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The University of Washington Bothell Dream Project course is designed to address issues of educational opportunity and social mobility within the context of higher education. The university students work with the context of a theoretical umbrella to discuss the impediments that high school students (predominately first-generation and low-income) face in their pursuit of higher education and what current institutions and organizations are doing to remove these obstacles. Current higher education trends on a local and national level, various college admissions processes, and the effects of socioeconomic and family backgrounds on a student's path to college are among some of the topics discussed in the classroom on a weekly basis. The course also familiarizes UW Bothell students with college admissions applications and essays, financial aid, scholarships and standardized test preparation, in order to prepare them to work with the Dream Scholars in the high schools. Students are to register for the lecture and the lab. Time scheduled for the lab class will take place in local area high schools. The students enrolled in the Dream Project course will work with local high school students on their college preparedness, applications, scholarship essays, and other programs or events at their assigned schools.
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ETSN.fm Announces Partnership With KLTV 7 [VIDEO]
While we've been working the past several months to get to our launch day today (Aug. 1), there's also been something else going on behind the scenes that we at ETSN.fm are thrilled to share with all of you.
We are excited to announce ETSN.fm has entered a media partnership with KLTV 7 to put together the most dynamic, experienced group of journalists to cover high school sports in East Texas.
And since ETSN.fm covers the Lufkin area, this partnership will include KLTV's sister station, KTRE, in Lufkin.
As KLTV general manager Pat Stacy labeled it tonight on the station's broadcast, this indeed will be the ultimate "dream team" that will take the high school sports scene in East Texas by storm.
What better way to cover the best area for high school sports than to take the No. 1 TV station in East Texas and the premier outlet for high school sports information and put them together?
The ETSN.fm team of Clint Buckley, Gabe Brooks, Chase Colston and Chris Vinn will join KLTV's Ryan Peterson and Coleman Swierc and KTRE's Wes Hamilton to give you all angles of high school sports coverage imaginable in East Texas.
Whether it's stories, interviews, highlights, scores or anything else, we'll have it covered. The resources available to both members of this partnership allow for us to further increase our already successful endeavors online and on-air.
KLTV and ETSN.fm also will bring this added element to the TV station's Friday night Red Zone high school football show, only increasing the scope and reach of the coverage we will consistently provide.
Thank you all for making this launch of ETSN.fm extremely exciting, and as you can see, this is only the beginning. Those of us at ETSN.fm and at KLTV are ready to take high school sports to a new level you've never seen before.
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BeforeJason Rae begins his senior year as a history and political science major at Marquette University in the fall, he'll be heading to Denver for the 45th Democratic National Convention. As the youngest superdelegate in the country, he will be one of 793 individuals who could decide the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
What role does the Democratic National Committee play in the nomination of a candidate?
The Democratic National Committee is the governing body of the national party. They oversee the party operations, set general policy and plan the national convention. For the most part the DNC, which has 447 people, is predominantly composed of elected individuals from each state. Some are appointed because of a position they hold—for example, representatives from the Democratic Governors Association. Each state is allocated members based on their state's population. Wisconsin has six members on the DNC: Our state party chair and first vice-chair are automatically DNC members and then we elect two men and two women. I was one of the two men elected in 2004 when I was 17.
What exactly is a delegate?
Delegates are representatives of their states or constituency groups to go to the Democratic National Convention. Four thousand individuals attend the convention to cast their vote for the nominee.
What's the state primary for then?
It determines how many people will represent that presidential nominee at the convention. So it's not as if people are electing a candidate; they're electing delegates to represent that candidate.
How does one become a delegate to the Democratic National Convention?Each
state has to submit a plan saying how they're going to elect people,
what the criteria will be for different groups and what the dates will
be. I ended up writing Wisconsin's
plan and it was 40-plus pages long and it took seven or eight months to
get through … There are pledged delegates and unpledged delegates.
We're unpledged in that we're given the opportunity to decide for ourselves who to support and don't even have to make a decision, if we don't want to, until the national convention. We have another group called unpledged add-on delegates as well, here in Wisconsin, when we select legislative leaders later on in the process. But that won't happen for another month.
You've already endorsed Sen. Obama. Why?
I got involved in politics because I wanted to make sure the next generation of voters had a place at the table. I felt young people were not being represented as well as they should be. When I looked at Wisconsin's primary results, overwhelmingly young people voted for Sen. Obama. The exit polls I saw showed 73% of 18- to 24-year-olds supported him. I think it was 85% of Marquette's wards went for Obama. I was elected because I wanted to be a voice for my generation, and to see them supporting one candidate so strongly, it was clear that's who I should support.
Do you think we're going to have to wait until the national convention before we have a candidate?
For the sake of the party and for the sake of winning in November, I think it's important we wrap up the nomination contest as soon as possible. I think we need to spend June, July and August uniting behind one candidate. If we were to fight it out all summer, it'll be those things that are used in McCain's campaign ads come September, October and November that will hurt us.
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A former Labour councillor is facing jail after admitting abusing his position to defraud a charity out of almost £100,000.
Geoff Hammond, 50, who represented Higham Hill ward in Walthamstow, admitted the offence during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
Between May 29 2012 and August of this year, Hammond held the position of executive officer of The Fellowship of St John Trust Assocaition.
During the period, Hammond committed fraud through abuse of his position at the Christian charity and stole £99, 493.
