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Often compared to America's SEMA Show, the tuner-focused Essen Motor Show is really something more unto itself. Whereas the SEMA Show is really an industry only affair and with no day for a media push, Essen is there for the public, the car enthusiast and also there as a platform of PR for tuners... so yes, a day reserved for the media. Where you'd need to be a distributor to place an order
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This past weekend we attended the enthusiast show H20 International in Ocean City, MD and filed a photo gallery of what we saw HERE. In addition to those photos, we also captured some video of two very cool cars (below). First up is a twin turbo R8 that seemed to like to cruise around the field with no rear bumper... all the better for viewing and hearing what it had to offer. The second
If it's H20 International weekend then Autumn approaches. The last major show on the east coast enthusiast show calendar, H20i is always a great endcap for the season. The event is unique in its vacation locale within spitting distance of Ocean City, MD though this year saw a last minute move from the usual Ocean Downs horse track to a local Catholic school ground since the track's changeover
Back in 2009, North Carolina-based Underground Racing popped up on our radar when they went and placed a twin turbo system on the Lamborghini Gallardo Nera. Given the similarities between the Gallardo V10 and the R8 V10, we rang them up to see if they were considering an R8 kit. They confirmed they were and now the fruits of their labor are live and in the numbers on their website. There are four configurations, ranging
Check out this stanced candy apple red 2002 A4 featured this month on Eurotuner.com. Given its many (and we mean many) modifications, SEMA show subtlety level and mix of many modifying styles, we're guessing most everyone who sees it will have an opinion on it.
For the OE+ guys, the car sports a B7 nose conversion despite its B6 rounded tail and 2002 production
Though perhaps they've wished otherwise, every Audi enthusiast knows Ingolstadt's never affixed its RS initials on the backside of its Q-ship A8. Likely executives and brand managers don't think the raw performance nature suits Audi's big Q-ship though that hasn't stopped Germany's Hofele Design from taking a stab at it and with a very clean result.
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Remember, remember the 5th of November is a line wasted on pet owners; of course you remember it – you've probably been dreading it for weeks! Fireworks might well be a treat for the eyes but for the ears, it's a completely different story. It's worse for our pets of course, they don't know to expect firework noises and have no idea what they are.
To help owners out as best we can, we've come up with some useful tips to help you and your pet get one over on the Firework season!
The idea behind this is that if your pet can get used to loud noises, they won't be as frightened of them. This can take a while to achieve so it's well worth starting a month or so in advance of Firework season (perhaps remember this for next year.) Play firework sounds at home, quietly at first and gradually increase the volume over time. Remember to be patient; if your pet shows any signs of distress, stop the noises for that day and begin again the following day with a lower volume or from another room.
Hopefully your pet will get used to the background noise and will be able to go about their business without getting frightened.
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You might want to protect your pet from the loud noises by holding them close and showering them with cuddles but this isn't the best way. They'll likely be stressed and confused by the fireworks so it's best not to make them feel claustrophobic – let them come and go from you as they please.
Don't forget to update your pet's microchip details with all of your current contact information. You can do this by calling the microchip company you're registered with; the info should be with your pet's paperwork but if you can't find it, contact us – we can help.
This is sort of implied in what we've already said, but we implore you as an owner to skip the festivities and stay home with your pet. Being at home alone during firework season will be scary for them and they'd really appreciate your company. (You know they'd do it for you!)
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If your pet has a serious noise phobia or reacts more fearfully to firework noises than you deem normal, it might be wise to seek a professional behaviourist. If you do this, remember that every behaviourist is different, so it's important to do your research beforehand.
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If you need further advice on anything mentioned in this post, please don't hesitate to contact us today! We hope firework season runs as smoothly as possible for you and your pet.
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I have purchased (and returned) an (Eddie Bauer family dome tent -- flimsy zippers, and weak floor) and a (Coleman family 3 room--everyone tripping over the lines and not easy to set up). The Eureka Timberline Outfitter 6 took me 10 minutes to set up (I'm 5'5") and held up well to 6 kids (5-10 years old) romping around inside even if the inflatable mattress did not--the 6 1/2 foot ceiling encourages jumping.
When one of the kids fell on the tent -- full weight (60 pounds)to my horror-- against the wall from the outside, it held up without any problem with the rainfly staked down and prevented injury--A new use for a tent, however not recommended. The floor, albeit taped instead of tub and with a tarp underneath, held up well to gravel and hiking boots (for 15 minutes) before we told the first time lil campers to take their shoes off first.
Despite the kid's best attempts, the zippers stayed intact and were easy to unjam. (Kids seem to know just how to jam the zippers every time, despite often catching on the covering flaps which did not fray or tear).
Warm soapy water took out chocolate fingerprints and marshmallow that was melted to the front door screen. There was no condensation within the tent when all flaps were closed when the external ambient temperature went down to 34 degrees.
The only issue I had with the tent was that the stakes provided were hard to pound into a gravel base campsite--I used some metal stakes instead and everything was fine. Takedown time from pulling the first stake to getting it neatly in the bag -- 7 minutes. Good materials, easy setup, durable, sturdy and well worth the money.
Design: (3.5 season) Freestanding A Frame
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Easy
Weight: 22(?) pounds
Price Paid: $299
I traded a 2 man Timberline tent, a compact fridge and an ice axe for a 6 man Timberline Tent in 1987. I still have the tent and have never been able to find anything comparable.
It is easy to set up with just one person. The rain fly works great. Being able to stand up to dress and pack is more important the ever now that I'm getting older.
I have taken the tent to the desert, the rain forest on the Pacific coast, to the sand hills of North Carolina and everywhere in between. It has stood the test of time and I'm finally trying to convince myself that it is time to buy another.
The only issue I have ever had with this tent was a broken zipper due to an overly excited hound dog on a 4th of July camping trip.
Great product. Great value. Perfect for car camping, ATV camping, canoeing. A little heavy for backpacking, though I have done it.
