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PICTURE PERFECT? The "official Olympic headshot" of Phelps, which depicts him looking disheveled with a scraggly beard and no expression, was discussed on ESPN's "PTI" earlier in the week. ESPN's Tony Kornheiser said it "looks like he crawled out of a cave." Kornheiser: "I am told you're not allowed to smile in these shots for your official headshot. Honestly, would you have him endorse any particular product? The guy shows up looking like that?" He added, "Not all of us sell Subway sandwiches, so he's got to think about what he's going to look like" ("PTI," ESPN, 7/24). CBS' Jim Rome said he wants Phelps "to freshen up because he showed up for his official Olympic headshot with a big ole' bedhead." Rome: "The face of the Olympic Games shouldn't have the lettuce of a frat boy who just rolled off the futon" ("Rome," CBS Sports Network, 7/24).
RYAN'S SONG: Phelps' main competition this year could be fellow U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who Tuesday was "Today's Athlete To Watch" on the NBC morning show. NBC's Matt Lauer noted while other swimmers have "grabbed the spotlight in past Olympic Games, this could be the year he takes center stage." Lauer told Lochte, "You're seen as a terrific competitor in the pool and a little bit more of a free-spirit out of the pool. Fair assessment?" Lochte replied, "Oh yes." Lauer: "One way Ryan expresses that free spirit is his unique sense of style, from colorful Speedos to outrageous sneakers he helped design and of course, his now infamous diamond mouthpiece first revealed at a medal ceremony." Lochte said the diamond "grill" during the London Games "will come back" ("Today," NBC, 7/24).


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S&P 500 futures fell 9.6 points while Dow Jones industrial average futures sank 60 points and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 7.5 points.
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Murray is a senior member of the Budget Committee, a proponent of balancing spending cuts and tax increases in a deficit deal, and, importantly, chairwoman off the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. That has Republicans crying foul already, and here's why: A hidden reason for the GOP's ongoing deficit push has been to force Democrats to cut entitlement benefits on a bipartisan basis, to neutralize the GOP's vote to phase out Medicare earlier this year. As the person in charge of electing Democrats to the Senate in 2012, Murray will have a powerful incentive to steer clear of policies that blur the sharp contrast between the parties on that issue.
Baucus is chair of the Finance Committee, and thus highly territorial about tax and entitlement issues. He's also famous for having spent months seeking bipartisan consensus on universal health care legislation in 2009, only to have Republicans walk away. And as budget negotiations led by Vice President Joe Biden broke down earlier this year, Baucus, a member of that discussion group, agreed in principle to Medicare provider cuts -- somewhat distinct from Medicare benefit cuts -- but only if they were commensurate with new tax revenues. Republicans will never agree to that. As a member of President Obama's fiscal committee, he voted against a proposal authored by chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson on the grounds that it wasn't sufficiently balanced.
Kerry's the surprise here. He's a senior member of both the Senate and of the Finance Committee. On Meet the Press Sunday, he advocated for cuts and reforms to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security but acknowledged the need for "some revenue." He has a military background and chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, which means he in particular will have an incentive to reach agreement with Republicans. If the Committee gridlocks it will trigger a penalty that includes a broad $500 billion cuts to military and defense spending over 10 years -- something neither he, nor Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, nor President Obama want to see.
So the good news is the Democrats on the committee have all demanded balance in the past, and will have an incentive to stick to that demand. The bad news is balance has no agreed-upon definition, and if Republicans put up a trivial amount of new revenue, Democrats might be tempted to call it a win and cave.
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>Our district HAD a policy of not accepting anyone under age 14 for Eagle >Candidate (until BSA overruled them). Now SM says that he will not allow a >13 year old to become Eagle as they would lack the maturity and camping >experience required to be an Eagle. > >Am throwing this out to the list for comments, etc.
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As for my personal opinion, I differ with some BSA requirements, especially from some of rules the lawyers have imposed on us, but I agree with this one 100%. No two boys are alike physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. While the majority are not ready to be Eagle Scouts, at 12 or 13, there are some that are. I know Scouts that have more maturity and experience at 13, than 19 year old ASMs. This policy rightly prevents an adult from abritrarily denying a boy a rank that he has earned because the adult doesn't like (pick one) the boy's looks, ethnic background, religion, race or what football team he likes the best. Whew!!! Time to step down off the soapbox before I lose my balance and fall.
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"расположен в тихом уютном месте"Отзыв пользователя Hotels.com: 12 сен 2012
приятный персонал,
За проживание дополнительных гостей может взиматься плата в зависимости от политики отеля.
При регистрации по прибытии необходимо предъявить официальное удостоверение личности с фотографией и кредитную карту на случай возникновения непредвиденных затрат.
Выполнение особых запросов зависит от ситуации на момент регистрации по прибытии и не гарантируется. Может взиматься дополнительная плата.
**Эти удобства могут быть доступны только в некоторых типах номеров. Некоторые удобства предоставляются с доплатой.
This hotel offers full-service massage treatments, either in guestrooms or in the on-site massage room. Massage treatment options include couples massage, body wraps, foot, fibro, best friends massage, chair massage, Reiki energy, hot stone, Swedish, and deep tissue. Advance reservations are required for all treatments.
Отель предлагает следующие места отдыха и развлечений: закрытый бассейн и круглосуточный фитнес-центр.
Перечисленные ниже виды отдыха и развлечений предоставляются в самом отеле или недалеко от него (может взиматься дополнительная плата).
Следующие платежи и залоги взимаются отелем во время оказания соответствующей услуги, при регистрации по прибытии или регистрации при отъезде.