Following the charge last month, Hammond stepped down from his position of councillor for Higham Hill ward in Walthamstow.
A spokeswoman for The Fellowship of St John Trust Association said: "Geoffrey Hammond was the executive officer of the charity, the Fellowship of St John (UK) Trust Association from May 2012 to August 2013.
"The internal financial controls of the charity identified that a substantial amount of money was unaccounted for.
"On August 5 Mr Hammond admitted that he had taken the money and he was immediately dismissed for gross misconduct.
"Mr Hammond was arrested in September and pleaded guilty to the theft at a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week.
"Mr Hammond has now repaid all the money taken and costs to date to the Trust."
The Fellowship of St John (UK) Trust Association is a charity that works internationally and across the UK in the areas of Christian education, pastoral care and mission.
Hammond was elected to represent Higham Hill ward in May 2010, achieving 14 per cent of the vote, and held the position until October 2013.
Hammond, of Sollershott East in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, was granted unconditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing on January 9.


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By Tom Blumer | Special to Ohio Watchdog
Ohio's quirky tax system affords its cities, villages and school districts far too much leeway to tax nonresidents without their consent.
Mason, Warren County's largest city, has just shown them how to double down on that idea while also inventing a new target: resident renters.
According to the Tax Foundation, Ohio municipalities first began levying income taxes in 1946. School districts gained that ability under Democratic Gov. Dick Celeste in 1989. As of 2011, the foundation says that "593 of Ohio's 932 municipalities and 181 of Ohio's 611 school districts impose an income tax." According to About.com's Tonya Moreno, "Ohio local income tax rates range from 0.40 percent in Indian Hill to 3 percent in Parma Heights." Separate school district income tax rates range from 0.25 percent to 2 percent.
These taxes are especially pernicious because the tax jurisdictions involved levy them on residents and nonresidents by primarily taxing gross earnings from employment. A majority of workers who pay these income taxes don't live in the cities or school districts where they work. Many, if not most of them, only occasionally visit the jurisdictions which tax them during non-working hours. Nevertheless, they underwrite a large percentage of the cost of operating somebody else's government and public schools without ever having a chance to vote on whether such a tax was a good idea, and without any input as to how these entities operate.
This is the very kind of "taxation without representation" over which the American Revolution was fought.
It gets worse.
If you live and work in jurisdictions which both have income taxes, the jurisdiction where you work, not the one where you live, gets to keep the money. Hordes of suburbanites subsidize the operating costs of Ohio's larger cities, all of which have rates of 2 percent or higher, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, while the towns where they live and more fully benefit from police, fire and other municipal services receive nothing. To partially address this problem, some suburbs have made part of all of their lower-rate income taxes "non-reciprocal," forcing their residents to pay both where they live and where they work.
Mason has grown at a breakneck pace during the past several decades. Despite being an ostensibly conservative and Republican enclave, so has its appetite for taxes, particularly those it can levy on non-voters. Its income tax rate is a relatively modest 1 percent, but thanks to the presence of dozens of large employers within its original boundaries as well as others acquired though annexation, the tax has turned into a gravy train.
Faced with the withdrawal of $700,000 in state fire and emergency medical services funding — a tiny amount, given the city's total budget of $40 million, which is a stunning $1,300 per resident — the City Council, fresh off a years-long municipal building spree, knew it couldn't go to voters, particularly homeowners punished by high property taxes, to make part of its income tax non-reciprocal. Instead, using some of the most outrageous language I've ever seen on a ballot referendum, it asked them if they would be glad to push most of the financial responsibility for making up the shortfall onto nonresidents and renters.
Effective Jan.1, 2013, under Charter Amendment 7, which easily passed Tuesday with a 73 percent majority, nonresident workers and renters will see their income tax rate go up to 1.2 percent. Additionally, the amendment gives the City Council the ability to increase that rate to 1.5 percent in future years without voter approval. Nonresident workers who are paying for services they seldom if ever use will be paying a higher income tax rate than the city's homeowners. Renters also will receive disparate and unfair treatment, as their landlords already pay city income tax on their net rental income.
One can expect other Buckeye State tax jurisdictions to consider imitating what Mason has done, thereby in the long run making the state a far less attractive place to build or expand a business and create jobs. There's hardly anything easier than getting voters to approve of forcing people who have no say in the matter to support them financially.


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I have thoughts about starting up an internet business. I would like to create a membership site around my interest. The problem is that i'm not so good at the technical parts and wondering how much time it requires to learn the programming languages to setup a website where I can accept monthly payments for members. The content is not a problem, but I don't really know where to start. I would like to create something similar to brainvale.com, sixpackshortcuts.com or universityofmakeup.com. But I would not want one time payment, a monthly subscription.
Could anyone give some advice how I can start? or does it cost much to hire a professional programmer to setup a site similar to these membership sites above?
Regards, May Reich
No tips and tricks on how I should start building a membership site? it doesn't exists and pre-made systems or something?
I'd recommend you do some research on different web design companies and see their rates and what they can offer you. What you are attempting to do is slightly complicated and delicate, since you are handling credit card information :).
Describe your situation exactly and what your main points are you hope to get out of their services. Be a smart customer. If you can't afford it, you can look into premade shopping carts and templates, though you still will have a lot to read up on.
I know that if I was going to buy something, and the website didn't at least look decent...I wouldn't trust it.
