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Tom Walsh had a lot to learn about life. He liked travelling, and he was in no hurry. He liked meeting people, anyone and everyone. He liked the two American girls on the train. They were nice and very friendly. They knew a lot of places. Tom thought they were fun. Tom certainly had a lot to learn about life. This is a collection of short stories about adventures on trains. Strange, wonderful, and frightening things can happen on trains - and all of them happen here.
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We arrived at Meeks Patch anchorage on Saturday the 21st, we had 14-18 kt of wind with some gusts to 20 and the wind was on our nose again! Seas while in the Northeast Providence Channel were 3-4 ft with a 4ft swell, which was a lot better than when we were in the Northwest Providence Channel heading to Nassau, we had 6-10ft broad swells with whitecaps. We stayed in the anchorage for two nights and then moved into Spanish Wells Yacht Haven on Monday. We did this for two reasons, one to have our outboard serviced and the second reason is the approaching cold front expected later in the week.
This settlement is absolutely beautiful! The homes are all painted in tradtional Bahamanian colors, grass yards and flower beds! Oh yea, did I mention the pink sand beach? They have a fast ferry to southern Eleuthera and Nassau. This is a major fishing port and agriculture region. Lots of fresh veggies!
We have enjoyed our stay in Nassau, and plan to head towards Spainish Wells on Saturday. We will update when we can! We are enjoying the cruising lifestyle!
Well we are in Nassau and it is a lot more busy than the islands weve been to so far. But, we will have an opportunity to go to a regular grocery store and a bank! More later....
Today is a little chilly, only 63 degrees. We took a tour of the island with our new friends.
January 3, 2012
Happy New Year! We celebrated the New Year's Eve with fresh lobster. We moved New Years Eve to the Great Harbor Cay Marina to ride out the approaching cold front. We are not alone, many boats decided to do the same thing. We met some folks from "back home"; a couple from Fairhaven, and another from Wilson, NY, both aboard there sailboats. Several of us gathered for fresh conch fritters made by John and Arlene. They were yummy!
December 27, 2011
We arrived in Bullock's Harbor, Berry Islands on Christmas Eve and set the anchor. We anchored the night before halfway between Bimini and here, on the Great Bahamas Bank in the middle of nowhere. No land in sight, we put a harness on the anchor to adjust for wind and current. We spent Christmas relaxing and took Newton for a romp on the beach. During the evening, we thought we could hear drums and merriment celebrating Junkanoo from shore. Boxing Day was a repeat of Christmas, but we also explored the settlement on foot. We went lobstering; Greg caught a rock crab that was boiled up for dinner. The temperature has been high 70's during the day and low 70's at night with plenty of sunshine. We met a neighboring boat from Canada. Newton has been enjoying some romps on the beach!
We arrived safely early Sunday morning. More details to follow... We are well, it is beautiful here. We plan on heading to Bullocks Harbor on Great Harbor Cay on Friday and hope to arrive by Saturday afternoon. Merry Christmas Everyone! We send our love to all our family and friends!
and a Merry Christmas to you both. We love you both. mom /jer [dad]
Just wanted to let you know that we are safe and sound and having a wonderful time in the Bahamas. Our crossing took us from dawn at Marathon to dawn off the coast of Bimini. Most of the trip was beautiful while giving our new engine a good break-in work out. As night arrived, we were greeted by a myriad of cruse ships out of Miami, lit up as amusement rides. We needed to keep a sharp eye on them to make sure we didn't become part of there light show!
After that, we cruised along in the ink black of the ocean night. Thank goodness for RADAR! Gallons of coffee kept me on my toes as the Gulf Stream carried us along at optimum speeds. As our weather guru predicted, the wind started to pick up an hour or two before dawn. We were about twenty nautical miles off of Bimini and things started howling! Thirty knots of wind and twelve foot seas made things exciting! The boat was creaking, and going to the head was a feat fit for a trapeze artist! It was about then that our chart plotter crapped out. When this happens, I go down into the engine room and pull the fuse on the unit, wait for about thirty seconds and plug it back in. This usually brings things back on line. As I was attempting to plug the fuse back in, I kept thinking, "just don't drop the fuse"! Of course, that is exactly what I did! I watched in horror as the tiny object fell into the black depths of the bilge! Not to panic, I have spares, but where??? The spare was finally located and soon we were back up and running. The ocean was still giving us a pounding, and the spray was continuously coming over the bow. Oh well, what's a little spray over the rail.
Anna was at the wheel when she exclaimed that I needed to get the binoculars out and take a look forward! There seemed to be something coming right at us! We knew there was an ocean going tug just off to out starboard bow, but what was in front of us? As I peered through the binoculars, I saw what appeared to be a huge rock in the middle of nowhere! The charts were double-checked, but no such land mass could be found!! It was then that I realized that it was not a rock, but rather an extremely large container barge that the tug was towing. Two small lights were the only identification that the barge possessed as it lumbered behind the tug. Containers stacked five high on a rickety barge were not in our game plan! Disaster avoided, we slugged on in the howling wind and waves toward Bimini harbor.
As the sun rose, the wind settled enough for us to attempt entering Biminis Harbor. Our traveling companion, who had made the trip before, said that this was not an entrance "you just walked through". Sure enough as he attempted to make the hard left hand turn into the channel, he "bumped" twice on the sandy bottom. Better sand than coral, and the clear turquoise water helps. Unfortunately our attempt was a bit more than a bump, and we found ourselves aground! Luckily we were able to twist ourselves off the sand bar and head out to deeper water near the channel entrance. A six-hour wait for the tide to rise was the unattractive alternative after twenty-four hours on the ocean. It was then that a French Canadian boat came along who had made the cut before. We were advised to get in close, and stay about 100 yards off the beach. It was there that we found eleven feet of water, and were able to pull into Blue Water Marina, Bimini! Checked in at customs, and ready for a well-deserved nap, we found ourselves in an older but well maintained marina, with a cheerful staff and the ambiance of the beautiful Bahamas everywhere!

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Worried that Kendrick Meek can't beat GOP candidate Marco Rubio, a group of Democratic leaders is asking the congressman to pull out of the U.S. Senate race and throw his support to Gov. Charlie Crist who says he is the only one who can beat Rubio.
Members of the People's Choice of Palm Beach County PAC voted Monday to send County Commissioner Burt Aaronson a letter, asking him to relay their concerns to Meek, said Jay Weitz, president of the PAC that he says represents 80 to 85 percent of the Democratic clubs in the county.
Aaronson, who has been flirting with the idea of endorsing independent candidate Crist, is to meet with Meek on Wednesday to decide which of the two candidates will get his support.
In the letter, members of the PAC agreed to ask Aaronson to urge Meek to get out of the race "for the good of the Democratic Party," Weitz said.