Возможно, приведенный выше список неполон. Суммы платежей и залогов могут быть указаны без учета налога и могут быть изменены.
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"Overnight stay after wedding"
I booked a suite here for my niece and her new husband for after their wedding. They LOVED it. The views were fantastic, room service was great and the suite was more than expected. Great job Sheraton!Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
Great amenities, service and condition. View from the room was wonderful. Only complaint is that the parking garage is not connected to the hotel, so you have to drag you stuff a good distance. Will visit again next time we are in town.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
This is a very nice hotel. Our stay was pleasant. The staff was friendly and very helpful. It was also very clean.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Perfect for us!"
I have no complaints, perfect oceanview from the 12th floor, clean room, heated pool, free drinks during social hour, starbucks coffee. And the most comfy bed. Did I mention the price? Perfectly priced, LOL!Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
The rooms are really nice and the bed was extremely soft! The only thing that was missing was a microwave.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
Great hotel amazing price. Very clean and comfortable.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
The hotel was clean and service was fine. I was not aware that I had to pay extra for parking. I requested a room with a king bed when I made my reservation and was told that they were sold out, despite the fact that the person checking in in front of me had no reservation and was given a room with a king bed.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
Went for a 2 night Anniversarry weekend. The room was kind of small for a King suite but overall very modern and clean, verr comfy bed and nice fluffy king size pillows we slept well.. Only complain is we requested a champagne buctket but it was never delivered and the garrage was kind of thight and should be free for guest for the price charge.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Good View"
We had an ocean view room with a great view; however, the bed was very soft and someone had put kitchen cabinet doors underneath the bed, trying to make it a little firmer. It didn't work. Also, there was a very horrible sewage smell in the bathroom. When I mentioned it to the front desk, the lady didn't even comment. When I asked what she was going […] to do about it, she said she would have to contact engineering, but she didn't offer any suggestions or apologies. This was supposed to be a 4 star hotel. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Good, at the right price"
Predictable Sheraton standard (except the tatty pool and roof terrace) but nothing exceptional. We paid a low rate so perfectly OK at that price but very pricey at the rack rates. Service just about OK, nice room but extra for breakfast ($12.50) and a long walk to the 'action' of Myrtle. Having said that, its a quiet place for sleeping.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"watch out for the hidden parking fee"
my only shock was ehen i was informed there was a 50.00 parking fee. i saw the charge on my bank card but not on my check out receipt.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"nice beds"
It's 2 blocks to the beach. . Easy walk! God c service. . Very confortable beds!Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Enjoyed it"
Loved everything about this visit. Clean, friendly staff, helpful concierge.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Party Hotel"
If you're 18-21 years of age, this is your hotel. Do not stay here for any type of business travel. Close to the bars of "Broadway on the Beach"....you will be reminded when half the patrons of the hotel come back at 2:00 am. Do not stay for business or if an early wake-up call is needed.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Best stay in myrtle beach"
Would most definitely stay there again. Nice convenient location away from the beach traffic. Very Clean!Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"perfect for what it was"
This hotel was perfect to crash in for a night before heading out to the TIGERS Safari. It was clean, the rooms were well maintained, recently renovated and quiet. There were plenty of restaurants near by and it is walking distance to the beach. I'd absolutely stay there again. My only complaints are that they charged for parking and that the blackout […] curtain barely covered the window. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Great escape"
The hotel was easy to find and check in was a breeze. Parking garage is beside the hotel but not attached, parking is $8/day extra. Room was clean and had a great view of the ocean. Was a 10 minute walk to have our toes in the sand. Good timeОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Better than most of the beachfront hotels"
Arrived early, room wasn't ready. The staff was very accommodating and took our name and number to notify us as soon as we could check-in, they also provided us with a parking pass for the attached parking garage (parking is free!). We took a drive around the area to get the lay of the land and were only out for an hour or so before they called to let […] us know our room was ready. The room provided was actually an ocean view which was a nice surprise. Mind you, the hotel is about a mile inland but a short walk on 21st St. and your on the beach. The room was very clean and typical of a convention center hotel. The bed was very comfy with two different types of pillows. Wi-fi is free and performance was not terrible. The hotel bar on the second floor is nice and prices are typical $$. We were traveling with another couple who choose to stay at one of the beachfront properties (Ocean Dunes Resort) and by comparison, we were at the Taj Mahal. I would definitely stay there again. This was the first time we used Expedia travel to book a vacation "package". We got a pretty good deal and would do it again. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Very Nice Stay"
The front Dest can be a little more nicer when it comes to talking to new guest. Everything else that really truly mattered was great, The room was very nice and the surrounding was great, and the distance to the beach and shopping, and eating areas was perfect. I would come back to this hotel over and over again.....Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Room request"
Requested two double beds. Was given a king bed with a nice view. Went down and asked for a different room with two double beds, and was given a room with a view of the roof A/C.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
Carpet in the room and hallway needed to be cleanedОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Pretty Nice"
Pretty nice for a hotel at the beach. Wasn't messy. Clean. Nice view. Happy with my room. Would stay here again.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Not a 4 star, maybe a 3 star!"
It's okay for the value, but it is not close to the beach and the pool is poor.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"It was ok but parking was annoying"
We stayed for 9 days and the hotel was nice and clean. We chose it because it seemed more modern than the others in the area. We also had a place on the beach we could stay but if you were looking to visit the beach often I would not stay here. They charge additional $8 for parking in the garage which I don't think is acceptable. And there are 6 levels […] and if you come home after 10pm you will have to search all 6 levels and end up parking on roof. Also depending on what is going on at the convention center can really make or break your visit. For instance when we checked in there was a major rap concert convention which as a family vacation wasn't fun to deal with all the drinking etc that was going on with the other guests cruising the hallways. I still rated the hotel 4 stars because overall it is still a nice hotel. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Great place to relax!"
