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LONDON--Legal & General Group PLC (LGEN.LN) is on track to increase its net cash flow and profit for the sixth year in a row, Chief Executive Nigel Wilson said Wednesday, as the U.K. insurer and asset manager reported its first-half results.
The company shrugged off an overhaul to the U.K. pension market and market volatility to post a rise in net profit for the six months ended June 30 to 539 million pounds ($839 million), from GBP501 million a year earlier. It generated GBP629 million of net cash, up 11% on the same period last year, although revenue fell to GBP8.39 billion from GBP19.18 billion due to movements in the value of customers' investment assets.
Assets under management rose 12% to GBP714.6 million driven by strong demand in the U.S. for active fixed-income products. It also reported strong take-up of products aimed at pension funds that allow them to match their assets to their liabilities over time.
The company is remodelling itself to cut costs, putting a string of small businesses from Ireland to the Gulf on the block and cutting staff numbers in the U.S. and U.K. It aims to save GBP80 million a year and reduce costs to around GBP1.17 billion this year from GBP1.25 billion last year. The restructuring will cost GBP40 million this year.
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I see an apparent uptick in viewing stats on my blog. I guess everybody is wondering where my S13 premiere review is. Apologies for delaying.
How bad has the past week been? So rough I missed seeing Supernatural's 13th season premiere on Friday the 13th in an OCTOBER. The planets aligned, and I screwed up. Still flogging myself over it.
Ok, as usual I'll rant about what bugged me first and then close out the review with something positive (maybe even more than one).
So there's a problem with audiences and writers alike (including me). It's just a factor of the human condition – but we tend to "freeze" people and characters in our minds. Normally not that big of a deal, but it becomes a problem with a long-form storytelling. In order to maintain versimilitude, some effort has to be put in to remember that characters have had change and growth over the time we've seen them. The bad habit is for audiences and writers to always assume the characters are restarting each day as if from the page 1 pitch script.
In this episode, this would be Dean ONCE AGAIN being the trigger-happy, "let's kill 'em all" hard-ass warrior and Sam ONCE AGAIN being the sensitive one that has to remind Dean that monsters can be people too. This goes on EVERY SEASON – even though there was a period of time (around S5 & S6) when Dean would be the restraint and Sam the trigger-happy one (of course he was soulless at the time). At least during S9 & 10 Dean had the Mark of Cain so there was an excuse that time.
Setting aside even all the times Dean is supposed to have learned this lesson by now, let's also consider everything that's happened over the previous 13 seasons:
- Even before this Dean had to help raise Sam, meaning he should be a lot kinder to kids and generally was the one a bit more inclined to bond with the really young.
- Was warned that Sam "had to die" yet refused to listen to it and repeatedly declared to people that Sam was not innately evil.
- Setting shipping aside, even purely as friends Dean was the closer pal to Castiel than Sam.
Sam meanwhile over those years…
- Had literal Satan inhabit his body.
- Was trapped with Lucifer in Hell for a long, LONG time.
I mean add everything up, and it becomes pretty clear that the two characters should have been switched this episode. Dean should have been the one sensitive to Jack and seeking to protect the kid as a way of honoring his fallen brother's last wish. Sam, who knows the evil and wickedness of Lucifer better than anybody, should have been the one insistent that Jack had to die – that the evil is something the child can't escape. Or evil won't let him escape. And that would have been interesting and kind of new. It would also enforce the illusion that these are real characters who have gone through a lot.
I'm also not thrilled with the scene at the end between Mary & Lucifer. I would rather that be left to our imagination but maybe the writers will do something to change my mind on it. They've at least earned a chance at goodwill from me.
Other than that the episode was at least competent. Jack really skirted the line with being annoying but they thankfully just avoided it (although if some people still found him annoying, I understand). After kid-the DarknessTM it's nice to see the show runners learning a few things. Loved the song selection playing over the "previously on" segment. I still like that the side characters being introduced are being fleshed out again and made to seem like real people. Heck the angel-girl was memorable in a way we love to hate. The longer S12 and S13 go, they really shine a light on how bland and forgettable side characters had become during the Carver tenure.
I did like that this episode took its time and let characters and the situation breathe. We went into this thinking the season villain is going to be this kid but now he seems to be ok. Will he yet become the villain? A hero to oppose the season's villain? Will Sam & Dean turn him mortal and let him live out his own life? Will Jack become a full on regular? Since I avoid behind-the-scenes spoilers, I don't know yet as it's not obvious from the writing. We did get a hint that there might be more angel politics again at which point, I volunteer to be shot by the Colt. Hopefully the writers will really try something interesting this season. Heck I think they should do what Once Upon a Time started doing from S3 on and have 2 actual arcs each season (one is first half, the other is in the second half). Maybe Jack can have his arc conclude by Christmas, and a new adventure begin in January.
I like the send off they gave Castiel.
I'm interested in seeing where this goes. Whatever complaints I make about the new staff, they are at least trying new mistakes instead of the same old ones (well… this episode was a bad example).
I give the episode a cautious…
Out of 5. Pretty average, nothing too bad nor too great in it. It's at least a solid start for the season.

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WINCHESTER, Mass. (AP/WHDH) — A young woman from Winchester is being remembered for her contributions to the community.
Police say a man approached a woman from behind at a public library near Boston and stabbed her repeatedly with a hunting knife, killing her and injuring an elderly man who came to her aid.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan says the 22-year-old woman, now identified as Deane Kenny Stryker, was seated at one of Winchester Public Library's reading rooms Saturday morning when 23-year-old Jeffrey Yao stabbed her with a 10-inch knife.
Police say there is no motive determined yet.
Ryan said the woman headed toward the door and a number of people came to her aid, including a 77-year-old man who was also stabbed. Ryan said the man suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Stryker was home from college for the weekend, according to friends, and was studying at the library.
Loved ones say the 22-year-old was in medical school and was studying to be a holistic doctor — they called her a healer. The president of the University of New England said in a Facebook post that she was a first-year medical student at the school.
She spent her time volunteering at a Winchester church and synagogue caring for children in and outside of the congregations.
Yao and the victim both went to Winchester High school, but there is still no word on a motive at this time.
Yao is charged with murder and will appear in court Monday. A phone number for him could not be found.
The Winchester Public Library will remain closed for several days. They released a statement that said in part, "Our thoughts are with the young woman's family and those who were injured and deeply traumatized."
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September 8-9: Ah yes, he's still the champ: Nobody can do "The Garrett" as good as Brewmaster Garrett Oliver can. Point proven in the photo above.
After my shower and mash-in at Southampton Publick House on Long Island, I was off for Brooklyn. I took the photo at right while just driving into Brooklyn. I liked the pink graffitti heart on the back of the semi-truck!
I arrived at Brooklyn Brewery without incident. Garrett had a parking spot all picked out for me in their warehouse. He rode with me as we circled the block, waiting for a big truck to leave after loading up with Brooklyn's beers. Garrett had me pull straight in, between the rows of kegs.
The photo at left shows where I was parked for two nights. The warehouse got really hot at night, so luckily the warehouse guys were able to hook me up, and I had electricity so I could run my trailer's air conditioning. If not for Garrett, where would a nearly 30-foot Road Brewer rig park in Brooklyn?
Garrett gave me a full tour of the premises. The detail at right is the old carved concrete ceiling in the delivery entryway of the warehouse.
Garrett set me up with a full line-up of all his tap beers, plus his famous (or soon to be famous) "Local One," a medium-bodied Belgian-style beer. Garrett didn't shoot for any particular Belgian style with this beer. In fact, Garrett likes to ride the line between American and British with his straight ales, and he likes to be a little un-style-able with most of his beers.
I had generous pours in front of me, and I'd skipped lunch, so I was feeling pretty good by the time we jumped in Garrett's car to head to Manhattan for dinner.
