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2014 Daytona 24: Wayne Taylor Racing: Roar Before the 24 Test Days Report
The Taylor Family Reunion (aka Roar Before the 24 Test Days) came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Dallara DP for Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) headed back to its brand new shop in the Indianapolis suburb of Brownsburg, Ind., for final preparations before the 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona in three weeks.
Team owner and three-time sports car racing champion Wayne Taylor returned to the cockpit for the first time since a brief stint in the 2011 Rolex 24 to join his sons Ricky and Jordan Taylor, and his longtime friend, championship-winning co-driver and business partner Max Angelelli for this year's historic renewal of the twice-around-the clock endurance marathon. Wayne Taylor, who won the 1996 and 2005 Rolex 24 events, came out of retirement purely for the chance to co-drive with both of his sons, who will be the full-time co-drivers of the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP during 2014. Angelelli, who co-drove with Wayne Taylor to the 2005 Rolex 24 victory en route to that year's GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series championship, co-drove with Ricky Taylor to seven Rolex Series victories from 2010 through 2012, and with Jordan Taylor to five Rolex Series wins and the driver championship in 2013 while Ricky Taylor spent a season with the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Corvette DP team.
This year's Rolex 24 marks the first event for the newly formed Tudor United SportsCar Championship (TUSC) – the result of a merger between the Rolex Series and the American Le Mans Series. Daytona Prototype-class teams from the Rolex Series have been merged into the new series' top class with Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) teams from the American Le Mans Series. A total of 68 car-and-driver combinations took part in this weekend's three-day test.
Angelelli, the veteran Italian who will join the Taylor brothers at the endurance events (the Rolex 24, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans) on the inaugural 12-race TUSC schedule for 2014, turned the fast lap of the weekend among the quartet of drivers behind the wheel of the No. 10 Corvette DP. He was clocked in 1 minute, 39.410 seconds at 128.921 mph around the 3.56-mile, 12-turn superspeedway road circuit. After numerous offseason updates to the Daytona Prototypes in an effort to equalize their competitiveness with the LMP2s, Angelelli's fast lap was almost four seconds faster and more than 4 mph faster than his fastest testing lap last year.
All four WTR drivers performed flawlessly in executing the team's testing checklist for the weekend. The No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette posted top-three lap times in five of the eight sessions over the three days, and a top-five lap in one of the others.
Teams return to Daytona Jan. 23 for Rolex 24 practice and qualifying. Race time is 2:30 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 25, with FOX Sports 1 and the Motor Racing Network providing live broadcasts for which times have yet to be announced.
MAX ANGELELLI, driver, No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing:
"I feel like we have had a very successful weekend. We debuted a lot of new stuff on the car and did not face any big problems, and what small issues we had were addressed completely. Our car is very competitive. The new package with the help of Dallara and Chevrolet really worked well. I don't see any major issues except the fact that racing for 24 hours is always a huge challenge. As for making the DPs and LMPs competitive, I will best be able to answer that on Sunday after the race. Who knows who is doing what here this weekend? I've seen some P2s going very fast, and I've seen other P2s with the same chassis and engine going very slow. Who is sandbagging and who is not? I can tell you that, if they want, they (the LMP2s) can be very fast. From the standpoint of the opportunity to race with Wayne and Ricky and Jordan all together, I think this is going to be the most special Daytona 24-hour ever."
JORDAN TAYLOR, driver, No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing:
"It's been a good weekend. For us, as far as getting through all the little teething issues we've had to go through, it's better to go through them this weekend rather than race week. Obviously, there are a lot of new parts and pieces on the car, so there is a lot to get used to. It's up to the team to look at the data and what's going on with all that stuff, and from a racing standpoint it's all about making it all last through a 24-hour race. From what I've seen out on the track, in a lot of ways it's going to be a mess of a 24-hour with all the cars on the track and all these red flags and it's going to be purely about survival and staying out of the pits and not taking any risks on the track. It seemed here this weekend that a lot of guys were taking some interesting risks, considering it's testing. If we can stay safe for 24 hours, we should be there at the end, which is what we were able to do here a year ago. It's great this year having my brother and dad driving with us. It's definitely weird, almost like we're at home here at the track. You go back to the transporter and you're debriefing with your family. It's usually just a teammate that you're not related to and you're just friends with and you're working through business with them at the track. Now, it's family and you're bringing business into that relationship, but it's good because we're just focusing on the car and not on beating each other, like a lot of teammates do. So, we can take the egos out of it pretty easily."
RICKY TAYLOR, driver, No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing:
"There was zero learning curve for me getting back into it with the team this weekend. Surprisingly, the only thing I had to get used to was driving with Jordan, the person I knew the best. That was the only learning curve I had all weekend on the personnel side. The car was obviously very different to drive from when I was last with the team, so we were all getting up to speed on that. Engineering-wise, we were also getting up to speed with all the new updates. We weren't able to work a whole lot on our racecar, but we got a lot of questions answered and raised a couple more good questions that we can work on when we go back to the shop in preparation for the 24-hour. That, I'm sure, has been the same for everybody here this weekend. Nobody rolled off the truck with a complete handle on what everything new was going to do. We have traction control this year, probably the biggest change. The carbon brakes are probably the second-biggest change. And there are quite a bit more electronics involved, including the paddle shifting, the throttle – a lot more electronic stuff we have to deal with. Our car is faster with those changes than we've ever been. There's also an aero setting we can't change, which isn't ideal for us. All the changes have definitely affected our setup. On paper, it looks really close between the DPs and the P2 cars. This will be our strongest track head-to-head against the P2 cars with the long straights. Driving with Dad is going to be really cool. I think he's gotten back up to speed pretty quickly, considering he hadn't been in the car in quite a while. He may not think he's getting it done, but I think he's done well. Even if he doesn't go any quicker than he has this weekend, I think we'll be just fine for the race. It's going to be pretty special either getting out of the car and handing off to him, or vice-versa."
WAYNE TAYLOR, driver/team owner, No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing:
"There was an awful lot of stuff that we had to get through, with the change in rules and specs, so the team systematically went through them. We had some issues early on, but we can leave feeling somewhat happy. We think we know what we have as a package. There certainly is no question regarding drivers. We know we have the best lineup. The biggest thing we worry about it that, it seems like each year we are building all-new cars. We just won a championship and now we're building another car and spending a lot of money. The DP guys are at a disadvantage in that the guys in the LMP2s are pretty much running what they've been running the last two or three years. So, we need to catch up. We're fighting, still. I think we'll have a good car. There are many issues we'll have to go away and think about, reliability-wise, because we've just not run all this stuff. But, if anybody can get this done, it's this team. We have that going for us. The special part of the weekend has been the whole family affair. It's a great opportunity for me and the kids and Max, all never having driven together. For me, not having driven a racecar competitively since 2010, it's very difficult to get into these cars and go fast. And, I'll have to say that until the night session last night, I was seriously considering that maybe this was not the right thing to do. But then, with some more laps, I started better understanding the car and its limits and, most importantly, began feeling comfortable. I don't think I'm competitive enough to the point where I always used to be as a driver. But this situation is different. I'm not here to play a lead role. I'm here just to be here and lucky enough to be put in the car at some point. I think we can do it."
