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Britvic's proposed merger with Barr was halted in February
Britvic's plan to shutter three of its UK facilities could have put its halted merger with AG Barr in further jeopardy, analysts have warned.
Nomura's Ian Shackleton said he now gave the deal no more than 10% chance because "Britvic appears to be capturing some of the perceived benefits by itself". In February, after the Barr deal was referred to the UK's Competition Commission, Shackleton said the merger had a 30% chance of completing.
Britvic announced today it plans to close two factories and one warehouse in the UK as part of a strategy to save GBP30m a year by 2016.
Meanwhile, UBS analysts said the cost savings plan is a "positive" and shows new chief executive Simon Litherland "has hit the ground running". However: "It could mean that a possible merger with AG Barr is less likely."
Wayne Brown, analyst at Canaccord Genuity, took a different view, noting that the closures would likely have been part of a post-merger re-organisation.
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Brown also branded Britvic's H1 profits surge today as "unsustainable" and questioned whether the group raised prices and decreased advertising spend to achieve strong numbers ahead of the Competition Commission's decision on the Barr merger in July.
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Mark Begich
|Mark Begich
|United States Senator
from Alaska
|Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Serving with Lisa Murkowski
|Preceded by
|Ted Stevens
|Succeeded by
|Dan Sullivan (elect)
|Mayor of Anchorage
|In office
July 1, 2003 – January 3, 2009
|Preceded by
|George Wuerch
|Succeeded by
|Matt Claman
|Member of the Anchorage Assembly
|In office
October 1988 – April 1998
|Preceded by
|Brad Bradley
|Succeeded by
|Melinda Taylor
|Personal details
|Mark Peter Begich
March 30, 1962 [1]
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
|Political party
|Deborah Bonito
|Alma mater
|University of Alaska, Anchorage
|Roman Catholicism
|Senate website
Mark Peter Begich[2] (/ˈbɛɡɪtʃ/; born March 30, 1962) is the junior United States Senator from Alaska and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former mayor of Anchorage.
Born in Anchorage, Begich is the son of former U.S. Representative Nick Begich. He was elected to the Anchorage Assembly at age 26. He eventually served as chairman for three years, before leaving the Assembly in 1988. Begich ran two unsuccessful campaigns for mayor in 1994 and 2000 before being elected in 2003. In the 2008 Senate election, Begich defeated incumbent Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican member of the Senate of all time.[3] On November 12, 2014, the Associated Press reported that Begich was defeated by former Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan in the general election by about 8,000 votes--48.6 to 45.4 percent.[4][5]
- 1 Early life, education and early political career
- 2 Mayor of Anchorage
- 3 U.S. Senate
- 4 Policy positions
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Electoral history
- 7 References
- 8 Further reading
- 9 External links
Early life, education and early political career[edit]
Begich was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska.[6] He is the son of Margaret Jean "Pegge" (née Jendro) and former U.S. Representative Nick Begich. His father disappeared in October 1972 during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska with then U.S. House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, but was reelected the next month, while missing, before both were declared legally dead.[7]
The fourth of six children, he has two sisters and three brothers. His paternal grandparents were Croatian; his paternal grandfather John Begich immigrated to the United States from Croatia (then part of the empire of Austria-Hungary) in 1911.[8] His mother had Polish, Bohemian (Czech), Dutch, and English ancestry.[9] He attended Steller Secondary School in Anchorage. As an adolescent, he opened an 18-and-under club called "The Motherlode." At 18, he had obtained a business license to sell jewelry and was helping his mother manage a number of real estate properties. Because of his business opportunities, he decided not to go to college.[10]
His mother twice ran to fill her late-husband's Congressional seat in the 1980's, losing to current Representative Don Young both times.[11]
During the 1988 legislative session, Begich worked as a legislative aide for State Representative Dave Donley. At 19, he started working in the Anchorage city health department and later worked as a driver for then-Anchorage Mayor Tony Knowles.[10] Begich was elected to the Anchorage Assembly in 1988, at age 26, and served until 1998, including three years as chairman and two as vice chairman.[10]
Begich served for a number of years on the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, including as its chair.[citation needed] In 2001, Governor Tony Knowles appointed Begich to the University of Alaska Board of Regents, but the legislature did not confirm the appointment.[12]
Mayor of Anchorage[edit]
He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1994 against Rick Mystrom, and in 2000 against then-Assemblyman George Wuerch. In the 2003 mayoral race he narrowly defeated both Mystrom and Wuerch, earning only 11 votes over the number needed to without a runoff, despite a simultaneously approved law increasing the threshold needed to avoid such a runoff election from 40 to 45 percent. He was re-elected in April 2006, winning against local advertising and radio personality Jack Frost. Though the office is officially nonpartisan, Begich was the first Democrat to be elected Mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage since Tony Knowles.[10]
Begich was a member of the pro-gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns.[13] Begich left the group in 2007.[14]
U.S. Senate[edit]
On February 27, 2008, Begich announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for the United States Senate.[15] After winning the Democratic nomination, he went on to face Republican incumbent Ted Stevens in the general election. Begich was ahead in polls prior to the election. During the campaign, Stevens faced a multiple count indictment on ethics and corruption charges.[16][17][18]
On October 27, 2008, eight days before the general election, Stevens was found guilty by a Washington D.C. federal jury on seven felony counts.[19]
Stevens's conviction was later set aside due to prosecutorial misconduct. Attorney General Eric Holder later declined to retry him on the corruption charges.