Garrett only learned to drive about ten years ago. When you grow up in Manhattan, you hardly need to have a car. Garrett must have attended the "Italian Taxi Driver School of New York Driving." He's good in a scary way. Many years ago I attended the "Wisconsin Country-Bumpkin School of Small Town Driving," so I would never attempt the professional driving moves that Garrett was able to pull off. I took the photo at left as we drove across the bridge into Manhattan.
Garrett took me to The Spotted Pig, a highly popular dive foodie bar where Garrett's buddy, Mario Batali is an investor. I think Garrett knows every famous food, beer, and wine person in New York City. Garrett's beer was on cask so we ordered glasses of that and some Local One too. Garrett suggested the Gnudi, which were like Gnocchi, but stuffed with cheese. I said let's go easy on the cheese as I'm allergic to it. We ended up with several cheesy dishes but I didn't make a fuss. Sometimes in the name of gorgeous and delicious food you have to suffer with allergies just a little.
After dinner Garrett suggested we walk to the Blind Tiger, one of his favorite New York beer bars. (Photo at right.) We enjoyed 4-ounce tastes of a very strong English beer that had been aged in a Port wood barrel.
At that point I was hankering after a sour beer, and Garrett surprised me with an oak-aged Belgian-style sour red ale made in Italy. Who'da thunk it?
I took a photo of the bottle's label so I could remember it. I wanted to recommend it to Chip Hardy, the proprietor of Eugene's multi-beer "The Bier Stein." The name of the Italian oak-aged sour Belgian was "Panil Barriquee." The photo turned out as blurry as I felt, so I'm not posting it here.
The next morning I meandered across the street to the brewery and met up with Tom Villa who was about to mash off the single brew of the day. Then I hung out with lab guy Dan Peterson. Christopher Basso was busy with Brooklyn Brewery's current Intern, Kristoph, who was visiting for 5-weeks from Weihenstephan's brewing school in Freising, Germany.
Some of the guys brought sack lunches, but Garrett will often do a lunch run to fetch lunch for himself and the other brewers. His call today? Half-pound hamburgers from the famous Peter Luger Steak House. Wow! Yummy. And filling.
After lunch I took over one of the computers in Brooklyn's offices upstairs to work on my blog and emails.
Popped down just as all the brewers were about to head home. They'd already changed out of their work uniforms. Kristoff took the friendly photo at left and the photo at the top of this page.
Garrett helped me figure out my route to Scarsdale for tomorrow, and also told me about the closest train/subway station.
Soon it was 6:00 pm and time and time for the weekly "Brooklyn Happy Hour." (Photo below.) It was slow at first but heated up quickly. Garrett stuck around for a few hours, a rarity for him, and the other brewers came back to hang out for awhile.
Brooklyn Beer's Happy Hour is a happening Friday night hot spot for this up-and-coming neighborhood. Folks of all stripes and tatoos bring their babies and their thirst for $3.00 pints of Brooklyn's best.
Where else in Brooklyn could you get a pint for $3.00? After the crowd and noise surpassed my tolerance level, I retired to the peace and quiet of my trailer in the warehouse across the street and read a book.
Thank you to Garrett for gifting me a mixed case of Brooklyn Brewery's beers.


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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Easter Tuesday #2
A second entry for today as Holy Week did not leave a lot of time for writing blog entries. I did not want Senator Obama's speech on race to go without comment. It seems to me tht he did a pretty good job of keeping faith with his church and naming some of the problems of black anger, while at the same time letting his white community of support know that he 'gets' their issues as well. He seems to understand that sometimes movements outstrip their leadership who are left with nothing terribly new to say. Good for him. But then there is the call for a 'national conversation about race'. Who could be against that? I imagine there will be lots of conferences and references to this speech for a while. What interests me however is effective change and that means first not assuming that the symptoms and effects of modern racism (or any other prejudicial 'ism' for that matter) is that same for the person or group with power and the person or group without power. The symptoms and their meanings cannot and should not be easily equated or considered 'opposite and equal'. There is a good paper on this (originally given, I believe, for the Episcopal House of Bishops) by Valerie Batts of VISIONS-Inc. You can read it here. Change won't come from insight alone, but from pain or something like it that creates urgency in the hearts and minds of those of us who appear to benefit from all domination systems: black middle class with Philippine servants, whites with Mexicans without benefits caring for our lawns, engagement rings made of blood diamonds and so on. I'd be happy to offer some scholarship to anyone in our parish who would like to take a four day VISIONS workshop. See VISIONS-inc.org for more information.
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Logging-on's first issue of April brings is brought fresh from ExpoForest 2018, held in Brazil. The fair was a great success, with a large number of exhibitors and even more visitors than expected. The logging machine manufactures went to great efforts to have a strong line-up of their machine and attachment range. Logging-on brings a selection of some of the new products released at ExpoForest 2018, as well as other new products which were also released onto global markets within the last two weeks.
Tigercat have now officially released their new narrow and manoeuvrable 602 cable skidder, which will have an application in selective felling and other forestry types requiring cable skidder use. Ponsse presented their brand-new forwarder crane for plantation type conditions, which improves loading and offloading times. Cat has launched two new tracked carriers for applications such as loading, shovel logging and roadside processing. SP presented two new dedicated one-pass Eucalyptus harvester heads at ExpoForest. Finally, we bring word of the purchase of Oryx Simulation by Komatsu Forest.
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In honor of Martin Perez's recent dominance, here's a blast from the past, a post I wrote about Perez back in July of 2013. My sentiments remain the same, so I figured I'd just reuse the post. I swear, I'm not bragging. Okay fine, maybe I am...
"BARGAIN BIN - Martin Perez (SP, Tex)
at 7/01/2013 06:42:00 PM Posted by Adam
Ok, It's extremely rare that I'd ever recommend a prospect who already reached the majors. The trick is to sell before/when that promotion happens. But I really like Martin Perez.
Perez has an auto from 2010 Bowman Chrome and recently came back from a stint on the DL with a broken arm. He's not an overwhelming strikeout pitcher, but has great stuff and induces plenty of groundballs.
In his past two starts, Perez got both wins and went 13.2 IP - 11 H - 2 R - 6 K - 2 BB ... and more impressively he faced the Cardinals (lead the National League in runs) and the Reds (third in the NL in runs).
His 2010 BC autos seem to be in the $10-15 and I think there's room to grow as more people notice him, pick him up for their fantasy teams, etc."


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I was walking down the street to my dorm. I had been a late night at work again. I was trying to get home the fastest way possible considering that it was past midnight. Me, being dumb, thought it was safe to walk down a dark alley way. "Hey gorgeous, how about you walk my way" I heard a man shout a few feet away. I tried to turn back and get away from them but from my poor observation skills I didn't realize it was a group of men that had already circled me. "Come on sweetheart we just wanna play" he said while stroking my cheek. "Don't touch me" I replied smacking his hand. "So you wanna play that way. Boys hold her while I have my fun." "LEAVE ME ALONE!" I cried and shouted as I realized the meaning of his words. "GET OFF OF HER" a voice shouted farther (farther... further I don't know) down the alley his voice was deep and gruff but also warm and comforting. "Excuse me miss are you okay?" "Y-y-yes" How long was I thinking about his voice. OMG I'M SUCH A WERIDO. "Miss. Miiiiiissssss?" "Oh. Minhae" "Do you want me to walk you home" "y-y-yes please" "My name is Kim Jiwon but you can call me Bobby" "(y/n). Thank you for saving me Bobby" "your welcome. What were you doing out this late any way and in an alley?" "trying to get home as fast as possible. Anyway we're here." "give me your phone" "ar-araso" I hesitated before giving my phone. He quickly typed something in before handing it back. "Now you have my number so you can call me when your taking late night walks." "Kasamida!" I shouted before hugging him and running my house. 'Thank you Bobby you truly are my savior. My Unsuspected savior.'