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Safety and Efficacy Study of a Testosterone Eye Drop for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
This study has been completed.
H. Jerome Crampton
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
H. Jerome Crampton, ORA, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 17, 2008
Last updated: March 15, 2012
Last verified: March 2012
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The objective of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of testosterone 0.03% ophthalmic solution compared to vehicle for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.
|Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
|Drug: testosterone ophthalmic solution Drug: vehicle of testosterone ophthalmic solution
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Single-Center, Double-Masked, Randomized, Vehicle Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Testosterone 0.03% Ophthalmic Solution Compared to Vehicle for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: TestosteroneU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by H. Jerome Crampton, ORA, Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- meibomian glad secretion [ Time Frame: 128 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- comfort [ Time Frame: 128 days ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: testosterone ophthalmic solution
testosterone ophthalmic solution 0.03%
Drug: testosterone ophthalmic solution
testosterone ophthalmic solution for 128 days
Placebo Comparator: vehicle
vehicle of testosterone ophthalmic solution
Drug: vehicle of testosterone ophthalmic solution
vehicle of testosterone ophthalmic solution for 128 days
Detailed Description:
Meibomian gland secretion plays a crucial role in the health of the ocular surface and function of the tear film. The lipid secreted by the meibomian glands has many crucial roles: 1) to retard evaporation from the preocular surface; 2) lower the surface tension of tears; 3) prevent spill-over of tears from the lid margin; 4) prevent the contamination of the tear film by sebaceous lipids; 5) prevent damage to the skin of the lid margin. In dry eye syndrome, blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and meibomitis the glands are the central pathophysiology of disease and thus a potential target for therapy.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria (subjects must):
- Be ≥ 60 years of age
- Have a corrected visual acuity of LogMAR +0.5 (ETDRS)
- Have a documented history of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
- Have a TFBUT ≤ 5 seconds
- Have an ocular discomfort score ≥ 1
- Have an IOP ≤ 25 mmHg at Visit 1 in both eyes
- Report use of and/or desire to use an artificial tears
Exclusion Criteria (subjects may not):
- Have contraindications to the use of the study medications
- Have a known allergy or sensitivity to the study medications
- Have any ocular infections, or active ocular inflammation
- Have used ocular medications within 24 hours prior to Visit 1
- Be a current contact lens wearer
- Require the use of any other ophthalmic medication, other than tear substitutes and study medication provided, for the duration of the trial
- Have used systemic or topical antihistamines or steroids 48 hours prior to Visit 1 or require the use of systemic or topical antihistamines or steroids during the course of the study
- Have a history of prostate cancer
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00755183
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00755183
|United States, Massachusetts
|Ophthalmic Research Associates
|Andover, Massachusetts, United States, 01810
Sponsors and Collaborators
H. Jerome Crampton
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|H. Jerome Crampton, MD
|ORA, Inc.
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 22, 2017
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00755183 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 17, 2008
|Last Updated:
|March 15, 2012
Keywords provided by H. Jerome Crampton, ORA, Inc.:
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Dry Eye Syndrome
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Pharmaceutical Solutions
Testosterone enanthate
Testosterone undecanoate
Testosterone 17 beta-cypionate
Ophthalmic Solutions
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
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Anabolic Agents
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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the guilty plea of JOSEPH IOIA, 61, an automotive lubricants dealer, for defrauding and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA). Following an investigation conducted with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Office of the Inspector General (MTA-OIG), IOIA pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. He is expected to be sentenced on December 17, 2014, to three months of intermittent jail and five years of probation, and will forfeit approximately $863,000.
"Defrauding the Transit Authority is akin to defrauding all New York residents," said District Attorney Vance. "In this case, the defendant stole hundreds of thousands of dollars and corrupted the bidding process for eligible, honest contractors and vendors seeking to do business with a public agency. I thank Inspector General Kluger and investigators in the MTA-OIG for uncovering this theft, and for helping to ensure that people responsible for defrauding New York taxpayers are held accountable."
MTA Inspector General Barry L. Kluger said: "I wish to thank the staff of MTA New York City Transit for bringing their suspicions regarding this contract to our attention and for their continued assistance in this investigation. I also wish to thank the Office of the New York County District Attorney for working with us on this investigation, obtaining full restitution for the MTA, and successfully prosecuting a dishonest contractor. These joint efforts reinforce a powerful message: We hold contractors working on MTA and other governmental projects to a higher standard, and will exact a very heavy price from those who cheat the public."
As admitted in the defendant's plea and allocution, IOIA, the owner and CEO of a company called New York Commercial Lubricants, Inc., was under contractual obligation to supply NYCTA with a heavy duty transmission fluid manufactured by BP plc (BP) called Castrol Transynd for use in New York City buses. However, the defendant was not an authorized distributor of BP products. Between May 2010 and March 2011, IOIA admitted to supplying NYCTA with a cheaper substitution fluid, which he falsely claimed to be the agreed-upon BP product. During this period, NYCTA paid the defendant more than $800,000 for the substitution fluid, which the defendant had falsely billed as Castrol Transynd. IOIA also admitted to providing falsified product batch numbers, requests for inspection forms, certificates of analysis, and a letter purporting to be from BP personnel to NYCTA.
Assistant District Attorneys Chevon Walker and Rachel Hochhauser handled the prosecution of the case, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Judith Weinstock, Deputy Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Polly Greenberg, Chief of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau. Investigator Terrance Hayes, Investigative Analyst Bonita Robinson, and Paralegal Elizabeth Friedrich also provided assistance with the case.
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Johnston Group PLC
Preliminary Results
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31st March 2004
• Turnover increased from £144.5 million to £150.8 million
• Profit before tax of £0.1 million
• Profit before tax and impairment charge amounted to £2.6 million
• Loss per share of 0.7p per ordinary share before impairment charge,
reflecting reduced profits and a high tax charge of 58%
• Non-cash impairment charge of £2.5 million primarily relating to
Madvac in Canada
• Proposed final dividend of 3.0p per ordinary share, which, if approved
makes a total dividend for the year of 8.25p per ordinary share
(2002: 13.75p)
• Shareholders' funds amounted to £47.7 million as at 31st December
2003, representing a net asset value per ordinary share of 430.8p
• The Construction Materials division and Johnston Sweepers both made
profits, but the other subsidiaries reported losses principally due to
difficult trading conditions
• Chris Woodwark, Chairman, commented: 'As foreshadowed in the Trading
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on these results including problems integrating the Norquip product into
Saxon Specialist Vehicles and continued low levels of orders at Madvac.
However, we remain confident that the actions taken, coupled with the
underlying strength of the Group's businesses, should lead to an improved
trading performance in 2004.'