"I don't think Kendrick Meek can win," Weitz said. "He's a fine gentleman but we don't want Rubio."
County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Alan Siegel downplayed the significance of the vote.
"It's Burt writing a letter to himself," he said initially. Later, after Aaronson said he wasn't at the meeting when the vote took place, Siegel retracted the statement. Still, Siegel said the vote was improper. Many PAC members weren't notified of the meeting. The 12 or so people who voted represent a fraction of the roughly 30 voting members of the PAC, he said.
The vote, he said, doesn't represent dissension in the ranks. Rather, he said, it represents fear on the part of some Democrats. "There are always people who will break and run at the first sniff of (trouble)," he said.
But the fear that Meek can't beat Rubio isn't groundless. Polls have consistently shown Crist ahead of Meek. Siegel, however, said he expects that to change in the next week. Meek, he said, is surging while Crist is fading.
Aaronson said he would present the letter to Meek when they meet Wednesday. But, he said, he doesn't plan to ask Meek to step down. Instead, he said, he will ask him how he plans to beat Rubio.
"This is a very difficult decision on my part," he said. "But having been a loyal Democrat for many years, my conscience can not be cured if Marco Rubio were to become our senator."


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GTA III 10 Year Anniversary Topic, GTA III on mobile devices, Claude action figure, other collectibles
GTA III 10 Year Anniversary Topic, GTA III on mobile devices, Claude action figure, other collectibles
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Grand Theft Auto III Coming to Certain Mobile Devices for 10th Anniversary and enter to win a Claude Action Figure (coming to Rockstar Warehouse later)
Grand Theft Auto III coming to mobile devices
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"This fully articulated 1:6 scale action figure of Claude comes dressed in his original attire of cargo pants and a bomber jacket, but can also sport his iconic Liberty City Prison-issued jumpsuit (supplied) and comes equipped with an arsenal of classic weapons from Grand Theft Auto III including a bat, knife, grenades, pistol, sniper rifle, and assault rifle."
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^ So the princess is getting cocky.
Fitty, why the strikethrough on the links in one of the early posts?
It should be a felony to play GTA on screens smaller than 15".
The new GTA 5 website. GTA 5 forums.
That's for you ^
Use it in your sig or avatar because you are very special.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Friday, three days before Hurricane Sandy is forecast to hit the Northeast, prompting a chain of public preparedness measures on Long Island and beyond.
Federal, state and local government emergency management officials are coordinating response effort preparations in the event that the Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds churning up the Atlantic merges with another system into "frankenstorm" before it hits.
"With unpredictable weather conditions, we are taking the greatest precautions – especially after our experience from last year's storms," Cuomo said, referring to tropical storms Lee and Irene.
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Down trees and power lines left about half of the Long Island Power Authority's 1 million customers without power—some for more than a week—when Irene hit last August. Upstate was pummeled by flooding in both storms.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said residents in storm surge zones—generally areas south of Sunrise Highway and north of Route 25A—should have their "go kits" ready should he order evacuations. Nassau and Suffolk both ordered evacuations for Irene.
"We are preparing for the worst," Mangano said. "We will hope for the best."
He said voluntary evacuation orders have been issued for nursing homes in low-lying areas. Should the evacuation order become mandatory, Mangano urged residents find a place to stay inland and not risk riding out the storm.
"Let's keep our first responders out of harms way," he said when asked to address the countless residents who inevitably dismiss the warnings as media hype and need to be rescued.
Long Island Rail Road crews are clearing drains in flood zones, readying heavy machinery and securing loose construction equipment. The LIRR and New York City Subway system were suspended during Irene. Buses and planes are also bracing for service disruptions.
Cuomo said about 2,700 utility workers are on alert statewide to assist in the preparation and additional crews will be deployed for post-storm recovery.
Islip, Southampton, North Hempstead and Riverhead town leaders have issued warnings for residents to prepare.
LIPA customers can report outages by calling 1-800-490-0075 or texting REG and then OUT to 695472.
The Suffolk County police non-emergency number is 631-852-COPS. Nassau has not yet activated their non-emergency number.


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There has been significant interest in static analysis of programs that manipulate strings, in particular in the context of web security. Many types of security vulnerabilities are exposed through flaws in programs such as string encoders, decoders, and sanitizers. Recent work has focused on combining automata and satisfiability modulo theories techniques to address security issues in those programs. These techniques scale to larger alphabets such as Unicode, that is a de facto character encoding standard used in web software. One approach has been to use character predicates to generalize finite state transducers. This technique has made it possible to perform precise analysis of a large class of typical sanitization routines. However, it has not been able to cope well with decoders, that often require to read more than one character at a time. In order to overcome this limitation we introduce a conservative generalization of Symbolic Finite Transducers (SFTs) called Extended Symbolic Finite Transducers (ESFTs) that incorporates the notion of a bounded lookahead. We demonstrate the advantage ESFTs on analyzing programs for which previous approaches did not scale. In our evaluation we use a UTF-16 to UTF-8 translator (utf8encoder) and a UTF-8 to UTF-16 translator (utf8decoder). We show, among other properties, that utf8encoder and utf8decoder are functionally correct.}, author = {Loris D'Antoni and Margus Veanes}, booktitle = {VMCAI 2013}, pages = {209-228}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, series = {LNCS}, title = {Static Analysis of String Encoders and Decoders}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=179922}, volume = {7737}, year = {2013}, }


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MORGANTOWN - A couple weeks ago, I wrote how there was no excuse for West Virginia not to wipe the floor with Kansas.
Boy did the Mountaineers make me eat my words.
That loss is simply unacceptable. This season, by WVU standards, is unacceptable.
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So the chorus begins. Fi-re Da-na! Fi-re Da-na! Fi-re Da-na!
But is getting rid of Holgorsen, who is in his third year as coach of the Mountaineers, the right course of action?
For all of you screaming and chanting yes, hear me out.
Did you really expect West Virginia to compete for a Big 12 title this fast? No program that makes the move from one conference to another comes in and takes the top spot immediately, especially one that moves from the Big East to the Big 12.
There are rare exceptions like Missouri and Texas A&M, who made the jump from the Big 12 to the SEC, and are experiencing instant success.
Look at TCU, though. The Horned Frogs seemed to be one of the nation's top teams the past few years as they easily blew through the Mountain West.
Put them in a more dominate conference, and they're as irrelevant as West Virginia.
These things take time.
Holgorsen has a plan. Or at least claims he does.
The man has coached in the Big 12 before and knows what it's like. Granted, he was never been the head man, always the assistant.
Still, don't you think he took a few notes from Mike Gundy when he was at Oklahoma State?