Price Paid: Barter
I bought my Eureka Timberline 6 base camp tent in the early 1980s, and have used it for about three weeks every year since throughout the American West.
I attached four guy lines to the rainfly to use when I camp in the open where wind can blow hard. It has withstood every 3 season weather and storm from the Grand Canyon of the Arizona to the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park on mule pack trips. I have had to repair it by reinforcing two weak sections, and I am on the third rainfly (which I made out of heavy nylon)--but, after all, it is thirty years old!
It is well designed, tall enough to stand in, is roomy, ventilates well, and sets up relatively quickly. I will buy another one when I need to. Great value for the money.
In campgrounds I have yet to see another tent this big that could stand up as well. My friend bought a big, tall dome tent, but the first strong winds blew it in.
Sincerely, Lee Silliman, Deer Lodge, Montana
Design: 3 season, A frame aluminum pole
Sleeps: 4
Ease of Setup: 10 minutes
Weight: 18.5 lbs
Price Paid: $200 ???? in 1982
The tent was spacious, fairly easily too set up by 1 person with practice. Fairly waterproof and windproof except the last trip elk hunting. It lasted through one major wind and rain storm followed by two 6in snow falls which melted.
The last wind storm was the doozy which started about 9pm and lasted through about 7am the next morning. We were camped on a ridge top and the winds according to the Forest Service were gusting up to 82 miles throughout the night. Hundreds of trees came down many in the 40in plus range. Massive amount of damage.
The rainfly eventually completely shredded even though it was ripstop nylon. The poles bent but held. The tent itself did tear only because the guy next to me pushed his cot into the side of the tent to keep it from heaving in and out so violently causing the tent to tear because of the cot end protruding. If that had not happened I could have straightened the poles out and bought another rainfly.
That was the most vicious windy rainy and snowy {more rainy} elk season we have had in the central Oregon Cascades. Yeah, I love the tent. Just didn't expect that kind of wind.
Price Paid: $325
I bought the Timberline 6 25 years ago from Barney's in Alaska. Every year this tent has been taken on journeys over rough, wet, hot, windy, cold trips, starting with our three kids ages 5, 6, and 7. Now, my grandkids are sleeping in it.
It is roomy, tougher than buffalo hide, and has been forgiving when the maintainance wasn't quite as good as it sould have been (our teenagers taking it on a trip to the pacific coast). The zippers are still good. Unfortunately, it got left in the sun for two months in Texas and UV damage. I AM GETTING A NEW ONE!!!
Design: A-frame
Sleeps: 5
Ease of Setup: Easy 5 minutes
Weight: 15 pounds
Price Paid: $340
Our Scout troop has nine Timberline Outfitter 4s and two Outfitter 6s. We use the 6 for adult leaders. Have slept five before, works great for two with cots for a week at camp. Tents are great. The boys have not damaged any. Wind has bent some poles.
At nearly 20 lbs it isn't for backpacking, but I very much enjoy having it for canoe-camp, car camp, etc. Tough tent, I trust it to stand up to weather, young boys (6, 9, 10). I typically take lighter tents mountaineering so this is a luxury to have a larger yet every bit as protective tent for trips when weight isn't critical.
Design: Actually freestanding
Sleeps: 5
Ease of Setup: Not a problem, easy
Weight: 19lb 6 oz
Price Paid: $269
I bought this tent to take along on an Alaska moose hunt. I found out a lot about it during those two weeks on the Tundra. The tent was very roomy with only three of us in it on cots. It was very easy to set up, even the first time. The height was very nice for dressing and getting gear together. The two doors ventilated very well when the weather cooperated. I found the tent well constructed with one exception, which I will explain shortly. The zippers are first class and never seemed to catch or stick. I had sealed the seams before I left the lower 48, even though the tent documentation said that it had been factory sealed, and even though it rained (mostly horizontally) about 2/3rds of the time we were in camp the tent never leaked, either from a seam, a zipper, or door. It sheds water like a duck. All in all, it was a nice base camp tent.......
However, with the wind blowing steadily between 15 and 25 mph in rain or shine, the seamless aluminum poles were crushed in no time. The first night's wind bent the A-poles so severely that they were premanently flexed - in spite of the fact that I had parachute cord double connected to every guy point on the tent and aircraft screw-in stakes at each corner. By day three the frame was completely destroyed, even though we constantly reoriented the tent to shed the wind. I finally was able to tape trekking poles and wooden poles to the tent frame poles to stiffen them up enough to endure the wind. Not a good experience.
Afterward Eureka was good enough to mostly replace the destroyed frame, but their "R&D department" cautioned me about pitching the tent in wind.
The next year (last) I took the refurbished Outfitter along on another two week hunting trip to timbered mountain forest (lower 48). This time, protected from the wind, it was a sterling performer. It is still a good quality tent, with plenty of room. And even though it was a lot colder this past year (low of 16 degrees F) than the September trip to Alaska the preceeding year we found the Outfitter easy to warm up and comfortable.
I really like this tent, and will continue to use it at base camp in all conditions except moderate to high winds. The high profile just provides too much surface area to withstand steady winds.
Design: A-Frame
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Weight: 18 lbs
Price Paid: $314 (at Barre Army Navy, VT)
Dear Sir,
I exchanged my Eureka Lodge for the Timberline 6 Base Camp Outfitter due to the light weight. I purchased the Timberline 6 at the Eureka factory store in N.Y.
I set it up at home and camped out in it. I put my folding Slumberjack cot and a 40 inch folding table in it. I felt very secure in it. I had brought a Timberline 2 and a Timberline 4, over the years. I never got wet in either of my smaller Timberlines before. It has more room than my small truck camper. I can place a padlock thru the zippers to lock my tent up to protect my belongings. You will never get wet in a Timberline, regular or Outfitter. I like the new lower vents in the bottom of the doors for ventilation. The folks at the Eureka camping center are second to none. Just use ground cloths to keep your tents clean.
