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Kaiser Permanente's Northern California region did just that in July 2006, with spectacular results. The vacancy rate for registered nurses is down by more than 40 percent since the reorganization. The pharmacy vacancy rate has dropped from 16 percent to 5.6 percent.
Cost-per-fill fell well below the industry average to $1,512 by the end of 2006 and is now trending toward $1,400. Time-to-fill is down 10 percent in nursing and pharmacy and plans are in place to reduce it by 20 percent to 30 percent by the end of 2007. Spending for temp labor averaged $300,000 a month before the July 2006 change but is now down to $14,000 a month.
Kaiser Permanente, headquartered in Oakland, California, is the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, with 8.6 million members in eight states, including 3.3 million in Northern California. Kaiser Permanente employs 13,000 physicians and 153,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers. Operating revenue for 2006 was $31.1 billion.
The Northern California region incorporates 20 hospitals and numerous medical offices and is consistently recognized as one of the best health care programs in the state. With more than 60,000 employees in the region, recruiting is a huge operation. Almost 5,000 jobs are currently posted on the Kaiser Permanente Web site. In FY 2006, the recruiting function for Northern California completed 9,952 external hires and processed 11,250 internal transfers.
Labor shortages across the health care sector and inefficiencies in the Kaiser Permanente recruiting function forced the July 2006 reorganization. "Recruitment was at a crossroads," says Jason Phillips, Kaiser Permanente's director of recruitment services for Northern California. "Leadership was frustrated by high vacancy rates. With two major competitors operating in the immediate area, recruiting was a constant challenge." In addition, Kaiser Permanente was moving into a 10-year expansion program that called for opening a new facility every year.
The new structure
In 2006, Kaiser Permanente hired Phillips away from Deloitte, where his primary responsibility was rebuilding recruiting processes for large companies. After a week of touring all of the Northern California facilities, he launched the recruitment function reorganization. "It's hard to scale for growth and it's difficult to fix recruiting infrastructure," he notes. "We had to do both at the same time."
Recruiting was completely decentralized. The entire function operated with one director who had 18 direct reports, each of whom operated independently in a specific geographic area. There was no standardization across the region; no end-to-end process management; no marketing and campaign plan; no KPI metrics; no ability to forecast needs; and no hiring targets.
Huge disparities marked recruiting across the region. At any given time, some recruiters had 12 requisitions; some had 198. Before the 2006 reorganization, recruiters had scheduled more than 500 recruiting events for 2007. "There's no way you can hold that many events with the kind of quality you need to produce results," Phillips notes.
Spending for temp labor was out of control. "We knew we had to get our arms around a portfolio of vendor capabilities and install master agreements," Phillips says. "Millions of dollars were leaking out through the organization."
The July 2006 reorganization also had to change the distribution of requisitions so that Kaiser Permanente could focus the best recruiters on the most difficult positions. It had to build KPIs and an end-to-end process and create transparency in recruiting spending. "In other words, we had to rebuild the recruiting process," Phillips says.
The new structure puts responsibility for the region in the hands of two directors—one for recruitment operations and one for recruitment services—and a full-time recruiting staff of 240, including 74 recruiters. Recruiters are based in each of the 20 medical centers. Under the new service delivery model, the recruitment operations segment includes recruiters, coordinators and front-desk receptionists.
The recruitment services segment includes a new "Center of Excellence" dedicated to vendor management, process improvement, marketing and campaigns, academic relations and market research. One full-time employee is charged with generating competitive intelligence. If, for example, any area hospitals are slipping into financial trouble, Kaiser Permanente is aware of the situation and prepared to pick up staff that may be laid off from the competitor.
Another key component under the new organizational structure is the Transfer and Processing Center, where 42 support personnel facilitate more than 90,000 internal transfer requests per year. "We are so big that people join the organization just to get a foot in the door," Phillips notes. "There's a lot of movement. We embrace mobility."
Also, under the new structure the recruiting function uses outside agencies only for high-level executive searches. Kaiser Permanente now tracks the return on every investment in recruiting.
Recruiter accountability
The Kaiser Permanente recruiting function reorganization also installed a new recruiter accountability program with a scorecard that breaks down recruiting activity into four categories: internal and external fills and core (full-time regular) and noncore (on call, per diem) hires. Before the new accountability program, these categories were not distinguished, so what looked like solid recruiter performance may have been all transfers or per diem staff only.
The accountability program also added time-to-fill metrics for all four categories. In addition, Kaiser Permanente now uses a customer satisfaction survey to document internal satisfaction with each recruiter's performance in all four categories. "When we complete the survey, we have a really hard conversation with each recruiter about the numbers," Phillips reports.
Before the new accountability program, year-end performance evaluations occurred in the context of subjective feedback that reflected an entitlement mentality. Now, year-end performance and merit increases are based on performance measures and objective results.
A new strategic workforce management dashboard updates data every month and shows all core recruiting measures, including vacancy rates by position and department, requisition loads and time-to-fill. The dashboard also displays data on voluntary and involuntary terminations, internal transfers and key demographic data, including the number of terminations before two years of service and the percentage of the workforce by job category with less than five years to retirement.
Kaiser Permanente also overhauled its marketing plan. It initiated a ZIP code analysis of the pool of unemployed nurses and now conducts its hiring events in the areas where the nurses are concentrated. This change has produced a 40 percent increase in attendance at hiring events.
The integrated marketing plan includes 12 large-scale metropolitan hiring events per year across all of Northern California and monthly educational "brown-bag" informational sessions for interested candidates. The plan also incorporates an employee referral program for hard-to-fill positions with an average payout of $3,500. Additional RN and allied health targeted events are based in each medical center but tied to broader local and regional business goals. Kaiser Permanente uses sign-on bonuses and relocation allowances but maintains flexibility on the amounts allocated.
Bracing for bad markets
The initial results from Kaiser Permanente's recruiting reorganization indicate that health care organizations can manage vacancy rates and generate recruiting efficiencies with the right recruitment function structure and new accountability programs. All health care organizations will have to step up their own market analysis and rescale their recruiting functions to meet the new demands of the market in the context of an increasingly severe labor shortage.
A 2006 Bernard Hodes Group survey of 138 health care recruiters found that the average RN turnover rate was 13.9 percent, the vacancy rate was 16.1 percent and the average RN cost-per-hire was $2,821. These already high numbers will rise as the market continues to tighten.
The U.S. health care industry employs 12.9 million workers, including 4.5 million hospital workers and 3 million nursing home and residential care facility workers. Only 195,000 health care workers—a slim 1.5 percent of the workforce—are currently unemployed and looking for work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Within this already tight market, the greatest shortage lies in registered nursing, where 17 percent of all jobs will remain unfilled by 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Growth in entry-level baccalaureate nursing enrollment rose sharply from a 3.7 percent increase in 2001 to 16.6 percent in 2003, but plummeted to 5 percent in 2006, according to the American Hospital Association. At the other end of the supply equation, the average age of registered nurses is rapidly rising and mass retirements are projected from 2011 to 2020, according to survey data from the Bernard Hodes Group.
In addition to reorganizing the recruiting function for maximum effectiveness, health care organizations will have to bolster their efforts to accommodate both new graduates and older nurses. Careful market analysis and segmentation of the workforce to meet specific employee needs can reduce turnover and improve recruiting results.
It is important to note, however, that the health care labor shortage will become so acute over the next decade that greater recruiting efficiencies will not be able to breach the growing gap between supply and demand. Health care organizations will have to take a more aggressive collective approach at the national level to increase federal funding for training programs and substantially increase the size of the candidate pool.