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Marcus Jordan Lulu Bridges / Peter Willetts
Johnston Group PLC Tavistock Communications
Tel: 01737 242 466 Tel: 020 7920 3150
Chairman's Statement
This is my first statement to shareholders and I regrettably have to report a
weak year's trading for the Group. The construction materials companies and
Johnston Sweepers apart, the other subsidiaries reported losses. In addition,
and as foreshadowed in the Trading Update issued on 12th December 2003, the
Board has been obliged to conduct an impairment review of the acquired assets
and goodwill of the Canadian subsidiary, Madvac Inc., which has resulted in a
substantial non-cash write-down of these assets against an already modest Group
On turnover of £150.8 million, which was marginally ahead of that for 2002, the
Group's profit before taxation and the impairment charge was £2.6 million.
Profit before taxation after taking account of the impairment charge was £0.1
million. As a consequence the Board is recommending a reduced final dividend of
3.00p per ordinary share, which if approved by shareholders will make a dividend
for the full year of 8.25p per ordinary share.
The Johnston Roadstone quarries performed extremely well despite the competitive
market and the Government's levy on quarried aggregates, which has affected
sales of dry stone materials. Planning consent to access further reserves at
Leinthall Quarry was secured in 2002 and consent to extend Leaton Quarry is
being finalised.
Johnston Pipes again produced a significant improvement in profits. The concrete
division continues to benefit from production efficiencies and diversification
into new products. Although the GRP division was profitable in 2003, the current
order book is weak and the division faces a difficult year ahead. The company
continues to seek new opportunities for both its concrete and GRP products.
The engineering division again produced mixed performances. Johnston Sweepers in
the UK had a good year, achieving a high level of output and producing a
creditable profit. The company continues to streamline its product development
and invest in its manufacturing operations. The launch of two products, the new
V series chassis-mounted vacuum sweeper and an upgraded compact sweeper, had a
significant impact on the market. In Denmark, Johnston Beam made significant
progress in increasing market activity and starts 2004 with a healthy order
The Group's North American operations had another poor year with Johnston
Sweeper Company and Madvac continuing to face weak municipal markets created by
depressed economic conditions. The Board has embarked upon a strategy for
restructuring the North American operations. A new purpose-built factory in
Montreal, which now houses the manufacture of the Madvac product range, will
shortly accommodate a new chassis-mounted mechanical sweeper and the assembly of
vacuum sweepers. Montreal will become the supply centre for all these products
throughout North America. It is envisaged that considerable cost savings will be
achieved by placing these operations under one roof.
The specialist vehicles division had a very disappointing year. At Saxon
Specialist Vehicles in the UK, performance was adversely affected by a weak
order book and continuing production difficulties associated with the Norquip
airport support vehicles. The Board is in the process of making management
changes. In Australia, MacDonald Johnston Engineering increased its turnover,
but the first half results were adversely affected by a weak Australian dollar
and a national pay dispute that seriously disrupted production. The second half
showed an improvement and the order book remains good.
Financial Review
Group turnover of £150.8 million was a small increase over 2002. Both the
construction materials and engineering divisions were slightly ahead of the
prior year.
Profit before taxation was £0.1 million. This profit is after accounting for the
non-cash impairment charge of £2.5 million relating primarily to the intangible
asset carrying value of Madvac.
The Group operating profit before impairment charges, which reflects the trading
performance of the Group's continuing operations, was £3.1 million. This is a
decline of 33.7% against the 2002 operating profit of £4.6 million. The decline
in profit is attributable to the substantial increase in engineering division
losses; in particular at Saxon Specialist Vehicles and Madvac. Saxon Specialist
Vehicles had an extremely difficult year with problems relating to the
integration of the Norquip hilift product and Madvac suffered from adverse
market conditions in North America. As referred to in the Trading Update last
December an impairment review of the carrying value of the Madvac fixed assets
and goodwill was undertaken after the year end which resulted in a non-cash
charge of £2.4 million. In addition intellectual property relating to the
Norquip hilift product was written off in Saxon Specialist Vehicles.
Cash flow from operating activities amounted to £4.8 million. This is below the
previous year and reflects the combination of lower operating profit and
increased working capital. Capital expenditure at £7.0 million exceeded
depreciation of £3.4 million. This included expenditure on new premises at
Madvac together with a laser cutting machine and paint plant at Johnston
Sweepers Limited. Cash outflow before financing was £7.0 million and net debt
increased to £10.8 million. Gearing was 22.6% and interest cover before
impairment charge was 6.7 times.
The tax charge for the year amounted to £1.5 million. This represents an overall
tax rate of 58.4% measured against the profit before tax and impairment charge
of £2.6 million. This is considerably higher than the standard UK tax rate of
30%. The main factors contributing to the increased rate are overseas tax losses
not utilised in the Canadian and Australian operations.
The combination of the reduced profit and high tax charge has impacted on
earnings. The basic loss per ordinary share is 23.5p. This loss reduces to 0.7p
per ordinary share before the impairment charge.
An interim dividend of 5.25p per ordinary share was paid in December 2003 and
the Board is recommending a final dividend of 3p per ordinary share, giving a
dividend for the year of 8.25p.
The loss for the year after taxation, minority interest and dividends was £3.4
million and shareholders' funds at 31st December 2003 were £47.7 million. This
represents an asset value per ordinary share of 430.8p.
Although 2003 has been a difficult year for the Group, the Board remains
confident that the actions being taken, coupled with the underlying strength of
the Group's businesses, should lead to an improved trading performance in 2004,
the Group's centennial year.
I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Roger Holland, who retired as
Chairman and from the Board on 31st December. Prior to his appointment as
Chairman in October 1998, Roger had been a non-executive director since 1994 and
on behalf of his colleagues I wish him a happy retirement.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to all employees for their efforts
in these difficult times and to my fellow directors for their support and I look
forward to sharing with both employees and directors the Group's future success.