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SOM Director Derek A.R. Moore will lead a session at the 2016 Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium on Wednesday, March 2nd. Jointly organized by the Airport Consultants Council and the American Association of Airport Executives, the event brings together airport authorities, planners, designers, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers. This year's edition takes place on March 2-4 in Salt Lake City.
Moore will moderate a session on the design of international terminals, focusing on what the United States can learn from terminals in other regions. Recognized as an industry expert, Moore specializes in the strategic planning, architectural layout, and spatial design of airport terminals and other transportation facilities. He has contributed to airport projects around the world, including SOM's recently completed Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 in Mumbai.
International Terminals: Standards Outside the U.S. and Design Trends and Initiatives
March 2, 2016
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Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills are made up of physical components and large muscle groups that work together to enable whole body function for everyday activities such as running, jumping, riding etc. These physical components include muscular strength, tone and endurance for postural control, motor planning, coordination, balance and body awareness.
Gross motor skills also support the development and participation in activities requiring fine motor skills such as handwriting and scissor use. If a child has poor postural control, they may be unable to sit at their desk for an extended period of time, influencing concentration and attention, impacting on their ability to complete any writing or listening task.
Problems with gross motor skills may be evident in children who are late to reach their developmental milestones for particular skills. Children with poor physical endurance may participate for short periods, observe to be less skilful than their peers or may avoid physical activity.
Children with motor planning difficulties, also known as dyspraxia, have problems learning new skills that involve using their body. They may also have difficulty carrying out a group of physical instructions or completing an obstacle course. Organisation, sequencing and completion of unfamiliar movements in a coordinated way are the foundations for successful motor planning.


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Coast Guard intercepts P120M worth smuggled rice in Zamboanga
Eagle-eyed officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) busted this illegal shipment.
The PCG has recently turned over the custody of a ship and its cargo to the Bureau of Customs after authorities discovered that the vessel was loaded with imported rice, minus the needed permits and clearances.
In a statement, the bureau said the PCG discovered a ship that was suspiciously docked on Licum Banks in Zamboanga. Upon inspection, the ship apparently contained 60,000 sacks of rice said to be worth P120 million, which are believed to have been smuggled from Vietnam.
Initial investigation showed that the ship did not have safety certificates, shipping documents, and an import permit. It is now being held at the Port of Zamboanga.
"The owner of the ship and the cargo will face smuggling charges for violating CMTA (Customs Modernization and Tariff Act) and Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act," Customs Commissioner Isidro Lape?a said in a statement.


text: Angelo Mathews has returned to the Sri Lanka squad for the two-Test series against South Africa at home, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Thursday (July 5). Mathews had to miss the series in West Indies because of the birth of his second child. Sri Lanka are also sweating over the fitness of Rangana Herath and Kusal Perera, both named in the 16-member squad, and their inclusion depends on them clearing the fitness test.


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Well I'm at the hospital again. We got here nice and early in the hope that we could get out by lunchtime and enjoy some of the last sunshine in the local pub. I can't believe we haven't learnt our lesson...it's now 12.30, we've been here 3 hours and I havent even had my Zometa and fluids, let lone the velcade!!
Apparently something went funny with my blood so I had to redo them! I have seen the doctor though which is good. She seemed pleased that I've been well enough the last two days to clean our patio slabs and surprised that I've got the peripheral neuropathy already. It looks like my neutrophils are back down at 0.9 which is very low and means I have to self inject again tomorrow ....don't like stabbing myself with a needle but looks a necessity for me nowadays. I don't know my other results yet but will ask for them in a bit!
so at this rate it looks like we could be here for at least 2 more hours...hmmm that'll be a nice £10-£15 on hospital parking...I swear they delay us on purpose!!
Well, we finally got out 5.5 hours after we walked in, with a £12 parking ticket.....like you said below Sandy, it really isn't fair, but nevermind....can't do much about it. We're lucky that a lot of the time my sister will drop us in (she lives 5-10 minutes round the corner) and pick us up and that helps out loads.
Anyway, I managed to self inject myself no problems today so I no longer have any worries about doing that again in the future. The needle is really thin and you barely feel it go in, so it sounds much worse than it really is!! There has to be one benefit to the stone I've put on since I started treatment! The belly is perfect for injections....lol!
I got them to give me my total protein leveles too. Now, as I think I've said before, these are not clearly linked to paraprotein levels, but they seem to have been to date for me, and are often used as a cheats method of assessing what the paraprotein (pp) might do. Now when I saw my consultant she was getting me ready for the worst.....and I'm trying to stay that way. Her view was that whilst my pp's may go down a little, that they could just as easily stay the same at the end of this first cycle and that I shouldn't be disappointed if they did. They are at 27 at the moment. Now, (and don't get too excited here), if the total protein, little cheat that it is, was to suggest decreases similar to past experiences, I have a feeling that my pp may go down to under 20!!!! And with that I would be really pleased. REALLY REALLY pleased.
Just to clarify, we want my pp's to be as close to zero as possible by the time I have my transplant. And if possible we want that to happen within the next 4 cycles, so that I don't have to go through any further chemo before the transplant. As you know if you read this a lot, it really takes it out of me, being on the velcade, so if I can get down to zero in 4 cycles, it would be fantastic. If I don't, they may put me on up to another 4 cycles (each cycle is 3 weeks) until I either get to zero, or show a plateau. So we will see, but the perfect scenario in my head, as much as the transplant will be tough, is to get on with it as soon as possible!!
So today has been a long day, but a pretty good day, so long as my thoughts on my pp's are correct. Tomorrow I get my kiddies back who have stayed with the grandparents since Saturday night, and I have to say, I can't wait. I have missed them loads and whilst it has nice to have some peace and quiet, I do feel so blessed to have them both. I may not be saying that by the end of the Easter holidays, but for now......bring them home!!!
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Just another long day ....
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They ought to give patients a break on the parking!!! It's one thing if it's just for a visitor, but it seems quite unfair if you have to go there for a necessity.ReplyDelete
As frustrating as it is to have to wait, at least they checked your blood first. Intending that things speed up a little so you can enjoy that sunshine. It's raining here...
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STRING TAGS – Avery White Marking Tags Strung (size 1.75 x 1.093 inches) are required on each item to affix our barcode labels to. You can find these at Wal-Mart, office supply stores, Rhea Lana Store (link) or large quantities may be purchased from Amazon.
You'll also need re-sealable bags (for shoes, small toys, etc…), masking tape, scotch tape, sharpie, and safety pins. For large quantities of quality safety pins we recommend ordering from Cleaners Supply .
If you would like to print your barcodes at home you'll need adhesive address labels size 1" X 2 5/8" (30 up). We recommend ordering from Amazon Here. Please note: all labels printed at home MUST be printed in color.
The better they look, the better they sell! Please take time to wash and de-wrinkle. Please check for stains, broken zippers, torn hemlines, etc. Also pay attention to excessive fade, pilling or ordor. During check in, will not receive any item that is not in great condition.
Use plastic hangers only please in a size so items won't slip off.
Holiday dressy outfits, Halloween costumes and clothes, Thanksgiving and holiday / winter prints are all welcomed at the fall event. Also, heavier gear for cold days and winter sports.
New Year, Valentine and St. Patrick's Day are fine too since our spring sale is not likely to occur before then.
Please save sandals, sundresses, shorts (except athletic shorts), capris, flip-flops and associated spring/summer prints until the spring event.
Use pant hangers or safety pin pants/skirt to a hanger (do not fold over-they slide off or bunch up).
Safety pin all sets and accessories securely together. Pieces need to be viewable without unpinning or unpackaging.