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I found a listing for Fridays at 9:30 on 22. When are the other times?
Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoon and Friday night.
These rock and are one of the reasons I keep cable as a Clone fan.
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400,000 unregistered Afghan refugees face deportation by Pakistan
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June 29, 2012
Some 400,000 unregistered Afghan refugees are facing possible deportation from Pakistan after a deadline for them to register expires on June 30.
Pakistan is home to some 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees.
Pakistani officials say they can no longer also carry the burden of an additional 400,000 undocumented Afghans in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said police have compiled lists of illegal Afghans and, once the June 30 deadline passes, will arrest unregistered Afghans for a court appearance and deportation back to Afghanistan.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says fighting between Pakistan's army and Taliban militants in the province's Swat Valley has displaced more than 1.5 million people since the start of May, putting enormous pressure on state and provincial social services.
Afghanistan is the leading source of refugees, according to UN figures from 2011, accounting for 2.7 million people.
With additional reporting by Reuters
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I often start my reviews by mentioning the name of the site and then commenting on how I could have interpreted that name to mean that the site was about different things than it actually was. At Swirlie Girls, though, I couldn't do that because I honestly had no idea what the "swirlie" was implying.
That was, however, until the tour page popped up on my screen and I saw the big SwirlieGirls logo at the top of the page and a huge picture of some chick's head with a man's hand pushing it into a toilet bowl. Swirlie, of course, now makes sense.
So far there are 29 toilet-centric episodes available and each one comes with a set of high-quality (almost high-res) photos and a video. The video is downloadable in its full-length in three formats: best, good and fast.
The "best" ones are gorgeous high-def Windows Media, the "good" are great-looking movies and the "fast" are mediocre to average quality and not worth bothering with unless it is to just get a quick sense of the scenes before you go for one of the other two great-looking options.
Episodes begin with a little interview and then the action moves to the bathroom where the girl spends some quality alone time with the toilet. Then she asks for cock and a dude appears ready to fuck her face, flush her head in the toilet over and over again and then eventually shoot his nut on her wet face.
While there isn't enough swirling content to make it worthwhile on its own, members do get access to 18 network bonus sites, including Ass Smoothie, I Love You Mya and Attack My Ass to name a few.
The Swirlie Girls might draw you in, but until they start updating more (they're presently adding new stuff every three to 14 days) and the site grows, it will be the bonus sites that keep you around.
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The cultural aspect is quite high in India. This is a diverse country and its people, climate and culture are the reality which is visible to all people around the world. Starting from the Himalayas to the peninsula of South which is very cultivated as well as from the rajasthan deserts to the deltas of east the lifestyle and the cultural value of India glorifies!
The clothing, habits and foods of each Indian is differing in comparison to the people living in other places no matter the distance is bit close or far. It depends up on the originated place of the people. The culture of India is different just like its geography. You will find various people doing different things altogether. Their beliefs are different still they stand still and firm at times of need. This is what india is all about..Unity in diversity!


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Bracketology - NCAA College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN
Has us as a #9 seed facing off against Miami (FL) in the East bracket.
I am typing on the typing machine.
But seriously, that is a fair place to put us. Strange seeing some love this far out!
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
I think we'll end up with a better seed than that but it's nice to be mentioned this early.
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." - Tyrion Lannister
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
I'm shocked they put UCLA as a 6 seed
There are not many crowds or places in the country that have a better impact on the game than at Iowa State. The Cyclone fans are truly a sixth man. The place is so loud and always a fantastic crowd." - Former Kansas and current North Carolina head coach Roy Williams
Thanks for the jinx
I believe our NCAA post season play is here to stay!
When I was in high school, sometimes I'd go to a dance and not dance at all. Just mingle.
I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.
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When I was in high school, sometimes I'd go to a dance and not dance at all. Just mingle.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
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I'm shocked they put UCLA as a 6 seed
I guess I could see it. They do have a lot of talent comming in and they to play the sisters of the poor in that conference.
Holy sunshine and rainbows coalition Batman!!
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I'm shocked they put UCLA as a 6 seed
UCLA has big recruits headed there this year
Self proclaimed 2012 CF Newcomer of the Year
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No that went out long before my HS days. Disco was the big craze back then.
So can we get a breakdown of how we will matchup against Miami?
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I'm giving up hot showers and the snooze button for Lent.
Also, I'm thinking about doing this:
"One year for Lent I wrote a letter each day. I made a list of 40 people who have touched my life in one way or another. Each day of Lent, I wrote a person on the list a letter of thanks for how they touched my life and I prayed for that person on that day.it was a WONDERFUL experience!!!" – Patty
I found this on a website listing 25 ideas of what to give up for Lent.
I'm sure it would be a revealing and gratifying process, two things my well-being hinges on daily. But 40 people is a lot, regardless if they're dead or alive. Anyway, I'll let you know if I start. I may even post them here. It's just…a lot. (read: I'm lazy and I'm not sure if I'm ready for all that emotion.)
Anyway, good luck in your Lenten season, however you spend it.