Our room was very neat and clean, check in was a breeze, and all facilities are fantastic. I will recommend this hotel because of what I mentioned and the safety. A big plus, the beach is within a walking distance. Restaurants found everywhere you move in the vicinity.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
It was a very comfortable bed. All four of us got a good night's sleep.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Beautiful hotel"
Really enjoyed it. The view was amazing. Luxury at its finestОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Halfway between the beach and Broadway at the Beac"
good spacing between the beach and Broadway at the Beach. Had a free trolley in MB which was nice.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Hotel was very clean and modern"
Great place to stay if you are looking for a newer hotelОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
I enjoyed my stay at the Sheraton Convention Center. Every staff member I came in contact with was friendly, professional, efficient and helpful. I will definitely stay at the Sheraton in the future.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Easy commute to beach"
great room except bed had a coating of dog hair and an old biscuit under the bedОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Great hotel"
Even though our family of 7 only spent 1 night here the service was was great and the room very comfortable. There was a extra expense of 8 dollars for parking and no view of the beach where we was.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Good Choice for my vacation"
I loved the Sheraton. It was my first visit to MB and I didn't have any recommendations for hotels. I chose this hotel based on passed reviews and to be honest the price. I figured you get what you pay for so I was a little skeptical but I got way more than I paid for. The staff was very friendly, the hotel was clean and kept clean during our stay and […] the decor was pretty and true to the photos on the website. It is close to Broadway on the beach (jump on the free trolley).the actual beach, amusement park section and It is walking distance to restaurants and in a great location. I am going back next year with my 4 sons and I plan to stay at this hotel again. There is so much to do I plan on staying longer next year. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
Nothing bad to say... the view was breath taking the room was dream like. Parking was $8.00 a day but well worth it. Location to attractions is unbeatable.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Close to N Kings Highway and Ocean Blvd."
This hotel was very clean. The hotel staff was very friendly. All amenities was just as it was stated. (pool, restaurant, coffee station) It's located not to far from N Kings Highway and Ocean Blvd. Ocean Blvd is the area where most people want to be because it's right by the beach.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Good value!"
Nice Room Great Location If You Are Ok With Not Being On The Beachfront. Clean ROoms And Very Friendly Service.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Close to beach"
We arrived at Myrtle Beach a day early and decided to stay here. Very comfortable and friendly staffОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Great location"
We arrived very late and very tired. Check in was a breeze. And we were pleasantly surprised when we got to our room. I think they accidentally gave us a suite (awesome). The kids loved it. Overall a great experience. Parking is my only complaint. It's not included in the nightly few. It was $8. Not a problem though.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Small walk to the beach."
There is a small walk to the beach, less than 5 Minutes. Well worth it for the cleaner rooms (no sand in the carpet). We would Definitely stay there again.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Hotel for comfort stay"
Had a wonderful experience at this hotel.nice and comfortable to stay at, for a very reasonable price. I would definitely recommend it to friends and others. It's proximity to the most visited places at Myrtle Beach is even an add on. Overall rating is a 2 thumbs up!Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Comfortable stay"
Very professional and cordial staff.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Close to the beach but also close to shopping"
I enjoyed everything, there was only one issue I had.... They charged me three times for parking. I only stayed two nights.Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
The best hotel at myrtle beach,compairing to all beach front hotel I have stayedОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Wonderful place to stay."
The staff went out of their way to make our experience a great one! The room was very comfortable and clean. They treated my guests/visitors well. Room service arrived promptly and tasted wonderful! I would definitely stay at this hotel again.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
"Nice hotel, nice price, comfy beds!"
Our stay was good. Close but not too close to the buzz of strip but walkable. The beds were the most comfortable I've ever slept in. I will definitely go back and stay here.Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
The hotel was great. Very clean and staff was great. Room had a great view for not being on the actual ocean. The only complaint I had is the sheets felt like sandpaper. When I complained to the desk they said they were are usually soft so maybe I had a bad set. They felt like the cheap 200 thread count from Walmart. I hope that isn't what they usually […] have available to guests. I've had better at the Holiday Inn. Other than that everything else was perfect. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Great hotel"
We stayed for one night and the hotel was excellent. We definitely got a bargain. The parking is a bit tough to figure out but the hotel was great, no within walking distance to everything!!!Отзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
"Nice hotel a couple of blocks from the beach!"
The hotel has potential but needed new mattresses as they were well used! The air conditioning needed upgrading as it was too warm during the middle of the night even when the thermostat was set at 60. The buffet breakfast was in need of improvement food luke warm, and obviously sitting for quite some time. We only went there once!Отзыв реального пользователя Expedia
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Beautiful hotel great place to relax. Staff was very friendlyОтзыв реального пользователя Expedia
Hotel was ok. It was further from the beach than expected. Technically you can see the ocean..... If you look between other buildings. It was very basic for the price, nothing special. Tv remotes and other accessories were in disrepair...... Hallway carpet was gross..... Just a cheap hotel experience for premium price. Guest services everyone was curt […] and less than friendly/polite. No breakfast included with price etc. Next time I will stay elsewhere. ПодробнееОтзыв реального пользователя Hotels.com
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Matt Lieb, Vince, Burnsy, and Bret talk Shia Labeouf, the Worst of 2013, AND, the most Australian television clip of all time. Enjoy.