Chris Woodwark
31st March 2004
impairment Impairment Total
For the year ended 31st 2003 2002
December 2003 £000 £000 £000 £000
Turnover from continuing
operations 150,757 --- 150,757 144,525
Operating costs less other
income (147,705) (2,466) (150,171) (139,925)
Group operating profit from 3,052 (2,466) 586 4,600
continuing operations
Profit on disposal of fixed
assets --- --- --- 1,028
Profit on ordinary activities
before interest and taxation 3,052 (2,466) 586 5,628
Interest receivable and
similar income 132 --- 132 125
Interest payable and similar
charges (588) --- (588) (565)
Profit on ordinary activities
before taxation 2,596 (2,466) 130 5,188
Tax on profit on ordinary
activities (1,515) --- (1,515) (1,335)
(Loss)/profit on ordinary
activities after taxation 1,081 (2,466) (1,385) 3,853
Minority interest - equity (1,059) --- (1,059) (1,193)
(Loss)/profit attributable to
shareholders 22 (2,466) (2,444) 2,660
Dividends on equity and
non-equity shares (994) (1,589)
(Loss)/retained profit for the
year (3,438) 1,071
(Loss)/earnings per ordinary
Basic (0.72)p (23.49)p 23.64p
Diluted (0.72)p (23.49)p 23.64p
At 31st December 2003 2003 2002
£000 £000
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 170 2,373
Tangible assets 33,422 29,420
33,592 31,793
Current assets
Stocks 27,667 26,331
Debtors 31,654 28,079
Cash at bank and in hand 5,307 7,173
64,628 61,583
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (35,359) (31,850)
Net current assets 29,269 29,733
Total assets less current liabilities 62,861 61,526
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (11,239) (7,331)
Provisions for liabilities and charges (2,370) (2,222)
49,252 51,973
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 2,083 2,083
Share premium account 1,347 1,347
Revaluation reserve 5,866 5,987
Profit and loss account 38,357 40,889
Shareholders' funds 47,653 50,306
Equity interests 46,653 49,306
Non-equity interests 1,000 1,000
Minority interest - equity 1,599 1,667
49,252 51,973
For the year ended 31st December 2003 2003 2002
£000 £000 £000 £000
Cash inflow from operating activities 4,802 7,498
Returns on investment and servicing of (1,670) (1,849)
Taxation (1,564) (1,401)
Net capital expenditure (6,951) (471)
Acquisition (87) (87)
Equity dividends paid (1,489) (1,489)
Cash (outflow)/inflow before financing (6,959) 2,201
Financing - increase in debt 4,641 287
Cash inflow from financing 4,641 287
(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year (2,318) 2,488
Notes to Preliminary Results
1. Divisional analysis of results of continuing operations
Turnover profit/(loss)
By activity 2003 2002 2003 2002
£000 £000 £000 £000
Engineering 113,140 109,168 (4,407) (115)
materials 37,617 35,357 5,872 5,895
150,757 144,525 1,465 5,780
Central --- --- (879) (1,180)
150,757 144,525 586 4,600
2. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 3.00p per ordinary share
(2002: 8.50p) payable on 9th July 2004 to shareholders on the register as at
11th June 2004, which, with the interim dividend of 5.25p (2002: 5.25p)
makes 8.25p for the year (2002: 13.75p).
3. The calculation of the (loss)/earnings per share is based on Group loss for
the year attributable to ordinary shareholders of £2,544,000 (2002: profit
- £2,560,000) divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue. The weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue was 10,829,070
(2002:10,829,070). Diluted (loss)/earnings per share reflecting outstanding
share options was based on 10,829,070 (2002:10,829,070) ordinary shares,
using an average share price for the year of 320p (2002:306p).
4. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 27th May 2004.
5. The preliminary results set out above do not constitute the Company's
statutory accounts for the years ended 31st December 2003 or 2002 but are
derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2002 have been delivered
to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2003 will be delivered in due
course. The auditors have reported on these accounts; their reports were
unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 237(2) or (3) of
the Companies Act 1985. Copies of the full accounts for the year ended 31st
December 2003 will be posted to shareholders on 28th April 2004.
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The cast and crew of "Scrooge, the Musical" have been working hard for several months. This weekend they will present their efforts to an audience at the Farris Theatre, composed largely of their families, friends and people from this community. Will you be there?
The story of Scrooge is full of meaning for everyone. Nearly everyone can relate in some way to the miserable character. He's the sum of all the bad character defects. He's bitter, angry, selfish, frustrated, self-centered, critical, miserly, suspicious of others, lonely and heartless. So heavy with this baggage, placed upon a person, he actually seems to be visibly carrying a load.
Wouldn't everyone like a chance to 'start over,' to right the wrongs of the past? Wouldn't it be great if such a change could take place overnight and last? Wouldn't it be great if what brought about such a change could occur in such a powerful way, as though it came from above?
Scrooge is granted that chance, but it's still his choice. He is taken from his past and through to the end of his life. He can see how he became so cold, how he shut others out of his life, what the future would hold. It is something everyone can do, and you have the opportunity as you watch him.
The path Scrooge walks from the time he is visited by his old partner, Jacob Marley, to waking up on Christmas Day is full of emotions. Feel his frustration when he hears children singing and his loneliness when he arrives at his cold, tomb-like house. Watch him as his suspiciousness turns to fear, then to anguish as he comes to a realization of what he has become.
Likewise, feel his sorrow as he begins to repent, to feel remorse for the pain he's caused. His heart is not dead; it was merely starved from lack of love and a better purpose in life. There are some laughs along the way. Hope begins to raise its head, and then springs forth. Scrooge feels his first happiness in many a year, and likes it.
"Come to see "Scrooge," urges director Bonnie George. It's been four years since the production has appeared at the Farris, whose décor lends so much to this classic story written by Charles Dickens.
"We'd like to sell more tickets and have a full house," said Max Hockemeier.
"Scrooge, the Musical" opens Friday night. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. It runs Saturday at 7:30 p.m. too. Sunday, at 2 p.m., will be the final performance.
Photo: Scrooge, played by Kyle Foster, has been wrapped with the chains of bondage men place upon themselves when they become self-centered and full of greed and hate. If he doesn't learn from the lessons brought to him on Christmas Eve, he will be doomed to wear them throughout eternity. (Photo by Brenda Jensen/The Daily News)
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Situated beside the picturesque Kukkarhalli Lake in the premises of the Kalamandira of Mysore, Nataka Karnataka Rangayana has come a long way from the make-shift stages to state-of-the-art professional theatre repertory that it presently is. The presence of Rangayana has earmarked a distinct place for Mysore in the theatre map of the country. The Government of Karnataka established this professional weekend theatre repertory in the year 1989.
It is the only Government sponsored repertory in the country. B V Karanth, the founder director whose brainchild this is, said that to breathe drama and live theatre should be the way of life at Rangayana.
Today Rangayana is a well-knit organisation with around 40 members, which include actors, technicians and the administrative staff. Eminent theatre stalwarts like B V Karanth, Basavalingiah and Prasanna have been the directors of this prestigious repertory. Rangayana has three stages within one establishment. The first to be developed was 'Vanaranga,' an open-air theatre.
The stage is set in harmony with nature with steps built around for seating. One can enjoy a play or understand a folk art with foliage on stage. Then there is the proscenium stage called 'Bhoomigeetha.' This indoor stage has perfect acoustics and is capable of providing lighting to high quality productions. The third and the smallest of the three is 'Sri Ranga' and is ideal for one-man shows, small productions, puppetry etc.
The repertory also has a number of programmes other than week-end productions. 'Rangakishora,' a wing of Rangayana, is a vocational programme designed to cater to the needs of children interested in theatre. The Swedish SIDA and ITI projects support this programme. Another feature is the Bharathiya Ranga Shikshana Kendra, a one-year certificate course that imparts theatre education to theatre enthusiasts.
Rangayana is also known for organising theme-based national festivals that receive overwhelming response by theatre lovers in the city. Akka - the first of its kind - was a theatre festival for the empowerment of women. 'Bahuroopi' followed this, and the trend continues.
Other notable features of Rangayana are Sri Ranga Mahithi Kendra which also conducts theatre based work-shops, seminars and camps throughout the year. Rangayana has something in store for the tiny tots too in the form of 'Chinnara Mela,' a theatre based summer camp held every year. For the lovers of literature a well-equipped library with ample amount of material of both Indian and foreign origin is also available in the vicinity. One could become a member of this library by registering at the repertory. Today, Rangayana has the distinction of going online, with a website being launched.