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Despite a slow start, coach Heather Tarr believes her latest Washington softball team is capable of a customarily strong UW finish. The 18th-ranked Huskies (10-5...
Despite a slow start, coach Heather Tarr believes her latest Washington softball team is capable of a customarily strong UW finish.
The 18th-ranked Huskies (10-5) make their local debut Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they face Seattle University (7-5) at renovated Logan Field on the SU campus (12th and Jefferson).
This is just the second time in nine seasons under Tarr a UW team has five losses 15 games into a season. The Huskies were 30-1 at the start of the 2012 season 20-1 in 2011 and 23-1 in 2010, the senior season of All-American pitcher Danielle Lawrie.
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In a San Diego tournament two weeks ago, Washington scored just two runs in three straight losses, two of them shutouts.
"We had people on base, but just didn't get the clutch hits," Tarr said. "It's not what we expected, not what we've had happen over the last two or three years at this time of year. I think it's all part of the process of this team forming itself."
UW has won five straight since, and four last week in a Palm Springs tournament when UW defeated Florida State (ranked 23rd at the time) 2-0 and then-No. 13 Georgia 14-2 as the Bulldogs, behind their No. 2 pitcher, dropped their fourth straight.
"It's definitely a work in progress," Tarr said of a squad where her top four hitters and top two pitchers are all juniors. "I don't know if this team has its full identity yet, which isn't a bad thing. But it caused a little bit of a slow offensive start for us."
Still, the Huskies rank second among the Pac-12's nine softball schools in hitting (.331), though sixth in runs scored (80).
A noteworthy change from last season appears at the top of Washington's rotation, where Bryana Walker (7-2, 1.56 earned-run average) has made nine starts compared to just two for the leader of UW's staff the past two seasons, Kaitlin Inglesby (2-2, 2.35).
"Bryana's been awesome. This is really her first year that she's been healthy," Tarr said, recalling how Walker, who threw seven no-hitters in high school, needed a rod inserted into one leg as a freshman to reinforce a tibia.
"She didn't have a freshman year that was a learning year," Tarr said. "Last year was her learning year. She's a smart pitcher. This is really what our expectation of her was; she just wasn't ready for it when she first got here."
The 6-foot-1 Inglesby went 19-11 (2.31 ERA) in 30 starts last year, Walker 10-6 (2.36) in 15 starts. Tarr points out Walker shut out Harvard in last year's regional final and no-hit California for four-plus innings in a super regional matchup.
"I think we have a good one-two punch," said Tarr. "If the pitching staff can settle in and give us the expectation the offense just needs to score two or three runs, that's exactly what softball is at the highest level."
• UW's top bats belong to Hooch Fagaly (.439), Victoria Hayward (.396), Inglesby (.372 and a team-high 18 runs batted in), Kelli Suguro of Kentridge (.360) and sophomore Kimberlee Souza (.341).
• Seattle U swept a doubleheader vs. Northwest U on Saturday on its new home field, but the school considers Wednesday's UW game the grand opening.
• This is the first time in nine meetings Seattle U has hosted UW. Coach Dan Powers is in his 10th season at SU.
UW softball under coach Heather Tarr
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2012/14-1/No. 14/Super regional
2011/15-0/No. 12/Super regional
2010/14-1/No. 3/World Series
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> What happens when a new position is created? Do I have to go through
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yes, unfortunately that's the case (and a bit of a drawback of the trick). Celko's book gives recipes of how to do this I believe, but I don't remember them as being particularly simple.
The problem with the nestd set representation is that each node relates to the whole tree, not to its localality (parents and children).
While its certainly faster for general tree-querying, it is cumbersome for highly dynamic trees, as well as for queries involving nodes separated by exactly N levels (typically N=1).
In practice, many people denormalize (*) and add parent_id to the table definitions.
(*) I won't be drawn into the debate over wether both, either or neither of
the nested-set cq. classical representation are (more) normalized. Well, ok, a bit then: both are normalized.
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Directory:Mac McCarthy Magnet Motor
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Michael P. McCarthy (Mac) claims to have an all-magnet motor prototype ready to launch into the process of engineering for production. He is looking for partners and funding.
Official Website
none yet
Latest Developments
March 20, 2007
This feature page created here at PESWiki
March 25, 2006
Prototype first ran.
May 16, 2006
Filed for Patent
Device Specifics
On March 20, 2007, Mac McCarthy posted the following comment here at PESWiki
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I am on the threshold of presenting to the world a cutting edge energy conservation break through, the far reaching effects of which will change many facets of the world as we know it!
I have just gone patent pending with my first ever working fuel less motor, of this nature. It is the culmination of 20 years dedicated research and engineering, and it utilizes magnetic fields to replace fuel. I do not use electromagnets.
This motor does not defy any of the laws of physics, just the cynics that adamantly maintain that such an invention is not possible.
I am by trade a welder and as such have had the ability to custom make the components with the necessary precision, a very time-consuming and laborious process; but the benefits such a discovery would bring mankind have been my driving force for these many years.
At last I am at the point where there can be no doubt as to the viability of its effectiveness.
The original motor was only a two cylinder, but the current one is an eight cylinder; and when connected to a generator will produce electricity. Imagine if you will a hundred cylinders on one shaft generating power. I don't feel any elaboration is necessary!
Obviously, to market this product effectively would require more finances than I have at my disposal, which is why I am on this site. If you or any of your affiliates may be interested in learning more about this, please contact me at the number or email address listed below.
I appreciate your time and thoughts and look forward to hearing from you.
On March 21, 2007, Mac McCarthy gave the following clarification
I have three options of changing my magnetic fields, one way is electrical. It is a fuel-less motor. One of my options is an electrical "timing" device on this model.
Stage of Development: Prototype
McCarthy has built a crude, 2-cylinder prototype of dimensions 2 feet x 2 feet x 30 inches high. It is not engineered for durable running, but was built to prove the principle. He has to manually spray oil onto the components inasmuch as it doesn't have a lubrication system built in yet. The longest it has run in one setting is about half an hour. The motor can be stopped in its rotation by grabbing onto the shaft.
In the near year that McCarthy has had the prototype operational, he has approached a number of major entities such as GE, but has not had a receptive ear yet.
Filed, pending. "There were not other patents like it." -- McCarthy
Mac has agreed to let the New Energy Congress validate this technology. NEC member, Terry Sisson will be in Clearwater, FL from March 28th to April 5th, and has agreed to perform this role.
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Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters take to streets in protest of the ouster; some try to break into Morsi's holding compound, fired upon by army
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Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters are demonstrating in Cairo on Friday against the ouster of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
At least three demonstrators were shot dead by Egyptian
security forces on Friday outside the Republican Guard barracks in Cairo where Morsi is being held, security sources said.
According to AFP, the supporters, who approached the army compound with the attempt of breaking inside, returned fire.
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The Egyptian army's spokesperson denied that soldiers fired on the demonstrators and insisted that the soldiers were using only blank rounds and teargas. It was unclear whether security forces other than the army were present.
Clashes between Morsi supporters and security services have been reported in three other cities: In El-Arish in northern Sinai,
in Suez and Ismailia.
In all three protesters attempted to break into government officers, and security services fired in the air in response and used tear gas to control the crowd.
The tens of thousands participating in the Muslim Brotherhood demonstration shouted "down with the army regime," while hoisting the deposed president's photographs.
"The old regime is back… it's worse than before," said Ismail Abed al-Mukhsan, an 18-year-old student and fellow protestor. The interim president chosen by the army, Adli Mansour, he called "the army's puppet."
The crowd has started marching toward the Republican Guard's headquarters, while chanting: "After sunset, President Morsi will be in the palace again."
After a week of mass protests by the liberal anti-Morsi camp in Tahrir Square
in Cairo, the square was nearly abandoned after the protestors' demand – the ouster of Morsi – was satisfied.
Therefore, the Muslim Brotherhood demonstration became Friday's main event. To counteract, the opposition has released an urgent call to citizens to take to the streets and stage a demonstration in support of the ouster.
The National Salvation Front, the opposition groups' umbrella organization, stated that the people must defend the June 30 revolution (the name marking the date in which the first mass protests, which eventually led to the ouster, were held).
Muslim Brotherhood supportes in Cairo, Friday (Photo: Reuters)
Pro-Morsi demonstrators (Photo: Reuters)
(Photo: Reuters)
The nearly empty Tahrir Square, Friday noon (Photo: Reuters)
The Front's Spokesperson Khaled Daud told Reuters that the Muslim Brotherhood and their Islamist allies' demonstration is "resistance to the revolution."
Meanwhile, an Egyptian army's spokesperson denied previous reports by the al-Ahram newspaper and claimed the army has not declared a state of emergency in South Sinai and Suez provinces.
The spokesman said the army in the Sinai peninsula was "on alert." Al-Ahram had reported that raised alert levels were in response to an overnight attack by Islamist gunmen on an airport in the North Sinai town of El-Arish, in which a high-ranking officer was killed.
During the attacks, gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at army checkpoints guarding the airport and rocketed a police station near the border with Gaza. One soldier was killed and two wounded.
Egyptian media also reported that two Egyptian soldiers were killed in a military outpost in El-Arish in Sinai after being shot in the head by armed men, and an officer was also injured.
Dozens of people were wounded in clashes in Morsi's Nile Delta home city on Thursday, raising fears of more of the violence in which several dozen have died in the past month.
How the army deals with any trouble will help determine future support for Cairo from the United States and other international powers.
Concern that the generals have carried out a military coup against Egypt's first freely elected leader has left Washington reviewing the $1.5 billion in mostly military aid it annually gives Egypt. US law bars aid for countries where the military has toppled an elected government in a coup. Washington has so far avoided using that label.
Outside the Rabaa Adaweya mosque in a Cairo suburb, where Morsi supporters have gathered over the last week, the army deployed extra armored vehicles several hundred meters from makeshift barricades. Thousands of people milled around the area, while a group of about 50 men shouted pro-Morsi slogans.
Egyptian soldiers at Rafah crossing (Photo: AP)
A military source said: "We will continue to secure the places of protest with troops, and jets if necessary, to make sure the pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrators don't confront each other. We will let them demonstrate and go where they want."
Anti-Morsi poster (Photo: Eldad Beck)
In addition to Morsi, the country's first freely elected leader, several senior figures in his Muslim Brotherhood were held, security sources said. Prosecutors were investigating various charges, including incitement to violence and, in the case of Morsi himself, insulting the judiciary.
Elior Levy, Reuters contributed to this report