Alaska Republican Party chairman, Randy Ruedrich, issued a call for Begich to resign so a special election could be held. Despite the fact that the charges had been brought by the Bush Administration, Ruedrich argued that Begich's win was illegitimate because of "improper influence from the corrupt Department of Justice." The same day Governor Sarah Palin seconded Ruedrich's call, although she later denied having said Begich should resign.[20]
Begich said he intended to serve his full six-year term.[21]
On November 18, 2008, the Associated Press called the election for Begich,[22] who was leading and likely to win by more than the 0.5% margin needed to trigger an automatic recount, with the remainder of uncounted ballots originating from the Anchorage area.[23] Stevens conceded the race the next day.[24]
Begich's victory made him Alaska's first Democratic U.S. Senator since Mike Gravel left office in 1981.[25]
Begich is up for re-election in 2014. He faced William Bryk in the Democratic primary on August 19, 2014, winning 96.7% of the vote. Candidates in the closed Republican primary included Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell, who received 25% of the vote; former Alaska Attorney General and Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Daniel S. Sullivan, who won with 40%; 2010 U.S. Senate nominee Joe Miller (32%); and John Jaramillo (3%).[26][27] Alaska's 2014 U.S. Senate race is considered one of the most competitive congressional races in the nation, with the Cook Political Report rating it a "toss-up."[28][29] In the final Rothenberg Political Report before the election, the Report considered the race a "Toss-up/Tilt Republican."[30]
In August 2014, shortly before the Senate primary, Lisa Murkowski, who serves alongside Begich in the U.S. Senate, objected to Begich's use of her image in a campaign advertisement titled "Great Team." Murkowski's law firm sent a cease-and-desist letter, calling the advertisement "factually incorrect." According to Politico, "Begich, running in deep-red Alaska, has sought on several occasions to highlight shared positions with Murkowski. But she is distancing herself."[31][32][33] Begich declined to pull the ad.[34]
According to the New York Times, Alaska's 2014 U.S. Senate race is "potentially pivotal" and "nationally watched." The New York Times reported that in a bid to keep his seat, "Begich will try to attract rural voters and supporters of abortion rights."[35] According to the Washington Post, Begich is campaigning on the idea of expanding Social Security benefits. According to the Washington Post, "Begich is one of a small but growing group of Democratic lawmakers who support the idea of lifting or changing the payroll tax cap, so higher earners pay more, while adopting a new measure for inflation that would increase benefits for all seniors."[36]
In August 2014, Begich pulled a campaign ad accusing opponent Dan Sullivan of allowing an alleged murderer and rapist to get off with a light sentence. That claim was proven to be false by fact checkers.[37] The ad was withdrawn from Alaska television stations following demands from the crime victim's family that the ads were both insensitive and threatened prosecution of a criminal suspect.[38][39][40]
On November 17, 2014, Begich conceded the election to Sullivan.[41]
On February 13, 2009, Begich voted to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act).[42]
In 2012, Begich introduced a bill called the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act. The bill would have lifted the payroll tax cap, raising taxes on those who earn $110,100 or more per year. It did not pass.[43][44]
According to an analysis by Congressional Quarterly in 2013 Begich voted with President Obama 97% of the time.[45]
In March 2013, Begich cosponsored a bill that would flag individuals attempting to buy guns who have used an insanity defense, were ruled dangerous by a court, or had been committed by a court to mental health treatment. It did not address the gun show loophole. It has not been passed into law.[46][47]
Representative Don Young praised Begich for doing a "great job" representing Alaska.[48]
Begich has never received a roll-call vote on an amendment he has offered on the Senate floor.[49][50] Only one of his proposed bills has been passed into law, a proposal to rename an Anchorage courthouse.[51]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Appropriations
- Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
- Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
- Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard (Chair)
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Committee on Indian Affairs
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Caucus memberships[edit]
Policy positions[edit]
Beigich is pro-choice[52] and opposes restrictions on late-term abortions.[53] He has received a 100% rating from the pro-choice organization NARAL and a 0% rating from the pro-life organization NRLC.[54][55][56][57]
Begich stated that he has concerns but will defend Ballot Measure 2 (Alaska Marijuana Legalization).[58]
Capital punishment[edit]
Begich stated that he generally opposes the death penalty.[59]
Domestic security[edit]