Special considerations for infant, maternity and juniors. Be picky! Infant clothing is abundant, bring your best, bundle and price well to sell.
Maternity - limit to your best 15 items in current styles.
Juniors shoppers are picky! We will accept adult sizes, but be sure this appealed to your teen / young adult. See 'Juniors' for more details.
Please only bring shoes in clean, excellent condition! (No toe damage or excessive wear on soles.) Put your consignor number and price on masking tape on the bottom or inside of the shoes AND safety pin the price tag to a shoe lace or through the shoe eyelet. Zip-tie shoes together or put the shoes and price tag inside ziploc bag. No flip-flops or sandals for the fall/winter sale. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT SHOES WITH SCUFFED TOES, DIRTY OR DISCOLORED SOLES. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT USED SHOES IN BOXES.
It is best to package a bedding set together in A clear plastic bag with zipper. They sell the XL bags or mesh laundry bags at the dollar stores. Other blankets, sheets, etc. sell best when hung on a pant hanger or pinned to a regular hanger.
Hang and pin blankets over hangers so that shoppers can see them. If they are small receiving blankets, group 2 or 3 together in a Ziploc bag and seal with clear plastic tape. Safety pin tag to the outside of the Ziploc bag.
Bottles, bibs, rattles, socks (very clean only), bows, etc group together appropriately in Ziploc bags. Seal with clear packing tape. Tape tag to Ziploc bag. Write your consignor number and price on the Ziploc with a Sharpie in case the tag comes off during the sale. Please bundle similar items to create a minimum $3 value. This will help them sell and increase your check. Note - nipples are not accepted with used bottles and we do not accept used pacifiers.
Must be clean and in working order (batteries included.) Small parts must be bagged and attached to the main part very securely. If parts get separated it will not sell. Bring tools to assemble items that require assembly. Games should be taped closed. Puzzles, books, videos and small toys should be grouped accordingly and put in Ziploc bags. Secure with clear packing tape and pin tag to the Ziploc bag. It is also good to write your consignor number and info on the Ziploc bag with a Sharpie in case the tag comes off. Puzzles should be wrapped securely in clear Saran wrap to keep the pieces intact. TOYS NOT PACKAGED APPROPRIATELY WILL BE TURNED AWAY.
We will only accept Disney stuffed animals in like-new condition or stuffed animals that do something (i.e. sing/dance).
Large Little Tikes Toys and Furniture are in high demand! When tagging large toys also attach a piece of masking tape to the toy with your consignor information. This will enable us to sell your toy even if the tag comes off! We sell 95% of Toys, Furniture and Baby Equipment that are priced well and in good condition!
Toy recall information- Due to the high number of toy recalls during the past year, we will be inspecting toys very carefully. We reserve the right to pull any toy that we think might have been recalled. To help us, please do not bring any toys that have been subject to a recall. You may check the following website for current toy recalls: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html. Also for a helpful resource made available by the Consumer Product Safety Commission Click here.
Your car seat must have been manufactured within the past five years. It must not be subject to recall or have been in an accident. You may check the following website for current recalls: www.carseat.org/Recalls/179NP.pdf All seat covers and straps must be thoroughly cleaned. You will be asked to sign a car seat waiver stating your car seat has all the pieces, is in excellent condition and not more than five years old. Car seats will be closely inspected for safety reasons. If your car seat includes an expiration date, there must be one year remaining until the expiration.
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Due to the thousands of recalls and the crib regulations being raised, we will not sell any crib manufactured before December 2011. Contact the manufacturer of your crib to find out if it is recalled. Most companies will send you a repair kit or give you instructions on how to return your crib for a refund. We do accept Pack n Plays and Bassinettes.
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DETROIT (AP) Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat Baltimore 4-3 on Friday night, pulling even with the Orioles for the American League's second wild card.
Michael Fulmer pitched seven solid innings, and the Tigers won despite blowing a 3-0 lead. The Orioles tied it in the eighth when Adam Jones hit an RBI single, but Martinez led off the bottom half with a drive to right-center field off reliever Brad Brach (8-3).
Alex Wilson (3-0) got the win even after allowing the tying run in the eighth. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth for his 40th save in 44 chances. He is tied with Baltimore's Zach Britton for the AL lead in saves.
J.D. Martinez hit a two-run single in the fifth to give Detroit a 3-0 lead, but Jonathan Schoop hit a two-run homer the following inning to start Baltimore's comeback.
Fulmer allowed two runs and three hits against Baltimore's powerful lineup. The rookie right-hander struck out five and walked one.
Orioles starter Kevin Gausman allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
Gausman hadn't allowed a run in his previous three outings, but that streak came to an end when Erick Aybar hit an RBI double in the second. The right-hander got out of a jam in the third when right fielder Mark Trumbo threw Ian Kinsler out at the plate to end the inning.
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Our Glorious Fulfillment
.The tabernacle which the Lord had instructed the people to build is now finished. Moses set everything in place just as the Lord asked, beginning with the ark of the testimony first... setting aside a place for God in the middle first, then building the rest around it. And God made His presence known to all... filling the tabernacle with His glory; the weight of His divine being.
This too, is how we should consider our lives. Not squeezing God in somewhere conveniently after all is said and done. Rather at the beginning... setting aside a place and time for Him in the middle of our life, at the center; building the rest upon this firm foundation. And God will be certain to make His presence know to us... filling us with His glory... blessing us with His favor and grace.
And sometimes I say... "So why was Moses unable to enter in?" Because I often get a bit concerned that if God's presence fills my life, there may not be any room for me.... right? Oh, if I could only be a bit more like Moses.
Moses KNEW God.... from the fire that did not consume the bush when he was first asked to remove his sandals (Exodus 3:5), through all the wonders in Egypt, to seeing Him pass by the cleft of the rock (Exodus 33:21-23). I have a pretty good feeling Moses knew when to step out of the way and let God be God, while he still got to be Moses.
God is never looking to take away who we are. He made us. He is not looking to take away any of that. He is only looking to fill us fully with His glory so that we can be the best version of us... the one He fully intended. And that happens when we step out of the way, like Moses and let Him do what He does best.
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Elsewhere, Eilis Sullivan scored 5 goals while powering Lowell past Greater Lowell Tech, 14-1.
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Dominique Hughes (1 assist), Avery Flynn (3 assists) and Riley Brunelle potted 1 goal apiece. Vanessa Mattar (5 saves) and Alina Retana (5 saves) teamed up for the win in goal.
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Some men like Jack and some like Jill; I'm glad I like them both; but still
I wonder if this freewheeling really is an enlightened thing –
or is its greater scope a sign of deviance from some party line?
In the strict ranks of Gay and Straight, What is my status?
Stray? or Great?
– Vikram Seth
Homosexuality and bisexuality, as we now know from modern research, are ubiquitous throughout the world. Whether tolerated or not, they are practiced in every culture to some degree.[1] The differences among various cultures are the degrees of openness regarding practice.
In a democratic country like India, we have a law that abuses human rights and limits fundamental freedoms such as is enumerated in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which, by prohibiting "carnal intercourse against the order of nature"[2] in effect punitively criminalizes private, consensual sexual acts between people of the same sex.
The Indian version of the anti-sodomy law is crystallized in the form of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Section 377 was enacted in the year 1860 by Lord Macaulay, as a part of controlling and regulating the Indian subject. Section 377 reads thus:
Unnatural sexual offenses: Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation: Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offense described in this section.
Even upon a single glance, what would naturally flow from the definition is that it is the act of sodomy and not the homosexual act that is the act being penalized here. However, the use of this section against homosexuals flows from the centuries old misconception of equating sodomy with homosexuality. Sodomy is viewed as the only expression of homosexuality and other emotional and expressions have seldom been recognized. Thus, though the section is a de jure attempt to criminalize the act of sodomy, de facto, it is used to criminalize homosexuality. In fact, Section 377 does not per se discriminate between homosexuals and heterosexuals who have committed sodomy, both are punishable equally for the act.