If you have some experience with web design (HTML and CSS) you can use a ready-made content management system (CMS) to handle memberships, registrations etc. There are various CMSes with this functionality ready to go—some even with ready-made themes (design) that you can use out of the box. (I'm sure WordPress must have some.)
The one I would use would probably be ExpressionEngine (CMS) plus the Membrr add-on ... but those cost a bit.
There are also hosted CMSes like BusinessCatalyst which have lots of built-in features that you can use even with no web experience at all. Not sure if it has a membership module, but worth a look.
I am also in the course of creating a membership site and have done a bit of research.
Rather than hire a programmer and/or worry about the tech aspect, you can use Wordpress plus a plugin like Wishlist member1
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Account Alerts
Account Alerts allow you to set up and receive notifications about important events on your account through text or email.
Here are a few quick facts about Account Alerts:
- Debit card transaction alerts are real-time and are delivered within 15 minutes of a transaction. All other alerts are not real-time. They are processed on a daily basis and notifications are sent out around 9:00 a.m. the next business day. Loan payment alerts are sent hourly. Read more about Account Alerts in the SilverLink Online Banking disclosure.
- Alert notices can be sent only to email addresses or mobile phones.
- The content of Alerts email contain no personal or account information. (See example of email at the bottom of this page).
- Alerts can be modified and turned on or off at any time within online banking.
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In Online Banking, go to Online Services > Change Online Settings > Account Alerts
Set up email addresses and/or phone numbers by going to Manage Account Devices
Add an alert by going to Manage Alerts > Add New Alert
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Add an alert by going to Manage Alerts > Add New Alert
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Manage your Alerts by going to Account Alerts > Manage Alerts
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Many people enjoy reading comic stripes but this is also a from of learning. Abundance of pictures makes it easier to understand the whole story even if you are not very good at reading and therefore helps enhance reading skills and vocabulary. Different topics can be presented in a funny, memorable way. Mangas, which are comic stripes from Japan, are an example of this. While many are simply amusing stories about everyday life or science fiction, some give practical instruction or tell history.
In Japan, people from all walks of life read manga regularly. They may do it at home, in trains on the way to school or job or in special coffee-houses that offer manga magazines to be read while drinking coffee. You can even stay overnight there! With the new technology development, copious websites have arisen that post mangas and enable readers to comment and discuss them. Most are free of charge. You can also download comics on mobile phones.
Individual mangas can be published in ordinary newspapers or collected in magazines. Manga magazines are often made with a certain group of people in mind, defined by age and gender. Those groups can be identified by special covers and are put on separate shelves in stores. Nevertheless, people read, buy and subscribe to those less typical, too. Other magazines are devoted to a single topics such as robots or love and romantics. Manga books and magazines are a very proffitable bussiness in Japan. Some of them are translated and sold in other countries but nowhere are they so successful as in their country of origin where they can take whole stores and libraries.
So there are numerous ways in which you can read manga and if you like it, it is recommendable to do it from time to time.


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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
What did your 1970s look like?
I'm weeding the Horn Book's collection of professional, scholarly, and other adult books about children's literature, and damned if I didn't find a strange little trend. Along with the many out-of-date bibliographies and childhood reading memoirs by the foremothers (don't worry, I'm keeping those) are lots of coffee table books devoted to the work of Rackham, Nielsen and Dulac, all published in the 70's and designed with the same disco-deco look of this here Bette Midler record. You used to see these books on remainder tables in bookstores all over; if anyone is feeling nostalgic just come and grab 'em from the discards shelves outside my office.
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Labels: Books for grown-ups, Great Ladies, Sad little waifs, Trends
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- Jean Reidy said...
I not only have (still) that album but I once had that poster. Ah - "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is now lodged in my brain for today.
- 2:10 PM, April 07, 2009
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Murray Income Trust PLC
06 February 2003
Murray Income Trust PLC
Results for the six months ended 31 December 2002
The Directors of Murray Income Trust PLC report the unaudited interim results
for the six months ended 31 December 2002.
Key Facts
• Murray Income's total return, on a Net Asset Value basis, was -19.8%,
which compares with the benchmark return of -16.2% and the return on the
FTSE All Share Index of
• Second interim dividend of 4.25p.
The UK stockmarket performed very poorly during the six month period ending on
31 December 2002 and the benchmark FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index fell 16.2%. The
Net Asset Value Total Return of Murray Income (including net dividends) fell
19.8%. The major element of underperformance was accounted for by the impact of
the Company's gearing.
Consumer spending continued to grow in the second half of 2002, as the strong
housing market supported retail sales. The increase in public expenditure is
also sustaining economic activity although output from the manufacturing sector
continued to struggle. Short-term interest rates have now remained unchanged at
4.0% for over a year. The higher yielding shares of the FTSE 350 Higher Yield
Index modestly underperformed the broader market indices over the latest six
month period. This follows a period of strong performance relative to the FTSE
All-Share Index, which lasted for over two years.
During the period, turnover was at a relatively low level with modest net
purchases of approximately £5m. Most of this activity involved adding to
existing holdings, across a range of sectors including oil & gas, banks, life
assurance and chemicals. There was an overall reduction in the number of
holdings within the portfolio, as certain smaller holdings were sold.
