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Obama wins — cue the layoffs [Darleen Click]
I'm sure this is just a coincidence … unexpectedly
Boeing announced a major restructuring of its defense division on Wednesday that will cut 30 percent of management jobs from 2010 levels, close facilities in California and consolidate several business units to cut costs.
The company [BA 70.11 -1.47 (-2.05%) ] told employees about the changes on Wednesday, in a memo obtained by Reuters and confirmed by Boeing.
Boeing, the Pentagon's second-largest supplier, said the changes were the latest step in an affordability drive that has already reduced the company's costs by $2.2 billion since 2010, according to the memo.
h/t Twitchy
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Weren't these the layoffs we already knew about, but the companies were told to not make any announcements, and since that broke the law, the government would pay the fines and legal fees?
serr8d says November 7, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Job cuts in California.
First time I've smiled today.
leigh says November 7, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Yes. They are the ones they violated their own WARN Act over.
Well, laws are for the little people, really.
leigh says November 7, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Serr8d, Ernst is looking for your link on the pot study causing schizophrenic behaviors on the "Teachable Moment' thread.
Patrick Chester says November 7, 2012 at 11:15 pm
I think I'm going to use "unexpectedly" with plenty of italics and bolding when things like this keep happening.
Patrick Chester says November 7, 2012 at 11:15 pm
palaeomerus says November 7, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Just wait until the wealth taxes and pension raiding kicks in. But will they sell all that federal land? Fuck no. Borrow and tax and print but leave Uncle Sam's shit alone.
Ernst Schreiber says November 7, 2012 at 11:43 pm
What's yours is Uncle Sam's, What's mine is Uncle Sam's and what's Uncle Sam's is Uncle Sam's.
Holy Shit! We're all iof us in a polygamous marriage with the Government!
Silver Whistle says November 8, 2012 at 1:18 am
Serr8d, Ernst is looking for your link on the pot study causing schizophrenic behaviors on the "Teachable Moment' thread.
There's a few – this, this and this for example.
Sears Poncho says November 8, 2012 at 3:45 am
To be fair, Boeing did cross the administration what with their trying to cut costs by building a plant in South Carolina. /s
Also, isn't this exactly the kind of thing Californians want? They don't want companies actually going about the icky business of building things in their state, at least as far as I can tell from their environmental and tax policies. What's a few more people on the dole? It isn't like they have to follow work to welfare rules anymore and the Fed will be by any minute now to bail out the state pension plan.
happyfeet says November 8, 2012 at 4:02 am
"an affordability drive"
happyfeet says November 8, 2012 at 4:03 am
missfixit says November 8, 2012 at 6:21 am
everybody is laying off, not just defense. but defense is about to take it in the teeth.
Slartibartfast says November 8, 2012 at 6:34 am
BTW Lockheed has been reorganizing and eliminating redundancy in management for the last 15 years or so. It's nothing new, and it doesn't have much to do with what the government is doing right now vis a vis defense contracting.
There was a large reduction in middle management sometime within the last year, here, that you didn't hear much about because it was voluntary layoffs targeted at certain salary grades that were middle management. Were those people laid off? Arguably.
We've just had another round of voluntary layoffs, but until we get some action from the customer side that reflects something like termination of existing contracts, what's happening here is just same-same. And we have not heard any such thing, yet. Hell, we just made some decisions to hire new people because the hiring freeze (put in place in anticipation of sequestration) coupled with attrition has made it very difficult to service existing contracts and IRAD commitments.
I am expecting bad things to happen, but there's not much more I can do to prepare for them, and there's nothing more I can do in the way of prevention.
Slartibartfast says November 8, 2012 at 6:37 am
Actually, most of LM's problems at present (besides having unnecessarily redundant management left over from the merger) is aging of the workforce. There are right now a LOT of older engineers in higher pay grades, which is going to make life interesting when they (we) retire and start drawing pension (which a lot of us are still eligible for, even though LM stopped offering pension to new employees several years ago), and also makes life interesting when bidding on and servicing contracts. If you look at age demographics in the LM workforce, there are lots of over 50 workers.
Libby says November 8, 2012 at 6:51 am
Wait until all of the Obamacare taxes kick in & the bush tax cuts expire. It's hard to have pity for people who voted for Obama and will now be stung by his policies. Guess they're just expecting some kind of handout to tide them over.
Libby says November 8, 2012 at 7:20 am
It will also be interesting to see what happens to the monthly jobs numbers as the layoffs begin and businesses that had been on the fence choose either to not hire or start shifting to part-time employment. Probably going to "shaped" from here on out, not that it matters. The MSM will be working on Obama's legacy instead of his re-election.
William says November 8, 2012 at 7:22 am
So let's see, of course Obama has to let the Bush tax cuts expire, because that's what his base swoons over, and then there's the debt ceiling fight, which I'm sure the GOP will cave over, but the international community will start making other investment plans…
The left got what again? A paper tiger? Yeah, have fun with that.
Squid says November 8, 2012 at 8:31 am
It's not layoff notices, but it's related. At the gas stations near my house in St. Paul, prices were $3.14 on Monday, and $3.35 yesterday. Heck of a coincidence.
McGehee says November 8, 2012 at 9:09 am
Something possessed me to fill the tank on my truck Tuesday right after we voted.
That's probably what drove up the prices.
Pellegri says November 8, 2012 at 1:56 pm
@Slart: This is why I keep thinking I should've gone ME or EE instead of bioengineering.
All my peers with degrees in mechanical or computer or electrical engineering had job offers from defense companies right out the gate.
missfixit says November 8, 2012 at 2:16 pm
re: engineering and defense
engineering is suffering from the same problem everywhere — a very aging workforce, and yet with all the hiring freezes they can't hire the younger ppl to train under them. We're facing that at work right now – i'm the youngest engineer here, and they are desperately training me to pick up the slack when our manager retires in 2 months. He's been here 34 years and they never hired enough younger engineers to replace the retirees. Our plant is dying, and the situation is bad, but we are still on a hiring hold.
I'm also dependent on child support from an ex who works in defense engineering several states away. He already got laid off from BAE 2 years ago and went back to the government (must be nice), and now I'm wondering how likely it is that we'll be losing support from daddy.
the whole thing feels up in the air. It's an ugly scary time.
Pellegri says November 8, 2012 at 2:34 pm
missfixit: that really seriously sucks.
My mistake was pursuing bioengineering. Most employers I've looked at (and I've done quite a bit of looking over the past several years) either want 2-3 years of experience in the field or a secondary degree, even for "entry level" positions.


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I am loving peaches too lately! they are my very favorite fruit. ever. someday i hope to have a peach tree. do they grow in arizona?? unlikely.ReplyDelete
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Brandon Taylor and the Utes close the regular season on Saturday at Stanford
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Crunching the Numbers
Utah currently ranks No. 34 in the ESPN BPI and No. 35 in the KenPom rankings, higher than fellow Pac-12 teams Stanford, Colorado and California.
Strength of Schedule: 77 - Cincinnati, 81 - St. Louis, 98 - Gonzaga, 99 - UTAH, 102 - Louisville, 113 - Wichita State, 118 - San Diego State
The Utes have nine losses this season, seven by four points or fewer (two of them in overtime).
Average RPI of Losses: 42 - Creighton, 45 - Michigan, 45 - UCLA, 50 - UTAH, 59 - Syracuse, 66 - North Carolina, 76 - SMU
The Utes are 7-8 against the RPI top 100 with the wins coming by a combined 80 points, and their losses are by a combined 41 points. This gives them the No. 18 RPI against top-100 teams.
Same amount of or more top-50 wins than: Virginia, San Diego State, BYU, New Mexico, Louisville, Kentucky and Wichita State
In Utah's nine games against teams ranked outside the RPI top 200, it won by an average of 33.7 points.