Design: A frame
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: It took 10 minutes to set up.
Weight: 18 pounds
Price Paid: $340
Eureka quality just can't be beat! This is the second expensive Eureka tent I have bought and it's worth every penny. Easy to setup, easy to take down. Fits nicely into the tent bags. Weather is never a problem. The big zippers even foiled a six year olds attempt to get them jammed.
My other Eureka tent is a 24 year old 10x14 Canvas Riverside Lodge. It is as good as the day I bought it. But since I'm becoming an old f--t I needed to move to a lighter tent and the Timberline Outfitter 6 was the perfect choice.
If you want to get wet, buy something else. If you want to stay dry and buy a quality piece of camping equipment than buy a Eureka.
Design: Four season "A" Frame
Sleeps: 4
Ease of Setup: Setup is very easy, especially if you are taller than 5'6"
Weight: 18 lbs
Price Paid: $309, factory second


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About IAESB
The IAESB was the independent standard-setting body that established the International Education Standards. These standards detail the principles professional accountancy organizations should follow to build a national accountancy profession that is fully capable of fulfilling the complex demands economies and societies place on it.
A rigorous due process was followed in developing the IES. The Public Interest Oversight Board oversaw the work of the IAESB and its Consultative Advisory Group to ensure that activities followed due process and were responsive to the public interest.
To remain relevant in an environment of rapid change, professional accountants increasingly must demonstrate skills beyond typically-recognized accountancy competencies. Today's macro-trends have direct implications for the accountancy profession's approach to professional development.
To ensure that the accountancy profession can address the challenges posed by a rapidly-changing environment, IFAC established a new comprehensive and integrated approach to advancing accountancy education and the global level and the IAESB ceased operation in 2019 (watch our video detailing the new approach).
This new approach builds on the high-quality work of the IAESB, which made a significant contribution to the accountancy profession by developing the International Education Standards and shaping the direction of quality accountancy education.
Key Contacts
- Alta Prinsloo, Executive Director, IFAC
- Members, 2019
MembersAnne-Marie VitaleChair, International Panel on Accountancy Education
United StatesGreg Owens Deputy Chair
United Kingdom
- Yoseph Asmelash
- Keryn Chalmers
Technical Advisors
- IAESB Terms of Reference, 2005-2019
1.0 Purpose
The mission of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), as set out in its constitution, is "to serve the public interest by contributing to the development, adoption and implementation of high-quality international standards and guidance; contributing to the development of strong professional accountancy organizations and accounting firms, and to high quality practices by professional accountants; promoting the value of professional accountants worldwide; and speaking out on public interest issues where the accountancy profession's expertise is most relevant." In pursuing this mission, the IFAC Board has established the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) to function as an independent standard-setting body under the auspices of IFAC and subject to the oversight of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB).
The IAESB develops and issues, in the public interest and under its own authority, high-quality standards, practice statements, information papers and other information documents on pre-qualification education and training of professional accountants and on continuing professional education and development for members of the accountancy profession.
The IAESB acts as a catalyst in bringing together the developed and developing nations, as well as nations in transition, and to assist in the advancement of accountancy education programs worldwide, particularly where this will assist economic development. The IAESB's role is focused on addressing the professional knowledge, skills and professional values, ethics and attitudes of the accountancy profession to serve the overall public interest.
The IFAC Board has determined that designation of the IAESB as the responsible body, under its own authority and within its stated terms of reference, best serves the public interest in achieving this aspect of its mission.
2.0 Objective
The IAESB's objective is to serve the public interest by:
- Establishing a series of high-quality standards and other publications reflecting good practice in the education, development, and assessment of professional accountants;
- Promoting the adoption and implementation of the International Education Standards;
- Developing education benchmarks for measuring the implementation of the International Education Standards; and
- Advancing international debate on emerging issues relating to the education, development, and assessment of professional accountants.
3.0 Pronouncements
In fulfilling the above objective, the IAESB develops and issues the following authoritative publications:
- International Education Standards for Professional Accountants (IESs), which address the principles of learning and development for professional accountants. As they prescribe good practice in learning and development for professional accountants, they should be incorporated into the educational requirements of IFAC Member Bodies.
- International Education Practice Statements for Professional Accountants (IEPSs), which assist in implementing generally accepted good practice in learning and development for professional accountants. IEPSs may interpret, illustrate, or expand on matters related to IESs. In this function, IEPSs assist IFAC Member Bodies to implement and achieve good practice, as prescribed by the IESs. The IEPS may also include commendable methods or practices, including those recognized as current best practice, that IFAC Member Bodies may wish to adopt.
From time to time the IAESB also issues non-authoritative publications, including:
- International Education Information Papers for Professional Accountants (IEIPs), which may critically assess emerging learning and development issues and practices. The aim of such IEIPs is to (a) promote consideration of these issues, and (b) encourage comment and feedback. In this way, they may be useful forerunners of IESs and IEPSs. Alternatively, the IEIPs may simply be descriptive in nature. In this function, they promote awareness of learning and development issues or practices relating to the accountancy profession; and
- Additional support material, such as toolkits or interpretation guidance, which assist IFAC Member Bodies in achieving good practice in learning and development, as prescribed by the IESs.
The official text of the IESs, IEPSs, IEIPs, and other publications is that published by the IAESB in the English language.
4.0 Membership
The members of the IAESB, including the Chair and Deputy Chair, are appointed by the IFAC Board on the recommendation of the IFAC Nominating Committee and with the approval of the PIOB. The appointment as Deputy Chair does not imply that the individual concerned is the Chair-elect.
The IAESB has 18 member comprising practitioners and non-practitioners,[1] of whom no more than nine shall be practitioners and no less than three shall be public members.[2] A public member is an individual who satisfies the requirements of a non-practitioner and is also expected to reflect, and is seen to reflect, the wider public interest. Not all non-practitioners are therefore eligible to be public members. The three public members may be members of IFAC Member Bodies.