Here's a movie trailer that has some stuff in it and also slow-motion footage of Kate Upton's boobs bouncing while she jogs.
Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel gets a new character trailer and character poster. I wish I had a Fathead poster of F. Murrah Abraham.
Lionsgate released the first teaser trailer for 'The Expendables 3' and it is certainly full of people whose names you recognize.
Warner Bros. is reportedly trying to cast Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard in the Peter Pan origin story, 'Pan.'
Chris Nolan's cinematographer, Wally Pfister, directs 'Transcendence,' starring Johnny Depp and Morgan Freeman. Are you teased by this teaser?
Shia Labeouf may face legal action over plagiarism. In the meantime, he's stolen new apologies from Shepard Fairey, Kanye West, and Mark Zuckerberg. Article by Shia Labeouf.
Despite some very strange and poorly-timed rumors, Universal denies that Justin Bieber will replace Paul Walker in 'Fast and Furious 7.'
Paul Rudd is close to a deal to play Ant-Man, in Marvel's Ant-Man, being directed by Edgar Wright and written by Joe Cornish.
Our legal correspondent has taken his withering eye for contracts and malfeasance and applied it to the 1992 Aaron Sorkin anti-hazing classic, A Few Good Men.
Stripmalltown, Anywheresville is always being unilaterally celebrated or ridiculed in pop culture, when, for those of us who were born there, it's never quite that simple.
The competition was tight and the usual suspects were at their laziest, but here are the worst movies of 2013.
The latest in Shia Labeouf plagiarism, Labeouf stole Bukowski quotes for his Let's Fcking Party comic, and quoted Tiger Woods and Robert McNamara to apologize. Is he just screwing with us now?
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore take an African vacation and flip off the audience in 'Blended.'
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is set in a world ravaged by a super virus, where chimps have to wear make-up and take to the trees to survive.
Warner Bros. is tapping the retro TV show well again, as Josh Gad will write and star in a 'Gilligan's Island' movie.
What's in a Name? is a story about five French people drinking wine and arguing about fascism.
Christmas is just around the corner and the major studios want you to spend time with your families catching up on all the summer movies you didn't bother to see [...]
Smaug the Dragon sits down with Laremy Legel to talk method acting, lozenges, on-set hijinks, and more.
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Stribild is one of the most interesting newly launched drugs in Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s (GILD - Analyst Report) product portfolio. The drug was launched in the U.S. in Aug 2012 as a first-line therapy for treating adults with HIV-1 infection. Sales of Stribild climbed 8% sequentially to $99.4 million in the second quarter of 2013. The EU approval of the drug in May 2013 has boosted the sales potential of the drug.
Stribild is a combination of elvitegravir, cobicistat and Truvada. We note that Truvada itself is a combination of Viread and Emtriva.
Encouraging long-term data from 2 phase III studies (102 and 103) on Stribild in treat-naïve HIV patients were presented by Gilead at the 14th European AIDS Clinical Society Conference in Belgium. Study 102 compared Stribild to Atripla and study 103 compared Stribild to Norvir (ritonavir)-boosted Reyataz plus Truvada. While Norvir is marketed by AbbVie Inc. (ABBV - Snapshot Report), Reyataz is marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY - Analyst Report).
Data from the study 102 revealed that Stribild was non-inferior to Atripla after 144 weeks of treatment. Data from the study 103 demonstrated the non inferiority of Stribild to Norvir (ritonavir)-boosted Reyataz plus Truvada after a similar time period. Durable viral suppression was demonstrated by Stribild in both the studies over the treatment period. Both studies are ongoing in a blinded manner.
We expect the strong performance of Stribild to continue as the HIV market offers significant commercial potential. Approval in additional markets will boost the drug's sales potential further. We view Stribild as one of the long-term growth drivers at Gilead.
Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company, currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN - Analyst Report) appears to be more attractive in the biopharma space with a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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Bulgaria Insurance Report Q4 2013
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As of mid-2013, the latest statistics from the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) and comments from leading companies active in Bulgaria indicate that the insurance sector is, and will remain, underdeveloped through the forecast period. Motor related premiums, which account for nearly threequarters of the non-life segment, have been constrained by the general softness of the economy (and, we suspect, competition in what is a fragmented market place). Fire and property cover accounts for about onefifth of the premiums in the non-life segment.
Life insurance continues to develop - if from a low base. At a little over US$20 per capita, density is at a level which indicates that many households are too poor (and/or lack the understanding of the benefits) to use the offerings of life insurers in organised savings.
Over the last two years or so, several of the leading players have taken steps to boost profitability. KBC moved to full control of DZI so that the Belgian group could extend its proven bancassurance business model to Bulgaria. VIG has merged two subsidiaries in the country - Bulstrad and Bulgarski Imoti - in order to realise synergy benefits. The very dominant position of multi-nationals in both major segments of Bulgaria's insurance sector should be considered a major strength.
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The Association has continued to expand its business initially through Management, Administration and Consultancy services, then its Domiciliary Care Services and finally Facilities Management.
Following the increased financial constraints placed on Housing Associations wishing to follow development expansion programmes the Association diversified by offering management services to small vulnerable Housing Associations.
This proved successful as these smaller organisations were able to maintain their identity and continue to operate independently.
This service expanded to provide a less intrusive service of administrative and consultancy advice enabling some of our partners to continue their own management with our support.
In 2004 the Association registered as a Domiciliary Care Agency in order to provide care services to its tenants, this service has now expanded to other clients and it is its intention to offer these services to others in the future.