History vs. Stanford
The Utes are 15-10 all-time against the Cardinal but lost both games last season by an average of 24.5 points.
Utah is 2-6 all-time at Stanford and has not won in Maples Pavilion since 1971.
The Utes have fared well against the Cardinal at neutral sites, posting a record of 4-1. In the 1997 NCAA Tournament, No.2 Utah topped No. 6 Stanford in overtime, 82-77 to advance to the West regional final in San Jose.
Utah Succumbs to Stanford, 84-66
Jarred DuBois scored 22 points, three shy of his career-high, but Utah was stung at Stanford last year, 84-66.
DuBois finished with his fifth 20-point game of the season as the senior transfer had his best offensive performance in league play.
Jason Washburn notched 10 points, all in the first half, Jordan Loveridge scored 11 points, his fourth double-figure outing in the last six games, and also matched Washburn with a team-high six rebounds.
Chasson Randle scored 22 points and matched his career high with six assists. Dwight Powell added 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists while Gabriel Harris had a career-high 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench in his final home game.
Last Time Out
Brandon Taylor converted the go-ahead free throws with 1:46 remaining and hit a 3-pointer with 51.2 seconds left, and Utah held off California 63-59 on Wednesday night to give coach Larry Krystkowiak his first 20-win season in three years at the school.
Taylor also knocked down two timely 3-pointers and a layup midway through the second half on the way to a team-high 13 points.
Delon Wright finished one rebound shy of a double-double and also added four assists. The Utes also got key contributions off the bench from Marko Kovacevic and Kenneth Ogbe as both players added six points apiece.
Utah held a 26-16 advantage in paint points and also scored 17 points of 13 Cal turnovers. In fact, the Golden Bears did not register a single steal as the Utes only turned the ball over six times.
Richard Solomon had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tyrone Wallace scored 11 for Cal on a night Cobbs was limited to six points on 2-for-6 shooting -- well below his 15.8 scoring average.
Wright Having Quite a Debut
Utah's Delon Wright was named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for play from Jan. 13-19.
In the win over USC earlier this year, Wright led the way with 22 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists. He followed that performance with 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists against the nationally-ranked Bruins.
Wright leads the league in steals with 3.1 per contest and also ranks among the top 15 in minutes played (1st), assists (3rd), field goal percentage (3rd), assist/turnover ratio (5th), scoring (5th), blocks (6th) free throw percentage (10th) and rebounds (12th).
Wright joins Jordan Loveridge as Player of the Week selections this year for Utah, its first winners since joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011. The duo is scoring 45 percent of Utah's points this season and grabbing 39 percent of the rebounds.
Wright has scored in double figures the last 17 games for the Utes and has scored 20 points or more in eight games. Utah is 7-1 this year when Wright scores seven field goals or more.
Loveridge Leading the Way
Utah's Jordan Loveridge was named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week for play from Dec. 2-8. The sophomore averaged 24.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks
It marked the first Player of the Week selection for Utah since joining the Pac-12 Conference in 2011.
Loveridge currently ranks 11th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (7.4) and 12th in scoring (15.5), while racking up six double-doubles.
Utah is 14-3 this season when Loveridge makes five field goals or more and he has eclipsed the 20-point mark in 10 contests over two years.
Taylor Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
Utah sophomore Brandon Taylor was selected to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team for Region 8.
He currently owns a 3.70 GPA and is majoring in psychology while leading the Utes in 3-pointers made. Taylor also ranks fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio, ninth in assists per game, 13th in 3-point field goal percentage and steals.
The Utes have not lost this season when Taylor gets to the free-throw line four times or more (4-0).
Utah in the National Rankings
The Utes have won 16 of their 20 games this season by double figures and rank seventh in the nation in scoring margin (+13.7).
The Utes have won every game this season (6-0) after recording 86 or more total points and are 11-0 when their field goal percentage has been 53 percent or better.
Utah is also third in the nation shooting 49.6 percent from the field. They also rank in the top-20 nationally in assists per game (16th - 15.8).
Success in Double Figures
The Utes are 18-4 this season when they place three players in double figures are 10-0 when they place four players in double figures this season.
Brandon Taylor in particular, has been key to the Utes. When the sophomore scores in double figures, the Utes are 10-2 this season. They are 9-1 when he hits three 3-pointers or more.
Utah is also 5-0 this season when Dakarai Tucker scores 13 points or more.
Utah Basketball Earns 1,700th Win The Utes are 15th all-time in NCAA history with 1,705 wins and rank 19th all-time with 27 trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Utah's 32 regular-season conference championships put it fifth among all Division I schools trailing Kansas, Kentucky, Penn and North Carolina
Utah Adds Three for 2014-15
Utah men's basketball head coach Larry Krystkowiak announced the addition of three players, Brekkott Chapman, Kyle Kuzma and Isaiah Wright, for the 2014-15 season.
Kyle Kuzma is originally from Burton, Michigan. Scout.com currently lists Kuzma as the 25th best power forward in the nation for his class and ESPN recently rated him as a four-star commit.
Brekkott Chapman is a local product having attended Roy High School in Roy, Utah. The 6-8 forward is ranked No. 12 in the class of 2014 by ESPN and also plays for the Utah Prospects AAU team.
Isaiah Wright, a 6-2 point guard, attends Borah High School in Boise, Idaho. The 2013 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year was also named the 5A All-Idaho Player of the Year and MVP of the 5A Idaho State Tournament while leading his squad to a state title.
McGill to be Inducted into Pac-12 Hall of Honor
The Pac-12 Conference will honor Utah legend Billy McGill along with 11 other former student-athletes by inducting them into the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor.
The induction will occur on Friday, March 14, during a ceremony prior to the semifinal games at the 2014 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Rumored to be the originator of the "jump hook", the 6'9" McGill became the 11th player in collegiate history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his career and was eventually drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1962 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs.
He still ranks No. 2 all-time at Utah in Utah career scoring (2,321 points) and No. 1 in career rebounding (1,106). McGill also owns the Utah single-season (1,009) and single-game (60) records for scoring, as well as the single-season (430) and single-game (24) records for rebounding.
He is one of seven Utes to have his jersey retired and was honored in 2008 as a member of the University of Utah All-Century team.
New Utah Basketball Facility
Official fundraising efforts for the new $36 million Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Center kicked off Nov. 25. Construction on the new 80,000-square-foot facility will get underway in the spring of 2014. Work is scheduled to be completed prior to the 2015-16 basketball season.
The project will include a new basketball practice and training facility for the men's and women's teams, as well as renovations to the main arena and strength and conditioning rooms for several other U. sports.
Besides the new basketball practice center, which will include two gymnasiums, a sports medicine center, film rooms, locker rooms and a strength and conditioning center, some $6 million will be used for arena improvements for lighting, sound and draping for other sports, as well as two grand entrances for a hall of fame and legacy hall.