The main thing that seems to be holding West Virginia back is depth. It's evident now more than ever.
When guys like Darwin Cook and Jared Barber go down, there's no one behind them to step up.
Yeah, recruiting is up to Holgorsen.
A lot of the players he inherited, though, where Big East players. There's a big difference between a Big East-caliber player and a Big 12 one.
Even though this will be his fourth recruiting class, last year's was really the only one built 100 percent for Big 12 competition.
You can see the results already just by looking at guys like Daikiel Shorts and Daryl Worley. The year before that it was Karl Joseph.
Problem is, these guys are straight out of high school and their bodies aren't quite up to par with the wear and tear of playing in the Big 12.
Veteran guys likes Pat Eager and Will Clarke are up to the challenge, but when they line up next to freshmen, there's no doubt they feel even more pressure to step up and make big plays. When they get hurt, no one is there to step up to take their place.
Holgorsen's not a fool. He knows this. He knows people are calling for his head. All he can do is stick to his plan.
My point is this: give Holgorsen two more years.
By that time he'll have four Big 12 recruiting classes under his belt. By then, these guys won't have to go straight from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. They'll be able to redshirt because there will be more depth and there will be more time for player development.
Don't get me wrong. The man should definitely be coaching like his job is on the line.
A big problem with the Kansas game was the fact the Mountaineers seemingly looked like they gave up in the second half. Lack of motivation sometimes comes with a young team, but it's up to their leader to correct it. Holgorsen didn't and that's a poor reflection on him. That's something that needs fixed.
But take this into consideration, too.
Say Holgorsen is sent packing and Oliver Luck brings in a new guy. Chances are this new guy isn't going to run the same schemes Holgorsen does.
That means he'll need new players that will fit better into the types of offense and defense he wants to run. If that happens, it'll set the Mountaineers even further back then they already appear to be.
Except for the 1993 season, it took some time for West Virginia to become relevant again when it joined the Big East.
It's no different this time.
Not going to a bowl game stinks. So does consecutive-game losing streaks. But it's the price you have to pay when you want to play with the big boys.
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The traditional methods of data gathering– especially in the world of compliance reporting – is to provide a report that can be run over and over again, with the same format, and with few options. In this article, I discuss the evolvement of business metrics, and what it will take to make information quickly available to business decisions makers – at the small and mid-size business level.
I also want to discuss some of my experiences as they relate to the Excel Pivot Table arena. This is the most powerful and easily accessible tool, yet I contend that many of us 'don't get it'. Want to make a difference to your client? Want to find another revenue generating stream? Learn the power of Pivot Tables.
In my earlier article on Business Metrics I discussed the move towards consulting with clients about business outcomes (and away from the QuickBooks/Peachtree consulting of the last 20 years) , the role that business metrics play, and a list of customer related metric measurements.
Metrics and Business Analysis is NOT a static operation
I still have many clients who have come to me, where the owner or manager has looked at the same report for years and years, and has no desire to change their particular recipe for success.
In fact, the most successful business owners with whom I have interacted have had a daily one page summary of the data that allows them to take a pulse of their business, and then use what they see to formulate short term tactics. Suffice it to say, that it took them multiple attempts – even years – to arrive at their final format.
As customers move from the common report to business analytics, we emphasize that data is dynamic – and their operation is dynamic. A business owner may analyze a particular piece of information one week, but then look at something totally different the next – depending upon the situation, strategy, or short term tactics. Many times, delving into one subject area prompts questions about another area.
Accountants do this when looking at a balance sheet, cash flow statement, or profit and loss.
Another example would be to look at the most profitable items, and then turning around to find out which customers buy the most profitable items. Maybe you look at what combination of items a typical customer purchases, or what cross sell strategies come into play.
What prevents us from doing dynamic analysis
IMHO, what has kept most business owners from doing this sort of thing is that it always requires a rocket science degree, or the high costs of a programmer to extract data and create a report. Then they are stuck with fixed output.
There are two things needed in this arena, to make metrics truly usable:
- Find tools that allow you to deal with 'data on the fly', that don't require you to have a rocket science degree, and that don't confine you to 'packaged analysis'.
- Find tools that allow you to move from one area to another without having to re-program or require additional programming costs. Pivot tables are a perfect example of this.
CLEARIFY's℠ QQube Technology is our first foray into making data available without need the rocket science degree, but our customers constantly challenge us with requests that stretch the confines of our technology vision. When I talk to other vendors that provide reporting or analysis tools like XPanded Reports, or WebKPI, I always nod my head when I hear 'war stories' of customers constantly asking for 'what isn't in the box'. After 10,000 custom report solutions, tell me about it!
The ideal that QuickBooks provided, was that 'anyone could use it', even though, we as accounting professionals and pro advisors knew better. There is a certain expectation that any data analysis can be brought about at the snap of the figure, but trust me, many of us will be trying to perfect this, for the rest of our lives. It is VERY hard to do.
A colleague asked me: "if your tool is so easy to use, why do you need training?" My answer was: "for the same reason that clients need your expertise to deliver QuickBooks". Report creation, QuickBooks knowledge and data interpretation are still needed for any analysis.
I have been amazed that even the mention of Pivot Tables scares the so called Excel 'experts'; you can hear a pin drop. Yet Pivot Tables in Excel 2007/2010 are extremely easy to use, given the understanding of 4 or 5 simple concepts.
Sometime, the day will come where you are able to speak into your handheld device about what you want from your data, and it will automatically appear. I hope that I am alive to see that day. But until then…..
'Old news' vs. preemptive information
At CLEARIFY℠ we do literally thousands of construction and job costing reports: traditional comparisons, over/under, bonding, line waivers, etc. But the forward thinking customers are those who wish to be warned daily about:
- Expenses beyond committed costs.
- Warning thresholds for estimated to complete calculations.
- Project hours or overtime hours.
- WIP based upon time tracking entries
What about inventory forecasting? Wouldn't you like to know what DAY your Purchase Order opens are expected to arrive? How about being warned when your inventory thresholds are breached? We know when items are sold, but what about items consumed within an assembly? Wouldn't it be nice to have that information at your fingertips?
This is one more area which has been traditionally expensive because the owner has to hire programmers to setup the base information, but is then left without any flexible options to change warning thresholds on the fly.
As the technology to retrieve data becomes easier for the average user, there will be more requests for preemptive information. At the moment, people may be afraid to ask, because it has been historically expensive to provide, exists in narrow subject areas, or is altogether a separate program.
How do we get from static to dynamic?
In our boot camps, and training materials for SAP® Crystal Reports, we lay out the standard operating procedures for creating reports: Getting a picture of the report, ensuring the correct order of the requested fields, determining the source of the data, creating a list of groupings, e.g. sales rep then customer then invoice, format requirements, etc. etc.