The selection process is based on the principle of "the best person for the job," the primary criterion being the individual qualities and abilities of the nominee in relation to the position for which they are being nominated. However, the selection process also seeks a balance between the personal and professional qualifications of a nominee and representational needs, including gender balance of the IAESB. Accordingly, consideration will be given to other factors including geographic representation, sector of the accountancy profession (including academic and non-academics), size of organization, and level of economic development.
IAESB members may be accompanied at meetings by a technical advisor. A technical advisor has the privilege of the floor with the consent of the IAESB member he or she advises, and may participate in projects. Technical advisors are expected to possess the technical skills to participate, as appropriate, in IAESB debates and attend IAESB meetings regularly to maintain an understanding of current issues relevant to their role.
The IAESB may also include up to three observers, appointed at the discretion of the IFAC Board in consultation with the PIOB. Observers may attend IAESB meetings, have the privilege of the floor, and may participate in projects. Observers are expected to possess the technical skills to participate fully in IAESB debates and attend IAESB meetings regularly to maintain an understanding of current issues.
The Chair of the IAESB Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) is expected to attend IAESB meetings, or to appoint a representative of a CAG member organization to attend. The Chair of the IAESB CAG, or appointed representative, has the privilege of the floor at IAESB meetings.
IAESB members are required to sign an annual statement declaring they will act in the public interest and with integrity in discharging their roles within IFAC. Nominating organizations of members of the IAESB and the employing organization of the chair of the IAESB (as applicable) are asked to sign independence declarations.
5.0 The IAESB Chair
The Chair is selected by the Nominating Committee and recommended to the IFAC Board for its agreement and to the PIOB for subsequent approval.
6.0 Terms of Office
The standard term for IAESB members is three years, with approximately one-third of the membership rotating each year. A member may serve up to two consecutive terms, for an aggregate term of six years.
The Chair ordinarily may serve three consecutive terms (as Chair or as a member for one or two terms preceding the appointment as Chair), for an aggregate of nine years. In exceptional circumstances, to be specified by the Nominating Committee, the Chair may serve for one additional consecutive term, for an aggregate term of twelve years.
7.0 Meeting Procedures
Each IAESB meeting requires the presence, in person or by simultaneous telecommunications link, of at least twelve appointed members.
IAESB meetings shall be chaired by the Chair, or in his/her absence, by the Deputy Chair. In the event of the absence of both, the members present shall select one of their number to take the chair for the duration of the meeting, or of the absence of the Chair and Deputy.
Each member of the IAESB has one vote which can be exercised only by the appointed member. The affirmative vote of at least twelve of those present at the meeting or by simultaneous telecommunications link is required to approve or withdraw IESs, IEPSs, and other pronouncements, and to approve exposure drafts.
IAESB meetings to discuss the development, and to approve the issuance or withdrawal of IESs, IEPSs, exposure drafts and other pronouncements are open to the public. Matters of a general administrative nature or with privacy implications may be dealt with in closed sessions of the IAESB; no decisions that would affect the content of the IESs, IEPSs, and other pronouncements issued by the IAESB are made in a closed session. Agenda papers for open sessions, including minutes of the meetings of the IAESB are published on the IFAC website. The meetings and agenda papers are in English, which is the official working language of IFAC.
The PIOB has the right to attend, or be represented at, all meetings and closed sessions of the IAESB.
8.0 Due Process
The IAESB is required to be transparent in its activities, and in developing IESs and IEPS, to adhere to due process as approved by the PIOB.
In setting its strategy and work program, the IAESB obtains the PIOB's conclusion as to whether the due process used to develop the IAESB's strategy and work program has been followed effectively and with proper regard for the public interest. The IAESB also obtains the PIOB's opinion, as at the date of that opinion, on the appropriateness of the items on the work program, and its approval of the completeness of the strategy and work program from a public interest perspective. The IAESB adds to its work program those items that the PIOB resolves should, from a public interest perspective, form part of the IAESB's work program.
9.0 Consultative Advisory Group
The objective of the IAESB CAG is to provide input to and assist the IAESB through consultation with the CAG member organizations and their representatives at the CAG meetings, in order to obtain: advice on the IAESB's agenda and project timetable (work program), including project priorities; technical advice on projects; and other matters of relevance to the activities of the IAESB.
10.0 Other
The IAESB reports annually on its work program, activities and progress made in achieving its objectives during the year. This information is normally included as part of the IFAC annual report.
The IFAC Board will review the terms of reference of the IAESB at least every three years.
[1] A non-practitioner is a person who is not a member or employee of an audit practice firm and, in respect of individuals who have been members or employees of such firms, there shall normally be a cooling-off period of three years, but that such period may, on a comply or explain basis, be reduced, provided that such a reduction shall not result in a cooling-off period of less than one year. Where an individual is proposed for appointment with less than a three year cooling-off period IFAC shall provide to the PIOB the reasons for the proposed appointment, which the PIOB shall, in line with its authority to approve all appointments to the IAESB, have the authority to accept or decline.
[2] While these sentences reflect changes approved to membership in 2011, the transition to the changes in membership will commence in 2013.
- Annual Reports
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On the Go
This story appears in the November 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Brian Carter first saw Wheelchair Getaways, a wheelchair-accessible van rental company, advertised in a disabled services directory in 1995. When Carter, who has spina bifida, called the Versailles, Kentucky, company, he realized it offered more than a transportation solution.
"We help disabled individuals who may feel trapped at home by providing them the opportunity for [business ownership]," explains Stewart Gatewood, president of Wheelchair Getaways, which has 31 franchises in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Carter had used a power wheelchair as a student at the University of Kentucky. "With no way to transport the chair, there was nowhere I could [go] but to classes and back," says Carter, 25.
In 1996, he, his mother, Noretta von Helm, and friend Norita Rowe became partners in Getaways' only Kentucky franchise.