While professional theatre flourishes here, it is also the cradle of nourishment for amateurs. Come evening and the premises is a hub of activity. Innumerable troupes flock here for their rehearsals. Mysore has the distinction of being home to several amateur theatre groups. Samudaya, Kadamba Vedike, Namana, GPIER Theatre Group, Janamana, Samashti, Natana, etc are some of the popular amateur groups here. Many of these amateur artists are students from institutions in the city; added to this is a peppering of professionals from other fields.
Before venturing out of the campus, a treat of Punnarapalli and Sogade Beru juices in the canteen with its low seating, artistic fervour and blaring ancient music is a must. For those who wouldn't mind spending a rupee or two, a peep into 'Kuteera,' a tiny ensemble of artifacts and books would prove interesting. When leaving, some would enjoy the visual treat of the sculptures placed around, while others would wonder at the train passing nearby. Everything here adds to the dramatic effect of 'Rangayana.'
"Theatre is a language of many languages," says the indomitable Chidambara Rao Jambe, the director of Nataka Karnataka Rangayana. Enacted and visualised literature, music and lighting, costume and make-up, set and properties - theatre is a blend of all these, he explains. Most people restrict theatre to mainstream plays in the cities, he rues. However, real art is inclusive of folk forms in the rustic villages of the country, which unfortunately are hugely ignored. Yet he says that there a number of groups still touring mud tracks, entertaining, educating and propagating to the masses.
The director asks, "Doesn't the common man sometimes need to unwind in a make believe world?" He goes on to add, "Once in a while theatre is a better experience than reality itself. For a deeper understanding of reality it is sometimes important to dramatise. It allows you to be what you are not. But at the same time, it gives you a deeper understanding of the truth."
The threat of the invasion of the electronic media is met with a firm nod, which translates into a decisive 'no.' Theatre does not lack audience but it surely does need people working with dedication. Each medium has its own limitations. In theatre it is confined to space and reach, but the beauty of this art form lies in its limitations itself. He says, people have now developed a holistic approach; they are looking beyond the entertainment quotient and resort to theatre to beat stress.
The director says compared to the other states, the State government has been very encouraging and supportive towards theatre. However an initiative that would be timely would help sustain future growth in theatre and other forms of art.
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While the Department of Justice waits to deliver its final decision to Microsoft regarding the software giant's fate as one or more companies, the company has unveiled its .NET strategy, a new effort at delivering services through a bundled approach to doing business.
A general manager for one of the districts says that the company's number one priority for the .NET strategy is ensuring the privacy of all users is kept strictly confidential. The company is moving to a much more solutions-oriented approach with value-added services from Microsoft.
The .NET strategy has several components:
- creating an integrated way to incorporate tools like speech recognition, voice to text and changing from application-focused to user task focused;
- creating a new programming model that banks on the popular XML standard;
- offering users a 'passport' that will be honored at more than 600 Web sites by the end of the year - the passport is an electronic wallet that enables users not to key in billing information time and time again; and
- finding a way to develop and deliver content no matter what device is used; previously, technicians who write code had to write separate code for your PC, cell phone, PDA, etc.
The Microsoft manager says there are three areas Microsoft is focusing on with our .NET strategy: scalability, the XML standard and software as a service. The last concept is the ability to deliver software and other functions as you need it--like an ASP situation--rather than buying a packaged box on the store shelf.
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2 Day Camp Music Production – March 22 to 23, 2016
Barry Hogan – U.S.A (Audio Engineer/ Music Producer / Broadcast Engineer)
3 Day Camp Music Performance – March 24 to 26, 2016
Mili Vizcaino – VOICE (Spain)
Sid Jacobs – GUITAR (USA)
Pablo Lapidusas – PIANO (Portugal)
Fabio Bergamini – DRUMSET (Brazil)
Johann Berby – BASS (Reunion Island)
Sreyas Narayanun – VOCAL (India)
Dr.S.Karthick – GHATAM (India)
Our workshops are the perfect way to sample life at SAM. This March, study with our world-class international faculty & our highly acclaimed Indian artists to rejuvenate your playing and take home new ideas, knowledge and inspiration. Read on for more information or click here to apply.
The 2-Day & 3-Day Camp will be held at the SAM campus. Not sure how to get here? Click here
Production workshop – Class description
Recording Audio: Then and Now
Students get to know the evolution of recording & audio engineering through the ages. The fundamentals of audio & the future of it discussed in-depth, will broaden the student's understanding of recording & processing audio in various industries
Broadcast Engineering
The topic will discuss the vast world of broadcast engineer. The working processes involved in the world of radio & television broadcasting & the various parameters involved in understanding the audio requirements of the industry.
Recording Lab
These are practical sessions at the S.A.M. studio understanding the various recording processes and recording techniques used by various producers & musicians around the world. Recording Lab starts with initial set-up, analysis and studio maintenance. Students participate in hands on approach and demonstration on all the techniques emphasizing on microphone choices and mic placement technique, Console design and grids. Students will also have hands on approaches on recording live musicians in the studio.
Mixing Lab
This course explores the many creative and technical considerations necessary to mix in today's music production environment, regardless of platform or format. This course teaches the different steps of the mixing process, including equalization, panning, dynamic processing (compressors, gates, expanders, and limiters), reverb and delays, as well as automation techniques and practical examples. The techniques presented apply to any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), or digital or analog console.
Programming and Sequencing:
This course gives the students an in-depth knowledge of programming, Study of Digital Audio Workstation( DAW), Programming in software Sequences such as Ableton live, Step-writing, Score Writing. Re-wiring two DAWs, Sampling and romplers, Sampling in samplers, Midi programming.
Performance Workshop – Class description
Instrument Labs
Students are placed in different labs according to their proficiency on the instrument. Topics covered could range from simple scales to modern improvisation, rhythms, techniques and more.
Group Lectures
Certain core subjects are studied by all musicians at SAM such as harmony, ear training and music notation. Camp students will get a sampling of these classes.
Master classes
Each member of our faculty specializes in certain areas. Master classes are a way of introducing camp students to those topics. Check back on this page for updates on these topics.
Musicians are put into bands or ensembles, each one directed by a faculty member. This is one of the most important practical classes, where you get to learn how to play with other musicians, and put your theoretical knowledge into practice. The camp ends with an ensemble recital at the end of the five days
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Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. joined more than 1,000 cadets from middle and high schools throughout the state at the California Cadet Corps Centennial Celebration on Saturday in Los Alamitos, according to the governor's office. Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 1:30 p.m., Governor Brown attended the "Pass in Review" and delivered brief remarks. The location […]


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Attention: EDUCATION AND POLITICAL REPORTERS
Government Loses Education Compass
The Government's recent announcement to make Whanganui Collegiate School a state integrated school signals it has lost its overall direction for education according to Phil Harding, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation.
'The Government set a direction for education that was all about focusing on children at the bottom of the achievement ladder,' said Harding. 'It was made very clear that too many of these children are Māori and Pacific Islanders and we agree with the Government that this is not acceptable,' he said.