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Good guys finish first Wal-Mart, the discount retailer that carved out a niche in small-town America by selling everything from toothpicks to tires, is now the largest company in the world, according to the latest Fortune 500 list. With $220 billion in revenues, Wal-Mart this year overtook oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. in the rankings. Capital Research Center president Terrence Scanlon notes that Wal-Mart is a company "with a moral code, which is somewhat unusual for a large corporation." The firm's music-sales policies are a good example: Despite withering cries of censorship from the left, Wal-Mart has held firmly to a policy against carrying music with excessive sexual or violent content-even negotiating with record companies and artists to "bleep" or airbrush out offensive language and cover art. Mr. Scanlon said the firm's record of corporate philanthropy also sets an important standard: "They're generous and they give at the local level ... which is good because it means smaller charities can receive contributions." John Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, has donated millions to school-choice initiatives such as the Children's Scholarship Fund, which pays private-school tuition for low-income children. The firm is also a leader in giving to Christian charities. Sam Walton also believed in giving to his employees, and was one of the first entrepreneurs to offer such perks as stock options and profit sharing. Mr. Walton died in 1992, but his company today employs 1.3 million people at 3,500 facilities in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, China, and Puerto Rico. Making more Bad news for Bush-bashing Democrats: Americans are earning more in part because of the president's conservative tax policies, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reports. Personal income increased by about $50 billion (0.6 percent) and disposable personal income (DPI) increased by $9.5 billion (0.7 percent) in February. Both figures mark the third consecutive monthly hike since November. BEA analysts credit the DPI rise in part to a decrease in personal tax and non-tax payments, including the new 10 percent tax bracket and a reduction in net "nonwithheld" taxes. The steady rise in personal income "vindicates the Bush administration's tax cuts that were put in place as the economy was slipping into a recession," said Johns Hopkins University economics professor Steve Hanke. "They also show just how nonsensical the arguments thrown up against cutting taxes were. Indeed, the cuts were just what the doctor ordered." Tracking deadbeats Utilities customers who skip out on their bills soon won't be skipping far. The risk management firm Equifax announced last month that it will house and manage the National Consumer Telecom & Utility Exchange (NCTUE), a new credit-reporting service that will offer utilities the same financial risk data currently used by telecoms to measure new customers' creditworthiness. In addition to flagging high-risk accounts, NCTUE will offer "skip tracing" to gas, electric, water, and cable companies. That means a subscribing utility wishing to recover an unpaid account balance will be able to query Equifax to learn whether a deadbeat customer has applied for new service elsewhere. Equifax will then provide the utility with the customer's new physical address, adding a technology-based twist to an old saw: You can run, but you can't hide. Pay up There's still no such thing as a free lunch. Increasingly, online businesses are charging fees for access to critical content. For example, the once-free online investment adviser Motleyfool.com now charges $29.95 a year for access to its discussion boards. Banks that once offered online bill-pay services at no charge now charge $5 and up. Even the rebel music download service Napster will soon charge admission. Analysts at tech research firms like Forrester Research, Inc. say such free Web perks as news and e-mail are likely to hang around for awhile. But even some of those are going away: For example, the search engine company Alta Vista ended its free e-mail service in March.


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Thoughts of the day | Thought For The Day | Thoughts of the day with meaning
1.Even a big pot full of water will b emptied
By a small hole,
In the same way,
A little anger or ego will burn up
The nobility of GOOD HEART..
2.Sumbody said to god:
I want peace God replied:
Remove d" I",dat is ego;
Remove d "Want",dat is desire;
& Peace will b automatically there.
3.Wen time never waits for us
Then y do we always wait for d right time??
No time is wrong to do the right things..
4.If v can laugh wen v r completely broken up,
Den der can b nothing dat can break usnext time..
Once v do bad & dat v heard ever..
Twice v do good but dat v heard never..
dat's world!!dat's life..
6.In life v sumtimes feel dat
All doors r now closed 4us,
If dat happens in our life,
Remember these words-
7.If god answers our prayers,
He's increasing our faith,
If he delays,he'sincreasing our patience,
If he doesn't answers,he knows v can handle.
8.Try is a small word dat can make a big difference.
If v try,v only risk FAILURE,
But if v don't even try,
Den we'll ensure FAILURE!
9.Every bad situation will have sumthing positive,
Even a stopped clock shows correct time twice a day.
Think positive=SUCCESS
10.Small thot-Anger is the feeling
Dat makes ur mouth work faster
Den ur mind........
11.Half of d sorrows v earn by expecting
Good things from wrong people..
And other half of d sorrows v earn by
Expecting wrong things from good people.
12.Be satisfied wid life,
But unsatisfied wid d results v produce..
Dats d best way 2keep growing &
To discover ur hidden potential.
13.Wat is easy & difficult in life?
Easyis 2judge d mistake of others...
Difficult is 2recognise &accept our own mistakes.
14.Real difficulties can b overcum,
It isonly d imaginary ones,
dat are unconquerable.
15.A beautiful understanding about life:
Our problem is never really our problem.
Our reaction 2d problem is really our problem.
16.In d chase between cat & mouse,
mostly d mouse wins,
bcoz d cat is running 4 its food,
but d mouse 4 its life.
17.Emotions don't have words
Wishes don't have script,
If v smile world is wid us,
otherwise even a drop of tear doesn't like 2 stay wid us.
18.Pure food brings a Pure mind
And pure mind helps in constant
Memory of GOD
19.Me and Mine are d very roots of d
Evil in d world
20.All misery & pain cums from
21.Devotion can b more easily practised
By persons in every condition of life.
22.Help all who r trying to b good
And to do good.....
23.Give to d world d best u have,
And d best will cum back to u////
24.The best thing to give ur enemy is
25.Always remember:
I to will pass away from this world,
But my words & RELIGION will b
Remembered by d generation to cum
26.Wen human mind is silent,
Den DIVINE MIND is in
Active Expression.
27.Change urself first if
U wish to change d world..
28.Hope and faith are d 2
Wings of success!!
29.Doing good to others is VIRTUE(DHARMA)
Injuring ithers is SIN.
30.Advice after mischief is like
Medicine after Death..
31.The acts of this life r d
Destiny of the next.....
33.Fame is d beginning of d
Fall of greatness.
34.Life must b lived FORWARDS,
But can only b understood
36.Since v can't get wat v like,
Let us like wat v can get.
37.Our PATIENCE will achieve more den force.
38.Many 'HEARTS' r opened by
Den by keys..
39.Success lies not in FLYING,
But in TRYING..
40.Hope for d best,
But b prepared for d worst.
41.Living in the favourable & unfavourable
42.Believe in the principle of KARMA NOT IN RAASHI
43.Everything in life has a beautiful ending-
if its nOt beautiful-then its nOt d end
44.GOD Is A Sure Paymaster,
45.There is no royal road to success.
BUT after success,every road becomes royal.
46.Best MSG. Ever A baby fish asked her mother:Y can't v live on Earth?
other fish: Earth is not the place 4 fishes. Earth is made 4 selfishes
48.Guru Bhakti Is The Foundation Of
49.Thought 4 the day
you used when you created them".
50.A Famous tell :
It's Impossible to pass the Life Without Wetting ou r Eyes.
51.Nthing Can Be Changed By
52.Life is more strict than a Teacher.
53.Shakespear said:
54.Never wory for the delay in succes compared to others
Bcoz construction of "WONDERS" take more time.
55.A Paper fly in air due 2LUCK But Bird flying in air is bcoz of EFFORTs
56.God says:"U r doing,what U want
57.Funny but true
58.~Besutiful Words~
59.In the BOOK of LIFE
60.~Nice lines~
61.expanded meaning of PAINS is..
62.*~Great Line~*
63.Fantastic lines:
65.A good thought.....
We have made a lot of COMPROMISES in Our Life"
66.Silence of a Genius is More Disastrous than Weapons
than Anger of thousand Silly Persons
67.1tree makes 1 lakh Matchstick can burn 1lakh trees...
68.An xcellent quote written in a pRayer hall:
69.Read D below phrase carefully 2 know D fact of life.
70.The only GOOD LUCK many great men ever had was
The ability of being born wid d determination and courage
to overcome BAD LUCK..!
71.See d gud in every1.
Things dont change,u change ur way of looking at theM.
72.Strong people commit mistakes as
73.There is a slogan written inthe entrance gate of all schools in JAPAN
"IF U CANNOT DO, NO OTHER HUMAN IN THE WORLD CAN DO IT".belive in urself.
74.7 tips 2 b happy in life;
75.Life Gives answers in3ways:
76.Respect the OLD when ur YOUNG
77.Luck is not in our hands.