Begich wants to repeal the Patriot Act and opposes 'allowing the government to conduct surveillance wiretaps without warrants.'[60]
In 2008, Begich supported the creation of a national cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gas emissions.[61] In 2010, he signed a letter advocating the establishment of a 'price' for greenhouse gas emissions as part of national energy policy. Begich has stated that this should not be interpreted as support for a carbon tax.[62]
Begich supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.[63][64][65]
Begich believes that human activity is a major factor contributing to climate change.[58]
Gun rights[edit]
Beigich has a 79% rating with the National Rifle Association.[66]
Beigich voted in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (most commonly known as Obamacare) when the Bill first passed Congress.[67] Beigich has not said whether or not he would vote for the Bill again.[68]
Begich supports raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits beyond 26 weeks.[58]
Same-sex marriage[edit]
Begich supports same-sex marriage.[69]
Veterans' affairs[edit]
On April 28, 2014, Begich introduced the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014 (S. 2258; 113th Congress), a bill that would, beginning on December 1, 2014, increase the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.[70][71]
Personal life[edit]
Begich is married to Deborah Bonito, a former chair of the Alaska Democratic Party and the current owner of several small businesses throughout Anchorage. They have a son, Jacob.[72]
Begich is the only U.S. Senator without a college degree.[72][10] He has taken continuing education classes at University of Alaska Anchorage.[73]
Electoral history[edit]
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Anchorage Assembly[edit]
Anchorage Assembly, Seat H 1995
- Mark Begich, 52%
- Steven Fowler, 40%
- Edward Robbins, 5%
Anchorage Mayor[edit]
|Anchorage Mayor, 1994[74]
|Mark Begich
|Rick Mystrom
|Craig Campbell
|3 others
|Anchorage Mayor, Runoff 1994[75]
|Mark Begich
|Rick Mystrom
|Anchorage Mayor, 2000
|Mark Begich
|George Wuerch
|Jack Frost
|Bob Bell
|Dave Donley
|Pete Kott
|Theresa Obermeyer
|3 others
|Anchorage Mayor, Runoff 2000
|Mark Begich
|George Wuerch
|Anchorage Mayor, 2003
|Mark Begich
|George Wuerch
|Rick Mystrom
|David Dunsmore
|7 others
|Anchorage Mayor, 2006
Regular election, April 4, 2006
|Mark Begich
|Jack Frost
|Nick Moe
|Thomas Mark Higgins
|Write-in votes
U.S. Senate[edit]
|2008 Alaska U.S. Senate Democratic primary election
|Mark Begich
|Ray Metcalfe
|Frank Vondersaar
|2008 U.S. Senate election, Alaska[76]
|Mark Begich
|Ted Stevens
|Alaskan Independence
|Bob Bird
|David Haase
|Ted Gianoutsos
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- ^ "Senate Ratings". Rotheberg Political Report. Oct 13, 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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- ^ Spross, Jeff (2012-11-16). "Democratic Senator Introduces Bill To Lift Social Security's Tax Cap, Extend Its Solvency For Decades". Think Progress. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Shiner, Meredith (February 3, 2014). "Senate Democrats Backed Obama On Overwhelming Number of 2013 Votes, CQ Roll Call Vote Studies Show". Roll Call (Congressional Quarterly). Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Graham introduces background check bill with NRA backing". CNN. March 6, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "S.480 - NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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- ^ Yardley, William. "Alaska's New Senator Sees Change at Work". The New York Times. December 4, 2008.
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- ^ Cox, Ramsey (11 September 2014). "Senate passes increase in veterans disability benefits". The Hill. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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Further reading[edit]
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Begich.
- Senator Mark Begich official U.S. Senate website
- Mark Begich for Senate
- Mark Begich at DMOZ
|Political offices
|Preceded by
George Wuerch
|Mayor of Anchorage
|Succeeded by
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|Party political offices
|Preceded by
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|Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Alaska
(Class 2)
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|Most recent
|Preceded by
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|Chairperson of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
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Since baby Toki is well and truly on the scene now, I thought it was about time to catch you all up on what happened when I went into the wild with child.
Three months ago, I was privileged to spend a week volunteering with the Department of Conservation crew (and some other keen vollies) deep in the heart of Fiordland, in one of New Zealand's most remote and beautiful places - the awe-inspiring Dusky Sound. Words can't really describe how awesome it is down there (though I'll give it a go!), so I've tried to include as many relevant pics as possible.