The marriage laws of India necessitate marriage as an institution of 'persons'; and not of a man and a woman only[3]. The Hindu Marriage Act does not mandate in words that a marriage can be solemnized between a man and a woman alone[4]. The Special Marriage Act, 1955, which is a uniform code, says that marriage between any two persons may be solemnized[5].
The argument that though these legislations do not use the words "man" and "woman" and use "persons" instead is of no importance as legislative intent is to be seen and by a total reading of the Acts the scheme can only be seen as mandating a marriage between a man and a woman is also not tenable as the right to marry is a basic human right[6], guaranteed as a fundamental right by various nations[7] and recognized as a fundamental right in India[8]. The Delhi High Court, in guaranteeing the right to marry even to a foreigner[9] noted that:
"There is also no denial of the legal position that even a foreign national while incarcerated has certain fundamental rights and is entitled to protection and enforcement thereof. The right to marry can be said to be one of those rights. Consequently, the appellant has the right to marry either an Indian or foreign national."[10]
Now if we interpret the law in light of the argument that the scheme of the Acts obviates marriage as an institution of man and woman, these laws would deny this fundamental right to the citizens, and homosexuals are no doubt citizens, and thereby we would come to anomalous situation where all of India's marriage laws would be unconstitutional. However, it is a normal canon of construction that the interpretation which would not render a law invalid is accepted as opposed to one which renders the law invalid or unconstitutional[11]. Clearly here that interpretation would imply that the Acts see marriage as an institution of persons and not of a "man" and a "woman".
Laws regulating and/or penalizing homosexual activity impede public health programs as it drive underground many people at risk. The human species will be in danger of dying out if homosexuality is legalized due to lack of reproductive power in homosexuals.
Infact gays are giving big favour by not bringing more hungry mouth into this excessive overpopulated world. At the same time the continuity of species can never be in danger due to sexual minority which represent not even 10% of the total world population. The principle of respect, non discrimination and the people autonomy to support legal recognition of homosexual unions of the individual is not reasonable to invoke. It is something quite different to hold that activities which do not represents a significant or positive contribution to the development of the human in society can receive specific and categorical legal recognition by the State.Section 377 of IPC violates the right to life and personal liberty, the right to equality and the right to freedom guaranteed to all citizens as Fundamental Rights under Chapter III of Indian Constitution, Sodomy was illegal and was until very recently.
In countries where homosexuality is legalized sodomy law is repealed and has been considered obsolete taking into account the social dynamics. Homosexuality is a disease. The Indian Psychiatric Society also acknowledges that homosexuality is a kind of mental illness. The American Psychiatric Association has removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses in 1973 and the World Health Organization did the same in 1981. Decriminalization may be a step towards removing some of the stigma associated with homosexuality and may have positive repercussions on relationship between homosexual and their families. Criminalization reinforces negative societal attitude regarding homosexuality which in turn results in greater discrimination and thus impact adversely on the self esteem of many homosexuals which often leads to deception and friction within families.
This is true that the conflict between homosexuals and heterosexuals can be witnessed in the institution of marriage not only in India but across the world where sodomy law is applicable. This conflict is arising on account of the reason given in support as well as against the two different types of marriages which involves very delicate issues for social and legal recognition of sexual minority that is whether the social and legal recognition should be given or not and the same has been tabulated below:
|Homosexual marriages should not be legalized
|Homosexual marriages should be legalized
|The institution of marriage is traditionally the union between man and women.
|There is no moral ground on which to support the tradition of marriage as a heterosexual institution. For e.g. slavery once existed but now abolished on humanitarian ground.
|Institution of marriage involves procreation and rearing of children
|If it was so than there would have been attempt to prohibit unions between a sterile women and a fertile man or vice versa. Nor does legislation exist which requires a married couple to have children. It is true that homosexuals cannot procreate within their union but there are many options available which enable them to have children, including adoption and artificial insemination.
|The traditional nuclear family comprises of eight primary relations (Husband, wife, Father, Mother, Son, daughter, Brother, Son).
|The traditional view of family as consisting of a mother, father and children is no longer representative of today's society.
|The absence of sexual complementarity in these unions creates obstacles in the normal development of children who are placed in the care of such parents. They would be deprived of the experience of either fatherhood or motherhood. Also this is gravely immoral and in open contradiction to the principle, recognized by the United Nation Convention on the rights of children, that the best interest of the children as the weaker and more vulnerable party are to be of paramount consideration in every case.
|Scientific studies and psychologists are of the opinion that the love and commitment of the parents make difference not the gender. The children raised by homosexual partners are just as good as those of straight couples.
|Marriage is a sacred institution. The homosexual inclination is however 'objectively disordered' and homosexual partners are 'sins gravely contrary to chastity'.
|Religion is not an obstacle. Many sects of Buddhism celebrate gay relationship freely. Instances of homosexuality are available in all major religious mythology.
|Same sex marriages is an untried experiment.
|Homosexual marriages is not an untried experiment. In Denmark since 1989 homosexuality is legally permitted. The result of the experiment suggests that homosexual marriages has actually been civilizing and strengthening, not just the institution of marriage but the society as a whole. So perhaps we should accept the fact that some one else has already done the experiment and accept the result as positive.
|Same sex marriages would start us down a slippery slope towards legalised incest, bestial marriages, polygamy and all kinds of other horrible consequences.
|If the argument were true than it would have already happened in countries where legalised gay marriages already exists.
|Gay marriages would mean forcing businesses to provide benefits to homosexual on the same basis as Heterosexual sex couples.
|There is no contradiction to the argument as all are equal and have equal fundamental rights.
|Homosexual marriages are unnatural. Hence Sodomy law needs to be more strict.
|Homosexuality is natural. There is substantial agreement amongst researchers that sexual orientation is due to genetic factor and is determined by age five or six.
|Homosexual marriages are the outcome of today complex individualised post modern industrial utilitarian society.
|Instances of homosexuality can be seen even in ancient, medieval and modern India. Its not the development of post modern society.
|No rights exists that can compel a state to recognise any relationship contrary to the definition of traditional marriages.
|Denial of legal recognition infringes the rights of citizens.
|Decriminalised homosexual marriages will lead to an increase in homosexuality and this in turn will undermine the whole institution of marriage and family.
|Sexual orientation is due to genetic factor and it is unlikely that an increase in the incidence of homosexuality will occur as a consequence of decriminalization.
|Societal attitude is that people oppose it, hate it, even fear it. That is people are not comfortable with the idea of homosexual marriages.
|Homosexual marriages have the potential to reject hierarchical concept of gender. They challenge patriarchy and the male supremacy derived from it and are consequently punished for not participating fully in daily maintenance of women oppression.
|Heterosexuality has the advantage of slowing the speed of sexually transmitted disease.
Every person must have the right to decide their gender identity, including transgender, transvestites and hijras.
About the Author
Kush Kalra
Kush is a practicing lawyer at Delhi High Court. He graduated from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, India in 2012 and has authored a book titled – Be Your Own Lawyer.
[1] http://www.bidstrup.com/phobiahistory.htm (Visited 13-12-2013)
[2] Section 377, Indian Penal Code, 1860
[3] § 5, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; § 4, Special Marriage Act, 1954; § 4, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872.