'Schools have responded to the Government's priority and struggle every day to finance the interventions and learning support necessary to make a difference for those children at the bottom of the pile. Meanwhile, the Government writes out a cheque for $3million to save a private school which already has some of the highest success rates in the country, is able to select the students it wants to maintain that success rate and enrols almost none of the students the Government wants schools to focus on,' he said.
Such actions send very mixed messages to the education sector.
'We feel that the Government has lost its way with education. From its class size u-turn, chaos over Christchurch school mergers and closures, the Novopay shambles, the Salisbury school u-turn and now this,' he said.


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KDKA Radio shakes up its lineup
KDKA Radio fired three talk show hosts Thursday, including longtime morning personality Mike Pintek.
Also leaving the air are evening sports talk host Paul Alexander and night talk host Mike Romigh.
KDKA-TV investigative reporter Marty Griffin will take over for Pintek beginning Monday.
Michael Young, senior vice president and general manager for News/Talk 1020 KDKA, said permanent replacements have not been named for Alexander and Romigh.
Young said the shake-up was not driven by poor ratings.
"Obviously, we're interested in getting the highest ratings we can -- that's a primary goal along with making sure our advertisers are successful -- but we didn't make these changes because of the shows on the air," he said. "We made the changes because of the shows we want to put on the air."
Pintek's Arbitron ratings dropped from 167,600 listeners in winter 2004 to 153,000 in winter 2005, although he rebounded to 157,800 listeners in summer 2005, the most recent figures available.
However, in the lucrative 25- to 54-age range, Pintek's audience has dropped dramatically from 53,400 in winter 2004 to 36,300 in summer 2005.
KDKA lost conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh in September 2004 to WPGB-FM 104.7, also a news-talk station.
WPGB program director Jay Bohannon said many listeners have turned to his station, although he said Limbaugh's presence has had a minimal impact.
"In the 25- to 54-year-olds, we've really won that battle," he said.
KDKA is second in overall total market share, garnering a 9.2 in the latest fall ratings, according to RadioandRecords.com, a site that tracks broadcast ratings. WDVE leads with a 10.2 rating; WPGB had a 5.3 rating.
Pintek was hired by KDKA in 1982, spending three years as a news reporter and 20 as a talk show host.
"The Real Deal -- Inside with Marty Griffin" will be an extension of Griffin's TV job -- investigative reporting -- and will fill Pintek's 9 a.m. to noon time slot. Griffin had filled in for Pintek several times during the past two years.
"(Management) were the ones who pulled the trigger," Griffin said. "I got a call late (Wednesday) night. It was a surprise. ... But I'm not going to say it wasn't discussed."
Alexander's 6 to 9 p.m. IC Light Sports Talk will remain a sports show. Radio promotions director Jeff Hathhorn, who has hosted a Saturday sports show and has filled in during sports segments in the mornings, hosted Alexander's show last night. Hathhorn will become the permanent morning sports reporter and news editor.
Rob Pratte and Hathhorn will host the IC Light Show until further changes are made, Young said.
"We haven't announced how (Alexander's) show will evolve, but we're still committed to a sports show," Young said.
Alexander replaced Thor Tolo in August 2002. He will continue to appear on television, though it was unclear in what capacity. In addition to anchoring sports reports on newscasts, he was a host on "UPN 19 Nightly Sports Call" from 10:30 to 11 p.m. weeknights and "The #1 Cochran Sports Showdown" on KDKA-TV from 11:30 p.m. to midnight Sundays.
Romigh filled the 9 p.m. to midnight time slot. Chris Moore hosted the show last night.
John Mcintire, who has been hosting a Saturday night show on KDKA for six months, has filled in for Romigh on several occasions. He said he would like to be considered for the job.
"All I was told was that there would be changes," said McIntire, former host of PCNC's cable TV talk show, "NightTalk." "If there are any full-time openings available, I'm interested."


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Strengthening Government Enforcement of Wage Laws
Because violations of minimum wage and overtime laws are growing in low-wage industries across the country, government must play an active role in protecting workers and ensuring that they are paid the money they are owed. But while our nation's economy and our workplaces have changed fundamentally in recent decades, our federal and state government enforcement efforts have largely failed to keep pace. The United States Department of Labor and most state labor departments still focus on investigating individual claims, using their scarce resources to tackle low-impact smaller cases.
NELP and our allies work with state agencies at every level of government to modernize outdated enforcement strategies and pursue more strategic, proactive enforcement. We help agencies design enforcement plans that not only address individual claims but also send a strong signal to employers that it is unacceptable to violate minimum wage and overtime laws. In the process, we level the playing field for employers who play by the rules and pay workers the wages they are owed.
In particular, NELP pursues several concrete strategies for reforming the way that government agencies enforce wage-and-hour laws:
Overhauling state labor departments: We lead coalitions of community groups, worker centers, legal advocates, and labor unions in pursuing key reforms to improve the way that state labor departments enforce existing wage-and-hour laws, for example, through recommendations to the New York State Department of Labor.
Strengthening state enforcement authority: We help community groups and state enforcement agencies around the country design and propose legislation to enhance their tools for enforcing important worker protections. See especially our report, Justice for Workers: State Agencies Can Combat Wage Theft.
Modernizing federal enforcement strategies: We develop reforms for the United States Department of Labor, drawing on best practices from state labor departments and proven legislative reforms.
Encouraging community collaborations: We build bridges between state agencies and community groups, worker centers, and labor unions so that the agencies can take advantage of these "eyes and ears" on the ground to better target resources and understand industry practices.
Designing enforcement strategies for attorneys general: We advise state attorneys general - states' chief legal officers - on best practices for pursuing meaningful wage-and-hour investigations for workers most in need of protection.
For more information on our work in this area, please contact Cathy Ruckelshaus, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Other Key Resources:
Jennifer Brand, Adding Labor to the Docket: The Role of State Attorneys General in the Enforcement of Labor Laws (2007)
New York State Department of Labor, Investigation Marks New Proactive and Systemic Approach to Rooting Out Violations (2008)
United States Department of Labor, 1999-2000 Report on Initiatives (2001)
National networks of worker centers that engage government agencies on wage theft campaigns include Domestic Workers United, Interfaith Worker Justice, National Day Labor Organizing Network, and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
Labor unions around the country are encouraging government enforcement efforts as well. For a listing, see Catherine K. Ruckelshaus, Labor's Wage War, 35 Fordham Urb. L.J. 373 (2008)


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Surprising, Lush Floral"Liliana" is a surprisingly spirited, uplifting floral scent, perfect for summer. Tocca's master blenders have combined Italian bergamot, neroli, watery peach, muguet, gardenia, white peony, sandalwood, musk, benzoin, and patchouli. The fragrance mystifies--despite the many floral essences, this scent has a bit of a delightful "bite." I haven't been able to wear it without garnering a lot of positive attention. — 4 years, 1 month agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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2015 BMW 328i xDrive Gran Turismo
MSRP$41,850 Invoice$39,000
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- Horsepower240 hp
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2015 BMW 3 Series Buyer's Guide
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "benchmark" as something one can use to judge the quality or level of other similar things. When it comes to entry-level small luxury cars with sporting overtones, the word is defined as the BMW 3 Series. Going all the way back to the days of its predecessor, the BMW 2002 and its antecedents, BMW's lithe sport sedan has been universally acclaimed for its combination of strong build quality, outstanding driving characteristics, and the ability to seat four people while doing so. Nothing less than a sports car with a back seat, BMW raised the expectations of all other sporty cars with its outstanding execution of this model. If you're looking for a car you'll never tire of driving, look no farther.