Thanks to advertising and referrals, Carter's fleet has grown to three full-sized vans and four minivans. "It's fantastic when you see people who can't get out, and all of a sudden they've got this van and they can travel and do what they want," says Carter. "That's where the real joy in this business comes in."
For The People
By Elaine W. Teague
AFC enterprises Inc., parent company of Churchs Chicken, is committed to minority franchising and the economic empowerment of U.S. inner-city communities. In keeping with its mission, AFC has hatched a "New Age of Opportunity" philosophy and recently made the Atlanta Franchise Development Co. (AFDC) its largest franchise partner--and the nation's largest African-American restaurant franchise owner. The AFDC, under president and CEO Dwayne Heard, will purchase 100 Churchs locations and has plans to build 100 additional restaurants.
The shared philosophy of AFC and AFDC will be the cornerstone of AFDC's new Employee Ownership program, which will allow restaurant managers to buy units. Similarly, AFC's PLUS (Programs Launched Universally for Success) Program gives AFC an opportunity to offer a lower cost of entry to individuals purchasing a Churchs franchise by targeting minority franchisees in government-assisted empowerment zones.
"Inclusion" is the '90s buzzword at AFC's Atlanta headquarters. "[We provide] annual scholarships to college-bound Churchs employees or children of employees, and we've dramatically increased the number of our minority suppliers," says Hala Moddelmog, president of Churchs and, fittingly, the first woman to head an international food-service chain.
AFC has also built 100 homes for low-income residents through the international program Habitat for Humanity, with a pledge to build 100 more.
Secret Formula
By Janean Chun
Since we last visited Scott Shane, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge ("Opportunity Insider," September), he has broken new ground in his quest to uncover the factors that determine franchise survival. Whereas he previously studied individual factors, Shane has now determined that unexpected combinations provide new franchise systems with advantages. "This is the first time I've ever examined the interaction of these different factors," says Shane. His latest study found that new franchise systems are more likely to survive if they meet this criteria:
- They are ranked highly in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 and are founded in states that require franchise registration. "State regulators aren't necessarily looking for the quality of the system--they're looking for full disclosure. And Entrepreneur is looking for indications of quality, geared heavily toward growth," says Shane. "These are two different, and yet complementary, kinds of investigation. Franchisors who are both disclosing properly and growing rapidly offer many advantages."
- They have a higher percentage of franchised outlets and are located in states with laws restricting termination of franchisees. "A new franchisor can grow faster through franchised outlets, so a higher ratio of franchised outlets to company-owned outlets is beneficial. Without termination laws, franchisees aren't protected against opportunistic franchisors. It becomes easier for franchisees to be terminated and harder to build a system of mostly franchisees with relatively few company-owned outlets."
- They require comparatively high capitalization and have a higher percentage of franchised outlets. "When the amount of capitalization needed for a franchised outlet is higher, you need more resources, so it's better to have a system that's more heavily franchised rather than company-owned," says Shane. "Otherwise, you can't grow quickly enough."
Spaced Out
By G. David Doran
Franchisors are seeking creative venues to battle saturation. Melbourne, Florida-based Kinderdance International Inc. is definitely innovative: Who else but McDonald's can claim outlets at high-caliber locales such as the Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World in Florida, and the World Trade Center in New York City?
Devin McHugh, a Kinderdance franchisee for 11 years, was teaching in about 12 different locations per week in Brevard County, Florida, when she got a call from the director of the Kennedy Space Center's Childhood Development Center. The director had heard about the mobile dance and movement program for children ages 2 through 8 and wanted McHugh to teach at the center. "Kennedy is an extremely large facility, but it is run well. Our program fit right in," says McHugh.
The sprawling 84,000-acre space-flight complex may be intimidating to some, but McHugh saw an opportunity. "The more kids we can reach, the better," she says.
Pizza The Pie
By G. David Doran
Employees who fantasize about being the boss will be glad to hear this: Marco's Pizza Inc., a Toledo, Ohio-based pizzeria, has a number of franchisees who once delivered pizzas or tossed dough for the restaurant.
Eric Schmitt, director of franchise sales for Marco's, believes employees who start at the bottom make the most successful franchisees. "They understand the work, the hours, and the problems with hiring and firing," he says. Called "internal growth," Marco's policy allows employees to gain experience for owning and managing a restaurant franchise.
Delivery drivers Todd Timmins and Joe Boles Jr. are cases in point. "Since we'd worked [at] Marco's, we already knew 90 percent of what it took to run a store," says Boles. "We just needed to learn the other 10 percent--the administrative and ownership aspects of it." Timmins and Boles now own three stores in Ohio.
Schmitt shares his employees' enthusiasm for internal growth, which accounts for more than a quarter of Marco's franchisees. "They see the opportunity that exists," he says. "They know they can move into management, and they get very gung-ho about it."
Good Connections
By Natasha Emmons
Looking for a way to take advantage of the Internet explosion, but you're not exactly a techie? With The Internet Yellow Pages Inc., you can become an official "Internet consultant" even if you don't know the difference between a mouse and a modem.
Internet Yellow Pages consultants sell ad enhancements to the 16 million businesses in the national Internet Yellow Pages. Consultants give listed businesses the option to add animation to their ads, for example, or to be listed first when users do a search of the database. Advertisers can even choose to sell their merchandise directly through a link to their own site. And unlike the traditional, printed Yellow Pages, businesses advertising in the Internet version can update their ads as often as they like.
"The beauty of the Internet Yellow Pages is that you have a national directory that can [connect] you to local advertisers," says Michele Erard-Coupe, president and CEO of Chester, New Hampshire-based Internet Yellow Pages.
Trainees pay between $995 and $5,500 for the initial sales instruction, which includes a manual, practice selling ads, and even personal coaching, depending on the package chosen. There are no territory restrictions, so consultants can sell ads anywhere in the United States.