78.Dnt Try 2Hav too Much of "Relatns"
79.THINK before U Speak
80.Evry1 wants happiness,
no 1 needs pain bt its nt possible 2 get a rainbow without a little rain!
So faceLIFE with confidence
81.Life is an Echo,
82.Good Relations Are Like Trees
83.Life is all about three things. Winning, Losing and Sharing.
Winning- others hearts, Losing- negativity and Sharing- Happy moments
84.Easy To Loose someone by saying Life.
85.when God solves your problems
86.To Be Successfull Forget The Problems You Have Faced
87.Success is the problem but failure is the formula..
88.Morning is nt only sunrise bt a beutiful miracle of GOD
dat dafeats d darknes&spread light
May evryday spread light in ur whole life.
89.When U Are In Light
90.Positive Thinking May Not Guarantee Success,
Bt Negative Thinking DEFiNiTELY Guarantees Failure!
91.You Are A Precious Diamond In GODs Hands
92.Relationship is like a book,
it takes few seconds to burn but years to write.
So write it carefully n never let it burn.
94.Winners always compares their achievements with their own goals,
While losers compares their achievements with the failures of other people
95.Good heart & good nature r two different things
96.Best religjion "JAIN"
97.secret of health fr both mind&body is not t mourn fr past,
Wory abot future,Or anticipate trubles,Bt t live in present Moment wisely.
98.If U want to enjoy,
99.The four ways to reach God :
Luk back and thank God.
Luk forward and trust God.
Luk around and serve God.
Luk within and find God....
100.Start the work in the name of GOD
101.Problems r lik little STONES
If u keep them near to ur EYE they hide ur VISION
102.You Cannot Change Your future But.
103.A Winner never quit, But a quiter never win
104.NAVKAR is the
106.We have list of our debtors on our lips but
107.What'S different"Temple"&"Home
108.Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live,
it is asking others to live as one wishes to live
109.There is enough for every man need
110.Difficulties in your life don't come to destroy Y'R
but to help u realise Y'R hidden potential & POWER
111.Fact of life
V all r in search of at the cost Of peace
112.Think go|d is good
113."If everyone is happy with you,
SURELY you have made a lot of compromises in your life.
114.Dream-More, Think-High,
115.Wining Horse dsnt know why it runs in race,
it runs bcoz of beats & pains.
Life is a race: God is ur rider.
So if u r in pain then think, God wants U to win.
116.There is no Wine if Grapes r not pressed.
No Perfume if Flowers r not Crushed.
If u feel any Pressure in Life,
It means God is bringing the best out of u.
117.Victory is not the property of brilliant.
It is the crown for those who bow
themselves in front of hard work, Sincerity & Confidence.
118.I have realised that even a solid thing
like Iron becomes weak,
when its hot and people use it as they wish.
So just stay Cool..............
119.Friends, Health and Time:
But when we loose them, we realize the cost.
120.God is an invisible Parent,
And Parents are the visible God,
So if we make the visible God happy,
automaticaly the invisible God becomes happy.
121.Harmful truth is better den a useful lie...
122.Focus on making things
better den bigger...........
123.If god be for u,
who can be against u???
124.Better to die on one's feet
den to live on one's knees...
125.People r lonely bcoz
they build walls instead of bridge....
126.There is nothing good or bad,
but thinking makes it so....
127.Our necessities r few but
our wants r endless.
128.It is easy to learn something
About everything,but it is difficult to
Learn everything about anything.
129.Arise awake and stop not till
The goal is reached...
130.Men r born with 2eyes but 1tongue
inorder dat they shud see twice as much as they say.
131.Its better to have a rich soul
than to be rich..
132.Never leave on tommorrow
which u can do today.
133.People generally quarrel bcoz
they cannot argue.
134.Not he who has much is RICH
But he who gives much.
135.To be born with a Personality is a gift from our parents,
But to live as a known Personality would be our gift to parents.
136.Never put off till tomorrow,
the benevolent deed you can do today.
Never put off till later, if you can do it right away.
137.It is wise to direct our anger towards problems-not people,
To focus our energies on answers-not excuses.
138.If u r peaceful dwhole world
Bcums peaceful to us.
It is just a reflection.
Watsoever r us is reflected all over.
Everyone bcums a mirror.
139.U r not responsible 4 wat people think abt u,
Bt ur responsible 4 wat u give dem 2think abt u.
They may 4get wat u said but
They will never 4get how u made dem feel..........
140."Do good to everyone without expecting much"
As an old proverb says-
"Fragrances always cling to the hands
Those who distribute roses"
141.If the Path is beautiful, ask where it leads to..
But if the Destination is beautiful, never mind about the path..
142.Life sometimes takes unknown turn,
dont be afraid 2 travel it.
Someday that turn will take us
2 untouched heights on top of d world.. :)
The Relation Which Requirs Efforts 2 Maintain R Nvr True &
If Relation R True They Nvr Require Any Efforts 2 Maintain..
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I was talking to an indian colleague about his forth coming wedding and he let slip they he was saving up to pay for it own wedding, even though his dad had just retired at 60 and had equiv £1/2 a million in an indian bank account! I asked him what his father did to be so rich, he worked for the inidian train company and had saved all his life not buying things... and was now living off the interest of.... 9%! Compound Interest hey!
Google confirms IR is true...
Is this sustainable, is this the new carry trade? To a layman sounds like india is going to get a rather nasty icelandic style currency crash? If not is there any reason why I cant open an indian bank account?
Over the long term the pairing has looked relativly stable:
It sounds like if you have assets/savings in india you will be doing rather well
One of the reasons why our property has demand from foreigners?
Savings paying 9% used to fund a 5% mortgage in the UK?


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About Me
My name is Veronica and I hail from the center of the universe, also known as America. I realize that America just likes to think of herself as the center of the universe, and really isn't. America also likes to think that she has countless admirers and that no one can touch the likes of her superiority. She swims proudly in her fishbowl thinking about how everyone is watching, so she must always uphold her reputation. But I do have good news, which is also very sad news, and that is that many Americans don't stand with America like they used to. Of course, there are some who have decided that ignorance and oblivion are the only ways they can live in a country so hazardous to the planet earth. And some don't choose ignorance or bliss, but they are instead victims of it. Many Americans are raised in a bubble, believing only what their parents or other role model figures have taught them. Many are under this influence their whole life because they were born and taken care of by privilege, in which nothing ever needs to be questioned or earned, but will always be had because nothing else is known to exist. There are a large number of us who feel like we aren't welcomed in our country, and deal with that reality on a daily basis. Some feel like their individuality is not accepted by the people around them, and in turn are isolated and have hatred for humanity and usually themselves. Many are like me, and have parents who had no idea how to raise a child. My mother has three children with three different men, all of whom are alcoholics, sex offenders and straight up sons of bitches! My mom told me only the things she wanted me to know about the world, and acted like the rest didn't exist. She didn't teach me anything valuable, but instead she distracted me with toys and television. She didn't let me socialize normally with other children. My mother is dealing with her terrible childhood which is a product of American society and culture and has no ability to properly raise children. Broken families are a very big problem in America. Once I was old enough to leave my mother's bubble of oblivion, I realized that the world is nothing like she had taught me. Because I was at one time in my life, for many years of my life, viewing the world through my mother's lens, I have become very aware of any influences that are having their way with me. I am waking up and I have a hunger for truth. I have found that this country, the one that has given me all of this privilege, is taking it at the expense of other's health, happiness and wealth and worse of all, their human rights. I live in guilt because by being a member of my society I am enabling acts of cruelty. I am supporting this awful system. We have a degrading anti-everything culture that picks on the little people and rewards the already wealthy. We are all made to feel like we have choices, and where we end up as people is our choice. That is a lie! We don't have choices, we have options. You can either go to college and make something of yourself as America sees fit or you can end up on the streets, lonely, pitiful and shunned. Many people are smart and milk the system the best they can because it's fucked already, but that is exactly what America wants you to do. America wants you to do your own thing and be distracted with your freedom because it's easy to manipulate you when you have everything you could ever want. In America, there are sick, poor, dying people co-existing with healthy wealthy people on the city streets, and the sick are ignored. I have seen so many faces turn at the site of pure helplessness. I ride the bus almost everyday and I see the same people suffering from starvation, helplessness and drug addiction get on the bus and start mumbling aloud to themselves and wave their hands around as if they see something that is clearly not there to anyone else. All witnesses just look away and pretend that these people are not there. I always stare, in amazement that this is happening right in front of me. That there are people who don't have an identity, who don't have a home. And then I question why America is so great when there are so many people suffering on its own land. And in the end, what could I do to help this person out? It feels hopeless and I wouldn't know where to start. I constantly think about the world and try to make sense of it because I realize that I have more privilege than most in the world and I don't want to waste it. I want to use my privileges of education and freedoms to educate myself and learn the tools to changing the world. I don't want to be the American who turned a blind eye to my country's faults because I was benefitting from its skewed system. I'm not going to ignorantly hold my wimpy flag on the fourth of July in a lawn chair with my gun by my side and my phone on vibrate. That is not a real American, that is an American dream. A dream that will never apply to everyone, even in America. And if you're reading this and believe that you are in fact living the American dream, ask yourself who you're hurting in the process. I want to be a real person and connect with others around the world. I want to imagine a million different ways of living on this planet, because the way I'm forced to live now is not ideal, and let's not forget it definitely is not sustainable. fear


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Dear Sizing Up the Future:
First, there really is a skill shortage. A recent survey by Accenture found that 46 percent of U.S. executives worry their companies won't have the skills to compete during next year or two. This skills gap spans the globe, from North and South America to Europe and Asia. Although unemployment is high, people with needed skills are in short supply.