The level of borrowings was increased from £31 million to £40 million during the
period, representing gearing of 13.4% of net assets at 31 December 2002. This
reflected the Manager's confidence in the medium term outlook for the UK equity
The Board has currently set a gearing limit of 15% of net assets. All the
borrowings are short-term and may be repaid without penalty within one month and
have a cost of 4.45%.
The first interim dividend of 4.25p per share has already been paid and the
second will be paid on 16 April 2003 to holders of Ordinary shares on the
register at close of business on 21 March 2003. It is anticipated that the third
interim dividend will also be at the rate of 4.25p per share. This is in line
with the intention of the Directors to change the balance between the three
interim and final dividend payments. The interim payments for the current year
are therefore significantly greater than the equivalent payments of 3.15p last
year. There will however be a corresponding reduction in the final dividend. The
revenue flow from the Company's portfolio remains secure and the Directors
expect to be able to recommend an increase in the total dividend payment from
last year's level of 17.0p. This level of dividend is expected to be fully
covered by earnings and the Company's revenue reserves remain substantial.
Economic growth in the UK is forecast to be around its trend level of 2.5% in
2003, supported by the increasing level of public expenditure. The consumer
sector has enjoyed a long period of growth and this is expected to ease, and the
more subdued levels of sales for retailers over Christmas may be the start of a
trend. The current level of short term interest rates, 4%, look likely to be
maintained for several more months.
Elsewhere, the US economic recovery continues, but the outlook for some European
economies, particularly Germany, is difficult. In the short term stockmarkets
are concerned about the impact of a possible war in Iraq, but beyond this the
current low valuation of the UK equity market offers attractive opportunities
for investors to benefit from income and capital growth.
for the six months ended 31 December 2002 (unaudited)
Six months to 31 December 2002
Revenue Capital Total
£'000 £'000 £'000
(Losses)/ gains on investments - (19,054) (19,054)
Unrealised losses - (60,191) (60,191)
Losses on investments - (79,245) (79,245)
Income from investments 7,265 - 7,265
Other income 80 - 80
Investment management fees (618) (618) (1,236)
Currency losses - - -
Other expenses (419) - (419)
Net return before finance costs and taxation 6,308 (79,863) (73,555)
Finance costs of borrowing (448) (448) (896)
Return attributable to equity shareholders 5,860 (80,311) (74,451)
Ordinary dividends on equity shares (5,967) - (5,967)
Transfer (from) /to reserves (107) (80,311) (80,418)
Return per ordinary share (pence) 8.4 (114.4) (106.0)
Return per ordinary share assuming
conversion of the 'B' ordinary shares (pence) - - -
1. The revenue column of this statement is the profit and loss account of
the Company.
2. The results for the year to 30 June 2002 are abridged from the full
accounts for that year, which received an unqualified report from the auditors
and have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
for the six months ended 31 December 2002 (unaudited)
Six months to 31 December 2001
Revenue Capital Total
£'000 £'000 £'000
(Losses)/ gains on investments - 9,864 9,864
Unrealised losses - (42,494) (42,494)
Losses on investments - (32,630) (32,630)
Income from investments 6,420 - 6,420
Other income 115 - 115
Investment management fees (671) (671) (1,342)
Currency losses - (4) (4)
Other expenses (406) - (406)
Net return before finance costs and taxation 5,458 (33,305) (27,847)
Finance costs of borrowing (248) (247) (495)
Return attributable to equity shareholders 5,210 (33,552) (28,342)
Ordinary dividends on equity shares (6,568) - (6,568)
Transfer (from) /to reserves (1,358) (33,552) (34,910)
Return per ordinary share (pence) 7.4 (47.8) (40.4)
Return per ordinary share assuming conversion of the 'B'
ordinary shares (pence) 7.4 (47.5) (40.1)
for the six months ended 31 December 2002 (unaudited)
Year ended 30 June 2002
Revenue Capital Total
£'000 £'000 £'000
(Losses)/ gains on investments - 1,574 1,574
Unrealised losses - (51,265) (51,265)
Losses on investments - (49,691) (49,691)
Income from investments 15,207 - 15,207
Other income 177 - 177
Investment management fees (1,324) (1,324) (2,648)
Currency losses - (4) (4)
Other expenses (924) (12) (936)
Net return before finance costs and taxation 13,136 (51,031) (37,895)
Finance costs of borrowing (497) (497) (994)
Return attributable to equity shareholders 12,639 (51,528) (38,889)
Ordinary dividends on equity shares (11,862) - (11,862)
Transfer (from) /to reserves 777 (51,528) (50,751)
Return per ordinary share (pence) 18.0 (73.5) (55.5)
Return per ordinary share assuming conversion of the 'B'
ordinary shares (pence) 17.9 (73.2) (55.3)
as at 31 December 2002 (unaudited)
31 December 31 December 30 June
2002 2001 2002
£'000 £'000 £'000
Fixed assets
Investments 340,955 411,800 415,757
Current assets
Debtors 1,624 962 1,708
Cash and short term deposits 3,853 896 3,394
5,477 1,858 5,102
Amounts falling due within one year 16,815 7,270 9,824
Net current liabilities (11,338) (5,412) (4,722)
Total assets less current liabilities 329,617 406,388 411,035
Amounts falling due after more than one year 30,000 10,000 31,000
299,617 396,388 380,035
Capital and reserves
Equity shareholders' interest:
ordinary called up share capital 17,551 17,576 17,551
share premium account 7,955 7,955 7,955
redemption reserve 4,050 4,025 4,050
capital reserve - realised 283,912 313,749 304,032
capital reserve - unrealised (24,385) 44,577 35,806
revenue reserve 10,534 8,506 10,641
299,617 396,388 380,035
Net asset value per ordinary and
'B' ordinary share (pence) * 426.8 563.8 541.3
* The comparative figure for 2001 includes B ordinary shares in issue at 31
2001. At 30 June 2002 and 31 December 2002 there where no B ordinary shares in
following the conversion during the year.