Crystal Reports is still the best tool for creating pinpoint format reports, and when you don't have to figure out where the data is, it is fairly easy to use. But dynamic analysis is not its forte. You can insert many filters, and conditional groupings, but that requires an advanced knowledge of Crystal Reports.
I have staked much of our risk on the fact that Excel is still the tool of choice for data analysis. Formatting is not always as pretty as it is with Crystal, but for analyzing on the fly, it is still the best – hands down. If I want to look at information by vendor by item, but then wish to view the same metrics in a different order, it is a 3 second drag and drop operation in a pivot table; no programming, no thinking.
When I worked on the Business Analysis project for Intuit, and helped put into place the building blocks for the Business Objects tools, I saw the possibilities of dynamic analysis that so many had asked for. Drag and drop capability – but with a ton of options.
When we as a company decided to make our QQube technology 'Excel friendly', pivot tables where not the primary focus. However, once I began learning more and more about the possibilities, I wondered where I had been the last ten years.
I wonder how many of us know that what we need is right in front of us!
Dealing with data in Excel
There is also one more hindrance to adopting Excel as a true data analysis tool: dealing with dynamic data.
Historically, we use Excel to link information in one cell, or range of cells, to another cell. Dynamic data that 'talks' directly to a database is one set of contiguous rows and columns; there are NO blank columns or rows in the middle of a dynamic range of data; rules of adding calculated fields and columns have a slight twist. THIS is foreign to the average Excel user, and one more reason to scare people off.
How to learn the skill of working with Excel pivot tables
This is still a scarcely populated frontier. And while there are many You Tube videos, a few books, and Microsoft tutorials, the material deals with simple topics, and leaves much to be desired.
I would visit websites like www.mrexcel.com where there are podcasts, videos, You Tube snippets, and all sorts of training materials.
This summer, Michelle Long and myself will also provide Pivot Table training for dealing with QuickBooks data.
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In 1764 Hamilton arrived in Naples as the Envoy Extraordinary (later promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary) to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He stayed there until 1800 when he returned permanently to England with Emma, his second wife. At this time Naples was the third largest capital city in Europe after London and Paris, and Sir William was fortunate to live there during its "Golden Age". He was a key figure at the Neapolitan Court, attended and gave musical assemblies and hunted with the King. His elegant Villas, especially the Palazzo Sessa, attracted the Grand Tourists and distinguished visitors from many countries. Yet in his own time he was recognised as a remarkable man, renowned antiquary, diplomat, aesthete, scholar, lover of art and music especially of the Italian Schools, garden designer and vulcanologist. In other works he epitomised the encyclopaedic interests of the Eighteenth Century amateur - an Eighteenth Century "Renaissance" man if that is not a contradiction in chronological terms! In 1766 Hamilton had watched the excavation of the Trebbia Tomb, 10 miles from the ancient city of Capua and he made a famous drawing of it, particularly noticing the many famous and ancient vases there. He was the first person to commission cork models of tombs to illustrate to visitors the interiors of tombs. Following his sketch of the Trebbia Tomb he decided to provide accurate drawings of ancient vases so they could be reproduced by contemporary artists and manufacturers. His First Vase Collection was published in 1768 and was followed by three more volumes. The First Folio is thought to be one of the most beautiful books of the Eighteenth Century and it inspired Josiah Wedgewood to set up the Etruria pottery works to reproduce ancient vases.
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Key management executives of Diageo the controlling shareholder in United Spirits Ltd (USPL) have deemed analyst estimates on the earnings and operating margins of the Indian alcoholic beverage maker to be aggressive.
According to a report by Espirato Santo Securities, Diageos chief executive officer Ivan Menezes told analysts in London that earnings estimates of Indian brokerages for United Spirits after the London-based companys stake purchase are way ahead of reality. Menzens said the slowdown in emerging markets is a reality and India is not immune to it.
The USL shares closed the session flat at Rs 2,470.85 on the BSE.
Gilbert Ghostine, president of Asia-pacific operations of Diageo, said several USL brands, including McDowell and Director Special, would require a lot of brand investment going ahead and, hence, the assumptions of Ebitda or operating margin expansion are aggressive.
These comments refer to the recent run-up in the USL stock, which has nearly doubled after the global spirits giant announced its plan to increase its stake to 53.4% in November last year. Analysts were quick to upgrade the USL stock on expectations that once Diageo manages to acquire a controlling stake in the company, the operating margin expansion would be as strong as 20% over several years from close to 11.5% in the fiscal 2012-13.
As a result, nearly two-third of the the total recommendations on the stock turned to a buy in November 2012 itself and peaked at 81% in April 2013. Subsequently, the euphoria around the stock moderated as the announced deal faced several glitches. These included difficulty in acquiring USL promoter Vijay Mallyas shares that were offered as collateral against loans taken to fund group company Kingfisher Airline, and a partly unsuccessful open offer.
United Spirits latest quarterly results have also toned down the outlook on margins as it reported an 8% decline in y-o-y sales to Rs 2,039 crore on the back of a more than 1% fall in volume growth. Both topline and net profit numbers failed to meet analyst estimates for a third consecutive quarter, showed a compilation of consensus estimates by Bloomberg. As a result, brokerages like JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, which had an overweight and outperform rating on the stock, respectively, have brought down their Ebitda estimates.
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Tapjoy raised $30 million in a Series D round of funding led by J.P. Morgan, with existing investors Rho Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, InterWest Partners and D.E. Shaw Ventures also contributing. The new funding follows just six months after Tapjoy raised $21 million. The firm said it will leverage the latest round to explore potential acquisitions.
Tapjoy's monetization and distribution platform spans more than 1,000 mobile applications and 200 million consumers. The new funding arrives several months after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) began aggressively rejecting iPhone and iPad applications that offer incentives--e.g., virtual currency--to encourage consumers to download other apps. These pay-per-install apps historically have represented a substantial component of Tapjoy's monetization model. After recently surveying 496 iOS developers, Tapjoy found that two thirds of respondents credited the pay-per-install concept for generating 20 percent of revenues, with some saying PPI revenues accounted for more than 60 percent of their earnings.
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Colorado State led by as much as 56-36 after Nelson tipped in his own miss. Moore brought Washington State back, scoring nine points in a 10-0 run that made it 77-76 with 5:22 left.
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From 1993-2004, it seemed like author John Grisham couldnt write down a list of his favorite fruits without someone trying to turn it in to a movie. Since then, Hollywood hasnt seen any of Grishams novels put to screen, though there have been many attempts. Now Fox2000 is trying to end the drought, as Deadline reports that the studio is moving forward with their planned adaptation of Grishams bestselling legal thriller (of course) The Racketeer, published last year by Doubleday, and theyve hired screenwriter Frank Baldwin to do the adapting.