Super Chicken
By G. David Doran
A plastic life-sized cow stands next to a busy highway, wearing a sandwich board that begs passersby to "Eat Mor Chikin," in scrawled handwriting. The newest ad campaign for Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A Inc. may sound like a bad joke, but if the numbers are any indication, people are taking the cow's pleadings to heart. The company started 50 years ago as a chicken restaurant so small it was actually called "The Dwarf House." Chick-fil-A now has 750 locations in 35 states plus South Africa and Canada, with 1996 sales of $600 million.
According to Chick-fil-A's Huie Woods, the key to the company's expansion is its independent operators. Operators pay $5,000 to sublease a pre-built location from the company, but before stepping behind the counter, they receive six weeks of paid training in store operations and marketing.
While it's not a franchise, Chick-fil-A takes 50 percent of net profits and 15 percent of gross sales. However, operators are guaranteed a $30,000 base salary regardless of profits, which can exceed $100,000 per year in some freestanding locations. And, if that isn't enough, Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays, a long-standing company tradition, giving employees the day off.
Cleaning Up
By Natasha Emmons
Auto painting and body works giant Maaco Enterprises Inc. will be seeing green if Denver-area franchisee and environmental-management advocate Judi Sorensen has her way.
Sorensen, who helped launch a coalition in Denver called the Northeast Metro Pollution Prevention Alliance (NEMPPA) last December, hopes to help the environment through workshops aimed at community businesses.
"One of the greatest obstacles to both compliance [with environmental laws] and pollution prevention is lack of information," says Sorensen. At NEMPPA's first workshop in May, auto-paint suppliers provided information on environmentally friendly practices that save companies money. More workshops are planned for the auto-body industry this winter.
Funding has come from the Environmental Protection Agency and international petroleum company DuPont/Conoco Inc. Maaco is providing support in the form of information resources.
What's New
By Connie Cousins
- Game Plan
Minneapolis-based Grow Biz International--the parent company of used-merchandise franchises Once Upon A Child, Play It Again Sports and Disc Go Round, among others--has just added a sixth division to its franchise group.
With the recent acquisition of Cleveland-based Video Game Exchange (VGE), Brad Tait, president of the new division, expects to open 50 new It's About Games! stores next year.
It's About Games! sells used video, computer and board games; comic books; trading cards; and "Japanamation" videos. A competitive idea, considering VGE's 40 corporate-owned stores racked up $17 million in sales last year. That track record, plus Grow Biz's expertise, should be a winning combination.
*Triple Decker
In July, London-based Allied Domecq PLC, parent company of the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream chains, acquired Campbell, California-based sandwich chain Togo's Eateries.
Togo's acting president Kim Lopdrup says the three chains' units will become co-branded locations, drawing customers all day long for Dunkin' Donuts doughnuts, Togo's sandwiches and Baskin-Robbins ice cream.
*Dry Idea
The key to Ann Arbor-based Molly Maid Inc.'s newest franchise venture, Home Service Express, is simple: Consumers lead busy lives--a reality this home-cleaning franchise system has banked on since 1979.
Home Service Express opens this month as a sister company to Molly Maid, offering customers laundry and dry-cleaning pickup and delivery.
David McKinnon, Molly Maid CEO and chairman, says he foresees the company adding 50 to 75 Home Express Service units next year.
- Word Has It...
In August, Princeton, New Jersey-based Berlitz International acquired ELS Educational Services Inc. With the purchase, Berlitz adds to its career- and business-oriented language programs a franchise system chiefly aimed at students preparing to enroll in U.S. colleges or universities. ELS' franchise operation covers 16 countries; the company's revenues for 1996 were $62.6 million. Berlitz currently operates language schools in 39 countries worldwide.
Contact Sources
Berlitz Franchising Co., 400 Alexander Pk., Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 514-3000
Chick-fil-A, 5200 Buffington Rd., Atlanta, GA 30349, (404) 765-8000
Churchs Chicken, (800) 848-8248, ext.10, http://www.churchs.com
Grow Biz International, 4200 Dahlberg Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55422, (800) 645-7299
The Internet Yellow Pages Inc., 4 Haverhill Rd., Chester, NH 03036, (800) 377-1754
Kinderdance International Inc., (800) 666-1595, firstname.lastname@example.com
Maaco Enterprises Inc. (headquarters), 381 Brooks Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406, (610) 265-6606
Maaco Enterprises Inc., 2324 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80206, (303) 377-3789
Marco's Pizza Inc. (headquarters), 5252 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43623, (800) 262-7267
Marco's Pizza Inc., 31 Erie Rd., Tallmadge, OH 44278, (330) 686-6888
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, firstname.lastname@example.com
Molly Maid Inc., (800) MOLLY-MAID
Togo's Eateries Inc., 900 E. Campbell St., Campbell, CA 95008
Wheelchair Getaways Inc. (headquarters), (800) 536-5518, http://www.blvd.com/wg.htm
Wheelchair Getaways Inc., P.O. Box 23812, Lexington, KY 40523-3812, email@example.com


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- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms*
- 3/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
- 4 small or 2 large duck breast halves (about 1 3/4 pounds total)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled, smashed
- 1 pound cavolo nero or other kale, thick center stems removed, leaves cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices (about 16 cups)
- 3/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 1 pound red seedless grapes, stemmed
Recipe Preparation
Grind first 6 ingredients in mortar with pestle or in spice mill until finely ground. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
Score duck skin only (not flesh) in 1/2-inch diamond pattern. Sprinkle spice blend all over duck; gently massage into meat. Cover and chill overnight. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before cooking.
Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 425°F. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Add kale; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss until kale wilts. Add broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until kale is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Uncover pot. Increase heat to high and cook kale until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
Heat heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add duck breasts, skin side down, to skillet. Cook until skin is browned and fat is rendered, about 8 minutes. Transfer duck, skin side up, to rimmed baking sheet and place in oven. Roast until cooked to desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes for small duck breasts and 8 to 10 minutes for large duck breasts for medium-rare. Tent with foil to keep warm. Let rest 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet. Add grapes to skillet and roast in oven until skins begin to split, about 15 minutes.