For the six months ended 31 December 2002 (unaudited)
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 December 2002 31 December 2001 30 June
£'000 £'000 £'000
Operating activities
Investment income received 7,341 7,134 15,566
Deposit interest received 56 133 168
Underwriting commission received 27 - 26
Investment management fees paid (1,669) (912) (1,692)
Secretarial fees paid (42) (19) (37)
Cash paid to and on behalf of directors (27) (31) (56)
Other cash payments (694) (322) (370)
Net cash inflow from operating activities 4,992 5,983 13,605
Returns on investment and servicing of finance
Interest paid (911) (613) (1,097)
Financial investment
Purchase of investments (20,244) (20,909) (75,440)
Sale of investments 15,117 57,634 91,422
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financial investment (5,127) 36,725 15,982
Equity dividends paid (7,495) (6,961) (11,356)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow before use of financing (8,541) 35,134 17,134
Repurchase of shares - (3,857) (4,359)
Loans drawn/(repaid) 9,000 (38,000) (17,000)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing 9,000 (41,857) (21,359)
Increase/(decrease) in cash 459 (6,723) (4,225)
Note 1
The allotted ordinary share capital as of 31 December 2002 was 70,205,458
Ordinary Shares of 25p each.
Note 2
6 months to Year to
31/12/02 31/12/01 30/06/02
Dividends on ordinary shares
Interims of
First Interim-4.25p paid on 17.01.03 2,984 2,199 2,199
(2002 - 3.15p)
Second Interim-4.25p payable on 16.04.03 (2002 - 2,983 2,199 2,195
Third Interim (2002 - 3.15p) - 2,198 2,195
Final dividend (2002 - 7.55p) - - 5,301
(Over)/under accrual of previous year's dividends - (28) (28)
5,967 6,568 11,862
Note 3
A summary of investment changes during the period and twenty largest investments
at 31 December 2002 are attached.
By order of the Board
6 February 2003
Copies of this announcement will be printed and issued to shareholders and will
be available to the public at the registered office of the Company, 123 St
Vincent Street, Glasgow.
Valuation Appreciation 31 December 2002
30 June 2002 (depreciation)
£'000 % £'000 £'000 £'000 %
United Kingdom
Equities 415,757 101.1 4,441 (79,243) 340,955 100.4
Total Investments 415,757 101.1 4,441 (79,243) 340,955 100.4
Other net (liabilities) assets (4,722) (1.1) 3,384 - (1,338) (0.4)
Total Assets* 411,035 100.0 7,825 (79,243) 339,617 100.0
* represents total assets less current liabilities (excluding short-term loans of £10 million)
Summary of net assets 31 December 2002
£'000 %
Equities 340,955 113.8
Other net assets (1,338) (0.4)
Borrowings (40,000) (13.4)
Equity shareholders' interest 299,617 100.0
as at 31 December 2002
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Investment Sector Valuation Total Assets
Description £'000
BP Amoco Oil & Gas 47,306 13.9
HSBC Holdings Banks 28,833 8.5
Shell Transport & Trading Oil & Gas 22,904 6.7
Lloyds TSB Banks 16,636 4.9
Barclays Banks 12,089 3.6
Diageo Beverages 10,125 3.0
Rio Tinto Mining 8,928 2.6
Anglo American Mining 8,589 2.5
HBOS Banks 8,515 2.5
Six Continents Leisure, Entertainment & Hotels 7,775 2.3
Prudential Life Assurance 7,683 2.3
Sainsbury (J) Food & Drug Retailers 7,344 2.2
Standard Chartered Banks 7,342 2.2
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals 7,339 2.2
Abbey National Banks 6,993 2.0
National Grid Electricity 6,848 2.0
Aviva Life Assurance 6,778 2.0
Unilever Food Producers & Processors 6,621 1.9
Scottish Power Electricity 5,800 1.7
British American Tobacco Tobacco 5,740 1.7
240,188 70.7
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54" across top edge, 13" from center back to bottom point.
In developing the Suncrest Shawl pattern there were a few key features I knew I wanted to explore: multi-directional knitting, texture and the idea of reversibility. I love how cushy and soft garter stitch is in the luscious Red Label yarn, so a garter stitch body was a no brainer. I paired it with a beautiful, scalloped, Fan Shell border that, though not identical on both sides, is equally beautiful from every angle. The Fan Shell border accentuates the soft arc shape of the shawl and the picot bind off is the finishing touch that reminds me of rays of sunshine!


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APOLLON is leveraging current experiences and on-going investments to supplement cross-border pilots with best-of-class methods for setting up, developing and operating sustainable networks of Living Labs.
The project consists of four cross-border Living Lab experiments, i.e. in the Homecare and Independent Living, Energy Efficiency, eManufacturing and eParticipation domain. These will focus on validating the added value of a cross-border Living Lab network, both in terms of SMEs gaining access to new markets, as in terms of achieving collaboration breakthroughs in the development of pan-European domain-specific solutions.
