and professional. Impressed! Will definitely come back! Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"Conveniently located, courteous hotel staff"
The hotel is conveniently located around half a km from TST East. From TST East accessing TST. MTR station is easy through a moving walkway. Hotel staff was very courteous and helpful. As a compliment gave us a surprise with a nice b'day cake in the room. Breakfast had number of options even some Indian cuisine too. There are many Indian restaurants […] nearby like Woodlands (south Indian mainly), new Sangeet (live ghazal music) and many more. Also the area around the hotel is not that crowded but is quite vibrant with a number of pubs in line nearby having outside open air seating with led TVs playing the latest and. Live English Premier League action. Overal quite lively. Would definitely recommend this hotel to everyone. Though as a negative the only thing I thought was the bathrooms could be more spacious. Pricing is as per HK 5 star standards. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"good to stay"
location in excellent position for shopping, food, etc .Genuine Expedia guest review
Every thing about the hotel is fantastic except for minor issue with the service and the wireless service was charged not like other hotels.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"beautiful view of victoria harbor, clean"
excellent service close to everything far from main rd which is good clean roomsGenuine Expedia guest review
"A hotel that doesn't honour their reservation !"
We booked an harbour view room, that was the whole point booking this hotel in the first place, but when check in, front desk say we didn't book harbour view room and insist we have to stay in a room facing other buildings (may be they try to sell the harbour view room to a higher bidder last min). we called hotels.com right away in case I mess up, […] which hotels.com confirmed I was right, and try to talk to the manager but also failed... If a hotel doesn't honour their reservation, what more to say ? Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"All good"
Great stay great location, nice bed! Good shopping,Genuine Hotels.com guest review
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Cell Metabolism, Volume 14, Issue 3, 7 September 2011, Pages 390-402
Kien Thiam Tan, Sheng-Ching Luo, Wan-Zo Ho and Ying-Hue Lee
SummaryUpon nutrient deprivation, cells are thought to suppress biosynthesis but activate catabolic pathways to provide alternative energy sources and nutrients. However, here we provide evidence that in adult male C. elegans, both biosynthesis and degradation activities, including ribosome biogenesis and turnover, are enhanced during early starvation and appear to depend on the availability of intestinal lipid stores. Upon depletion of the intestinal lipids, further food deprivation results in a significant reduction in metabolic activity in the starved male worms. Our data show that adult C. elegans exhibits a two-phase metabolic response to starvation stress: an initial phase with enhanced metabolic activity that rapidly exhausts the lipid stores, followed by a phase with low metabolic activity, which outlasts the life of fed control worms. DAF-2 insulin/IGF-1 receptor signaling to the RAS pathway is required for the starvation-induced ribosome biogenesis and rapid lipid depletion in the initial phase of starvation.
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Short on phosphate: plant surveillance and countermeasures
Trends in Plant Science, Volume 9, Issue 11, 1 November 2004, Pages 548-555
Carla A. Ticconi and Steffen Abel
AbstractMetabolism depends on inorganic phosphate (Pi) as reactant, allosteric effector and regulatory moiety in covalent protein modification. To cope with Pi shortage (a common situation in many ecosystems), plants activate a set of adaptive responses to enhance Pi recycling and acquisition by reprogramming metabolism and restructuring root system architecture. The physiology of Pi starvation responses has become well understood, and so current research focuses on the initial molecular events that sense, transmit and integrate information about external and internal Pi status. Recent studies have provided evidence for Pi as a signaling molecule and initial insight into the coordination of Pi deficiency responses at the cellular and molecular level.
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Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Volume 8, Issue 9, 314-316, 1 September 1983
The regulation of neutral amino acid transport by amino acid availability in animal cells
Mark A. Shotwell and Dale L. Oxender
Animal cells regulate the activities of neutral amino acid transport Systems A and L to keep the intracellular supply of amino acids relatively constant. Transport System A activity increases dramatically in response to starvation of all the amino acids. Transport System L activity increases in response to starvation of a single substrate such as leucine. The mechanism of regulation appears to be different for Systems A and L.


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It's easy to forget that Mark Prior's just 28. He's battled arm troubles with the Cubs and been released by the Padres, but he tells MLB.com's Fred Claire that he still wants to pitch. Pedro Martinez and Chris Carpenter have come back from injuries, so Prior looks at them and remains determined to come back.