There wasnt a lot of downtime for this project, as it was back in February when the company had initially attracted Safe House director Daniel Espinosa to direct it. But when those negotiations hit a snag and Espinosa moved on, the project was left alone. Until now.
If Baldwins name isnt familiar to you, dont worry. This would be his first screenplay to make it through production, unless one of his others got put into production very quickly. He wrote two highly touted scripts some years back that made the Black List. One of them, The Art of Making Money, was once supposed to be a DJ Caruso project with Chris Pine starring, but that hasnt seen any positive updates in years. Baldwin also wrote When Corruption was King, an adaptation of former Mob attorney Robert Cooleys memoir, which had Mark Wahlberg attached at one point.
The Racketeer takes place after the murder of Judge Raymond Fawcett, only the fifth federal judge to be murdered in U.S. history. He and his secretarys bodies are found in a remote lakeside cabin with no evidence to point police in the right direction towards the killer. One man, however, named Malcolm Bannister, knows who killed the judge, and even knows what the motive was. The problem is Bannister is currently locked up in a federal prison in Maryland. But for the right price, he just might share his information.
I havent read a Grisham book in many years, so I cant speak to the quality of the novel personally, but Im intrigued by the story, and its earned quite a few positive blurbs. Hopefully a decent director grabs the reins and pulls in a great lead. I still have nightmares about Chris ODonnells presence in The Chamber.
As far as Grisham adaptations go, I dont think anything will beat the powerfully melodramatic A Time to Kill from 1996 (certainly failing in that department are 2004s Christmas With the Kranks or The Firms shortened series run on NBC). But Im optimistic that The Racketeer might just have the legally bound suspense that hasnt had a strong presence in recent films. Check out the books launch trailer below to get you a little more interested.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The U.S. economy isn't as bad off as it was at the height of the recent recession, but it hasn't provided much joy to those seeking jobs or those affected by the housing slump, a pair of experts said at the annual University of West Georgia Economic Forecast Breakfast today.
William "Joey" Smith, a UWG economist, said that while there are positive signs, most people won't feel like the economy is healthy until the unemployment rate goes down. When that happens, we're also likely to see an upturn in the housing sector, a major gauge of economic strength.
"Job growth is needed for housing to rebound, and so far, we haven't seen enough people going back to work," he said.
Smith said that if you look at building permits and foreclosures in the region, there aren't many bright spots, as new construction continues at a tepid pace and the foreclosure rate remains a concern.
However, Smith said there are sources of optimism, including the healthcare industry, which continues to grow in the region, and manufacturing, which has shown signs of life.
"Greenway Medical, which is a healthcare-related business, has grown steadily recently," Smith said. He also cited Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, which has a large plant in West Point, and Honda Lock in the automotive industry contributing to regional growth.
"There's been a decline in the government workforce," Smith said, but that has been partially offset by some growth in private-sector jobs.
The economy has been on the mend for quite some time, but it doesn't seem like it to most people, said Roger Tutterow, an economist with Mercer University.
"Two years into this recovery and we're still well below what we normally associate with healthy growth," he said.
Tutterow said that the growth we've seen has been confined to a few areas and hasn't been sustained enough to put a real dent in the unemployment figure.
"Manufacturing and healthcare were the sectors that helped pull us out of the downturn," he said. "But demand is not strong enough to support the growth we need to have a large volume of job creation. Payrolls aren't growing at a rate that we associate with a healthy economy."
Despite that, Tutterow thinks that in all likelihood, economic growth will continue, as opposed to things getting worse again.
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In this garden, plants knit themselves together, forming eye-catching drifts of colour and texture. Reproduce the look by thinking both vertically and horizontally. Create vertical patterns with trees and tall shrubs. Then, at ground level, encourage the eye to move horizontally with plants that form clusters or drifts.
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- Page 2: Lesson 2: Camouflage a stone wall
- Page 3: Lesson 3: Create visual appeal with orb-shaped shrubs
- Page 4: Lesson 4: Give your garden structure with straight lines
- Page 5: Lesson 5: Inject colour with objects
- Page 6: Lesson 6: Layer beds with texture, colour and height
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It's official. Print is not dead. The 2011 fall cookbooks have been landing on my desk as swiftly as leaves from an autumnal tree—with a bit more of a thud. Here are my picks.
First Bite: Txoko Brings Spain to Broadway
Ian Begg and Ryan Maxey are pretty open about the reason they left their high-profile gig at Café Majestic in 2008. Management wouldn't let them fully realize the style of food and service they aspired to, so the two friends took off to San Sebastian, a place chef Begg already had his eye on for some time. The Spanish city, nestled up by the French border, is coastal, metropolitan, and wickedly serious about its food. The similarty to SF is undeniable. But Begg and Maxey love it for what's different from their hometown: the enchanting cobblestone streets, the medieval undertones, and most importantly, a proliferation of unassuming taverns serving outstanding food. For three years now, the pair have been working on the business plan for a California-fueled riff on these Basque taverns. The guys already run cult-followed sandwich shop Naked Lunch on Broadway, so when the Enrico's space next door went on the market back in January, they thought, "Why not here?" About a month ago, their Txoko opened on strip-club-paved Broadway. It might be lacking cobblestones, but it's got its own flavor. Inside, you'll find vintage furnishings, medieval-style chandeliers and a communal table.
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The restaurant question we get asked more than anything is definitely: "Where should we go for my friend's birthday party?" Generally speaking, the situation involves a party of 10, more than a party of 200, but this restaurant short-list can accomodate a wide scope of food preferences, ambiance and number of people. Since we're of the mindset that hard booze never hurts, we've put a star by the restaurants with a full bar. Go ahead now: Celebrate good times. Common!
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Participating restaurants: Ozumo, Delfina, La Folie, Slanted Door, Laïola, Nopa and Kokkari—check out some of the amazing pork concoctions below. Smoked bacon cocktails and more! Behold below, the dates and menus—call restaurants directly to reserve your table!
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Monday, February 16 - Kokkari
Monday, February 23 - La Folie, Slanted Door, Laïola, Ozumo
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Last Monday, we threw our annual Eat + Drink Awards party, where we revealed our picks for the 5 Best Restaurants in the City and also announced the winners of the Eat + Drink Reader's Choice Awards. In addition to a healthy buzz from the Bulleit Bourbon cocktails, all the honorees walked away with a bronze pig (we like to think of them as the SF restaurant scene's version of the Oscars). Check out the video from the party below (we're just as fancy).


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The third, and most west Long Barrow of those three that are lined up in the 'Dohrn'.