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This past week in the mixtape world was all about gratitude. Mac Miller celebrated his escalated success by dropping "I Love Life, Thank You" this weekend for the fans. The mixtape boasts features from vets like Bun B on "All That" along with Talib Kweli on the previously released "Family First." Mac's been hitting Twitter milestones one by one, coupled with jumping on Maroon 5's remix for "Moves Like Jagger" with Christina Aguilera, along with dropping his debut Blue Slide Park on November 8th. Sounds like Mac Miller is pretty busy, so who knows when he'll deliver his "'92 Til Infinity" mixtape with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Fresh off the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher , Bad Boy signee/DXNext alum Machine Gun Kelly chose to show his own thanks by dropping "Rage Pack," a collection of tracks MGK's dropped thus far. Freeway has a similar plan, with "The Intermission" coming soon (but no tentative date yet).
Inching their way back into music are Ron Browz and Dorrough Music. Browz is dropping "The Christening" today. Meanwhile, Dorrough Music will bring "Silent Assassin" a week later on October 25th with DJ Drama.
The R&B world has been going hard on the mixtape front as well. Estelle (who also wowed the masses at the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher ) is gearing to drop "AOM: The Prequel" with DJ Don Cannon today. The UK starlet is known for jumping back and forth from rhyming to singing. This mixtape should be no exception. Another singer who moonlights as a rapper is Trey Songz. Trigga is preparing for his double release "#Lemmeholdatbeat2" and "Anticipation 2" back-to-back on November 1st. These mixes will serve to satisfy fans of rapper Trey and singer Trey. The same day 2Chainz will drop "T.R.U. REALigion." In other limbo news, Fred the Godson will drop his Gangsta Grillz "City Of God" soon. The rook leaked the track "Hip Hop " with none other than the Mad Rapper. Is D-Dot looking for a new protege? Maybe it's the God.
Late Pass
Snoop Dogg – "Throw Your Dubs Up"
Mac Miller – "I Love Life, Thank You"
Lil B – "The Silent President"
Machine Gun Kelly – "Rage Pack"
SKAM2? & G Brown Present: – "The Skronik: How To Boil Vomit"
October 17
Estelle x Don Cannon – "AOM: The Prequel"
Mook & DJ Khaled – "401K"
Ron Browz – "The Christening"
October 25
Dorrough Music – "Silent Assassin"
October 31
Short Dawg – "The Adventures Of Drankenstein"
DJ Scrap Dirty & DJ SUPA – "Violator Radio"
Young Chris & Cardiak – "The Revival"
November 1
Trey Songz – "#Lemmeholdatbeat2"
Trey Songz – "Anticipation 2"
2Chainz – "T.R.U. REALigion"
November 15
Ludacris – "1.21 Gigawatts"
November 23
OJ Da Juiceman – "The Lord of the Rings"
Fred The Godson – "City Of God"
Freeway – "The Intermission"
Young Buck – "Bond Money"
Lloyd Banks – "Cold Corner 2"
Mac Miller x DJ Jazzy Jeff – "'92 Til Infinity"
Hell Rell – "Black Cloud"
Slick Pulla – "Uday Hussein"
Jadakiss – "The Champ Is Here 4"
Jadakiss – "Top 5 Dead Or Alive"
Asher Roth – "Paps & Jazz"
Shawty Lo – "Dun It All"
Pusha T – "Long Live the 'Caine"
Waka Flocka Flame – "Lebron Flocka James"
PUSH! Montana – "When PUSH! Comes to Shove Vol. 2"
JD Era – "No Handouts"
Ne-Yo – "101 (Hosted by Kevin Hart)"
Melanie Fiona – "The MF"
Triple C's – "Money Burning Motherfucker"
French Montana, Three 6 Mafia & Project Pat – "Cocaine Mafia"
Zaytoven – "Zaytown 3"
Truck North and The 3rd – "Reconstruction"
Wale – Untitled
Raekwon – Untitled
Ludacris – Untitled
B.o.B. – Untitled
DJ Holiday – "Holiday Season Vol. 4"
SL Jones – "The Number 23: Editor's Cut"
Jackie Chain x Nick Catchdubs – "After Hours"
DJ Spinatik – "Street Runnaz 60"
Maffew Ragazino – "Rare Gems: The Collection Pt. 2"
Kingpen Slim – "Pass The Roc"
Lil Chuckee - "Twap Or Die" (hosted by DJ Smallz & DJ Infamous)
DJ Smallz - "Southern Smoke Radio 5" (hosted by Dorrough)
Cam'ron - "Family Ties Vol.1"
DJ Smallz - "Southern Smoke Radio R&B 5" (hosted by Verse Simmonds)
RELATED: Mixtape Release Dates: OJ Da Juiceman, Kid Ink, Hell Rell, Shawty Lo


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FGDC Subcommittee Report Summary
Out of 11 Subcommittee responses:
- PARTNERSHIPS - 100% had collaborative partnerships regarding their theme.
- METADATA - 82% had metadata discoverable through the NSDI Clearinghouse
- STANDARDS - 82% had standards for their working group theme
- CHARTER - 82% had a current charter or plan for data collection
- ACTIVITY - 64% were active in FY 2000/2001
- INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION - 64% had international/global coordination
- DATA SHARING - 55% had a policy in place for full and open access or data sharing
Areas of Concern included:
- There is a need for a common vision for the NSDI.
- Local level support is needed.
- Common goals for standards compliance and definitions of compliance are needed.
- The absence of resources focused on geospatial issues may limit progress.
- Base funding for spatial climate development within the Federal government is a significant issue.
- Is there an existing mechanism to ensure compatibility among standards promulgated by other FGDC entities relative to vegetation?
Lessons Learned:
- Cadastral Subcommittee recognized the need and created definitions for different levels of compliance with the Standard.
- The use of a Subcommittee is preferable to having one agency lead the development of guidelines.
- Guidelines drafted by a multi-agency group are more likely to be useful and widely used.