Each experiment focuses on a specific cross-border harmonisation and networking aspect:
A common eco-system model
(Homecare and Independent Living experiment)
In the first experiment a homecare solution, which is being piloted in a local Living Lab, will be transferred to one other Living Lab belonging to the network. The focus of this experiment is to determine what kind of ecosystem, value network and common approach needs to be in place to conduct cross-border pilots and to what extent these pre-requisites helps to do this faster, easier and more efficiently.
A common benchmark framework
(Energy Efficiency experiment)
This experiment will develop a common benchmark framework that will be deployed in all Living Labs taking part in the Energy Efficiency experiment.
The main focus here is to assess the scalability of the Living Lab network, its services, and the comparability of research data within cross-border projects
A common technology platform
(eManufacturing experiment)
In this experiment a common technology platform will be introduced and used by each of the domain specific Living Labs. The objective of this experiment is not only to see to what extent the use of such a common platform facilitates the creation of services between Living Labs but also to investigate whether this stimulates new forms of collaboration between different partners.
An integration framework
(eParticipation experiment)
This experiment transfers and integrates several locally tested applications into each of the different Living Labs that are active in the network.
By piloting the integration of applications developed by SMEs in all the Living Labs we can test how integrated eMedia technologies can encourage eParticipation and what are the advantages, best practices and limitations of cross-border activities within the network.
Target outcomes and benefits
The APOLLON domain-specific experiments aim at a number of results that transcend the domain focus and are useful to any cross-border Living Lab network. APOLLON will draft and validate a methodology for setting up and piloting cross-border thematic Living Lab networks. Along with these guidelines on how to create these sustainable networks, APOLLON will recommend a toolset to support these processes and procedures.
Also, APOLLON aims at creating sustainable, cross-border thematic networks that further explore the added value of connecting different Living Labs into a cross-border network, grouped by a thematic approach. In order to verify the benefits of this approach, APOLLON will provide an impact assessment of this added value in terms of results, as well as operational efficiencies.
One of the major challenges in this project is to enable SMEs to gain access to new markets, using the Living Lab environment as a user-driven community, which provides invaluable feedback in the product development of new, innovative services. Since APOLLON is actually piloting concrete services in thematic networks along the way, the project also aims to provide the success stories of these SMEs, as well as show how SMEs can best be involved in cross-border Living Lab projects.
Finally, APOLLON will actively disseminate recommendation and action plans for viable, sustainable and scalable rollouts to further domains and sectors. These recommendations, based on a dialogue with the thematically structured Living Lab communities, will address the various requirements, governance structure and possible business models for a cross-border Living Lab Network.


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The idea is for more cash to be spent training up talented young footballers, rather than buying in players from abroad.
Some people think it would help make Britain's national teams do better, but what do you think?
Do you think it'll give more young footie players a chance, or shouldn't it matter where players come from?
Whatever your views - let us know!
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"I think it depends on who you support. I think it's fine because I support Man U and we have always got about five English players on the team, but Chelsea only have about three - so I think it's a good idea."
Robert, 14, Dublin, Ireland
"The biggest teams rely on foreign players and would be completely lost without them."
Evan, 11, Staffordshire, England
"I think that foreign players are fine and I think that English players should work harder to get in the starting 11."
Adnan, 9, Ilford, England
"There are way too many. I think England should focus on the football talent we have got instead of buying players from other countries."
Lucy, 12, London, England
"Maybe there are more foreign players on teams because they can't find good enough players in Britain? If more foreign players means more matches won, then I'm all for it!!"
Aash, 12, Mansfield, England
"Yes, I think they should limit the amount of foreign players in all UK leagues so the national teams get better players."
Scott, 13, Liverpool, England
"I think there should be foreign players as they can make the football better. They might have more talent and they should be allowed to play football in UK teams."
Leyya, 8, Leicester, England
"I think the teams are perfectly fine. Foreign players are helping teams win."
Becky, 9, Bradford, England
"It shouldn't matter whether foreign players play for English football teams, because the fact is, if someone has talent they should show it. And what would happen if there weren't many talented British footballers, and there was loads of talented foreign players? Would that mean that UK teams would be short of players just because the most talent is in foreign players?"
Lucy, 11, London, England
"Yes, I think there are too many foreign players. They should swap some players from one team to the other team so the footballers can try out other teams, so if they like the team they can join the club they like best."
Junaid, 11, Manchester, England
"Why are they doing that? Young players are getting the chance in other leagues. Players work their way to the top. They can't go straight to the top because they won't be used to it!!"
Calli, 11, Isle Of Wight, England
"Yes, because we won't have good home-grown players!"
John, 11, West Lothian, Scotland
"I think it's a stupid idea to even suggest! I mean half of the players that make football interesting and exciting are mainly foreign!"
Lola, 9, London, England
"I say this is a stupid idea because players should have the right to play for any team they want. I like Chelsea and without foreign players we wouldn't have a team."
Andrew, 13, Inverness, Scotland
"I think yes, because our players can't get enough experience at the top level, so we are at a disadvantage to countries like Spain or Italy."
Connor, 13, Wiltshire, England
"I think it will be better. England players don't play as well as they could because of the foreign players in the league clubs taking the place of English players."