[4] "Section 5. Condition for a Hindu Marriage.- A marriage may be solemnized between any two Hindus, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:
(i) neither party has a spouse living at the time of the marriage;
(ii) at the time of the marriage, neither party,-
(a) is incapable of giving a valid consent of it in consequence of unsoundness of mind; or
(b) though capable of giving a valid consent has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or
(c) has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy;
(iii) the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage;
(iv) the parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two;
(v) the parties are not sapindas of each other, unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two;
(vi) (Omitted)" Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
[5] S.4, Special Marriage Act, 1954
[6] Art.16, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, G.A. res. 217A (III), U.N. Doc A/810 (1948); Art.12, European Convention on Human Rights; Art.23, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 999 U.N.T.S. 171; Art.10, Intl. Covenant on Eco.. Soc. and Cul. Rights, 6 I.L.M. 360; Art.9, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; U.K. Declaration of the Rights of People with HIV & AIDS.
[7] Loving v. Virginia 388 US 1; Skinner v. Oklahoma 316 US 535, Meyer v. Nebraska 262 US 390; Maynard v. Hill 125 US 190; Zablooki v. Radhail 434 US 374; Turner v. Safely 482 US 78; Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438
[8] Gobind v. State AIR 1975 SC 1378, para.24; Rajgopal v. State AIR 1995 SC 264.
[9] Hegedus Lal Csaba v. Union of India 2005 Cri LJ 2486 [Hereiafter Csaba Case]
[10] Id at para.5
[11] "First attempt should be made by the courts to uphold the charged provisions and not to invalidate it merely because one of the possible interpretation leads to such a result, howsoever attractive it may be. Thus, where there are two possible interpretations, one invalidating the law and the other upholding, the latter should be adopted." B.R. Enterprises v. State of UP (1999) 9 SCC 700


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Rivals including Dow Chemical, DuPont and Syngenta have all announced tie-ups recently, although some have yet to be cleared by regulators. The drop in commodity prices has put pressure on companies such as Monsanto, with farmers' cutting orders for supplies.
A Bayer takeover of Monsanto is likely to draw close scrutiny from anti-trust regulators because of the sheer size of the combined company and the control it would have over the global seeds and sprays markets. Farming groups have raised concerns that such mergers could lead to fewer choices and higher prices while opponents of genetically modified food in Europe worry about Monsanto's influence on the continent. (BBC News)
HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Co.'s printer business for $1.05 billion, a deal designed to bolster the Silicon Valley company's offerings in the market for high-volume devices that handle printing and copying for office work groups.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close within 12 months, the companies said on Monday. Samsung also agreed to buy between $100 million and $300 million in HP shares through open-market purchases after the business sale is completed.
HP, created as part of the breakup of Hewlett-Packard Co. last fall, sells personal computers but gets most of its profit from supplying ink and toner for its printers. It is the market leader in the desktop printer business.
That business hasn't been growing lately, in part because PC users print fewer pages these days. HP last month reported that revenue from ink and toner supplies declined 18% in the third fiscal quarter from the year-earlier period, while printer hardware unit sales fell 10%.
HP also acquires through the deal the ability to manufacture the crucial mechanisms inside laser printers, known as printing engines. Samsung developed the printing engines used in its own laser printers, while HP has always used external suppliers for these components.
The deal includes about 6,500 Samsung printing-related patents, which Mr. Lores said would also help HP expand its business. Around 6,000 Samsung employees will join HP, including about 1,500 engineers, he said.
The world's top maker of smartphones, memory chips and refrigerators, Samsung ranks fifth in the world-wide market for printers and copiers by shipments with a 4% market share, behind global majors HP, Canon, Seiko Epson Corp. and Brother Industries Ltd. Samsung's shipments declined by 8.9% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, according to research firm IDC.
Samsung doesn't break out sales figures for its printer business, which falls under the consumer-electronics division that also includes television sets and home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. Last year, consumer electronics contributed just 4.7% of the company's operating profit, while the higher-profile smartphone and chip divisions generated 38.4% and 48.4%, respectively. (Wall Street Journal)
Allergan PLC agreed to acquire clinical-stage biotechnology company Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $639 million, more than double its market value, in a move aimed at strengthening the drugmaker's skin-care pipeline.
The price values Vitae at $21 a share, compared with the company's closing price of $8.10 on Tuesday. Vitae shares jumped to $20.93 in premarket trading Wednesday, while Allergan shares rose 0.8%.
The deal gives Allergan a drug in mid-stage trials that is intended to treat psoriasis, a disease that causes scales and itchy dry patches, and other autoimmune disorders. Such treatments make up one of the drug industry's biggest markets, which EvaluatePharma says had nearly $49 billion in world-wide sales last year.
Vitae also is developing another drug to treat atopic dermatitis, or eczema, a skin disease that causes similar itchy patches. Allergan had been interested in an eczema drug that a company called Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. was developing, according to a person familiar with the matter. But rival Pfizer Inc. agreed in May to buy Anacor for $4.5 billion.
The Anacor drug is further along in development and has a different mechanism of action than the Vitae drug that Allergan plans to buy. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and antitrust approval and is expected to close by the end of the year. (Wall Street Journal)
The British music industry contributed £4.1bn to the UK economy in 2015, according to new research from industry body UK Music. Most of that revenue came from music exports, which were worth £2.2bn over the course of the year following the overseas success of artists like Adele, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran.
The dominance of Britain in the global music market was such that one in six of all artist albums which were sold anywhere in the world in 2015 came from UK artists, while half of the year's top selling albums were made by Britons.
The report found that while adapting to the new ways people are consuming their music has been a challenge for the UK industry, the growth of online music streaming over the past four years has in fact offset declines elsewhere in the market.
Streaming sites including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal have provided a "significant boost" to the digital music market over the course of 2015, with paid services valued at £251m – a jump from the £168m registered in 2014. (Sky News)
Spotify subscribers reach 40 million
Spotify announced today that it has reached 40 million paid subscribers, putting it far ahead of competitor Apple Music, which has just 17 million paying subscribers. The info first came in the form of a Tweet from CEO Daniel Ek:
For the past two years, Spotify has been growing its paid subscriber base at a steady clip. In March, the company hit 30 million paying subscribers, and it had just 15 million subscribers in January 2015. Spotify also has a significant unpaid tier, with 100 million total subscribers (both paid and unpaid) this past June.
Perhaps most importantly, this growth puts Spotify far ahead of Apple Music. While Apple Music hasn't been around as long as Spotify (it launched in January 2015), it could be struggling from the lack of an unpaid tier to lure in subscribers. That said, when Apple Music reached the 15 million subscriber mark just one year after its creation, it was the fastest growth any new music streaming service had seen to date.
Tidal suffers $28 million loss
In the year rap mogul Jay Z took control of Tidal, the music-streaming service more than doubled its losses, burning cash at a rapid rate and testing the depth of its owner's pockets.
Aspiro AB, the Swedish holding company that Jay Z and a group of other musicians bought in early 2015, recorded a net loss of $28 million last year, according to a legal filing. The spill of red ink at Tidal parent Aspiro illustrates the challenge the music-streaming service faces in competing with much-larger rivals such as Spotify AB and Apple Inc.'s Apple Music.
Despite significant marketing efforts, Tidal is stuck between consumers reluctant to pay for tunes they can easily access free, and record labels, which often demand upfront payment for copyright fees. Tidal charges $20 per month for a high-fidelity version of its 40 million-song catalog and $10 a month for download-quality sound
Spotify, while also recording a net loss in 2015, expanded much faster than Tidal, doubling its revenue to 1.95 billion euros ($2.19 billion). Tidal's parent company had net cash of $4.13 million at the end of 2015, down from $7.41 million a year earlier. That was despite receiving a cash injection of $10.93 million through a rights issue.
In June, Tidal said it has expanded its user base to 4.2 million paying subscribers, many of whom it amassed this year with a string of exclusive releases from artists such as Kanye West, Rihanna and Beyoncé, Jay Z's wife. However, that still is far behind its main competitors. Apple Music boasts 17 million paying subscribers, while market leader Spotify has 40 million paying subscribers. (Wall Street Journal)
Britain's biggest gym operator, Pure Gym, has revealed plans to float on the London Stock Exchange, raising £190m to pay off debts and fund expansion.