Gently rewarm kale. Thinly slice duck breasts. Arrange sliced duck on plates, dividing equally. Spoon kale alongside. Garnish with grapes and serve.


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Hammering Erin: EU, IMF Tag Team Ireland
This is a very bad deal. Irish workers have
already endured nearly 3 years of depression-type conditions with
shrinking wages, soaring unemployment and dwindling home equity. Now
Brussels is taking aim at pensioners to save bondholders in Berlin and
Paris from any losses on their bad bets. And that's not all. Here's an
excerpt from the government's statement:
"The facility will include up to €35 billion to support the banking system; €10 billion for the immediate recapitalisation and the remaining €25 billion will be provided on a contingency basis. Up to €50 billion to cover the financing of the State.....If drawn down in total today, the combined annual average interest rate would be of the order of 5.8% per annum."
This is nothing but extortion. If Ireland wants
to put its banks on solid footing, there's a way to do it that doesn't
involve years of debt-slavery for its people. The government can
underwrite the banks with a €10 billion loan from the Pension Reserve
Fund that will guarantee deposits while the banks are nationalized and
restructured. It is an excruciating process, but it's been done many
times before. Ireland does not have to accept indentured servitude if it
chooses not to.
And why would the government even consider paying an interest rate of 5.8% per annum? Interest rates should be the same as they are for the banks; 1 percent. Should a sovereign nation get a worse interest rate than a crooked banker who ripped off millions of investors?
Besides, Ireland is in the drivers seat. It's Ireland that should be making the demands, not the IMF or the EU. After all, the government currently owes the European Central Bank more than €130 billion. If the ECB wants to get its money back, it should be flexible about the conditions. Otherwise, Ireland can simply cut off negotiations and let the ECB hire a collection agency. See what good it does them.
Here's more from the government's statement: "The Programme for Support lays out a detailed timetable for the implementation of the measures contained in the National Recovery Plan....The Programme has two parts – the first part deals with bank restructuring and reorganisation and the second part deals with fiscal policy and structural reform."
(Note--Bank restructuring is a moot point. Ireland can use its own national pension fund to guarantee deposits and underwrite loans.)
"The Programme endorses the structural reforms contained in the Plan which will underpin a return to sustainable economic growth over the coming years....The Programme endorses the Irish Government's budgetary adjustment Plan of €15 billion over the next four years, and the commitment for a substantial €6 billion frontloading of this plan in 2011....The adjustment will be made up of €10 billion in expenditure savings and €5 billion in taxes...."
In other words, more penance for the victims. More belt-tightening, higher unemployment, more foreclosures, fewer social services, slower growth, and an ever-deepening slump. And for what? To be a member-in-good-standing in Brussel's Banktopia?
German chancellor Angela Merkel had been pressing other EU leaders to create a framework in which senior debt-holders would share losses with taxpayers in the future. On Sunday, Eurogroup Ministers announced the creation of a European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which was designed to address Merkel's concerns. It works like this: If a member state appears to be insolvent, then they must agree to a "restructuring plan" that may involve haircuts for bondholders. So far, so good, only that's not the way the ESM will work. Here's an excerpt from the Statement by the Eurogroup which explains why:
"This would enable the creditors to pass a qualified majority decision agreeing a legally binding change to the terms of payment (standstill, extension of the maturity, interest-rate cut and/or haircut) in the event that the debtor is unable to pay......We restate that any private sector involvement based on these terms and conditions would not be effective before mid-2013." Statement by the Eurogroup, Financial Times)
So, an insolvent country (like Ireland) would need to get "majority" approval before it could declare bankruptcy. How's that going to work if the other countries are only interested in protecting their own bondholders? Surely, they would block the process.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the Eurogroup, more or less admitted that the ESM was a fraud when he said that "private creditors would be forced to take losses only if ministers agreed unanimously that the country had run out of money." (Bloomberg) There's no way that German government officials would allow a country like Ireland to declare bankruptcy if its own banks stood to lose billions of dollars. (which they would)
This should remove any doubt about whose interests are really served by the Eurogroup.
Prime Minsiter Brian Cowen has sold out Ireland bigtime. The so called "rescue package" should have been rejected outright. It merely provides shady bankers with more money for speculation while condemning the rest of the population to years of grinding poverty and high unemployment. It's a "lose-lose" situation. Here's a blurp from a post titled "Ireland is Bankrupt...letter from an Irish citizen" which seems to sum up the mood pretty well:
"It doesn't matter that we struggled for 800 years to achieve independence, that millions died in the process; it doesn't matter that the folk memory of harsher times is still very much alive; none of this mattered to the few generations that have dismantled our country institution by institution and thrown the Irish people to the wolves..... Our political system is in ruins. The people have lost all faith in their elected representatives. They feel that welfare for the wealthy, bailouts for crooked corporations and rewards instead of punishments for embezzlement and thievery is the rule of the land. ... Our independent republic is less than a century old and already it's in smithereens -- we're in the gutter and being dictated to by the UK, Germany, France and the IMF. Mr. Ajai Chopra is our new vice-chancellor, our new Taoiseach, our new overlord and big boss and we've just been recolonized, first by our own brood of inbred gangsters and now by international bankers....
...But the blame game serves no useful purpose now: we're all fucked." (Ireland is Bankrupt...a letter from an Irish citizen", angrybearblog.com)


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Toby Keith says his tornado-ravaged hometown will stand strong.
Kellie Pickler wows judges with dramatic performance on DWTS.
Brad Paisley forgets his lyrics while opening the new Music City Center.
Alabama Shakes dig out some "Pocket Change" for True Blood fans.
Dixie Chicks return to the stage for tribute to Natalie Maines' father Lloyd.