Here is a five-step plan for dealing with it.
1. Complete competency maps for mission-essential jobs. That will tell you which types of knowledge, skills, work attributes and experience people need to competently perform those jobs. Use the competency maps to conduct a competency assessment that identifies skills gaps. Use this information to develop career paths, succession plans and recruiting strategies.
2. Determine who could be moved to new positions and who must remain until the skills gap is minimized. After that, develop skill-acquisition initiatives to prepare talent for lateral or upward moves. These initiatives could include formal job-skill training as well as shadowing, mentorships, informal learning from peers, online forums and so on. You should have a mix of e-learning/mobile learning and instructor-led training to sustain engagement and interest.
3. After addressing internal development needs, look outside the organization for new talent. It's possible to expand your talent pool by loosening the qualifying criteria. The current trend is to stop looking for the "perfect" candidate and hire based on potential and more generalist skills. You may also want to look for candidates from outside the core industry who have the aptitude to do well in yours.
4. Be selective when interviewing candidates, but look for opportunities to hire rather than reasons for rejecting. To help with selection, use online resources that are inexpensive and accessible. Do actual follow-up on references and request them to provide additional references.
5. Build your talent network. Many organizations are partnering with local colleges and universities, tech schools and trade schools to identify programs that can teach the skills needed to be successful in their business/industry. Talk with your local colleges to see what they offer and share what you need. Be open to internships that bring smart seniors or graduate students to your workplace to help with meaningful projects. Look to organizations that are closely related to yours that might serve as a talent source for you. Maybe they have someone who has topped out and is looking for more of a challenge, one that your company could offer. Rather than raid a competitor, become a partner who provides job opportunities that a smaller company might not have. It's a good recruiting tool for them and you could pay them a finder's fee.
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If you were headed to Cologne, Germany to see Sega at gamescom this year, then you'll be sad to hear that the company has decided not to attend Europe's biggest trade show. Sega said in a brief statement today that the decision to skip this year's show was purely financial. Today's announcement confirms rumors that surfaced last night about the company not attending.
"gamescom 2009 was a very successful show for us and continues to be the most important European event in the calendar. The decision not to show at this year's event was not down to the location of Cologne and will not mean that Sega will never attend gamescom in the future, but simply a commercial decision made for 2010."
Sega would have shown games like Sonic 4, Valkyria Chronicles II, Vanquish, Shogun 2: Total War and more. Maybe next year Europe. gamescom takes place between August 18-22.
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Hey there fellow snobs and nerds, Yesterday I was recollecting that at some point in the 90's Rockshox had to beef up the wall thickness of the aluminum steerer tubes on certain Judys because they were cracking at the lower headset race. Anyone remember this? Pics would be helpful if someone can show how thick the steerers were before or after, or both.
I guess mainly what I need to know is were the original aluminum steerers just a straight guage tube and then they replaced them with one that was thicker at the bottom where it inserts into the crown, or were they always thicker at the bottom but then they had to make them thicker yet after they had failures?
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And the winner is, comment #116, Jeyne, who said:
I'd love to win this for my son who just loves Julius! Everytime he sees him he smiles and laugh! He also has a Julius pillow that he sleeps with every night!
Congrats Jeyne! Watch your inbox for a message from me!
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Paul Frank, the American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer is most well known for his iconic Julius the Monkey that's loved and recognized by children (and their parents). His bold and playful designs have appeared on everything from carseats, clothes, backpacks and bibs.
But now for a limited time (through July 18th), his fun and endearing style and designs are coming to the racks of Babies "R" Us stores in a "Small Paul" collection.
The collection features sizes from newborn to 5T and will include a whole range of products for boys and girls like body suits, t-shirts, pajamas, robes, umbrellas, rain boots, blankets and even undies.
One lucky Paul Frank fan from our BabyCenter Blogs is going to win a gift set of items from the Small Paul line at Babies "R" Us. The winner will have their choice of one of the following prize collections:
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To be entered simply leave a comment on this post and let us know who you hope to win a prize package for! Comments will close on Friday, July 13th. The winner will be announced at the top of this post on Saturday. Good luck!
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This is going to cover two episodes of "
The Bachelorette
", and each episode is two hours, so in the interest of not making this thing too long, we'll just hit the highest of highs and lowest of lows, mostly the ladder, of course.
Last Week:
- Michael, the breakdance instructor had a one-on-one date with Jillian which seemed to go well, she likes him, thinks he is funny, but there was no physical connection. One wonders why that is when they have so much in common and hit it off so well. Well, let's see, he's a flamboyant . . . dance instructor . . . who wears pink sweaters . . . Yeah, must just be a lack of chemistry type thing.
- Ed the technology consultant confessed to Jillian that he got a call from his boss saying that he can either stay on the show and look for love, or come back to work and be employed. Ultimately, he was really sad to go because he had feelings for her, but he had to go back to work. She was sad, too, and said afterwards that she feared that the other guys would get similar thoughts like, "yeah, maybe I should get my ass back to my job in the real world and quit chasing this crazy booze hound who's somehow in love with 12 guys simultaneously." That's a great way to go out, choosing your career, rather than get dumped followed by lamenting and crying in a limosine. Keep an eye out for Ed as the star of the next season of
The Bachelor
, unless he does something stupid again like choosing his career over getting himself on television and fricking being somebody.
- Does falling in love with 12 different people at once really sound that great? It actually sounds pretty gut-wrenching, confusing, and emotionally taxing. Well, Jillian seems to be having a blast, and she really does seem to fall for all these guys. It seems legitimate and not solely due to the amount of alcohol she puts down, but that doesn't hurt. Jillian would say of Ed that she would miss him, but that he wasn't the only guy she was falling for, which is true. It wouldn't be too big a surprise if she were falling for the cheesy host guy, the director, a camera guy or two, maybe a grip, whatever it is a grip does . . .