Holly, 9, Yorkshire, England
"It doesn't matter; they have the right to play where they want."
Tim, 12, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
"It shouldn't matter which country they come from. If you had to have six English players then the prices of English players would go up because lots of clubs would need them. Also, English clubs wouldn't do as well in European competitions because they wouldn't have as many good players."
Ella, 13, Kent, England
"It's the football skills they have that is important and foreign players also bring lots of popularity to UK football."
Georgie, 11, Glasgow, England
"I think foreign football players should be allowed to play in the UK, because it makes a match much more exciting to watch."
Zuraiz, 11, Manchester, England
"Good idea! Give more young English players a chance. It would also be good for the national team."
Cam, 11, Northumberland, England
"Footy players should get to play for whoever they want to as it could be a childhood dream that they score goals for your team."
Daniel and Lewis, 14 and 10, Peterhead, Scotland
"Who cares if they are from a different country, it's their skills that matter."
Qasim, 9, Kent, England
"I support Liverpool and they have Fernando Torres and he is a really good player. I don't think it's fair. They should have a say what team they play in."
Tonesha, 11, Derby, England
"I think foreign players should be allowed to play in Britain because it makes British football more exciting to watch and if it weren't for them, top teams like United and Chelsea wouldn't be where they are now."
Ryan, 11, Angus, Scotland
"I do not like the idea because I support Chelsea and if they lost players like Drogba that come from different countries, they would be rubbish. Also, teams like Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool would lose all their top goal scorers, who all come from different countries."
Jonah, 7, Oxfordshire, England
"I think that players from the whole world should be able to play football in the English league and in all teams, so that all football players can play together."
Sherwin, 12, London, England
"I think there should be a max of four foreign players in each team so that there is more development of English children and the national squad will get better."
Matt, 9, Reading, England
"I don't think there should be a limit because they have a right to play wherever they want. They shouldn't be thrown out!"
Ewan, 10, London, England
"That's not fair because every team like Chelsea, Liverpool and others have a lot of foreign players. Clubs will lose a lot of good players and that's not fair."
Hivi, 13, Coventry, England
"It isn't where people come from that matters, it's their skill. Chelsea will lose some of their many good players if this proposal goes through."
Charlotte, 11, Bedford, England
"I think it's fairer because it gives teams with less money a chance if they can't afford to just buy already great players like Man U can."
Lizzi, 11, Cheshire, England
"Wherever football players come from it doesn't matter, at least everybody has fun and it's only a game."
Sohiub, 10, Manchester, England
"Give young players a chance. Foreign players should be able to play but I think it is only fair if you give the young English players a chance."
Lizzie, 12, Birmingham, England
"Yes, there are. Players should be proud of their roots and play for their home team. Unless of course there are not enough players from the area."
Shellie, 12, West Midlands, England
"Foreign players help make the English leagues the best in the world!"
Conagh, 12, Blackpool, England
"I think foreign footballers make English football more entertaining and England is the best place to show your skills e.g. Ronaldo, Torres."
Nicole, 13, Bradford, England
"I don't think this is a good idea. Players should be allowed to play for any club."
Peter, 12, County Donegal, Ireland
"I don't think there are too many at the moment, but if more and more football clubs buy players from other countries then young British footballers won't get a chance."
Jenny, 11, Birmingham, England
"It doesn't matter if there are foreign players on football teams. It's not the culture, it's the skill that matters."
Megan, 11, West Lancashire, England
"To be honest, without foreign players English football would be ridiculously boring! Players like Ronaldo and Torres bring a spark to football."
Saara, 14, Leicester, England
"I think that it is good to include people from foreign countries and that they are good football players."
Sara, 11, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
"I don't think it is right because foreign players should be allowed to play for whatever team they want."
Ryan, 12, Lanarkshire, Scotland
"I think it doesn't really matter if foreign players play for the UK teams. At least they do their job correctly."
Owen, 11, Hertfordshire, England
"If young English players were trained up then they would be as good as the players from other countries."
Sean, 11, London, England
"I don't think it matters where the players come from. If they have talent then we should welcome them. Even the England manager isn't from England!"
Bethan, 14, Gloucestershire, England
"It's just a game and if managers have got the money they can buy whoever they want."
Joe, 13, Southend, England
"I think that foreign players should be allowed to play because they seem to be the only players that score any goals, and they're our favourite players."
Elliot, 8, south Wales
"Well I think foreign players should have a right to play in any team they want. That's just like saying that English players should be stopped from playing in other teams across the world. Foreign players give English teams different skills.
Ellie, 13, Maidstone, England
"Although this could improve our national team, it would also be crushing the dreams of many young foreign footballers."
Jack, 11, London, England
"It's really unfair for players who want a career in football with some of the world's top clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea. How would you feel if you were told by one of these clubs that you can't play for them because you're a foreign player?"
Abdullah, 12, London, England
"I don't think it's a problem because it's good to have a nice variety of different countries in different teams. It's great that everyone can bond together!"
Gabriele, 12, London, England
"This is not a good idea because often foreign footballers are better than British players!"
Cauldeen, 9, Inverness, Scotland
"Yes - soon no young players will get a chance!"
Joseph, 6, Colchester, England
"I think there are too many foreign footballers for Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham."
Niall, 11, Tunbridge Wells, England
"I don't think it matters. If the players have talent - why not join? It is a great new side of English football."