This is the view from Resolution Island - the home of our first ranger, Richard Henry. (Photo: Nicola Toki)
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Actually, we're quite lucky: the mini-Bloke is pretty good and only wakes a couple of times for a feed, and if I time his bedtime well, I only have one feed to get up for. But it still means that on any given day, I'm operating on a broken sleep of about three or four hours at a time. I'm now at the point where I'm grateful to snatch any sleep that I can, and I have wholeheartedly taken on the advice from other mothers (who obviously know the tricks) to "sleep when the baby sleeps". In the first two years of a child's life, parents will have missed out on six months' worth of sleep.
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Nic asked me quite a while back if I'd be interested in writing a guest post for In Our Nature but I was doubtful that I'd ever have the opportunity. As I said to her then, I'm essentially a city girl. I spend about as much time communing with nature as I do on my taxes (i.e. almost none). This means that when it comes to a nature-focused blog I don't have much in the way of material to work with.
But then the Silver Fox* and I went on holiday around the South Island. This necessarily put us in the vicinity of lots and lots of nature. But what to talk about? The unrelenting aggression of West Coast sandflies? The beguiling, yet stinky, seals of Kaikoura? Or just the gob-smackingly Middle-Earthy beauty of Te Waipounamu?
When I think back to our holiday the bit that really stands out for me is the birdlife, and in particular weka.
About halfway through our two-week break we spent a couple of days and nights staying at Totaranui campground in the Abel Tasman National Park.
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The term 1080 has long been a bit of a dirty word among a subset of New Zealanders. I've often wondered whether if it had a nicer name, people would be so quick to react to it. What if it was called "Pest-rid" or "Wildlife rehabilitator" or something far more creative?
Trying to have a rational conversation about the use of 1080 in New Zealand is like trying to negotiate bedtimes with a toddler. Why is it that proponents and opponents of pest control toxins speak different languages and how can we create a better conversation*?
Dr Wright raises some good points about why communities get upset about the use of 1080 - in particular she says, "The idea of dropping poison out of the sky just gives you a bad feeling...". To people in areas who feel fearful about this, it seems no amount of scientific evidence, or GPS tracking of 1080 operation helicopter grid lines, will ease their minds. But the facts do provide reassurance if people are willing to accept them.
The problem with the 1080 debate is that the level of frustration on both sides leads to problems trying to communicate with one other on what's really going on out there. I reckon it's time for a truly honest discussion about the use of this toxin, and that means all sides of the debate.
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We're comfortably arranged at a large table replete with paintwork chips, wood squares and swatches of leather, the complete palette of Maybach choices. One wall of this Maybach Studio contains a huge Sony flat-screen, and Wayne is adept with its computerized controller. A short video on the new car complements another wall's display case of Maybach history. Then Wayne conjures up a three-quarter-front view of the car. Exterior color choices? Our test car was Caspian Black over Himalayas Dark Grey. This time, I opt for Côte d'Azur Dark Blue over Nayarite Silver. The car on the flat-screen takes on this choice and I realize it's a bit too flash. So does Wayne, but he's too polite to say this.
"What if someone opts for something less than appealing?" I ask. Wayne says they'd go through with it, but might require more than the usual $50,000 down payment to ensure seriousness of it all.
Instead, we swap the silver for Medium Himalayas Grey, which I find very handsome and understated. Then Wayne zooms into the interior and we experiment with leathers and wood. The Cherry with Dark Lacquer is striking, but doesn't go with my California Beige leather. The Burled Walnut is a much better choice.
Wayne pinpoints details with his stylus, and we get a good look at my Maybach from any view we want. Finally, he's able to print out a color picture for me to place in my personal copy of Dream Imagine Create, the hardcover catalog that got me into this in the first place.
The list of standard equipment is so vast that only a few other decisions remain. Indeed, there's only one thing our test car was missing: I add the retracting rear tables, with matching veneer and Nappa leather trim; these nestle first-class-airline style between the rear seats and center console. This adds $4200 to our Maybach's as-tested $315,500.
I ask Wayne about the kind of person who spends $320,000 for an automobile, and he is able to offer interesting insight. Among buyers of all the dealership's Mercedes-Benz offerings, he observes, annual income is perhaps two to three times the cost of the car. An S-Class buyer, thus, has annual income of perhaps $250,000. And, true, someone aspiring to a Maybach will likely have annual income exceeding $1 million.
There are a goodly number of such people. At the moment, they might be considering a boat, an airplane, a vacation home or maybe a significant piece of art. If the last, I have a recommendation: Make the art object a mobile one, with a double M.
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This Art Deco resort also offers a children's pool, a steam room, and a rooftop terrace. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service. Onsite valet parking is complimentary.