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I love a good "greens" drink. I actually have tried many different recipes posted on blogs and Pinterest and am always eager to try what others are drinking. Now juicing fruits & veggies is kind of a long process ( cutting & cleaning) and the juice doesn't stay fresh very long. This isn't a problem for me on my days off but while at work, I don't have my juicer or time to snack at all. This is why these "on-the-go" green drinks work well with my schedule. I first tried the Naked Green Machine a long time ago and although its appearance is odd it tastes delicious. However I was shopping the other day and saw Bolthouse Farms has a similar green drink and it was cheaper so I decided to compare the two.
Here is a side of the bottles where they have a friendly break down of the contents.
At a glance Bolthouse looks to have a few more ingredients and a higher mg content of a few of the ingredients in Naked (i.e. spirulina, broccoli, spinach, blue green algae..) Also Bolthouse has a few more exotic ingredients like Nova scotia dulce and Jerusalem artichoke...don't know if I would ever have the chance to consume those ingredients if it weren't for this drink :)
Calories & serving sizes seem to be the same, Bolthouse has a bit more grams of fiber, sodium, and potassium but fewer sugar than Naked. One thing that sticks out in the ingredients in Bolthouse is the word concentrate. Now that isn't always a bed thing since I don't know their process to make the juice but i can't help but think of the frozen juice section of the store. Bolthouse Farms is about $1.30 cheaper (at my local store) so for me I'll be choosing Bolthouse.
...Unless there is a slamming sale on Naked.
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CINCINNATI - The most-used punctuation among Ohio educators preparing for the new school year is probably the question mark.
A number of changes for schools will begin playing out as classes resume this month, and their full impact isn't known.
A recent overhaul of the way the state funds schools has some officials uncertain of exact dollar amounts. Some schools have also complained about what they see as continued inequities. In addition, an end to a state property tax rollback is expected to make passing school levies even tougher.
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Susan Frankel, chief executive officer for Crayons2Computers helps stock shelves in the store, Friday in Cincinnati. The store provides donated school supplies for teachers in low-income districts.
Proponents say the changes will better prepare students and make schools operate more efficiently and educators more accountable. Gov. John Kasich and the legislature have also taken steps to add funding and expand vouchers for private and charter schools, which backers say gives parents more choices about their children's education.
There are new early elementary reading mandates, curriculum standards, teacher evaluations and changes in the way schools will be rated.
"The upcoming school year will bring many changes for both teachers and their students," said Michele Prater, spokeswoman for the Ohio Education Association representing school teachers and other employees. "Changes in policies ... present many unknowns for teachers, leaving them feeling apprehensive about how these reforms will affect their students, their careers and their profession."
Kasich pushed for the new Third Grade Reading Guarantee to require students to be proficient before leaving third grade, saying there's a strong correlation between early reading skills and future learning ability. However, some critics said the mandate was rushed through, and the Legislature had to revisit it with a bill temporarily expanding teacher eligibility to head off an anticipated shortage of educators.
Schools in Ohio and many other states are implementing Common Core curriculum standards aimed at focusing classes on preparing students for college and their careers. Ohio is also linking teacher evaluations to student test results and beginning to phase in a new school performance rating system. Instead of grades such as "excellent" and "continuous improvement," A-F letter grades will be used on school report cards in coming years, with components such as graduation rates, closing performance gaps and achievement.
"We can figure out where we're strong and where we're weak, and then get about fixing it," Kasich said this year during his State of the State address.
Kasich's long-anticipated overhaul of Ohio's troubled school-funding formula underwent changes after going to legislators, and school administrators say they probably won't know their exact dollar amounts until weeks after classes begin.
"We're still uncertain about the school funding," said Tom Perkins, superintendent of Northern Local Schools east of the Columbus area. He's also president of the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools, a group critical of the new funding plan. It says dozens of schools in low-income districts get no additional money, while some wealthy districts gain dollars.
Perkins said his district's costs continue to rise, resulting in staff cuts even as it has excelled academically. He said the schools are prepared for the new mandates and rating changes but waiting to see how they unfold in detail.
"We've performed pretty well," Perkins said. "But I still have questions about the matrix (that will be used)."
State funding for K-12 education has increased in the new budget by some 4 percent, with most schools getting more money. State education officials have emphasized that no district will get less money for this school year.


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LONDON (ShareCast) - Credit Suisse (NYSEArca: CSMA - news) has raised its target price for International Consolidated Airlines Group, otherwise known as IAG, but has retained its 'neutral' stance on the stock.
The company announced last week that, including the impact of Hurrican Sandy and the continued weakness in its Spanish airline Iberia (now undergoing a restructuring), it now expects to make an operating loss for 2012 in the region of €120m, after bmi trading losses and exceptional items.
Credit Suisse, which had previously forecast a loss of €95m, has now lowered its estimate to €122m.
However, after factoring in a lower fuel bill next year (given recent jet fuel spot price weakness) and 2% lower labour costs, the broker has raised its underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) forecast for 2013 from €241m to €372m, though this is still 25% behind the Reuters consensus estimate of €495m. As such, the target price for the shares has been raised from 140p to 184p.
Nevertheless, Credit Suisse reckons that the medium-terms plans for IAG's operations in Spain need some clarity:
"On one level, we expect some market relief that IAG remains confident in achieving €1.6bn in EBIT by 2015. BA's plans to drive EBIT of £1.1bn in this time, representing a return to its prior peak performance plus IB/bmi synergies, highlight comfort with the
business' development.
"However, in our view uncertainties exist regarding Iberia (Madrid: IBLA.MC - news) 's three-year development with the prospect of a triple-pronged approach in Spain of juggling IB mainline, IB Express and Vueling (subject to deal completion) to add a positive Spanish contribution to IAG by 2015."
Shares were up 0.41% at 171.3p in mid-morning trade on Monday.


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7s Framework
By: Jessica • 1,444 Words • November 11, 2009 • 2,799 Views
Essay title: 7s Framework
The McKinsey 7S Framework - Ensuring that all parts of your organization work in harmony
How do you go about analyzing how well your organization is positioned to achieve its intended objective? This is a question that has been asked for many years, and there are many different answers. Some approaches look at internal factors, others look at external ones, some combine these perspectives, and others look for congruence between various aspects of the organization being studied. Ultimately, the issue comes down to which factors to study.
While some models of organizational effectiveness go in and out of fashion, one that has persisted is the McKinsey 7S framework. Developed in the early 1980s by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, two consultants working at the McKinsey & Company consulting firm, the basic premise of the model is that there are seven internal aspects of an organization that need to be aligned if it is to be successful.
The 7S model can be used in a wide variety of situations where an alignment perspective is useful, for example to help you:
• Improve the performance of a company;
• Examine the likely effects of future changes within a company;
• Align departments and processes during a merger or acquisition; or
• Determine how best to implement a proposed strategy.
The McKinsey 7S model can be applied to elements of a team or a project as well. The alignment issues apply, regardless of how you decide to define the scope of the areas you study.
The Seven Elements
The McKinsey 7S model involves seven interdependent factors which are categorized as either "hard" or "soft" elements:
Hard Elements Soft Elements
Systems Shared Values
"Hard" elements are easier to define or identify and management can directly influence them: These are strategy statements; organization charts and reporting lines; and formal processes and IT systems.
"Soft" elements, on the other hand, can be more difficult to describe, and are less tangible and more influenced by culture. However, these soft elements are as important as the hard elements if the organization is going to be successful.
The way the model is presented in Figure 1 below depicts the interdependency of the elements and indicates how a change in one affects all the others.
Let's look at each of the elements specifically:
• Strategy: the plan devised to maintain and build competitive advantage over the competition.
• Structure: the way the organization is structured and who reports to whom.
• Systems: the daily activities and procedures that staff members engage in to get the job done.
• Shared Values: called "superordinate goals" when the model was first developed, these are the core values of the company that are evidenced in the corporate culture and the general work ethic.
• Style: the style of leadership adopted.
• Staff: the employees and their general capabilities.
• Skills: the actual skills and competencies of the employees working for the company.
Placing Shared Values in the middle of the model emphasizes that these values are central to the development of all the other critical elements. The company's structure, strategy, systems, style, staff and skills all stem from why the organization was originally created, and what it stands for. The original vision of the company was formed from the values of the creators. As the values change, so do all the other elements.
How to Use the Model
Now you know what the model covers, how can you use it?
The model is based on the theory that, for an organization to perform well, these seven elements need to be aligned and mutually
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You gotta give up it up for Barry Levinson. While the track record has been mixed, it's certainly been interesting, as the famed director has mixed it up quite a bit with his last few films, moving from comedy in "Man Of The Year" to pointed satire in "What Just Happened," tossing in a documentary with the political flick "Poliwood" and last year, his true story pic "You Don't Know Jack" scored a staggering fifteen Emmy nominations, with Al Pacino pocketing a win. Not too bad. Now the director is set to shift gears again, for another true life tale on a much grander scale.
Deadline reports that Levinson will tackle "O.K.C." a film about the devastating home grown terror attack in 1995. The screenplay by first timer Clay Wold will center on his own brother who acted as a file clerk on the defense team for bomber Timothy McVeigh, and pushed hard to expose a larger truth about the events. We hope to hell this isn't some wacky conspiracy theory film.
The project is on a fast track with Wold expected to turn in another draft of the screenplay next week, and we'd wager if it all looks good, this could mount later this year. For whatever reason, American audiences seem to love seeing their national tragedies up on the big screen -- for better or (and more often than not) for worse -- so we'll just have to see how this pans out.