'The Association delivers Facilities Management services to Croydon Council's 3 Homes for the Future Nursing Homes and 4 specialist Day Centres and it is its intention to offer these services to others in the future.
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Lo Schermo dell'arte Film Festival
December 11, 2013Mariana Caló and Francisco Queimadela win the 2013 prize
Lo Schermo dell'arte Film Festival is pleased to announce that Portuguese artists Mariana Caló and Francisco Queimadela have won the fourth edition of the International Lo Schermo dell'arte Prize, the only award of its kind in Italy, which supports production of video by international artists under 35 years old. The video will be presented as a world premiere during Lo Schermo dell'arte Film Festival 2014. The jury—Adam Budak, freelance... continue reading
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Penitentiary inmates raise butterflies
WALLA WALLA — An orange and black monarch butterfly rested on Alex Littlebear's fingertips for a few seconds before taking flight over a barbed wire fence at the Washington State Penitentiary.
The convicted killer smiled as dozens of other butterflies fluttered toward the sky and out of sight. Littlebear and the handful of other inmates who released the insects Monday at the Walla Walla prison call themselves the butterfly wranglers.
The group of about 40 inmates in the mental health and protective custody units raise the butterflies and release them with the hopes of helping scientists track their migration patterns.
"It's a stress relief for me," said Littlebear, 30. "This has got me to appreciate butterflies now that I've seen them grow."
Littlebear is serving a 13-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2004 to manslaughter after he helped beat a homeless activist to death in Seattle.
Inmates are releasing hundreds of monarch butterflies this month as part of the prison's butterfly rearing program. The program started last year to help Washington State University scientists learn more about monarchs in the Pacific Northwest.
The monarch, which lives between six and 10 months, essentially is a sub-tropical butterfly that leaves the Northwest in the winter for warmer places, said David James, associate professor of entomology for WSU in Prosser. It is one of the few butterflies that migrates and researchers are trying to pin down where it goes.
"We know very little about them in the Northwest," James said.
The butterflies are tagged — a small sticker is placed on their wing with a serial number and email address for James — before they are released. People who recapture them are encouraged to contact him so he can track their migration.
James said he believes a majority of the Northwest monarchs are migrating to California and Mexico.
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Berlusconi sex-for-hire trial reaches final stage on Monday
MILAN (AP) - Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial entered the final stretch on Monday with a Milan prosecutor making long-delayed closing arguments.
Berlusconi is accused of paying for sex with an underage Moroccan prostitute at a lavish party he hosted while he was premier and then trying to cover it up. The sensational trial reopened just days after Berlusconi's four-year sentence for tax fraud was confirmed by an appeals court, a damaging verdict that nonetheless cannot be enforced until all appeals are exhausted.
The prostitution trial had been delayed by more than two months for elections, an eye ailment for which Berlusconi was hospitalised and a change of venue request that was denied.
Prosecutor Ilda Boccassini told the court that the young women invited to the former premier's parties ''were part of a system of prostitution organised for the pleasure of Silvio Berlusconi." She said there was ''no doubt" that it was known to the organisers of the parties that the young Moroccan woman, Karima el-Mahroug, known by the nickname ''Ruby Heart Stealer," was underage when they included her on the guest list.
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June 2012
Why did you decide to go into PR?
Going into PR happened somewhat by accident. I was enrolled in nursing school, but the year before I went off to college (and after I was accepted to DePauw University), my mother passed away after a long battle with breast cancer. Watching the nurses during her time in the hospital, I realized that nursing wasn't for me after all. The first day at college I changed my major to Communications and began to focus on theater management. I had an important internship in my junior year that made me realize this major wasn't for me, either. Upon graduation, I moved to New York City to be with my then-fiance/now-husband; it was the late '80s, and jobs were abundant! I had a headhunter assess what a person with my character traits might do with a liberal arts-focused "communications" degree, and they sent me on interviews at small, mid-size and large PR firms and to CBS Television Network. Ultimately, I decided to take the job in PR at the network because I felt it might be wise to understand the inner workings of television if I ever worked in an agency. (And besides, "Knots Landing" was my favorite TV show — and it was on CBS.)
Looking back, what did you anticipate from a PR career when you started, and how does that compare to what you do currently?
I liked the hustle and bustle of public relations right from the start. It was a good fit for my personality — a workaholic, overachieving creative who performs best with a variety of stressful deadlines taking place simultaneously. I anticipated this would always be the case with a job in PR and marketing, and it hasn't changed. There's always the next pitch, right? What has changed the most is technology, only exacerbating the fact that a PR pro's job is never done. Keeping up with all the changes digitally and in social media sure keeps me on my toes, and we all know how much it has dramatically changed the PR landscape.
Why did you join PRSA?
I joined PRSA because I think it is important to network with peers and colleagues. For a large portion of my career, I was just cranking away doing work for clients from home while raising my kids. When I started Bohlsen Group as my youngest was entering school, I knew that it would be important to be more exposed and engaged. It is important to "brand" the company, and part of that is to be out there — meeting people, discussing what we do and gaining knowledge from others. Being a member of PRSA has helped introduce several people to the company who I would have otherwise never have had the privilege of meeting.
Do you have any insights on the PR industry, or your particular industry, that you would like to share?
I believe it is important to soak up as much knowledge as possible, and a lot of this comes from being open to the views of and partnerships with others.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
I enjoy being with my family more than anything! I spend a lot of time driving my three kids (ages 14, 11 and 7) to their various activities. We love to travel. In the summer, we spend as much time as we possibly can at Lake Wawasee swimming, boating, tubing, skiing and eating well. I also like to read (memoirs and biographies, especially); currently, I have a major obsession with the Kennedys and have read book after book about them. My family is also very pleased that I love to cook!