Tree of Life Resort & Spa, Jaipur has designated areas for smoking.
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24-hour room service is available.
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A health club and complimentary bicycles are featured at the resort. 6 outdoor swimming pools and 15 spa tubs are on site. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a steam room.
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As a direct, immediate impact of the falling rupee, there has been a decrease in the number of people going abroad only to bring products for resale in India.
Popularly known as 'kuruvis', these men from small towns and average households are hand-picked for such assignments by agents. On an average, at least 100 persons fly in and out of the city in a week to purchase such goods.
"For the past one week no one has brought in fresh imported stock of electronic goods, liquor and toys, as the rupee has continued to fall. The whole dynamics of the business has changed as it is no longer viable to spend on air tickets and purchase such goods. Many of the shops that stock foreign goods are turning away customers for want of products," said a seller of imported goods in north Chennai.
Several traders who sell imported goods have suspended imports for the past few weeks. K. Palani, who runs a chain of imported goods stores especially for Koreans, said, "I am managing with stocks that I imported in July. I have already closed down two of my five shops. I may have to increase retail prices by at least 30 per cent to cope up with the falling rupee value," he said.
The prices of consumer goods, which are already costlier by 5 per cent this month, are set to rise by 7 per cent from September 1. The sales have dipped by 30 per cent because of the escalating cost.
S. Jayaprakash, proprietor of a chain of consumer goods showrooms, said nearly 85 per cent of electronic items, such as LED/LCD televisions, refrigerators and even hair dryers are imported from countries such as China, Germany and Thailand. Indigenous production of small products such as pedestal fans and gas stoves has also come down.
Kannan Bhaktavatsalam, a resident of Perungudi, said the falling rupee was a major cause of concern. "Prices have been skyrocketing for the past few years. Salary hikes by a few hundreds do not mean anything any more. Every time I go to a shop, there is an increase in the retail price. The proposed hike in diesel prices would mean a harder time ahead," he said.
While only a small section of the population will be affected by a shortfall in the supply of such goods, increases in prices of palmolin oil and pulses meant for the Public Distribution System could be a cause for concern for the State government. "If this trend continues there could be a hike of around 20 per cent. The food subsidy bill may increase and cause an additional burden to the exchequer," said a government source.
Palmolin is imported from Indonesia and Malaysia. Thoor dhal, urad dhal and Kabuli channa are imported from Myanmar. "Already there is a 15 – 20 per cent increase in the wholesale prices of pulses. The appreciation of the dollar has led to a steep increase. The impact of this increase would be felt in the retail market only next week," said Manish Paramar of the Madras Kirana Merchants Association.
For a city that has two ports, the downslide in the value of the rupee will translate to a dip in exports as well.
"Around 70 per cent of Indian exports are dependent on imports. So when imports are hit, exports too will be automatically hit. The thrust to exports that the government is trying to give may not come through," said an industry source.
Every month, around 1.2 lakh containers are moved through the Chennai Port. Of this, around 50 per cent constitute imports. "Nearly 15 – 20 per cent of imports are estimated to be trading products like apples, cosmetic goods and Chinese products, and another 20 per cent dolls would comprise batteries, electronic items, games, mobiles," he said.
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My Facebook friends may recall my earlier posts about how it all started with a dream and one phone call to a total stranger—Bob Drinkard of JaBo Kennels near Greenwood, SC. When I saw Bob's website and realized he raised champion American Brittany Spaniels and Golden Retrievers, I took a chance and dialed his number. "Have you ever considered breeding a Brittany with a Golden?"
"Well, no," he said, "and I haven't heard of anyone else doing it either."
With my best Texas drawl, I began to explain why I thought it would be a great idea. I even tried tugging on his heartstrings by mentioning the loss of my Brittany mutt, Jake, and what a fine dog he had been. A southern gentleman, Bob let me down easy, patiently agreeing it probably would be a great mix, but he just couldn't do it. He would e-mail me photos of his current puppies, though. Sure… fine… whatever.
Less than an hour later, my Inbox pinged. I sat down and read Bob's first line: "You're not going to believe this. I thought about it, walked outside and put Bart, my best Brittany, in the pen with Sassy, a Golden barely still in heat. Bart took one look at Sassy's soulful eyes, and the rest is history! If she takes, don't let me down. I'm not even going to tell my wife. Don't know how that happened. An accident I guess." It was the first of July 2011, but if you were near my house that day you would have thought you were hearing Fourth of July fireworks going off in celebration.
Although our first effort wasn't successful, that phone call was the start of what became a magnificent obsession and led at long last to this basket of beauties. Watch this site for updates on the puppies' progress and more photos. Y'all come back now!