- During the Rose Ceremony, Jillian, in a dress that looks like one worn by a lady on Star Trek when the crew is beemed down to a planet of ruthless space women in weird-ass clothing, would send home Mark, the shy, socially awkward "pizza entrepaneur." Mark would later say that he had been cheated on by four different women, so maybe this wasn't the show for him, what with all those other hot dudes making out with his girlfriend and all.
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Tanner P., the foot fetish guy, came clean to the other bachelors that it was he who told Jillian that someone in the house had a girlfriend. Wes the country singer immediately got defensive, saying how he hates taddle-tales, tipping anyone else who didn't already know that he was the girlfriend guy. Wes then confided to the other guys that he is pleased with the publicity the show will get him for his country singing career, as he has already been on "around six shows," sang her one of his songs, and if he sticks around long enough he "might just get the girl." Is it really good publicity to be this openly self-serving and a-holeish? Well, he may not like taddle-tales, but he just created around five more who are going to tell Jillian everything he just said. Well, he'll just sing her a song, and everything will be okay for old Wes.
Reed, the worst snowboarder ever, went on a snowboarding date with Jillian. He fell down over-and-over-and-over, but he remained a good sport. He seems like a pretty good guy who actually can be kind of witty, but during their date the producers cut back to Jesse the winemaker saying that he is annoying and asks too many questions. Well, annoying is a matter of opinion, and he's the last for sure straight guy who doesn't seem like a jerk, except Jake, who's "too perfect" for Jillian's taste. That still doesn't make much sense . . .
Tanner P., the foot fetish man, was eliminated. It was inevitable. His move of telling her about someone having a boyfriend but not giving up the name kept him around a little longer than he needed to be. Once she figured out he wasn't giving that name up, it was time for him to go. Plus, he was going a little crazier with each episode. At first he was a lot of fun, so fun that she kind of liked the feet thing. Then when he got irritable and crazy from the show's events, he was just a crazy foot freak. After being dumped, Tanner confided to the cameras that he would have sat by the fireplace with her and rubbed her feet all night long. How did a nut like this pass so through so many of this woman's rose ceremonies we'll never know, but it will be sad to see him go.
Jake was also let go for all that darned perfectness, and he would say in his post interview that the nice guy finishing last has been the story of his life. Relax, buddy. You're a ridiculously good-looking pilot. You're going to do just fine with the ladies. But wait, previews for next week reveal that Jake will come back to the next rose ceremony to reveal to her which guy has the girlfriend back home! You don't want to miss that, and you don't want to miss our snarky analysis. When do I get to be on The Bachelorette? I can see it now . . . Matthew. 32. Snarky Analyzer . . .
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NBC Announces Reality TV Plans For January
December 03, 2007 01:13 AM by Joe Reality
With the writer's strike not yet over, NBC has officially announced their plans for January. Just like with other networks, NBC's plans include a lot of new and returning reality TV series. Some of the most exciting news is that the January schedule will include the much anticipated updated version of American Gladiators.
Reality TV Magazine reported back in August that NBC would be bringing back the classic reality series American Gladiators, but now the official premiere date has been set as Sunday, January 6, 2008 from 9PM to 11PM ET. After the special two-hour premiere, American Gladiators will move into its regular day and time on Monday, January 7 from 8PM to 9PM ET.
In addition to American Gladiators, NBC has also announced that the fifth season of The Biggest Loser will premiere on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 from 8PM to 10PM ET, and the reality competition series 1 vs. 100 will return on Friday, January 4, 2008 from 8PM to 9PM ET. Also on the reality TV front, Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice premiere date was previously announced as January 3, 2008 from 9PM to 10PM ET.
According to Craig Plestis, who is the Executive Vice President of Alternative Programming, Development and Specials with NBC Entertainment, "We're kicking off the New Year with a bang. With the adrenaline rush of Gladiators, a brand-new twist on Biggest Loser, the first million dollar winner on 1 vs 100 and the wildest boardrooms ever seen on Celebrity Apprentice, NBC has a lot of excitement in store for reality fans in 2008."
Hulk Hogan of Hogan Knows Best and Laila Ali of Dancing with the Stars are going to be hosting American Gladiators. American Gladiators features amateur athletes who go up against the show's gladiators in a David & Goliath type battle. Events on the series include The Joust, The Wall, Hang Tough and the Eliminator.
According to NBC, the fifth season of The Biggest Loser will feature an all-new twist, as the show will feature couples. These teams of two will include a mother and son, husband and wife, a divorced couple, best friends and brothers.
There are also some changes in store to heighten the excitement of 1 vs. 100. In the premiere episode of the second season, one person will win the top prize of $1 million dollars for the first time in the show's NBC history. In addition to the regular surprise mob guests, the show will feature a group of mob regulars including Sommore of Queens of Comedy, Ross Mathews of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Richard Rubin of Beauty and the Geek, Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street and the Dahm Triplets of Playboy Playmates.
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Thomas Skyrme, 73, of Eastfield Farm, Wiston was found guilty of causing 13 year old border collie, Barker, unnecessary suffering at Biggar Sheriff Court on January 30. He was admomished, however ownership of Barker was transferred to his estranged wife, with a special condition that the dog must remain in England and not be returned to his care.
The Scottish SPCA was alerted to Barker's condition when Skyrme eventually took him to a vet at least four days after Barker received the injuries in a fight. By this time the majority of his right ear was missing, exposing his ear canal, and his head was covered in deep scratches.
Inspector Gillian Dick said: "Skyrme should have taken Barker to the vet straight away, but instead he tried, ineffectively, to treat Barker's wounds himself which resulted in considerable damage and infection and caused the dog a great deal of pain and discomfort.
"We would expect any animal owner, not least an experienced stockman, to have sought immediate veterinary treatment for such a severe injury; therefore we welcome today's conviction."


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In 1950, he married the love of his life, best friend and soul mate, Peggy Joyce Rutherford and together they raised three children: Adonis Matthews of Kenedy, Texas, Brenda (Jim) Yanker of Tyler, Texas and James Frank (Robin) Jackson of Mathis, Texas.
He served his country again in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War and was fortunate to take an early retirement after 35 years with Texaco as a Production Supervisor. After retiring, Billy and Peggy spent the next 25 years doing the things they loved the most: traveling, fishing, hunting, spending tune with their children and grandchildren, and especially each other.
He was a Baptist and a Master Mason of the Evergreen Lodge #325 of the Masonic Lodge.
Dad especially loved the outdoors and taught us to love the world around us. One of his favorite sayings we all took to heart was: "Red sky in the morning, sailors' warning, red sky at night, sailors' delight".
He leaves behind his beloved wife of 59 years along with his children and other family members; Carol Fenner of Beaumont, Tx; Catherine (0'Neal) Netherland of Tulsa, OK;
Vedna Mae (George) Lester of Vidor, Texas; and Johnny (Dorthe) Rutherford of Mathis, Tx; grandchildren Brenda McPeek of Fairiield, CA; Bill Hutto of Garland, Tx; Jacob and Travis Yanker of Tyler, Tx; Lisa Matthews of Kenedy, Tx; Lori Matthews of Hallsville, Tx; Jessica Gibson of Roosevelt, UT; Justin Gibson of Salt Lake City, UT; great-grandchildren Rebekah, Lilly, Sadie, Jordon. and Coltin; and many special nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by infant brother James Frank Jackson, his parents, great-grandson Jackson David McPeek and sister Helen Anne Jackson McCoy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SBDS Foundations in Jackson David McPeek's name, or your favorite charity. A private memorial was held.
To his children he was a gentle giant who was tenderhearted, giving and compassionate.
To his wife...He was everything. He will be sorely missed by many.