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An ultraconservative group plans to ordain 13 Roman Catholic priests in Minnesota -- even though their elevations likely won't be recognized by the Vatican.
The St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, part of the Society of St. Pius X, will host the ordinations of 12 U.S.-based priests and another from France in Winona on Friday.
The Vatican says ordinations by the society aren't legitimate, even though Pope Benedict XVI recently lifted the excommunications of its leaders.
The society was founded by those opposed to the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council and especially its outreach to Jews and other religions.
The U.S. priests come from New Jersey, California, Idaho, Georgia, Ohio, New Mexico, Virginia, Kansas, North Dakota and Missouri.


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Halo: Reach is nearly here. September 14 is the official release date, though some fans may be able to secure their copy with special Midnight Madness events near them. As we noted before, the game will be offered in several flavors, with lots of extra goodies and bonuses bundled with the special editions. For just the standard game, look to pay about $60. To secure the Legendary Edition, expect to shell out $150. Needless to say, Halo: Reach is exclusive to the Xbox 360.
Blizzard Entertainment announced today the official release date of Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, the highly anticipated follow-up game to the 1998 hit Starcraft. First announced in May 2007, the Starcraft 2 game has been in beta testing mode since February of this year. You can pre-order your copy now for about $60 at Amazon.com and other retailers; a Collector's Edition version will set you back $100. Shortly after its release to retail, the game will also be available for purchase directly from Blizzard.
Bungie and Microsoft revealed today the details of the new Halo: Reach video game, exclusive to the Xbox 360. Three "flavors" will be available for gamers this fall: standard, Limited and Legendary editions. The Legendary edition includes the coveted 10-inch Nobel Team statuette. All three editions are available for pre-order right now from many retailers, including GameStop and Amazon, with retail prices ranging from $60 to $150.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ?? The University of Alabama football team resumed its preparations for Saturday's annual "Third Saturday in October" clash with the Tennessee Volunteers with a two-hour workout in full gear at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility.
The Crimson Tide held its normal Tuesday workout by working on first-and-10, second-and-long, goal-line and short-yardage situations.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban said at his Monday press conference that Tennessee may be the best team the Tide has faced this season.
"Tennessee, I think, may be the best team we've played," Saban said. "Phillip Fulmer has been there a long time and done a really good job I think with his program overall, certainly with this team in terms of how they've kind of turned it around and (are) playing much better on defense right now and running the football very effectively the last two or three games. And obviously (they) have a very good quarterback in Erik Ainge, so they can make plays in the passing game. They've got a good receiving corp. (Lucas) Taylor has certainly been a guy that's made some big plays for them. And they've got two or three running backs that play but (Arian) Foster has certainly been a guy that's carried the load for them in the last couple of weeks.
"Defensively, they've got a host of guys that are hard to block up front. They've got a young secondary but they've played extremely well for them so far this year. They've got a lot of good football players on their team and they've got a lot of depth and it shows up on their special teams. They do a really good job all the way around. This team has played really well the last three weeks and it's going to be a real challenge for us, and obviously a big game in the SEC, which they all are, but this is a good football team that we're playing right now."
*The Alabama-Tennessee game will be televised regionally by Lincoln Financial Sports with an 11:34 a.m. (CDT) kickoff from Bryant-Denny Stadium. Dave Neal (play-by-play), Dave Archer (analyst) and Dave Baker (sideline reporter) will call the action to 62 stations in the nine-state SEC region. The game will also be available on ESPN GamePlan, excluding the nine-state SEC region.
In other news, redshirt freshman offensive lineman Alex Stadler is no longer with the team. Stadler had not seen any game action this season after redshirting in 2006.
Alabama junior free safety Rashad Johnson and sophomore return specialist Javier Arenas met with the media following Tuesday's practice and here are some of their comments:
Rashad JohnsonOn Tennessee QB Erik Ainge"As we all know, Erik Ainge is a great quarterback. A lot of things Coach Saban and Coach (Kirby) Smart have been emphasizing some things with the safeties we need to disguise a little more and we can't cheat in our alignments, because this guy can burn you. He knows how to read the defense real well, so we need to do a job of disguising things this week."
On Tennessee WR Lucas Taylor"He was a former quarterback in high school. He is a great athlete. He makes a lot of big plays for them. He has a lot of speed and we just have to try and contain him."
On any added pressure to secondary that Tennessee has allowed only two sacks this season"He does a good job of getting the ball out. He has had some pressure, but he always knows where he needs to put the ball once there is pressure in his face. So, they do a great job of playing-calling and setting him up. It's not a lot of pressure on us. We just have to our job and make the plays."
On leading team with four interceptions"I just try and make plays on the ball. It's being in the right position and when the ball is up in the air, go up and get it. Fortunately, I have been in the right spots a few times and had a chance to make a few plays on the ball."
Javier ArenasOn what it takes to have a successful return"A lot of work goes into it, as far as guys setting up blocks and the returner setting up defenders coming down, whether he is stepping to the outside or cutting back inside. I try to give my blocker better leverage. We practice those things every day."
On what he looks for on a punt return"I look for that hole or that seam. Our guys block so well, so I know it's going to be there. If it's not there, then what I look for is where the defenders are coming from. If they are coming hard inside, I'm going to give them a fake inside and then take it outside. If there is not a seam and we are trying to block a kick, then I look at where the guys are coming from and make my move."
On setting the tempo for the offense with a key return"That's what I try to do. I go out there and try to score. If I fall short of scoring then it's going to be great field position for the offense."