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Bowie album
Don't like to say best, as that's a matter of opinion, but this is the Bowie album I find I return to the most and rewards repeated listens. I think it captures a certain period in music history when punk/new wave was giving way to New Romantic/electronic better than any other album I can think of. Ashes To Ashes is my favourite ever Bowie song, a true gem, and Teengae...
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by M Evans
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars scary monsters by david bowie
one of bowies better mid-period cds. robert fripp`s guitar lifts this into the statosphere,where it firmly stays after the curious entry track.hit after hit,amazing how many of these you will know.rated midrange because we bought the multichannel cd,only to find it it only 2 channel.such ashame..but it still rocks.Adrian Belew does play on 1 track. thewizardfromaus
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Bowie album,
This review is from: Scary Monsters (Audio CD)
Don't like to say best, as that's a matter of opinion, but this is the Bowie album I find I return to the most and rewards repeated listens. I think it captures a certain period in music history when punk/new wave was giving way to New Romantic/electronic better than any other album I can think of. Ashes To Ashes is my favourite ever Bowie song, a true gem, and Teengae Wildlife is another fave, one of his most underrated tracks. I think it's true that this was the last truly great Bowie album (he did some great stuff later but this is where he peaked), but I just find that this album encapsulates everything about Bowie's style and sound better than any other album. Wonderful.
37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite simply, rock's finest moment!,
Amazon Customer "Karamasov" (Oslo Norway) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scary Monsters (Audio CD)
It must be very hard being David Bowie and all the time being compared to your brilliant past. In the period 1971-1980 no other artist could even come close to his inventiveness and importance. His output during these years is arguably more diverse and influential than even that of the Beatles. I "discovered" Bowie through Scary Monsters when I was 16 and I can say that no other piece of art (whether it is Bachs "Goldberg Variations", Dostoevsky's great novels, David Lynch's movies, or anything else) has made such a profound impression on me.
The album is a perfect blend of the avant-garde of "Low" and "'Heroes'", the funk of "StationToStation", and the rock of "Diamond Dogs". The opening "It's No Game" is a shock; the Japanese lyrics spit out "samurai-style" by a Japanese woman, Bowie's shrieking over-the-top vocals (listen to the way he sings "There's no free steps to heeeeaaaaveeeen" after approximately one minute, it is the most desperate cry I have ever heard), Robert Fripps extreme guitar, and Dennis Davis violent drumming makes for an unforgettable experience. A well-known Norwegian author likened the impression one gets from the one of seeing Edvard Munch's "The Scream", which is a very good analogy; bold, seemingly simple strokes conveying desperation and anxiety. There are several other songs of the same quality: the sublime (and well-known) "Ashes to Ashes" (a continuation of "Space Oddity"), the extremely funky "Fashion", the uncompromising rock'n roll of the song "Scary Monsters", and the anthemic "Teenage Wildlife" (reminiscent of "'Heroes'", but in my view even better). Even the weaker tracks would be outstanding on 99% of other rock albums. Finally, the lyrics are great and for once feel very personal. To make a long story short, this album has no weak spots whatsoever.
Unfortunately, after hitting this peak, the rest of the 80's went artistically (if not commercially) downhill for Bowie. During the whole of the last 15 years he has been struggling to regain is integrity and has produced a lot of high quality material (check out "Black Tie White Noise" (1993), "Outside" (1995), "Earthling" (1997), or "Heathen" (2002)). Unfortunately, a lot of people won't give these albums a listen because they either (old fans) thinks he is "passed it" or (younger people) assumes he is another boring old fart like for example Elton John or Rolling Stones.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not so Scary,
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This review is from: Scary Monsters (Audio CD)
This is my favourite Bowie Classic album. Its good because its on a different level to his other albums it comes at you from different levels first hearing this album, i was not so sure, but Ashes to Ashes lifts the album with by now familiarity, before delving back into the depths just to be lifted for air once more with the brilliant Fashion, but commercial this album definitely is. Up the hill back wards also by now a classic in its own right, this album does not take long to get really into it, and where Ashes to Ashes works as a single piece of art, the album as a whole is pure magic and does take you on a journey but one that you just know you will come out of the other side. Even if you don't like Bowie this album is still a must have album on any format and i have bought over the years all the formats going. BUY IT NOW.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me wish i was born 20 years earlier,
Mr. Matthew C. Edwards "matt.edwards" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scary Monsters (Audio CD)
Im only 16 an i've recently discovered the music of David Bowie so I bought the Best Of Bowie Compilation. On the Best of Bowie compilation i found 3 songs on it that i played over and over again, Ashes To Ashes, Scary Monsters & Fashion. So I bought the album Scary Monsters, were these three songs come from.