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hi all now i have a question in gta san andreas(the same came for me in vice city):
i have in stalled many car mods and i want to put them in the game,so i searched for a program to open the file gta3.img and put a mod, the program is imgtool i opened the file gta3.img and when i press to replace a file there to make the mod, it sais:file is to big to replace "the name of the mod"
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Well, there is that side to it. Though if your just adding a few bits and pieces to a building surely that won't get you into trouble, a personal mod is a personal mod.
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Campaign 2012 | As the Democrats arrive in Charlotte, members of both parties debate the age-old campaign question
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The question Democrats have to answer for voters during their convention here is a question famously posed by Ronald Reagan during his 1980 campaign for the White House against Jimmy Carter: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
It is a question Democrats have already struggled with this week and one that Republicans will not let President Barack Obama - or more importantly the voters - forget.
"The president can say a lot of things, and he will, but he can't tell you that you're better off," GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said during a Monday appearance in Greenville, N.C. "The Jimmy Carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now."
Maryland Gov. Mark O'Malley, a Democrat, even agreed with Ryan. When asked the "better off" question by CBS News' Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation Sunday, O'Malley simply said, "No."
David Axelrod, Obama's chief campaign strategist, refused to directly answer the "better off" question during an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. He would only claim the nation is "in a better position."
As Republicans jumped on these comments, other Democrats, led by Vice President Joe Biden, pushed back.
"You want to know whether we're better off?" Biden asked an audience in Detroit on Monday. "I've got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive."
But recent polls suggest that a majority of Americans disagree with Biden. A survey released this week by The Hill found that 52 percent of likely voters think the nation is in worse shape today than it was four years ago. In a recent Associated Press poll, just 28 percent said they were better off now than they were four years ago.
The debate underscores the difficulty facing Democrats in Charlotte this week: asking voters for another four years while emphasizing a theoretical future rather than their statistical past, particularly Obama's White House record. That record is filled with dire numbers that Republicans repeated over and over again during their nominating convention last week in Tampa, Fla.
For example, Obama's $831 billion federal stimulus package - the largest one-time expenditure ever by the federal government - failed to keep unemployment under 8 percent as the president had promised. Instead, the jobless rate has remained above 8 percent for 42 straight months. The current 8.3 percent unemployment rate is the same rate the nation faced in February 2009 just after Obama took office.
In 2008 then-candidate Obama called the nation's $10 trillion national debt "unpatriotic." Since then he has added $5 trillion-and-counting in new debt in just one term - more than any other president in history.
Led by the 2,000-plus pages of the new healthcare law, the Obama administration has imposed an average of 72 regulations on manufacturers each year. The number of major federal regulations expected to have an economic impact of more than $100 million have gone from 27 per year under President Bill Clinton to 44 per year under Obama.
"If we want to improve things, then how would rehiring the same administration do that?" asked Ryan, who added that delinquent mortgage rates and bankruptcy filings are worse now than they were under President Carter - a one-term Democrat that Republicans will strive to link to Obama during the next two months.
At the Democratic National Convention's first full day Tuesday, seminars for attendees focused less on what Obama has done and more on warning what Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and running mate Ryan might do.
At a session for seniors, organizers handed out sheets claiming that a Romney-Ryan White House would gut Medicare, raise the retirement age, and force the elderly to pay more for prescription drugs. At a women's forum being conducted across the convention hall, Nancy Keenan, the president of the pro-abortion group NARAL Pro-choice America, told a packed room, "We cannot trust Mitt Romney."
With these events for women and seniors, coupled with San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, a Hispanic, slated to give the convention's keynote address, it appears that Democrats are planning to double down on demographics they view as their core supporters rather than reach out to independent voters and other Americans who remain frustrated with the nation's stagnant economy.
The fact that the economy remains the Achilles' heel for Democrats is a major reason why the biggest news of this convention week likely will occur on Friday after the festivities in Charlotte end. That is the day that the government releases the latest jobs report.


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CAMERON, Sir David Young (1865 - 1945)
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Media: oil on panel
Size: 15.6 x 24.4 cm
Acquired: 1963; Bequest; Margaret Davies
Accession Number: NMW A 3855
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Lighter and more durable than the previous generation, Shimano's SLX FD-M661 Front Derailleur is designed for MTB triple cranks. What differentiates this version is the wide link design, trickled down from XT and XTR front derailleurs. What it means is longer lasting quickness of the shifts -- showroom wow, down the trail, a few years from now.
The SLX Front Derailleur has a compact cage design that gives additional swingarm and tire clearance, and angled limit screws give easier accessibility with various suspension designs. It can accommodate a maximum chainring size of 44 teeth.
The Shimano FD-M661 SLX Front Derailleur for MTB Triple is what we'd call a high-clamp or bottom-swing design. Shimano's Dual Pull lever arm allows it to work in harmony with top- or bottom-pull cable routing, and the Multi-Clamp will work with 28.6, 31.8, and 34.9mm seat tube diameters. This SLX Front Derailleur is designed to run specifically with 9 speed chains and cassettes.
- FD-M660: for triple crankset, top-swing
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Just wanted to alert Bike Forums readers about a new project in Southeast Alaska. Sitka, Alaska, a community of 8,500 to 8,800 people on Baranof Island in rainy Southeast Alaska, is trying to get an application together for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists. If our application is successful, we'll be the first Alaska community and the nation's smallest town to earn the designation. If you've ever bicycled in Sitka (maybe on tour) or if you have any expertise you can lend as we work on this application, please visit our forum and spread your knowledge. Our main contacts for this project are Matthew Turner of Sitka Advancing Our Community and SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Health Educator Doug Osborne. If you have expertise in the Bicycle Friendly Community application process, send me a message and I can put you in contact with them.
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Anyone notice that he had a pretty good game Saturday? Or at least, I think he did.
He may have just found his true position if he can continue playing like that.
He looked good. He looked better than Carper. Maybe that is why NE only had 28 pioints. The middle of d line did their job also. We just have a huge lack of depth with our current squad. Considering defense losses the defense has done their part. Considering the offensive returnees, we are seeing dimished returns. We need an offensive makeover Extreme Edition.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
I had thought Banks had played well all season long, then he got moved to second string. He was one of our leading tacklers but must have been getting out of position alot or something. I thought he played well against Nebraska and always seems to be involved in plays
I like our LB core now with Bowen, McKenzie, and Banks. Where was Rashawn Parker on Saturday?!?!
Mac said Parker is physically beat up as true freshman playing in this league and is now a #2. Moorehead moved to his spot and Braaksma started at Mooreheads spot.
I still don't understand why we didn't sub more on defense the last two years. Last year, we lost overtime games because our defense was so damn tired. We could have used a few of these guys, at least sparingly, last year.