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As iPad 2 Lines Form, Student Sells Top Spot for $900 [VIDEO]Madeline Holler
If you've finally made up your mind to get an iPad, you're not alone. But if you're wanting an iPad 2, you're going to have to get in line. Like, now!
People are queuing up hundreds deep at Apple Inc. stores in Manhattan and San Francisco to get their hands on the tablet computer, which, unlike it's predecessor, is thin and has a camera (just like supermodels!).
But you might not have to stand in a long Apple store line, even if you want one tonight. Here are a couple of ways to avoid long waits:
Buy your way out of it, like college student Amanda Foote did. She sold her first-in-line for an iPad 2 spot for $900, after camping out in front of Apple's flagship store in New York since Wednesday.
You only saved up enough for the device itself? That's OK, too. In a break from its usual protocol, the iPad 2 will also be sold at 200 other outlets for Apple products. So at 5 p.m. today, a bunch of AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores, as well as Best Buy, Target Corp and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will release the product.
So go and get in one of those shorter lines.
According to Reuters, tablet sales are expected to exceed the 50 million unit mark and 70 percent will be made by Apple.
What do you think, iPad Moms and Dads: are they worth the money? What about the wait in line? Since kids are begging for them, shouldn't they do some of the heavy-lifting of actually getting one?
Or if standing around taking part of a big consumer spectacle isn't your thing, maybe you could try winning one for a mom with clout.
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The original claim is for £3475.91. The defendant isn't asking for anything yet, as I haven't discountinued the case. I'm just thinking about discontinuation as an option, since after viewing the defence they have submitted, their case seems stronger than mine on legal points.
My understanding for Small Claims Court is that to discontinue I simply need to fill in a form N279 and submit it to the defendant and the court and that's it. The defendant can't ask for costs since they are not entitled under the special rules for the Small Claims Court. However, the point of my question was to clarify this.
Your understanding is almost correct however costs can be awardedin the Small Claims Court if the judge thinks that the party has beenunreasonable. I will tell you that a person has to be extremely unreasonablefor costs to be awarded and it is most unusual for them to actually be awarded.
What I would do is write to the defendant and tell them that youare prepared to consider dropping your claim and filing form N279 provided theyagree not to pursue any wasted costs bearing in mind that costs are not awardedin the Small Claims Court in any event.
The reason for mentioning the costs to the defendant is purely tofocus their mind because the last thing you want is for you to withdraw yourclaim and for them to then make an application for an order for costs (which islikely to fail in any event) but with which you will have to deal.
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To be honest, the defendant would be stupid not to reply or to makean application for costs.
If he does not reply, I would unilaterally issue the form N279, andif he makes an application for costs, simply defend it.
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Butler vs.
Saturday, December 31, 2 p.m. (ET)
Hinkle Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.
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Just three games into the Horizon League season, only two teams
remain unbeaten, and Butler will host one of them on Saturday, Dec.
31. The Bulldogs will face league-leading Milwaukee in Hinkle
Fieldhouse at 2 p.m. (ET) on the Horizon League Network Game of the
Week. Milwaukee, 10-4 overall, has swept its first three
league contests, including a 57-55 decision at previously-unbeaten
Valparaiso on Thursday (Dec. 29). Guard Kaylon Williams hit a
three-point field goal with just under a minute to play to lead the
Panthers to that victory at Valparaiso. Milwaukee swept the
regular season series with Butler a year ago, including an overtime
win at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and shared the season title with the
Bulldogs and Cleveland State. Butler bounced back to defeat
the Panthers in the championship game of the Horizon League
tournament in Milwaukee. The Bulldogs earned their first
league victory with a hard-fought, 53-49, decision over
previously-unbeaten Green Bay on Thursday. That win lifted
Butler to .500 (7-7, 1-1 HL) for the first time since early
The last 12 Horizon League regular season titles have included either Butler or Milwaukee (or both).
HOME RULE: Butler snapped a two-game homecourt losing streak (the first under head coach Brad Stevens) and improved to 5-3 in Hinkle Fieldhouse with the victory over Green Bay. The Bulldogs had dropped decisions at home to Valparaiso in overtime and #8 Xavier prior to Christmas. Since Stevens took over as head coach, Butler is 61-8 at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and the Bulldogs have won 35 of 38 Horizon League regular season home games
Butler is 157-22 at Hinkle Fieldhouse since 1999-2000.
WILD START: Butler's win over Green Bay was one of three Horizon League games decided by four points or less on Thursday night (Dec. 29). Milwaukee picked up a two-point win at Valparaiso and UIC defeated Detroit, 63-59. Nine of the league's first 13 games have been decided by five points or less or in overtime. Milwaukee and Cleveland State are the league's lone unbeaten teams.
Seven of 13 Horizon League games have been decided in the final possession.
HOLIDAY GRIND: Butler shot just 31% (18-58), including just 18.8% (3-16) from the three-point arc, and was out-scored at the free throw line against Green Bay. But the Bulldogs found a way to squeak out a four-point win in the game. The key was a staunch defensive effort and hitting some clutch shots down the stretch. Butler limited Green Bay to just 15 field goals on 27.8%, including just 17.6% (3-17) from three-point rang. The Bulldogs held their opponent to just nine points in the final nine minutes of the contest. Butler trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half and by four points, 25-21, at halftime. The Bulldogs grabbed their first lead of the second half at 38-37 on a three-point field goal by freshman Andrew Smeathers with 11:04 remaining.
STRETCH PERFORMANCE: Butler's bid against Green Bay was aided by the play off the bench of freshman Kameron Woods. The 6-8 forward hit the biggest shot of his young career when he nailed a three-point field goal with 0:20 remaining as the shot clock was winding down. The basket gave the Bulldogs a 52-47 lead and paved the way for the Butler win. Woods followed his key basket by blocking the lay-up attempt of Green Bay's Steve Baker with 10 seconds left, and then he stole a final pass attempt by the Phoenix to end the game. The first-year Butler player finished with 10 points, six rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in 19 minutes of action.
Kameron Woods has averaged 9.8 points and 9.0 rebounds over Butler's last four home games.
ROLE REVERSAL: Senior Ronald Nored (right), known for handing out assists and his work at the defensive end of the floor, has topped the Bulldogs in scoring in back-to-back games for the first time in his Butler career. He led the Bulldogs with a career-high 18 points, including 16 in the final 20 minutes, in Butler's win at Stanford. The 6-0 guard from Alabama then shared Butler's scoring lead with 13 points, including eight in the second half, against Green Bay. The 31 points Nored scored against Stanford and Green Bay is the highest two-game total of his collegiate career. Nored didn't ignore his primary duties, leading the Bulldogs with five assists at Stanford and four against Green Bay and sparking Butler's defense in both victories.
ON TARGET: Junior Andrew Smith, who shared Butler's scoring lead against Green Bay with 13 points, has hit 10 of 13 (.769) field goal attempts in Butler's last two games. Over the past four outings, the 6-11 center has connected on 15 of 21 (.714) shots. Smith connected on five of seven field goal attempts in the Bulldogs' win at Stanford, and then he hit five of six against Green Bay. In the eight games prior to Butler's victory over Purdue, Smith had shot just 34% (19-56) from the floor. A year ago, Smith ranked second in the Horizon League in field goal percentage (.593).
CLEAN GLASS: Freshman Roosevelt Jones led the Bulldogs in rebounding for a third consecutive game with a career-high 12 caroms against Green Bay. The 6-4 forward pulled down five offensive rebounds and seven defensive boards against the Phoenix. Jones grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in Butler's win at Stanford, and he pulled down seven rebounds to share the team lead with Andrew Smith at Gonzaga. He's led Butler in rebounding in four of the past six games and in five total games on the season. He currently leads the Bulldogs with 42 offensive rebounds.