This album is a true classic and i'm really happy that i bought it. Its hardly been off since i bought it. But what can I say about the album that hasnt been sed in 1980. Well nothing. Im gonna judge this album as if it came out now. Actually i can't do that because its so 1980s so ignore what I just sed.
This album still is cutting edge now as it probaly was then. My favourite songs off the album are the title track, Scary Monsters, It's No Game(Both Parts) and Up the Hill Backwards, but I love all the songs of this album. Its also encouraged me to want to buy Diamond Dogs and Hunky Dory. So I will be buying them when i save up. My only complaint about this album is that it is too short. But because he was releasing new CDs nearly every year, I understand why its so short.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding,
J. Leslie "pasolini63" (UK) - See all my reviews
I pretty much agree with all Jason P said above, although I think the whole thing from beginning to end is fabulous. Agreed, the old "Side 2" takes a while to appreciate, but gets better and better with each listen. I love the sound of this, it's got that late New York 70s feel, nodding to Television and Talking Heads in particular, and Fripp's exceptional guitar playing on the title track is worth the price alone. Unfortunately this version omits the 4 bonus tracks on the Ryko, which is a great pity because they enhance the album. Try and get the 1991 reissue if you can but failing that, this remains essential listening.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 'a battle cry for the brave new world',
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1980. I left school, the future ahead of me. A beautiful future, the thin white duke had returned to soundtrack my life with his hugely anticipated opus 'Scary Monsters'. Heralded in the summer by the No.1 single 'Ashes to Ashes', Bowie was back. The moment felt magical.
The rise of the Futurist/New Romantic scene adding to sense that something special was happening. It was a time to celebrate-and Bowie boys & girls sure knew how to party! The club scene was never so glamourous. The Blitz [London],The Rum Rummer [B'ham]...so many stars born in the night. Boy George, Steve Strange, Marilyn, Spandau, Duran, to name but a few.
For about a year, I don't think there was a day this album wasn't on my turn table. The quintessential 'getting ready to go out record', every word of every lyric, emblazomed on my mind. A battle cry for the brave new world: 'We are the goon squad & we're coming to town!'
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Howling At The Moon (or the 80s),
Nick (Belfast) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scary Monsters (Audio CD)
I was lucky enough to be the younger brother. So in 1980 I had a teenage older sister who had Fashion and Scary Monsters on 7", and she had a friend with a Bowie fixation. Everything was going to be alright.
Fashion's 'woop woop woop' opening was mesmerizing. Scary Monster's howling at the moon lyrics - even for an 8 year old - were fascinating. Ashes To Ashes with the David 'doyenne of the 80s pop video' Mallett video that made NO sense, but had weird scenes of a broken Major Tom.
Nothing could have prepared me for the album they came off, but that was another 10 years....
Scary Monsters really is the culmination of everything Bowie had been doing until that time. It seems, to me anyway, a summation. Angular, aggressive, disturbing, paranoid, funky. Its No Game is genre-wise unplaceable, the screeching oriental words, the screeching Bowie singing, the screeching guitar of Robert Fripp.
The last truly groundbreaking album Bowie produced (well with a run like his it had to end sometime) - Scary Monsters was all about the new 80s utopian dawn. Bowie had caught on to the new romantic era, and had Steve Strange in his video for Ashes To Ashes to prove it, but he also looked back, and even tipped his clown hat to Major Tom. Shame the rest of the 80s didn't sound like this. Maybe thats why his 'mother' is scalding him on the beach in the Ashes To Ashes video. Mum's always know what you're about to do even before you've done it.
4 star ONLY because of all 3 singles coming one after the other. Awful mistake.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars 1980's New Wave joy...,
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Where did Bowie lose it? - many think that the great run of 70s albums from Bowie ended with "Heroes", or if more adventerous, 'Lodger' - but rediscovering this LP after a few years, 'Scary Monsters' seems to be the conclusion to the journey began with 'The Man Who Sold the World' at the start of the decade.
'Scary Monsters' was recorded at the point Bowie was cleaning himself up, after the drug/diabolism years in LA and the hedonistic period spent with Iggy Pop and Brian Eno in West-Berlin. With co-producer Tony Visconti, Bowie fashions an album that seems to conclude most directions he'd been exploring in the 1970s - the backing vocals to 'Up the Hill Backwards' could be part of the soul thang most explored on 'Young Americans', while 'Because You're Young' could have featured on one of the early 70s glam albums, as the Fripp-heavy tracks nod to 'Low' and "Heroes"...and the whole New Wave thing, most of which was influenced by Bowie ('Teenage Wildlife' also alludes to punk, which like most post-punk, Bowie heavily influenced!). & weirdly Bowie did his version of the New Wave inspired by himself and threw down an album that bested most Bowie-influenced albums of the era. It felt like the end of things, a conclusion to the direction he'd been following, so following the 'Baal' e.p., unsurprising that Bowie went towards the mainstream, a mostly unsatisfying experience...