What's the difference between trims?2015 BMW 3 Series 320i
- 17-inch wheels
- Dual automatic climate control
- Leatherette upholstery
- iDrive infotainment interface with 6.5-inch LCD display
- Wood trim
- Power adjustable front seats
- Split folding rear seat
- Heated side mirrors
- Diesel engine
- Wood trim
- Power adjustable front seats
- Split folding rear seat
- Heated side mirrors
- 18-inch rims
- Adaptive HID headlights
- Sunroof
- LED lighting
- 18-inch rims
- Adaptive HID headlights
- Sunroof
- LED lighting
- Hybrid engine
- Adaptive cruise control
- 8.8-inch LCD display
- Sport suspension system
- M Driving Dynamics control
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BMW's 3 Series Gran Turismo models are all-wheel drive and feature eight-speed automatic transmissions. The base engine is a 240-horsepower four-cylinder with 255 ft-lbs of torque. The "big" engine is a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six with 300 horsepower and 300 ft-lbs of torque. Both are exceptionally smooth, highly fuel-efficient, and deliver outstanding driving pleasure. The four-cylinder is the real surprise; from behind the wheel you don't even realize you're using a four-cylinder engine—it's that silky. Plus, 255 ft-lbs of torque gives it strong acceleration off the line.
Why buy the 2015 BMW 3 Series?
The primary reason to buy a BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is the sheer unalloyed joy of feeling one with your automobile. First of all, BMW automobiles are the smoothest cars on the road. They do everything with a grace and fluidity you'll be hard pressed to find in any other product—even those renowned for smoothness. Further, the 3 Series cars endow their drivers with quick acceleration, determined roadholding, a supple ride, reasonable fuel economy, and more than a heaping helping of style. If you're looking for a four-door luxury hatchback with enjoyable driving manners, test-driving either one of the brilliantly responsive engines fitted to this delightful automobile is definitely in order. If you really love driving, nothing else in this category solidly compares.


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Cutting Edge in Rural Colorado?
In 5 or 10 years, your relationship with your electrical utility may be different from what it is now. For a fixed fee, the power company might heat and cool your home with a geothermal heat pump it has buried in your backyard. Or your utility may offer to sell you electricity from a superclean fuel cell it installs in your garage, then buy back any excess juice you don't consume. The power company might even link itself via the Internet to your most energy-hungry appliances--maybe your air conditioner or water heater--so that it can switch them to a power-saver mode when necessary.
You might expect these sorts of high-tech innovations to pop up in energy-starved Silicon Valley, the brainchild of some tech-savvy venture capitalist. You'd be wrong. First out of the gate is the Delta-Montrose Electrical Assn. (DMEA), a 64-year-old rural energy cooperative in southwestern Colorado. And many of the new options are quickly gaining popularity with the co-op's 28,000 members.
By focusing on energy services such as heating and cooling, rather than straightforward power generation, DMEA is transforming its once-quiet business. Faster than most power players, DMEA is plugging into new technologies. In some cases, it's also forming partnerships with companies developing promising technologies--an unusual step for a once-unadventurous co-op. "I think they're one of the most innovative co-ops in the country," says Peggy Plate, an energy services manager for the Energy Dept.'s Western Area Power Administration. If these strategies pay off, big utilities may soon find themselves looking to DMEA for tips on how to prosper in a new era of energy deregulation.
NEW WAVE. For now, Delta-Montrose is no more than a speck on anyone's radar. But the co-op is intensely focused on finding creative ways to deliver electric services to its customers. Like many of the other 950 or so consumer-owned electric cooperatives in the U.S., DMEA dates back to the Depression (table, page 106D). Its roots, modest size, and simple mission nurtured a conservative business culture. But in 1997, the co-op's managers and board took the measure of the coming wave of deregulation and the pace of technological change and decided to get ahead of the curve. "We began investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in research and development, which for a co-op is unheard of," says Edwin H. Marston, the board's president.
DMEA's first big innovation, in 1997, was a combined heating and cooling service dubbed Co-Z GeoExchange. For a fixed, year-round price, DMEA equips customers' homes and businesses with a geothermal heat pump. This device is unlike conventional furnaces and air conditioners, which heat air by means of combustion and chill it through mechanical compression. Instead, the pump circulates fluid through pipes buried underground. Even when it's cold out, the earth only a few feet belowground is always around 58F in Colorado. In winter, the pump pulls heat out of the ground and pushes it into the home. The earth's warmth is then distributed through the building, typically via an air-duct system. In cooling mode, this process is reversed.
It's a simple technology that can deliver big savings. Under a Co-Z agreement, a customer pays about $100 per month and is guaranteed a comfortable house. DMEA estimates that a 2,000-square-foot home might cost $2,645 per year to heat with propane. A Co-Z GeoExchange home can be heated for around $1,600--a savings of 40%.
So far, the service is a winner. Between late 1998 and the end of 2000, DMEA installed 115 GeoExchange systems, about half of them under Co-Z service contracts. This year, it expects to install an additional 75 to 100. The venture is already profitable, and DMEA expects that to continue. Managers say that retained earnings (akin to profits for a nonprofit co-op) on Co-Z should grow tenfold by 2005, to $478,000, from $46,000 last year. Indeed, the Co-Z contracts deliver profit margins in excess of 50%--good business in an industry that typically sees a 4% return on investment.
DMEA puts these retained earnings to work by paying down debt and developing other technologies. Fuel cells, which convert propane or hydrogen into electricity, attracted DMEA's attention because many of its customers live off the grid, in sparsely populated rural areas. True, fuel-cell power is expensive: At 25 cents to 30 cents per kilowatt hour, it's four times the average cost of power for DMEA's wire-connected residential customers. But since building out new power lines can cost $20,000 to $60,000 per mile, it's sometimes cheaper to install a fuel cell on site than to string a few miles of wire.
Once the co-op grasped this logic, it went looking for a fuel-cell maker interested in rural markets. In early 1998, the search led to a partnership with H Power Corp., a Clifton (N.J.) manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Then, DMEA took things one step further. It put H Power together with Energy Co-Opportunity (ECO), an arm of Cooperative Finance Corp., based in Herndon, Va., which serves as a bank for electrical co-ops. The two got on so well that ECO invested $15 million in H Power and inked an $81 million deal to buy 12,300 4.5-kilowatt fuel cells--H Power's largest order to date--to be delivered to member co-ops over the next two years. Last March, H Power repaid DMEA's favor by siting its first out-of-the-laboratory test unit in the co-op's Montrose (Colo.) headquarters. DMEA, meanwhile, plans to begin leasing the fuel cells to its customers this fall.