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As usual, SF Playhouse has exceeded my expectations of local theater. They've set the bar so high with plays like Animals Out of Paper that I can't give this one 5 stars. This was enjoyable theater, but...
Good direction and use of the stage, but the writing and acting were not my favorites. Some of the writing fell short - particularly the ending, which seemed like the writer ran out of time. But maybe the ending would have made sense with better performances... just maybe. The characters were *almost* believable sometimes, but never completely. I'm not sure whether to blame the writing or acting or directing, but it seemed like a bit of all three. It was fun to see a familiar face from Law & Order on stage… wish I believed her as this character. None of the characters were real enough to like or dislike them for more than a few minutes, and if I don't care about any of the characters, I'm not really engaged in the story. All too often it came across as throwing lines at each other.
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I do have a stong admiration of the SF Playhouse and am confident that the play will continue to refine itself and the production will come off better than last night, but it was...continued
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Very intelligent, and the acting was sublime. Not one dull moment through the entire play.
The production is recommended for audiences ages 12 and older.
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Plans to build a factory in Indonesia, another emerging market with large growth potential, were scrapped due to Chung's decree, the source told Reuters.
The expansion freeze has already crimped sales growth in the United States. Hyundai's U .S. sales expanded just 8 percent from January to October this year from the same period a year earlier, more than half the 20 percent growth achieved in 2011.
Hyundai shares fell 11 percent in October alone, in part on concerns over slower growth.
Investors are concerned that Hyundai's sales volume will not increase much next year because of its limited production capacity, said Jung Sung-man, a fund manager at Plus Asset Management in Seoul. But Hyundai's growth engine will not stall. Hyundai has piled up cash enough to build new plants.
At its factory 50 km (30 miles) outside Chennai in southern India, a steady stream of buses ferries about 2,000 workers to and from the plant as three shifts run around the clock.
Hyundai doubled annual capacity at the plant to 600,000 cars in 2008, and was operating at full tilt within three years.
In 2009, it exported nearly half of its Indian production to markets in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, but only 40 percent last year.
Next year, overseas shipments, including to high growth markets such as South Africa and Mexico, will likely account for just 35 percent of India production, the plant's production manager told Reuters, as local demand absorbs output.
Capping capacity to focus on quality might be a shrewd move in Europe and other markets where growth is stalling. But in fast-growing lower-priced markets such as India, analysts question whether remodelling itself as a more upmarket brand is the right way for Hyundai to go.
Hyundai has worked well in India because they offered feature-rich products at the right pricing, said Deepesh Rathore, managing director for India at research firm IHS Automotive. I'm not very convinced about their argument.
Cheap, small cars predominate in India. Market leader Maruti Suzuki's Alto, the world's biggest-selling small car, starts at around $4,500, and Hyundai's success in the country is built on its


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Delhi Metro sex clips: The Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that a copy of CCTV clips of the Delhi Metro had been uploaded on porn sites. Related: After Delhi Metro \'porn clips\', CRPF jawans held for making video clip of woman on train
This comes a month after footages of couples on trains had found their way onto porn websites.
In a reply to a question from Anurag Thakur, Dasmunshi said a case had been registered and an internal inquiry had been ordered by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
Related: Delhi Metro in porn site row as couples virtually go for sex on trains
Several steps to prevent a recurrence of such an incident, which include instructions barring train operators and CISF men from carrying mobile phones when on duty.
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Fifty-third session
Concluding observations
of the Committee on
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
1. The Committee considered
the tenth, eleventh and twelfth periodic reports of Cuba (CERD/C/319/Add.4)
at its 1290th and 1291st meetings, on 12 and 13 August 1998, and, at
its 1301st meeting, on 20 August 1998, adopted the following concluding
A. Introduction
2. The Committee welcomes
the presentation of the State party's report and appreciates the opportunity
to resume the dialogue with the State party. The report followed the
guidelines for the presentation of reports and contained useful information
which was complemented by the oral information provided by the delegation.
The Committee also welcomes the submission by Cuba of the core document
B. Factors or difficulties impeding the
implementation of the Convention
3. It is recognized that
Cuba has experienced serious economic difficulties as a result of the
embargo in place since the beginning of the 1990s that affect the full
enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, especially by less
favoured social groups. Among those groups there is, for historical
and socio-cultural reasons, a high percentage of the black and mestizo
C. Positive aspects
4. Appreciation is expressed
with regard to the commitment of the State party to eliminating all
manifestations of racial discrimination, especially through the adoption
since 1959 of appropriate legislation, equal opportunity policies and
widespread education of the population. The policy of promoting blacks
to managerial positions at all levels within the country, including
the highest political organs, is welcomed.
5. The statement by the
State party that although in public life racial prejudice is practically
insignificant, it still appears in the most private areas of life, particularly
in social engagements and marriage, is also appreciated. Efforts to
promote equality seem to have raised a widespread feeling among the
general public that racial prejudice is unacceptable and harmonious
interracial relations increase in every walk of life.
6. It is also noted with
interest that the 1992 constitutional reform introduced a number of
provisions by which aliens resident in Cuba enjoy the same rights as
Cubans in matters such as the protection of their persons and property
and the enjoyment of the rights and performance of the duties laid down
in the Constitution.
7. The fact that academic
institutions are conducting studies on different aspects of the racial
question is also welcomed.
D. Principal subjects of concern
8. The report of the State
party does not provide sufficient information on the practical implementation
of the Convention, in particular articles 4 to 6.
E. Suggestions and recommendations
9. The Committee recommends
that the State party, in its next periodic report, provide fuller information
on the demographic composition of the population in the light of paragraph
8 of the reporting guidelines. The findings of the study being conducted
by the Anthropology Centre about race relations and ethnicity should
be summarized in the next report.
10. The Committee requests
the Government of Cuba to provide, in its next periodic report, information
on the number of complaints of racial discrimination, the outcome of
the prosecution of cases of racial discrimination and the redress, if
any, provided to persons affected by such discrimination. The role of
the Attorney-General in dealing with complaints should also be clearly
explained in the light of article 6 of the Convention.
11. Particular attention
should be paid by the State party to the Committee's general recommendation
XIII (42) of 16 March 1993 on the training of law enforcement officials
in the protection of human rights and general recommendation XVII (42)
of 19 March 1993 on the establishment of national institutions to facilitate
the implementation of the Convention. Information in that respect should
be included in the next periodic report.
12. The Committee invites
the State party to give publicity to the Convention, the periodic report
as well as the Committee's concluding observations thereon, so that
the judiciary, the legal profession, the relevant government agencies
and the public at large are made fully aware of the provisions and the
potential of the Convention.
13. It is noted that the
State party has not made the declaration provided for in article 14
of the Convention and some members of the Committee requested that the
possibility of such a declaration be considered.
14. The Committee recommends
that the State party's next periodic report, due on 16 March 1999, be
an updating report and that it address all the points raised in the
present observations.