'Scary Monsters' is no doubt an album of two halves - the second half isn't quite as great, but certainly ain't bad either. 'It's No Game (Part 2)' is fine, but 'Part 1' is much wilder - the difference between the two symbolises the difference in quality of both sides. The cover of Tom Verlaine's 'Kingdom Come' is fine, and in line with many of Bowie's great albums that featured a pertinent cover version - 'Teenage Wildlife' is quite underrated, but does suffer from having to follow the brilliant five opening tracks. 'Scream Like a Baby' and 'Because You're Young' are just OK, the latter might appeal to some as Pete Townshend pops up on guitar - and would return on Bowie's return to form that was 2002's 'Heathen.' The second half is not bad...maybe it would have been improved by the presence of some nice bonus tracks, e.g. 'Crystal Japan', 'Alabama Song' or tracks from the 'Baal' e.p. ?
The first half is fantastic, as great as anything from Bowie's brilliant career in the art decade that was the 70s. The presence of Robert Fripp is particularly welcome, Fripp was all over the place at the time, turning up on records by Blondie, Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads, as well as recording with Brian Eno and Daryl Hall - here the King Crimson-guitarist sounds like he's spraying his trademark sound all over the place. His influence on Blur's Graham Coxon is very much apparent on 'It's No Game (Part 1)' and 'Fashion' - the former has a riff which seems to predict Blur's 'Girls and Boys', while the latter is very 'London Loves.' Michi Hirota adds some great Japanese vocals which contrast brilliantly with Bowie's vocals and Fripp's guitar - the "Documentaries on refugees..." rap is great, Bowie's best rant since that bit on 'We are the Dead.' 'Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps)' sounds like Bowie doing 'Idiot'-Iggy, and set the tone for bands like The Psychedelic Furs and the Sisters of Mercy - I'd forgotten how great it was, and how much it rocks!
The first half concludes with two of Bowie's best known songs, the hit singles 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Fashion' - two songs that I always feel go together perfectly (not just due to the fact they follow each other on most Bowie best ofs!). 'Ashes to Ashes' was the first Bowie song I was aware of, and I found the famous video memorable too - it's spacefunk and a sequel to 'Space Oddity', as well as a direct reference to all of Bowie's problems the previous decade. Bowie buries Major Tom, offers up some horrific lyrics ('Jap girls in synthesis', the end of the world as you're broke and bald, 'sordid details following'...) - but with the lines "I want an axe to break the ice/want to come down right now" transcends all those problems. The coda "My mama said to get things done/You'd better not mess with Major Tom" sounds like a great farewell...'Fashion' follows with more Fripp and a futuristic funk sound that embraces New York - predicting a lot of music to come, and offering up some catchy pop nonsense with some great call/response lyrics. Bowie was onto his next thing, and recorded with Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers soon after...the next episode was beginning.
4.0 out of 5 stars 'Funk to funky, Major Tom is hunky',
Pieter Uys "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scary Monsters [Japanese Mini Vinyl Replica] (Audio CD)
Scary Monsters marked Bowie's return in the early 1980s to a full-bodied rock sound, heavy with guitar and feedback, after the electronic experimentation of the 1970s in albums like Heroes, Low and Lodger. The catchy and tuneful Ashes To Ashes revisits Major Tom of Space Oddity while the funky Fashion with its striking vocals and danceable beat is in a way a rock treatment of a theme from the Young Americans `plastic soul' album of the 1970s. It is a perennial club classic. Other great tracks include Up The Hill Backwards, Scream Like A Baby and the cover of Tom Verlaine's Kingdom Come. The sound is nearly as heavy as on The Man Who Sold The World but with a calculated rawness plus all the developments of the 1970s to create a very 80s hard rock effect. Scary Monsters is definitely more accessible to the average rock fan than any of his Eno albums that went before, and qualitatively better than most of his 1980s work that followed it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly Bowie's best album?,
This album stands out as the last important album Bowie made. Its a kind of a cross between Spiders from Mars, Man Who Sold The World, Heroes and Low, whilst not really sounding too much like any of them. The main reasons for this are twofold, 1. the song writing is first class throught just about the entire record and 2. the choice of musicians as with all the best Bowie albums was inspired and exemplified in the choice of a return for Robert Fripp whose lead guitar playing is utterly stunning. All that said, the tracks do weaken towards the end but the first 7 tracks are so good it doesn't matter. It's also got that timeless sound to it that many of the great albums have in that it doesn't have that wretched '80s production value.
If you like Bowie any way you probably already have this CD. If you like left field rock you should buy it. If you're into great guitar playing you should definately get this record!
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