The no-frills fitness chain said a stock market listing would allow the company to raise its profile and increase its network of gyms, as well as open the door to more acquisitions. The private equity-owned company did not say how many shares it intended to sell, or their expected price, but the initial public offering is expected to take place in October.
The Leeds-based business was founded in 2008 and following a period of rapid expansion is now the UK's largest gym operator, with 163 gyms and almost 790,000 members across the UK. Last year it bought rival chain LA Fitness and struck up a partnership with Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, who is a "special adviser and brand ambassador" to Pure Gym.
Pure Gym says its business model is based on offering members affordable fees without tying them into fixed term contracts, with gyms accessible at any time of day and night. The chain does not have swimming pools, saunas or cafes, which have high fixed costs. In the first half of 2016 the company opened 27 new gyms, 16 of which were conversions of previously acquired LA Fitness premises. Revenue over the six months was £76.6m, up 51% compared with the first half of 2015. (The Guardian)
Hollywood Bowl Group announced an IPO price of 160p per share, which would give it a market capitalisation of £240m. The company said today that it has placed 113,283,274 shares in an offer which is expected to raise £181.3m. Dealing is expected to start on 21 September, it added.
The company, which is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator with more than 50 centres across the UK, is currently owned by private equity group Electra Partners.
It was initially formed over five years ago when Mitchells & Butlers sold its 24 Hollywood Bowl locations to rival operator AMF for £27m. Electra snapped up the group, which was then known as The Original Bowling Company, in 2014 for £91m.
Hollywood Bowl acquired rival bowling chain, Bowlplex, last year. The deal raised eyebrows at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), prompting the group to offload five of the 16 venues. (City A.M)
JD Sports has announced record half-year profits as it continues to benefit from strong demand for sports fashions. Pre-tax profits for the six months to 30 July jumped 73% from a year earlier to £77.4m.
The company also announced plans to open shops in Australia. Most of JD Sports' 900 outlets are in the UK, although it is expanding elsewhere in Europe in countries such as Spain, France and Germany.
The company said that while the UK's Brexit vote "means that there will be some uncertainties over the next two or three years, we have no doubt that we have the support of our brand partners to continue our expansion in Europe and beyond".
JD Sports said its sports fashion division had enjoyed "an exceptional first half", with operating profits up 53% to £79.9m. Its outdoor division – which includes the Blacks and Millets chains – managed to narrow losses to £2.3m from £4.5m last year. (BBC News)
Insurance group Esure is to demerge its Gocompare price comparison website and list it on the London stock market. The decision follows a strategic review conducted by the insurer, which took full control of Gocompare last year.
In June, Esure said it had "reinvigorated" the marketing strategy of Gocompare during its first year of full ownership and expected profits at the price comparison site to rise by as much as 30% this year. Esure took full control of Gocompare in March 2015 when it bought the 50% of the business it did not already own for £95m.
Costs associated with the split are expected to be about £19m. The demerger is expected to be completed before the end of the year if it wins the approval of Esure shareholders and regulators.
Shares in Esure rose 1% to 290p and are up more 14% this year, valuing the company at just over £1.2bn. Gocompare was founded in November 2006 by Hayley Parsons, who had previously worked for the insurer Admiral for 14 years. (BBC News)


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Houston Rockets will be looking to square the seven-game NBA playoff series against Portland Trail Blazers after losing the first game by a whisker. Rockets, who were leading at one point of time in the fourth quarter, blew their lead to go 1-0 down in the series.
Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge led the Blazers as they scored 31 and 46 points, respectively, while James Harden ended up with 27 points with Dwight Howard finishing with 27 points and 15 rebounds for the Rockets.
The first game was all about offense, as no team was too concerned about the defensive side. It proved difficult for Portland to stop Harden from taking shots in the first tie, but they have to keep a check on him in the Game 2.
Blazers coach Terry Stotts said that they know it won't be easy to stop Harden, but his team is determined to limit his attempts at the rim.
"That's what he does and we just need to make them difficult," Terry Stotts said. "We need to contest them and do as good a job as possible. ... He's going to get his shots, but we've got to find him in transition, we've got to limit his attempts at the rim, do it without fouling, all of those things."
"Just try to stay close to him because he's very good in transition," Aldridge pointed out. "He's very good at that pull-up 3, he's good at getting to the line, just trying to make all of his looks tough and don't give him any space."
Rockets coach Kevin McHale feels that their problem is not limited to Harden, as they failed to perform as a unit. "It was just a lot of settling for shots," McHale said. "Just looking at their faces, they were almost all hyperventilating. They were all jacked up and juiced up to go and we didn't play very well."
"We were really cognizant of trying to take the 3-point line away, probably too much so," McHale said. "We didn't dig, we didn't help. We didn't do a lot of things."
Howard said the team is not affected by the loss in the first game, as the series is not over and they just need to keep their composure for the remaining matches.
"We lost a game we should have won but we've got a brand new game," Howard said. "The series is not over ... there's no need to put our heads down. Just stay together. We didn't let any negative thoughts get in our head. Don't let this one game dictate how we're going to play for the rest of the series."
Where to Watch Live:
The game is scheduled for a 9:30 pm ET (7:00 am IST, 1:30 am GMT) start with live coverage on TNT in the US and Sony Six and Sony Six HD in India. The game can be watched via live streaming online in the US HERE or HERE. The game can be live streamed by international viewers, including India, HERE.


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Job Description
Cal Poly Corporation (CPC) is seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and collaborative software developer, who will have an opportunity to make high impact to our team and organization supporting our commercial and administrative business units, creating new solutions and supporting existing ones. Incumbent must work in the office in San Luis Obispo, CA. This is not a remote or telecommuting position.
Apply today: https://www.calpolycorporationjobs.org/postings/1084
The Position
Under the general direction of the IT Director, the Software Developer is responsible for supporting departments in the use of variety of homegrown and vendor-provided software programs to fulfill business objectives efficiently and effectively. As senior level developer, the position designs, develops, implements, trains, maintains, and improves software systems in support of commercial and administrative business units. The incumbent uses modern computer languages and web-oriented development frameworks to develop or maintain web applications. The incumbent is also responsible for supporting vendor-provided systems, as well as writing reports. S/he is responsible for leading system development projects, which are very broad in scope and highly complex in nature, often functioning in a project lead capacity. As project lead, the incumbent is expected to guide a team through all phases of the software development process, including planning, analysis, design, programming, testing, and implementation.
An ideal candidate will have a BS degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field, and has four or more years of experience developing web applications using Java, J2EE, Spring Framework, IoC, and/or other web development oriented languages, tools, and frameworks. S/he has strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. Loves solving problems, introducing innovative solutions, and thrives working in a fast-paced environment. Is good-natured and a good fit with the team. You will have an opportunity to make a positive impact on the department and organization. You will be working in a supportive team environment with opportunities for advancement.
The Manager
The Director of Information Technology has been with the team for 26 years, including 2 years as director and 10 as manager. She embraces open communication, collaborative approach, Lean methodology, DevOps philosophies, Cal Poly's Learn-by-Doing motto, and learning from experience. She is supportive of individual success as well as that of the team and organization, and believes that happy employees are productive employees that result in satisfied customers.
The Team
The position will be a part of seven person technical team, comprised of application development and network systems/ operations groups. Besides the director, the software developer will join a team comprised of an application development manager, a programmer/analyst, a network system manager, two network system analysts, four student technical assistants, and one student developer. The average number of service years for all full time staff is 14.5 years.