Isabelle, 11, Surrey, England
"I don't think there are too many foreign footballers on UK teams and most of them are good anyway like Cristiano Ronaldo!!!"
Aimee, 13, Manchester, England
"I think that it's a good idea to cut down the foreign players. Younger players can start progressing their skills without the older foreign players doing things they're not sure about yet."
Tom, 11, London, England
"Definitely - I think that this is a real problem, because when it comes to picking players for the England team, it affects the standard of the players, as many have to go and play for their own country."
Olivia, 11, Bury, England
"Nope, there's never too many. It's the skill not the country that matters. It would actually help the national team if they were in, cuz if you speak real... England's rubbish."
Kriisty, 10, England


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Best aftermarket sights for M&P9c
Hello all,
I might be interested in replacing the sights on my S&W M&P9c. I'm interested in some that have good visibility regardless of lighting conditions. Thoughts on types and brands ?
The best aftermarket sights for all guns, IMO are the XS Big Dot night sights. There are many videos on you tube, as well as numerous reviews and recommendations for XS on here as well. Be cautioned, if you try them, you will find all your guns need need them.
Another vote for XS Big Dot.
Thanks for the responses guys. Ill be honest, in my limited research I haven't heard those thrown around yet. Ill look into them.
The big dot is great for fast short range target acquisition. Don't expect to be able to hit anything at 25 yards with it. If you want more accuracy look into a set of tritium fiber optic sights. They are more of an enhanced standard sight.
Brands to look into are
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- Sharp, responsive handling
- Seating and interior space
- Nice manual transmission
- GTS could be mistaken for an Evo
- Versatile new Sportback (hatchback)
- Hard cabin plastics
- Road and engine noise
- Unremarkable fuel economy ratings
The Mitsubishi Lancer might be positioned and priced as an economy car, but with the right equipment, it can feel like a lot more.
As Mitsubishi's smallest and most affordable vehicle in the U.S. market, the Lancer stands out from the crowd of low-priced sedans for two main reasons: First, its resemblance to the much more expensive Lancer Evolution and Ralliart models (covered under a separate review) somehow earns it a little more street cred than, say, a Corolla. Second, the new Sportback model gives the Lancer a new, more versatile body style—and an alternative to small SUVs and crossovers.
Across the parking lot, the Lancer could be mistaken for an Evo, especially in top-of-the-line, sporty GTS trim. It's a nicely proportioned small sedan, looking chunky but low and lean, while the new Sportback hatch model also fits perfectly with the sharklike snout. Even on base models, sporty interior themes and a mix of darker surfaces and matte-metallic trim give it a sophisticated, upscale look from a distance. Unfortunately, as we'll explain below, up close the interior materials are a letdown.
Standard on Lancer DE and ES models is a 152-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine; with it, performance is perky with the five-speed manual and acceptable with the continuously variable (CVT) automatic. Sporty GTS models step up to a 168-horsepower, 2.4-liter four, and CVT versions receive magnesium steering-wheel paddle-shifters with six simulated gears to suit high-performance driving. The GTS also gets larger wheels, a firmer suspension, and upgraded braking to put the driving experience pretty much on par with the turbocharged Ralliart—minus the extra power, of course.
Cabin design is a highlight in the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer. Front seats provide a nice, upright driving position with good outward visibility and long-distance comfort; the sport seats in the GTS are even better. Backseats are tight for legroom, but there's just enough headroom for adults (just two, ideally). Available only in GTS trim is the new Sportback body style, which brings a little bit more cargo space and versatility—especially if you fold the backseats forward. Otherwise, backseat space is identical between the two. Noise and ride comfort could be deal-breakers. Especially in GTS form, the Lancer rides quite hard, however, with plenty of road noise to match the engine noise. The roar of the engine is more of an issue in CVT models, where the engine gets raucous and buzzy on acceleration. DE and ES models come with a slightly softer suspension and more forgiving tires that comfort-oriented buyers will probably prefer. Also bringing a downmarket feel to the Lancer is the collection of decidedly basic materials used in the cabin—including lots of hard plastic.
The Lancer is one of the safer small cars, considering its confidence-inspiring handling, plus safety features including front side airbags, side-curtain bags, and a driver's knee airbag. The Lancer also does quite well in crash tests, with four- and five-star ratings in the federal tests for frontal and side impact, and "good" ratings for both frontal impact and rear impact from the IIHS. Anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control are newly standard for 2010 across the entire model line.
The base DE model is a price leader and, thus, doesn't come with a long list of features. Power windows and a CD sound system are included, but expect steel wheels with cheap-looking wheel covers and rear drum brakes with optional anti-lock. Most people will be happy with the mid-grade ES, adding stabilizer bars, ventilated disc brakes, a split-folding backseat, steering-wheel audio controls, keyless entry, and air conditioning. The sporty GTS lives up to its Evo look, with a sport suspension, fog lamps, rear spoiler, and air dams, plus automatic climate control, high-contrast gauges, sport seats, and a Bluetooth calling interface. Bluetooth is optional on the ES but not for the DE. As part of an optional Sun and Sound Package, available for both the GTS and ES, a FAST Key entry system permits keyless entry and ignition. Other top options on the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer include a navigation system that includes a 30GB hard-drive music server, plus a 650-watt Rockford-Fosgate sound system and a sunroof.
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