I don't know who's job it was, but the cutback lane was not covered at all in the first half. My evidence being that most of their positive yards came on the cutback. It was covered better in the 2nd half though, so I kind of think it was Banks job. Overall I thought he did well after being somewhat thrown into the job.
I was pleasantly surprised with Bank's play. I had been critical of him, and was skeptical of his move to linebacker, but he looked good out there. Hopefully he'll learn more and play even better, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see Garrin get some time, too.
Another good showing by Banks in my opinion. Maybe we'll actually have some good depth next year at linebacker.
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Oddly enough , as a Touring destination or at least waypoint... sales of touring gear is sparse at best..
most folks have the full kit when they arrive .. so one 520 sits on the floor ... and any orders for LHT
would be placed on demand, but not stocked ..
mountain bike gun rack for elk season is stocked , though.
and fat bikes (with the rider's shellfish licence to go get their razorback clam limit) is a good seller, for beach riding.
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
Albert Einstein
Astoria .. 101 from WA crosses the bridge over the Columbia River .. the market place for all that stuff is Portland .
its not so near by a 2 hr drive. over the Coast range
where they have over half the population in the State, an REI and a bike shop, on most blocks //
I think there's 300.
here there's 1 bike shop and 4 microbreweries .. and lots of places to eat andDrink.. and a Maritime Museum .
motels and hotels.
Are there touring oriented stores in Portland? The only store I visited there was REI. Shipped our bike there and they built them for us.
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
Albert Einstein
Spinnaker - It looks like you must have found a decent day and made it out to Ambridge Bikes to look at the Jamis! Let me know if you get it and we can hook up for an early season ride. I have been getting very restless waiting for all of this snow to finally melt for good...
you may find some o the parts you need amongst the hundred + bike shops in metro Portland .Are there touring oriented stores in Portland?
but a store focusing on travel is more likely selling suitcases and things for the air travel part of the trip .


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The Minnesota Vikings are already in London, England practicing for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday. The game, which is part of the NFL International Series, features two the league's winless teams. Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier told reporters this morning that starting quarterback Christian Ponder was limited in practice while dealing with a rib injury.
Ponder told USA Today that Matt Cassel might be the Vikings quarterback this week. "Ponder says he threw in the walkthrough. "If I can't fulfill my duties, then Matt's going to step in and play," via Tom Pelissero via Twitter.
Both teams will have a bye week after playing in London.
The introduction of Cassel to the Vikings offense might be the jumpstart they are looking for. Ponder's performance has been sub-par in the first three games. The FSU product has thrown for 691 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions while being sacked 10 times.
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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota moved closer Friday to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican governor measures that could set the state up for a costly legal battle over the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure.
The North Dakota Senate overwhelmingly approved two anti-abortion bills Friday, one banning abortions as early as six weeks — when a fetal heartbeat can be detected — into a pregnancy and another prohibiting women from having the procedure because a fetus has a genetic defect, such as Down syndrome, or for sex selection. North Dakota would be the first state in the U.S. to adopt such laws.
Supporters said their goal is to challenge the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion up until a fetus is considered viable, usually at 22 to 24 weeks, though anti-abortion activists elsewhere have expressed concern about the strategy.
"It's a good day for babies," said Rep. Bette Grande, a Republican from Fargo who introduced both bills. The state's only abortion clinic is in Fargo, and abortion-rights advocates say the measures are meant to shut it down.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple hasn't said anything to indicate he would veto the measures, and the bills have enough support in each chamber for the Legislature to override him.
Debate Friday was brief, with the Senate taking about an hour to pass both measures. No one spoke against the so-called fetal heartbeat bill, which the Senate took up immediately after passing the genetic abnormalities bill. The votes were largely on party lines, with Republicans supporting the measures and Democrats opposing them.
Opponents, who have promised legal challenges to both measures if they become law, urged Dalrymple to veto the bills. North Dakota is one of several states with Republican-controlled Legislatures and GOP governors that is looking at abortion restrictions. But the state is better positioned than most for a long court fight: It has budget surplus nearing $2 billion thanks to new-found oil wealth.
The American Civil Liberties Union called the measures "extreme," saying they would make North Dakota "the first state in the nation to ban most abortions."
"In America, no woman, no matter where she lives, should be denied the ability to make this deeply personal decision," ACLU executive director Anthony Romero said in a statement.
North Dakota's measure doesn't specify how a fetal heartbeat would be detected. Doctors performing an abortion after a heartbeat is detected could face a felony charge punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Women having an abortion would not face charges.
Grande told lawmakers that fears about a legal challenge shouldn't prevent them from approving the North Dakota measure. "Whether this is challenged in court is entirely up to the abortion industry," she said. "Given the lucrative nature of abortion, it is likely that any statute that reduces the number of customers will be challenged by the industry."
During the Senate debate, one senator who had spoken out against the genetic abnormalities bill left the chamber in protest. The move forced the Senate to briefly halt debate, because the chambers rules require senators to be formally excused. The Senate was able to move forward with proceedings on the bill by passing a motion to excuse the senator.
"It was absolutely a silent protest," Sen. Connie Triplett said after the vote. "North Dakota will have a harder time recruiting and retaining doctors because doctors will not want to be arrested for advising women on abortion issues."


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I've posted a number of winter wedding inspiration boards this week and last, so when my sweet friend Janie at The Bride's Cafe asked if I'd like to share this winter holiday shoot with you here on Snippet & Ink, I jumped at the chance. And that was before I'd even seen the photos! Created by some wonderfully talented ladies, including Janie, Courtney from Merriment Events, and Katie from Open Air Photography, this lovely shoot is exactly what I love – beautiful and thoughtful without being overdone. Whether you're looking for inspiration for your winter wedding or for next week's holiday party, you'll definitely find some great ideas here…
The tree was decorated with pine cones and mercury glass ornaments hung with jute twine.
Courtney created this garland by stamping the letters on vintage tags, then stringing them on jute twine.
Vintage sheet music can be found throughout the shoot, from accordion "garlands" on the mantle, to paper pinwheels, to gift wrap. (Can you see the name on that gift tag? It's Kathryn! How much did that make my day!)
Gifts were also wrapped with kraft paper and tied with gold ric rac, upholstery ribbon, or green satin. This one was embellished with vintage skeleton keys.
The mantle was decorated with various flowers in mercury glass vases and a vintage box filled with jute twine and silver ornaments. Silver serving trays were hung on the wall above the mantle – what a simple and effective way to fill up wall space!
Janie decorated the table with white amaryllis, French anemones, Victoria white ranunculus, supergreen parrot tulips, and white peonies all in mercury glass vases. Using only one type of flower in each vase allows each flower to stand out, and is simple solution for centerpieces. The amaryllis arrangements are rather tall, so they can be removed once guests are seated to allow for conversation across the table.