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Fitch rates state bonds 'AA'
JACKSON — Fitch Ratings has assigned "AA" ratings to the following State of Mississippi (the state) general obligation (GO) bonds: $340.375-million taxable GO bonds, series 2009D; $120-million taxable GO bonds, series 2009E; $64.145-million GO refunding bonds, series 2009F; and, $98.3-million GO Build America Bonds, series 2009G (Direct Payment – Federally Taxable).
Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the "AA" rating on the state's approximately $3.4 billion of outstanding GO bonds. The Rating Outlook is "stable."
Fitch wrote, in part: "The 'AA' rating and stable outlook are based on the state's solid reserve levels, diversifying economy and historically conservative borrowing and financial practices tempered by low wealth and education levels.
"Mississippi experienced employment growth in the first half of 2008, though a reversal mid-year led to an annual decline of 0.5 percent, slightly worse than the national decline of 0.4 percent. The important casino industry is also experiencing employment contraction.
"First quarter 2009 data shows state growth exceeding regional and national levels. Per capita personal income in 2008 of $29,569 is just 74 percent of the U.S. level, ranking Mississippi 50th among the states."
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I am probably the least judgmental person you will ever meet.
I am equal parts nerd, goof ball and serious.
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CAIRO - Egypt's ailing ex-president Hosni Mubarak was back in court Saturday on charges of complicity in the deaths of protesters in 2011, with former officials to be questioned over his alleged role.
The 85-year-old former strongman, wearing his trademark sunglasses, was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair for the hearing from a military hospital where he is being detained. It was the seventh hearing in the retrial of Mubarak and his security commanders over the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that overthrew him.
Mubarak was placed under house arrest last month after his lawyer successfully argued that his detention had gone on too long. Although a technicality, the decision to release him was fraught with symbolism, coming after the ouster and detention of his Islamist successor Mohamed Morsi.
Interim prime minister Hazem al-Beblawi ordered Mubarak to be detained immediately after his release. A court had convicted and sentenced him to life in prison in June last year for complicity in the deaths of protesters, but a retrial was ordered in January after he appealed.
Lawyers for Mubarak, his interior minister and six security commanders now argue that much of the killing during the uprising was carried out by Islamists linked to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement.
They demanded the testimony of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who overthrew Morsi and who had served as Mubarak's military intelligence chief.
The court on Saturday summoned a former head of General Intelligence Services, Murad Muwafi, army general Hassan al-Ruwaini and two other former security commanders.
They will testify in camera for "national security" reasons, the court said.
Meanwhile, Egypt's interior ministry on Saturday issued a new warning to Islamist protesters, pledging to crack down if demonstrators block roads or obstruct traffic. The ministry statement came a day after thousands of protesters rallied in Cairo against the military's July 3 overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
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Hundreds of people have been killed and more than 2,000 arrested in a police crackdown on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement since August 14, when police forcibly dispersed two protest camps.
The Islamists have continued to call weekly rallies, insisting that they are committed to peaceful protest.
On Saturday, roughly 200 protesters in Cairo marched near the Rabaa al-Adawiya square which was the site of the main protest camp dispersed a month ago.
Hundreds were killed in the operation to clear the camp and another Cairo sit-in, in what Human Rights Watch described as "most serious incident of mass unlawful killings in modern Egyptian history".
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BERLIN: What's the idea here?
COSTELLO: That's a good question. What is Coke trying to do? It looks like someone hit the panic button. They wanted to test everything possible and sort it out as they went along. They have the germ of something interesting in "Always Coke." I would have started with that, built from there. But Coke is still reacting to Pepsi, which they shouldn't. They should take the high ground in that Coke's the real thing. Go back and occupy that high ground as Hertz did with Avis. Say, "Wait a minute, we're number one and you're not, and here's why."
BERLIN: McCann was in desperate shape. So what we see here is the result of a creative gang bang with no strategic centrality and not enough gate-keeping to keep the good stuff away from the bad stuff. This does not represent a revolution in the advertising business; they're not "CAA spots." They're just spots that are brokered through CAA. What value does CAA add? They have the value-adding ability of a telephone or a switch. They did not do anything other than to provide access to a desperate client who could not fire a big international agency network and yet wanted more exciting creative work.
O'RIELLY: CAA's work is the triumph of process over product.
DAVIS: With all the media hype about CAA, I was expecting this to be some of the greatest advertising I've ever seen. There are nice pieces, but the brilliance of what's been done is the publicity on it.
COSTELLO: When the initial hype came down, I got the impression that people like Rob Reiner and Francis Ford Coppola would be the directors and I was going to see stars. CAA would use their leverage with these people and put a package together as if they were making a movie. I didn't expect :15s. I thought everything was going to be a :60 minimum, or 120-second commercials. In essence I thought they were saying to Coca-Cola, "It's not about advertising, it's about theater, it's about spectacle. We're going to bring to you what McCann-Erickson can't or won't."
O'RIELLY: I think the Coca-Cola guys went to Hollywood on a business trip, showed up on Rodeo Drive one day, bought a bunch of clothes, came back, and found the wardrobe was totally inappropriate to Atlanta. That stuff just doesn't fit where they live.
KIRSHENBAUM: The way that I value creative is, could someone else do that? When I look at this work, any product could be substituted for that. It's wallpaper. It's like a really bad gift with really good wrapping. I don't think spending millions of dollars on trial and error is where Coke should be. They are the leadership brand, and they should act like one.