In 1998, DMEA began work on another leg of its reinvention strategy: Internet connectivity. "It's our job to be on our tippy toes to get our customers the best," says the co-op's general manager, Daniel R. McClendon. Sixty years ago, that meant bringing electricity to farmers and ranchers. Today, the equivalent of lights in the milk shed is fiber-optic connectivity. So DMEA took a 6% position in REAnet, a telecom startup formed by two other electric co-ops.
NET SAVVY. In addition to providing Web connectivity and e-mail, DMEA hopes to use the Net to optimize customers' energy use and reduce their costs. The co-op is serving as a test bed for technology from Mainstreet Networks Inc. Modified by a small attachment made by the Morgan Hill (Calif.) startup, a homeowner's electrical meter becomes an Internet communications point through which utility managers can power down energy-hungry appliances at a distance. DMEA points out that during a recent spike in power prices, it could have saved $48 per home had it been able to turn down their water heaters for just one hour. DMEA expects to roll this program out in the next six months.
Further out, DMEA is trying to repeat the matchmaker role it played with H Power. In 1999, DMEA invested in CoEnergies LLC, a Traverse City (Mich.) startup that modifies existing central air conditioners. In effect, it turns them into ground-based heat-pump systems by the addition of a buried ground loop, similar to the GeoExchange heat pump. In many regions this retrofit could replace conventional furnaces. "This machine has huge energy-savings potential around the country, but nobody knows about it," says Paul S. Bony, DMEA's marketing manager, who has a unit installed at his own house. "We're talking terawatts." Now he's seeking investors.
The flurry of developments at DMEA distinguishes it not just from other co-ops but also from many of the better-known for-profit players that are preoccupied with building power plants. Size has something to do with DMEA's agility. But it's the cooperative culture that is key. The co-op's staff sees itself as running a nonprofit skunk works that helps their owner-customers and those of other co-ops. "We used to have a circle drawn around our membership," says Business Development Manager Steven M. Metheny. "Now it's wide open--whatever we can do, in whatever markets there are."
Delta-Montrose's strategic punch lies in the institutional structure. Rather than trying to grow and dominate a market, co-op managers say their job is to share what they know with the nation's other co-ops, which provide electricity to 34 million people in 46 states. "They're doing a lot of work that the other co-ops are going to benefit from," says the Energy Dept.'s Plate. And just maybe, the big city power companies will, too.
By Hal Clifford in Telluride, Colo.


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InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort, Koh Samui
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 79 guestrooms
- On a private beach
- Marina
- 2 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- 7 outdoor pools
- Breakfast available
- Free children's club
- 2 outdoor tennis courts
- Free beach cabanas
- 24-hour business center
- Airport shuttle
- Free WiFi and free parking
Feel at home
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Children's pool
- Children's club
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
What's around
- In Taling Ngam
- Raja Pier (1.7 mi / 2.7 km)
- Lipanoi Pier (1.7 mi / 2.7 km)
- Paradise Park Farm (2.6 mi / 4.3 km)
- Lad Wanorn Waterfall (5.8 mi / 9.3 km)
- Namuang Waterfall (6.7 mi / 10.7 km)
InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort, Koh Samui
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- Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View
- Classic Room
- Club Villa, Beachfront
- Club Suite, Ocean View
- Club Villa
- Club Villa, Beachfront
- Club Suite, 1 King Bed, Terrace, Ocean View
- Club Suite, Ocean View
- Club Suite, 1 King Bed (Tropical Pavilion)
- Family Room
- Resort Classic Ocean View Room
- Suite (Tropical Pavilion)
- Club Villa, Beachfront
- Honeymoon Suite, 1 King Bed, Terrace, Ocean View
- Club Suite
- Premier Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View
- Standard Room
- Club Villa, 3 Bedrooms (Napa Reserve)
- Standard Room
- Two single beds ocean view
- Club Two-Bedroom Residence Villa
- Club Beachfront Pool Villa
- Panoramic Ocean View Room
- Club Villa, Multiple Beds, Ocean View
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 79 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Free children's club
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
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In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Swim-up bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Barbecue grills
- On private beach
- Free beach cabanas
- Number of outdoor pools - 7
- Children's pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Marina on site
- Beach sun loungers
- Free pool cabanas
- Tennis on site
- Spa tub
- Beach umbrellas
- Swim-up bar
- Steam room
- Beach towels
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Arcade/game room
- Billiards or pool table
- 24-hour business center
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Garden
- Terrace
- Library
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Pillow menu
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Private bathroom
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Satellite TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
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Located 120 metres (393 feet) above sea level, the Baan Thai Spa is perched on a cliff in the middle of a tropical garden and with an ocean view. The spa offers a wide range of traditional therapeutic services that include Thai and western treatments, Ayurvedic medicine, a variety of massage styles, facials, scrubs, wraps, waxing, and herbal compresses. Couples treatment rooms can be requested. There is also a spa boutique and steam room on site.
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On Site
- Marina on site
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Tennis on site
- Fitness classes on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Kayaking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
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- InterContinental Baan
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- InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1950 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 1950 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 2400 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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IP address error
What errors may come with IP address?
The IP Address is a unique address assigned to every computer system that is connected over a network, for easy identification of that particular system from computers connected over a wide area network like the Internet. The IP Address is usually assigned to the service providers depending on the region of their operation and hence, allows easy identification of the country/region from which a computer is connected to the Internet upon verification of the system's IP address. Issues with the system IP address and other related devices/programs can cause problems while connecting or using a connected network to perform tasks. Limited connectivity errors, gateway errors, connection timeouts and network password notifications are some of the errors or problems that can occur if there is any issues with the IP address in your computer.
Discussed below are some points that will help users resolve issues with the IP address:
- Reinstall Adapter drivers
- Remove related applications
- Scan and remove threats
Reinstall adapter drivers
Issues with the network adapter driver that is installed in a system can cause IP address errors in the computer. The network adapter driver plays an important role in keeping up the network connectivity of the system and any issues like driver file corruption or missing will adversely affect the network adapter functionality. Updating or reinstalling the corrupted network driver with its latest versions will replace corrupted driver files with original ones thus, will fix driver issues in the system. Resolving the driver issues in the system will help users to fix up IP errors in the system related with the network drivers.
Remove related applications
Network related applications like network speed enhancer or proxy generator cause issues with the network configuration. Such issues lead to IP address and connectivity errors. Users who are experiencing IP address errors in the system after installation of such applications or patches are advised to remove those causing applications. Undo the changes done by these applications by restoring the system settings through Systems Restore or by cleaning up left over registry entries by using registry cleaner applications. The users are also advised to disable all proxies after restoring the system network configuration to resolve issues with IP address in your system.
Network based threats that are active in a system can also cause issues with the system IP address as they try to modify and corrupt the default network configuration for weakening the system's security over the connected network. So, users are advised to install and run a system scan using a suitable network security suite which offers comprehensive protection against all types of potential threats in the system. Removing active threats using suitable threat removal program will help the users to restore the working configuration of the system which will resolve the errors with system IP address.
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