ROTATING LEADERS: Forward Erik Fromm, who led the Bulldogs in scoring at Gonzaga with a career-high 16 points, became the ninth different Butler player to lead or share the team lead in scoring this season. Junior Andrew Smith has topped the team twice and shared the team lead in scoring twice, while sophomore Chrishawn Hopkins has led the Bulldogs outright in three games this year. Senior Ronald Nored has led the team twice and shared the lead once, while sophomore Khyle Marshall has led the Bulldogs twice. Freshman Andrew Smeathers has finished on top once. Junior Chase Stigall and freshman Roosevelt Jones shared Butler's scoring lead against #8 Xavier, while freshman Kameron Woods shared the lead with Smith against Purdue.
Butler has had 10 different players score in double-figures in a game this season.
ASSIST CLIMB: Ronald Nored, who took over the No. 5 spot on Butler's all-time assist chart with three assists against Purdue, has recorded 14 assists in Butler's last three games. Nored had a team-high five assists at both Gonzaga and Stanford and a team-high four assists against Green Bay. He currently enters this weekend's action with 372 career assists.
Ronald Nored ranks second in the Horizon League in assists (4.9).
•Senior Ronald Nored had seven rebounds against Green Bay, one off his career-high set originally against Milwaukee in March of 2010. Nored also had eight rebounds against Cleveland State and UIC last season.
•Ronald Nored played a career-high 41 minutes in Butler's overtime loss to Milwaukee last January. He currently leads the Bulldogs in minutes played (30.1).
•Ronald Nored is second in the Horizon League in assist/turnover ratio (1.7).
•Ronald Nored ranks third in the Horizon League in steals (2.1). Nored has had three or more steals in six games this season.
•Ronald Nored is the active career leader in assists in the Horizon League with 372.
•Junior Andrew Smith is Butler's leading scorer in Hinkle Fieldhouse this season (10.0). Smith has hit for double-figures in five of Butler's eight home games.
•Andrew Smith has averaged 12.4 points in Butler's seven wins this season, but just 7.0 points in the Bulldogs' seven losses. Butler is 7-1 when Smith scores in double-figures.
•Andrew Smith posted his third career double-figures rebounding performance in last year's Horizon League Championship title game against Milwaukee. He led all players with 10 rebounds in the win.
•Junior Chase Stigall, who's tied for fourth in the Horizon League in three-point field goals (2.0), had a streak of 12 consecutive games with a three-point field goal snapped against Green Bay.
•Sophomore Khyle Marshall continues to lead the Bulldogs in field goal shooting (.552). He ranks fourth in the Horizon League.
•Khyle Marshall scored 14 points against Milwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse a year ago. It was the top homecourt scoring performance of his freshman season.
•Freshman Kameron Woods ranks seventh in the Horizon League in blocked shots (1.2). He's had four blocked shots in Butler's last two games.
•Kameron Woods matched his career-highs with three free throws made and two steals against Green Bay.
•Freshman Andrew Smeathers grabbed a career-high five rebounds in a career-high 12 minutes against Green Bay.
•Freshman Roosevelt Jones has taken over the team lead and moved into ninth place in the Horizon League in rebounding (6.3).
•Roosevelt Jones matched his career-high with two blocked shots against Green Bay.
•Butler boasts three of the top eight players in the Horizon League in offensive rebounds. Roosevelt Jones is tied for second (3.2), Andrew Smith ranks fourth (2.7) and Kameron Woods is eighth (2.3).
•Butler has trailed at halftime in its last 11 games against Division I opponents.


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What are the major differences between the three Liaison sampling methods, Minimization, Hybrid Monte Carlo, and Molecular Dynamics, in terms of calculated results? Which one should I use?
Minimization sampling is by far the fastest, and normally recommended. Hybrid Monte Carlo sampling makes a short series of molecular dynamics steps, and then uses a standard Metropolis "Monte Carlo" test to decide whether to accept the new geometry or to go back and try again. This should be a very efficient sampling method. However, at this point we recommend using Molecular Dynamics as the more reliable of the two simulation (i.e., HMC and MD) methods for Liaison. We recommend that you use Minimization sampling as your default choice, but try Molecular Dynamics sampling if Minimization sampling does not yield good results, or if you just wish to see whether the results can be improved.
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The Innovation Hub Open Innovation Solution Exchange, a Web-based platform that connects innovators with solution seekers to tackle service delivery in government and increase competitiveness of the private sector, will go live today.
The platform is being implemented by The Innovation Hub, Africa's leading science and technology park, a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), which is an agency of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED).
Researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, as well as SMEs and large companies, are encouraged to respond to challenges and promote their technology offers via the platform. The platform will host high-potential challenges, sourced from both the public and private sector organisations in Gauteng. The platform will also provide an opportunity to showcase exciting and groundbreaking innovations and technology offerings from the innovation community, thereby providing commercialisation opportunities and partnerships to facilitate access to market. These challenges or offerings may be posted anonymously and will cover a wide range of sectors and industries.
According to McLean Sibanda, CEO of The Innovation Hub: "The Open Innovation Solution Exchange platform will accelerate demand-led innovation in the province. We are particularly proud that Gauteng is one of the first regions in the world to develop this multistakeholder platform using an open innovation mediating model, and have established a unique mechanism to advance innovation, competitiveness, economic growth and job creation. The Open Innovation Solution Exchange will assist in linking innovative solutions to real challenges, with the purpose of improving service delivery by government and productivity in the private sector."
In implementing this platform, The Innovation Hub has partnered with the City of Tshwane, as well as stakeholders representing a number of academic, private and public organisations in Gauteng. By collaborating with a graduate company from The Innovation Hub Maxum Business Incubator, Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), The Innovation Hub is drawing on this leading SMEs track record in enabling innovation and their partnership with NineSigma, a global leader in open innovation mediation with proven practices.
Open innovation has emerged as a global cutting-edge business practice, as companies, universities, non-profit organisations and governments look outside the box to try and accelerate innovation, encourage collaboration among multi-helix actors, reduce time to market and meet organisations' needs. Open innovation also creates a channel for innovative small enterprises to break into the supply chain of large organisations. Intermediaries, such as this platform, play a critical role in establishing links between the various actors.
The Innovation Hub will actively facilitate the posting of challenges as well as moderate the posting of technology offerings to ensure the appropriate quality of submissions in order to maximise value for participants. Multi-sector advisory and steering committees will guide the development of the platform and play a key role in understanding how the platform and open innovation can be leveraged for the benefit of the province.
Solution seekers looking to post challenges on the platform should contact the Open Innovation Solution Exchange resource team at The Innovation Hub. Solution providers can respond to challenges and post their technology offerings at no cost. Interested parties should register online at www.exchange.theinnovationhub.com.
Innovators are encouraged to submit their responses to the challenges that have been posted. The response deadline for the first set of challenges is 21 January 2013.
The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), previously known as Blue IQ and GEDA, is a merged entity by the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED). GGDA is the implementation arm of the GDED and assists the department in leading, facilitating and managing sustainable job creation and inclusive economic growth and development in the Gauteng City Region. For more information on GGDA, please contact Stephen Watson, Executive: Group Marketing, Communications and Strategic Promotions on (+27) 83 380 3359.
The Innovation Hub
The Innovation Hub, a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) is Africa's first internationally accredited Science Park and a full member of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). It is strategically located in Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital in the 'smart' province of Gauteng. As the leading knowledge-intensive business cluster in South Africa, The Innovation Hub implements initiatives identified in the Gauteng Innovation Strategy and Green Economy strategy to advance the economic development and growth of the province through innovation. The Innovation Hub has created a unique space for hi-tech entrepreneurs, world-class businesses, academics, researchers and venture capitalists to meet, network and prosper.
For more information, visit www.theinnovationhub.com or call (+27) 12 844 0000, follow us on Twitter @InnovHub and please like us on Facebook InnovHubZA.
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