COSTELLO: I found "Always" a not-so-good way to say it's the real thing; it's eternal. It always will be.
BACKER: It's flat. It doesn't have any magic.
KIRSHENBAUM: It's the emperor's new clothes. This CAA work is embarrassing.
BACKER: I feel like the father of the emperor that's now standing with no clothes. "Always Coke" is the most defensive goddamn strategy there is. It sounds like "there will always be an England." They're saying we're not going out of business. A lot of the spots are really negative. I just feel the company has totally lost faith in the product itself. Maybe what they want to do is fracture the Coke image, so they can bring back the new Coke. And this is not young in the sense of being proud of what you manufacture and do. It's young in the sense of sneering at the product.
KIRSHENBAUM: Saying these commercials are young just because you have quick MTV cuts and cast young people is insulting the consumer. You don't say it, you demonstrate it. Great brands have great positioning and great ideas. Saab is probably safer than Volvo, but everyone knows that Volvo equals safety. Pepsi equals youth. What does Coke equal? That's the problem I would spend most the time focusing on.
COSTELLO: This is not advertising that is done for one of the great brands of the world. It doesn't have the size, the scope, the attitude, the intelligence to do that. You talk about youth, and certainly Coke has to be contemporary, but has Coke's position come down to "I want to out-Pepsi Pepsi"? Pepsi staked that ground 15 years ago with the Pepsi Generation. If Coke tries to play Pepsi's lead, they're going to lose. Only Coke can be the real thing. That's what's important here. Pepsi cannot be the real thing.
KIM: I agree. Ultimately, the question that isn't resolved in CAA's work is what does Coke stand for? The kind of language we've normally employed--that Coke is universal, it's the real thing-doesn't define it anymore. Pepsi is youth, it's as simple as that. To own youth is a powerful motivator. But what then is Coke? That is the question I haven't seen answered in any of the current debates and intellectual discussions. It certainly isn't being answered by the Coke people.
KIRSRMENBAUM: Pepsi is clear about its identity; it has a concise point of view and an attitude about it. The classic work for Coke was part of the American culture.
BELIN: There's an idea about Coke: Coke is that which is best about America, which is emulated all around the world. A coke bottle was found on K2. If you were going to put anything in the Voyager spacecraft, you'd put a Coke bottle there. The best extension of our culture is embodied in Coca-Cola.
KIM: But that doesn't make sense today. Coke was once a symbol of America, of what America stood for--an expansionist power, a time when the notion of attaining middle-class status was an aspiration for all people. It was a world in which Pax America was basically the structure of global development. Coke and its bottle symbolized that America. If you say Coke is America and you look at what's happened to Coke in the last 15 years, America became a very different place.
BERLIN: It doesn't have to be limited by America. It was carried throughout the world by America, but it equals the regeneration of culture. That it started in America because of the American cultural business expansion is almost an accident of history. Coca-Cola is larger than an American brand.
COSTELLO: I'd go back to the mountaintop if I were Coke. I don't mean literally. To me it symbolized everything you'd write about Coke. It was a great execution, it was a great concept. You had worldwide appeal, you had youth, you had bigness, you had excitement. I'd go back to what that commercial embodied. I don't think the values which Coke stands for have changed, despite the passage of time.
DAVIS: Coke is saying, "We had been the real thing, we had been this wonderful icon, but we're not sure how to leverage the icon, we're not sure how to take it into the '90s and beyond."
KIM: That's not CAA's fault. That's Coke. What's happened the last 25 years? They were spending $150 million a year on this brand, that's a billion dollars, two billion dollars. If you look at what Coke has been unable to do in the last 5 or 10 years--is there one Coke image that comes to mind, that grabs you? What I get is blank, blank, blank. But I differ somewhat from the opinions expressed here. There are some terrific spots in the CAA work. There is an obvious love for the brand that comes through, a romancing of the Coca-Cola name. Many of you say there's no idea here, there's no strategy. Strategy is a stimulus for the creation of the advertising--I think I'm the only strategist in the room by vocation-- and the advertising often becomes a stimulus for the creation of the strategy. It's an ongoing process.
The real challenge for Coke, as well as McCann, is to look at the work at the end of the year, discard a great deal of it and focus on three or four spots as a foundation. But who can afford to spend $15 million on production to find the right campaign?
BERLIN: Aren't we intelligent enough to be able to synthesize that without an extremely expensive trial and error process in Our minds?
DAVIS: Coke is using this huge canvas for the world's most expensive copy test, to find out that a lot of it isn't going to work.
BERLIN: An interesting part of the story--and it's clearly well stated in these commercials--is who needs an agency? If you say these are good commercials, then you have to ask that question. That's never happened for someone as big as Coke.
COSTELLO: Do they see this as advertising? Is CAA's work advertising as we know it, as the world knows it, or is this a category where the client doesn't seem to need advertising?
KIM: Advertising is absolutely critical for this product. Coke is the most important brand in the world. If we can do advertising for Coke, then we should be able to do advertising for anything. If Coke doesn't need an agency, then nobody needs an agency. But it's also true there are a lot of CAA things we're criticizing here which agencies are also responsible for. Out of the vast amount of work done in the last 10 years, too much has been in this CAA vein without ideas, without branding properties. We've lost the fundamental aspect of why we advertise in first place, which is a commercial reason-to sell product, to imbue a brand with equity. Too much advertising is done by agencies who believe advertising is art, advertising is entertainment, all that advertising needs to do is engage the eyes of the consumer.