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I'm a beginning graduate student and while my background is primarily in algebraic number theory, I've found myself a bit smitten with the subject of algebraic topology recently after only having read some of Hatcher (Chapters 1 and 2 and I'm currently reading Chapter 3- and this is currently the extent of my topology background).
I'm trying to get an idea of what sorts of problems lay at the intersection of these two fields, for now just so I have a direction of what sort of background I might want to be learning in the next year or so.
I realize this question is rather broad, but does algebraic number theory have any nice applications to topological problems?


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From Delta Farm Press
In 2012, Cotton Belt entomologists reported the lowest percent loss to insects since annual surveys of Cotton Belt entomologists began 33 years ago, according to entomologist Mike Williams, who compiles the annual survey, Cotton Insect Losses.
Across the Cotton Belt, insects caused an average 2.06 percent loss per acre. Williams said entomologists estimated management costs of insects at around $51.39 per acre. Cost plus loss was $71.18.
Louisiana reported the highest loss to insect pests in 2012, at 8.95 percent, while New Mexico reported the lowest, at 0.001 percent.
The lowest average cost of insect management occurred in 2009, when growers spent an average of $43.79 per acre, while 2000 was the highest cost ever reported, at $117.32.
The highest loss to insects ever came in 1995, when Heliothines (primarily tobacco budworms) caused 11.08 percent damage to the crop. The following year, Bt cotton was introduced, and a few years later, boll weevil eradication.
The year 2001 was somewhat momentous, noted Williams. "It marked the time when we began the trend to low, loss percentages. Bt cotton and eradication really dropped those percentages down to where they are reflected today."
The survey for insect losses began in 1979. Cost of management was first reported in 1986.
Lygus, or plant bug, was the No. 1 pest of cotton in 2012, according to the survey, with losses of 0.695 percent. The pest infested about 45.5 percent of U.S. acres in 2012.
The Mid-South growing region has historically been a hot spot for plant bug. Louisiana reported a 3 percent loss to the pest in 2012, Mississippi, 4.7 percent, Arkansas, 4 percent, Missouri, 4 percent and Tennessee, 3.3 percent. Lygus lineolaris is the primary pest of the Mid-South and lygus hesperus is a formidable pest in Arizona and California.
The No. 2 insect, stink bug, caused a 0.375 percent loss and infested about 39.1 percent of U.S. acres. The Southeast was a hot spot for stink bug infestations, along with Arizona, which reported a 3 percent loss to the pest.
Thrips were the third most damaging pest, with a loss of 0.374 percent. About 70 percent of U.S. acreage was reported infested. "Most years we see this pest on nearly 100 percent of the acreage," Williams said. "Usually there's not very much loss. No state really had a tremendous amount of loss in 2012."
Heliothines were the fourth most damaging pest, with 0.188 percent loss, according to the survey. About 88 percent of that population was the cotton bollworm. Almost 52 percent of U.S. acres were infested. "We had fairly low numbers in each of the states. Five states reported no infestations of Heliothines," Williams said.
Williams noted that 11.2 million of the 12 million acres of cotton planted in 2012 contained the Bt trait. The average cost of Bt cotton was about $15.74 an acre.
Cotton fleahoppers were the next most damaging pest, with 0.152 percent losses, according to the survey. "This is a pest that we see primarily in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma," Williams said. "For the last few years, Kansas has reported a little over 1 percent damage from cotton fleahopper."
The cotton fleahopper was found on about 39.4 percent of U.S. cotton acres. About 4.976 million acres of cotton was infested in 2012, with about 3.6 million of those acres in Texas.
The sixth most damaging pest, spider mite, is mostly a Mid-South pest and caused a 0.147 percent loss in 2012. About 29 percent of U.S. cotton acres were infested, "and we only lost about 63,000 bales." Four states reported no losses to spider mites this year.
Silverleaf whitefly is mostly seen in the West, but did cause damage in Georgia in 2012. Only about 20,000 bales were lost to this pest, which infested 596,499 acres. Losses were 0.058 percent.
Aphids were the next most important pest, damaging 0.0383 percent of the crop. "Typically aphids appear most years in most states. In 2012, two states did not report infestations. On average, it was a light aphid year," said Williams.
Pests in the "other" category caused losses of 0.01 percent. About 1.04 million acres were infested by pests in this category.
The clouded plant bug was the next most damaging pest, at 0.0319 percent losses. The survey reported that 761,000 acres were infested by clouded plant bug, mostly in the Mid-South. A little over 3,000 bales were lost.
The United States is still reporting losses to boll weevil, primarily along the Rio Grande River. "We were about to declare the United States boll weevil free this year, but there are still some acres infested, around 20,000 acres to 25,000 acres. No bales were lost to the pest."
The average U.S. cost of boll weevil eradication is $3.60 an acre, according to the survey. "One area in Texas is paying about $19 an acre, and Arkansas is paying between $12 and $13 an acre. The low is about 50 cents an acre in Virginia." Growers paid an average of 33 cents an acre for pink bollworm eradication.
Williams said the low damage levels are an indicator that pest management is working well in the United States. "I think it's important that we continue to be aware of the new and potentially dangerous pests that are coming, but we are doing a good job on pest management."
A total of 33 arthropods were listed in the 2012 survey.
Filed under: news | Tagged: boll weevil eradication, Bt-cotton, Cotton Belt, cotton insect losses, cotton survey, Heliothines, tobacco budworms |


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These exercises should only be performed after evaluation by a qualified medical professional and under their instruction. Should you experience pain or discomfort while doing an exercise, stop immediately.
Securely attach the ends of a therapy band around each of your feet. Lie on your right side on an exercise mat. Your head is supported by your right arm. Your left elbow is bent and your left hand is placed on the mat, stabilizing your position. Your left foot rests on your right foot and your legs are straight.
Next, lift your left leg upward to about 45 degrees. You'll feel the muscular contraction in the outside of your left upper thigh and hip. Relax and return to the starting position.