The menus were lettered in the shape of a star, and embellished with little stars made of sheet music.
Menus and place cards were calligraphed by Jen at Pretty Pen Jen, using gold ink on ivory paper.
Croquembouche is a perfectly dramatic and appropriate dessert choice for a winter wedding or party. This one, created by Jenny at Sweetest Thing Bakery, is drizzled in white chocolate.
For the winter brides out there, a bouquet of white peonies, gray dusty miller, nearly black privet berries, and tied with beautiful striped French wire ribbon.
Thank you so so much to all of these talented ladies for sharing this beautiful winter shoot with us – now I can't wait to throw a holiday dinner party! I hope we'll be able to have all of you back on Snippet & Ink again very soon.
Photography: Katie Stoops at Open Air Photography
Styling: Courtney Spencer at Merriment Events / Little White Book)
Flowers: Janie Medley at JM Flora / The Bride's Cafe)
Calligraphy: Pretty Pen Jen
Cake: Sweetest Thing Bakery
Hair and makeup: Sarah Valentine at Mango Hair Salon
Truly Engaging /
Beautiful inspiration! The variety of heights and textures are extremely appealing and yet like you said, not overdone. Love the vintage feel..
illumedc /
Such a beautiful shoot! I love every little detail and wish I could be a guest at this stunning holiday soiree!
Chelsea /
THis is really beautiful!
Stephanie /
This is charming! I'm doing something similar for my present wrapping paper this year. I love the vintage adornments. Thank you so much for posting! I don't always leave comments, but your posts are always so amazing.
Maria @ {ritzy bee} /
carissa /
in love! very similar to my own holiday decor this year! pinecones, jute twine, mecury, cedar etc – classic and chic and wintery-fresh! :) great job ladies!
Paige Appel /
that mantle decor is perfection. great job ladies!
Brooke /
Stunning! Absolutely stunning.
Jen /
Love everything about this – especially the mantle! Great job ladies!
Amorology /
This is gorgeous! So much fun!
{jen} miss pickles press /
as always, well done, ladies! just beautiful.
True Blind Faith /
Simply stunning! Oh how I love that mercury glass!
sandra pan /
great job, katie!! decor and calligraphy looks great!
{The Perfect Palette} /
oh wow!!! now this is some serious inspiration! i'm loving all of it! Especially the mantle decor, the custom signage & the kraft paper accents!!! this was a great post. thanks for sharing.
Tracey /
Gorgeous. I love that you could make many of these ideas yourself.
XochitlTheBlogsmaid /
LOVE the black rim plates and the music sheets! So stunning! I wish Amarylis was in season all year long.
Meg @ Sienna Wedding /
This is just so gorgeous and inspiring… I can't wait 'till Christmas now!
Camille @ STYLE NOTES /
The vintage tag garland is TOO adorable! I'd love to adapt it as a "Just Married" or "Happy Birthday" garland for other events.
Joyful Weddings and Events /
Absolutely lovely!
Courtney /
Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments! xo
Alicia /
Oh.my.goodness – I love everything about this photo shoot! Makes me want a winter wedding right now and I'm not even engaged!!
Janie /
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments and I wish a Happy Holiday Season to all of you…xoxo
Jessebel /
anne&bill /
{swoon} Absolutely gorgeous shoot! I love, love the vintage sheet music and mercury glass ornaments. Beautiful inspiration on this snowy, wintery day! – Anne
anne&bill /
{swoon} Absolutely gorgeous shoot! I love, love the vintage sheet music and mercury glass ornaments. Beautiful inspiration on this snowy, wintery day! – Anne
Amy /
Add in vintage wedding photos, and this is my wedding decor in a nutshell. January '11 can't come soon enough! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beth /
wow, totally gorgeous table decorations!
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Exploiting Wal-Mart's Workforce Weak Spot
Responding to Wal-Mart doesn't necessarily mean meeting its employment standards.
Taking lessons from Wal-Mart Stores on innovative approaches to products and pricing may be a smart move for a competitor. But emulating its workforce-management practices may not be such a good idea.
The Wal-Mart people formula goes something like this: pay low hourly wages, create conditions that invite yearly turnover in the range of 50 percent and price health benefits out of reach for large numbers of employees. Use the savings to keep prices low.
Those who follow the company say that the clever thing for a competitor to do may be to flip the formula and place strategic importance on pay and benefits. They argue that Wal-Mart is operating on a 3 percent profit margin yet must feed the hungry beast of Wall Street expectations by producing 20 percent annual growth rates. It really can't increase pay and benefits without cutting into its profit margin. So why don't competitors exploit the already high turnover rate and cause even more dissatisfaction among Wal-Mart workers by paying their own employees more?
"There is a lot of talk that conditions at Wal-Mart are creating low standards that other companies are going to have to meet--or they will perish," says researcher Roland Zullo of the University of Michigan's Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. "Responding to Wal-Mart doesn't necessarily mean meeting its employment standards." Another way to go, which he sees as a clear trend among companies competing for a share of Wal-Mart's business, "is to hire people with the idea of keeping them long term by giving them wages and benefits to match their contributions to the firm."
Costco Wholesale and Trader Joe's are among the companies often cited for putting good pay and benefits into their growth formula and making it work. So are Wegmans and Stew Leonard's. "Wal-Mart is unassailable on price," says Ryan Mathews, a longtime retail consultant. "They don't do many things wrong. Workforce management is their Achilles' heel, if they have one. If I were in their market, I would pay my people better. I'd make sure they had better benefits. I'd make sure they were happy, and I'd make sure the entire world knew about it."
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Oklahoma Fashion Week ... April 6-12
The week's events, which are still being finalized, will conclude with a red carpet event featuring fashion presentations, runway shows, food, music and entertainment April 12 at Devon Tower.
Designers include Abi Ferrin, Nha Khanh, David Tlale, Isabella Rose Taylor and Cenia NY.
Oklahoma Fashion Week was created for local and out-of-state student, emerging and established designers to showcase their original collections. Guests also will be able to shop from the designers the day they are shown on the runway.
For the red carpet event, general admission tickets are $75 and VIP $175. VIP admission includes an opportunity to mix with designers, leave with hand-selected items and experience fashion in an intimate setting. Two sessions are offered, from 5 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. For tickets, go to oklahomafashionweek.com.
Contributors and sponsors of the event include Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City, Chickasaw Nation, The Midtown Renaissance, Penn Square Mall, Koslow's Furs, R Meyers, Whole Foods of Oklahoma City, Brink Models, Tabb Models, Virginia Boyles Photography and Hanan Exposures.