The Department
The department is a distributed unit supporting the Cal Poly Corporation (CPC), which is the largest auxiliary organization on Cal Poly campus.
The Benefits:
Visit CPC's Benefit page for detailed information. http://www.calpolycorporation.org/humanresources/benefits/
Cal Poly Corporation
Since 1940, Cal Poly Corporation (CPC, corporation), formerly called Cal Poly Foundation, has provided responsible, diverse, and high-quality services to Cal Poly. The CPC is a separate, nonprofit 501© (3) corporation, organized chiefly to support the educational mission of the university. The CPC is self-supporting and does not receive funding from any state sources for its operations. We currently employ more than 1,500 students, faculty, and staff, and produce approx. 4500 W2's per year, making the CPC one of the largest employers in San Luis Obispo County. To read more about the Cal Poly Corporation, visit the website at http://www.calpolycorporation.org/.
The CPC Board of Directors is a notable and representative group of community leaders, distinguished faculty and staff, and motivated students who are committed to supporting Cal Poly and its educational mission.
Cal Poly
Founded in 1901 as a vocational high school, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) is now one of only two polytechnic universities in the California State University system. Cal Poly currently has a student body of over 20,000 and employees roughly 2,800 faculty and staff.
Cal Poly is nationally ranked teaching university whose guiding philosophy is "learn by doing." Its students benefit from this practical emphasis, resulting in Cal Poly achieving one of the highest ROI ("return on investment") of the nation's public universities. Cal Poly is also one of the largest land-holding universities in the nation. The total acreage of both main campus and off campus locations adds up to almost 10,000 acres. Cal Poly's on-campus student housing is the largest student-housing program in the California State University system, housing close to 7,000 students. Read more here: https://www.calpoly.edu/about/.
San Luis Obispo
"Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on historic Highway 1, SLOenjoys year-round sun, a warm Mediterranean marine climate, a world-class wine region, thousands of acres of protected open space, an award winning downtown filled with charming shops, restaurants and hotels tucked into turn-of-the-century mercantile buildings, and a burgeoning night life and cultural scene." Read more here: http://visitslo.com/about-slo/.
Position Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited four-year university, preferably in computer science or related field
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining full-stack web applications and web application deployment, preferably in Java, Spring, REST/JSON and XML/SOAP APIs
- Demonstrated experience in RESTful services and unit tests with JUnit or Spock Framework
- Demonstrated understanding of coding design patterns and Object Oriented Programming practice and experience in data access frameworks, preferably Hibernate or GORM
- Demonstrated understanding of relational database architecture, structured systems analysis, and design techniques
- Demonstrated database skills and proficiency in writing and tuning SQLstatements
- Demonstrated experience in IIS and Apache Tomcat
- Demonstrated experience performing analysis and programming using industry standard languages, preferably in Java
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with and supporting users effectively
- Demonstrated ability to be proactive in recognizing potential problems, identifying alternatives, recommending potential solutions, and escalating issues timely
- Working knowledge of industry-standard testing practices, including automated testing, at all stage of development and at all system levels (unit, integration, and full system), source control tools, preferably GIT, and workflow
- Strong attention to detail with a passion for code quality and design
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills, and ability to plan, organize, prioritize and manage competing tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision
- Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written, and with technical and non-technical staffs, with clarity, patience, tact, courtesy and professionalism
- Ability to self-direct, self-motivate, and work independently with limited direction
- Ability to explore and maintain currency with changing technologies and best practices
- Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance
- Ability to work off normal business hours as required to meet scheduling objectives and/or resolve critical problems
- Ability to travel occasionally to attend conferences and seminars (Note: Possession of a California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Corporation's insurance underwriters is necessary for use of a Corporation or personal vehicle on business related trips)
- A background check is required for all regular benefited positions
- The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment
Cal Poly Corporation provides excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, paid sick leave/vacation and holidays. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check, educational and employment verification, and reference check, as required.
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The 39th Merdeka Tournament kicked off last week,
Malaysia's U-23 squad was in the same group as Myanmar(Defendeing Champs),Laos and Lesotho.
The U-23 squad did better than their seniors at last month's Asian Cup winning one out of their three games and losing only one to the defending champion on a 1-2 score line.They finished the group stage scoring6 and conceded only 2,way better goalkeeping from the "highly-rated" Azizon.
Yesterdays semi-final Malaysia were up against their bitter rivals Singapore U-23,which is on a roll following their unbeaten run in the groups stages.The match was won by the Malaysians and they will meet the defending champs Myanmar tomorrow at Shah Alam Stadium. This tournament was created by Malaysians but they have failed to win it since 1993 where they beat South Korea 3-1.
The question is can they finally win it back again??
Is this the start of the glory days for Malaysian football again ever since the Mokhtar Dahari era?
This question should all be answered by tomorrow's match.
WE as Malaysian will support the National squad for tomorrow's game in which a victory for the Malaysians would be a perfect gift for the big 50 of Malaysia's Independence Day.
WE just hope the score line won't be a big 5-0 where Malaysia end up on the losing side and its the other way round.
Armadan signing off...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Can They Finally Do It..??
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Sofia Vergara Love (2015) {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Perfume}
Actress Sofia Vergara of Modern Family sitcom fame will launch her second pillar perfume called Love from fall 2015...
This follow-up scent just a year after the launch of her debut fragrance Sofia continues to reference the native country of the showbusiness woman, Colombia. The Colombian rose note has now been replaced by a Colombian coffee blossom note.
Modern Family often inserts jokes about Colombia since the character Vergara plays, Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, also comes from the Latin American country.
The new composition developed by Parlux is labeled as floriental juice. Main fragrance notes are mandarin, coffee flower, amber and woods.
Keep your nose peeled for coffee notes of various ilks this autumn - it's a trend.


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Multiroom audio is a very hot category right now. Voice control is a very hot category right now. Combining the two should be a no-brainer. And while industry leader Sonos continues to tinker with support for Amazon Alexa, CasaTunes is already on it. The company has announced support for Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and other Alexa devices for its whole-house audio system as well as its DIY musicBox 6 servers, making it one of the first multiroom audio solutions with voice control.
With the CasaTunes "skill," homeowners can control the volume, turn rooms on and off, share music around the home and queue up songs they want to listen to. All the typical commands are supported, including play, pause, next track, previous track, shuffle and repeat, while users can also ask Alexa what is playing in a room and schedule an alarm.
"At less than $50, the Amazon Echo Dot is an excellent alternative to keypads in the home."
— David Krinker, president, CasaTunes
"At CasaTunes, we have been working on providing a robust voice control solution, based on the Alexa voice service, to existing and prospective CasaTunes and musicBox 6 homeowners. With the growing popularity of voice based control systems, homeowners are looking for products that include voice control," says David Krinker, president, CasaTunes. "At less than $50, the Amazon Echo Dot is an excellent alternative to keypads in the home. We expect customers will deploy these devices throughout their home, and use these, along with the CasaTunes and musicBox 6 apps to control their music."
Communicating with the CasaTunes Alexa skill can be done by saying "Alexa, tell CasaTunes," followed by the command. For example, all these phrases would work when paired with a CasaTunes device or DIY musicBox 6 music server:
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes to power on Living Room
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes to schedule an alarm for 8:00 am
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes to share music with Master Bedroom
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes to select next playlist
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes what song is playing
- Alexa, ask CasaTunes to power off all rooms
The Alexa skill for CasaTunes and musicBox 6 is available now as a free upgrade for all existing CasaTunes and musicBox 6 systems. The skill is only available to U.S. customers at the moment.
What about Google Home?
CasaTunes is also looking into adding compatibility with Google Home. While Google Home households can already listen to multiroom audio through Chromecast-enabled speakers, there could be a benefit for companies to support multiple voice control platforms.
This article originally appeared in CE Pro Europe.
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