"I will do everything I can to prepare myself to pitch in the Major Leagues again," he said. "I know I have the ability and I haven't given up on myself in any way."
When Prior looks forward he sees a career renaissance like Carpenter's; when he looks back, he remembers the Stephen Strasburg-esque hype that surrounded him after he signed a record-setting deal out of college. Prior, who says he has no regrets, offers this advice for Strasburg: "enjoy the journey."
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Knock guru predicts vision following documentary debut
Following the airing of a documentary on the Irish visionary, Joe Coleman, he has announced the date of his next apparition of the Virgin Mary as August 25 at Mount Melleray Shrine, in County Waterford.
Though Coleman has reported four visitations of the Virgin Mary at the Knock Shrine he has, on his last two trips, been denied access to the Basilica. His website (www.knockapparitions.com) reports that another visitation at Knock will be predicted soon.
A new documentary called "Apparitions" focuses on Joe Coleman's story over the last two years while looking at the wider topic of Ireland's devotion to the Virgin Mary and Marian Shrines.
The focus of the documentary, made by RTE (Ireland's national broadcaster), is Coleman's own story and his connection to the blessed Mary. It also looks at whether Coleman is to be believed interviewing academics and journalists on the subject.
Patsy McGarry, the religious correspondent for the Irish Times is featured in the documentary. He says "I believe that Joe Coleman is a very Christian man. He believes everything he claims. He's not making any of this up. He's not going about this cynically. He's not trying to make money. It believe that to be completely true.
"He's a fella from working class Dublin with little education. He hasn't been working for years. Why in God's name would God or the Virgin Mary pick someone like him. Who would pick a carpenter from Nazareth, people could ask the same question."
Coleman was born in 1954. Growing up he said he always had an affinity to the Virgin Mary and looked to her for solace but did not comprehend that he was having visitations.
During school he found life difficult. He was never diagnosed as having dyslexic and left school at the age of 13 unable to read of write. He worked as a messenger boy and had various other jobs throughout his younger life.
It was much later on in life that his visitations began to make sense. He said "In 1986 I was having an operation in Saint James' Hospital and I died."
He explained that he went through a tunnel of light and was greeted on the other side by his father, his son, who had died, and Our Lady. He said he was "gone" for 15 minutes. "You can call it and outer body experience but I was dead. I know I was dead because I've been there many times since," said Coleman.
Our Lady then visited him and asked him to go to Medjugorje, in former Yugoslavia. His initial response was "Mother, I don't know where Medjugorje is!". Coleman then got a loan of €700 to take the trip. Once he had arrived he was told by Our Lady to go to Knock and that she would visit him there. There his notoriety and visitations at Knock began.
Before his most recent trips and visitations at Knock Coleman worked as a healer. He ran spiritual development courses and gave clairvoyant readings before the revenue commissioners started looking into his finances. Though he was charging €40 a session for clairvoyant readings he insisted that he never charged for any kind of information to do with his visions of the Virgin Mary.
Coleman said "I'm an authenticated seer of Our Lady. I don't go near tarot cards or Ouija boards. I work with the light of God. I'm a light worker."
Coleman has also just released his most recent message from Our Lady. The statement on his website reads "Firstly Our Lady wants people all over the world again to open their hearts to God again and to seek reconciliation. Secondly she has told me that the time for the Second Coming of Jesus on the Earth is "drawing very close.
"The Second Coming of Christ will, she tells me, mean a new beginning for mankind where Heaven and Earth will become one and that for believers it will mean eternal life."
During the RTE documentary he is referred as a "spiritual entrepreneur" using modern language, the Internet, books and television to spread his word. Though many do not believe in what he says he claims that he still has about 50,000 followers in Ireland.
It seems that Coleman might have more spiritual power than disbelievers might like to think.
Vincent O'Toole, an Irish journalist raised an interesting point during the documentary. He pointed out that the church can not ignore him but they can't endorse him either as it would give him incredible power. He would essentially be more powerful than the Pope or at least any cardinal in Ireland. None of whom claim to have a direct line of communication with God.
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