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CMJ Music Marathon Wrap Up for 10/24
By Rema Rahman 2008-10-27 11:05:19
Friday night was exactly what it promised to be bustling and busy. Arriving 45mins too late to pick up my festival badge because of insurmountable traffic (try weaving your way through Manhattan from 150th St. to West 4th), I was left walking the city three hours too early before any shows started.
I had planned to catch several artists on this night Soulwax at Irving Plaza, the late Yo Majesty party at Highline Ballroom and Heartsrevolution at The Whiskey. Without my badge to get me into whatever club I wanted, my options were limited but I took as much advantage on this final night of volunteering for the CMJ Music Marathon.
I decided to spend my night down at The Whiskey because I passed up Heartsrevolution the night before and because Soulwax was $37 for his one hour DJ set. Highline Ballroom was a private party that I did not RSVP for, so this was practically my only choice. It turned out to be a good one at that. While waiting for the New York dance/thrash band to take the stage at the aluminum-foiled Chystie St. space, I was entertained by a one-man-band by way of Denmark Kalles World Tour.
The grungy looking light-haired composer/drummer, who also served as a human beat boxer, used the entire stage as his instrument. Kalle Mathiesen drummed on the floor, on the mic, and even lifted his shirt to tap on his belly fat. All were recorded and looped before the crowds eyes, creating a show that left most of the crowd in fits of laughter or pretty much dumbfounded. He was entertaining, improvisational and slightly awkward. His 15-minute set also reached its close with a sampling The Muffin Man Seriously.
Heartsrevolution began setting up shortly after, with lead singer Lo and her signature fushia eye mask getting herself and the rest of her two-person band a round of Jack-and-Cokes. Shes incredibly cute, rather soft spoken and pretty fashion forward. A lot changes after she gets on the stage though, when her loud battering vocals become the shows centerpiece. With her Bjork-like shrieking, Lo and keyboardist Ben opened with C.Y.O.A (Choose Your Own Adventure) which transitioned into Switchblade. Youd think music this loud and dance-inspired would produce some sort of moshpit, though those have been planted firmly somewhere in 1995. A handful of front-row dancers kept the energy going, though, with even Lo herself losing her breathe during at most points.
All in all, the CMJ music marathon proved that though this years line-up didnt quite match the quality of previous years, it still did a great job of introducing the New York club scene to over 1,000 artists, who bought their sound to over 100,000 music fans. Volunteering left me with a couple of hours of work a night and an infinite amount of possibilities thereafter.


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Just when we thought the only controversy of the offseason would revolve around which O'Neal to start, it has come to light that there is some serious disharmony with the Boston Bench.
Apparently, there is a huge disagreement between Nate Robinson and Glen Davis over who is the best "Douggier". A few days ago, Nate Robinson issued his own impressive round of "Douggies" (NSFW song lyrics):
Davis took exception and now has taken to his Twitter to claim to be the best "Douggier" in a pleasing English (Australian?) accent no less (NSFW song lyrics):
This could prove to be the deathblow to the once harmonious Celtics bench. We will you keep you updated once Big Baby has produced the video evidence of his "Douggie-ing" prowess and then you can decide to whom best "Douggier" crown belongs.
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text: Brenden Nel - SuperSportJohannesburg - With 100 days to go until the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, South African Rugby Union (SARU) CEO Jurie Roux has challenged the Springboks to become legends of the game by defending the crown they won in France in 2007.In declaring the game in South Africa in a healthy state, Roux called on South Africans to get behind their team, which he believes could retain the title, and so become the first team in history to win back-to-back World Cups. Roux described the challenge for the Springboks as the "ultimate carrot" and believed they could become legends of the game if they defended their title. He was satisfied with the meticulous planning that the Boks had done and believed all boxes would be ticked by the time they head to New Zealand. "We are far down the line in terms of our preparations. We have a sophisticated plan worked out, down to the tee. The detail has been done and it has been done a number of months ago," Roux said of the Boks' preparations. "The team itself is well prepared; it is a team that has a number of senior caps in it and a wealth of experience. What we are trying to drive at the moment is to try and get them to retain the World Cup, because none of them have done that and nobody has done that before. That is the carrot there for them, to be part of a legend in rugby and make that legend for themselves." Roux believes the strong showing in the Super Rugby competition by local teams, back to back victories for the Blitzbokke in the IRB Sevens Series and a strong challenge about to be mounted by the Baby Boks in the IRB Junior Championship all point to a healthy state of affairs. While the Sharks, Bulls and Stormers all have a chance to qualify for the Super Rugby playoff rounds, recent form by the perennial bottom-dwellers - the Lions and Cheetahs - has been very positive for South African rugby while the relative lack of injuries among the senior Springbok players has also been pleasing. "We are very happy with the teams that are winning, especially the Lions and the Cheetahs. It shows there is resurgence in South African rugby and hopefully we can carry that forward to the World Cup," Roux said. "I would like to think that South African rugby is far healthier now. We always had a team or two in the bottom teams in the competition, and it is now Australia that has taken over that position bar one team. I'd like to think our rugby is a lot healthier at the moment."


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Get in the mood for fall with this pretty DIY felt bloom fall wreath, inspired by the Thrifty Décor Chick blog! Try the steps below to create your own tribute to fall!
- • foam wreath circle or grapevine wreath from the craft store
- • about 16 sheets of felt
- • scissors (regular and pinking shears, if desired)
- • hot glue gun
- Trace and/or freehand multi-sized circles onto your felt sheets and cut out the circles.
- Cut each circle into a swirl, and then wrap them into blossoms (tight or loose as desired). For a more puckered and realistic blossom, start wrapping from the outside.
- Hot-glue each rosette into its shape, then glue it to the wreath, as loose or bunched-together as desired.
- Hang it up, and you're done!


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Images: Afghan National Army leads joint patrol through local villages [Image 2 of 6]
Photo by Spc. Alex Amen
U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), are greeted by local Afghan children during a patrol in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. Afghan children often ask U.S. soldiers for water and pens they can use at school. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alex Kirk Amen, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
This work, Afghan National Army leads joint patrol through local villages [Image 1 of 6], by SPC Alex Amen, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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The BSE benchmark Sensex fell nearly 23 points in early trade today ahead of current month expiry in the derivatives segment amid a weak Asian trend.
The 30-share index shed 22.72 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 19,982.28 with stocks of oil and gas, capital goods and auto leading the fall.
The index had gained 14.10 points in the previous session.
Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty down 4.30 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 6,051.45.
Brokers said squaring-up of positions by participants as today being the last session of current month expiry in the derivatives segment, mainly dampened the sentiments.
Besides, a weak trend in the Asian region following overnight losses at the US markets after data showed the world's biggest economy unexpectedly shrank in the last quarter of 2012, too, had its shadow, they said.
Meanwhile, in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined by 0.10 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei by 0.61 per cent in opening trade.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.32 per cent lower in yesterday's trade.
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(Reuters): GLOBAL MARKETS ROUND UP
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange was flat. The MSCI-Asia Pacific index, excluding Japan was fell 0.5 percent.
Asian shares pulled back on Thursday from recent gains but sentiment was underpinned by optimism about global growth after the Federal Reserve kept its stimulus policy and by signs of stabilisation in the euro zone.
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India's central bank will base rate cut decisions on the current account position in addition to inflation, governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Wednesday.
State Bank of India has cut its key lending rate, or base rate, by 5 basis points, R. Venkatachalam, deputy managing director at the bank, told Reuters on Wednesday. HDFC Bank Ltd has decided to slash auto loan rates by up to 0.5 percent.
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Fearing that her candidate, John Kerry, could lose the race for president, Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants 3rd Party contender Ralph Nader to "join the Kerry team."
But first the governor suggests the Kerry/Nader teams need to "resolve whatever issues that Nader believes that he's got on his plate so that he could join the Kerry team."
With word this week that Nader may win a spot on the Michigan ballot because the Reform Party has endorsement him, other democrats are urging Nader to take a hike, too.
Lansing democrat Sen. Virgil Benero telling News 10 that Nader should "go back to battles of old and stay off the presidential ticket. You're not doing anybody any good Ralph. Go home."
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