O'RIELLY: What Coca-Cola did is exactly what their agencies taught them to do. What McCann did in the last 20 years is conduct group gropes. It's the 2,000 chimpanzees theory. Give them typewriters and somebody's going to write Shakespeare. If that doesn't work, get another 2,000 chimpanzees. Look at the revolving door on Coke creative directors. Every single one of us billed as incredible stars and then out six months later. Coca-Cola is doing the same thing to McCann that McCann has done to hundreds of people.
COSTELLO: What's curious is Coke chooses to do this publicly. Most group gropes happen behind closed doors; the world doesn't know. Coke is choosing to take all of their testing, spend a ton of money in production, make it the most talked about story of the year and stick it on television. If I was Coca-Cola, I wouldn't show this ridiculous range of spots, none of which sounds or looks alike. But maybe this is a positive. Everybody is focusing on Coke's advertising now. Maybe out of this will come something terrific, like when they got rid of old Coke. It became the story of the year, it refocused Coke and suddenly they had two brands. Out of stupidity came something positive.
BERLIN: Regardless, the outcome is very good for us. It forces us to think, who the hell are we? What are we about? Are we about adding value to the commission of media, or are we about growing revenues for clients with ideas, with intellectual capital? Which is what we're interested in doing, but it's not how we're perceived, not how we're appreciated.
COSTEIIO: I would be more fundamental. I'd say are we about advertising? Is this CAA work advertising? And if it is, maybe I should retire from the business because I'm too old and I don't know what it is anymore. Or maybe for this particular brand at this particular time it is advertising. But for those of us around this table, some older, some younger, it is not advertising in the sense that we know it. For us, advertising usually comes out of an idea based on something. KIM: So what is the role of an agency? The industry has to take a great deal of the responsibility for the sad state we're in, the fact that CAA's even in the mix.
BERLIN: I absolutely object to that. I find that fatally flawed. It is not an industry problem, it's a McCann problem.
KIM: Is that only a McCann problem? Look at all of the reviews out there. You have clients abandoning agencies. You have every automobile maker out there going through a series of reviews.
BERLIN: Do you think 10 years from now there will be advertising agencies?
O`RIELLY: No. I think we're going to have McKinsey with funny clothes. That's going to be the advertising agency of the future. Guys who talk to clients about their problems, come up with answers and hand it over to the client's media buying company.
BERLIN: Clients want revenue growth. They no longer believe that traditional agencies are going to give that to them, and they're willing to try out new stuff. Do all clients believe all agencies are not going to give that to them? No, but increasingly they perceive agencies as commodities. I don't think that how we'll advertise brands and grow revenues for clients 10 years from now will bear much resemblance to current advertising agency models.
BACKER: Do advertisers only want increased revenues?
BERLIN: Yes, but they believe that agencies are much more commodities now. And clients think they idemnify themselves against risk in the way we're compensated. They think when we come te sell advertising, we come to sell something which is apart from what they're trying to do. They think the marketplace that drives us is different than the marketplace that drives them.
KIM: It's amazing that we spend all of our time analyzing clients and very little time analyzing our own agencies. What is our core business? At one time,. media buying was the foundation. Today there are other ways in which clients can get that. At one time market research was the domain of agencies. Today you can get that externally. Now you have CAA saying the one area where we still thought we had our quote "business"--the creative product--is causing a client like Coke to say, "No, wait a minute, I think I can get that elsewhere." It's not only CAA, it happens when a large client decides it's giving a portion of its account to a small creative boutique.
BERLIN: You have to be in the position of having an exciting environment for the creation of ideas--a better, freer environment than a client's likely to have. You have to fund that. And you have to be able to package that in such a way its value is absolutely clear. Maybe even getting the agency into the new product business, line extensions, and getting the agency further into what traditionally is considered the client side.
COSTELLO: You've got to have a client who's going to buy into that. I had Michele Roux and Absolut vodka, who bought in from day one. We were the right size, right place, right people, right brand, right everything. You don't have too many who will truly want you in on that. I envy Richard because he started his agency exactly at the right time with the tightest core of people. He offers what really matters to a client: people who have ideas and can create advertising. Richard also doesn't have an overhead structure with all these big media departments, big research departments, big accounting departments and big other departments that are dragging business down now but were great when you had 15% commission.
BERLIN: If Thompson and DDB Deedham and McCann do not find ways to reformulate themselves, we won't do well.
KlRSHENBAUM: You have to keep innovating and coming up with ideas. Ideas relate to everything. Naming, coming up with new products, new ways to sell things. Once you get away from the idea and the creative work you really don't have anything. That's the problem I have with CAA's work.
BERLIN: Regardless of what happens with the Coke advertising, CAA has already been successful enough to catalyze changes that are happening in the large agency business and make them happen faster and make people think about them ahead of the market rather than just react to them later.
DAVIS: What this does is give clients permission to have an affair.
BERIN: What is happening here with CAA is analogous to what happened when Hollywood went from the contract system of big studios to what it is today. In the old days, huge studios, unlike huge agencies, owned the intellectual property. Today is the day of the deal and the independent production company. The company is built around the idea, and the value of the idea goes to the people responsible.
COSTELLO: The scariest part of all this is bit by bit clients are saying, "We don't need you for that." The one thing we've all said to ourselves is clients will always need us to create advertising. Those clients who have tried to do in-house agencies in the past ---except The Gap and some others---have never worked. Good agency creative people would never go to work for them, so we didn't have to worry about that. But now if clients take creative away from us we have nothing. Then we close down, because we're not going to be a media buying service or a research company or marketing consultants. If clients take away the creative, there's absolutely zero reason for us to exist.
Copyright Adweek L.P. (1993)